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Aug 03, 2013 10:41PM
Tammy let me know that Rotters is FREE right now! http://www.amazon.com/Rotters-ebook/d...
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Well actually Sara posted the UK Amazon link to it this morning, I was just sharing the USA link :)
Darn you! And for all I know there WILL be wi-fi on that Indian Reservation... ;) I hope you like my first three books, because Lord knows when I will have time to write another. (just kidding - I hope)
Good morning folks. We need a "That Was Easy" button like the old school Office Depot commercials.
Jordan's Brains is tweaked. And yes, I think there's a pun in there somewhere.
Netanella wrote: "Good morning folks. We need a "That Was Easy" button like the old school Office Depot commercials.
Jordan's Brains is tweaked. And yes, I think there's a pun in there somewhere."
Thank You Natanella :-) You Rock!
Having read the entire book yesterday, I will say that I too believe that Jordan's brain is a tweaked one.
To everyone New and recently risen,Welcome to Zchat (Zgroup).
Hello there. I am Michael Logan, brand new in the group. I'm a long-time zombie lover (not literally), and an author in the genre. I'm Scottish and currently living in Kenya, where I'm working on my second novel. Just one question: can somebody tell me if there is a posting etiquette link somewhere?
Michael wrote: "Hello there. I am Michael Logan, brand new in the group. I'm a long-time zombie lover (not literally), and an author in the genre. I'm Scottish and currently living in Kenya, where I'm working on m..."Welcome Micheal, and bless your zombie loving heart.
I have yet to see a posting etiquette link any where on goodreads.
The site has Terms of Service (TOS) which you can find at the bottom of the page when you click the word "terms". But more often then not those are strickly guidelines which are usually not enforced well (just my stick on that).
Many groups have rules, which are layed out in their group description page info link.
But this group has Zero rules posted. Which is why when I am asked to stay on topic, I chuckle to myself... cause it's not in ANY rules, but the ones that we make up for ourselves :P
But I have digressed yet again.
If you should find a post on "posting etiquette" please re-post that link here so that I can see it.
Again, Welcome!
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The group has only recently gotten new Mods after being all disorganized for a while, so we're still figuring out effective systems and rules etc. So some boards and topics have posted guidelines, and some don't. We're getting there, slowly but surely. Other topics are fairly self-evident, and we try to keep those on-topic - like the free books topics, voting for group reads etc. The Mods aren't able to shift around posts like in some forums, other than deleting, so we can't divert digressions and side conversations to a different topic effectively. Self-promotion posts need to be kept in the appropriate forum, and are limited to one topic. Not one post, but one topic. Lastly - this is an all-ages forum, so posts should be kept reasonably PG.
Welcome to the group!
Is it me, or does it seem the mods are every where these days?!Well let it be know that this shall not stop my passive aggressive behavior.
I really like your new hair cut, Elizabeth.
Cheers, folks. I suppose there should be only one rule anyway: eat brains.
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Well let it be know that this shall not stop my passive aggressive behavior.
I really like your new hair cut, Elizabeth."
It's true. We're everywhere. Like... a virus.
And thanks!
Wait...
Elizabeth wrote: "Tammy K. wrote: "Is it me, or does it seem the mods are every where these days?!Well let it be know that this shall not stop my passive aggressive behavior.
I really like your new hair cut, Eliza..."
LOL <3
Good morning my fellow zombie lovers,This particular thread has no topic (back me on this Mod E)
And so I thought I'd stir up some chatter and ask you all what are your plans for the day? Got work to head off to? Got a book thats itching to read? Dogs to feed? And editor to please?
Can you spare a minute of two and share with us a little a bit about your life today.
Shortly I'll be off to help a friend clean out her guest room.
I am also turning in a crochet baby dress that I finally finished last night.
I have three R4R going on (two for the same author) that I'll be stumbling my way through tonight and probably tomorrow.
So what are your plans for the day?
After work my wife and I are going to see Queens of The Stone Age play at the Sturgis Rally.
mike you lucky man awesome band. its almost 8pm here so shave bath read bed in that order.
I just worked a brutal 11 hour day. I have to feed and walk the dogs and I have a couple of articles to write for Zombie Guide Magazine (Like us on FB and follow us on Twitter) I wouldn't mind getting a few paragraphs in on the new book, too. My GF is coming by and making dinner. It's a mixed blessing. I don't really need the distraction, but It's better than eating the awful crap I churn up in the kitchen.
I'm off to the post office. I'm mailing various cards and tokens to a 5yo who was named after the town I'm currently living in. (There was a request in my local paper from the family)
I have a very exciting evening ahead of my as I have to go to the store. Woo hoo! Yep...good times for me. Then I have my evening run, which I would love to end up in a bubble bath with a good book!
I'm just getting excited that school is starting back up, which means I get to stArt working again. Hoping to get a few more books read before then. :)
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Totally. Random it all up.
I got to spend a little while in the hardware store today, which always makes me happy. A couple of weeks ago we bought a 30 year old tent trailer that needs some cosmetic work, so I was happily picking paint and choosing hardware. Good times. It's a holiday here in Canada, so it's been a slow day.
