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About joanneeddy

Writer living in North Carolina. Originally from upstate New York. I love my family, my community, and my friends, and embrace 'living deliberately' in the world, trying to make a difference. I have written an as yet unpublished book, The Call, an epic fantasy with historical fiction and folklore elements. My blog is for other writers, for those who love a good read, and for all who, like me, are looking to find and live their call.

Year of the Dragon


From the Elemental Fire Chaos leapt forth. While the Unfettered Winds fathered the Rains of Renewal. But from the stormy merger of Gale and Flame was born the Dragon, Ever the enemy of Calm, Wary of the Brothers, Driven by War, Tamed by Order, Destroyed by … Continue reading

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On Becoming a Master Gardener…or Master of the Query


“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With Silver Bells and and Cockleshells and Pretty Maidens All in a row.”  During my year of unemployment, beside finishing The Call, I also took a Master Gardener‘s Class. With a four … Continue reading

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Where’s the Beef? The Art of the Edit – Flash Fiction


When I was a kid (that’s what we called each other – none of us was a “child”) I read everything I could get my hands on, including spending my whopping 25 cent allowance on comic books, an original form … Continue reading

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Are you a poet, but don’t know it…a writing exercise


When I was a kid, children could be…well…mean.  No one called it bullying then but after I lived in a rural area and helped out on a neighbor’s farm I realized children had taken a page from nature, at least … Continue reading

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Anyone Want to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge?


I have often called my husband a Renaissance Man. He has great people skills despite being an introvert, he writes brilliantly, can rewire a house or solve a computer problem…or someone’s life problem. There are few things he cannot do … Continue reading

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In Pursuit of the Perfect


I don’t know if I have any friends or readers left, having abandoned this blog for such a long time. How can it be five months? I stopped blogging to try to pour myself into my last edit of The … Continue reading

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Intellectual Property and the Internet


I don’t know about you but when I send out a part of my book to my writer’s group, or a story to a friend, or even post to this blog I sometimes wonder if I need to protect my … Continue reading

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Honoring Omens and Resolutions


I often get my best ideas in the shower.  I guess a lot of people do.  William Walton, my writing partner, takes this so seriously he has a dive slate attached to his faucet so he can record the ideas … Continue reading

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The Twelve Days After the Twelve Days of Christmas


Lightweight but fun to write….so for your holiday enjoyment my take on the well known song: The Twelve Days after the Twelve Days of Christmas Gifts  The Day after Christmas, the partridge (or doves?) gave to me, The bird flu, what … Continue reading

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To Let You Eat Cake


I am reading Stephen King’s book, On Writing.  In it he says, “When you write you tell yourself  a story. When you rewrite you take out everything that is not the story.” That quote has produced varied thoughts for me. … Continue reading

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