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[yesterdaysprint]

The Foolish Almanak, 1906

(From Wikipedia: Anthony Comstock  was a United States Postal Inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality. The terms "comstockery" and "Comstockism" were used for his extensive campaign to censor materials he considered indecent and obscene, such as birth control information.)

[la-knight]

Bookish pet peeve of the week:

Don’t whine about a plot not making sense and not having enough groundwork laid if you’re on book 29 and you’ve only read approximately 12 of the other 28 books!!! Don’t start a series not on book 1, and don’t skip around!!! You’re going to get confused because events are going to happen in books you did not read that influence the plots of the books you’re reading. Omg. It’s a series for a reason.

And don’t b**** and throw around insults, saying the author is a money-grubbing whore and the only reason she’s writing a series is to make money. Paranormal romance and erotica series can and often do run hecka-decka long. Janet Evanovich is on book 27 of the Stephanie Plum novels (counting the “in-betweens”). Wings in the Night took a break on book 16 so Maggie Shayne could rerelease the series with better, matching covers, updated drafting, and bonus content, and then she’s going to keep going. JD Robb is on, like, book 40 or so of In Death. Anita Blake is in the 20s, too.

Writers write to make money. If you read the series from the beginning instead of starting in the middle and skipping around, you would see the groundwork for the external plot was laid back in the first 8 books in the early 90s, and that considering this series is paranormal romance, preference will be given to the romantic plot before the actiony-adventure-paranormal bits.

Which I wouldn’t even be complaining about the lack of understanding thereof, if someone hadn’t called me really bad names when I told them the series would make more sense if read from the beginning. Which I have done. Which is why I know things about the plot this person does not know. Which I tried to tell them. And then they called me the c-word and told me to shut the f*** up.

Your loss.

[style-lee]

MONDAY MOTIVATION – MANNERISM IS IN STYLE Good Monday Morning guys.  Here's a little something to help you along the way today.  Mondays can be very difficult especially after coming off from the weekend.  

[thingsmyparentstaughtme]

If there's someone at your house, offer them food. If they refuse, ask them again.

[unsignedmusomag-blog]

GIG ETIQUETTE FOR UNSIGNED MUSICIANS

1. Don't use a gig as a rehearsal

In fact do the opposite; always treat your rehearsals as if you are playing an important gig. Playing gigs is a way to impress and attract new fans so always put in maximum effort, you never know who could be watching.

2. Always be on time

Nothing makes a worse impression than arriving late, especially if it means missing your sound check. Not only is this annoying for the venue and event organisers but it means you won't be prepared for your show and therefore won't play at your best.

3. Don't be a prima donna

If you annoy venue staff by being demanding and acting like you own the place you are very unlikely to be asked back. Also, it's probable that one venue or promoter will have ties with others and pass on the message of your diva ways giving you a bad reputation.

4. If you make a mistake, don't react

If you realise you’ve done something wrong on stage, be professional and don’t react. Keep going and pretend it never happened rather than highlight your mistake. Fans will forget about it a lot sooner, if they even noticed it in the first place.

5. Interact with the audience

A lot of the members of the audience will never have seen you play before. Make them remember you by interacting with the crowd and making them feel part of the show.

6. Pay attention to support acts

Being polite will get you far. If it is your headline gig, make sure you arrive in time to see your support acts. No doubt you will have been a support act at one stage of your musical career so you’ll know how good it feels when other bands pay attention to your music.

7. If you are the support act, stay until the end

If it doesn’t happen to be your headline gig, it’s just as important to stay and watch the headliners. They have been kind enough to invite you to be their support so thank them by being interested in their music. As a support act, at the end of your set it is always polite to introduce who is up next.

8. Be grateful to the venue

If you show you are thankful to the venue it’s likely they’ll want you back. If you build a good rapport with a certain local venue, this will help you on your way to building a strong, supportive local fan base.