tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23374946107690319992024-03-05T09:06:50.567-07:00~ Sisters of the Quill ~Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-81409000988334887752023-04-08T15:10:00.036-06:002023-07-14T16:26:02.881-06:00We Lost Our Dear Sister Janet Fogg<p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span></span></span></b></p><a name='more'></a><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 4, 23 we lost our dear Sister of the Quill, an exceptional woman who walked this earth, one who offered up more than she ever took for herself. <br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/janet.fogg?__cft__[0]=AZWLyIVPL6GWtZrz3Bz11ItV7p6CD1DvquEOgCG6D71yYkPwfOVzvMFGqRtIWXd__3XR_mnLYSb1yPfgDR3yPBoe__CrVLcP8_JZUdFjbIeggx5QPy2Vktfs3b15fZXMLR8K0k9_k4dUgKG0eYa1ETCb&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Janet Fogg</span></a></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></b></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><b><span><!--more--></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span> </span>A couple of dozen years as part of our small Sisters of the Quill, she was a talented, stalwart partner in many literary challenges. </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTXwDm3CY-PWoEDzZ7_23yvbZZQi91WLowKy4OCZVQulTXdSQKH9EUh6_VZqhMORxAnPNSk3FjTykAeQh_D7uANWDgs5WzjmHnhR21mxI3cD90wiN157GAc3XW8ZCEKn3SXSixvYRNgxzsL9KDPy6DKNbKhklh9PavzqYXCX17DFUiSe6YjhxRGpJ/s800/JanetFoggShrunk.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="800" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTXwDm3CY-PWoEDzZ7_23yvbZZQi91WLowKy4OCZVQulTXdSQKH9EUh6_VZqhMORxAnPNSk3FjTykAeQh_D7uANWDgs5WzjmHnhR21mxI3cD90wiN157GAc3XW8ZCEKn3SXSixvYRNgxzsL9KDPy6DKNbKhklh9PavzqYXCX17DFUiSe6YjhxRGpJ/w234-h207/JanetFoggShrunk.jpg" width="234" /></span></a></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>I <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>met her first at the CO Gold Conference in 1996(?) And not long after, she joined Julie Kaewert and me for a weekly author lunch. Later Shannon Baker joined us. We became the Sisters of the Quill. We ate, wrote, critiqued, supported, advised, and loved our ways to success. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>The goals and journey for Janet, most often involved making a dream come true for someone else, telling important stories on behalf of others. She added creative spice with her brilliant Sci-fi and fantasy. She was a fearless pioneer of technology, an early adopter of e-books and a valuable beta for Amazon's Vella. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>She was the definition of an award-winning author. I was lucky to have collaborated with her on several screenplays. Her talent for organization, motivation, and evaluation contributed greatly to us having the privilege of having our works recognized in contests from Southwest, Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Blue Cat, Page Awards, and more. I will always cherish the photographs on my study wall taken with her and famous authors as we received awards. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>She helped make me a better writer with her steady, loving guidance. Those were also the traits, she contributed to Boulder's wildly successful Oz Architecture.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>She was gracious, elegant, honest, principled, and generous. Those of us who were lucky enough to know her, witnessed a monument of integrity, love, and laudible involvement in all things she found important in our world. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><span> </span>She cherished her sister and all of her family. And most important: she loved her husband, Dick, more than anything on this earth and beyond. That love was transcendent.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">We will miss her always.</span></h1></div></div>Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-43993385851941289062022-11-17T16:54:00.001-07:002022-11-17T16:54:19.197-07:00CO Gold Conference, YouTube Interview, Pitch to Hadley Ramsay<p><br /></p><p>I had a great time teaching at the Colorado Gold Conference! They had a new venue this year. It was perfect, rooms conveniently all on one floor. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9wq6-p35hyfexSEQzKxuIvxYJ03XgDvGllHSD0xKrHhQeBbCX8-WIQHdkQjwAt3ZMvizdyLSg4D8Vmjm9AN52dk8EdU_uIj45m8iO4ZLgU4nbCixkxUry9pbnLs9q67P0DNFGCI5TwmDWC9KQ1NfBbM1lHUaBgHuwQnLtR6QZfrxK5p9KUlCaryA/s5453/2020-Co-Gold-Lift-Up-Lift-Off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5453" data-original-width="4362" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9wq6-p35hyfexSEQzKxuIvxYJ03XgDvGllHSD0xKrHhQeBbCX8-WIQHdkQjwAt3ZMvizdyLSg4D8Vmjm9AN52dk8EdU_uIj45m8iO4ZLgU4nbCixkxUry9pbnLs9q67P0DNFGCI5TwmDWC9KQ1NfBbM1lHUaBgHuwQnLtR6QZfrxK5p9KUlCaryA/w155-h194/2020-Co-Gold-Lift-Up-Lift-Off.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><p></p><p>I met quite a few authors after each of my three workshops, was unexpectedly hired on the spot to do some freelance editing. I met with international and film adaptation scout Hadley Ramsay and will follow up on her interest in my current project. After my own interview on YouTube and the RMFW podcast with Mark Stevens, he directed me to a link to her interview with him and I discovered that the trends she's seeing in the industry match up well with several projects I have to offer. Solo and collaborative (two with Sister of the Quill Janet Fogg Extraordinaire!) I'm about to send my log lines, contest wins, reviews and praise from publishers Weekly, BlueCat, Page Awards,
