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Indie Author Fringe’s 2nd online conference, “Fringe to BookExpo,” is Saturday, June 3rd, 2017

2017’s Indie Author Fringe 2nd of 3 online conferences, “Fringe to BookExpo,”, happens in a few weeks, on Saturday, June 3rd, 2017. Click here for more info and to register: http://selfpublishingadvice.org/what-is-indie-author-fringe/

This year’s conference “features 24-hours of self-publishing sessions for authors with an independent spirit. The agenda we’re developing will help you reach more readers and sell more books, and includes tips, tools, and techniques for marketing and promoting yourself and your book.”

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I am a proud member of Alli, and this message is from one of the three organizers, Orna Ross, of Alli (the Alliance of Independent Authors)(David Penny and Jay Artale are the other two):

SPEAKERS

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We’ve added more speakers and you can click here, http://selfpublishingadvice.org/bookexpo-indie-author-fringe-2017-speakers/ , to view the bios we’ve published so far.

COMPETITION

It’s free to enter our Book Cover Competition here, http://selfpublishingadvice.org/indie-author-fringe-2017-cover-competition-submission/ , and you can check out the competition entries we’ve already received [on that site as well].

Over the coming weeks, we’ll let you know about the Sponsor deals and discounts, and reveal the changes we’re implementing for this upcoming Indie Author Fringe event.

Until then, happy writing and publishing…

Next Alli Indie Author Fringe online conference: October 14, 2017.

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Week One Info for “The Author’s Adventure Summit 2017,” run by Lisa DeSpain

“The Author’s Adventure Summit 2017” is hosted by:

Lisa DeSpain, “The Successful Author’s Book Coach” (her own eponym), who can be reached at: lisa@book2bestseller.com, and who can be found (and more info, also) at: http://book2bestseller.com

[I am not endorsing, recommending, or benefitting, myself. I have attended worthwhile webinars/workshops online led by a few of these presenters. Sharing, therefore.]

Lisa sent this note and schedule, below, to those of us who subscribe to her newsletter and who signed up to be notified of this coming week’s events in the The Author’s Adventure Summit 2017 (which runs May 8 – 19, 2017).

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Sign up here: http://www.book2bestseller.com/authors-adventure-summit/ to get on the list, access the free events, or decide to pay and access more (I am not paying).

Hi – just a quick note to let you know what’s happening this upcoming week. I’ll be sending a daily schedule with links so you can easily click through to the summit interviews for the day. Here’s an overview of the week:

Monday, May 8

Randy Peyser, “How to Get a Book Deal with a Publisher” http://book2bestseller.com/randy-peyser

Tamara Monosoff, “Adding Interactivity and Working with Affiliates” http://book2bestseller.com/tamara-monosoff

Tenita Johnson, “Beyond the Bestseller List” http://book2bestseller.com/tenita-johnson

Tuesday, May 9

Valerie Gangas, “Going Pro on the Path to Enlightenment” http://book2bestseller.com/valerie-gangas

Laila Ali, “From Traditional to Self-Published” http://book2bestseller.com/laila-ali

Rocky Callen, “Learning How to Bleed Ink” http://book2bestseller.com/rocky-callen

Wednesday, May 10

Amanda Young, “Finding Clarity as You Write Your Book” http://book2bestseller.com/amanda-young

Ellie McLove, “Editing: When to Change it or Leave it for Style” http://book2bestseller.com/ellie-mclove

Nina Amir, “Inspiration to Creation” http://book2bestseller.com/nina-amir

Thursday, May 11

Tamara Dever, “The Selling Power of Book Design” http://book2bestseller.com/tamara-dever

Joel Friedlander, “Secret Ways that Authors Really Make Money” http://book2bestseller.com/joel-friedlander

Robin Cutler, “Getting Ingram Distribution through IngramSpark” http://book2bestseller.com/robin-cutler

Friday, May 12

Steven Spatz, “Distribution + Service = A Winning Combination” http://book2bestseller.com/steven-spatz

Kristin Steele & Dan Verdick,”The Top 4 Things You Need to Know About Book

Marketing” http://book2bestseller.com/kristin-and-dan

The Presenters for both weeks of The Author’s Adventure Summit 2017

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Lisa ended her email with a few cute lines, then this info:

P.S. If you think you’re going to have trouble watching the interviews on their live dates, you might want to get a VIP access pass (if you haven’t already). Here’s the link to become a VIP: http://www.book2bestseller.com/masterclass-vip/

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#Indie #Author Day 2017: Saturday, October 14! Start Planning NOW!

#Indie #Author Day 2017: Saturday, October 14!

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The second annual Indie Author Day will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017. This event brings together libraries and local writers around the world for a day of celebration and inspiration devoted to indie authorship.

Registration for Indie Author Day 2017 is officially open. Visit the Indie Author Day website, https://goo.gl/6HJZG3 . to learn more information about this year’s event and how to get involved in IAD programming near you.

From the Indie Author Day website:

HOSTING AN EVENT

In addition to a selection of on-demand video workshops that will be available from Indie Author Day sponsors, there are many activities for your #library to offer as part of its Indie Author Day 2017 event.

To get you brainstorming, here are some suggested activities that #libraries have done at past events:

—An #author panel featuring traditional, hybrid and self-published #authors from the community

—Presentations from local indie authors about writing, marketing and more

—Book readings and / or signings from local authors

—Presentations from local industry leaders

—Writing workshops

—Presentations and workshops to inform the writing community about tools available for them to use through the library

—Author readings and open mics, featuring short segments of each author’s works

Check out our Brandisty page, https://brandisty.com/indieauthorday . for logos, web banners, posters and postcards to help you promote your Indie Author Day!

Alert the media with our Press Release templates for Authors and Libraries [there are downloads for each on this website].

Are you a #library hosting Indie Author Day? Spread the word with these pre-written social media post. http://indieauthorday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Indie-Author-Day-Social-Media-Posts.pdfs [there are downloads for images, logos, more, on this website, such as the Partners’ Logo, below]!

