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[Catherine]

Oh! Perhaps🙄

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Are you a slave to your phone?
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/healt...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

This Town Comes Alive Once a Year, as Thousands of Snakes Mate
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/wo...

[Alexis]

Grasshopper wrote: "Are you a slave to your phone?
https://www.saga.co.uk/magazine/healt......"

I most certainly am! Head hangs in shame 😔

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Mea Culpa too Alexis. I think most humans are these days..

[Alexis]

Yes! The real world is lost between our fingers now...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

[Alexis]

Not all the perfumes of Arabia....

[Bradley]

Do I know you?

[[deleted user]]

WHAT ON GODS GREEN EARTH WOULD MAKE A WRITING WEBSITE STEP INTO POLITICS. YOU PEOPLE NEED YOUR HEADS EXAMINED. There are political websites for this, not writing, Here we MUST share a bond of creativity and being of one, not causing division and hate. I am COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED

[Alexis]

Cool it Cee. I'm sure GB meant no harm

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Thanks Alexis.
In reply I quote:
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.~ Edmund Burke

In a free world, one should be able to voice out one's opinion and have a healthy discussion. As writers, one needs to be aware of the world not hide in a cocoon in fear.

[Sandra]

I agree GB. Let's not be the ostriches that bury their heads in the sand.

[Catherine]

Congratulations to all the winners. Frank, you shall be missed. Good luck with your ventures.

[Bradley]

Congratulations all. The new themes look exciting.

[Beatrice]

Yes well done all

[Sandra]

Hurray to the winners. Adore the new folders.

[Peter]

Not sure if this is the right folder, but my KDP Select term is ending for my book and I’m not sure if I should re-enroll. I’ve gotten a lot of exposure through the program, but the exclusivity means I can’t distribute my book through places like WattPad.

Anyone have any opinions/experiences with this?

[Catherine]

Well Peter, if you have the required exposure, maybe you can manage it without them now?
I opted out of it when I couldn't access my books for that period.

[Sandra]

It's the best platform that exists for independent authors. But it is limited in scope.

[Peter]

Thanks for the input! I might renew it one more time to see how it goes, it’s served me well so far. And I do most of my promoting here on Goodreads and my blog.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Well that's good. But you must try more social media. Facebook & Twitter let you do it for free !
😊
PS.The right folder to ask this question would have been -
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[M.]

Interesting. Probably not.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Earth's Ancient Life Forms Are Awakening After 40,000 Years in Permafrost
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-...

[Groovy]

Catherine, did your favorite players win? One of mine did, Novak Djocovich (I think that's how you spell his name) I wish Osaka had lasted, but there's the US Open.

And I'm not going to be a bad influence and entice you to try bottled tea. Stay clear, it rules your life. If it were alcohol, I'd be in trouble--LOL!

Crocheting is a stress reliever--now this I will entice you to try. I sell the baby blankets as gifts.

[Catherine]

Djokovic you mean? I enjoy the game for what it is and appreciate a good match when I see one, irrespective of who is playing.
I do try fresh ginger tea on most days that I'm not too lazy to make it 😁
I shall however leave Crochet and it's joys to you. Perhaps be enticwd to just buy some only 😊

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Is this really true??
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/em...

[Bernard]

Well the Kinsey institute is world renowned in the field of sexology.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Of course! 😎

[Bernard]

And the Times is totally beyond reproach.

[Bradley]

This kind of sensationalism seems more in tune with tabloids like the SUN?

[Bernard]

The Times likes to avoid coarse sensationalism, but still has to sell papers, and "sex always sells". So it takes a more subtle approach.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Bernard wrote: "The Times likes to avoid coarse sensationalism, but still has to sell papers, and "sex always sells". So it takes a more subtle approach."

Grasshopper wrote: "Is this really true??
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/em..."


Gosh! If that's subtle, I shudder to think what the SUN prints!

[Bernard]

GB, it is best you do not think about that at all.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

I'll try not.to think about it.😉

[Bernard]

Sport (cricket) update: England came back from the dead to beat Australia! Ben Stokes was again the hero.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Ah! Thanks for the sports update, perhaps in the sports folder next time?😅

[Bernard]

There is a sports folder? Ok will do.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

😊👍

[Bernard]

Cooler weather today, after excessive heat. There is even cool air coming in the window at the moment.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

How do you relax?

Television.? ###########Gardening?

[Catherine]

Reading

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

All of the above works for me in restricted quantities.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Soldiers could get superhuman night vision by injecting nanoparticles into their eyes

https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/sold...
Cyborgs anyone?

[Bernard]

Yoga, reading, music, conversation, crosswords, ....

(This makes it look as though I relax ALL of the time!)

[Crystal]

Has anyone heard of new reader magazine? They are a publicity company. Any thoughts good or bad?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Not sure what you mean Crystal. Not heard of them sorry.

[Beatrice]

Thanks for the opportunity to be moderator for the month GB. Am over the moon 🌛

[Alexis]

Nice! I know which mod to approach with my doubts 😉

[Graham]

Congratulations Beatrice.