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Inspiration

Posts about finding ideas and inspiration

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Watching: The Noel Diary

I’m a sucker for a story with a writer as the main character, so I’m trying this new Netflix movie to see how it is. It’s about a best-selling author […]

November 15, 2022November 16, 2022 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Watching: Rosemary & Thyme

I have a BritBox subscription, so I watch a lot of English TV, mostly mysteries (although I did love “As Time Goes By”). My latest find is a show called […]

November 9, 2022November 15, 2022 JES HaysInspiration, On Writing

NaNoWriMo 2022

Once again, I’m doing National Novel Writing Month – 50,000 Words in 30 Days! I’m entering this year as a NaNo-Rebel, writing anything BUT a novel. I have several anthologies […]

October 25, 2022October 27, 2022 JES HaysInspiration, On Writing, The Birth of a Novel

Home from the Writing Conference

Just got back from a weekend at Litchfield Beach. No, not that sort of weekend–this was the SC Writer’s Association’s annual writing conference. Friday through Sunday with a great line-up […]

September 23, 2022September 24, 2022 JES HaysInspiration

Photo Montage

Had a lovely week on Edisto Island – here are some photos for you to enjoy!

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 JES HaysBlatherings, Inspiration

Time for a Vacation

Doing my last-minute cleaning so the house won’t be so cluttered when we get home in a week! The roomie just got offered a new job, so he’s out running […]

August 31, 2022September 12, 2022 JES HaysBlatherings, Inspiration

What I’m Reading: William Krueger

You know I love my mystery stories! In this series, former small-town sheriff Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor is continually drawn back into solving crimes. He’s a middle-aged (at the beginning of […]

July 13, 2022July 22, 2022 JES HaysInspiration, The Birth of a Novel

What’s Coming?

You have to have a goal, especially as a writer. My ultimate goal is to have the novels published, either with a traditional company or on my own (hopefully the […]

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 JES HaysInspiration

What I’m Reading: Hearts West

The subtitle to the book is True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier. It’s by Chris Enss. I’m enjoying the matrimonial advertisements & snippets from letters & diaries in […]

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 JES HaysInspiration

Victorian Foods

Sticking with the general topic we started last week, let’s take a look at some of the foods popular during the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era lasted from 1837 to […]

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