Five for 5.
I haven't used my livejournal for much except groups lately, but I want to participate in one of these. I'll do my best!
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
I haven't used my livejournal for much except groups lately, but I want to participate in one of these. I'll do my best!
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
Salutations, fellow book-lovers!
I am looking for some recommendations. I've been trying to find a fitting Christmas present for my brother's girlfriend, and I figured a well-written book will do.
She is very interested in Britain's history, so I am looking for some recommendations on historical fiction set in the Tudor period or the Elizabethan period.
I do NOT need Philippa Gregory recommendations - she already has all of those books.
Please help me out! I've been naughty and have waited a tad too long and I hope to run out to the bookstore either today or tomorrow. :)
Thank you so much!
I am looking for some recommendations. I've been trying to find a fitting Christmas present for my brother's girlfriend, and I figured a well-written book will do.
She is very interested in Britain's history, so I am looking for some recommendations on historical fiction set in the Tudor period or the Elizabethan period.
I do NOT need Philippa Gregory recommendations - she already has all of those books.
Please help me out! I've been naughty and have waited a tad too long and I hope to run out to the bookstore either today or tomorrow. :)
Thank you so much!
The Jeeves and Wooster Series
by P.G. Wodehouse
These books are hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud on a plane trip, and being glared at. The books take place during the 1920s. Bertie Wooster is a high class naive buffoon, as well as the narrator. Jeeves is a 'gentleman's gentleman' (not a butler of course), and helps Wooster out of every scrape. For better (but mostly for worse) he rescues Wooster from the clutches of angry men and women, and even an angry swan.
Bertie Wooster is constantly attacked by the women in the novel, who bully him constantly. P.G. Wodehouse might not have had the best view of women; they are at best comical predators. The young men trip over themselves, and the older men are harsh and even scary.
The stories vary from Wooster having to steal for his cousin, to trying to escape a yacht that he has been locked in by pretending to be a minstrel - only to get into more trouble.
The stories are short, and the few novels are hardly over two hundred pages long. They are delightful and perfect for a break. Sometimes Wooster can be a bit long winded, but it makes him sound like that friend everyone has. You know the one - they try to describe everything to make it clear that they are not the problem. It is endearing and annoying.
If you enjoy British humor and hardy explanations with hilarious metaphors and similes - curl up with a story.
(There is a TV series based off the short stories, Stephen Fry plays Jeeves and Hugh Laurie plays Bertie Wooster. Good stuff.)
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by P.G. Wodehouse
These books are hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud on a plane trip, and being glared at. The books take place during the 1920s. Bertie Wooster is a high class naive buffoon, as well as the narrator. Jeeves is a 'gentleman's gentleman' (not a butler of course), and helps Wooster out of every scrape. For better (but mostly for worse) he rescues Wooster from the clutches of angry men and women, and even an angry swan.
Bertie Wooster is constantly attacked by the women in the novel, who bully him constantly. P.G. Wodehouse might not have had the best view of women; they are at best comical predators. The young men trip over themselves, and the older men are harsh and even scary.
The stories vary from Wooster having to steal for his cousin, to trying to escape a yacht that he has been locked in by pretending to be a minstrel - only to get into more trouble.
The stories are short, and the few novels are hardly over two hundred pages long. They are delightful and perfect for a break. Sometimes Wooster can be a bit long winded, but it makes him sound like that friend everyone has. You know the one - they try to describe everything to make it clear that they are not the problem. It is endearing and annoying.
If you enjoy British humor and hardy explanations with hilarious metaphors and similes - curl up with a story.
(There is a TV series based off the short stories, Stephen Fry plays Jeeves and Hugh Laurie plays Bertie Wooster. Good stuff.)
( exerpt! )
Author: miimei
Challenge: creamsicle #19: self esteem
Extra: pocky
Rating: G
Story: The boy who knew everything and still nothing [same universe as Dwenna's]
Word count: 62
Summary: Enaly throught the eyes of others.
Challenge: creamsicle #19: self esteem
Extra: pocky
Rating: G
Story: The boy who knew everything and still nothing [same universe as Dwenna's]
Word count: 62
Summary: Enaly throught the eyes of others.
