tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80009179091197354662024-03-18T20:29:04.956-07:00Drama in a Small TownI write novels in a small town setting. I like to share ideas about writing, give classes, and attend critiques.Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-33669666719480697132017-07-07T10:52:00.001-07:002017-07-07T10:53:23.207-07:00EXCITING NEWS FROM SMASHWORDS<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 17.85px; line-height: 30.345px; margin-bottom: 1.5em;">
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-50614027349253090172017-04-27T11:26:00.001-07:002017-04-27T11:26:37.706-07:00Drama in a Small Town: SHORT STORY "INVESTMENTS"<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2017/04/short-story-investments.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: SHORT STORY "INVESTMENTS"</a>: INVESTMENTS “Do you want Italian or Chinese?” “Oh, let’s have Chinese,” Harry said. I pulled the menu from the drawer and sat o...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-28028287729471900612017-04-25T18:25:00.002-07:002017-04-25T18:25:18.464-07:00SHORT STORY "INVESTMENTS"<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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vibrating chair. It’s the first thing we purchased when we moved into our
apartment. Harry, twenty-seven years my senior, and I entered a platonic marriage
two years ago. I agreed to take care of him and if he died, I was the sole heir
to his estate. It worked out for both of us since I was left with no job skills
after twenty-two years of marriage to a man who cheated, left me homeless, and
with little options. I took a housekeeping job at the home for minimum wage and
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chose. I read to him, we watched news on TV, and I helped him track his
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Joyce's book the Hidden Journal keeps you intrigued. I want to keep reading as she keeps the suspense going !<br />I liked the way Drew Kelsey changed his chauvinistic ways when Jenna challenged him.<br />I felt that I was in the hills of Kentucky when I read this book. Her characters are so believable.<br />I give this book 5 stars.</div>
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Jenna Mitchell is on her own for the first time in her life. After her domineering husband was killed in a car accident, she decided she needed to make some real changes in her life. So she moves to Kentucky, a state she's never visited, and bought a cottage, sight unseen, and sets up her business with plans of supporting herself with her established accounts. When she gets to her cottage, she is so disappointed. The cottage is dilapidated, and the former owners left most of their belongings behind, so their was no room for her belongings. Then when she started cleaning out the mess, an angry man, whom she later learned was Drew Kelsey, confronted her about it! To her surprise, Jenna finds herself attracted to Drew as she's never been drawn to another man before. Things are going great until Jenna discovers the journal. Then her world shatters.Drew feels betrayed by the one he loves. Will their love be strong enough to get them through the trauma?<br /><br />The reader instantly feels a part of this story as it unfolds. There is a strong sense of community as each character is introduced. The characters are believable and one feels empathetic towards each of them as their individual stories unfurl. No one really has the perfect life that they seem to have, each character has a fatal flaw over which they must prevail. This novel definitely earns all five stars!</div>
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-92086525936520207582017-04-23T15:45:00.001-07:002017-04-23T15:45:13.292-07:00Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-hidden-journal.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL</a>: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL is packed with surprises. Jenna relocates from Chicago to Kentucky to escape from her past. All she is looking for is a ...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-51449803039038968672017-04-22T14:40:00.001-07:002017-04-22T14:40:28.851-07:00Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-hidden-journal.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL</a>: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL is packed with surprises. Jenna relocates from Chicago to Kentucky to escape from her past. All she is looking for is a ...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-22593090273964188512017-04-22T14:36:00.001-07:002017-04-22T14:36:22.146-07:00THE HIDDEN JOURNAL<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "Noto Serif", Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
THE HIDDEN JOURNAL is packed with surprises. Jenna relocates from Chicago to Kentucky to escape from her past. All she is looking for is a place where she can work at her home business in peace.</div>
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She is blessed with busy neighbors, an intruder who turns out to have lived in her cottage in the past, and a community that is slow to accept a stranger.</div>
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When her home business collapses, she has the opportunity to work in and later purchase an antique store. When she discovers a journal crammed in an old Doctor's desk. The secrets of the town's residents explode off the pages. Jenna never wanted anyone to see what she read, but an emergency caused her to leave the cottage in a hurry and leave the open book in her office. She never expected her new love to find the old journal, and to discover unknown information about his own family.</div>
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I've probably given you too much information, but I loved writing this book. I lived in Kentucky and added bits and pieces of my life there. I named the towns in the area and some of the old roads I used to drive on.</div>
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Kentucky is a beautiful state, filled with green grasses, horse farms, Fort Knox, small communities, and areas that are far removed from the nearest towns. My father was born in Kentucky, but never lived there as his family moved to Ohio. When I was doing research, I stumbled upon familiar family names.</div>
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If you like romance with a real story, you'll love the twists and adventure I wrote in this novel. Read the first two chapters and the reviews on amazon.com</div>
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-65822938928356387332017-04-01T17:47:00.000-07:002017-04-01T17:52:40.101-07:00A LITTLE ABOUT ME<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I love chocolate,
puppies, and writing Romantic Suspense novels. I’m an avid reader and I am
obsessed with watching crime stories on TV.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My husband and our
family have traveled and lived in eight cities during his career. I spent those
years raising our children and volunteering for dozens of different charities.
