#welshmama

[gothamgirl28]

shana-rosee answered your question “As I further avoid the cover letter, I wanted to share something...”

While this book has nothing to do with superheroes or transportation, 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' b/c that cookie is just the best.

I looked the book up on Barnes & Noble's website and it's so cute! It would be perfect for him. He loves food and he sounds like Mickey Mouse.

welshmama answered your question “As I further avoid the cover letter, I wanted to share something...”

Over here we have a series called 'Early Readers' and there are different stages. Lots of stories geared towards adventure/superheroes

Yeah, I know about readers. I used to work for DK Publishing and our big sellers were always our Readers series. I also know that there are other simialr series out there (I'm getting publishing flashbacks as I type this). I wanted to get some feedback and not go into Christmas shopping without any ideas. Thank you!

welshmama replied to your post “As I further avoid the cover letter, I wanted to share something...”

Ran out of characters! I would ask at a local book shop because I bet there's something similar in the US. There are lots of things geared up to those interests, which if my boys are anything to go by, seem pretty universal interests!

Thank you again! I would say that he does have a lot of the stereotypical boy interests. However, he does like Frozen, which tends to be associated with girls more than boys. I've passed a children's book shop several times in New York. I might stop in there when I go in on Wednesday and talk to the owner or clerk to get their feedback.

ladysybilbranson answered your question “As I further avoid the cover letter, I wanted to share something...”

Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Rinker, Little Tug by Stephen Savage, Freight Train by Donald Crews, And the cars go... by William Bee

I looked all of these books up and they are right up his alley! Thank you so much! I actually squeed a bit as I looked at the previews.

[scarletcourt]

I guess it's over now, but hope you had a very Happy Birthday!

Thank you! Yes I did! It was a normal work day but I received some lovely flowers from hubby and didn't have to do much around the house which was a wonderful treat.

[nitapostsblog-blog]

15 things that make me happy. Tagged by pointlessthingsispendmytimeon!

1. Hearing the front door jingle in the afternoon-- my family's home :)

2. Travel with my family

3. Lying down on the sand

4. Warm water when I take a bath

5. S/T fanfics and their outrageously talented authors

6. Hearing my friends laugh so hard they snort

7. Wearing boots

8. Pandesal with a big chunk of butter and a side of no regret

9. spending 3 hours inside a new grocery store and reading all the labels 

10. a whole bar of swiss chocolate for me and without the guilt of not sharing nomnomnomnom

tagging -- welshmama, broadwaybaggins, shana rosee, smilingpepperonisgirl, mimijag

(tag me back ok? so I can read the post :)

[andorra97]

15 things that make me happy

I was tagged by the yankeecountess

Ok, here it goes:

1. My children

2. Singing and being on stage

3. Travelling

4. Reading fanfiction

5. Seeing Allen Leech on pictures

6. Reading Allen Leech's tweets

7. Watching Allen Leech's interviews

8. that I lost 20 pounds since February and finally start looking like myself again. Yay!

9. that I'm going to London as a reward

10. Tom Branson

11. Downton Abbey

12. Talking about Downton Abbey and Tom Branson

13. Speculating about Downton Abbey and Tom Branson

14. Crying over Downton Abbey and Tom Branson

15. Lady Sybil, even though thinking of her also makes me a bit sad.

Tagging: dustedoffanoldie,  owlsiehoot, thecookiedistrict, welshmama, isaoli

[mimijag]

welshmama a réagi à votre diaporama :OK guys, first batch of pics !

Wow, you’ve obviously got a great camera, these are so sharp and well taken

Thank you. For my last birthday, as I was reaching a milestone, my friends gave me a new camera. And it's great with a good zoom. But I still don't have it very right in hands. But it does take good pics and it's not that bad at nights.

[cc-weaver]

After a crazy, hectic day I finally was able to read Welshmama's epilogue (tears in a good way), PDPB (ahhh sex times!), Magfreak's newest chapter (awesome as always) and of course Preferred Stock (I don't have words....literary genius). Thank you ladies for making my crappy day end on a happy note. Oh, with wine of course!

[scarletcourt]

I've got three, do you mind? 1, 5 & 6

Not at all! :) Found some time tonight after dance recital dress rehearsals.

1. What was the first fanfiction you ever wrote?

Good question! I started "writing" fanfics when I was 14 or so, when my BFF in high school and I would go back and forth to create conversations between the characters on our favorite shows like The A-Team, The Power of Matthew Starr, Knight Rider, Scarecrow and Mrs. King. The first fanfic I actually put pen to paper (actually I typed it up on a typewriter-boy I feel old :P) for was probably for The original V series. It was a background on my favorite character at the time, Martin, the Fifth Column leader. He was also my first character death and of course I hated it! lol.

5. If you write fanfiction for multiple fandoms, which fandom would you say works best for writing?

I'd have to say Downton Abbey, especially the first two series. Because the readers are so appreciative of your work and don't hesitate to leave detailed reviews and comments. Also, the characters are rich in details and are engaging to write, perhaps because you can draw so much from history. Honorable mention for Reign for the amazing feedback I got for the first chapter of my first fic.

6. Describe the most memorable storyline you ever read?

Hmmmm. I've read a lot of stories in my day. lol. I think I have to say that it's a Persuasion AU fic called "Love Suffers Long and Is Kind" where Frederick Wentworth is "forced" to marry Louisa Musgrove after Mr. Musgrove calls him to carpet, leaving Anne Elliot to fall for James Benwick. I think part of the memorableness of this fic has to do with the fact that it took the authors (it was a joint effort by two authors), three or so years to reach the conclusion. But it involved kidnappings and a pretend rape by a third party to try to break off an engagement between one of the couples. All reasonably OOC, all beautifully detailed and all with the quiet manners of a Regency setting.