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By: Rebecca (Becky) Fjelland Davis,
on 10/27/2012
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Slider's Son garnered its second rejection this week. "Not enough historical detail" is what Calkins Creek said. George is baffled by that (maybe more than I am, even), so he's going to ask them what they meant by that. In the meantime, I'm going to spread in some more Depression-era details into the manuscript. I was mostly concerned with the character in the small town and making his life real. Guess I'll try to make the national news come home to roost more than it does already.
I have some ideas. I'm going to add some of them this weekend.
I wish I could get a book right the first time. Or second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth. Wonder what it means that I have to revise at least TWELVE times before anything gets published.
It mostly means that I should do nothing but write and maybe I'd get a book done WAY faster (and be with my kids, and be with friends, and ride my bike, and play with Freya--oh, yeah, and teach and grade papers).
Oh, well. I'm heading out on my bike to THINK in a few minutes.
So, this morning...it's raining and Freya went outside to do her business and came RIGHT back in before she finished. At least we know she's smart enough to come in out of the rain. When the rain let up, she ran way out into the cornfield to do it! Good dog! I was so proud of her...until I noticed her foot prints...uh, maybe this will accelerate my ripping up of the carpet in my house.
Yesterday, Gwen and Roger brought Buster Brown, their brown Newfy up to play with Freya. We had a blast. Dogs swam, retrieving things unto exhaustion. Here they are, shaking in tandem. There was quite a bit of slobber in the kitchen all at once.
Photos on blogger: I give up. I put them up in order; I rearrange them. The way they appear has nothing to do with how I posted them. It's not worth spending time rearranging. Back to working on my writing.
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Paula Becker,
on 9/17/2009
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My last day in Newfoundland was a sight-seeing excursion along the Killick Coast–the area north of St. John’s. Our first stop was Topsail Beach.
Below: Sketch at Topsail Beach (looking south, I think).
Below: Photo of same.
Below: Sketch at Topsail Beach, looking north..? That’s some big hill there!
Below: Photo of same.
Monday was an easy day, with my in-laws and I driving down to Ferryland (on the coast, South of St. John’s). We hiked out to the lighthouse where I did a few quick sketches. The fog was heavy and the cliffs, rocks and water below were hard to see, if we could see them at [...]
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Paula Becker,
on 9/13/2009
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(I still have sketches from my trip to Newfoundland I want to post so I will be continuing that intermittently.)
Day four was also a Sunday, so my in-laws and I attending the old St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Topsail, Newfoundland for the evening vespers. The old church was built in 1861 but closed [...]
Sorry about the handwritten notes being tough to read. I was writing while in a moving car. Also, I’ m surprised I left off the word “KETCHUP”. That’s odd as it’s rather dominate.
And now I’m hungry.
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Paula Becker,
on 8/29/2009
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Day four was more relaxed. In the late morning, my FIL and I ran a few errands on the way to take a hike along Manuels River, on Conception Bay. But before that I persuaded him to stop at a few garage sales along the way. Then we were off for a hike.
There is a [...]
I left The Duke of Duckworth, the Ship Inn (and me buddy Alan) and walked up to (and I do mean UP; the incline of these hills are steep!) Bishop Feild elementary on Bond Street and Kings Road. My in-laws were there attending a “skit night” as part of the school reunion. But since I [...]
This sketch was worked on both before and after my walk with my FIL on Signal Hill. I attempted to finish it before we left, but it started to rain (see water smudged ink on the window on the lower left side? I was not using waterproof ink for this one) so I completed it [...]
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Paula Becker,
on 8/21/2009
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I really got my sketching groove on this day, so hold on to your horses. : )
The entire day was spent in St. John’s down town area, beginning with a hike down Signal Hill. I don’t think you’re allowed to leave St. John’s until you visit Signal Hill (just kidding, of course, but it’s a [...]
Post-fish ‘n chips, it was time to sketch. This is at the corner of Bates Hill & Water St. I have it mislabeled on my sketch. I botched up the lettering on the side of the building.
Below: Sorry about the weird assemblage of photos. I snap these quickly and only with the intent for recall.
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My in-laws had an event to attend in down town St. John’s in the evening, so I went in with them and then walked the streets of St. John’s alone, with the intentions of finding some place to eat dinner, sketch, and check out the George Street Festival.
No time to sketch the meal, but I [...]
Traveling up along the western side of Conception Bay, we stopped and gawked at the view in Brigus South & Cupids. An Ice Cappuccino from Tim Horton’s kept me cool as we meandered our way up to Harbour Grace. There I did a few sketches while we all walked the boardwalk. Among the things I [...]
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Paula Becker,
on 8/17/2009
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Day two continued with a trip around Conception Bay, with many stops along the way. Below are sketches and photos taken in Brigus. I sketched the coastal scene, trying to include St. George’s Anglican church (no longer an operational church, but now a museum and community center).
It was lunchtime, so we chose to eat at [...]
Day two began easy, with sauntering out to the backyard and drawing a few more of the flowers I saw out there. Later, when I was able to identify them, I was told that the small, fusia flower is not wild, though I still don’t know what it is.
I used the other side of this [...]
To cap off my first day in Newfoundland, below are sketches of flowers I did from my evening walk and Judy’s backyard. I took note of the wildflowers of Newfoundland everywhere I went. Judy’s house backed up to a forested area so wildflowers in her backyard were abundant. I used my Derwent colored pencils and [...]
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Paula Becker,
on 8/12/2009
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We left Petty Cove to visit other coves and harbours on the north side of St. John’s. I did a few random sketches and took notes while driving through St. John’s, taking note of Moo Moo’s ice cream shop (a non-descript building painting white with black blotches for that Jersey cow look) and a couple [...]
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Paula Becker,
on 8/11/2009
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Between eating and chatting (and a phone call from my husband), I managed to eek out this sketch at lunch at Shafe’s Landing in Petty Harbour, Nfld, just south of St. John’s. I ate fish ‘n chips (battered fried fish and fries) for my first restaurant meal in the province. I love battered fish (I [...]
Who doesn’t like a lighthouse sketch, eh? Thirty years ago I would have poo-pooed on sketching anything so conventional (in my area it was sand dunes, Texas windmills, and fields of bluebonnets). Naive little art student, I was. Now I don’t give it a second thought, and love it, too boot. Anyway, below are random [...]
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on 8/7/2009
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I had done this quick cartoon version of the first day of my Newfoundland trip off and on during that same first day. A lot of this was done as we were driving which made for herky-jerky results. No pencil rough; just put down as the day went on so I could remember what we [...]
Last day? You mean we’re done with Newfoundland pictures/drawings? NOOOO!!!!!!!
Jazz: Oh dear! I think you’re the only one who’s not excited about that! Never fear! I have several more sketches from day 6!