When we settled in Las Vegas, I began writing seriously. I started with short
stories and that eventually turned into romance novels. I found my past
journeys gave me numerous plots for my fiction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I belong to three
writing clubs, led critique groups, and have given many presentations on
writing. I also write articles for the community newspaper, and write two
blogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I write for Tirgearr
Publishing and have four Romantic Suspense Novels on their site and on
amazon.com/ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THE HIDDEN JOURNAL is a sweet
roomance with a zest, and a surprise twist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MISPLACED, is definitely
a Romantic Suspense novel. I know it will keep the readers on the edge of their
seats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">OLIVIA, is the first of
a series but also a stand-alone book. Olivia is in for many surprises when she
relocates from the city to a small town. I created this character so readers
will easily identify with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">VICTORIA, is the second
of the series, but also a stand-alone novel. Wherever Victoria goes, trouble is
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-58415077614314923292017-02-09T14:58:00.001-08:002017-02-09T14:58:14.106-08:00Drama in a Small Town: WHY I WRITE.<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2017/02/why-i-write.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: WHY I WRITE.</a>: Recently, I spoke to a group of readers and was asked, "Why do you write?" I had to think about it before I answered. I seem to...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-14616567217194873612017-02-08T14:32:00.001-08:002017-02-08T14:33:03.055-08:00WHY I WRITE.<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
Recently, I spoke to a group of readers and was asked, "Why do you write?"</div>
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I had to think about it before I answered. I seem to have to write. Stories whiz through my brain and I must put it down on paper.</div>
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Another question: "Where do you get your ideas?" </div>
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When I wrote BROKEN PROMISES, I read a newspaper article about an older woman being bilked by her much younger fiance. I asked myself, what if this was a younger woman who had her hopes and dreams shattered by a boyfriend who emptied their joint bank account and absconded with the funds. What if she also lost her job due to downsizing and found herself near becoming homeless? Would she sit back and moan and groan or would she take action to find the thief. How would she go about finding him? Who would help her? I immediately had a story line and couldn't wait to include twists and turns in the plot.</div>
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I like to write stories about women who find their strength after being in a unusual situation. MISPLACED tells the story of a young woman who has everything going for her until she walks in on her parents murder. The assassin, a mobster, also shoots her and leaves her for dead. Once she recovers, she is placed in the Witness Protection Program and is constantly looking over her shoulder. Who will save her?</div>
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How do you come up with a title?</div>
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This is a difficult one. Sometimes I make lists of titles and brainstorm with my critique group. MISPLACED was originally titled Shattered Life. I didn't have problems with BROKEN PROMISES, because that was exactly the essence of the book. THE HIDDEN JOURNAL is a book about my heroine discovering a journal written by the small town's country Doctor that cited all the secrets families kept hid for years. OLIVIA, and VICTORIA, was part of the WOMEN OF REXFORD series. Looking back, I might have added something to their names. DON'T DANCE ON MY HEART, came from a statement in the book.</div>
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Do I plot my story in advance?</div>
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Somewhat. I have an idea, decide on the location, develop a confrontation, and then let the story tell itself. I'm not always sure on the exact ending, but because I write Romance, I always write a happy or satisfactory ending. </div>
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Where and how do you write?</div>
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I have an office with two computers, a TV, and a stereo. I like noise in the background. When I'm in the midst of writing, I turn on Country Music. I keep notes on each chapter so I can revisit if I have a time-line problem.</div>
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What is the hardest part of writing a book?</div>
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Editing. When I first began to write, I told everything about everyone. I found myself writing 150,00 words, and half of them didn't push the story forward. A dear friend pointed that out to me when he told me I wrote three stories in one book. Since then, I've tried to keep to a few points of view, and center the story around the hero and heroine. It's difficult.</div>
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Where can we find your books?</div>
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My favorite question. All of my books are listed on amazon.com/books You can read two chapters of each book and order them on line. All but DON'T DANCE ON MY HEART are available as an ebook. </div>