Huffington Post, Writer’s Digest, and Amazon top 1000 Vine Reviewers.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p>I'll look forward to hearing from Ms. Ramsay in response to my novel and screenplay pitches. </p><p>Here's the<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSieZ72jww" target="_blank"> link to my YouTube Interview about Agents</a>, the ups and downs of having an agent (forgive nervous-Karen beginning, it gets better). </p><p>To all my writer friends, I have been going to this RMFW event for years now. I highly recommend attending the annual CO Gold Conference! Thank you to all those who put their time in and expertise out there. And to Mark Stevens for inviting me to be interviewed about my experience with literary agents.</p>Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-10565810531390719042021-03-01T11:39:00.004-07:002021-04-09T09:20:43.001-06:00<p> </p><p>COVER REVEAL!</p><p><span font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="446ne-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Very</span></span><span data-offset-key="446ne-1-0" font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"> excited! Today is the big Cover Reveal for the Pikes Peak Writers' first anthology, Fresh Starts. I'm honored that my essay, After Grandpa Died, joins other creative pieces with that theme. We can all use the hope of a fresh start right now. Release date is April 9th! </span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="446ne-1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqz04Z1JbaB73eNcyUChP1aHVx0ZpTu06WrGl7zugSrxAvM2RcRB-V3TcFFTWXTLPc1bg9d1DNRRbV_LAEmKGDus-8ma6b-NbNo9cef0QckJVw-fusrfcPJ9D_T_Ows_JNa5r4QOYAv8/s1500/Fresh-Starts+COVER+actual.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqz04Z1JbaB73eNcyUChP1aHVx0ZpTu06WrGl7zugSrxAvM2RcRB-V3TcFFTWXTLPc1bg9d1DNRRbV_LAEmKGDus-8ma6b-NbNo9cef0QckJVw-fusrfcPJ9D_T_Ows_JNa5r4QOYAv8/s320/Fresh-Starts+COVER+actual.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the front and back:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DcLDo7kxO_vj47FBo7MV704ANY0JnMB2b_NAMNn3azoBR-XmkqmVv_TosbPmavFapnJN5gY9rwhRE3P_CS_PJg88QzK_kk1LSonkmhtPuNQCM2Fddb6_hzD4pFYLN23Vw8kjXxvdYXI/s2048/FreshStartsCoverFrontandBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DcLDo7kxO_vj47FBo7MV704ANY0JnMB2b_NAMNn3azoBR-XmkqmVv_TosbPmavFapnJN5gY9rwhRE3P_CS_PJg88QzK_kk1LSonkmhtPuNQCM2Fddb6_hzD4pFYLN23Vw8kjXxvdYXI/s320/FreshStartsCoverFrontandBack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gorgeous right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the Inkpot</div><br /><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-32483071162781354172021-02-28T12:21:00.006-07:002021-04-09T09:19:24.062-06:00<p> </p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4s6hk" data-offset-key="3lgus-0-0" font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3lgus-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Very</span><span data-offset-key="3lgus-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> excited! Tomorrow is the big Cover Reveal for the Pikes Peak Writers' first anthology, Fresh Starts. I'm honored that one of my essays, After Grandpa Died, joins other creative pieces with that theme. We can all use the hope of a fresh start right now. Release date is April 9th! </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4s6hk" data-offset-key="42ve6-0-0"font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42ve6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="42ve6-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="42ve6-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYTVP1bCQuM3qRUVvDKmQZMGJPVX9zSCupPzLx75k7Ct4t76HFHqFibJKQNfH-SejnO8RBpH-zcLL51C2dmRAJFQkjAm_dqmH8Q6TRObsPZza5FxdaCgO3fbF81tKWi-DYbAU56KR1Gw/s2000/ppw+anthology+without+book+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYTVP1bCQuM3qRUVvDKmQZMGJPVX9zSCupPzLx75k7Ct4t76HFHqFibJKQNfH-SejnO8RBpH-zcLL51C2dmRAJFQkjAm_dqmH8Q6TRObsPZza5FxdaCgO3fbF81tKWi-DYbAU56KR1Gw/s320/ppw+anthology+without+book+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span data-offset-key="42ve6-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="4s6hk" data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0"font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Stay tuned for the cover!</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="18nh8-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">- from the Inkpot!</span></div></div>Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-35506845225430612882020-08-30T15:55:00.001-06:002020-09-20T11:54:27.002-06:00Mu Shu Mac & Cheese now available!<p> </p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p style="font-family: inherit;">I'm thrilled to announce the birth of my new book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shu-Mac-Cheese-Karen-Albright-ebook/dp/B08GGDQBLP" target="_blank"> <i>Mu Shu Mac & Cheese</i>.</a> "It interweaves the subtle relationships of family with food and Chinese culture, with liberal dashes of humor." </p><p style="font-family: inherit;">You can order it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shu-Mac-Cheese-Karen-Albright-ebook/dp/B08GGDQBLP" target="_blank">here.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></a></p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNPf1401YZCyyV8A5AphNguIu4-e7ZMNSp0F2Ka2Tl2sFWGRUCm2TT2j1KMrAL1KqxskJJHOL6IWyRFnKA7_cSXI3se1gzgzWQptaXRrX4DL3racoydFwzkdsWjhJ6TmxOGCkIcrHgQ/s2048/FINAL+pix+adjustedMu+Shu+COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNPf1401YZCyyV8A5AphNguIu4-e7ZMNSp0F2Ka2Tl2sFWGRUCm2TT2j1KMrAL1KqxskJJHOL6IWyRFnKA7_cSXI3se1gzgzWQptaXRrX4DL3racoydFwzkdsWjhJ6TmxOGCkIcrHgQ/w256-h410/FINAL+pix+adjustedMu+Shu+COVER.jpg" width="256" /></a></span></div><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope readers will find it to be a lighthearted escape from the trials we're living through during this pandemic.