Memories and the Fiction Writer
As a writer, my memories and emotions influence my fiction. What's more, I liken being a fiction writer to being a method actor.
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Musings
Joie Lesin
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Meet Me in Cana
Cana is a town nestled somewhere in the California wine country. It’s 1945 and to visit there, one must travel winding roads.
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Joie Lesin
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Box(es) of Keepsakes
I have boxes of keepsakes and in these boxes are talismans evoking the memories and stories related to a particular place and time.
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Joie Lesin
- Jan 12
- 3 min
The Story of How I Met Paolo
On that particular day, I was on the city bus on the way home from school playing the “what if” game... This is the day I met Paolo.
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Joie Lesin
- Dec 5, 2023
- 1 min
Breaking News! The Passenger's New Cover
Breaking News! The Passenger's new cover has arrived.
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Joie Lesin
- Oct 8, 2023
- 2 min
The Nature of Doors
The Nature of Doors. Perhaps some doors never fully close even when new ones open.
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Joie Lesin
- Apr 28, 2023
- 3 min
Every Story Has a Soundtrack
When I'm writing, music sets the stage and shows me history in a very active way. With it, I travel through time, and I’m immersed.
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Joie Lesin
- Apr 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Flower Girl
Music and books go together like two sides of the same coin. I could not have one without the other. Each book I write has a soundtrack.
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Joie Lesin
- Mar 22, 2023
- 2 min
(This is Not) a Book Review
This is the story of how my sister handed me a book and I fell in love with a whole genre.
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Joie Lesin
- Feb 17, 2023
- 3 min
Beauty in Unexpected Places
There have been countless times I've found myself awestruck by the beauty found in a photograph or painting. A beauty I wouldn't have notice
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Joie Lesin
- Feb 4, 2023
- 2 min
A Writer's Daydream
One moment I’m eating my late breakfast, the next my mind is envisioning the haunted gravel road that leads up to the Clemente Vineyard.
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Joie Lesin
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Magic in Writing
The Magic in Writing ~ As a writer, there is nothing more magical than when you envision a scene and capture it on paper just as you saw it.
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Joie Lesin
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
An October State of Mind
An October State of Mind. October brings to mind thoughts of All Hallow's Eve. To celebrate October, here's a ghost-filled excerpt.
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Joie Lesin
- Sep 27, 2022
- 1 min
You are Cordially Invited
Welcome to My Worlds Where mermaids hide in the ocean depths and ghosts communicate with the living... Hello! I'm Joie Lesin. Joie for...
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