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एक जानकार हैं दिव्या. बहुत समय से समाचार पत्र मे लेख भेज रही हैं पर छ्पते नही थे और धन्यवाद सहित वापिस आ जाते. सहन शक्ति कम होने के कारण उसने उस अखबार की बुराई करनी शुरु कर दी कि बेकार है,सिफारिश चलती है ना ही इसमे ढंग के लेख आते हैं. सम्पादक बिका हुआ है. तभी अचानक उसकी कहानी प्रकाशित हो गई और उसकी बोलती बंद.आज वही उस समाचार पत्र की तारीफ करते नही थक रही.
वही दिल्ली के एक नौजवान हैं उन्होने डांस शो मे हिस्सा लिया और काफी आगे आ गए तो न्यूज चैनल वालो की लाईन लग गई उनके घर के आगे. पडोसी भी अपना हक समझ कर अपना इंटरव्यू देने के लिए आगे आने लगे कि उन्हें तो पहले ही विश्वास था कि जरुर आगे तक जाएगा. बचपने से देख रहे है पूत के लक्षण पालने में ही नजर आ जाते हैं … बहुत मेहनती है. पर वो जैसे ही आऊट हो गया तभी पडोसियो का नजरिया ही बदल गया. कहने लगे … इतना आसान थोडे ना होता है डांस. बहुत मेहनत करनी पडती है. पहले ही पता था कि वो इतनी आगे तक जा ही नही सकता.ऐसे ना जाने कितने उदाहरण भरे पडे है.” वैसे इसमे सरकार को दोष नही दे सकते. दोष हमारा ही है”.
यकीनन आप तो ऐसे नही होंगे है ना !!! अगर हैं तो जरा नही बहुत सोचने की दरकार है !!!!
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कुछ लोगो मे इतना “इगो” भरा होता है कि बस ..!!! अरे!! क्या हो गया अगर बच्चे से या अपने से छोटे से कुछ सीखना पड रहा है! मेरी सहेली मणि को अपने नए मोबाईल के काफी फीचर इस्तेमाल करने नही आते थे तो उसने अपने बेटे से सीखने शुरु कर दिए हालाकि बहुत डांट भी पडी अपने बच्चे से कि क्या आपको एक बार मे समझ नही आता पर वो मैदान मे डटी रही और आज उसे बार बार किसी से पूछ्ने नही जाना पडता.ठाठ से इसे इस्तेमाल करती है अब.
वही एक महाशय है उन्होने बैंक की नौकरी इसलिए छोड दी कि बैंक मे कम्प्यूटर का इस्तेमाल करना जरुरी हो गया था. बहुत सीनियर पोस्ट पर थे इसलिए एक इगो थी कि कैसे सीख ले अपने से छोटो से कि क्या समझेगे वो कि उन्हे ये भी नही आता !!! बस छोड दी नौकरी. मेरे विचार से नए जमाने से कदम ताल मिलाना है तो अपने “अहम” को छोडना ही होगा… इन बातो मे कुछ नही रखा…
वैसे आप तो ऐसे बिल्कुल नही होंगें … अगर हैं तो … !!!!
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कई बार हम किसी को उत्साहित तो करते नही उल्टे कुछ ऐसा बोल देते है कि वो बेचारे निरुत्सहित ही होकर बैठ जाते हैं.एक मेरी सहेली ने कार सीखने की इच्छा जताई तो पति और बच्चो ने साफ साफ बोल दिया कि हम तो उस समय कार मे बैठेगे नही जब आप चला रही होंगी … अभी मरने का शौक नही है. वो बेचारी अपना सा मुहं लेकर बैठ गई.
वही एक बच्चे के बोर्ड मे 90% अंक आए तो पिता बोले अब ट्यूशन पर इतना खर्चा किया, इतना आराम दिया तो इतने नम्बर तो आने ही थे वैसे भी इतने नम्बर तो किसी के बिना पढे भी आ जाए. कौन सा तीर मार लिया.
वही एक देवेन हैं 7 क्लास मे पढता है. उसकी आदत है कि सुबह नाश्ते से पहले ब्रुश जरुर करता है चाहे छुट्टी हो या ना हो. घर वाले उसे चिढाते रहते हैं पता नही कहां से पंडित पैदा हो गया हमारे घर.वो बेचारा कुछ नही कहता
रंजीता को अंग्रेजी पढने का बहुत शौक है वो जब भी बाहर जाती है तो कपडे या अन्य समान खरीदने की बजाय अंग्रेजी की किताब खरीदती है. इस पर उसी के परिवार वाले बहुत मजाक बनाते हैं कि बडी आई अंग्रेजी पढने वाली … ऐसे गिट पिट बोलती है जैसे विदेश जाएगी … स्वाभाविक है कि उसका मनोबल टूट गया .वैसे आप तो ऐसे नही है ना !!!अगर हैं तो जरा नही बहुत सोचने की दरकार है ….
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बात राखी की …
कुछ् समय पहले राखी की दुकान पर एक महिला कार से उतरी और दुकान दार से बोली सबसे मंहगी राखी दिखाओ. राखी देखते हुए बोली पिछ्ली बार भी नग वाली राखी लेकर गई थी. भईया ने दस मिनट भी नही पहनी क्योकि उसके नग निकल गए थे कोई और अच्छी और महंगी राखी दिखाओ जिसके नग न निकले. बहुत देर माथा पच्ची के बाद और ठंडा कोल्ड ड्रिक पी कर दुकान दार ने सबसे महंगी राखी देकर विदा किया.
.वही एक अन्य महिला आई और उसने खूबसूरत डोरी खरीदी. दुकानदार के पूछ्ने पर वो बोली कि पिछ्ले साल भी जो डोरी लेकर गई थी भईया ने बहुत महीने तक पहने रखी इसलिए डोरी ही ले कर जाऊगी ताकि भईया की कलाई पर ज्यादा से ज्यादा समय तक वो सजी रहे .