</span><p></p><p style="font-family: inherit;">More on the book:</p><p style="font-family: inherit;">With her household the focus of a TV reality show, food writer Elaine’s professional dreams are about to come true. But her dominating Chinese mother-in-law's unexpected arrival blends the filming with more than a dash of culture clash. All too soon, Ma wants to chaperone Elaine’s son to prom and otherwise brings the household's pot to a full boil.</p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWdzv8egy09ymnmNPsgdZhBuFLsbCvJSJTlsD_pBmPU5nSamMT8LViU0d7hnvb3COdKERRYvDAmQ8-Ynm5p6FIkZW6FxKbgr8JHlRd9MkUmtm0hTbrrZnR3CmNIJXzYbpHHxa3xxkW9I/s2048/karen%2526MuShuebook.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWdzv8egy09ymnmNPsgdZhBuFLsbCvJSJTlsD_pBmPU5nSamMT8LViU0d7hnvb3COdKERRYvDAmQ8-Ynm5p6FIkZW6FxKbgr8JHlRd9MkUmtm0hTbrrZnR3CmNIJXzYbpHHxa3xxkW9I/w262-h213/karen%2526MuShuebook.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><i>Mu Shu Mac & Cheese</i> explores how far a corn-grown foodie will go to save her family's happy life from being sliced and diced. It’s Julia Child meets My Big Fat CHINESE Wedding.<p></p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><br />It was inspired by my marrying into a Chinese family. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85NsrM4ki-e-mZfddweBaBYDVle7YNCMGUdtYT-oEmez79pGjubUmSzgbiicX3QqxljzJSF78aj2rezGoInhH-y38xi24twx8saBVn-T5rTYQi7D7a876YKa3GKaDzbYM5LIp-Dw6qEA/s2048/karen%2526MuShuebook.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85NsrM4ki-e-mZfddweBaBYDVle7YNCMGUdtYT-oEmez79pGjubUmSzgbiicX3QqxljzJSF78aj2rezGoInhH-y38xi24twx8saBVn-T5rTYQi7D7a876YKa3GKaDzbYM5LIp-Dw6qEA/s2048/karen%2526MuShuebook.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85NsrM4ki-e-mZfddweBaBYDVle7YNCMGUdtYT-oEmez79pGjubUmSzgbiicX3QqxljzJSF78aj2rezGoInhH-y38xi24twx8saBVn-T5rTYQi7D7a876YKa3GKaDzbYM5LIp-Dw6qEA/s2048/karen%2526MuShuebook.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Having two books out in one summer is remarkable. It took me a long time to decide to self publish. Now I'm happy I did! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS74m3gzZpy1Q_pC2uM81Yr5iWjBD-0FF3i2dLMits3vZActu0aGiKBZ_ZmindYg1ZSrIJZweLYssgOc390hpRj61k1mX2JKHPg7gRgkPtwpyEcoY83C76FzobSMYtJhZsnhszoiq5pc/s2048/withMaPhotoBook.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS74m3gzZpy1Q_pC2uM81Yr5iWjBD-0FF3i2dLMits3vZActu0aGiKBZ_ZmindYg1ZSrIJZweLYssgOc390hpRj61k1mX2JKHPg7gRgkPtwpyEcoY83C76FzobSMYtJhZsnhszoiq5pc/w328-h255/withMaPhotoBook.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: inherit;">You'll find a photo of my mother-in-law in the book, an inspiration for this story. If you decide to read it, please let me know what you think! </p><p style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you to my son, Zach, for designing the cover for both of my novels!</p><p style="font-family: inherit;"> Love from the Inkpot!</p></div>Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-25963150401805553492020-07-21T16:45:00.001-06:002020-09-20T11:55:46.935-06:00My Book Out and the Question: Should I Write Different Genres?<br />
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My book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Moon-Chinese-Immigrant-Story-ebook/dp/B08B4FPN7Q/" target="_blank">American Moon: A Chinese Immigrant Story</a> is now for sale on AMAZON!!!</h2>
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Writers say that the more books they have, the more they sell. Their fans
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there's the writer like me who write in different genres. It's not as
easy... someone like me has to build different fan bases. Those who like<i> American
Moon</i> won't necessarily enjoy <i>Mu Shu Mac-N-Cheese</i> and
vice versa. Then there's my literary cookbook that will be more for
foodies and people who love folktales from around the world. Sure, food
runs through all of them (guess that might be considered my brand) but different
genres have different fans. And I won't even discuss my screenwriting. So
my enjoyment of writing different types of books is fun for me but a self-sabotage
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Funny, I even started a screenplay that takes place on a cruise ship that
has the same characters on board but goes piece by piece (about 10-15 pages
each) in a variety of genres, a section that's a romance, another
that is horror etc. It's super fun for me, but it may be a turn off to
others because those who like the horror section may not like the romance
part. So again, no clear fan base. I'm not sure anybody else has
gone this route with any success without an already established fan base and,
even those, without using pseudonyms. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> I did make use of it for a long time in my paid
BTS Book Reviews column entitled <a href="https://issuu.com/btsemag/docs/issue26_2015/149" target="_blank">Karen’s Writing Detours</a>. <br />
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Silly me... but writing in different genres was my instinct/natural inclination. For now, until
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Moon-Chinese-Immigrant-Story-ebook/dp/B08B4FPN7Q/" target="_blank">AmericanMoon: A Chinese Immigrant Story</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I'd love it if you'd
give my novel a try. It was</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> inspired by my husband's family's
experience escaping Chinese Communism, his father's time on death row, a life
of poverty in Taiwan until the family makes its way to America where they find
the moon isn't always brighter as they thought. I'd love to have you as one of
my readers! And to hear your honest thoughts about the book!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-74645759747584544112020-06-04T11:59:00.003-06:002020-06-04T12:01:54.013-06:00Elevating to the Profound<br />
