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March 4, 2014
Peru. Lake Titicaca.
Originally posted on Natalia Maks:
Lake Titicaca is one of the highest lake in the world. It locates in Andes Mountains on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Visiting town Puno and floating island Uros in Peruvian water of the lake was one of the greatest highlight of my trip to Peru. I was amazed by the fact that Uru people can live on the islands made out of reeds.Actually, the wholeexistenceof Uro residents depends on reeds and water in the lake. Life is very tough there, but I found locals f...
Lima. Peru.
Originally posted on Natalia Maks:
With this album , I originally started my series “Peruvian Travels”. I felt as if I was in love with the Incas ancient culture, with Peruvians and their cuisine, with gorgeous landscapes and with architecture. I learned so much during this trip, and I would go to Peru at any given time. Lima is the capital of Peru, sitting on the Pacific ocean coast. The town has a lot to offer to the tourists: historical sites, museums, nice restaurants and very cozy hotels...
Suck It Up & Writer Up—Preparing for Greatness
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Social media doesn’t work. Blogging doesn’t sell books. We’ll have to put out massive amounts of time and effort for no pay-off. We’ll have to learn HTML and how to manipulate algorithms to succeed and this is all for nothing. If we blog, we must write Pulitzer-quality content, but don’t bother. No one will read it, anyway.
Social media and blogging are the most soul-sucking, life-draining tasks we’ll ever have to do as authors. Quit while you can. If...
March 3, 2014
The Rapunzel Issue: “Locked in My Locks”
Originally posted on Etta Jean Fantasy:
(Warning, there are some girl things in here, and this post is on the long side as I bludgeon my way through some personal issues. You are welcome to skip it entirely if you like.)
I have signed up for St. Baldrick’s as a shavee. Cancer research is an important part of my decision, yes. I’ve known survivors, and people who didn’t survive. Altruism, however, did not play entirely into my decision. I would be shaving my head even without St. Baldrick’s; th...
February 25, 2014
Time Warps and Other Voyages of the Mind
Originally posted on Victoria Adams' Reading Alcove:
Courtesy of WANA Commons: Grufnik
Perhaps those of you who follow me on some fairly regular basis have noticed that postings are a bit erratic of late. There is a reason for that. I am what is known as an accountant.
Sounds boring, I know. However of all the professions in the world we may have the most immediate experience of time warp. We travel in time every day. Let me explain.
The Sisters Tudor: An Evolution in Evaluating Mary I and Elizabeth I
Originally posted on The Creation of Anne Boleyn:
The following post is from Natalie Sweet, research assistant to Susan Bordo. She is the creator of Semper Eadem: An Elizabeth I Blog, and is currently at work on a book project that focuses on life within Abraham Lincoln’s White House (you can read a sample of that project here).
The following is taken from a piece Natalie wrote in 2008, Two Tudor Monarchs: Analyzing Queenship in Early Modern England.
Scholarly literature on the two Tudor queen...
February 22, 2014
In Blood & Bone
Originally posted on Stacey Haggard Brewer:
I asked my father, once, to tell me about my mother.
He said he met her one day when he was playing by the sea when he was just a little boy. She was swimming in a cove sheltered from the wind by high, gray rocks.
“Isn’t the water cold?” he asked her?
February 14, 2014
Monasterevin ‘Venice of Ireland’ Festival 2013
Originally posted on EdMooneyPhotography:
Last year I had the great opportunity to be involved with the Venice of Ireland festival in Monasterevin. An this year I am delighted to be involved again. This annual festival promotes the Town of Monasterevin in Kildare, known as the Venice of Ireland for its unusual numerous bridges and waterways. This year I not only get the chance to capture some stunning images but I also got to design the festival brochure, which despite an error on one of the...
Interview with Daven Anderson
Great writer. Awesome interview
Originally posted on The Ravings of a Sick Mind:
1. Tell us a little about yourself. How long have you been writing?