सच, बात मंहगी सस्ती की नही ,प्यार की होती है. ऐसे में दिखावा न हो तो त्योहार मनाने का मजा आए
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Take two ideas that don't go together and put them together. For instance, flying pigs. Cows in space. Giraffes on wheels. Get the idea? Have fun!
The First Five Pages May Workshop has come to an end. The participants worked so hard, and did a great job with their revisions. A big thanks to our guest mentor, Diana Renn, and our guest editor, Georgia McBride, both of whom provided terrific comments and suggestions, and of course to all of our fabulous permanent mentors!
Our June workshop will open for entries at noon, EST, on Saturday June 6, 2015. We'll take the first five Middle Grade, Young Adult, or New Adult entries that meet all guidelines and formatting requirements. Click here to get the rules. I will post when it opens and closes on Adventures in YA Publishing and on twitter (@etcashman), with the hashtag #1st5pages.
In addition to our talented permanent mentors, we have Shaun Hutchinson, author of The Deathday Letter, fml, and The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley. And we have Tina Schwartz as our guest agent, founder of The Purcell Agency. So get those pages ready!
Shaun is a major geek and all about nerdy shenanigans. He is the author of The Deathday Letter, fml, and The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley. He currently lives in South Florida with his partner and dog and watches way too much Doctor Who.
Andrew Brawley was supposed to die that night. His parents did, and so did his sister, but he survived.
Now he lives in the hospital. He serves food in the cafeteria, he hangs out with the nurses, and he sleeps in a forgotten supply closet. Drew blends in to near invisibility, hiding from his past, his guilt, and those who are trying to find him.
Then one night Rusty is wheeled into the ER, burned on half his body by hateful classmates. His agony calls out to Drew like a beacon, pulling them both together through all their pain and grief. In Rusty, Drew sees hope, happiness, and a future for both of them. A future outside the hospital, and away from their pasts.
But Drew knows that life is never that simple. Death roams the hospital, searching for Drew, and now Rusty. Drew lost his family, but he refuses to lose Rusty, too, so he’s determined to make things right. He’s determined to bargain, and to settle his debts once and for all.
But Death is not easily placated, and Drew’s life will have to get worse before there is any chance for things to get better.
Agent Tina P. Schwartz, founder of The Purcell Agency , admits to being a reluctant reader as a child. In fact, she says she is still very picky when it comes to choosing a book. When not reading manuscripts, marketing website, social media, or industry blogs, you can find Schwartz on her laptop enjoying her own writing time. Tina is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), and is the Co-Rep for her local chapter. 
CHANTRESS FURY is the final novel in the Chantress trilogy by Amy Butler Greenfield, and we're excited to have her stop by to chat about writing.
Amy, how long did you work on CHANTRESS FURY?
I had to write CHANTRESS FURY in less than a year – a real challenge for a slow writer like me! I’m a big believer in doing multiple drafts, so I gave myself three months to get a first draft down. It was a very stressful time, but I’m glad I did it that way. It gave me plenty of opportunity to revise, and that meant I wasn’t afraid of making big changes. With each draft the story got stronger.
What did this book teach you about writing or about yourself?
It taught me that I really can write fast! It helped that I first did an outline and scene notecards in Scrivener. Sometimes as I wrote I’d come up with a new plot twist, and I’d need to change my outline, but when I sat down every day I had a pretty good idea of where I was going. The outline also served as an early warning system: I could see pretty quickly whether new plot twists would work, or whether they were going to lead to a big mess later on. I kept track of my daily word count and set weekly word quotas, and I tried not to get bogged down in line-edits. “Write now. Fix it later” became my mantra.
What's your writing ritual like? Do you listen to music? Work at home or at a coffee shop or the library, etc?
I usually start by writing in my logbook. It’s where I jot down ideas and worries about my WIP, where I let myself grumble or celebrate, and where I settle on that day’s writing goal: to flesh out a scene, sharpen a conflict, or fast-draft a chapter. I make a new log for each book, and it’s probably the most indispensable part of my writer’s toolkit. A timer is another essential, and tea and chocolate make the process easier.
What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?
Thanks to the internet, we’re awash in information about publishing trends – who’s buying, what’s hot, what’s not. That’s really useful when it comes to selling a book, but try not to pay too much attention to buzz when you’re writing! If your WIP is bang on trend, that’s great, but the best books often break the mold. Write what you love. Write the book that’s truly yours, the one no one else in the world could write. That’s the book we need most.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Chantress Furyby Amy Butler GreenfieldHardcoverMargaret K. McElderry BooksReleased 5/19/2015The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all.
With a song, Lucy can control the wind and the water; she can bring castles and kingdoms to their feet. Since Lucy mastered her powers, King Henry has kept her close as he’s rebuilt England. She’s his best ally—and his workhorse. And now he’s called her to investigate attempted murder: His men claim they were almost killed on the Thames…by a mermaid. All Lucy can glean from the creature they’ve captured is a warning: The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all.
And then the floods begin. Swaths of London are submerged as the people scramble to defend themselves against the water—and the monsters—that are flooding their streets. As mistrust of Lucy's magic grows, the king relies on Nat, Lucy's great love, to guide them through the storm. But Nat is cold and distant to Lucy. He swore his love only a year before, and now he calls her “stranger.”
Lucy is determined to defeat this powerful new magic alone if she must. But then she hears an eerie song within the water…can it mean that she’s not the last Chantress after all?
Sweepingly romantic and crackling with magic, Chantress Fury triumphantly concludes the powerful Chantress trilogy.
Purchase Chantress Fury at AmazonPurchase Chantress Fury at IndieBoundView Chantress Fury on Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amy Butler Greenfield was a grad student in history when she gave into temptation and became a writer. Since then, she has become an award-winning author.
Amy grew up in the Adirondack Mountains and later studied history at Williams College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Oxford. She now lives with her family in England, where she writes, bakes double-dark-chocolate cake, and plots mischief.
What did you think of our interview with Amy Butler Greenfield, author of CHANTRESS FURY? Let us know in the comments!
Happy reading,
Martina, Jocelyn, Shelly, Jan, Lisa, Susan, and Erin
We're happy to have Hilary T. Smith join us to share more about her latest novel A SENSE OF THE INFINITE.
