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Your Path to Publication

I've always loved reading. Maybe because I grew up in a house filled with children. Mom had 9 of us and Grandma lived with us too. So, as you can imagine, Mom and Dad were always busy. 

Plus, we only had one television when I was a kid, and it was black and white. Okay, I know that dates me to nearly the Stone Age but it's true. And, in those days you had to find ways to entertain yourself.

And being nearly at the end of that long line of kids, I never got to pick the television shows we watched, unless I ran home from school and was the first into the house. Then, if I was lucky, I could catch the last fifteen minutes of Dark Shadows and Barnabus Collins. 

You might ask, "What does all that have to do with me getting published?"

And, I would have to say, "A lot!"

You have to be an avid reader to be a decent writer. And, even if you disagree with me on that one issue, you'd have to admit that if you read a lot, you at least have some concept of how words should be put together to tell a story and that definitely can't hurt with your writing. 

And, if you've always wanted to write a book, my best advice to you is to...start writing.

There are a lot of people who dream of becoming an author, but the first step is to work on perfecting your craft (aka writing).

Once you've worked on that angle of the pie, you need to do some research. Check out the best writing groups in your area and of course the best critique groups, agents, editors and publishing houses. 

You might not know where to begin looking, so I'm going to provide some helpful links and suggestions.

Manuscript Wish List: The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?

Agent Query: https://www.agentquery.com/

Query Tracker: Literary Agents on QueryTracker

Directory of Literary Agents: USA Literary Agencies - Directory of Literary Agents

Another thing I would do is to track down blogposts and interviews your dream agent has done to learn more about this person who might become your literary partner for years to come.

Next, see if there are any conferences your dream agent has or will be attending in the future that you might be able to participate in.

These are a few websites, links and suggestions that will at least help get you on the "write" path to publication 

And, if you have any questions, just let me know and I'll see what I can do to help. 

Noises Off at Lakewood Theatre

 

We went to see a comedy show at the Lakwood Center for the Arts on Thursday night. 

Even the grounds were spectacular. There were art pieces to catch your eye on the walk up to the venue.

And, once we got inside there were costume displays and previous show fliers to entertain us while we waited for the show to begin.

It was a farcically fun night out filled with physical comedy and spoofs plus bits and pieces of hilarity. 

The show was performed in this intimate setting with beautiful backdrops and obviously perfect coordination from the cast and crew:

Director: Don Alder

Stage Manager: Cassie Kanios

Set Designer: Chris Whitten

Costume Designer: Janelle Sutton

Sound Designer: Marcus Storey

Executive Producer: Steve Knox

Prop Designer: Jim Crino

Lighting Designer: Dug Martell

ASM: Megan Misslin

The Cast Consisted of:

Dotty: Sarah Lucht (My favorite of the characters-though everyone was exceptional)

Lloyd: Tom Mounsey

Garry: Tom Walton

Brooke: Bonnie Auguston

Poppy: Ariel Puls

Frederick: Mark Schwahn

Belinda: Melissa Whitney

Tim: Andy Baldwin

Selsdon: Grant Byington

The show runs from February 28 to April 6, 2025, so there is still time to catch a fun night out in a quaint venue. 

Ticket prices:

$42 Adults

$40 Seniors

$30 Students

If you have further questions, call the Box Office at 503-635-3901 

Palm Springs, The Parabas Open and The Joshua Tree National Park

If you love tennis, sunshine, and hiking, this trip is for you! We went to see the pros play the court game of tennis and stayed to check out the celebrity city of Palm Springs. We saw it all from famous icons of Marilyn to stars on the walkway of Ginger Rogers, Bob Hope and Phyllis Diller. 

Then we went up to the mountain to hike around the Joshua Tree National Park, where we saw geckos, strange rock formations and interesting vegetation, including the endangered Joshua Tree (which I think looks a lot like the hybrid of a cactus and a tree).

                                   

We even found another statue of Marilyn and then found a Pioneertown where we had lunch at the Red Dog Saloon.

 

It was a fun trip and we saw some fantastic tennis.

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Armageddon & The End of Days is what we learn about in the Bible today

1 We're reading the Bible and learning what God says about the End of the Age. If you're interested in hearing what God says, instead of learning about it in Hollywood movies and books, then join us as we read Mark 13 today.

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