by Jocosa Wade | Feb 19, 2020 | Books, Inspiration, Writers life
From the time I started reading, I read across all genres— except historical fiction. Historical fiction made me look the other way, reach for a mystery, a thriller, a romance— anything to make me forget all the summers my father dragged me to Civil War battlegrounds...
by Jocosa Wade | Feb 13, 2020 | Inspiration, Memoir, Writers life
During my teens, twenties and thirties, I believed perfumes began and ended with patchouli. All other scents made me gag or crinkle my nose. I wanted to be a Chanel No. 5 Girl because I longed to become a woman as gutsy and groundbreaking as Coco Chanel, or the Girl...
by Jocosa Wade | Feb 6, 2020 | Inspiration, Memoir, Writers life
Rewriting and revision is a comfortable place for me as a writer because, once upon a time— I love saying “once upon a time”— I was an actress. My favorite part of acting was rehearsal. Performing was fun, especially when the cast turned into a harmonious ensemble,...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 30, 2020 | Books, Inspiration, Memoir, Writers life
Here’s how it started. My intention was to go to Inquiring Minds— the local bookstore— to order a couple books that will launch later this year and snag a book for a friend. I walked through the door and there she was— Nora Ephron. No flash or flurry. Just Nora with...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 23, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, Writers life
The Gift This painting hangs in the living room of my house. It didn’t always. Once upon a time there was a large painting of cattails going to seed upon this wall. It was one of the ugliest paintings I’ve ever seen, and I had no desire to see it on a daily basis. But...
by Jocosa Wade | Jan 16, 2020 | Creativity, Inspiration, whores of negativity, Writers life
On Saturday, I transcribed a bunch of Notes for this Toolbox. Took them out of my notebook and placed them in a computer document, so on Sunday, I could print them out and reshape them into something readable to share. I was very excited because this task is one of my...