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I nightly enjoy another episode of Outlander and I'm awestruck by its brilliance (except for one or two episodes out of dozens), about how they lift the everyday into the extraordinary. They’re always elevating things to the profound by invoking standing stones, oceans, the passage of time, life and death, etc. There’s also a lot of blood (because she’s a surgeon, and because of battles) and sex, which seems to ground everything into the most basic and relevant things. I am daily humiliated by the brilliance of what Diana Gabaldon has done, and I think every day. Ditto The Weight of Ink, the book that Unlocked might have been. I can either give up and feel bad that I’m not as talented and skilled as those authors are, or I can make it happen with the best I’ve got. That’s how I get back to my desk every day.</div>
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Strength, patience, and perseverance to us all!</div>
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Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-82450202846739533252020-01-23T21:57:00.001-07:002020-01-23T22:02:40.669-07:00Four Primary Reasons Characters Don't Work<br />
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Sometimes a book falls flat. We read for emotions...which means we read for character. When editing for my clients, I notice a few things about characters that don't quite work.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Subplots help us understand character better. Mel Gibson in <i>Lethal Weapon</i> is despondent after his wife dies. We understand, then, why he goes on what seems like a suicidal mission to thwart the bad guys. Coming to terms with his pain is a backstory subplot enlightening us on character, making us care. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even if a subplot primarily acts on a secondary character, it should still have an impact on your protagonist. The mother in my favorite movie, </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Harold and Maude</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, has her own superficial relationships and diversions separate from the life of her son. And yet, in large part, her material and snobbish distractions help form Harold into the dramatic “emo-wanna-be” that he is. She is germane to what drives him, yet she seems peripheral to the main plot, which is an unlikely love story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A subplot can even drive the main plot forward. Young boy Cole sees dead people in </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Sixth Sens</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e. His struggle is the vehicle by which Bruce Willis discovers that he’s dead. Cole has a separate plot of his own in exposing the poisoning of a young girl. Bruce Willis’s character also has a jealousy subplot in which he thinks his wife is having an affair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Think of subplots as goals. You have long term goals such as becoming a senator. You have medium term goals like getting a degree in political science. You have shorter term goals like convincing a professor to hire you on as an intern. There are also those very short term goals like dressing smartly for the interview. For this reason, it would ring untrue if your secondary plots all lasted exactly the same length of time. Your main plot is typically the last or next to the last to be resolved. Bang, it is solved… plus there may be a subplot resolved quietly in the dénouement, like a tender moment of redemption or reconciliation or renunciation. The possibilities are endless, but do make each relevant. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Subplots justify otherwise extreme or inexplicable behavior. My favorite movie backstory subplot is from </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Air Force One</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Poor president (Harrison Ford) has to go up against the unstoppable hijacker (Gary Oldman). Why would a bad guy do what will likely leave him dead in the end? We learn that his Russian family and friends have died in what he believes is an American made war. He has revenge and the release of a compatriot hero as his goals. He is the hero of his own story. Without that subplot we wouldn’t buy into what would be a ruthless cardboard antagonist. Building backstory subplots serve another purpose. The best antagonists are ones that we like or empathize with on some level—think Hannibal the cannibal in the brilliant </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Silence of the Lambs</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">; he’s smart, intuitive, and cultured. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hannibal himself is motivated by getting out of prison. His mini-story is a perfect example of how a great secondary subplot can take your novel to the next level, IF it makes the conflict for the main character all the more difficult. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complications are key to successful subplots. A love interest being taken hostage as the bad guys head toward an Ebola-contaminated village will certainly complicate what might have otherwise been simply a plot about preventing the outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Subplots thwart problem solving, making goals harder to reach, better yet, seemingly impossible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Successful subplots enhance theme. In my suspense novel in progress, isolation plays a role for a few of the characters. It is a blatant diagnosis in one: an agoraphobic secondary character. It is a toxic time bomb in my antagonist. It is a backstory requiring personal growth in my protagonist. Isolation is damaging and critical to the resolution. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Subplots are not detachable stories. Test each subplot to see if its progression interacts with your main storyline. I find it useful to imagine each plotline as an undulating line with points of intersection with the other plots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It can be especially powerful if the subplots all come together at some point. For example, imagine a main plot line of saving Chicago from a renegade group with a nuclear bomb. But we’ve been developing a cop-partner relationship subplot along the way: the obstacle to our heroin taking the marriage plunge is her personal baggage from a failed relationship. Let’s hit the main plot climax at the same moment she realizes she needs to let go of her painful past and accept her beau’s proposal. In the same scene, there’s an external resolution as they disarm the bomb, an interpersonal resolution when she accepts a lifelong commitment, and a personal resolution as she comes to terms with her past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I like to do is make a timeline for each of my plots, how it waxes and wanes, its climax. Then I make note of where each intersects with the main plot. This helps keep chronology straight, gives me a clear idea of where a subplot should begin and end, and points out how it adds to the overall conflict and complexity. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our lives are multi-layered. Our stories should also be. Subplots can offer up allies, foils and opposing viewpoints. Subplots can be funny or otherwise entertaining, but they must be more than that. Unlike life’s unpredictable and unrelated diversions, subplots shouldn’t feel thrown in. Have them intersect and complicate your main plot. They will add important dimensions to your story.</span></div>
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A <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">beta reader</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> is someone who looks over your manuscript
to find weaknesses before making suggestions for improvements. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike how we utilize critique group members, your
beta reader usually reads the entire book at once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He more accurately simulates the experience
of your book’s ultimate audience—your buyers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their time and skills are best used if they don’t need to focus on line
edits like grammar and spelling.</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try your best to give them a clean
copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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A helpful beta reader will make suggestions to
improve the story, characters, and setting, basically all the big picture
items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been a beta reader and I’ve
also had others take that one last look for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve found they can be book-savers: finding plot holes<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plot_hole" title="Plot hole"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, questionable believability, problems with continuity</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_(fiction)" title="Continuity (fiction)"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></a><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> and characterization, even factual
inaccuracies. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It’s common for a careful writer to have a beta
reader or two peek at her book before she sends it to agents or editors or out
for self-publishing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
It helps your reader to know what you are concerned about. Below
are some questions you might want to ask so you can
get actionable feedback on your book:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
- Did you feel drawn into the story?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- Did anything bug you?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- What's the one word you'd use to
describe each character?<br />
- Who was your favorite character?<br />
- Favorite scene?<br />
- On which page do you think you know what the story will be about?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- Did the story grip your attention
right away?<br />
- What do you wish were different in chapter one?<br />
- What's your favorite Chapter?<br />
- Where did you skim?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- Why?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- What do you feel the arc of each
character was?<br />
- Was that satisfying?<br />
- Where did you cringe?<br />
- Why?<br />
- Where did you cry/gasp/laugh?<br />
- Why?<br />
- What was too predictable?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- Where?<br />
- What do you consider the dark moment?<br />
- Were you satisfied by the end?<br />
- Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">- Would you want to read the next
book?<br />
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You'll notice there are many whys... that's because it’s much more helpful to
know WHY something is good or bad so you can go back and do more or less
of that thing.<br />
<br />
Remember to thank your Beta Reader!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
one case I sent my beta reader a box of goodies that matched the theme of the
book she’d read for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the best