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Here are their sample posts (you can add your own hashtags and other info, such as “RT,” to these):

— Calling all #indieauthors! Join us as we celebrate our local authors for #IndieAuthorDay on Oct.

14!

— We’re hosting an event for #IndieAuthorDay on Oct. 14! Join us if want to support our local

#selfpub and #indieauthors!

— Are you an #indieauthor? We’re #indie you! Join us for #IndieAuthorDay on Oct. 14!

— We’re excited to support our local authors for #IndieAuthorDay on Oct. 14!

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“The Friday TV Report” 23 from Sally Ember, Ed.D., and her mom

“The Friday TV Report” 23 from Sally Ember, Ed.D., and her mom

I (Sally) update this ongoing mini-reviews of certain TV and Netflix shows with our opinions (begun in fall, 2015). Check on Fridays! And, introducing a new section, below, with news of upcoming TV possibilities. I also add to reviews of many previously reviewed shows with new info and opinions every time I post this almost-monthly addition, so check below “new” is you’re interested in those updates.

RUMORS and PROBABILITIES:

Frequency, Blacklist and Rosewood, are shows we liked and watched faithfully that had been listed as “cancelled,” but now (4/27/17) they’re showing as TBD for their the 2017-2018 season. I no longer have my reviews, here, but stay tuned, because a few others are also “on the bubble.”

The networks are doing this awful thing this spring of pitting one show against another for which one gets to remain on the schedule. I suppose they’re hoping to get viewers to write/email/text/tweet about their favorites; nothing about quality, of course. Sigh.

Jacqueline Bisset to star in Journey to Miyakojima, which is scheduled to begin shooting October, 2017, in Japan. “The family drama centers on ‘a quietly ailing’ family matriarch [Bisset] and NBA team owner who hopes to ‘reunite her shattered family at a serene island off the coast of Okinawa, thousands of miles away from home.’…She convinces her granddaughter, who suffers from an eating disorder that’s getting increasingly serious, to stay at a guesthouse on the island, ‘where its beauty, a chance meeting with a treasure hunter, and a century-old shipwreck heal their wounds.’”

The X-Files reboot, which I, a faithful fan who watched every episode of the original series, thought was TERRIBLE, has just been renewed by Fox. Who makes these decisions?

Sean Hayes, Debra Messing, Eric McCormack and Megan Mulally are back for Will & Grace in fall, 2017!

Emily vanCamp (Revenge, Everwood) will star in the pilot for a Fox medical drama series, The Resident, planned for fall, 2017, perhaps.

Gina Torres WILL star in a SUITS spin-off, because it will film in LA (where she lives) instead of the usual Toronto-for-NYC. Watch her on SUITS in the final winter, 2017, Episode (a brief return, only, for this season), then, watch for Torres to headline and produce the new series centered on her Suits character, Jessica Pearson.

Sonia Braga to star in Las Reinas, a new ABC detective drama, probably for fall, 2017.

Casey Wilson, Busy Philipps and Tina Fey are teaming up for The Sackett Sisters. Wilson and Philipps play sisters, with Bradley Whitford as their father, in the Fey-produced NBC comedy pilot, which may or may not get picked up for 2017-18.

Connie Britton has already risen from the dead Rayna James (Nashville) to play a leading role in Nicole Holofcener’s upcoming Netflix ensemble dramedy, The Land of Steady Habits—based on Ted Thompson’s 2014 novel of the same name—along with Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline), and Thomas Mann (Fargo). Look for it later in 2017.

Lauren Graham is set to star in Linda from HR, a comedy for Fox.

“The show will center on the ‘one bad decision’ that throws ‘Linda from HR’s monotonous, unfulfilled life into an exciting but dangerous tailspin of balancing work life, home life, and a secret that could unravel everything.’”

One of my long-time faves, Amy Acker, is set to star in another show from Marvel comics (but not with Joss Whedon at the helm) on Fox in 2017. Probably too much violence and fighting, but we’ll give it a try. No title, yet.

This is the twenty-third post, for 5 weeks ending 4/28/17. I have the updated (as of 4/22/17) CANCELLED, RENEWED, “ON THE BUBBLE” SHOWS, which can be found here in its entirety (many shows we do not watch, there): http://renewcanceltv.com/tv-show-premiere-dates-2017-complete-guide/5/

For the shows we watch, I put each one’s status beneath its review or listing, when it is known.

Also, I have been steadily removing my reviews or expectations for/of all shows that have been discontinued/cancelled since we started this series of posts in 2015.

BACKGROUND

My mom, 84, and I (62) are probably not the “target demographic” for almost any show on television or any movie being produced currently. We live in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Midwest, for those of you unfamiliar: think of that huge “Gateway Arch”? That’s here). I grew up here but then didn’t live here for 42 years; I’ve been back for about two years, now. We were both raised Jewish, but I have been a meditator since 1972 and a practicing Buddhist since 1996. We are both Caucasian women-born-women. We are considered “middle class” although we have almost zero dollars of “disposable income.” My mom is hetero; I am bisexual. We are both partly disabled. I am highly educated (doctoral degree plus other training); my mom has extensive work-experience, with a high school diploma.

My mom has been a TV watcher for over 60 years. I watched a lot as a kid, but from about 1972 – 2002, I didn’t have a TV and hardly watched it elsewhere, either. I usually didn’t have a TV between 2005 – 2014 as well, but I watched some shows online (Hulu, usually) or Netflix.

We think we should be part of a group that at least some producers are aiming to please, because we (especially Mom) now watch a lot of television. We also get movies regularly from DVD borrowing through our local library. We even occasionally go to a theatre to see a movie. We eagerly await the “new season” of television every one of the four times it seems to occur every year: “Fall Sweeps” happen, but so do Mid-season Sweeps, Mid-year New Seasons, and channels with an entirely different set of “seasons.”

We also occasionally watch TV shows and movies on Netflix!

However, we are consistently disappointed that many shows we do like are cancelled and some shows we despise seem to go on forever.

AND: “Why does none of these bakers ever wear a baker’s hat or a hairnet? Their hair is all over the food. Disgusting!” says my mom.