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-34614505512389436482017-01-18T13:03:00.001-08:002017-01-18T13:03:39.878-08:00Drama in a Small Town: MY INTERVIEW WITH SCOT MULLINS<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2017/01/my-interview-with-scot-mullins.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: MY INTERVIEW WITH SCOT MULLINS</a>: Hi! I’m Joyce Brennan . I write Romantic Suspense, Romance, and Cozy Mysteries. My ebooks, THE HIDDEN JOURNAL , MISPLACED , OLIVIA ,...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-63888840606074411592017-01-16T10:44:00.001-08:002017-01-16T10:44:26.608-08:00MY INTERVIEW WITH SCOT MULLINS <img alt="" class="fit" src="http://thisiswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/workcopy-250x250.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 4px solid rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #343434; float: right; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 45px 45px; max-width: 250px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="workcopy" /><br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 40.613px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hi! I’m <a href="http://www.joycebrennan.blogspot.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; font-size: 40.613px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Joyce Brennan</a>. I write Romantic Suspense, Romance, and Cozy Mysteries.</span></h2>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My ebooks, <a class="easyazon-link" data-cart="n" data-cloak="y" data-identifier="B00HRGMZ8U" data-locale="US" data-localize="y" data-popups="n" data-tag="thiiswri-20" href="http://thisiswriting.com/product/B00HRGMZ8U/US/thiiswri-20/" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">THE HIDDEN JOURNAL</a>, <a class="easyazon-link" data-cart="n" data-cloak="y" data-identifier="B00LT2SJC4" data-locale="US" data-localize="y" data-popups="n" data-tag="thiiswri-20" href="http://thisiswriting.com/product/B00LT2SJC4/US/thiiswri-20/" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">MISPLACED</a><em style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, <a class="easyazon-link" data-cart="n" data-cloak="y" data-identifier="B00U47E6DG" data-locale="US" data-localize="y" data-popups="n" data-tag="thiiswri-20" href="http://thisiswriting.com/product/B00U47E6DG/US/thiiswri-20/" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">OLIVIA</a></em>, and <a class="easyazon-link" data-cart="n" data-cloak="y" data-identifier="B019CQBN80" data-locale="US" data-localize="y" data-popups="n" data-tag="thiiswri-20" href="http://thisiswriting.com/product/B019CQBN80/US/thiiswri-20/" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">VICTORIA</a> are available on amazon.com</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I began writing skits in grade school and years later, I became the Editor of a business newsletter. Because my husband’s transfers, I concentrated on raising our children and volunteering at the different locations where we lived. After retirement, I began to write full-time.</span></div>
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What inspires your writing?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I get many ideas from the newspaper and the media. Fact is stranger than fiction and the local paper is full of unusual plots. I ask, “What if my characters were involved in these situations? How would they react?” </span></div>
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How would you define creativity?</h3>
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Creativity is turning these stories into fiction.</div>
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Do you have any writing rituals to get you in the mood for writing?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I love to listen to Country music when I write. I like to hear the beat in the background. I also dictate the first drafts on Dragon. It makes it easier to put everything I want the reader to know about my characters on paper, then I edit, edit, edit.</span></div>
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If you could, what would you go back and tell yourself as a writer starting out?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As I look back, I wish I would have kept journals about some of the events in my life, especially my volunteering experiences. I recommend new writers take up that habit.</span></div>
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What do you believe make for great writing?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I write stories for the reader’s pleasure. I stay away from politics, religion, and explicit sex. I want my readers to have an ahhh moment when they finish the book.</span></div>
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Which writers have influenced your writing?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am a fan of Debbie Macomber, and the late Maeve Binchy. I love the way they bring minor characters into the story, while still focusing on the main characters. I admire the way they dribble in descriptions and back-story throughout their books.</span></div>
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How do you measure success as a writer?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I measure success when a reader tells me they really enjoyed my book, or that they couldn’t put it down. I’m excited when someone takes the time to write a review.</span></div>