Hilary, what was your inspiration for writing A SENSE OF THE INFINITE?
Every draft of this manuscript came out completely differently—different plot, different characters, different tense. It would have been impossible to convince anyone that they were even drafts of the same novel—you would have thought I was crazy! If I can point to a single inspiration, it would be my hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario. I’d never written about the place where I grew up, and it was interesting to sift through all the sensory memories of train whistles, sumac, and waterfall mist, all those things I haven’t thought about much since I left.
What scene was really hard for you to write and why, and is that the one of which you are most proud? Or is there another scene you particularly love?
I have so many favorite scenes in this book! One of them is the moment when Annabeth’s cousin Ava, to whom she’s barely spoken in years, meets her at the Greyhound station. When Annabeth was younger, Ava told her a terrible secret that left Annabeth deeply traumatized. Now, Ava becomes the older sister Annabeth never had—she really redeems herself, and that makes me so happy.
Another favorite scene is when Annabeth goes to the Curiosity Museum to look at the lithopedion on the day she finds out she’s pregnant. There’s a wistfulness about it—wishing for this magical solution, and simultaneously knowing that the museum is about to close, and she has to go back out into the snow.
As to the first question—every scene in this book was hard to write. Every single one! That’s why I basically fell down in exhaustion when the manuscript was finished.
What book or books would most resonate with readers who love your book--or visa versa?
Anything by Sarah McCarry; anything by Loren Eiseley; anything by Rumi or Hafiz; anything by Janet Frame.
What did this book teach you about writing or about yourself?
Writing this book forced me to confront a lot of anger—anger about gender, anger about the destruction of the natural world, anger about our culture in general. It was scary for me to feel so much anger. And scary to write about it. Even though the YA shelves are filled with dystopias, there aren’t a lot of YA novels that address the rage and sorrow of the industrialized society we live in right now. It’s no accident that Annabeth’s highschool in A SENSE OF THE INFINITE is located at an intersection across from a Burger King, an EasyCuts hair salon, and a funeral parlor. These are the things we’ve decided are important; these are the things for which we bulldoze forests, fight oil wars, and destroy native cultures. Are they worth it? Hmmmmm.
So yes, I figured out I was angry. And the challenge was to hammer that anger until it shone.
What do you hope readers will take away from A SENSE OF THE INFINITE?
I have the same goal for all my books—to leave readers feeling hopeful and less alone. Often we have feelings or instincts we can hardly name, and the right book can help us clarify those instincts and gain confidence in them. I know there are readers out there who are having the same struggles and questions as the characters in A SENSE OF THE INFINITE, and this is my way of saying, “You’re OK.”
What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?
Rumi says it best: “Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious.”
ABOUT THE BOOK
A Sense of the Infiniteby Hilary T. SmithHardcoverKatherine Tegen BooksReleased 5/19/2015By the author of the critically acclaimed Wild Awake, a beautiful coming-of-age story about deep friendship, the weight of secrets, and the healing power of nature.
It's senior year of high school, and Annabeth is ready—ready for everything she and her best friend, Noe, have been planning and dreaming. But there are some things Annabeth isn't prepared for, like the constant presence of Noe's new boyfriend. Like how her relationship with her mom is wearing and fraying. And like the way the secret she's been keeping hidden deep inside her for years has started clawing at her insides, making it hard to eat or even breathe.
But most especially, she isn't prepared to lose Noe.
For years, Noe has anchored Annabeth and set their joint path. Now Noe is drifting in another direction, making new plans and dreams that don't involve Annabeth. Without Noe's constant companionship, Annabeth's world begins to crumble. But as a chain of events pulls Annabeth further and further away from Noe, she finds herself closer and closer to discovering who she's really meant to be—with her best friend or without.
Hilary T. Smith's second novel is a gorgeously written meditation on identity, loss, and the bonds of friendship.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hilary T. Smith lives in Portland, Oregon, where she studies North Indian classical music and works on native plant restoration. She is the author of Wild Awake.
What did you think of our interview with Hilary T. Smith, author of A SENSE OF INFINITE? Let us know in the comments!
Happy reading,
Martina, Jocelyn, Shelly, Jan, Lisa, Susan, and Erin
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Today, May 23, is the birthday of Sean Williams, Aussie speculative fiction writer:
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and the wonderful British children's/YA novelist Susan Cooper:
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Both of them are massive bestsellers and both deserve it!
I must admit, I discovered Susan Cooper a long time before I had heard of Sean Williams. I stumbled on the first couple of novels in a series that became known as The Dark Is Rising, based on the title of the second book in the series, in which the young hero, Will Stanton, the seventh son of a seventh son, finds out on his eleventh birthday that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to fight for the Light against the Dark, at the side of a Professor Merriman Lyon (yeah, he's Merlin). The sheer power and beauty of this novel has made it a classic. The author was already living in the US when she wrote it, but it's very British, based on the Buckinghamshire she remembered. Unfortunately, someone decided to make a dreadful movie out of it and I wasted a whole morning and $17 on seeing it. When it came out on DVD I refused to buy it even discounted. But the book and the series were amazing and you wouldn't think she could continue to write wonderful books, but she has - The Boggart(a Canadian family bring home a desk from a Scottish castle and there's a boggart asleep in a drawer, poor thing!), King Of Shadows(American boy actor finds himself in Shakespeare's London), most recently Ghost Hawk, set in the part of the US where the author now lives, historical fiction and fantasy combined in a gorgeous story.
I remember writing her a fan letter, back in the days when you could do that by looking through a book of modern children's writers, which had postal addresses, and getting a reply. But when she came out here for a library conference in Hobart, I found myself tongue-tied, like the other teacher-librarians there - a bunch of fan-girls we all were!
I have read and loved some of Sean Williams' short speculative fiction over the years, but more recently, I've had a chance to read his Trouble-Twisters series for children, written with Garth Nix, and great fun they are too, with children who have special powers that aren't always convenient. It's interesting to see how many SF writers have become very good children's and YA novelists in recent years. Sean Williams is an international bestseller who, like many other Australian writers, doesn't mind writing for local small press, which has published entire books of his short fiction over the years, and he had a story in an early issue of ASIM.
