@joannanovinswrites.bsky.social
Former CIA analyst, author of historical romances, researcher and with a brief turn as a registered nurse...professional eclectic.
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
Just what I needed on a cold gray day--Carl Hiaasen at his satirical savage best. #amreading
December 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just what I needed on a cold gray day--Carl Hiaasen at his satirical savage best. #amreading
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
"Word hoarding" the process of shifting material from your WIP into folders you might open (but rarely do). #booksky #amwriting #writersgonnawrite
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"Word hoarding" the process of shifting material from your WIP into folders you might open (but rarely do). #booksky #amwriting #writersgonnawrite
I may have an addiction to cdramas. But the bad ones are a visual reminder of how important it is to start with action, avoid too much back story, and lengthy inner monologues. #booksky #amwriting
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I may have an addiction to cdramas. But the bad ones are a visual reminder of how important it is to start with action, avoid too much back story, and lengthy inner monologues. #booksky #amwriting
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Sophie Kinsella has died: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Sophie Kinsella has died: www.bbc.com/news/article...
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen 💙📚
Spent yesterday reading and writing with one of my critique partners. Today, was a tough, but productive. A reminder of how important it is to periodically put the work out there and get solid feedback. (Also, to have a brilliant critique partner @alisakwitney.bsky.social) #booksky
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Spent yesterday reading and writing with one of my critique partners. Today, was a tough, but productive. A reminder of how important it is to periodically put the work out there and get solid feedback. (Also, to have a brilliant critique partner @alisakwitney.bsky.social) #booksky
Big fan of the mistaken identity trope. Been thinking about how these kind of stories break into story beats: deception/concealment/discovery/response to discovery/journey to revenge and or reconciliation. Hit me up with your favs #booksky
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Big fan of the mistaken identity trope. Been thinking about how these kind of stories break into story beats: deception/concealment/discovery/response to discovery/journey to revenge and or reconciliation. Hit me up with your favs #booksky
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
Ugh, when did "Fall in New England" become "non-stop leaf blower season?"
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ugh, when did "Fall in New England" become "non-stop leaf blower season?"
Seriously, what says "Thanksgiving" more than four guys with leaf blowers next door?
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Seriously, what says "Thanksgiving" more than four guys with leaf blowers next door?
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Every bid = one more voice welcomed at Kindling Words. Let’s build community. Let’s build dreams. 💖 32auctions.com/KindlingWords”
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Every bid = one more voice welcomed at Kindling Words. Let’s build community. Let’s build dreams. 💖 32auctions.com/KindlingWords”
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Apparently all you needed to do to predict the NYC election results was read that one N.K. Jemisin novel.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
Utterly hilarious that Nest cam thinks the Halloween decorations are "a person" and "two" apparently very active "cats" on my front porch.
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Utterly hilarious that Nest cam thinks the Halloween decorations are "a person" and "two" apparently very active "cats" on my front porch.