ALSO: “Why is it always so dark in all these shows? I can’t see a thing. What is the point?” We both say this.

Again, for the end of April, 2017, I/we continue with this Report.

We don’t watch: most “sit-coms,” any zombies or vampires, reality shows (except one on BBC), extremely violent shows, premium channels (HBO, Showtime, Starz), most YA/”teen” shows.

Keep up with the changes! http://thefutoncritic.com/guide/

or here, for the schedule (as of April 22, 2017, for May and future months): http://renewcanceltv.com/tv-show-premiere-dates-2017-complete-guide/5/

TV + Netflix, 2015 – 2017

Our planned evening viewing line-up for shows (updated frequently) is as follows, sort of in calendar order, BUT, those I’ve already reviewed get “bumped” to the bottom of this post.

Scroll down if you don’t see a show “on top” that you want to read my review of (because they’re so insightful!).

NOTE: Our viewing “schedule” includes a lot of recording-and-watching-later, due to simultaneous broadcasts, CARDINALS‘ BASEBALL! and my early bedtime.

**usually only Mom watches

*usually only I watch

New /Returning Cable, Public & Network TV Shows

Use http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide/spring-2017-grid/ for scheduling dates/times, as of 3/17/17.

AND, get ready for summer with this link: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide/summer-2017-grid/, updated as of 3/31/17.

Shots Fired Fox (premiered 3/22/17)

We watched the pilot and were planning to try at least one more Episode before deciding whether or not to continue, but we both were “never in the mood” to watch another Episode after more than a week, so we cancelled it from our record list. Too depressing, we decided. We didn’t even get to Richard Dreyfuss‘ appearance.

Many issues attempting to be covered, here, but some seem extraneous (the custody/anger issues of the chief investigator, the relationship between the prosecutor and his famous-athlete older brother are two). Also, it’s VERY distressingly realistic and depressing (remember; we live and I used to work in the area of Ferguson, MO).

Also, what in the hell happened to Helen Hunt‘s face? She looks like someone put a mask over her and tried to turn her into Jodie Foster from 20 years ago. Plastic surgery gone wrong is so sad.

Anyway, this series has stories that are loosely based on several real-life events, described by the PR people like this: “a police officer stops a motorist, bullets fly — and almost everything that follows from that moment is contradictory, challenging and influenced by competing agendas…[is the] premise.”

Starring Sanaa Lathan (Love & Basketball), Helen Hunt (Mad About You), Richard Dreyfuss (Madoff), Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Stephan James (Selma), Aisha Hinds (Under the Dome), Tristan Wilds (90210), DeWanda Wise

Also described this way: “When Joshua Beck (Mack Wilds, The Wire), an African-American Sheriff’s deputy, kills an unarmed white college student, a small town in North Carolina is turned upside-down. Before the town has a chance to grapple with this tragedy, the neglected murder of an African-American teen is brought to light, opening wounds that threaten to tear the community apart. Leading the Department of Justice’s inquiry into these shootings is seasoned investigator, Ashe Akino (Sanaa Lathan, Love and Basketball) and a young special prosecutor, Preston Terry (Stephan James, Selma), both of whom are African-American.

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“As they start to peel back the layers of both cases, they suspect a cover-up that may involve some of the state’s most powerful people, including North Carolina Governor Patricia Eamons (Helen Hunt, The Sessions). As Ashe and Preston navigate the media attention, public debate, and social unrest that come with such volatile cases, Shots Fired tackles the racial divide from every seat in the house.”

Living in St. Louis, working right in the Hazelwood/Ferguson area, too depressing and OFF OUT LIST

*To Walk Invisible: The Bronte Sisters PBS (aired 3/26 or later; check local listings)

This somewhat confusing (first 45 minutes or so), and only somewhat informative Masterpiece Theatre production began airing late March, so you can watch online or locally after that. This “two-hour drama depicts the evolution of three secluded, dutiful clergyman’s daughters into authors of the most controversial fiction of the 1840s.”

Mom said: “No, thanks.”

The docudrama takes the story up in two different places, time-wise, which was the source of my confusion since neither was labeled. Also, even though it is relevant, I think the writers spent entirely too much time on the brother’s alcoholism and death and not enough on each of the sister’s as a writer (Anne was especially short-changed and Emily came off as a mean person who somehow wrote amazing poetry. Charlotte, as the eldest, made the publishing occur, but we didn’t hear nearly enough about any of their ideas, personal and interpersonal struggles as writers, or feelings about having to hide then reluctantly reveal their gender as authors. I wanted to see more of “after the big reveal,” but the film pretty much ended there.

Historical aspects were produced well, but I wish they had spent as much money and time on a better script and left the verisimilitude to fester. The story left off just when it was beginning to be interesting…. Too bad.

Starring “Finn Atkins (Eden Lake) as Charlotte, who shocked society with her edgy epic, Jane Eyre; Chloe Pirrie (War and Peace) as Emily, author of the darkly gothic and disturbing Wuthering Heights; and Charlie Murphy (Happy Valley) as Anne, whose penned the true-to-life love story, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.” Also, Jonathan Pryce (Wolf Hall) as their father, Reverend Patrick Brontë, and Adam Nagaitis as their brother, Branwell.”

Could have been so much better

*Rebel BET (premiered 3/28/17)

This was so awful I couldn’t even finish the first half of the pilot Episode. Trite, overly violent, filled with cliches, stereotypes and ridiculous scenarious, and that was just in the first 20 minutes.

“BET’s new scripted drama…takes on the unique and complicated relationship the Black community faces with police officers. Directed by John Singleton, the series follows Rebel (Danielle Moné Truitt), a police officer who leaves the force after being under an intense Internal Affairs/criminal investigation for shooting her partner in the hopes of stopping him from gunning down her little brother. Continuing to fight crime as a P.I., Rebel struggles with her brother’s murder while defending herself from the dirty cops who are out for revenge…[T]he series examines the conflicted relationship officers of color have with their jobs at a time when police forces are rife with brutality and misconduct…featuring many issues ripped from the headlines.”

Also starring: Giancarlo Esposito, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, LaTanya Richardson, Brandon Quinn.

