"Hello, Susan! Your history sounds a little like mine: a return to full-time writing after a life of doing other things and dreaming of this moment. You'll never regret that decision; in fact, you will celebrate it over and…"
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How old is too old? For a novel's main character; for the novel's author?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joanne Barney Mar 29, 2012. 10 Replies 0 Likes
I'm told that since I'm kind of old and probably don't have enough time left to begin a series of any kind, especially about people forty years younger than I (except in backstory, of course), and…Continue
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ME and PATTI HEARST
Today I finally understood that I’m a prisoner. I’ve been kidnapped and thrown into a silent, locked room. I’m given coffee to sustain me; nondescript food is shoved at me once in a while. The most shocking thing about this incarceration is that I’m beginning to feel that isolation is normal, at times even so comfortable that I don’t spring for the door when it opens and offers freedom. The Stockholm Syndrome comes to mind. My jailors have become my friends even as they demand more and more…See More
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post 'The View from Here'
"I admire your drive, ambition, and creativity in a writing world where those traits are growing even more important as small press and self-publishing become the norm. Congratulations! I have a question. Did you decide to…"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post 'Connecting with What Matters'
"Hello, Brooke: I have a POD novel, published this week, resting on my desk right now, and I'm hesitant to open it. I don't want the SOBs to take over and spoil this moment. So, I'm setting aside the old lady inside my book…"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post 'DONE'
"Done! And, like you, I do feel good about Graffiti Grandma, the POD resting here on my desk. Now I have to market it, but it's taken years to get her there. I need to take a long walk, appreciate the moment, and calm down the little…"
Joanne Barney liked Paulette Bates Alden's blog post DONE
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post '[REALITY CHECK] Jumping on the bandwagon: Or “How to get lost in the crowd.”'
"Didn't see your blog, Zetta, until this morning. That's how disconnected I've gotten from electronic socialization in the past month, and I'm sorry because what you wrote is exactly how I feel about the subject. Lately, my…"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post '[MAKING THE LEAP] Finding Your One Thing'
"I like Olga's comment about changing your perspective on your story. It sometimes works. I had what I thought was a great idea for a character, an old lady, but I couldn't make the story go anywhere. My son, a Clive…"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post 'On Being A Seventy-eight Year Old Writer'
"I agree, Jenni, with everything you've written. A certain freedom comes with age. My mother, at 98,, who now speaks her mind about most things after a quiet, accommodating life, would agree. Jo"
Jenni Ogden commented on the blog post 'On Being A Seventy-eight Year Old Writer'
"Great blog post Jo; thanks to Jenny Bell for pointing in its direction. It is very freeing being oldish and (mostly) enjoying it. Having good health helps, having young grandchildren who don't notice or care about your age helps, and still…"
Jenny commented on the blog post 'On Being A Seventy-eight Year Old Writer'
"That's good to hear, Jo!"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post 'On Being A Seventy-eight Year Old Writer'
"Thank you, Jenny. I appreciate your words and I'll look for Mary Wesley--she'll be a good inspiration. And you may want to know that I think 52 was the best time of my life in all ways. I started publishing short stories,…"
Joanne Barney commented on the blog post '[1st Books] Kathy Leonard Czepiel: This Way to the Back Door'
"At 78, with two e-books and a POD book under my belt and not-so-many sales and certainly no fame or fortune, I'm coming to realize that for me, working on a fifth novel, the writing is what drives me to my computer, not the dream of…"
Joanne Barney liked Meg Waite Clayton's blog post [1st Books] Kathy Leonard Czepiel: This Way to the Back Door
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- Who I am:
- A writer of contemporary women's novels after a career of counseling and teaching (as well as writing essays and short stories). I've published the short pieces, and just this month learned to format and publish two novels as ebooks on Kindle (soon) iBook
- Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:
- breakoutnovelarace.blogspot.com
Web page, Jo Barney Writes, in the construction stage.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- The Solarium, Graffiti Grandma, Mom, and Wednesday Club (the last two novels unpublished); VoiceCatcher,Big Water, several other anthologies; Mom and Wednesday Club (screen plays), a long list of essays and short stories, some of which were awarded recognition by Willamette Writers and Oregon Writers Colony.
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Blog Posts, Screenwriting
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I work with several other writers as a line editor and critic, and they do the same for me. I am a former English teacher with a sharp red pencil.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Willamette Writers, Oregon Writers Colony, Goodreads
- I found out about She Writes from:
- A writer friend, Peggy Bird
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ME and PATTI HEARST
Posted on April 4, 2013 at 1:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Today I finally understood that I’m a prisoner. I’ve been kidnapped and thrown into a silent, locked room. I’m given coffee to sustain me; nondescript food is shoved at me once in a while. The most shocking thing about this incarceration is that I’m beginning to feel that isolation is normal, at times even so comfortable that I don’t spring for the door when it opens and offers freedom. The Stockholm Syndrome comes to mind. My jailors have become my friends even as they demand…
On Being A Seventy-eight Year Old Writer
Posted on January 28, 2013 at 4:44pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
For much of my life I’ve avoided old ladies. Not that I didn’t like them. Mostly, they just didn’t interest me much. A few of these almost invisible, women come to mind
My grandma Anderl, a pudding of a woman who lived with my family for several of the last years of her life, her daily glass of bourbon, doctor-prescribed, she insisted.