( 19: He was so fucking perfect. )
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
To add to that, I'm sure I'll have it done quite a bit before 2011, as well. If you have a birthday or something coming up, let me know and I'll try to get yours done first. :}
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
To add to that, I'm sure I'll have it done quite a bit before 2011, as well. If you have a birthday or something coming up, let me know and I'll try to get yours done first. :}
- Mood:
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I have some friends in college that LOVE jager bombs, so I put together a gift set for them:
( Behind here! )
( Behind here! )
The Widow Arden lives near the city of Mortlak with her two daughters: the polite and reserved Blanche, and the bold Rosamund. Their 
cottage sits near the border that separates the human world from the land of Faerie. One snowy day, someone knocks on their door. When they open it, they are shocked to find a large bear. They soon discover that the bear is not really a bear, but a faerie prince cursed by human magic. With the help of the prince's brother, the two sisters and mother try to find a way to break the magic spell. Unfortunately, magic is scorned as witchcraft in Mortlak. The three must be careful not to be discovered, or the results could be dire.
I've recently become fascinated by the fairy tale, "Snow White and Rose Red," after reading Margo Lanagan's Tender Morsels. Patricia C Wrede's Snow White and Rose Red is another retelling of the classic tale, although it takes the story in a very different direction. Set in Elizabethan England, Snow White and Rose Red draws it's inspiration not only from the fairy tale itself, but also from the ballad Thomas the Rhymer, and real historical figures such as John Dee and Edward “Ned” Kelley. The dialogue is written in a style common to that time period, complete with “Thees” and “Thous.” This took a little time getting used to, but it was easy to understand if I read a little slower than usual.
Although I didn't have the same level of emotional connection that I did with Tender Morsels, I found Snow White and Rose Red to be a pleasant, polite little book with quite a lot of story inside. Beyond the story of the two sisters, there is the parallel story of the two brothers, Hugh, who is turned into a bear, and his brother John, both half-faerie princes who take to their human blood very differently. There is a third storyline involving John Dee and Ned Kelley, who play the role of the dwarf from the original tale, a fourth storyline involving three wicked faerie creatures, and a fifth storyline involving a troublesome maid named Joan, as well as some small sections about the witch hunter. That can be a bit overwhelming at times. I loved the faerie elements of this story. I also found it to be incredibly romantic, despite the fact that there is no physical contact between each party. Every little look and moment seems to hold more weight as a result. I also enjoyed the little forward written by Terri Windling.
Snow White and Rose Red is a sweet fairy tale retelling, filled with magic and romance. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the fairytale for which it's named, or to anyone who'd like to learn more of the "Snow White and Rose Red" story.
Rating: four stars Length: 273 pages
Source: Lewiston Public Library
Similar Books: Tender Morsels by Margon Lanagan (my review), is another retelling of "Snow White and Rose Red." This book also reminded me of Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (my review), and the works of Patricia McKillip (read my review of Alphabet of Thorn)
Other books I've read by this author: Dealing with Dragons. Also, Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, and The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia, which were both written with Caroline Stevermer
Yikes! Only two books left until I meet my goal for the year!!
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cottage sits near the border that separates the human world from the land of Faerie. One snowy day, someone knocks on their door. When they open it, they are shocked to find a large bear. They soon discover that the bear is not really a bear, but a faerie prince cursed by human magic. With the help of the prince's brother, the two sisters and mother try to find a way to break the magic spell. Unfortunately, magic is scorned as witchcraft in Mortlak. The three must be careful not to be discovered, or the results could be dire. I've recently become fascinated by the fairy tale, "Snow White and Rose Red," after reading Margo Lanagan's Tender Morsels. Patricia C Wrede's Snow White and Rose Red is another retelling of the classic tale, although it takes the story in a very different direction. Set in Elizabethan England, Snow White and Rose Red draws it's inspiration not only from the fairy tale itself, but also from the ballad Thomas the Rhymer, and real historical figures such as John Dee and Edward “Ned” Kelley. The dialogue is written in a style common to that time period, complete with “Thees” and “Thous.” This took a little time getting used to, but it was easy to understand if I read a little slower than usual.