This one may hit too close to home (I live in St.Louis and recently taught G.E.D. classes to youth from the Ferguson area).

OFF MY LIST and probably cancelled

*Imaginary Mary ABC (premiered 3/29/17)

This was, indeed, a pathetic, disempowering and stupid premise which I couldn’t even stomach for more than 10 minutes: “a single executive who freaks out at the idea of meeting her boyfriend’s children [so that] her childhood imaginary friend, Mary (voiced by Rachel Dratch), returns to guide, comfort and annoy her.” It seems to be insulting to women, especially those over 12 years old. Why, Jenna Elfman? Is this really all you were offered?

Episode order already reduced (never a good sign…) and should be cancelled immediately.

OFF MY LIST; Season 1 has already been reduced and Season 2 TBD

*American Masters on PBS: Loretta Lynn: Still A Mountain Girl, PBS

(Started airing 4/16/17; check local listings or watch online) http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/video/all-video/?type=episodes)

A profile of country music icon Loretta Lynn, whose hard-fought road to stardom was dramatized in the 1980 film “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” Included: home movies, photos and concert footage, plus insights from family, friends and fellow musicians, including Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jack White and Trisha Yearwood.

Very interesting and worth watching, if you’re a fan of Loretta

*Call the Midwife PBS (12/25/16, special 2-hour episode; 4/2/17 returned)

Resumed with a Christmas special set mostly in South Africa in the 1960s, which was fascinating and heartbreaking, both. Great photography, stories and chracters, as usual.

8-episode run for Season 6 in the USA started in early April, 2017; same pattern for 3 more years, Seasons 7, 8, 9.

Very depressing season opener for 2017, with staffing/casting additions and changes I do not like. Probably going to keep watching, but the material has gotten very dark.

KEEPING and RENEWED for 3 MORE YEARS!

http://renewcanceltv.com/call-midwife-renewed-series-9-bbc-one/

Brockmire IFC (premiered 4/5/17)

Starring Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet. “Jim Brockmire (Azaria) [is] a famed major league baseball announcer who suffered an embarrassing public meltdown live on the air a decade ago after discovering his wife’s infidelity. Now, looking to reclaim his career, reputation, and love life, Brockmire takes a job in a small American rust belt town, calling minor league baseball games for the Morristown Frackers. Peet co-stars as Jules, the strong-willed and hard-drinking proud owner of the Frackers.”

Also featuring Tyrel Jackson Williams.

Usually like both Azaria and Peet, but their characters are completely unrealistic and unlikable, as is the plot. Too raunchy and off-kilter for us and RUINS baseball announcers forever.

OFF OUR LIST; Renewed for Season 2

The Son AMC (premiered 4/8/17)

Same writer, Daniel C. Connolly, as The Colony and other things, this new series starring Pierce Brosnan (YES!) is “based on Philipp Meyer’s best-selling novel, The Son… [It] spans 150 years and three generations, tracing the story of Eli McCullough (Brosnan) and his transformation from good-natured innocence to calculated violence, as he loses everything on the wild frontier on the path to building a ranch-and-oil dynasty.”

Not one likable character in this show; we couldn’t even finish Episode 1.

Too violent for us, even though we love Pierce Brosnan; OFF OUR LIST

*Famous in Love FreeForm (premiered 4/18/17)

Mom wouldn’t watch this, so I watched it alone, going through all 10 episodes “on demand,” since they were available. I was surprised by how great the acting was, and pleasantly interested in the plot and a few of the characters. There are some (expected and delivered) 2-D characters, stereotypes and trite, with accompanying plot points, but mostly, better-drawn than many shows’ are. I plan to continue, but I expect it to devolve into cliches very soon.

The series’ messages are quite disturbing, though. EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER is dishonest about something major with people they love/care about; many, more than one topic, more than one person. Favorite negativity tropes, so far: infidelity; betrayal; broken promises; secrets; paternity; fake student status; fake jobs; stealing; murder; other criminal activity; extortion; blackmail; planting evidence/framing someone; parental/family status; fake living situation; fake names; broken contracts; inappropriate/impossible expectations; terrible parenting; sexual orientation lies; relationship status lies; blaming others for one’s own problems. Very sad state these people are in, but this is supposedly depicting some kinds of “success.” Sigh.

“Life changes for ordinary college student, Paige (Bella Thorne), after she auditions for a movie and lands a role in the big-budget blockbuster. The newfound-fame turns Paige into Hollywood’s new ‘it’ girl, forcing her to navigate the highs and lows of celebrity life — all while trying to balance her college workload. While Paige’s new career offers her a chance to meet new people — including attractive co-star, Rainer (Carter Jenkins), with whom she develops strong chemistry — it strains her relationships with her current friends, especially Jake, who may want to be more than just friends. …[B]ased on a novel of the same name written by Rebecca Serle.

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Does feature some more well-known actors, including supposed appearances upcoming by Mark Valley and Vanessa Williams (she really gets around; check her out on The Librarians!), but I did not see either of them.

Watched all 10 Episodes. May be CANCELLED for Season 2

*Genius National Geographic (premiered 4/25/17)

Bio-pic series based on the life and work of Albert Einstein. Probably just I will watch.

Flips back and forth between college-aged (Johnny Flynn) and professorial-/World War II-aged Einstein (Geoffrey Rush). Also stars the great Emily Watson as his second wife.

Directed by Ron Howard (yes, that one). http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/genius/ has trailers and more info.

Divided into 10 “Chapters,” with each episode’s airing more than once per week.

Excellently done, but the rise of Hitler is disturbing to watch, given current USA politics; Season 2, RENEWED

**Great News NBC (premiered 4/27/17)

Mom said it was too insipid and took it off her list after just a few minutes. “A New Jersey mom puts her relationship with daughter to the test when she lands an internship at her new job, which comes with many challenges.”