Anyway, happy birthday, Sean and Susan! May your pens never dry up!
THREE DAY SUMMER is the latest novel by Sarvenaz Tash, and we're delighted she stopped by to share more about it.
Sarvenaz, what was your inspiration for writing THREE DAY SUMMER?
I’ve always been very enamored of the ‘60s as a decade. The 25th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival happened over the summer that I was 12 and I remember both MTV and VH1 were showing lots of documentaries on the subject (as well as putting together an anniversary concert with contemporary artists). I had very little interest in the contemporary music of the time, to be honest, but I loved all of the old footage and Behind the Musics that had anything to do with the original festival. That always stuck with me and, years later, I also happened to stop by the Woodstock museum at the Bethel Center for the Arts (the site of the original festival) on what was the 40th anniversary. I realized then that my enthusiasm for what I had always perceived to be the optimistic vibe of the festival hadn’t waned at all.
At some point, it occurred to me that barring getting my hands on a TARDIS or a Time Turner, there was only one way I could attend this festival that had so captured my imagination: and that was to write a story that took place at it!
What did this book teach you about writing or about yourself?
I find that I often write to explore: whether it’s a character or a situation or, in this case, a historical event that I have thought a lot about. This book encompassed a lot of firsts for me. It was my first historical novel. It was my first time writing YA. It was my first time writing dual POVs and it was my first time writing from the POV of a boy as well as a girl. And all those firsts really helped me to learn and grow as a writer, which is always an important part of the process for me.
What's your writing ritual like? Do you listen to music? Work at home or at a coffee shop or the library, etc?
I’m an outliner for sure. When I’m working on a project, I tend to try to write every day if I can, even if it’s just for 20 minutes. I have a full-time job, so my writing time is usually when I get home from work, and I tend to schedule myself out on a scene-by-scene basis. So I try to outline or write one scene a day (depending on where I am in the process). I do write linearly and I do my best to not get too hung up on how the first draft is sounding. For me, it’s much more important to just get the first draft out (because I find it the most difficult) and then work on fine-tuning it in subsequent edits.
I usually don’t listen to music while I work, but Three Day Summer was definitely the one exception to this rule! I put on a lot of the sets from the Woodstock festival, especially as I outlined, and a lot of what I heard ended up making its way into sensory details within the manuscript.
What are you working on now?
My next book is called The Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love. It’s a contemporary YA based on my love of John Hughes movies and my general geekiness. I call it my comic con rom-com and it was pitched as Pretty in Pink goes to comic con.
It’s basically about a lovelorn nerd who decides to profess his love to his best friend at the biggest event of their social calendar. Only, of course, nothing goes exactly to plan. It’s been a lot of fun to write and it actually ended up, once again, being from a male POV so I think I used some of my newfound skills from Three Day Summer on it! It’s slated for Summer 2016 from Simon & Schuster BFYR.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Three Day Summerby Sarvenaz TashHardcoverSimon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersReleased 5/19/2015 Boy meets girl...at the most amazing concert the world has ever seen.
Michael is unsure about most things. Go to college? Enlist in the military? Break up with his girlfriend? All big question marks. He is living for the moment and all he wants is a few days at the biggest concert of the summer.
Cora lives in the town hosting the music festival. She's volunteering in the medical tent. She's like that, always the good girl. But there is something in the air at this concert and suddenly Cora finds herself wanting to push her own boundaries.
When Michael and Cora meet, sparks fly, hearts race, and all the things songs are written about come true. And all the while, three days of the most epic summer await them...
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Sarvenaz Tash was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up on Long Island, NY. She received her BFA in Film and Television from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. This means she got to spend most of college running around and making movies (it was a lot of fun). She has dabbled in all sorts of writing including screenwriting, copywriting, and professional tweeting. She currently lives in her favorite borough of her favorite city.
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KILLER WITHIN is the sequel to KILLER INSTINCT, and we're thrilled to have author S.E. Green join us chat about writing.
S.E., what did this book teach you about writing or about yourself?
Writing both KILLER INSTINCT and KILLER WITHIN taught me how to be me. How to take
chances and write how I truly want to write--raw and gritty and dark.
Was there an AHA! moment along your road to publication where something suddenly sank in and you felt you had the key to writing a novel? What was it?
I tried writing adult novels and my critique partners kept telling me I had a young voice and I should write YA. One day I finally listened and tried and you know what? They were right! I knew within two pages that I had found my voice!
What's your writing ritual like? Do you listen to music? Work at home or at a coffee shop or the library, etc?
I'm a morning writer. I type at a stand up desk in my kitchen--close to the coffee.
What advice would you most like to pass along to other writers?
Don't be afraid to take chances. Write every day, even if you end up deleting it. And join a writer's group--it's great for networking and learning the craft.
What are you working on now?
A YA suspense involving a satanic cult.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Killer Withinby S.E. GreenHardcoverSimon PulseReleased 5/19/2015In the heart-pounding sequel to the “zippy, gripping psychological drama” (Kirkus Reviews) Killer Instinct, teen vigilante Lane must face the secrets and unexpected consequences that arise in the wake of her first kill.
It’s been three months since Lane made her first kill—the sadistic Decapitator—and now she feels both closer and more alienated than ever from her united, grieving family. Haunted by conflicting memories of her mother, Lane resumes her role as the vigilante Masked Savior out of a feeling of obligation—but her heart just isn’t in it anymore. Now that Lane has felt the rush of deeper, darker thrills, a growing part of her wants to revisit its seductive power, and she’s not sure how long she can resist.
Meanwhile, the Masked Savior has inspired its own fan site, where groupies gather online to praise, document, and debate each delivered act of justice. But one of Lane’s secret admirers is becoming a cunning copycat, exacting “justice” on defenseless innocents, increasing the violence with each attack.