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Have you ever hated something you wrote?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For years, I belonged to a writers group and wrote a short story every other week. As I go back and read them, some were really good, but a few were so bad that I can’t believe I wrote them. Writing short stories is a good exercise for writers. It keeps you sharp.</span></div>
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What’s your biggest fear as a writer?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Missing typos is a fear I harbor. You can read a manuscript many times and still something might slip by you or your editor.</span></div>
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What traits do you feel make a great writer?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My imagination is my best asset as a writer. I keep a recorder beside my bed for plot ideas that pop into my head in the middle of the night.</span></div>
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Describe your latest book to our readers</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The book I’m promoting is: <a class="easyazon-link" data-cart="n" data-cloak="y" data-identifier="B00LT2SJC4" data-locale="US" data-localize="y" data-popups="n" data-tag="thiiswri-20" href="http://thisiswriting.com/product/B00LT2SJC4/US/thiiswri-20/" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">MISPLACED</a>. It has romance, suspense, disappointment, and of course, a happy ending. All of the events take place in a small town. I’ve added many twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages. I loved writing this book.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">‘Gilda Scarlotta is a sophisticated young woman who has been provided with the best life has to offer. She has no idea her parents are involved in money laundering for the mob. When she comes home from college for a surprise visit, she walks in on their murders. She is shot and left for dead, but she recognizes the assassin. The story revolves around Gilda’s new life after she is placed in the witness protection program. She must change her name, leave everything behind, and start a new existence as a small-town teacher. Will she find love? Will she ever be safe?’</span></div>
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What would you like readers to take away from your writing?</h3>
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Do you have any tips for aspiring writers?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My tips for young writers are: Write, write, write. Do a character interview so you know exactly how you character acts, thinks, and what they like or dislike. The smallest trait may change the theme of your book. Use strong verbs and lose the adjectives. No head-hopping and write deep point of view.</span></div>
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Can you give our audience a writing prompt to help get them writing?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My favorite writing prompt is to take any topic; decide on a location, and a plot. What will your character do in the situation? What keeps him/her from reaching their goal? Who or what is standing in the way? How will they prevail? It works with any genre. Minor characters play a role, but don’t allow them to take over the story. Don’t tell your character’s life story in the first chapter. Slowly drop hints throughout the book. Most of all, don’t be discouraged. Join critique and writing groups.</span></div>
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What’s next for you?</h3>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">OLIVIA, and VICTORIA, are stand-alone books, but also part of The Women of Rexford series. I’ve written the next two books and plotted out the fifth.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Your readers can reach me through my blog. </span><a href="http://www.joycebrennan.blogspot.com/" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">www.joycebrennan.blogspot.com</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and my author page </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joycewritesromance" style="background: transparent; color: #a0d8f8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">https://www.facebook.com/joycewritesromance</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> where I’m always available to answer questions about writing. I’m on twitter.com @brennanwrites, and excerpts of my books are available at www.tirgearrpubishing.com I also belong to three writing groups.</span></div>
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Ebooks are great and less expensive than a good cup of coffee. You can download them quickly from amazon.com to your
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-79886911625198314182016-10-09T15:51:00.001-07:002016-10-09T15:51:10.368-07:00Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-hidden-journal.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL</a>: THE HIDDEN JOURNAL by Joyce Brennan #Romance #Tirgearrpublishing Raised in foster homes, Jenna accepted disappointments until someon...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-23469129790322700992016-10-09T15:48:00.003-07:002016-10-09T15:48:56.992-07:00THE HIDDEN JOURNAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Hidden Journal held my interest until the very end. I love the way the author develops a realistic small town atmosphere, with characters to match. All the names of the characters fit them perfectly. I liked Jenna from the beginning. Her antagonist Stella is always waiting in the wings to cause trouble. The ending surprised me.</div>
