Author Archive: joannaauthor
Talking about Writing again—Where?
I had a friend ask me today “how can you write in a coffee shop, around all of those people?” It gave me pause for a minute. I never thought about NOT writing here. I only think of the places I can’t write: my house, my office, my front porch. There are just too many …
A Salute to Veterans
When Facebook became really popular and we started posting messages on holidays, I tried to post on Veterans Day, tagging all of my friends and family that were Vets. I had too many. So I decided that this year, I would do a blog post. This is just honoring my family, but I have many, …
A story that’s perfect for Halloween
Here is a short story I wrote (as a writing warm up) a few weeks ago. It’s spooky, so I thought I’d share it today 🙂 My use of the word (is it a word?) “daresn’t” is in memory of my late grandmother, from PA who always said “daresn’t” Happy Halloween! My heart pounds in …
Halloween and PTSD
This was originally posted on my professional blog, but since it relates to PTSD and it’s almost a Public Service Announcement, I thought I would post it here too. (if you follow both blogs I apologize for the repetition) That’s a broad topic (Halloween and PTSD). When I mentioned blogging on this topic to a …
Let’s Talk about Writing
I’m a novice, an amateur, a beginner. I’m lucky to have several friends in the writing world that have been able to give me advice and ideas along the way. I want to hear from YOU. The writers out there. I know NaNoWriMo is coming up, and I’ve convinced myself I “can’t” do it, because …
First Excerpt from “The Book” (ok, it’s a paragraph)
So many of you have wanted to read the book, but like any artiste (said, with the over accentuated accent), I don’t want to share my work until it is complete. With a book, this takes a very, very long time. I also HAVE to share it with certain people- editors, my writing group that …
My Dad and food
I always wondered where I got my love of food from, especially my love of cooking. Growing up, Mom did most of the cooking, but every once in a while Dad would grace us with one of his Mexican specialties- Carne Asada, Carne Guisada, ‘Migas (Chilaquiles to some) and the ever popular, tacos and burritos. …
A new experience
I am no stranger to grant writing. I took a class on grant writing in graduate school. I took a 2 week seminar on how to read, apply for and decode government grants (don’t try to write a government grant if you want to keep your sanity). October has become “grant season” for me. I work …
A “real author”
One of the hardest parts of this project has been viewing myself as a real author. I didn’t grow up dreaming of being published. I didn’t work on the high school newspaper. I didn’t even take a journalism class in college. I see the need for this book, for my Dad’s story to be told …
Putting PTSD on paper
Introductory posts are so cliché, but here I go…. I’m working on my first book (and possibly my last book). I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker by day (basically, a therapist) and I work with a LOT of Service Members with PTSD. I even have another blog about it (shameless self promotion!) and you can …
Joanna Nunez, Author 