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[CatrionaGrace]

That must be so awesome getting to see your book out there in the world !

It's pretty cool, all right. The librarian in Big Timber had read and appreciated it- said she recommended it with caveats (tr igger warnings). Left one off in Sheridan and one in Buffalo. Went to find Book I on the shelves and there it was. I did my guerilla marketing- took the books off the shelves and put them in one of the endcap displays. (Endcap displays? If that right?) In bookstores, I pull it off the shelf and face it out in convenient empty spaces. All's fair in love and book display.

I'd like to go to the monthly writers group tonight, but I don't think I can get my feathered fowl in sequence and in the car an hour from now. The weekly Saturday group will do this month.

 

[Set2Stun]

Oh right I gotta post something...

I peeled and cut like 5 pounds of potatoes into fries and froze a bunch (they were starting to grow). After a shower, my hands still smell like potatoes.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

That's a lot of french fries.

 

[Set2Stun]

Fresh fries are so good, and with the air fryer, they're not even horrible for you

Sometimes I still miss the deep fryer, but good gravy, I sure don't miss cleaning it.

 

[Stuart Dren]

Fresh fries are so good, and with the air fryer, they're not even horrible for you

Sometimes I still miss the deep fryer, but good gravy, I sure don't miss cleaning it.

Good on you, being healthy over there. Fresh fries hit different too.

I don't have one, but I remember my mum occasionally making fresh fries in the deep fryer. Skins on, full yummy. I don't know if cleaning it or changing the oil was a thing that... happened though. I.e. the concept of an intent to do that may not have made it past preliminary planning phases.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

Once upon a time, I loved french fries, but somewhere along, I lost my taste for a number of former favorite foods, including fries and chocolate.

 

[Homer Potvin]

I air fry the fingerlings or peewee creamers. Same as fries but shaped differently.

The multifunction air fryer intsapot was a gamechanger. It's a third entity that can be paired with ovens and saute burners.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I air fry the fingerlings or peewee creamers.

Imagine how weird this sounds to non-cooks with naughty minds.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Once upon a time, I loved french fries, but somewhere along, I lost my taste for a number of former favorite foods, including fries and chocolate.

I hope I never lose my taste for chocolate. Here's something different to try, now that chocolate is so expensive:

1. Get one small packet of milk and one of dark chocolate (when they're on special, naturally).

2. Break them up into little squares.

3. Grab your favourite sachet of hot chocolate (I recommend the Avalanche 99% sugar free hot chocolate with salted caramel).

4. Add two small (or one large) square of dark chocolate and one square of milk.

5. Add a teaspoon of honey.

6. Add boiling water, and use a teaspoon to break up the chocolate and melt it all.

7. Sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

8. Sip. Melt into the chocolate.

As an bonus, when you're finished, there will be melted chocolate at the bottom of the mug. Use a strawberry or two to mop it up. Strawberries and dark chocolate -- yum.

Give it a try. Winter is coming in for us Aussies soon, so I made up this concoction to break through the greyness and the monotony.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

The audio recording of Book II is coming up soon. I was delighted to discover the same three readers who did Book I are doing Book II. When asked if that was okay with me, I said a resounding YES! I did mention some mispronunciations in Book I of words that will also be in Book II. About an hour ago, got a letter from the publisher asking if I can record the pronunciations for reference, and can I have it done by Monday. It's a 381 page book, and I don't know offhand what in it requires regional pronunciation.

Natchitoches was one such word. To look at it, one would never expect it to be nak-uh-dish. A cousin once lived there, but I called the library to make sure of the pronunciation. Another word was either. Never thought about it until the reader pronounced it Eye-ther, instead of Ee-ther.

So, okay, then. Guess I'll speed read my own book, make a list of words, and record them.

Stuff no one tells you about writing a book...

 

[Set2Stun]

Popped in with nothing to say again. I spent way too much time snoozing in bed again today, but I got a ton of chores done to make up for it. Now I can get back to being lazy for a bit.

 

[Louanne Learning]

The highlight of my day was doing math with my 16-year-old grand-niece. I had a refresher course in finding the domain and range of a function.

I was also reminded about how much I like pencils more than pens. In all my years of teaching, I always made my notes, lesson plans, everything, in pencil. I'm not sure about the psychology of that.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I use pencils (preferably mechanical) when I want to slow my thoughts down and concentrate on details. Writing in pencil also allows me the luxury of erasure instead of strike-throughs. However, when I need to think and write fast, Precise V5 Rolling Ball extra fine pens are the way to go.

Or is that too specific?

I had a refresher course in finding the domain and range of a function.

I suspect domain and range mean something completely different to a mathematician than to a naturalist. Please don't explain. My math brain cells exploded in Algebra I and I never replaced them.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Writing in pencil also allows me the luxury of erasure instead of strike-throughs.

I think you are onto something here...

 

[CatrionaGrace]

It's 'cause I'm old and wise and stuff.

 

[Trish]

Okay I'm getting close to turning into the Joker
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Every time I see something like this I mark the entire agency/publisher as a hell no. I could sub there (if I wrote what they are pubbing) and I'd rather stab myself repeatedly with a slightly sharpened spoon.

It's disgusting and they obviously don't care a bit about the actual writing. They care about virtue signaling and appearaces and they can gtfo with that shit.

 

[Set2Stun]

It's really weird! Traditional publishing is one of the few industries where it feels like they are trying to actively drive trends instead of simply responding to existing supply and demand.

 

[Trish]

It's really weird! Traditional publishing is one of the few industries where it feels like they are trying to actively drive trends instead of simply responding to existing supply and demand.

Most of the agencies I've seen that do that are the kind of agencies that primarily pick up self pubs who have done super well. They don't want to do any work, they just want to pull a cut. Schmagency vibes.

 

[Homer Potvin]

It's really weird! Traditional publishing is one of the few industries where it feels like they are trying to actively drive trends instead of simply responding to existing supply and demand.

Never mix business and politics. Never mix anything and business.

 

[Pik]

Writingforum podcast would be great though, and we'd find out how posters such as Homer, Trish etc sound like. I'd have questions such as why did some of my posts get permanently deleted.