Although I didn't have the same level of emotional connection that I did with Tender Morsels, I found Snow White and Rose Red to be a pleasant, polite little book with quite a lot of story inside. Beyond the story of the two sisters, there is the parallel story of the two brothers, Hugh, who is turned into a bear, and his brother John, both half-faerie princes who take to their human blood very differently. There is a third storyline involving John Dee and Ned Kelley, who play the role of the dwarf from the original tale, a fourth storyline involving three wicked faerie creatures, and a fifth storyline involving a troublesome maid named Joan, as well as some small sections about the witch hunter. That can be a bit overwhelming at times. I loved the faerie elements of this story. I also found it to be incredibly romantic, despite the fact that there is no physical contact between each party. Every little look and moment seems to hold more weight as a result. I also enjoyed the little forward written by Terri Windling.
Snow White and Rose Red is a sweet fairy tale retelling, filled with magic and romance. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the fairytale for which it's named, or to anyone who'd like to learn more of the "Snow White and Rose Red" story.
Rating: four stars Length: 273 pages
Source: Lewiston Public Library
Similar Books: Tender Morsels by Margon Lanagan (my review), is another retelling of "Snow White and Rose Red." This book also reminded me of Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (my review), and the works of Patricia McKillip (read my review of Alphabet of Thorn)
Other books I've read by this author: Dealing with Dragons. Also, Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, and The Grand Tour or The Purloined Coronation Regalia, which were both written with Caroline Stevermer
Yikes! Only two books left until I meet my goal for the year!!
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happy"Porridge today, Gromit! TEWWSSSday!"*
Good morning, Flameisters! How does this day find you? Here in New England, it is pretty damn cold. Break out the woolies!!
Let's check out what is happening in the Flame today:
* The Week 3 Poll is up and running! Get your votes in before noon tomorrow!
* There is no Week 4 poll this month - Week 3 is for the whole cheese log! Stay tuned for the sign-up post for January 2010!
*pipisafoat has done a masterful job with the Editing Post!
*Please note: if you have been on an editing hiatus due to school/finals, and you find you have some time this week now, please check with Pip! We have several outstanding edits to clear up by the end of the year, and you have the time to take even one, please letpipisafoat know by PM or sign up on the editing post to be included in next week's Reassignment Post. Don't forget to include how many you can take and anything you particularly do or don't want! Thanks for your help, from Pip and all the BF Mods!
*The January Literary Library Ideas Post is up! If you have ideas for an article, or feedback on the four December submissions, please leave a comment to this post!
* This week,rephen is our featured writer in the Writer's Showcase!
***********************************
This past week I was struggling, as I so often do, to catch up on various tasks around the house. One of my least favorite is ironing. I tend to put it off, which then leaves me with quite a substantial pile. My preferred method is to either find something on tv (marathons of a favorite show are good here) or put in a DVD and watch as I iron, (being that ironing is about the most boring thing to do on the planet). Children's programming is not ruled out here, if it is something I like such as iCarly.
My 6 3/4 year old son Mr Bear was home at the time, so children's programming it was. Fine fine, he's playing and watching tv, I am ironing and watching tv. Every few shirts I stop to either get more shirts, get other laundry to fold, etc. Mr Bear has been around the iron for a few years now, and knows to give the iron, the ironing board, & the freshly pressed shirts a wide berth.
So I go in the other room to do something, and all of a sudden I hear a wail and zoom! here comes Mr Bear! His cheeks are all covered in tears, and more are rolling out from between his squinched up eyelids. "mooooommmmmmmmyyyyy!" I'm quickly scanning him, try to ascertain the problem. "What?? What is it??" I ask, running my hands over his head and limbs to make sure he is intact. "It hurrrrrrrrrts!" he cries and I realize that one hand is clutching the other, with the index finger sticking straight out. "What, sweetie? What hurts?"
"My finguuuuuuuuuur!" he snuffles. "My finger hurts."
"What happened to your finger? Did you pinch it? Do you have a splinter?"
"No................I touched the iron!"
*facepalm"
I took him to the sink, ran cool water over it for a bit, and then wrapped a cold cloth around it. It was a slight burn - no blistering, nothing more than pink and some pain for a bit. After the cold cloth I gave him a band-aid, mostly as band-aids have miraculous haeling powers to little kids.
Of course I felt bad for him. My sympathy, however, was tempered with the thought that well, he wasn't going to fool around again with that iron. He'd been told many, many about leaving the iron alone. I'd explained to him about the heat and the boo-boos and so on, and he had heeded that...until now. Somehow he HAD to just find out for himself how hot it really was, and one inquisitive finger tip had tested it. He'd now had a quick lesson on minding what he'd been told about something that could hurt him, and I'll bet it will be a cold day in a hot spot before he ever does that again.
