Author Archive: joannaauthor
Purple Up- Military Children
When I was growing up, I had to walk to school two miles, barefoot in the snow. No, just kidding. Fair warning: this is a “when I was growing up” story though. When I was growing up in the 80’s/90’s there was no focus on the Military child or even the Military family. Soldiers …
The More Things Change..
I know it has been a while since I’ve written a blog. However, there is good news and good reason for my absence. The book is complete, now I work on finding both an agent and a publisher. Fingers and toes are crossed! I’ve been busy with a few charity events lately. The Walk to …
Dad’s 75th Birthday Extravaganza (and — I did a 5K and lived to tell about it!)
All of my friends and colleagues that are familiar with my Facebook habits (documenting my life, step by step via Facebook) always say “you’re so busy” or “you never sit still on the weekends!”. Looking at my Facebook, one would THINK that, but I will tell you what it actually is. I seem to have …
Chris Kyle
I saw American Sniper two weeks ago. I’ve been too sick to blog, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the movie and I have been able to read all of the controversy on social media surrounding Chris Kyle. What’s real? What’s been embellished, exaggerated or just down right faked? Was Chris really a hero? Did he …
Thank you, USS Yorktown Veteran
I am spending my 3 day weekend enjoying what SC has to offer. I started the weekend in Charleston, SC with my younger sister, who is on a 4 day weekend pass. The second half of the weekend is to be spent with friends in Myrtle Beach (aka, my second home) On my way up …
Pro tip from an amateur
If it is 9 degrees Fahrenheit in North Carolina, where anything under 45 degrees makes people don parkas, gloves, muffs, 7 pairs of pants and 9 sweatshirts, you will probably drink a LOT of coffee to stay warm. After about the 6th cup you will realize why you normally limit yourself to “2 or 3 …
Savannah with my sister
Had a great weekend with my little sister (stationed at Ft Stewart). We swapped some Army stories- my stories were Dad’s, mostly learned from my interviews for the book. She’s only been in a little over a year, but we laughed over some similarities – she and my dad have a propensity for leaving …
Editors are Editing!
So to my surprise, the editors are still talking to me 🙂 One said “this only needs light editing.” That made me happy- maybe I am a writer 😉 Now let’s address the whole idea of people taking your work (your baby?) and changing it. I knew it had to happen, that’s what the editing …
Thanksgiving, Kittens and Editing
This won’t be a blog about all of the things I’m thankful for, but I definitely could write one of those. I got to spend time with Dad- an activity I used to dread as a kid, and now relish. After watching a painful Cowboys loss, the day was over. I am currently house sitting …
PTSD and IKEA
Have you ever been to IKEA? It’s a large Swedish based store that is all over the world now. The first floor (at least the ones I’ve been to) you walk through is actually the 2nd floor. Meaning, you walk in on the ground level and are “forced” to take an elevator or escalator to …
Joanna Nunez, Author 