Joyce Reynolds-Ward

Peak Amygdala Aug 24, 2024

One and Nineteen Years with Horses

For some reason, I end up buying horses in August. Maybe it’s because prices are usually better since people want to get…

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Peak Amygdala Aug 20, 2024

Happy book birthday, RETURN!

It’s a book birthday! The Cost of Power: Return is out today, both in ebook and in paperback through Ingram Spark. I…

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Peak Amygdala Aug 6, 2024

Writing Process–Mike Martiniere in The Heritage of Michael Martiniere and The Cost of Power

Sometimes you just can’t keep a good character down. Mike Martiniere sandbagged me when I wrote the first Martiniere…

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Peak Amygdala Jul 15, 2024

Writing Organization: Early Days with Reminders

One of the drawbacks of how my brain functions is that complex organizational schemes only last for a short period of…

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Peak Amygdala Jul 7, 2024

State of the Horses, July 2024

There’s been a lot of quiet progress on the equine front. Mocha and Marker moved to summer pasture in May. Mocha…

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Peak Amygdala Jun 16, 2024

Writing Process–Scene Matrix for The Cost of Power

Over the past few days I’ve been working my way through nearly a thousand pages of manuscript to whip The Cost of…

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Peak Amygdala Jun 14, 2024

Reorganizing the office

It’s amazing how inspired I can get from reorganizing my office. Starting the process always begins with me reaching a…

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Peak Amygdala Jun 13, 2024

Well, I’m back

Image–roses at Arlington, Oregon, taken by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Well, I’m back. I didn’t expect to be away from writing a…

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