Next I have to make supper, which I've totally been avoiding. Maybe Hubby wants to do it instead.
I'm reading Camp 417 Episode One right now, almost done - not sure what's up next. I have reviews to write, as I'm *trying* to write a review for everything I read. It's not going as well as I'd hoped... the next book yells louder than the next review..
Elizabeth wrote: "... I have reviews to write, as I'm *trying* to write a review for everything I read. It's not going as well as I'd hoped... the next book yells louder than the next review..."When it was time to set our reading goals for this calendar year here on goodreads, I kept in mind just how difficult it was to write all the reviews that I did last year before I made my goal.
Reading a book is not the difficult part, its far easier then writing a thoughtful review.
I have many friends who have chosen to not write reviews for their goodreads challenges but to simply rate the book.
A rating without a review is pointless. If you say its five stars but do not say how you came to that conclusion then you might as well have closed your eyes and randomly pointed at (and clicked) a rating.
I get so annoyed when I see ratings with no review content... Grrr!!! to all those raters.
I am going to take a moment to show you all the crochet baby dress that I just completed. Why you ask? because crocheting is what I DO while I read your zombie books.
I call this dress Lemon Meringue because the pie inspired my choice of colors, the dress and apron concept (double layered), and the decorations.
This is both the dress and the apron together front view.
This is both the dress and apron together backside view.
This is the dress and the apron top and bottom, front side view
This is both the dress and apron backside view.This particular dress/apron combo, I made to donate to the hospital that I volunteer at. They will sell it in an upcoming Fall Bazaar to raise money for the hospital.
NOTE: If you want to see them up closer, right click the photo and select view.
Tammy, those r gorgeous!!! I crochet and cross stitch myself. Beautiful work :)
Mike, enjoy the concert. :)Neil, Sleep well.
Ian, You are one busy man. Good luck with the articles, I enjoy reading them. But I am not a facebooker. I find your articles off your author page.
April, Happy Mailing. I avoid the post office whenever I can as the lines are horrible. I usually use the UPS substation by my house. They accept US postal mail, have friendlier (happier) staff, are open longer hours and there is seldom any long lines.
Lisa, shopping is simply horrible for me, unless its at a craft store.
The way that Elizabeth said she enjoyed the hardware store is the way that I enjoy the craft stores. :D I am on all of their frequent shoppers mailing list and get their email sale alerts, coupons and such.
Just typing to you all about my craft store shopping just thrills me. :P
Susan, I too can not wait for school to start up, so can go to the park up the street without all the young ... children. :) I prefer doing my daily walks in the park but in the summer months, I use the bike trails near my place to avoid the energetic young souls. :)
Elizabeth, what did your husband make for dinner? and are there left overs?
Susan wrote: "Tammy, those r gorgeous!!! I crochet and cross stitch myself. Beautiful work :)"Thanks Susan. You'll have to share some of your craft photos.
For that matter everyone can share a photo or two of their favorite things. This is after all just a friendly get to know each other chat.
Tammy those are fantastic, and kudos to you for taking your time to make them for a charity.
Tammy, those are awesome!! I always wished I could crochet or knit. I just stick to making jewelry. So, I do love a craft store as well!
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Hubby is making a pork roast, but I'm pretty sure he just threw the meat in a pot. No sign of side dishes at this point... We might be going back to basics tonight :)
What a great dress, Tammy. I love the colors and the name you chose for it. I hope it brings in a high bid for the bazaar. My mother enjoys crochet, I wish I picked up the talent.
Thank you everyone :) My cheeks are red with embarrassment.
I learned to crochet in 2009, at the tender age of .. Grandmother.
A couple of the ladies from the hospitals auxiliary started to teach me one Thursday morning after hearing me complain that I was tired of embroidery.
Bless their hearts. They all had good intentions but most of them had been doing it so long that they had no idea where to begin to teach me.
That evening I looked up crochet on youtube.
OMG ladies and gentlemen there are so many tutorials on everything from how to hold a crochet hook, what kinds of threads are used in different projects, how to do different stitches, and how to make all kinds of items.
And that is how I learned folks. I watched youtube tutorial videos. Paused and replayed over and over again until I caught on to whatever it was they were trying to show me.
When I went back on the following Thursday, I showed the ladies my progressed. They were amazed and of course took turns taking credit for teaching me :) I love those gals.
When I was 18 months into crocheting, the auxiliary ladies pressured me into putting a couple items into our local fair for competition. They said it would be confidence builder.
I entered two items, a blanket that I made for my oldest granddaughter and a doily. Both items received blue ribbons. Needless to say that hooked me big time into crochet. (pun intended)
Since then I have learned to needle tat, also off youtube tutorial videos.
It's now 4 years later, I feel confident in my skills but I will tell you, those old ladies at the hospital auxiliary are the cream of the crop with their work.
They never let me get away with sloppy work, and the chide each other for loose tails, missed stitches and the lack of decorative details.
I am one of the baby's at 45 years of age, the majority of them are in their 70's and up. We have three that are in their middle to late 90's.
