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A Teaser: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel

A Teaser: The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, The Golden Manuscripts | 0

Here’s a teaser for my newest soon-to-be-published book, The Golden Manuscripts: A Novel. It’s currently on preorder. The novel is inspired by a real case on two illuminated manuscripts stolen by an American soldier toward the end of World War … Continued

Paris, Je T’Aime: Looking Back

Paris, Je T’Aime: Looking Back

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

I cannot say exactly when I fell in love with Paris. I suppose I came by it gradually. Before I knew that this love had seized me irrevocably, I thought that if there was one place in the world I … Continued

book promotion, imagination, Paris, researching a book, travel in fiction
The Common Man’s Book Reviews: The End of Civilization?

The Common Man’s Book Reviews: The End of Civilization?

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Books | 0

A while back (maybe seven years), I read a couple of articles on book reviews, written by an erudite man with impeccable credentials. In an online magazine called The Arts Fuse, he continues the lament of the literati on the … Continued

book marketing, book review, power of words, ratings
An October Winter in Paris

An October Winter in Paris

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

We woke up to some sunshine one Saturday morning in October. Sunshine and smiles—for me, they go together. In the afternoon, we went out, hoping the sun would hold. It didn’t, and we got caught in a near-freezing drizzle. The … Continued

Autumn, Paris, SF Bay Area, sources of stories, travel
Bohemian Artists, Mid-1800s

Bohemian Artists, Mid-1800s

by evyjourney | posted in: Love, life, small things | 1

Bohemian. A word often uttered with a mix of admiration, confusion, and mockery. Usually we think of a bohemian as someone who’s unconventional, footloose and carefree. Quite likely, she’s also an artist or maybe, a writer. A place called Bohemia … Continued

art as romance, Bohemian, Henry Murger, Jules Blin, mid-1800s, Octave Tassaert, Paris
Stark Truth: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Stark Truth: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

My latest novel, The Shade Under the Mango Tree, takes the reader to a foreign culture. I’ve traveled to Asia, Europe, and parts of North Africa so it might have been inevitable that I would write about experiencing other cultures … Continued

beautiful forevers, corruption and bribery, diversity literature, India's poorest, katherine boo, marginal societies, Pulitzer Prize
Our Surreal Lives in a Virtual World

Our Surreal Lives in a Virtual World

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

Pandemic life is strange. We’re forced to live even more in a virtual world. I watch as my niece’s two little girls argue over who gets to use the iPad first. Their mother has ruled that each only gets thirty … Continued

cathartic writing, feminist heroines, pandemic life, The Shade Under the Mango Tree, virtual world
A Moveable Feast–Hemingway’s Enduring Legacy On Writing

A Moveable Feast–Hemingway’s Enduring Legacy On Writing

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

“But what if it is … only that you are trying to use words that people would actually use? That are the only words that can make the story come true and that you must use them? You have to … Continued

book review, creative writing, memoire, narrative device, Paris
Origins Of  My Latest, An Epistolary Novel

Origins Of My Latest, An Epistolary Novel

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Books, Shade Under the Mango Tree | 0

Do you have trouble throwing stuff? Those that you might have treasured in the past but are no longer of current importance to you. Not too long ago, I rummaged through a couple of old boxes to make room for … Continued

cathartic writing, contemporary fiction, feminist heroines, multicultural, sources of stories, travel in fiction
First Professional Review: The Shade Under the Mango Tree

First Professional Review: The Shade Under the Mango Tree

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Books, My Books Reviewed, Shade Under the Mango Tree | 0

Here’s the first professional review of my latest book by Self-Publishing Review, cross-posted on the Independent Review of Books. The book will be free for the next two days: November 17 and 18. Get your free copy. And if you … Continued

book review, contemporary fiction, feminist heroines, multicultural, The Shade Under the Mango Tree
Notes On My Latest Novel: Anything Of Me In It?

Notes On My Latest Novel: Anything Of Me In It?

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Love, life, small things, Shade Under the Mango Tree | 0

When I do blog tours, like the one I’m doing with the release of my latest novel,The Shade Under the Mango Tree, at least one blogger would ask me if any of my own experience makes it into the book. … Continued

cathartic writing, contemporary fiction, epistolary novel, feminist heroines, journal writing, multicultural, quest
Packing Lightly ― Travel in Fiction and in Life

Packing Lightly ― Travel in Fiction and in Life

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Books, Shade Under the Mango Tree | 0

The protagonists of my latest novel, The Shade Under the Mango Tree, travel to exotic places. An experience I can easily relate to. Like the hero who backpacked at home and abroad, I remember spending summers as a college student … Continued

feminist heroines, packing lightly, shade under the mango tree, travel in fiction
Greatness in a book of fiction ― Show, don’t tell?

Greatness in a book of fiction ― Show, don’t tell?

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog | 0

What makes for greatness in a book of fiction? Maybe this is a question impossible to answer for currently published books because only time can tell. I did read a book some time ago that I thought was the greatest … Continued

book review, creative writing, expressive writing, Francine Prose, narrative device, Shadow of the Wind
Getting Ready for a Book Launch: My Latest Novel

Getting Ready for a Book Launch: My Latest Novel

by evyjourney | posted in: A Writer's Life, Blog, Books, Shade Under the Mango Tree | 0

I’m getting ready for the book launch of my latest novel. Yes, I’ve finished it: my latest book, The Shade Under the Mango Tree. I started it more than two years ago but, in the middle of writing it, my … Continued

latest novel, multicultural, shade under the mango tree, women's fiction
Bodega Bay Days

Bodega Bay Days

by evyjourney | posted in: Blog, Love, life, small things | 0

The light in Bodega Bay amazes. While it can display its full intense spectrum, casting a rainbow of shadows on everything it floods, it’s never harsh. It caresses the ocean with shimmering silver or imbues it with dark impenetrable blue. … Continued

Bodega Bay, imagination, sanctuary, SF Bay Area, St. Teresa's Church

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