Someone is watching Lane, edging closer to making contact. Someone who knows her darkest secrets. Will Lane be able to stop the copycat and keep her identity protected? Or will she give in to the thrills that tempt her?
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Shannon Greenland, or S. E. Green, is the award winning author of the teen thriller, Killer Instinct, a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers; the teen spy series, The Specialists, an ALA Popular Paperback and a National Reader’s Choice recipient; and the YA romance, The Summer My Life Began, winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award. Her books have been translated into several languages and are currently on numerous state reading lists.
Shannon is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Romance Writers of America, and Mystery Writers of America. She has participated in and served as a guest speaker at festivals and conferences around the country to include but not limited to the LA Times Book Festival, American Library Association, Book Expo of America, Bouchercon, Romance Writers of America, RT Book Convention, Young Adult Keller Book Festival, Southern Festival of Books, and many more.
Shannon grew up in Tennessee where she dreaded all things reading and writing. She didn’t even read her first book for enjoyment until she was twenty-five. After that she was hooked! When she’s not writing, she works as an adjunct math professor and lives on the coast in Florida with her very grouchy dog. Find her online everywhere @segreenauthor.
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We're honored to have mother-daughter writing team Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer join us to chat about the writing process for their new novel OFF THE PAGE.
What was your inspiration for writing OFF THE PAGE?
We knew that we left things hanging at the end of BETWEEN THE LINES -- what happens to Edgar? What's it like for Oliver in the real world? Tons of readers wrote to ask us -- but we had a very real world obstacle in our way, namely, Sammy was in college at Vassar and didn't have time to write a novel. One day Sammy called home to say she missed writing. Jodi said, "You write every day!" but she meant creative writing. Sammy suggested writing the sequel the summer after her freshman year of college -- so that's exactly what we did.
What scene was really hard for you to write and why, and is that the one of which you are most proud? Or is there another scene you particularly love?
The last day we were writing, we really wanted to kill each other. If Jodi said the sky was blue, Sammy said, "No, it's GREEN." We were writing the little interchapters that dot the book, and they should have been easy -- but they were so, so difficult! One of the scenes we are really proud of creating is the copyright cave -- the book plays around a lot with who owns a story and who creates it - the reader or the writer. We like the idea that there might be a hidden spot in a story where all the author's imagination resides. A scene we laughed a lot at when we were writing was the double date between Chris, Edgar, Jules, and Delilah.
What's your writing ritual like? Do you listen to music? Work at home or at a coffee shop or the library, etc?
When we write, it's side by side in Jodi's office. We take turns typing and we literally speak the book out loud, line by line. For OFF THE PAGE, because we were working on a limited amount of time (Sammy's summer break) we worked for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. If you think it's hard to get along with your mother in general -- imagine spending that much time with her every single day!!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Off the Pageby Jodi Picoult and Samantha van LeerHardcoverDelacorte PressReleased 5/19/2015From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and her daughter and coauthor, Samantha van Leer, comes OFF THE PAGE, a tender and appealing romantic YA novel filled with humor, adventure, and magical relationships.
Meet Oliver, a prince literally taken from the pages of a fairy tale and transported into the real world. Meet Delilah, the girl who wished Oliver into being. It’s a miracle that seems perfect at first—but there are complications. To exist in Delilah’s world, Oliver must take the place of a regular boy. Enter Edgar, who agrees to play Oliver’s role in the pages of Delilah’s favorite book. But just when it seems that the plan will work, everything gets turned upside down.
Full of humor and witty commentary about life, OFF THE PAGE is a stand-alone novel as well as the companion to the authors’ bestseller Between the Lines, and is perfect for readers looking for a fairytale ending. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Meg Cabot are sure to appreciate this novel about love, romance, and relationships.
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Jodi Picoult is the bestselling author of of twenty-three novels and the YA novel Between The Lines (2012) co-written with her daughter Samantha van Leer, and The Storyteller (2013). Her last eight novels have debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list. Her highly anticipated new novel, Leaving Time, was released in the US, Canada, and Australia October 14, 2014; it will be released in the UK on 4th November.
Samantha van Leer is a sophomore at Vassar College majoring in psychology with a minor in human development. She has four dogs: Alvin, Harvey, Dudley, and Oliver—for whom the prince in this story is named.
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When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of a character’s backstory is her emotional wound. This negative experience from the past is so intense that a character will go to great lengths to avoid experiencing that kind of pain and negative emotion again. As a result, certain behaviors, beliefs, and character traits will emerge.
Characters, like real people, are unique, and will respond to wounding events differently. The vast array of possible emotional wounds combined with each character’s personality gives you many options in terms of how your character will turn out. With the right amount of exploration, you should be able to come up with a character whose past appropriately affects her present, resulting in a realistic character that will ring true with readers. Understanding what wounds a protagonist bears will also help you plot out her arc, creating a compelling journey of change that will satisfy readers.
A Parent’s Abandonment
Examples:
- Being abandoned as an infant (on a doorstep, in a dumpster, on the side of the road, etc.)
- One’s parents dying during a child’s formative years
- A parent giving up his/her rights and turning the child over to the state
- Being left with relatives for long periods of time with little communication from one’s parent
- Being left alone as a young child to fend for oneself
- Having a parent who frequently leaves for long periods of time without warning or apology
- Being subjected to a life of foster care when one’s parent is imprisoned
- Living with a parent who suffers from mental illness or another disability that renders them unable to adequately care for others
Basic Needs That May Be Compromised By This Wound: love and belonging, safety and security, physiological needs
Lies That May Be Embraced As a Result of This Wound:
- No one wants to be with me.
- I need to push others away before they have a chance to leave me.
- There’s something wrong with me; that’s why people leave me.
- It’s only a matter of time until he leaves me.
- People are inherently unreliable.
- I’d rather be alone than be rejected again.
- I can’t trust anyone but myself.
