COMIC BOOKS

If you're looking for a hero or a heroine - this is the place to search...Comics Adventure in Gladstone.

You'll find loads of muscles and mayhem hanging out in this little CB store. So get over there and check it out.

455 Portland Avenue

Gladstone, Oregon

(503) 305-7946

 

 

Taking Down. . .

It's that time of year...when we take down the beach umbrella, put away the SPF 50 and roll away the cushions and lawn chairs.  Yep...I hate to admit it too but summer is over. We can still celebrate the last hurrah of the season by pulling out the BBQ and feasting with friends and family.

That's what I'm going to be doing over this holiday weekend and I hope you will too. So until fall finally settles in around my house...yep, that's next week, I want to wish you all a safe and happy holiday.

The Write Direction

SE Portland Write Direction – September 2015

Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/26/2015
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Woodstock Library
6008 SE 49th Ave - Portland, OR 97206

Making Your Way Through Social Media

 

As a writer it's hard to carve out time to write, read and edit, and then take the time to learn all the tips, tricks and hints to social media. The SCBWI and Mary Elizabeth Summer plan to make that all easier. Together they are teaming up to teach writers how to use social media.

 

Come Saturday, September 26, 2015, to a one-hour presentation on Technology for Writers and learn why and how you should be using social media to help you in the publishing world.

 

Contact: Victoria 503 988 5389

WORD FOR WEDNESDAY - a writer's game - come and play

So, you think you can . . . write?

Well if you want to write, you have to read. Take it from the King...Stephen King:

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” ― Stephen King

And, if you read, you should know a few words, including some unusual - not every day words, like Moira.

Yes, that is my WORD FOR WEDNESDAY MOIRA

So, do you know what it means?

Can you guess? Come on. Give it a try.

Have you thought long enough and hard enough? Okay then, scroll down to find the answer.

Further . . .

FURTHER….

moira is an individual destiny, will of the gods; fate and if you don’t believe me, just check it out here.

Now, were you “write” or were you wrong?  

Using the "F" Word

The truth is, at least here on my blog, that the "F" word is not a four-letter obscenity. Here, it's a three-letter word that's way more hurtful than it's foul-cousin. I've heard that some people think this new terminology we've been using, such as terms like "full-figured" and/or "curvy" is simply a new way to disguise an old word or a beautification of the ugly truth. Full-figured simply means FAT. Yep. people think those new-fangeled words are simply linguistic manipulations to excuse being F.A.T. at least in our minds. But I don't like using the "F" word, not ever. It's just so negative. And I'm glad to hear that celebrities are standing up to say the same thing only more artistically.

And, body shamers will find a tough match if they come up against Serena Williams. I find her so inspirational for so many women and I think you will too, if you check out this huffington post  story and see what a true role model should look (and act) like. Plus, if you take the time to listen to Serena give her interview, I'm sure this will end up being a Love-love situation.

Being a former tennis instructor myself, I have admired Serena for years but that was only for her skills, talents and abilities on the court. But today, I can say I admire her far more off the court.

Serena Williams - Star on the Court and Off

WINTER IS COMING - and so is SEPTEMBER 10th - YOU'D BETTER BE READY

Okay this isn't nearly as frightening as GOT winter...but, then again, maybe it is--at least for writers and wannabe writers who aren't used to that little blue bird sitting up above because September 10th marks the date of PitMad also known as #PitMad or Pitch Madness, hostessed by the ever wonderful and wickedly wise Brenda Drake, on Twitter.

So, if you've stumbled upon this post and you're wondering what the heck is Pitch Madness...?

Well, then, let me explain. It's a party... No. Not with wine and toasts but, then again, maybe it is ;D because this is the day that writers everywhere will be pitching their best blurb on twitter in the hopes of grabbing an agent's attention. Of course only 140 characters can be used to describe even the longest works of writing. It doesn't matter if it's War and Peace or Goodnight Moon, every story has to be pared down to a mere 140 characters (including spaces). So, just like with winter, writers everywhere had better be ready to send their pitches out into the wonderful world of Pitch Madness.

So, if I haven't given you enough to worry about and you're still wondering what Pitch Madness is all about, here's a direct quote from Brenda Drake's blog:

"#PitMad is a pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet a 140 character pitch for their completed, polished, unpublished manuscripts. Have several variations of your Twitter pitch available. Twitter may not let you tweet the same pitch over within the same hour. The pitch must include the hashtag #PitMad and the category (#YA, #MG, #A, #NA, #PB and #NF) in the tweet. The “#” is important to include. It will sort the categories to make it easier for the agents/publishers.
For more information about Twitter Pitching visit this post by agent @carlywatters here and this post by #PitMad alum @DianaUrban here. And here find a post from Diana on how to filter out spam from the #PitMad feed."

And, just like for Christmas, you'd better watch out, you'd better not shout, you better not cry because I'm telling you why... PITCH MADNESS is coming to TWITTER. 

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN. 

Dr. Horrible

Spent the night listening to young men and women sing their hearts out. It was a fun way to spend a night.