Mrs. Kauffman, the housemother in my college sorority with her precise lacquered hair and manicured nails…
Continue Can An Old Writer Learn New Tricks?
Posted on January 28, 2013 at 4:34pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I’m thinking that folks writing books in this flowing stream-of-consciousness manner are either would-be, envious, behind-the-times Joycists or angry anti-Strunkists revolting against every red-inked correction they ever received from instructors whose job was to make their writing readable.
But, then, I’m an old lady, taught the conventional punctuation of the early 1900’s by Teacher Kuhnau, who was born in Germany and understood that rules are…
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Posted on December 31, 2012 at 3:37pm 0 Comments 1 Like
It is never too late to become what you might have been.
I’m getting acquainted with the woman who has made an appearance on my computer. She’s a bit like me, only bitchier, at least at the beginning of the book. Not her fault. She’s been married to a bully of a husband for forty years and for some reason, she’s hung in there. Not my problem, but I can identify.
One morning she wakes up next to him and discovers…
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- At 9:15am on June 24, 2012,
Meg Waite Clayton said… Belated welcome to the novelist group, Joanne; we're delighted to have you join us! If you haven’t done so already, you might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion. We do a live chat Wednesdays at 1 EST; instructions on how to participate are in the "Our Water Cooler" box near the top of the group page. Do join us! And we save the wall for discussion, but welcome links to helpful blog posts on the “Links to Helpful Blog Posts for Writers” discussion thread.
Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Bestselling Author of four novels, including The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and the forthcoming The Wednesday Daughters (all Random House/Ballantine)
- At 12:35am on May 20, 2012,
samantha stacia said…
Oh my gosh Joanne, I just saw I wrote Hell instead of Hello! lol I gave myself a good laugh and hope it does you too! lol Sorry about that! Guess it was the intimidation factor! lol
Samantha Stacia
- At 12:00am on May 20, 2012,
Hell Joanne!
I want to Thank you for joining my group Blooming Late!
I took the liberty of looking at your profile and I can't say I'm not a little intimidated at your having been an English Teacher! lol
I stopped by your blog as well and left a comment. I am really glad to have you in our group!
Now let me fill you in a little about us here at Blooming Late-
There are many wonderful women like you here in our group from all ages, genres and levels of writing who are a real source of support,encouragement and inspiration. I hope that you will be able to make your writing home with us!
Please, when you have time let us get to know you a bit better by posting in our "To kick things off" discussion or if you don't feel like doing an extensive intro. then just say Hello" on our wall on the front page.
We have just started something new here too. We have launched our own group platform,we have our own group blog called "The Blooming Late Journal" which link can be found in our Discussion area if you would like to write a post in there and then plug your blog, your book and your own platform once you have them but you can write about anything anytime.
Then we have our own Twitter hashtag so we can talk to each other in there as well as make sure to re-tweet each others blog posts and important links, etc. It is #BLWriters - just add it to any of your tweets so the group can see them by looking for the hashtag.
And best of all, we have our own Facebook Fanpage under "Blooming Late Authors", please LIKE the page and then feel free to do your plugging in there as well as put things in there that you may find useful or fun for the group to see.
We would like it also, if as time allows, you would "friend" everyone in the group in here as well as in Facebook and Twitter so that our groups publicity potential is maximized for all the writing work we do and is seen out there on the net.
We also have a PAGES section to the left of the group wall where you can list your great blog as well as your FB/Twitter handles (which I would ask on the latter, if you could get that up right away so that everyone could connect with you), among other things like your birthday etc.
We also have useful DISCUSSION areas that might be a help to your writing. You can choose to follow as many or as little Discussions as will interest and help you,we don't have any requirements on how much anyone participates but I would ask if you will set your settings in here to recieve the group emails so that you can be kept up on anything important in the group as a whole. On average I only email the entire group once a month.
Also, if there's anything I can personally do, I'll be happy to help with anything you may need.
I am glad you are here and welcome to YOUR group!
Samantha Stacia
- At 6:42pm on January 24, 2012, Meg Waite Clayton said…
Joanne, If you’re looking for places to connect here, we’d love to have you join us in the Publishing Industry News group and/or in Novelists (Struggling or Not). You can find all the groups through the Community button at the top of your page.
Hope you enjoy SheWrites!
Meg Waite Clayton
Moderator, Publishing Industry News, and Novelist Group
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters (a writing group novel), and The Language of Light (all Random House/Ballantine)
- At 2:58pm on January 18, 2012,
Jennifer Lauck said… Let me be one of the first to welcome you to this terrific site and if you are into memoir, come to this site and join up. I won't hammer you with emails and you will get hours of free teachings on writing. XO Jennifer
- At 8:46pm on January 17, 2012,
Jill Starishevsky said…
Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything. I hope you have a happy new year!
Jill Starishevsky
Prosecutor, Child Abuse/Sex Crimes
Author, My Body Belongs to Me - A Child Sexual Abuse Prevention book
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