Starring Briga Heelan (Undateable), Andrea Martin (Difficult People), Adam Campbell (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mixology), Kimrie Lewis-Davis (Scandal), Nicole Richie (Chuck), John Michael Higgins (Wilfred), Horatio Sanz (SNL)

OFF OUR LIST

LATER PREMIERS/RETURNS (not yet reviewed/watched as of 4/27/17)

Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Comedy Special) TBS (premiers 4/29)

Samantha Bee welcomes journalists and non-irritating celebrities from around the world as a necessary alternative to, and, coincidentally, will happen at the exact same time as, the official White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Must watch and need the laughs

*American Masters on PBS: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, PBS

(will be at the Tribeca Film Festival 4/23/17, then air on PBS; check local listings or watch online, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/video/all-video/?type=episodes)

I have a particular connection to Ms. Lamarr because one of my former partner’s mothers and aunt were her friends—three young women who were beautiful, talented, Jewish Austrians and Holocaust survivors. After they all had escaped from Austria and made their way to Los Angeles during Hitler’s rise in the late 1930s, these three appeared in two movies together (my partner’s relatives had very minor roles). They were also friends with another fellow Jewish Austrian, Johnny Weismuller, known for his roles as Tarzan.

“Hedy Lamarr was the original wild child. Her scandalous nude appearance in the 1933 Czech film Ecstasy made her infamous at the age of 17. She married a prominent Austrian businessman who became a weapons dealer to the Nazis. Lamarr, who was born Jewish, fled her husband in the middle of the night, boarding a boat for America with nothing to her name except a single designer gown. On board, she dazzled MGM boss Louis B. Mayer and convinced him to offer her one of the best contracts in Hollywood. As a movie star, she was considered by many to be “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Songs were written about her beauty. Snow White was modeled on her iconic look. She married six times and had affairs with everyone from Howard Hughes to Spencer Tracy.”

I am especially looking forward to this one

*American Masters on PBS: Patsy Cline – Up Close, Personal, PBS (supposed to have started airing 3/4/17, but it was not on here in Missouri; check local listings or watch online, http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/video/all-video/?type=episodes)

Rosanne Cash narrated this, with many stars interviewed or on clips.

What a talent! Her story is sad, but her voice! Mom may watch, but probably not.

I am looking forward to this

Dirty Dancing (film, remake) ABC (5/23/17)

This could be good, but without Patrick Swayze, also, sad. It’s billed as “a three-hour filmed musical event” to “celebrate its 30th anniversary. It has some heavy-hitters behind and in it, such as Grammy Award-nominee, Adam Anders (Glee, Rock of Ages), who also serves as executive music producer, Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, Bring It On, In the Heights) as the choreographer. They are including “memorable songs from the original movie” and “additional songs from the era.”

Starring Abigail Breslin as Baby, Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Jake Houseman, Nicole Scherzinger as Penny, Colt Prattes as Johnny, Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman, and Tony Roberts, Trevor Einhorn, Shane Harper, J. Quinton Johnson, Beau “Casper” Smart, Katey Sagal, Billy Dee Williams.

Must see.

Still Star-Crossed ABC (premiers 5/29/17)

Shonda Rhimes‘ latest offering. Still Star-Crossed is a “period piece,” aka, historical drama, supposedly a “sequel” to Romeo & Juliet (based on a Melinda Taub novel), about the two families’ reactions and the political intrigues that occur after R & J’s deaths.

Starring Sterling Sulieman, Lashana Lynch, Wade Briggs and Torrance Coombs.

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Experienced editor, writer, grammarian and excellent speller as well as college-level writing professor now available for your document’s/manuscript’s FINAL proofreading.

Found no fewer than 14 errors and made several suggestions for two SHORT pieces (brochure, poster) from recent client who told me her current proofreader and she had BOTH already “proofread” these pieces! Last Pass is excellent…and essential!

Pay me less if your piece has fewer mistakes!

Only $0.25 per error

(one quarter, USA currency, payable via PayPal or snailmail checks).

When you’re fairly certain your other proofreaders have “done the trick,” let me have the “last pass.” If I don’t find any mistakes, you pay me only $25.00 for every 200 pages, because it usually takes me one hour/200 pages (about 40,000 words), to read through for errors. All errors marked, for evidence.

Usual no-error costs:

— $5 for short pieces, fewer than 2500 words (brochures, blurbs, posters, banners, etc.)

—$10 for short stories

—$15 for novelettes

—$25 for novellas

—$50 or more for full-length plays or novels

— $2 extra, per page, with or without other errors, if you want the document to be checked for formatting and consistency in usage as well as the usual proofreading checks (punctuation, grammar, word choice, capitals, spelling and typos).

— Manuscripts must be provided in as a document in MS Word or OpenOffice Word or similar format (not epub, Scrivener, PDF). $5.00 surcharge, approximately, for editing suggestions and/or if the document does not allow for mark-up changes right on the document and I have to send each error/suggestion by typing out sentences, 1 per error/suggestion.

No developmental, story or other larger editing provided.

If I deem that the manuscript isn’t proofreader-ready, I return it/do not proofread it, charging only $10 service charge.

Quick turn-around on most jobs. I am fast, thorough, accurate and correct.

No ebook or publication final formatting provided. No book design, cover design, or blurb-writing (but will proof these, when requested).

I accept almost all genres in fiction and topics in non-fiction, EXCEPT those with graphic violence, war/military/terrorist scenes or BDSM/erotica. I do not proof graphic novels/comics or artwork.

Invoiced on 4/1/17 for the first two projects for this new “Last Pass” proofreading service!

Total, $18.50

—Invoice 1, $15.00, 41 errors/concerns, 6-page brochure, fewer than 2500 words; editing suggestions cost about $5.00 extra per document, under 2500 words.

—Invoice 2, $3.50, 14 errors/concerns, 1-page poster, fewer than 2500 words.

Not April Fools, either.

Affordable, reliable, quick turn-around, excellent eye for all types of errors.

Check me out!

Contact: sallyember AT yahoo DOT com

For more information, my blog, my books, more: http://www.sallyember.com

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Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged: editing, editor, errors, proofreader, proofreading, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, writing

“Youngledore”! Fascinating plans for “Fantastic Beasts” sequel with Jude Law in that role!

