Authors for Japan - I'm donating a Sweetie & Tender Graces for Authors for Japan, if you want to bid just click on the link and leave your bid in the comments (I think that's how it works). If you want to bid on other items, click on the first link or HERE or HERE
I found out how to make the links open to a new page from googling it and then I went to Moms Who Blog, and their explanation taught me how!
Rachelle Gardner had a post about "How to Get Published" and I couldn't remember if I posted the link here on Linky Love day or not. So, if so, redux, if not, then here you are.
You all may have seen where I posted this video of music Michael made for the Grace's Sagas
So when he posted on Facebook how he was apologizing to me, to my publishers, his music fans, for his "Deception" for not being the "real musician" behind the composition of Saga of Virginia Kate - I thought, "What? oh no . . . what happened?" Until I looked down and saw the video for Bluegrass Dog Band -the "real" band behind the music. *haw* . . . laughing . . .
Today's links/videos/photos will be done lickity spit, because Angie Gumbo Writer, I, and our wonderful staff are working hard this week to ready the winter issue of The Rose & Thorn Journal and our newsletter. We hope you will stop by and say so long to the writers and poets from our fall issue. Send a note if you enjoy a story or poem or the art- or let us know what you think about R&T.
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Also, our R&T Blog is chock full of gooey-good-stuff - about writing and writers and books and literature and people and places. Today R&T staffer Dr. Adnan Mahmutovic's (author of Thinner and [Refuge]e and more) review and interview of Jo Cannon’s Insignificant Gestureswill be up at the R&T blog. We'll be posting Adnan's interviews and/or reviews about once a month. We'd love to have you subscribe to the blog while you are there! And I had to put that Dr. there in front of my friend's name - he worked so hard for that Ph.D. Go Adnan!
Because I love my publishers, Bellebooks//Bell Bridge Books and want to impress them with how hard I work and for them to think I am loved by multitudes, *laughing* I'll post this link again if y'all want to go check it out on BB's new blog and my first post with them . . . Bullies, Outcasts, Prejudice and SWEETIE
Though I am doing well on Kindle, I'd love to see more of my books in bookstores and in libraries, so I encourage you to ask for them in your local bookstores and libraries if you are so moved- my dream would be to have my books in every library - oh! I love libraries and librarians. Epecially when he talks about them:
[I still can't remember how to make the links open to a new page, so sorry. I am quite surprised blogspot doesn't have this feature included. I know somewhere we are to put a target="_blank" but danged if I can figure out where/how.]
Danged if this video doesn't make me laugh every time. The look on Mrs. Lincoln's face as ole Abe takes his time . . . laughing!
That's it for now, folks. See you all Friday! Now I'm going to finish my coffee before a snowy walk in the cove.
target="_blank" . . . where oh where does this go? dang.
PS! I almost forgot - Small Footprints'sArt Tist (click pic) painted this from one of my photos! Oh, I do love this:
Well, the leaves are changing. Some are already knocked off by rain and by tomorrow we'll have high winds that will knock off even more. It's beautiful, but this won't be one of the more vivid years due to this and that and the other. Still, what a lovely place to live in. The other photos are of a storm that was moving out one morning.
You know, before I came here to blogger, I had a blog through MSN. I stopped using it because it was a pain to work with. But, they've just changed everything to WordPress and I have to say I'm impressed with it. I don't know if I'll leave blogger and go back to the "old" site - I've hardly posted there in the time I've been here-- but I am tempted. It was my old "Howling from my Mountain" blog and I've already upgraded it to WordPress. I'll have to think on this a while!
We're working on the fall issue of Rose & Thorn Journal. The summer issue will be sent to the new Archives Page, so we hope you'll stop by and give a last look at this issue before the fall issue goes live. If you haven't signed up for the newsletter, we hope you will. Tell us what you think. Also, our R&T blog has new posts every Wednesday -we hope you'll stop there, too, and read, subscribe. R&T is on Facebook, and on Twitter.
I'm on Facebook and Twitter too. I don't do the "like" "fan" thing- and in fact I don't like to call reader's "fans" - I think I've said this before, but instead people are friends, colleagues, readers, etc. Besides, I like to interact and use my facebook as a casual place to talk and connect and say hello.
My good friend "Reduce Footprints" always has a great post about making our earth a cleaner and more sustainable and environmentally friendly place. I was going to link her today anyway, and then I saw she had linked me *laugh* - Anyway - go by and visit her site!
And last, I think on my regular wednesday "random photos/links/videos" I'm going to google whatever comes first to my mind and then whatever link(s) comes up first, that's what I'll post here. Today I googled "Peanut Butter and Jelly" and the very first link was to this video: Peanut Butter and Jelly. Lawd.
