Category Archives: persistence

Spice Up Your Fiction

Posted on January 11, 2014 by SharonJoss

While I do think of myself as primarily a writer of speculative fiction (a somewhat broad category which includes, but is not limited to, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror), I’ve been mixing things up a bit lately. After writing fantasy for four … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Sun

Posted on December 20, 2013 by SharonJoss

Happy Solstice! Saturday is the shortest day of the year.  In the ‘old’ days (the really old days), people celebrated the end of darkness and return of the light.  From now until June, good ol’ Sol will shine its light … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: DESTINY BLUES

Posted on July 27, 2013 by SharonJoss

For those of you who have been with me a while, one of my early urban fantasy novels (working title FATE) is about to be published.  I just got a proof of the hard copy, and I confess I got … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Small Stuff

Posted on July 9, 2013 by SharonJoss

I finished up the first draft of my new WIP last week.  It took me almost exactly 4 months from start to finish, although there was a total of three weeks during that time where I got no writing done … Continue reading →

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Persistence

Posted on October 13, 2012 by SharonJoss

Recently, a well-known fantasy author gave me some encouraging feedback on FATE, and suggested that if I’m not getting the kind of responses I’m looking for from agents, I should query the publishers directly. Maybe it seems like a no-brainer, … Continue reading →

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Writing Weather

Posted on December 10, 2011 by SharonJoss

Well, I was up this morning in time to see the Lunar Eclipse.   The girls and I took our usual morning constitutional, and for once. I was GLAD to be up at oh-dark-hundred to see the event.   According to astrologists, … Continue reading →

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