Some Fantastic news: Jude Law has just been cast as Young Pope Albus Dumbledore in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a spinoff-prequel to the Harry Potter books. (There will be five Beast movies altogether, unless J.K. Rowling runs out of gibberish names for CGI animals sooner.) Variety broke the news that Law would be filling (well, pre-filling) the shoes of Michael…

via Jude Law to Play Young Albus Dumbledore, a.k.a. “Youngledore,” in ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel — and Perhaps Have More Than Just a Goddamn Gay “Moment” — Flavorwire

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#DEAR = “Drop Everything And Read” Day #book #sale 4/12/17! Many #free and #discounted at #FSFnet and Here!

#DEAR = “Drop Everything And Read” Day #book #sale 4/12/17

Many #free and #discounted at #FSFnet (Fantasy and Science-Fiction Network) and Here!

Get any ebook format you want on Smashwords and discount codes for paperbacks on CreateSpace, or use Kindle Matchbook on Amazon when you buy both versions of each Volume (see below)! AND go to #FSFnet (Fantasy and Science-Fiction Network) for more deals (see below).

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G-, PG- and PG-13-rated Fantasy and Science-Fiction sale books are at http://www.fsfnet.com and http://www.sallyember.com/blog

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All three published Volumes of the sci-fi/romance/multiverse/utopian/paranormal (psi) ebooks in The Spanners Series for adults/NA/YA are participating in this great sale! And, if you prefer or want also to have paperbacks, scroll to the end for the coupon codes on CreateSpace to purchase those, or use Kindle Matchbook to buy both versions of any Volume.

Volume I, This Changes Everything, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

Dr. Clara Ackerman Branon, 58, begins having secret visits from holographic representations of  beings from the Many Worlds Collective, a consortium of planet and star systems in the multiverse. When Earth is invited to join the consortium, the secret visits are made public. Now Earthers must adjust their beliefs and ideas about life, religion, culture, identity and everything they think and are. Clara is selected to be the liaison between Earth and the Many Worlds Collective and she chooses Esperanza Enlaces to be the Media Contact. They team up to provide information to stave off riots and uncertainty. The Many Worlds Collective holos train Clara and the Psi-Warriors for the Psi Wars with the rebelling Psi-Defiers, communicate effectively with many species on Earth and off-planet, eliminate ordinary, elected governments and political boundaries, convene a new group of Global Leaders, and deal with family’s and friends’ reactions. 

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In what multiple timelines of the ever-expanding multiverse do Clara and her long-time love, Epifanio Dang, get to be together and which leave Clara alone and lonely as the leader of Earth? This Changes Everything begins the 30-year story of Clara’s term as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, continuing in nine more Volumes of The Spanners Series.

Are you ready for the changes?

Vol I ebook, all formats, is PERMA-FREE!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/376197

For discounts on paperbacks of all three Volumes on CreateSpace, use Coupon Codes and links, below, for 25% off, or use Kindle Matchbook

Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

COUPON CODE for 25% off ebook on Smashwords, only: DP34M Expires 4/13/17

Intrigued by multiple timelines, aliens, psi skills, romance and planetary change? Clara and the alien “Band” are back in Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, The Spanners Series. Now as Chief Communicator, Clara leads the way for interspecies communication on- and off-planet.

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Fighting these changes are the Psi-Defiers, led by one of the oldest friends of the Chief of the Psi-Warriors, its reluctant leader, Rabbi Moran Ackerman. Stories from younger Spanners about the first five years of The Transition fill Volume II.

How would you do with the changes?

Usually, ebook for Vol II is $3.99; “DEAR Days” Promotional price: $2.99

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/424969

Enter the code prior to completing checkout. COUPON CODE for Vol II, 25% off, Smashwords, only: DP34M Expires 4/13/17

Volume III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

COUPON CODE for 50% off ebook on Smashwords, only: KX35W Expires 4/13/17

Clara, Moran, Espe, Epifanio and the alien Band of holos are back in This Is /Is Not The Way I Want Things to Change of The Spanners Series. Psi-Defiers launch increasingly violent protests during this five-year Transition, attempting to block Earth’s membership into the Many Worlds Collective. To join, Earth’s nations and borders must dissolve and Psi-Warriors must strengthen in their battle against the rebels.

Clara, continuing as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, also juggles family conflicts and danger while creating psi skills training Campuses to help Earth through the Psi-Wars. Clara timults alternate versions of their futures as the leaders’ duties and consciences force them each to make difficult choices across multiple timelines while continuing to train and fight.

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Will the Psi-Warriors’ and other leaders’ increasing psi skills, interspecies collaborations and budding alien alliances be enough for Earth to make it through The Transition intact? If there is no clear path for Clara’s and Epifanio’s love, does she partner with Steve or go it alone?

What do you do with wanted/unwanted changes?

Usually, ebook for Vol III is $3.99; “DEAR Days” Promotional price, Vol III: $2.00

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/588331

Enter the code prior to completing checkout. COUPON CODE for 50% off, Smashwords only: KX35W Expires 4/13/17

OR, you when you buy both the Amazon ebook on Kindle with the paperback on Amazon of the same Volume, using Kindle Matchbook, you get discounts on both versions of each Volume! Go to The Spanners Series on Amazon for details and links, https://goo.gl/Qagqex.

Amazon The Spanners Series‘ ebooks’ and paperbacks’ links:

Vol I: http://www.amzn.com/B00HFELTG8, ebook;

https://goo.gl/hcb9CL, paperback

Vol II: http://www.amzn.com/B00KU5Q7KC, ebook;

https://goo.gl/536u4F, paperback

Vol III: http://www.amzn.com/B0177Z1KRM, ebook;

https://goo.gl/g3MLp8, paperback

Cover art and logo for The Spanners Series all by Aidana Willowraven: http://www.willowraven-illustration.blogspot.com/

BOOK TRAILERS for all three volumes, here:

Volume I, This Changes Everything

https://youtu.be/QJDEt1O8yQ8?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/8OLVSr

AND

https://youtu.be/X_8ZFVY9BMg?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/MvYFH3

AND

https://youtu.be/WL9lPK8IhRk?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/APrn9P

Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever

https://youtu.be/WenvYeasiik?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/ERqLHY

Volume III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change

https://youtu.be/uINdFH0XS18?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/q9NGsg

AND

Find ALL books participating in the DEAR sale and stock up on your favorite genres, authors and titles OR scout out some new talent here and at http://www.fsfnet.com

PAPERBACK LOVERS:

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25% off SALE for all three Volumes of The Spanners Series!