Positive Attributes That May Result: cautious, empathetic, loyal, kind, protective
Negative Traits That May Result: apathetic, callous, cynical, humorless, insecure, inhibited, manipulative, needy, oversensitive, rebellious, resentful, subservient, withdrawn,
Resulting Fears:
- Fear of abandonment
- Fear that there’s something wrong with oneself that makes it impossible to be loved
- Fear of “normal” relationships where abandonment isn’t a possibility (due to abandonment being one’s norm)
- Fear of inadvertently driving others away
- Fear of never being truly loved and accepted
Possible Habits That May Emerge:
- Distrusting authority figures
- Maintaining shallow relationships
- Abandoning others before they can abandon the victim
- Sabotaging budding relationships
- Engaging in unhealthy relationships out of a need for love
- Difficulty setting healthy boundaries
- Becoming clingy and needy
- Becoming possessive of others
- Becoming obsessed or paranoid; demanding frequent proof of someone’s love
- Frequently transitioning out of situations where relationships are being formed (jobs, schools, churches, neighborhoods, etc.)
- Isolating oneself; becoming a loner
- Not committing to anything
- Not following through on responsibilities
- Becoming fiercely independent
- Pursuing people who aren’t likely to return one’s affections
TIP: If you need help understanding the impact of these factors, please read our introductory post on the Emotional Wound Thesaurus.
*Photo Credit: Rega Photography @ Creative Commons
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Two minutes…
क्या 2 मिनट … दो मिनट … अरे जनाब … क्या बात कर रहे हैं …. 2 मिनट आज के समय में दो मिनट यानि की 2 घंटे के बराबर होता है और आप इतनी आसानी से कह रहे हैं दो मिनट. जैसे 2 रुपए की कीमत 100 रुपए के बराबर हो गई है ठीक वैसे ही दो मिनट अब दो घंटे के बराबर हो गए हैं.. तेज और तेज, फटाफट , जल्दी, रफ्तार, non stop और Quicker के जमाने में आप बात कर रहे हैं 2 मिनट की बहुत नाईंसाफी है ये.
क्या आप मेरी बात से सहमत नही हैं… तो बताईए जब आप नेट चलाते है और दस सैंकिंड भी अगर खुलने में लेट हो जाए तो क्या हाल होता है और किसी को फोन करें और चार पांच bell चली जाए और वहां से रिस्पांस न मिले तो क्या हाल होता है आपका… WhatsApp सैंकिंड में न खुले तो आप नेट वर्क को दोष देने लगते हैं कि नही और … और…. और… अगर सडक पर red light पर एक मिनट रुकना पडे तो क्या हाल होता है आपका आपसे बेहतर कौन जान सकता है तभी तो मैं कह रही हूं कि आज 2 मिनट का जमाना नही रहा Fast- Faster – fastest का जमाना है यानि बुलेट का जमाना है बस चलाओ और सीधा धांय …
दो मिनट का जमाना नही रहा अब … अब जमाना है सुनामी .. भूकम्प ( ओह ये तो कुछ ज्यादा ही हो गया … वैसे मेरा आशय तो आपको समझ आ ही गया होगा … है ना 
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2 minute Maggi .. बच्चों को पसंद आने वाली मैगी पर अब रोक लग गई है… मम्मी पापा पूरे प्रयासों में है कि बच्चे मैगी की बजाय दाल रोटी ही खाए पर यादों से भुलाना आसान भी नही …
( फिर क्यूं तेरी यादों ने मुझे रुला दिया हो … )
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यमुना एक्सप्रैस हाईवे पर मिराज 2000 की सफलता पूर्वक लैंडिंग करवाई गई… उसी पर आधारित ये कार्टून है जब लैंडिंग के दौरान गाय जाने को तैयार ही नही है
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For those who work, a three day weekend
Feels like a reward,
The culmination of a goal
That they’ve been working toward.
It’s just one extra day and yet,
It feels like so much more,
A chance to catch up on the things
On workdays, they’d ignore.
But even for the unemployed
And, too, retirees,
A holiday on Monday
Somehow really seems to please.
So happy weekend, one and all;
Enjoy this little break.
Forgetting why the day is free, though,
Would be a mistake.
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NF 4 NF Nonfiction for New Folks Writer’s ConferenceWhen: September 17 – 20, 2015
Where: Rosenberg, Texas
If you are looking for a writing conference that focuses solely on nonfiction, is sure to boost your writing to the next level, and will connect you with dozens of other like-minded writers, then you've found it. Nonfiction 4 New Folks is the creation of author Pat Miller who knows what a writer needs - encouraging mentors, an intimate setting so you don't get lost in the crowd, and tons of useful information.
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The conference is limited to just 40 attendees so there will be a lot of opportunities to ask questions and get the help you need.
The schedule is jam-packed with opportunity to hone your craft and learn all about writing nonfiction. I’ll be talking about research techniques and how to write for magazines.
