On Enchanted Forests and Elemental Magic
On Enchanted Forests and Elemental Magic: An Interview with Barbara Robinson, author of A Cure for Spring Fever (The Wild Rose Press).
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Joie Lesin
- Sep 6
- 3 min
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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Joie Lesin
- Jul 12
- 6 min
Astral Projection and A Dream of Flying
Astral Projection and A Dream of Flying: An Interview with Kimberly Baer, Author of the paranormal-sci-fi young adult novel, OUT OF BODY.
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Joie Lesin
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Skyward
Skyward: Memories of childhood become faded things. Sometimes the details escape us. So, we fill them in with our imagination.
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Joie Lesin
- Jun 14
- 5 min
On Love, Dragons, and Controlling One's Own Fate
On Love, Dragons, and Controlling One's Own Fate: Interview with Author Shirley McCoy, DRAGON SONG (The Wild Rose Press, October 23, 2023)
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Joie Lesin
- May 17
- 5 min
Inspired—A Passion for Vintage Fashion
Inspired—Passion for Vintage Fashion: An Interview Sandra L. Young, author of The Ghostly Diva (The Wild Rose Press, May 1, 2024)
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Joie Lesin
- Apr 26
- 5 min
What Separates Perception From Deception―Illusion From Reality?
FOX TALE by Author Karen Hulene Bartell is a paranormal romance set in Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.
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Joie Lesin
- Apr 2
- 2 min
Wild Blue Magic
I have a new found love for writing poetry despite adamantly declaring, "I'm not a poet," for years.
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Joie Lesin
- Mar 22
- 11 min
Serendipity and the Sky Island
Interview with Karen Hulene Bartell, author of KISSING KIN.
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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
- Nov 26, 2023
- 2 min
The Morros
I love the ocean. I revel in the sound of the waves sweeping to shore. The sound sometimes loud enough to drown out all others.
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Joie Lesin
- Nov 5, 2023
- 2 min
Lonely Barquinho
Lonely Barquinho ~ A story about a lonely little boat.
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Joie Lesin
- Jul 14, 2023
- 1 min
The Demands of the Character
The characters I least expect to hear, sometimes talk the loudest and demand their stories be told.
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Joie Lesin
- Jun 9, 2023
- 2 min
The Scent of Coffee
The Scent of Coffee. As a writer, I rely on the sense of smell to enrich a scene and help make the storytelling all that much deeper.
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Joie Lesin
- May 26, 2023
- 4 min
Resilience and Love in a Time of War
Interview with C.J. McGroarty, author of CLARA IN A TIME OF WAR.
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Joie Lesin
- May 4, 2023
- 2 min
My Birthday in Outer Space
In July 1977, my brothers treated me to a movie and those events cemented my love for Space Opera.
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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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