1. Velvet steamroller characters conjure wonderful images and I had a blast chatting with Richard Brawer over at Muriel Reeves Mysteries. I interrogated, um, I mean, interviewed him and we talked about his latest release, Beyond Guilty.
2. There is this theory flying around cyberspace that using Google is destroying memory. Way back when in the Stone Age was I was a school girl, memorization was key to success. I never understood it. I failed to see the importance of wasting hours on stuff that didn't matter (to me). What's your take?
3. Tuesday was National Peanut Butter Day. But you know Peanut and Butter are also two wonderful little chihuahua's in my debut novel Defending Glory?
4. Pamela S. Thibodeaux dropped by my Piedmont Island Trilogy blog. The author of The Visionary joined me for a chat by the fire, and we did what we both love best - talk writing!
5. On J.L. Walter’s weekly feature, Saturday's Chapter post, I shared an excerpt of Defending Glory.
6. Remember when you were a kid and you banged on your mother's pots and pans and heard beautiful music? This Youtube video is the same concept, only a gazillion times better! Enjoy. :)
5. On J.L. Walter’s weekly feature, Saturday's Chapter post, I shared an excerpt of Defending Glory.
6. Remember when you were a kid and you banged on your mother's pots and pans and heard beautiful music? This Youtube video is the same concept, only a gazillion times better! Enjoy. :)
7. Walking is good for you. Unless you're the walker's husband. Then, you could be dead. That's the premise of Nancy Lynn Jarvis's mystery The Widow's Walk League. I interviewed her this week on my blog and she's offering a giveaway, so leave a comment to enter.
8. Follow me, I'll follow you: @annekalbert. Here are nine things you didn't know about Twitter.
9. Are you an author? Do you use hashtags? Check out these 44 Essential Twitter Hashtags every author should know.
8. Follow me, I'll follow you: @annekalbert. Here are nine things you didn't know about Twitter.
9. Are you an author? Do you use hashtags? Check out these 44 Essential Twitter Hashtags every author should know.
10. Last, but definitely not least: Writers write, but many admit it's become a struggle to find the time, and social media is to blame. Is it possible you might require a social media intervention?
That's it for this week. Your comments are always welcome and appreciated. Just a reminder, to ensure you don't miss a single post, interview or giveaway, why not become a follower? It's easy with either GFC (Google Friend Connect) or NetworkedBlogs. Both are to your right. Thank you, and as always, happy reading!
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With all the new technology, I miss having some things memorized, like loved ones telephone numbers but not much that is on google. I enjoy the freedom not to have to know a lot of things but then I don't know that I ever knew that much to begin with. That being said, I am not a fan of the idea some people have proposed of no longer teaching history to kids.
ReplyDeleteGoogle is destroying everyone else's memory, mine is already done for...
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, history came alive for me when I visited Battle in the UK. 1066 made sense and I wished I'd paid more attention in school. Still, memorizing for the sake of memorizing was never my forte. Like you, I enjoy my freedom to pick and choose. Often the stuff I find interesting, sticks. No need to memorize it!
ReplyDeleteLOL, Rhi! Some days I wonder if that's my problem, too. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNow I know whose fault it that my memory has become Swiss cheese. GOOGLE! So glad to learn that I'm not to blame.
ReplyDeleteLoved your post, Anne
Thanks, Jackie. I wish I could blame Google, but I can't. I've had the problem for years! ;-)
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