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A Crazy Fairy Tale…
Little Red Riding Hood Not Quite by Yvonne Morrison, illus. Donovan Bixley, Scholastic NZ
If you liked the previous Children’s Choice Award-winning story from this pair – The Three Bears Sort Of – you’ll like this one. It’s the same format, with a long-suffering parent trying to read the fairy tale to a precocious child. The interruptions and discussions are very funny – and extremely logical, when you think about it. The old fairy tales certainly weren’t renowned for being logical…Donovan Bixley’s bright and cheeky illustrations are done in mixed media, hand drawn and digitally painted. They convey the two layers of the narration with gusto. Probably best for older children, maybe about 6 to 8, who know the original story and can enjoy the input from the child listener. ISBN 978 1 77543 263 0 $15.99 Pb
Reviewed by Lorraine Orman
Rustle Up a Rhythmby Rosalind Malam, illus. Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson, Scholastic New Zealand
Packed with action and noise, this will be great fun to read aloud to either a group or an individual child. Written from the point of view of a small boy, the rhyming text zips us through the day with his family, using such verses as: “Bibble, bibble, bubble, hums my egg from the pot, and the bread in the toaster goes click – click – pop!” Onomatopoeia is featured all the way through the story, right up to bedtime. The illustrations are friendly, expansive and colourful, happily integrating the “noise” words into the flow of daily events. Pre-schoolers in particular will love identifying and saying the words, at the same time associating sounds with events or objects familiar to them. I imagine this book will be very useful for reading and language sessions in pre-school centres and early entrant classes.ISBN 978 1 77543 148 0 $19.00 Pb
Little Hoiho by Stephanie Thatcher, Scholastic NZ
Stephanie’s first picture book The Great Galloping Galoot was published by Scholastic NZ in 2012. It’s a jolly, bouncing story – fans will find this second book is quite different in tone but just as satisfying. On her first foray out of the nest, a little penguin finds that not all birds are the same. Kotuku struts on beautiful long legs, Toroa flies on big wings, Tui can sing. Little Hoihoi can’t do any of these things. Of course, as soon as she falls into the water she finds there is something she can do much better than the other birds… The pencil illustrations are a delight with their gentle watercolours, uncluttered scenes and good use of white space. Little Hoihoi’s expressive face takes centre-stage and delicately conveys her emotions. The book includes a small amount of information about yellow-eyed penguins, but its true value will be as a group read-aloud to children of around 3 to 7.ISBN 978 1 77543 249 4 RRP $19 Pb
Reviewed by Lorraine Orman
Piggy Pasta and More Food With Attitude by Rebecca Woolfall and Suzi Tait-Bradly with feature photography by Vicki Leopold, Scholastic New Zealand
The picture on the cover is of some extremely pink (ie. beetroot-coloured) pasta which certainly draws the eye to the book… Once you get past the pasta pig face, you’ll find an alphabetically arranged collection of interesting recipes ranging from Dirt Pudding and Incy Wincy Chocolate Spiders to Rowdy Rice Saladand Witchy Poo Fingers. Each recipe is coded to indicate what types of meal it can be - there’s certainly a wide range of dishes covered. The authors are the founders of the Auckland-based LittleCooks cooking classes for kids (www.littlecooks.co.nz), so they know what’s likely to appeal to young appetites. I studied the recipes and reached a few conclusions. Firstly, kids will love eating most of them and will especially love making them with a (very) patient parent to assist. Secondly, the recipes will probably be more successful with older children than with littlies – some procedures are quite fiddly and time-consuming. Scholastic recommends the book for ages 8+. Thirdly, what you see in the busy, bright illustrations is not necessarily what you get. Toys, props and fancy backgrounds have been used in the photos to create a fabulous picture – so if you want to replicate the presentation of some of the dishes, you’ll have to do a shopping trip to the toy shop first…
ISBN 978 1 77543 216 6 $19.00 Pb
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Anthony Ant Goes To Egypt
Summary:Anthony Ant knows how to travel in style—since he’s so small, he can go just about anywhere, unnoticed! This time, he curls up in a suitcase and gets out in Egypt, ready for the fabulous adventure of a lifetime. Anthony Ant is in Cairo, Egypt…and luckily he meets an expert tour guide, Babu Beetle. Together they explore Egypt’s history, culture, and food, with adventures including a camel ride, and a visit to the famous pyramids…and more! The second book in the Anthony Ant series continues to introduce kids to the excitement of world travel, with an enjoyable companion who is ready to share his experiences.
Author Bio:Julie Bettendorf is a world traveler with a background in history and a degree in archaeology. Through her series of children's travel books, she shares the wonderful world of travel with children and her parents, as Anthony Ant teaches kids about other cultures, customs, and traditions. She has currently published the second book in the Anthony Ant series, and is in the process of publishing her first work of adult historical fiction, entitled "Luxor: Book of Past Lives." When Julie is not traveling with her daughter Erin, and son Max, she lives in Portland, Oregon.
Please visit Anthony's website http://www.anthonystravels.com/ for more information about Anthony's books.
Review:Anthony Ant Goes To Egypt is a delightful tale of an ant who travels to Egypt for a vacation. Once there he learns about Cairo, Egypt's capital. He also learns about the kinds of foods that are eaten in Egypt, like pita bread. At a cafe, Anthony meets a beetle named Babu who shows him all around Egypt. They ride a camel, see a pyramid and some statues. They also go to a bazaar to see what is for sale. Babu recommends going to the museum, which ends up being a special trip the pair will treasure for ever.
This story has colorful illustrations that will capture the reader's eye. The reader will also learn about Egypt's history and culture. This 31 page picture book, written in rhyme, will delight children from 5-10 years of age. Many readers will look forward to Anthony Ant's next adventure.
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On the GJ Book Club, we're studying Chapter 8, "The Study of Drawing," from Harold Speed's 1917 classic
The Practice and Science of Drawing.
The following numbered paragraphs cite key points in italics, followed by a brief remark of my own. If you would like to respond to a specific point, please precede your comment by the corresponding number.
This is one of the core chapters of the book, with many good illustrations. Rather than try to comprehensively summarize the content, I'll just call out a few key points to provide a memory jogger and a discussion starter.
1. Appearances must be reduced to terms of a flat surface.In many modern academic ateliers, one proceeds from a 2D shape analysis in an early stage, to a 3D construction stage later. Seeing the forms in front of you as flat shapes can be a challenge, and Speed offers various methods for doing so, including......
2. Method for creating a drawing grid: cardboard with cutout hole, and black thread held in with sealing wax.
Over the years I have experimented with various forms of this grid, including one with black threads woven across. By the way, sealing wax is a sticky wax people would melt and then stamp with a tool for sealing letters. You could use hot glue for the same purpose.
I've found a more useful grid is a set of lines drawn with an indelible marker on a piece of acrylic or plexiglass sheet. In order to get accurate measurements, the observer must maintain a constant distance and position relative to the grid. Holding it at arm's length is one way, but there are others. Maybe in a future post or video I'll show some other methods.
3. The drawing grid or frame should be held between the eye and the object to be drawn in a perfectly vertical position.
This needs a bit of clarification. Rather than being held in a "perfectly vertical position," the grid or viewfinder should be held
perpendicular to the line of sight, which is a different thing in the case of an upshot or downshot. Holding the grid vertically in such an up or down angled view would negate the normal convergent effect of vertical lines. In fact, in photography, "
tilt-shift" lenses are sometimes used to artificially hold the lens vertically to negate the normal perspective of verticals.