What lesson have you had to learn the hard way about doing something potentially dangerous?
*From Wallace & Gromit
Good morning, Flameisters! How does this day find you? Here in New England, it is pretty damn cold. Break out the woolies!!
Let's check out what is happening in the Flame today:
* The Week 3 Poll is up and running! Get your votes in before noon tomorrow!
* There is no Week 4 poll this month - Week 3 is for the whole cheese log! Stay tuned for the sign-up post for January 2010!
*
pipisafoat has done a masterful job with the Editing Post!*Please note: if you have been on an editing hiatus due to school/finals, and you find you have some time this week now, please check with Pip! We have several outstanding edits to clear up by the end of the year, and you have the time to take even one, please let
pipisafoat know by PM or sign up on the editing post to be included in next week's Reassignment Post. Don't forget to include how many you can take and anything you particularly do or don't want! Thanks for your help, from Pip and all the BF Mods!*The January Literary Library Ideas Post is up! If you have ideas for an article, or feedback on the four December submissions, please leave a comment to this post!
* This week,
rephen is our featured writer in the Writer's Showcase!***********************************
This past week I was struggling, as I so often do, to catch up on various tasks around the house. One of my least favorite is ironing. I tend to put it off, which then leaves me with quite a substantial pile. My preferred method is to either find something on tv (marathons of a favorite show are good here) or put in a DVD and watch as I iron, (being that ironing is about the most boring thing to do on the planet). Children's programming is not ruled out here, if it is something I like such as iCarly.
My 6 3/4 year old son Mr Bear was home at the time, so children's programming it was. Fine fine, he's playing and watching tv, I am ironing and watching tv. Every few shirts I stop to either get more shirts, get other laundry to fold, etc. Mr Bear has been around the iron for a few years now, and knows to give the iron, the ironing board, & the freshly pressed shirts a wide berth.
So I go in the other room to do something, and all of a sudden I hear a wail and zoom! here comes Mr Bear! His cheeks are all covered in tears, and more are rolling out from between his squinched up eyelids. "mooooommmmmmmmyyyyy!" I'm quickly scanning him, try to ascertain the problem. "What?? What is it??" I ask, running my hands over his head and limbs to make sure he is intact. "It hurrrrrrrrrts!" he cries and I realize that one hand is clutching the other, with the index finger sticking straight out. "What, sweetie? What hurts?"
"My finguuuuuuuuuur!" he snuffles. "My finger hurts."
"What happened to your finger? Did you pinch it? Do you have a splinter?"
"No................I touched the iron!"
*facepalm"
I took him to the sink, ran cool water over it for a bit, and then wrapped a cold cloth around it. It was a slight burn - no blistering, nothing more than pink and some pain for a bit. After the cold cloth I gave him a band-aid, mostly as band-aids have miraculous haeling powers to little kids.
Of course I felt bad for him. My sympathy, however, was tempered with the thought that well, he wasn't going to fool around again with that iron. He'd been told many, many about leaving the iron alone. I'd explained to him about the heat and the boo-boos and so on, and he had heeded that...until now. Somehow he HAD to just find out for himself how hot it really was, and one inquisitive finger tip had tested it. He'd now had a quick lesson on minding what he'd been told about something that could hurt him, and I'll bet it will be a cold day in a hot spot before he ever does that again.
What lesson have you had to learn the hard way about doing something potentially dangerous?
*From Wallace & Gromit
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
My friend, jimhines , put up an interesting post yesterday in which he questioned whether book signings were really worth the bother.
I already planned to cover this topic in my series on The Fine Art of Self-Promotion next year (I think it’s part ten), but after reading Jim’s post, I thought I’d ask my research question now.
From your point of view as a reader, why would you attend a book signing?
Even though I very much look forward to the day when I’m a published author and can sign a copy of my novel for someone, I think a book signing is really more self-gratification for the writer than it is self-promotion.
After all, what’s in it for the reader, other than a chance to meet the author? What’s more, he/she’s expected to pay for the privilege by purchasing a signed copy of a book.
From the reader’s point of view, it’s really not that big a deal, unless of course, they’re a fan of the author’s work, but in that case, wouldn’t they buy the book anyway?