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Coupon Code is H93664AM for 25% off for YOU for an or all three Volumes, below!

CreateSpace paperbacks’ links:

Vol I: https://www.createspace.com/5837347 

Vol II: https://www.createspace.com/5844431

Vol III: https://www.createspace.com/5844474

All published by Timult Books

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#DEAR = “Drop Everything And Read” Day #book #sale 4/11-12/17! Many #free and #discounted at #FSFnet and Here!

#DEAR = “Drop Everything And Read” Day #book #sale 4/11-12/17

Many #free and #discounted at #FSFnet (Fantasy and Science-Fiction Network) and Here!

Get any ebook format you want on Smashwords and discount codes for paperbacks on CreateSpace, or use Kindle Matchbook on Amazon when you buy both versions of each Volume (see below)! AND go to #FSFnet (Fantasy and Science-Fiction Network) for more deals (see below).

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G-, PG- and PG-13-rated Fantasy and Science-Fiction sale books are at http://www.fsfnet.com and http://www.sallyember.com/blog

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All three published Volumes of the sci-fi/romance/multiverse/utopian/paranormal (psi) ebooks in The Spanners Series for adults/NA/YA are participating in this great sale! And, if you prefer or want also to have paperbacks, scroll to the end for the coupon codes on CreateSpace to purchase those, or use Kindle Matchbook to buy both versions of any Volume.

Volume I, This Changes Everything, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

Dr. Clara Ackerman Branon, 58, begins having secret visits from holographic representations of  beings from the Many Worlds Collective, a consortium of planet and star systems in the multiverse. When Earth is invited to join the consortium, the secret visits are made public. Now Earthers must adjust their beliefs and ideas about life, religion, culture, identity and everything they think and are. Clara is selected to be the liaison between Earth and the Many Worlds Collective and she chooses Esperanza Enlaces to be the Media Contact. They team up to provide information to stave off riots and uncertainty. The Many Worlds Collective holos train Clara and the Psi-Warriors for the Psi Wars with the rebelling Psi-Defiers, communicate effectively with many species on Earth and off-planet, eliminate ordinary, elected governments and political boundaries, convene a new group of Global Leaders, and deal with family’s and friends’ reactions. 

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In what multiple timelines of the ever-expanding multiverse do Clara and her long-time love, Epifanio Dang, get to be together and which leave Clara alone and lonely as the leader of Earth? This Changes Everything begins the 30-year story of Clara’s term as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, continuing in nine more Volumes of The Spanners Series.

Are you ready for the changes?

Vol I ebook, all formats, is PERMA-FREE!  

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/376197

For discounts on paperbacks of all three Volumes on CreateSpace, use Coupon Codes and links, below, for 25% off, or use Kindle Matchbook

Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

COUPON CODE for 25% off ebook on Smashwords, only: DP34M Expires 4/13/17

Intrigued by multiple timelines, aliens, psi skills, romance and planetary change? Clara and the alien “Band” are back in Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, The Spanners Series. Now as Chief Communicator, Clara leads the way for interspecies communication on- and off-planet.

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Fighting these changes are the Psi-Defiers, led by one of the oldest friends of the Chief of the Psi-Warriors, its reluctant leader, Rabbi Moran Ackerman. Stories from younger Spanners about the first five years of The Transition fill Volume II.

How would you do with the changes?

Usually, ebook for Vol II is $3.99; “DEAR Days” Promotional price: $2.99

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/424969  

Enter the code prior to completing checkout. COUPON CODE for Vol II, 25% off, Smashwords, only: DP34M Expires 4/13/17

Volume III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, The Spanners Series, by Sally Ember, Ed.D.

COUPON CODE for 50% off ebook on Smashwords, only: KX35W Expires 4/13/17

Clara, Moran, Espe, Epifanio and the alien Band of holos are back in This Is /Is Not The Way I Want Things to Change of The Spanners Series. Psi-Defiers launch increasingly violent protests during this five-year Transition, attempting to block Earth’s membership into the Many Worlds Collective. To join, Earth’s nations and borders must dissolve and Psi-Warriors must strengthen in their battle against the rebels.

Clara, continuing as Earth’s first Chief Communicator, also juggles family conflicts and danger while creating psi skills training Campuses to help Earth through the Psi-Wars. Clara timults alternate versions of their futures as the leaders’ duties and consciences force them each to make difficult choices across multiple timelines while continuing to train and fight.

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Will the Psi-Warriors’ and other leaders’ increasing psi skills, interspecies collaborations and budding alien alliances be enough for Earth to make it through The Transition intact? If there is no clear path for Clara’s and Epifanio’s love, does she partner with Steve or go it alone?

What do you do with wanted/unwanted changes?

Usually, ebook for Vol III is $3.99; “DEAR Days” Promotional price, Vol III: $2.00

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/588331

Enter the code prior to completing checkout. COUPON CODE for 50% off, Smashwords only: KX35W Expires 4/13/17

OR, you when you buy both the Amazon ebook on Kindle with the paperback on Amazon of the same Volume, using Kindle Matchbook, you get discounts on both versions of each Volume! Go to The Spanners Series on Amazon for details and links, https://goo.gl/Qagqex.