4. It is never advisable to compare other than vertical and horizontal measurements.
A corollary to this is the importance of being able to judge a true vertical, often aided by a plumb line.
5. Three principles of construction.A. Block out shape by analyzing into straight lines (Figure X, above)
B. Breaking down the shapes of curves. (Figure Y).
C. Vertical and side measurements. (Figure Z).
These three basic geometric methods, used in conjunction with each other, are used in the demo of the figure block-in below.
6. Method for blocking in a figure, with the prime vertical drawn through the armpit.
He also says, "Train yourself to draw between limits decided upon at the start." This is so important for placing figures accurately in multi-figure work. Some other methods, such as building outward from the center, will not serve as well for producing figures that must fit within strict limits.
7. In the case of foreshortenings, the eye, unaided by this blocking out, is always apt to be led astray.
This is so true, and in the case of foreshortenened lengths that I try to always remember to make measurements.
8. In blocking-in, observe the shape of the background as much as the object.
In many modern books, this advice is put in terms of judging "negative shapes."
9. Lines bounding one side of a form must be observed in relation to the lines bounding the other.
He continues, "The drawing of the two sides should be carried on simultaneously so that one may constantly compare them."
10. In line drawing, shading should only be used to aid the expression of form.
Even though this drawing has some tone, Speed uses it to show the way parallel lines can express form and textures like hair.
11. Diagram of a cone (seen from above) next to a window at left.
Speed proceeds to go into some detail about the theory of what we would regard highlights, terminators, core shadows, and cast shadows. But he's not primarily concerned with accurately producing a tonal analysis of form. That will come later in "mass drawing." He is still thinking in terms of a drawing conceived primarily in linear terms. That's why he suggests using the soft frontal lighting of an open window at the observer's back.
12. You seldom see any shadows in Holbein's drawings; he seems to have put his sitters near a wide window, close against which he worked.
13. Lines of shading drawn across the forms suggest softness, lines drawn in curves fullness of form, lines drawn down the forms hardness, and lines crossing in all directions so that only a mystery of tone results, atmosphere. In his book
Creative Illustration, Andrew Loomis recapitulates these same points, not only for drawing, but also painting techniques.
14. In the method of line drawing we are trying to explain (the method employed for most of the drawings by the author in this book) the lines of shading are made parallel in a direction that comes easy to the hand, unless some quality in the form suggests their following other directions. 
15. Don't burden a line drawing with heavy half tones and shadows; keep them light.
He says, "The beauty that is the particular province of line drawing is the beauty of contours, and this is marred by heavy light and shade."
16. Analysis of forms of the eye, the eyebrow, and the eyelashes.There are many good pieces of advice in the text.
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Hello, hello! Over on Facebook a few friends and I have put together an event, a Picture Book Work-Along Intensive, May 25-27 (that's this coming Monday through Wednesday), designed to be a look at current picture books -- what makes them tick? What makes them sell? What makes them work for kids? Or not.
If you're not on FB, no worries. Comment and work-along right here on the blog. I'll be summarizing each day's activity in a blog post, so you'll still be able to participate. Suggest titles, tell us what you think, tell us what works for you and your young readers! We're not interested in bashing books in public; we're interested in WHAT WORKS. That's where we'll focus.
We are inviting everyone -- reader, writer, illustrator, parent, grandparent, teacher, whoever you are, if you are interested in picture books, this is for you. We're encouraging your participation and your thoughts and comments and questions and opinions -- we want to learn. We are not teachers in this Intensive, we are all learners.
Any current (or classic) picture books you want to talk about are fair game. For organizational purposes, we are pulling from the following lists, and we have picked up almost all titles from our local libraries:
The Golden Age of Picture Books, an ABPA Panel, at Publisher's Weekly.
Creative Courage for Young Hearts: 15 Emboldening Picture Books Celebrating the Lives of Great Artists, Writers, and Scientists at Brain Pickings.
29 Ridiculously Wonderful New Books to Read With Kids. At BuzzFeed
25 Ridiculously Wonderful Books to Read With Kids in 2015. Also at BuzzFeed but a different list.
The Ezra Jack Keats Award winners 2015.
Participants are already suggesting books not on this list. Here are a few: SIDEWALK FLOWERS; THE OCTOPUPPY; THE CASE FOR LOVING; CHASING FREEDOM; THE BEAR ATE YOUR SANDWICH; SUPERTRUCK. Check
the FB event page for particulars on books as well as details about the Intensive. This Facebook page is open to everyone, even those not on FB.
Hope to see you there. This is a drop-in when you can, stay as you like, contribute your thoughts, let's enlighten one another workshop. We're going to be WRITING as well, when you're not hearing from us online. We want to learn, and we want to write picture books. Moderators are moi, Jane Kurtz, Dian Curtis Regan, and Laurel Snyder. Janie and I will be together in person those three days, and we've got 72 books on my coffee table right now, from the
Gwinnett County and the
DeKalb County Library systems, ready to go. Join us!
xoxo Debbie
Happy Feline Friday! Feline Friday is fun meme my friend Sandee at Comedy Plus posts every Friday. The meme was created by Sandee's buddy Steve, at Burnt Food Dude because he wanted his friends and readers to know he likes cats. I'm not sure why everyone thought Steve disliked cats, but it's been my experience that you have to own a cat to understand them. I've always been a dog lover, and never expected to own a cat, not because I disliked them, I just preferred dogs, and had never raised a cat. If you have never owned a cat this video will give you an idea about how cats and dogs love and learn to trust in their own way, plus it's fun to watch.
Thank you for visiting, and feel free to leave a comment, or check your "Reaction" in one of the boxes below this post. To participate in this meme, just read Sandee's post at Comedy Plus for more information and fun.
Oh, and if you have time, let me know "What Song Is In Your Head Today," the song in my head is posted on the sidebar.
Have a terrific day! Follow your bliss- :)
Special thanks to YouTube and Arnabkacakstudio for the "Cat Versus Dog" video.
Ann Clemmons
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