gifts you can offer is to reciprocate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a learning experience whether you are on
the giving or receiving end. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To all the
beta readers out there:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THANK YOU!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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- From the Inkpot </div>
Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-42393011514405088982017-09-21T22:48:00.000-06:002017-09-21T22:48:47.705-06:00PROTECT YOUR VOICE<br />
I'd like to offer a few thoughts about voice and editing.<br />
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There are times for rules and times for forgetting the rules. Craft is always something to master, even if only to ignore.<br />
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Sister Folio and her collaborator have published a new book: <em>Misfortune Annie and the Locomotive Reaper</em>. It's a great read! It will be enjoyed by young and older alike. Here's my review I also posted it on Amazon.com. Buy the book. You won't be sorry! <br />
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Teen Annabelle Fortune, more aptly called Misfortune Annie, must stop a brilliant inventor turned killer.<br /><br />Annie is a tough, smart-as-her-own-whip, old west Tomboy who thinks her biggest challenge is resisting an off-the-reservation Cheyenne suitor. But when lawmen, including mentor Wyatt Earp, think she has what it takes to catch the Locomotive Reaper, she must tug herself over and over from a quicksand of danger while finding the killer equipped with a hydrogen-powered flying rig and multiple ways of killing.<br /><br />She is forced to work alongside Slokam, “cool as a snow-fed creek,” hater of “wounded bar music,” and not entirely trustable. She faces late night cold that makes one’s “bones feel like they’ll freeze up and snap in two,” informants with tempers like diamondbacks, skull walls, saloon shootouts, and narrow passageways (you MUST read the book to see how Annie deals with claustrophobia using a straw hat). On top of everything else, she must tame a runaway locomotive compliments of our sack headed doom dealer.<br /><br />The book reads at breakneck speed from the moment Annie is lured into the job then left behind in a none-too-safe place. There’s a head-fights-heart angle and the intriguing question of whether nature will have the final word. I can’t wait until book two’s next adventure. Please, pretty please, Ms. Fogg and Mr. Jackson, I hope to learn where her father is.<span class="votingStripe" id="cr-vote-RTTRCLH90EDDH"> </span> <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-36282476273715369682016-11-18T08:43:00.000-07:002016-11-18T09:12:04.275-07:00Hott Books review of Misfortune Annie and the Locomotive Reaper!<br />
<a href="http://www.hottbooks.com/misfortune-annie-locomotive-reaper/#.WC8grLIrJD6" target="_blank">Hott Books review</a>:<br />
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"Wow. I’m speechless. I absolutely LOVED Misfortune Annie and the Locomotive Reaper!<br />
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"At a time when women weren’t typically adventurers, especially at Annie’s age, it’s great fun to see a story about a girl who loves an adventure, is capable, and well-respected. I think Annie is a great model for young girls, especially those who don’t like the feminine trappings, and she gives us a great story to while away an afternoon.<br />
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"I’ll definitely be looking for more Misfortune Annie books to read & share!"<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-1418589008297408142016-08-20T21:06:00.000-06:002016-08-20T21:07:54.129-06:00IDEAS TIME TRAVEL<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we
pitched it, we were told it sounded derivitive of <em>Di
Vinci Code</em>. We'd created it before the book came out. I've heard many authors talk about this happening to them. It seems ideas leak out into the air and get caught by others. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another of our scripts, <em>No One Asked the River</em>, takes place in China, a whipper-snapper producer said, "China? Nobody cares to watch a Chinese themed or located
movie." The very next year <em>Crouching Tiger</em> came out, then <em>House of Flying
Daggers</em>, <em>Kung Fu Soccer</em>, etc - big hits. Wouldn't it be ironic if that same
producer called <em>No One Asked the River</em> derivative now? </span><br />
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We need to get our work out there when it's wanted. If only we could know exactly when that is.<br />
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Has this ever happened to you? If so, please share your experience with<br />
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Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-57668964611917116882016-05-04T22:49:00.000-06:002016-05-04T22:49:22.893-06:00Quirky Props for Characters - Bizarre Stuff For Your People
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many places you can get ideas for personal belongings that set your characters
apart.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I fly
United, the greatest source of entertainment is the <a href="http://www.skymall.com/?gclid=CLqJitT7wcwCFZWMaQodGIwIew&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">Sky Mall Magazine</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t
believe what wise guys invent and others, less wise, buy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Writers, take note; a quirky character can own
quirky things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sky Mall is full of inspiration.
