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Dave Bara
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  • Auburn, WA
  • United States
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Musings From The 21st Century
http://davebara.blogspot.com/
About Me:
Wow, so much has changed! For updates see my main blog, Musings From The 21st Century.

St. Cochrane's World is in at 2 publishers, Reunion Day is finished and in at a major publisher and several agents; and my latest work in progress is Speedwing, a YA Sci-Fi adventure.
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http://davebara.blogspot.com/
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Classic SF; whatever's at the top of my stack; a lot of non-fiction as well.
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Borders, B&N, Amazon. I fins myself going to B&N more and more lately.

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My first novel, St. Cochrane's World, is in at 2 publishers. Reunion Day is finished and in at a major publisher and several agents; and my latest work in progress is Speedwing, a YA Sci-Fi adventure.

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Reunion Day Wordage

71,500+ now. I have to finish the hangar deck brawl scene tonight and then it's off Portland and the Willamette Writer's Conference tommorrow after work.


Next week I'll start writing the set-up for the climax battle scenes.


I'm starting to think I can accomplish almost everything I wanted to do in SCW in this part of the universe. Things might work out a bit differently, but all the essential scenes and story themes can be accomplished in the next novel or two in this series, ju

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Posted on August 2, 2007 at 3:42pm —

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More Words

1,143 last night on "Reunion Day" in 90 minutes. Plus my protagonist got to kiss his FOURTH girl. I'm jealous of the little bastard.


Just passing 70,000 words. Closing in on the finish now.


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Posted on July 26, 2007 at 4:53pm —

Dave Bara

OK, I Lied

I'll still be blogging here.


In the last 3 days I've pushed out 2,500 words on Reunion Day. But I also cut almost 600 so my net is about 1,800. It had to be done. The story got bogged down in a bad scene and I had to cut it out like a boil.


Now, thankfully, all is well and I'm back on track to finish. 250+ pages, shooting for 300+ as an initial goal.


More later - db

Posted on July 24, 2007 at 1:03pm —

Dave Bara

Blogging

Just a note to all of my Bookplace friends... I will be moving all of my blogging permanently to my blogspot site at:


http://davebara.blogspot.com/


I would LOVE to add all of your web site links there, so please let me know if you want me to add them. And hey, stop by and comment! It's all fun!


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Posted on July 22, 2007 at 4:42pm —

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Soundtrack

Something I've never mentioned before, but when I write I have a playlist of about 20 songs I call "Soundtrack" that I play on my iTunes. I don't always play it, but more often than not it's in the background.

It's all very ethereal, spacy stuff, and cold, like winter. Lots of the tracks are instrumentals.

I wonder who else does this?

"Soundtrack" Playlist

when the birds return - bill nelson
E55 - simple minds
visions in blue - ultrav

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Posted on July 8, 2007 at 12:18am —

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At 9:56pm on January 22, 2009, Lynda Coker said…
Just wanted to stop by and say hello. If you get a free moment, stop by my page here at Book Place, or at WRDF.

I keep hot, buttery-sweet cinnamon rolls on the cyber-table at all times—go ahead, grab two.

Have a great day and a successful year,
Lynda

At 10:44pm on February 21, 2008, Kira Chase said…
Just Stopping By To Say Hello!

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At 12:28am on July 8, 2007, Louise Bohmer said…
Hello, Dave! :-) Thank you for the comment. My story in "Into the Dreamlands" is a dark fantasy piece -- kind of a contemporary twist on old faerie tales or folklore, I suppose. It tells the story of a woman who finds her life has been basically a false perception of reality, and when she wakes to her true nature, an old murder is also solved and resolved with her awakening. I hope you enjoy it!

Take care~

Louise Bohmer ~
At 3:23pm on July 4, 2007, Kathryne Kennedy said…
Thanks for your comment, Dave. And Dorchester is an awesome publisher, and I *adore* my editor.:}
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At 7:35pm on June 12, 2007, Kira Chase said…
Thanks Dave!

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At 11:28am on April 30, 2007, Morgan Mandel said…
Hi Dave,
Thanks for coming on over.
I hope you enjoy Book Place and tell all your friends about it! Good luck with your manuscript!
Morgan Mandel
 
 

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Are you ready?


I am so not ready for Christmas. I just realized I don't have much time either. One good thing is the DH is off Friday and possibly all next week, so I can give him a few chores to do, which may help some. I'm counting on him to put stamps and labels on the Christmas cards, and do a few things around the house to straighten it out some. Unfortunately, I'm the organizer in the family, so I can't expect too much on the getting-the- house ready front. That's pathetic, since I'm not very organized. (g)

Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.

What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?

Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author


Discovering Family in Cynthia's Attic


One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.

For instance. Did I bother to ask my grandfather what it was like playing in the first night football game in America?

Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.

Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.

I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.

That's why I'm writing adventures I wanted my ancestors to have; adventures I can enjoy with them through the eyes and voice of my character, Gus.

The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.

Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!

          Mary Cunningham

Mary Cunningham is the author of the award-winning 'Tween fantasy/mystery series, Cynthia’s Attic. She is proud to announce the release of book four, "The Magician's Castle," Dec 1, 2009. Her children's mystery series was inspired by a recurring dream about a mysterious attic. After realizing that the dream took place in the home of her childhood friend, Cynthia, the dreams stopped and the writing began.

She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.

To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!


Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/

Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham

Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?

Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3



Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.

Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks

Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.

Thanks,
Morgan Mandel

Can We Talk?

I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.

Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.

I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.

What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?

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