These Old Spice Guy videos crack me up - and he's not hard to look at either. This one is for you Librarians out there!
For some reason I have bookmarked "10 Horrible Deep Sea Creatures" and have no memory of why - but, probably for research on something I may have wanted to write for Ocean Magazine; who knows. Also in my bookmarks (both listed under "writing research") I have "Moral Insanity: A Brief History" - huhn, who knows what I was looking for when I found that. Okay, well, Enjoy! *laugh*
I am trying to decide whether to do a 'trailer' for SWEETIE. I did one for Tender Graces and for Secret Graces. But, I'm just not sure if people look at them or if they are 'worth' doing or if they add anything to the process or enjoyment of my books, etc. They're fun to make, but they do take a bit of time. Bellebooks did TG for me, and I asked if I could do SG and that was my first attempt. I'm on the fence about doing one for Sweetie. What do you think? Any opinions/suggestions?
Also, speaking of SWEETIE - I have one review trade paperback sized copy left. If you are a book blogger/reviewer, I will send you this proof - it is an uncorrected galley proof (for those who don't know what that is - it means it's an early version printed out before all the errors are caught and fixed), and is for reviewers only. Contact me at my hotmail or gmail addresses (you can go to my website or look at my blogger profile to get an email) if you are interested in reviewing Sweetie. I only have one, so first one to email me I will send it on.
I will remind everyone that Bellebooks/Bell Bridge Books will be accepting new manuscripts for literary/women's fiction beginning November 1. They are growing and it's exciting!
I came across The Best Damn Creative Writing Blog "getting your literary life," and am exploring it, and enjoying it, thoroughly. Just scroll the front page and you'll see plenty of nuggets to click and read.
I'll miss the Cathy comic. I'm glad they will be having Cathy Classics, but still, I'd love to see where else her life leads her. Well, things have to end sometimes, don't they?
I've been enjoying "Blind Pig & The Acorn" blog - recipes, posts about Appalachia and its writers and people and music. Love it.
And as always, Teresa Frohock has written a thought-provoking blog.
The Return of Buffalo Horse. If you've read SG, you know there is a 'scene' where Virginia Kate opens replica of Ponokamita (or Pono-Kamita) - the Buffalo horse - from Miss Darla. It's one of my favorite scenes with so much symbolism and nature and power.
Tartitude bought a pen like mine! She fell in love with it just as I did - love love this pen. My son, Daniel, bought me one for Christmas and it's one of my prized possessions. I use it for signings, etc.
It's Wednesday and time for random photos/random linkages. I'm busy this week with Rose & Thorn doodly dah, and getting ready for my trip to the Siba Conference. Since Tender Graces was nominated for a SIBA award, I get to be on the writer's auction block (lawd) -proceeds go to charity, so it's a good thing. Link below on the trade show!
AND! Angie Gumbo Writer's husband can sing! You can listen to him on Amie Street - go Angie's DH!
shy Maggie Girl wouldn't let me snap photo of her face (just like her owner, Kat! haw! ask Angie!)
"Grandmother" - bought from Woolworth Walk in Asheville - love this artist - I have many 'totems' from this artist
My beautiful friend Kim Michelle Richarson's book bookmark
Kim's book "The Unbreakable Child" will be released October 1. It is available now on Kindle. She's re-opening her blog this week and will be having a contest. Her publishers have a wonderful blog - Behler Blog - stop by and read. This is a powerful book and one most difficult for Kim to write and one difficult for me to read - except for the hope: the hope saves this memoir from despair. Yes.
Big Jake all tuckered out
Teresa Frohock is brilliant - if you aren't subscribed to her blog - do it! I loved this: Writing Fiction with the 3-2-1 method, but she has many more gems there.
These photos of rugs/throws are why I can't truly be a vegetarian ... although I told GMR this is sheared not skinned ... he begs to differ; I tell him "LA LA LA can't hear you LA LA LA LA LA LA
Backspace The Writer's Place is a great forum - I just re-signed up after letting my "dues" laspe for over a year. Check them out - the dues are quite reasonable. There's a good group of writers, editors, agents, publishers . . . join the forum!
As I mentioned, I'll be at the SIBA Trade Show from Friday through the weekend. I'll be driving from my little cove at Killian Knob to Daytona Beach, while GMR holds down the little log house all alone wif-out his sweet wonderful wife (snork) - if you see my Boop Mobile, give me a honk and a wave (you'll know it's the Boop Mobile if you see it :-D )
