Category Archives: fiction

Return from the Land of Writers

Posted on October 27, 2014 by SharonJoss

I’m back from another excellent/exhausting/exhilarating week in Lincoln City, or as I like to think of it, the Land of Writers. I took an eight-day-long class on the business of writing, which, as it turns out, is a lot more … Continue reading →

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Feathersight and Inspiration

Posted on June 20, 2014 by SharonJoss

One of my Beloved Sisters, a biologist, told me once that there are two kinds of people in this world: feather finders, and everyone else. She says feather finders cannot help themselves—they find feathers wherever they go. I don’t know if … Continue reading →

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Final Friday Free Fiction: Marriage is a Four-Letter Word

Posted on May 29, 2014 by SharonJoss

Check back again next month!

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Research Tips – 12 Ways to Enrich Your World

Posted on February 20, 2014 by SharonJoss

I’ve recently finished writing several historical stories; Paris in 1927, 1850s California, and 1871 Belgium.  Although I’ve been to California gold rush ghost towns, and spent quite a bit of time in the old part of Brussels, I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Half-fast Writer

Posted on January 17, 2014 by SharonJoss

I am not a fast writer.  I continually read about writers (all far more successful than I) who can write a novel in 16 days, or a month, or even a week. I am in awe of their capabilities. Last … Continue reading →

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Cold Shoulders

Posted on December 6, 2013 by SharonJoss

The big chill is on. For this past week, we’ve been in the throes of a deep freeze here in Oregon. Today is a bit too nippy even to walk  the dogs.  I lived in Rochester, New York for seven … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy: Brothers of the Fang

Posted on December 1, 2013 by SharonJoss

It’s here! Like Destiny Blues, Brothers of the Fang is an urban fantasy which takes place in upstate New York, but that is the only similarity between them. In this one, ex-cop Mike Bane is a shape-shifter with two beasts.  One … Continue reading →

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