They amaze and inspire me.
So if you are sitting on the fence about learning to crochet or any other craft.. YouTube it!
I've been crocheting since I was 3. My grandmother taught me. Got me a skein of yarn and showed me how to make a chain. When I finished the skein, she told me to tAke it all apart and make a ball out of the yarn. Then it was time to crochet the chain again. One way to keep the little ones busy. :)
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Years ago, when I was a young lass and still hasn't developed much tact, a friend proudly showed me the chain mail he had been crafting for several months. He was unimpressed when I grabbed my knitting needles and knit up the same length in about 20 minutes. Whoops...
That sounds like a great idea with Halloween around the corner to do :)
I found these while searching google (images) for ideas on that Halloween Bazaar that is coming up.I am going to post this link to the sellers website so you can really look at the details in these photos.
But here are some quick photos of some crochet hat and glove set for halloween (or those goth kids).
Link first
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/produ...
Now photos
those are the different wounds
those are the different mouth styles
the different styles of Eyes
Hair styles
Matching Glove sets. They have more glove sets but that's a sample that they show.Again if you are on your desktop or laptop, you can see a better look at these photos by right clicking them and selecting view.
If you are on your tablets, you should be able to zoom in and out, or go to the sellers website off the link that I provided.
Omg!! Those r awesome!! Heck for the kids, ill have to make some for me :)
One year I was being a little lazy and didn't feel like taking the Halloween decorations down, so I just modified them throughout the rest of the year.
Boy I bet you didn't get any Christmas carolers that year.
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That is nothing short of amazing.
WOW! Pure awesomeness, Ian! I hope this was during the time you left your hurricane shutters up.
The neighborhood kids are probably afraid to pass your house.
Dear Lord! What kind of monster did I create here? Zombies, people, ZOMBIES! Not lace nighties! LOL.But seriously, it is great to come home and see people chatting and active. Thought I would tie it back in to what I was thinking when I started the thread though...
We share links to a lot of free zombie book downloads, but rarely get a chance to discuss the ones we read. For example, I recently downloaded and read Until the End of the World and I enjoyed it. It kept me interested and entertained. It's a lot different than the zombie books I write, but that's one reason I liked it. :)
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But I'm also enjoying the lace "nighties". And the Santa Skeletons.
BTW, today I painted my trailer. I've brought it from the 80s to the 90s.
Hello, my name is Anton, author of The Last Overseer and I'm a huge fan of zombie sub-culture and post-apocalyptic fiction. My favorite zombie story is "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson.
Anton wrote: "Hello, my name is Anton, author of The Last Overseer and I'm a huge fan of zombie sub-culture and post-apocalyptic fiction. My favorite zombie story is "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson."Hi Anton. I love "I am Legend" too, but Matheson described them as vampires - not zombies. Nonetheless, his story is seen as groundbreaking for the genre. Romero said it was a big influence for Night of the Living Dead. And of course it was the basis for some great movies, such as Vincent Price in the The Last Man on Earth and Charlton Heston in Omega Man. It's a shame that Matheson passed away recently. I bought a kindle copy of I am Legend as soon as I heard the news.
I loved The Omega man and The Last Man on Earth. Both were better adaptations than the Will Smith movie, even though, the newest remake shared the same title. It's funny, Matheson labeled them vampires, but they were very zombie like. At least, some of them were.
Anton wrote: "It's funny, Matheson labeled them vampires, but they were very zombie like. At least, some of them were..."Yes and no. I actually had this discussion recently. Matheson's vampires talk. "Come out Nevil!" And they think. They even plot to deceive and survive, thinking of themselves as the next stage of evolution.
Zombies, in contrast (and in general), are pure killing machines. They are either truly "undead" (reanimated corpses) or suffering from a virus so potent that it wipes out virtually higher brain function and triggers only the most rudimentary urges to hunt and eat.
The difference is more than clinical, if somewhat academic, because it determines the audience perception of the "monsters" and the protagonists' attitude towards them. Zombies are cool to kill because the audience understands that they are no longer human. The gratuitous violence becomes entertaining, since nobody cares about the zombies (at least not after they turn into one). Matheson's "vampires" are little different. Is Nevil justified in hunting them down and sticking stakes in their hearts everyday? Or not?
Oh I'm aware of the differences. Many people painted Neville as the villain in that story. He wasn't the most likeable protagonist. In the Omega Man, Neville had a degree of villainy to him, and the Vampires weren't as flawed.
@ Ian We have a wow wee robot that lives on the entertainment center. We change it for the seasons like put a Santa hat or bunny ears on it kinda like your skeleton.
David wrote: "Matheson's vampires talk. "Come out Nevil!""Whenever I meet someone named Morgan, it still makes me think of the ghouls in The Last Man on Earth outside of Vincent Price's house. "Mooooorgan!"
J. wrote: "@ Ian We have a wow wee robot that lives on the entertainment center. We change it for the seasons like put a Santa hat or bunny ears on it kinda like your skeleton."
That's great. Maybe I'll pull him out of the shed and make him a year-round fixture.
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