On the most recent trip, gone was my
favorite - the Lawn Yeti - which always made me question the mindset of crypto
zoologists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The new Sky Mall featured improved
items to thrill those-with-everything who crave unnecessary and ludicrous gadgets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Appropriately,
I listened to Madonna’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Material Girl</i>
as I thumbed through the catalogue and saw a blow up thing that you’re supposed
to lean on, not your face, your whole body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the next page, I learned I could rest secure in the knowledge that I
could make a perfect pop-up egg in an electric Eggmaster – like it’s hard to
use a pan????<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then to complement it,
page 25 offered Environmentally “Green Gourmet Cookware.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Must we be P.C. even when we cook?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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come in handy for an oddball character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I turned the
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a wrist band where the time shows up on
the links of the watch band.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why? I asked
myself. Haven’t all the gear-head,
gadget-loving people moved on from watches altogether?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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came the Miocrodermabrasion System that will clear those pesky pores, featuring
a pore-sized vacuum straw, no kidding! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Great for a spurned wife seeking a new lover or a
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If pores weren’t
your problem but your butt was, the Magic Benefit Panty promised to give those
who are butt-less a seriously great bubble butt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is quite important when dancing these
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The last one
truly confused me – a shirt with pockets under the armpits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could understand it if it was meant to hide
a container of deodorant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I’m sorry,
a passport, jewelry, and credit cards under your arms?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It advised me to put my cash there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who’d want it after it’s
been to Sweat Heaven and back? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If your character
wants one, it’s called a Compression Security Travel T-Shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With seven (yes seven!) hidden pockets, it’s
only $69.95.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they don’t offer
reimbursement for the pain of scraped and chapped underarms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can see a character suffering after wearing
such a thing for a few hours as he perspires heavily as the bad guy sits next
to him with a dinner knife aimed at his ribs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>WEALTHY CHARACTERS?</strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">And for your wealthy couple a map made of license plates. They'd only need to fork out $3,900</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">If one ignores the other, maybe he hides in an ostrich pillow. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pMdAYYSHqfBQ6YEe9G-Il-jhfL-HdIBs33Ofczctljg_pmKRMsxKpYsq0VC-axZ3831ls5rkAgJT0klkQyl-_0uoVCP4kPRSdxLofO1FgLQb6rvJlPwA56TlV6QlaYTKwmJIW9AkCbs/s1600/Ostrichpillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pMdAYYSHqfBQ6YEe9G-Il-jhfL-HdIBs33Ofczctljg_pmKRMsxKpYsq0VC-axZ3831ls5rkAgJT0klkQyl-_0uoVCP4kPRSdxLofO1FgLQb6rvJlPwA56TlV6QlaYTKwmJIW9AkCbs/s200/Ostrichpillow.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Or wastes money on a Back To The Future Flux Capacitor! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span> </div>
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Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-14236139579304150912016-04-30T17:11:00.002-06:002016-04-30T17:13:51.322-06:00What’s Your Loot? Remember Book of the Month Club?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If
someone handed you a box and told you there’s loot inside custom chosen just
for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What would you imagine the
contents would be?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Books
perhaps?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All your favorite genres?]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">When
you were a kid, did you ever wish your birthday came more than once a year?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about once a month?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Ready
to commit $20-150/month to have unexpected goodies with a theme mailed to you
every month?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the new book of the
month club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are subscription boxes.
And I’m not talking about the Dollar Shave Club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These
little monthly “gifts” offer a general smattering of items each month, gear
related to your interests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Like
a book you choose because of your interests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I remember my father getting Books of the Month-The Godfather, The Happy
Hooker, Joy of Sex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if he had a
secret life.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One
of my sons has rated wine choices in his monthly delivery. The other son has,
on top of that, delivered goodies targeted toward hipster guys-Bespoke Post.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among other funky, foodie items, he got gourmet
salts and squid ink which he used to take his homemade pasta dish to the next
level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He chooses from a short list, but
many of these subscription services offer boxes of awesomeness filled with
random surprises.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[like
a great book!]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The possibilities are endless now that buying on line is
standard practice and shipping costs are negligible. We’re talking
about year-round Christmas for all ages.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Do we not love to go into a bookstore and browse,
collecting a handful of stories we hadn’t planned on getting?]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There’s <span style="color: windowtext;">Birchbox for guys</span>,
delivering a monthly selection of grooming and lifestyle products, from face
cleaner to bow ties. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Awesome
Pack</span> thrills big kids and families with board games,
plush toys and activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some
subscription boxes are higher end--$100 and up--like <span style="color: windowtext;">Wil Wheaton Quarterly Co.</span> curated by
celebrities, style experts, authors and bloggers. You might even open up to a Dungeons
& Dragon starter set.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carrots for
new parents surprises with books and toys for $120/box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some
are more focused like <span style="color: windowtext;">TeeBlox</span> and <span style="color: windowtext;">Once Upon a Tee</span> targeting fans of Doctor
Who and The Legend of Zelda with officially licensed t-shirts; <span style="color: windowtext;">Brick
Loot</span> specializing in building items like legos; for college kids, a
care package with snacks and household items called Pijon;</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> BarkBox for dogs; NatureBox for snackers [popular with high Coloradans?]; Tasting Room for wine; and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kiwi Crate for
3-7 year olds who like craft projects. And one I would have loved as a kid,
Tinker Crate, for older kids’ science projects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">GET
YOUR GEEK ON!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
trend seems to be all the rage among geeks and gamers, who have flocked to
