Characteristically Speaking
Jo TaylorNovelist who writes character-driven stories about the private courage of ordinary women. Substack is my author newsletter and a place for all my other stories and poetry: The Woo, Nursing, Life in General.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 134 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Some Writers Keep Talking
My son figured this out early. He'd hear me mid-story, mid-theory, mid-whatever-had-caught-my-attention that day, and say,"Help! I'm talking and I can't shut up!" He wasn't wrong. Writing it down turned out to be the better solution—for all...
Salt!
Maldon Salt
“I love salt. I used to devour salted pumpkin seeds as a kid, and also sprinkled salt on a saucer and licked it when my mother went to pick my father up at the train before dinner.” Elizabeth Browne
Salt. SALT! If ever I crave...
Can Anyone Be a Medium?
Favorite picture of my mom . . . and shows a bit how images come when they are intuitive—unfocused, off center, atmospheric.
A few weeks ago, I asked you all for some topics to write about because I was in complete evaluation mode on my ow...
ARC Request (I have a favor to ask)
Many of you have been with me through the writing of Mimi and Maurice, and some of you know how long and how deeply this story has lived in me.
Before it goes out into the world, I’m looking for a small group of readers—no more than 50—wh...
Vibrationship
Vibrationship . . . love
Many of you have found me through my dear friend, Cheryl Page. She’s an amazing human and so smart that she has to invent new words to get her idea across. Vibrationship is the word for the relationship that contin...
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