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War zones and gun smoke
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This is for those who read and enjoy a good War Story or related fiction.(Or nonfiction for that matter)
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Comment by Charlie Bear on April 4, 2009 at 1:58pm
- The Local library has a book sale every Saturday and I have picked up an arm load or two of older paperbacked war novels. i will post my thoughts on them as I getto them......
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- Good point ! We shall indeed wait and see!
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Comment by Rebecca J Vickery on March 19, 2009 at 8:17pm - I tend to think without wars we wouldn't need the spies. LOL Why don't you wait until the group grows and see what everyone thinks. I particularly love the historical spy novels particularly from the Revolution and Civil War. And especially if they have a thread of forbidden romance running through them also.
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Comment by Lori on March 19, 2009 at 8:00pm
- Thank you for the invite Charlie Bear!
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- Hey Lori! Welcome.
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- Why not? What do you think? I'll back you either way.
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Comment by Rebecca J Vickery on March 19, 2009 at 7:46pm
- Thanks Charlie Bear, for the suggestions and the welcome. Been there and read those, plus too many others to list. I look forward to seeing what goes on here. Are spy novels going to be included or do you consider those a separate genre? Rebecca
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- Silly me, welcome to the group!
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- Hey Rebecca! Wow, those are most definitely some great movies Ebay and Amazon come to mind if you are looking for some of these stories. here's a couple more for you: Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, Bridge over The River Quay.
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Comment by Rebecca J Vickery on March 19, 2009 at 7:23pm
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Hi Charlie Bear,
Some of my favorite war stories were made into the old movies like Raid On Entebbe, Midway, Flying Leathernecks, and Green Berets. You just can't find books like that now. But I'm still looking. LOL Rebecca
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A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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