Lootcrate, 1Up, Geek Fuel, Geek Me Box, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ComicBoxer</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Star Wars Smuggler’s Bounty</span>, Nerd Box.</span></div>
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Up Box, HeroCrate, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Super Loot</span> ZBox,
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Comic-Con Box</span>, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">IndieBox</span>. <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Super Loot</span> and <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ZBOX from
Zavvi</span> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and
<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">VillainCrate</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Really
want to invite VILLAINS into your house?]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What
do the Geeks and Gamers who pay for them get?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[Just
like a book, they have to crack it open and dip in.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What
the Geeks can expect to find:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>South Park
gear, Nintendo exclusive t-shirts, Marvel, Star Wars, DC Comics and Pokemon
figures, prints and figurines, and Horror Collectibles <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">[…which
made me wonder if it all the elements are legal.]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These
thingies of the month clubs are not companies unique to the U.S.; if you are in
Australia, you can order up <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Box 51</span>
and <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Epic
Crateness</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hero Box. </span></div>
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claim to use a panel of experts to pick comic issues around a theme each month,
that the value of each box is at least $60. But the monthly rates: $20 (1
mo.), $18.34 (3 mos.), $17.50 (6 mos.) Shipping: $5
in the U.S. / $12 to Canada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some
are aimed at female geeks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fan Mail from
who you may receive a Spider Man necklace and a Superman Comic, <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Gamer Girl
Monthly</span> (which offers exactly what it sounds like), <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Instead
of reading about your favorite manga or movie character, you can wear him in
the form of a t-shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Friend
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7519462.Alicia_Howie" target="_blank">Alicia Howie</a> enjoys her $20/month with S&H subscription to one of the most
popular subscription box companies, Lootcrate, especially her Labyrinth t-shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder if Merle Haggard and Prince have
t-shirts in any company’s box of loot this month?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What
would be in your ultimate loot box?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mine
would definitely have gourmet food items, books, yellow pads, and a great pen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-70745244877786994072016-04-11T11:57:00.002-06:002020-07-21T16:02:51.210-06:00A Grain of Salt<a href="https://fulcrum.bookstore.ipgbook.com/culinary-colorado-products-9781555914554.php" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="https://fulcrum.bookstore.ipgbook.com/culinary-colorado-products-9781555914554.php" target="_blank">Claire Walters</a>, a local writer specializing in travel and food brought up a topic on the <a href="http://www.bouldermediawomen.com/" target="_blank">Boulder Media Women</a> loop that caught my attention: those articles you see in magazines that don't appear to be paid advertising but are. You may, for example see an actual paid-ad off to the side of the article. At the very least the article itself touts the product and gives contact info. The point is, the article would likely not be in the magazine if the exposure hadn't been remunerated. YS and Boulder Lifestyle are two local examples. But companies like Subaru and chambers of commerce have them in the form of official visitors' guides. You have likely read many of these articles that aren't marked as advertising. They are essentially quid pro quo. <br />
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Our local magazines are full of advertorials. If it's not the actual point of the magazine, it's a matter of survival. I take all profiles of restaurants and other local businesses with a
grain of salt (the origins of that phrase is interesting). If it
weren't for these pseudo-journalism stories I might not have otherwise known
there was such a person/restaurant in our midst. I'm all about capitalism. Though I'm unlikely to buy based on
advertising, I might do the research to see if I'd like to know more.</div>
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You could say this is on the ethical edge. Sponsored content is deceptive to the extent it doesn't announce what
it is....just as a variety of TV media pretend to be news. There will be readers who don't understand the difference, just as there will be people who
trust the biggest ads in the yellow pages,
assume a billboard is proof of value, and that Mikey liking his cereal is an
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And BTW "a grain of salt" was part of a poison antidote. Threats involving the poison should then be taken "with a grain of salt," with skepticism.</div>
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How do you feel about articles that are really paid advertisements? </div>
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Sisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-83396440143161888752016-02-06T08:15:00.002-07:002016-02-06T08:29:34.119-07:00Rocky Mountain Railroad Club<br />
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Presentations 'R' Us? Not exactly, but Dick and I have been putting the finishing touches on a new PowerPoint presentation for the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. On February 16, 2016 we'll talk about Howard Fogg's art career and his service with the 359th Fighter Group during WWII. <br />
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Oh, and we'll share one of Howard's elusive recordings from his Talking Giants album!<br />
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The presentation is open to the public and starts at 7:30p.m. at:<br />
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Christ Episcopal Church<br />
2950 South University<br />
Denver, CO<br />
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See you there!<br />
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Voice: Your "Song" and How to Use it to Develop Characters <br />
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I'll report back about the experience at the end of January.<br />
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- InkpotSisters of the Quillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07067700948949637412noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2337494610769031999.post-39032388345511664652015-11-03T15:38:00.000-07:002015-11-03T15:38:35.463-07:00Ask Your Beta Reader<br />
It helps a reader to know what you are concerned about. Here are some question you might want to ask so you can get actionable feedback on your book:<br />
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- What's the one word you'd use to describe each character?<br />
- Who was your favorite character?<br />
- Favorite scene?<br />
- On which page do you think you know what the story will be about?<br />
- What do you wish were different in chapter one?<br />
- What's your favorite Chapter?<br />
- Where did you skim?<br />
- Why?<br />
- Where did you cringe?<br />
- Why<br />
- Where did you cry/gasp/laugh?<br />
- Why?<br />
- What was too predictable?<br />
- What do you consider the dark moment?<br />
- Were you satisfied by the end?<br />
- Why?<br />
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You'll notice there are many whys... that's because it is much more helpful to know WHY something is good or bad so you can go back and do more or less of that thing.<br />
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Remember to thank your Beta Reader!<br />
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Good editing!<br />
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From the Inkpot<br />
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