Amazon The Spanners Series‘ ebooks’ and paperbacks’ links:

Vol I: http://www.amzn.com/B00HFELTG8, ebook;

https://goo.gl/hcb9CL, paperback

Vol II: http://www.amzn.com/B00KU5Q7KC, ebook;

https://goo.gl/536u4F, paperback

Vol III: http://www.amzn.com/B0177Z1KRM, ebook;

https://goo.gl/g3MLp8, paperback

Cover art and logo for The Spanners Series all by Aidana Willowraven: http://www.willowraven-illustration.blogspot.com/

BOOK TRAILERS for all three volumes, here:

Volume I, This Changes Everything

https://youtu.be/QJDEt1O8yQ8?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/8OLVSr

AND

https://youtu.be/X_8ZFVY9BMg?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/MvYFH3

AND

https://youtu.be/WL9lPK8IhRk?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/APrn9P

Volume II, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever

https://youtu.be/WenvYeasiik?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/ERqLHY

Volume III, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change

https://youtu.be/uINdFH0XS18?list=PLPbfKicwk4dE_bsvzZO7X8-IIqqLY15uS

or

https://goo.gl/q9NGsg

AND

Find ALL books participating in the DEAR sale and stock up on your favorite genres, authors and titles OR scout out some new talent here and at http://www.fsfnet.com

PAPERBACK LOVERS:

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25% off SALE for all three Volumes of The Spanners Series!

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Coupon Code is H93664AM for 25% off for YOU for an or all three Volumes, below!

CreateSpace paperbacks’ links:

Vol I: https://www.createspace.com/5837347 

Vol II: https://www.createspace.com/5844431  

Vol III: https://www.createspace.com/5844474

All published by Timult Books

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Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Marketing, Science Fiction and Fantasy, The Spanners, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change, Timult Books, Volume I of The Spanners, Volume II of The Spanners, Volume III Tagged: Book sale, book trailers, coupon codes, coupons, CreateSpace, DEAR, Drop Everything And Read Sale, ebooks, fantasy, Fantasy & Science-Fiction Network, FSFnet, paperbacks, romance, sale discount, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, science fiction, scifi, Smashwords, The Spanners Series, This Changes Everything, This Changes My Family and My Life Forever, This Is/Is Not the Way I Want Things to Change

“Last Pass” Proofreading Available

“Last Pass” Proofreading Available

NEWLY REVISED info below…

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Experienced editor, writer, grammarian and excellent speller as well as college-level writing professor now available for your document’s/manuscript’s FINAL proofreading.

Pay me less if it has fewer mistakes!

Only $0.25 per error

(one quarter, USA currency, payable via PayPal or snailmail checks).

When you’re fairly certain your other proofreaders have “done the trick,” let me have the “last pass.” If I don’t find any mistakes, you pay me only $25.00 for every 200 pages, because it usually takes me one hour/200 pages (about 40,000 words), to read through for errors. All errors marked, for evidence.

Usual no-error costs:

— $5 for short pieces, fewer than 2500 words (brochures, blurbs, posters, banners, etc.)

—$10 for short stories

—$15 for novelettes

—$25 for novellas

—$50 or more for full-length plays or novels

— $2 extra, per page, with or without other errors, if you want the document to be checked for formatting and consistency in usage as well as the usual proofreading checks (punctuation, grammar, word choice, capitals, spelling and typos).

— Manuscripts must be provided in as a document in MS Word or OpenOffice Word or similar format (not epub, Scrivener, PDF). $5.00 surcharge, approximately, for editing suggestions and/or if the document does not allow for mark-up changes right on the document and I have to send each error/suggestion by typing out sentences, 1 per error/suggestion.

No developmental, story or other larger editing provided.

If I deem that the manuscript isn’t proofreader-ready, I return it/do not proofread it, charging only $10 service charge.

Quick turn-around on most jobs. I am fast, thorough, accurate and correct.

No ebook or publication final formatting provided. No book design, cover design, or blurb-writing (but will proof these, when requested).

I accept almost all genres in fiction and topics in non-fiction, EXCEPT those with graphic violence, war/military/terrorist scenes or BDSM/erotica. I do not proof graphic novels/comics or artwork.

Invoiced on 4/1/17 for the first two projects for this new “Last Pass” proofreading service!

Total, $18.50

—Invoice 1, $15.00, 41 errors/concerns, 6-page brochure, fewer than 2500 words; editing suggestions cost about $5.00 extra per document, under 2500 words.

—Invoice 2, $3.50, 14 errors/concerns, 1-page poster, fewer than 2500 words.

Not April Fools, either.

Affordable, reliable, quick turn-around, excellent eye for all types of errors.

Check me out!

Contact: sallyember AT yahoo DOT com

For more information, my blog, my books, more: http://www.sallyember.com

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Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged: editing, editor, errors, proofreader, proofreading, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, writing

“Last Pass” Proofreading Available

“Last Pass” Proofreading Available

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Experienced editor, writer, grammarian and excellent speller as well as college-level writing professor now available for your manuscript’s FINAL proofreading.

Pay me less if it has fewer mistakes!

Only $0.25 per error

(one quarter, USA currency, payable via PayPal or snailmail checks).

When you’re fairly certain your other proofreaders have “done the trick,” let me have the “last pass.” If I don’t find any mistakes, you pay me only $25.00 for every 200 pages, because it usually takes me one hour/200 pages (about 40,000 words), to read through for errors. All errors marked, for evidence.

Usual no-error costs:

—$10 for short stories

—$15 for novelettes

—$25 for novellas

—$50 or more for full-length plays or novels

$2 extra, per page, with or without other errors, if you want the document to be checked for formatting and consistency in usage as well as the usual proofreading checks (punctuation, grammar, word choice, capitals, spelling and typos).

No developmental, story or other larger editing provided. If I deem that the manuscript isn’t proofreader-ready, I return it/do not proofread it, charging only $10 service charge.

Quick turn-around on most jobs. I am fast, thorough, accurate and correct.

Manuscripts must be provided in as a document in MS Word or OpenOffice Word or similar format (not epub, Scrivener, PDF).

No ebook or publication final formatting provided. No book design, cover design, or blurb-writing (but will proof these, when requested).

I accept almost all genres in fiction and topics in non-fiction, EXCEPT those with graphic violence, war/military/terrorist scenes or BDSM/erotica. I do not proof graphic novels/comics or artwork.

Contact: sallyember AT yahoo DOT com

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Filed under: Indie or Self-Publishing, Writing Tagged: editing, editor, errors, proofreader, proofreading, Sally Ember Ed.D Author, writing