I don’t think signings are a bad idea, but from a self-promotional point of view, I believe they should be the encore rather than main event. Personally, I have no desire to attend a book signing where there’s nothing on offer but the chance to watch the author write a note in his/her novel for me.
However, I’ve bought many books from writers after hearing them speak at an event.
It’s not so much a question of whether or not an author should do a signing event, as it is about what else he/she can offer potential book buyers to make the effort of turning up worthwhile.
Part of the thinking behind setting up the New Jersey Authors’ Network was to encourage writers to take part in multi-author events. I’ve organized two of them myself, and from what I’ve seen I’d say people are more interested in attending something like a Q&A panel (followed by a book signing) than a reading, or a straightforward ‘turn up, buy my book and I’ll scribble a note in it for you’ event.
From the point of view of a reader, I think it’s more interesting to hear authors talk about their work, and writing in general, than it is to hear them read an excerpt from a book, though of course, that’s just my opinion.
How about you?
If you didn’t already know the authors or their work, what kind of pre-signing event would make you attend a book signing?
jimhines , put up an interesting post yesterday in which he questioned whether book signings were really worth the bother. I already planned to cover this topic in my series on The Fine Art of Self-Promotion next year (I think it’s part ten), but after reading Jim’s post, I thought I’d ask my research question now.
From your point of view as a reader, why would you attend a book signing?
Even though I very much look forward to the day when I’m a published author and can sign a copy of my novel for someone, I think a book signing is really more self-gratification for the writer than it is self-promotion.
After all, what’s in it for the reader, other than a chance to meet the author? What’s more, he/she’s expected to pay for the privilege by purchasing a signed copy of a book.
From the reader’s point of view, it’s really not that big a deal, unless of course, they’re a fan of the author’s work, but in that case, wouldn’t they buy the book anyway?
I don’t think signings are a bad idea, but from a self-promotional point of view, I believe they should be the encore rather than main event. Personally, I have no desire to attend a book signing where there’s nothing on offer but the chance to watch the author write a note in his/her novel for me.
However, I’ve bought many books from writers after hearing them speak at an event.
It’s not so much a question of whether or not an author should do a signing event, as it is about what else he/she can offer potential book buyers to make the effort of turning up worthwhile.
Part of the thinking behind setting up the New Jersey Authors’ Network was to encourage writers to take part in multi-author events. I’ve organized two of them myself, and from what I’ve seen I’d say people are more interested in attending something like a Q&A panel (followed by a book signing) than a reading, or a straightforward ‘turn up, buy my book and I’ll scribble a note in it for you’ event.
From the point of view of a reader, I think it’s more interesting to hear authors talk about their work, and writing in general, than it is to hear them read an excerpt from a book, though of course, that’s just my opinion.
How about you?
If you didn’t already know the authors or their work, what kind of pre-signing event would make you attend a book signing?
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- Location:Home
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This is my very first entry to any lj community EVER, so critiques and comments are very much welcome :)
Title: Chalcedony Series - First Book: Four Seasons
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance(?)
Format: novel
Rating: T
Warning: (in current chapter) mention of nation violence
Summary: (story) In the land of Zenobyie, where the Kingdoms are isolated, alienated, hidden or ruined, there is a child of the lost Element that will bring Light to his home.
( Read more... )
I haaate giving gift cards to people, but sometimes you have no choice. When I'm forced to, I try to at least dress it up. I just found this "Gift Box" holder tutorial and I'm going to make one right now. :)
Chocolate Nut Bark. Pretty easy and you still have time to make it before Christmas! Make a batch and keep it around as a "just in case" present if you realize you forgot someone - and if you don't end up using it as a gift, eat it yourself. :) You can replace the nuts with something else, too - try putting a few candy canes in a ziplock and crushing them to small chunks - almost powder - with a hammer, then sprinkle that on top of the melted chocolate. It looks pretty and is tasty also! I made cookies like this one year for the holidays and they were a huge hit. :)
My gf is looking for cross stitch patterns for Metroid, of Samus if possible, that aren't too hard since it's for Christmas. Have you seen any? She's looking, but if you see anything particularly good she'd appreciate a shout :)
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
Note: if you like things like cell phone/mp3 socks, tell me the dimensions! I love making things like that for friends <3 -Pumpkin
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
Note: if you like things like cell phone/mp3 socks, tell me the dimensions! I love making things like that for friends <3 -Pumpkin
The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.
In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.
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