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IWSG Videos

#IWSG February 2020: Is there a story in the picture?

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Created and hosted by the Ninja himself, Alex J. Cavanaugh, the Insecure Writers Support Group posts the 1st Wednesday of every month. Click the image to learn more or sign up.

Optional Monthly Question: Has a single photo or work of art ever inspired a story? What was it and did you finish it?

The WEP-IWSG challenge held every other month offers some pretty good theme, word, and image prompts for short stories, but in terms of pictures and longer works, I don’t think I’ve had that experience.

I recently participated in a short story anthology where we all wrote a story based on the same picture and it turned out really good. You can download the free PDF by checking my side panel or visiting my Toi’s Shorts page. Again, a single image has yet to inspire me to write anything more significant than a short story, but you never know.

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I hope for my next IWSG post to be a bit more involved, but this is all I got for now.

Click here to read or watch my January book reviews. Below is my January Wrap-up and Good reads update.

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Has a picture ever inspired your writing?
Read any good books in January?
It may take some time, but I promise, I will stop by your blog.

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After hanging out with Alex, be sure to stop by and visit this month’s co-hosts:
Lee Lowery,
Ronel Janse van Vuuren,
Jennifer Hawes,
Cathrina Constantine, and
Tyrean Martinson!

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Click here to visit other IWSG blogs and sites to receive and share more inspiration and support. (This month, I’m #41).

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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About Toi Videos

Here’s What’s New & Some Videos

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update outside of an IWSG post but I thought I should so I don’t crowd my next post too much.

  1. I’m making an effort to do more promoting, networking, and advocating in my local area. I’ll be adding my appearances and other events to my contact page for those interested, but this information will also be listed on my Facebook page.
  2. I have short fiction and nonfiction featured in anthologies that are free to the public. Links to these can be found on my page Toi’s Shorts or on the side panel of this blog.
  3. I’m really trying to do better with social media, but it’s a struggle. While I have presences on Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and Pinterest, I’ve decided to mostly dedicate my time to
    1. Instagram @CarnieTheBookworm
    2. Facebook @ToiThomasAuthor, and
    3. YouTube Toi Thomas & Carnie the Bookworm.
    4. I’m also active on Goodreads but I’m not sure if that really counts. I’d love to follow and or be friends with anyone willing on any of these platforms.
  4. Now, here are two videos I’ve posted recently.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords

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Fun Hops Promotion Videos

Favorite Holiday Memory Blog Hop @ElaineKAuthor

Blog hop banner featurung the cover of Sleigh Ride by Elaine Kaye.

Blog Hop Question: What is your favorite holiday memory?

(Includes Hanukkah, Kwanza, Yule/Winter Solstice, Christmas, etc.)

MY MEMORY: I have so many wonderful holiday memories. It’s hard to pick just one. My family has many traditions that I look forward to every year. Being married means that my husband and I alternate our holidays between our sides of the family and I look forward to the different traditions that come with each group of people.

I will say, though, that one side is a bit more lively than the other. There are years that I miss the pajama parties, karaoke, caroling, talent shows, and more. And while I have no plans to go on another cruise (definitely not with my whole family), we did have fun during dinner time when my side of the family took a Christmas cruise a few years ago.

Still, I think my favorite memory, at the moment, has to be a bit of a holiday fail that we all now look back on and laugh at. While I adore the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation movie, several years back, my husband and I had a hard time convincing our family that it wasn’t as kid-appropriate as they thought, when not watching it on network television. Needless to say, there was lots of gasping and covering of eyes and ears during the viewing, at a time when all my sister’s kids were still in middle and elementary school. At least, now, as adults when we watch it we can all laugh and be grateful that the kids weren’t scarred for life.

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Definitely the look my mom made when she realized that watching this as a family was not such a good idea until the grandkids were older. 

New Picture Book Release from Elaine Kaye

BLURB: On Christmas Eve, Gregory and Sammy get a special visitor—Santa Claus! Santa brings them on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure around the world and to the North Pole. Bundle up and come along for the ride!

General Age Range – Kids 4-8 (Story Picture Book)

BOOK LINK:

Amazon / Barnes & Noble

Kobo / Smashwords / Goodreads

PLUS, A FREEBIE!
Get Pea Soup Disaster now!
Kindle / Nook / Kobo

See my review of the books in the Gregory Green Adventures Series here:

Pea Soup Disaster  4.0| Doctor Mom 5.0

Halloween Ride 5.0 | The Missing Alphabet 5.0

Sleigh Ride 5.0

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

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Elaine Kaye is the author of A Gregory Green Adventure series. She created Gregory Green after her son, who loved her homemade pea soup.

Kaye has worked as a library assistant and teacher’s assistant in elementary schools. She currently lives in Florida, but has called Michigan; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan home.

Website / Goodreads / Amazon / Instagram / Facebook

HOP AROUND TO THE OTHER BLOGS PARTICIPATING.


Thank you for taking the time to read this post. If you like it let me know and share it with others. See you next time, Toi Thomas. #thetoiboxofwords