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Joyce Brennan has a knack for telling a romantic story with modern characters we can identify with. I agree with the other reviewer that this could be a movie, perhaps with Ana Paquin or Reese Witherspoon as Chicago designer Jenna Mitchell who moves to Crestridge, Kentucky to start a new life. If you are looking for a sweet story with interesting characters in an interesting environment facing everyday challenges and misunderstandings and then a happy ending, this is it. If you're looking for hot, lurid sex scenes, this is not it. Enjoy the read. </div>
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I previously had read Broken Promises as well as Don't Dance on My Heart by Ms. Brennan and found her to be a very apt writer of Romance. She leaves no unfulfilled holes in her stories and the plots are believable and riveting. Therefore, my expectations for The Hidden Journal were high and I was not disappointed. I look forward to reading the books I have missed, in addition to the ones to come in the future. </div>
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I appreciate that Joyce Brennan portrays weak women, who view themselves as "victims of circumstance," come to realize their enemy is themselves and their solution to life's problems is within. Bravo! Carlene from Las Vegas. Also take note that reading books from my Kindle Fire is faster and I don't lose track of who is who. </div>
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If Victoria Gillette is the main character you know it's going to be a bumpy ride. Lot's of action from the get go. If you read Olivia you should definitely want to read this follow-on book.</div>
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I loved writing VICTORIA. The story is set in a small town which like many others, has developed a drug problem. Victoria has problems of her own. Once a spoiled Judge's daughter, she finds herself broke when both of her parents die. For the first time in her life, she must be responsible for herself. Watch my character grow and change, even though it places her own life in danger.</div>
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<br />Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-4524523737570333532016-09-14T13:13:00.001-07:002016-09-14T13:13:52.912-07:00Drama in a Small Town: THE COURIER, by Dorothy Macchio<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-courier-by-dorothy-macchio.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: THE COURIER, by Dorothy Macchio</a>: About THE COURIER For over five hundred years the Bona Family Trust has been in the courier business with its couriers delivering secr...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-23276464018006278162016-09-14T13:12:00.002-07:002016-09-14T13:12:21.649-07:00THE COURIER, by Dorothy Macchio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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hundred years the Bona Family Trust has been in the courier business with its
couriers delivering secret documents between monarchs, heads of state,
international businesses, international agencies and powerful individuals who
control the world’s economics. It was contrived by two powerful sixteenth
century women: Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland and Roxelana Hürrem Sultan, of the
Ottoman Empire. Esther Handali, a Jewish agent for Roxelana made the
triumvirate. Since royal couriers were frequently slaughtered on their travels,
older women were selected as couriers because they, like most older women, were
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Giacomo is a dedicated courier member of the Trust along with several other
women who are also direct descendants of the founders. All agents are fifty to
seventy years old. A few are older. She accepted what seems a routine
assignment and immediately things are different. The operating protocols have
changed and it becomes obvious that the Trust has developed new methods to keep
adversaries from discovering the couriers. The ability of governments to hack
into communications technology made these couriers more valuable, but the same
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job or be kidnapped and perhaps killed. The changes by the Trust to become a
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Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-60799734862459059132016-09-09T10:53:00.001-07:002016-09-09T10:53:29.058-07:00Drama in a Small Town: THE HUNTED, by Shannan Albright<a href="http://joycebrennan.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-hunted-by-shannan-albright.html?spref=bl">Drama in a Small Town: THE HUNTED, by Shannan Albright</a>: A druid sworn to protect and nurture. Leigh Simon, a druidic healer, lives a peaceful existence among her nomadic tribe. She practices...Joyce Brennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13131371078096830825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8000917909119735466.post-40492311708200036922016-09-09T10:47:00.001-07:002016-09-09T10:47:30.960-07:00THE HUNTED, by Shannan Albright<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Leigh Simon, a druidic healer, lives a peaceful existence
among her nomadic tribe. She practices the healing arts and communes with the
earth—until her estranged mother’s death turns Leigh’s life upside down. Leigh
is now heir to her mother’s worldly possessions, including one dark, brooding
demon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A demon sworn
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Taren’s rage against witches is all that keeps him going.
