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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- You can catch me in Istanbul at the Greenhouse bookstore which I own - the largest English language bookstore on the Asian side of this intercontinental city.
Or you can catch me in print four times a week on the expat page as a columnist in Today's Zaman, a Turkish newspaper published in English.
Many of my research papers on anthropology in the Turkish world have been published in journals. Kuperard commissioned me to write the Turkey edition of their Culture Smart series: a book approved by CNN Business Traveler. I also have a number of self-help books in English and Turkish. I also have a small publishing company for specialist books.
- Do You Have A Website?
- http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarAd.do?kn=68
Working on some other projects soon to be completed.
- About Me:
- Originally from Texas, I have lived and traveled in Turkey and Central Asia since 1979.
I have a Cocker Spaniel named Ginger who is about 4. I love my work and the many opportunities I have had over the years.
Chosen to be in Who's Who in Turkey 2006
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://bookmarket.ning.com/profile/CharlotteMcPhersom
- Favorite Books:
- Authors: Jane Austen, Somerset Maugham, Agatha Christie, etc.,
I love reading non-fiction books on places, travel, anthropology, sociology, etc...
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- What can I say?? Greenhouse in Istanbul. I love bookstores and libraries.
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
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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When RASCAL wakes up, you'll hear from her and/or her Mom - that would be me, Morgan Mandel.
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My Christmas Giveaway this year is a paperback copy of BLOODY HAM and an eBook PDF copy of CAPABLE OF
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Belinda Lawrence's new mystery takes place in an import...
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