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Kimi
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May 20 2009, 9:23pm
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Confessing my secret indulgence.
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Which is not a book title :-) A few months ago I joined a writer's site, where people share parts or all of their manuscripts for peer review and help. Since then, I've been spending unwise amounts of time there. It's astonishing how many good, unpublished manuscripts are around. There's a competitive aspect, but I manage to ignore that, not being much of a competitor myself. And there's a dim prospect of getting a publisher's review, and an even dimmer one of being picked up by said publisher. I think a lot of people sign up with that in mind, but stay for other reasons. I took a deep breath and uploaded a chunk of my own first book. I hoped I wouldn't be ridiculed, then hoped I wouldn't be completely ignored. The results have been rather better than that! I've been amazed at the help and encouragement I've had. I honestly didn't think there'd be much interest in a gently-paced New Zealand story that lacks car chases, rich and powerful people, and many other characteristics of best-sellers. My writing has improved, as has my own confidence in my work. If you want to check the site out, it's at www.authonomy.com. I'm there (obviously), but not under the name of Kimi.
My writing (including The Passing of Mistress Rose) Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there? - A Room With a View
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Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more: What have you been reading this week?
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a.s.
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May 20 2009, 11:22am
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*geeky-mama squee!*
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Alassëa Eruvande
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May 20 2009, 1:15pm
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Applause!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 20 2009, 2:14pm
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Squeee indeed!
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 20 2009, 2:41pm
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Oh, that is just TOO ADORABLE. (n/t)
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Sunflower
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May 20 2009, 7:26pm
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what is WRONG with those AR people!!!???
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 4:25am
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The Gospel of Luke
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 20 2009, 2:26pm
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A big hug for Aunt Dora
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 20 2009, 2:43pm
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Same here
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Sunflower
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May 20 2009, 7:10pm
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Interesting!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 21 2009, 3:05am
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Another hug.
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Kimi
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May 20 2009, 10:32pm
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Thanks, guys.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 21 2009, 2:32am
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Watching this video saved me from doing the same thing :-D
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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May 21 2009, 3:25am
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"Go, and do thou in like manner" are
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 4:19am
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That is so tough. *hug* /
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GaladrielTX
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May 21 2009, 5:01pm
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Sorry to hear about Uncle Baggins' job.
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RosieLass
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May 21 2009, 11:03pm
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Speaking of medical lore...Laurie Garrett, here
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Sunflower
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May 20 2009, 6:42pm
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strange as it may seem, antisepsis was not standard
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 4:40am
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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Ainu Laire
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May 20 2009, 7:14pm
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Gaiman
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Sunflower
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May 20 2009, 7:30pm
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It's the ending that gets me. (spoiler?)
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Laitholiel_the_SeaElf
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May 20 2009, 9:30pm
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Just finished The Graveyard Book by Gaiman.
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Laitholiel_the_SeaElf
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May 20 2009, 9:33pm
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Confessing my secret indulgence.
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Kimi
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May 20 2009, 9:23pm
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it would be a nifty title, though
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 4:45am
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True, that :-)
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Kimi
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May 21 2009, 4:55am
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Excellent!
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Lily Fairbairn
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May 21 2009, 2:00pm
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Aha!
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GaladrielTX
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May 21 2009, 5:02pm
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Angry Housewives eating Bon Bons
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Mar
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May 21 2009, 1:07am
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how about an occasionally angry working woman eating "no sugar added" ice cream?
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 4:43am
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Slightly dispirited public servants eating freddo frogs?//
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Penthe
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May 21 2009, 10:20am
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Now there's a club I would join. /
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Ataahua
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May 21 2009, 7:30pm
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I had to Google "Freddo Frogs", but now I agree to join, too! //
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a.s.
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May 21 2009, 10:32pm
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I just read that too (see below) and enjoyed it very much.
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Elberbeth
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May 21 2009, 4:26pm
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A Canticle for Lebowitz
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CAhobbit
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May 21 2009, 5:44am
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I have the same issue with that book.
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Ettelewen
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May 21 2009, 3:46pm
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The Children's Book by AS Byatt
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Penthe
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May 21 2009, 10:28am
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Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
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Finding Frodo
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May 21 2009, 2:58pm
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Last week I read a "heroic fantasy"
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Elberbeth
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May 21 2009, 4:15pm
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Finished Julie & Julia
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GaladrielTX
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May 21 2009, 5:12pm
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