Forced into the beholden vow, magically binding him to the witches’ Guild of
Assassins, he bides his time until he can find a way to break the vow. The key to his freedom comes in the form
of one curvaceous female who knows nothing about
the violence, hatred, and fear his kind
has lived through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A hunt to
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Leigh’s shocked at the brutality Taren endures at the hand of
the Isis Guild of Assassins. The only way to right the wrong is to enter an antiquated, lethal challenge called The
Hunt. If they can evade a deadly squad of assassins for twenty-four hours,
they’re home free—something no one has done for hundreds of years—and falling
in love only makes the need to survive steeper. Now, they’re not just fighting
for Taren’s freedom, they’re fighting for love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“She spoke of you, her child, and the hard choice to send you
away from her and the guild she’d tied herself to. She’d wanted you to have a
life free of blood and death. She spoke of sensing in you a strong magic, one which could be used for good or bad. She refused to have you used as a
weapon, and she believed the Guild of Isis would have made you a weapon for
their own gain. Instead, she chose someone who would train you in the ways of
peace and nurturing. She instructed your
Amaya to raise you as one of her own. To guide your mind and magic to their
tenants and oppress the darker aspects of
your power. I wanted to question her about you, for the first time seeing the
real female and not the cold-blooded assassin. Sadly, it was not to be. She
refused to say more about you, but the glimpse she gave me softened my wrath
toward her. Anyone who could love and sacrifice for their child did have a soul
worth salvaging.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Tears ran unchecked down Leigh’s cheeks, and her throat
tightened with the emotion rising from a deeply buried part of her soul. There
was still that little child crying out for her mother. Always wondering what
her mother found lacking in her which caused her to abandon her so easily. The
knowledge worked like a healing balm, soothing the pain and giving her closure
and peace. She held the truth close to her breast, absorbing it into her very
essence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Her mother had loved her and sacrificed to see her raised in a
culture which cherished all life. The revelation was not lost on her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With great care, Taren lightly brushed away the tears with his
fingers before cupping her face and tilting her head up to meet his gaze head
on. “So beautiful, <i>tasa meela</i>.”
His deep voice held a husky note, sending a cascade of warmth through her,
sweeping over her breasts and down to the juncture between her legs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“What does that mean?” Her question came out in a breathless
whisper as his heat caressed her, building a pulsing need hammering through
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“The closest translation in your words is ‘bright spirit’.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Taren drew nearer touching his forehead to hers and stroking
her cheek with gentle fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Oh, I like that,” Leigh
whispered, placing her hand over his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Time froze for one perfect moment as they stood poised on the brink of a precipice she sensed there
would be no coming back from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“My mind tells me this is wrong, what is between us. Still, my
soul cries out for you, your body a sweet siren’s
song I must follow.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Her breath caught on his
words, her heart opening to him. She was dangerously close to falling in love
with him, just as she knew she could trust him with her heart and soul, her
very life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Everything about him and her
felt…right. Not wrong as he argued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">She drew away just enough to stare up into his beautiful dark
eyes, missing the swirl of red she spied that morning in their dark depths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I am yours to take, Taren. I have never before felt such a
pull. All that I am calls out for you too.” To lend power to her words, she
reached out fingers sinking into thick golden strands of his hair. She marveled
in the silkiness before lightly tracing his tightly curved horns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">On a shudder, his eyes closed, his breathing labored as she
stroked them. Who knew a Demosian’s s horns could be so sensitive?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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