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Congrats on another wonderful review, Tim! nel
The story of Madoc is probably a myth but it has been discovered that his mother was a Viking from Dublin. Also his story is said to have inspired Cabot's voyage and the man who funded the mission was called Ameryk. Some say that this is the real source of the name America.
Linell wrote: "Hi Madoc! Happy Thanksgiving! Nel"Happy Thanksgiving to all my American buddies !
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Tim wrote: "'Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day-after-Thanksgiving Day! :-)"Always late to the party me TUT but I did bring a bottle or two.
With us over this side of the pond it's the four week build up to the man with the HO HO HO and white beard.
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Tim wrote: "Same here, Tee, Christmas next. But capitalism requires holidays that promote spending...so we have a bunch of them :-)"I don't think I could manage Thanksgiving as well. Crimbo is far too expensive !!
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Book Title: Zachary Pill And The Dragon At Stations End
Author: Tim Greaton
Published By: Focus House Publishing
Recommended Age: 14+
Reviewed By: Maegan Morin
Blog Reviewed For: Great Minds Think Aloud
Rating: 5 Ravens
Zachary Pill is a nerd with no friends who gets picked on daily by the school bully. On the very day that Zachary wishes magic really existed he finds out it really does. He is thrown into a world of enchantment and wonder hidden among ours where he learns you should really be careful what you wish for.
Zachary Pill and the Dragon At Stations End was written by Tim Greaton and is the first book in the series. Its a fantasy set in our modern time on earth. With elements of action, adventure and hilarity Tim Greaton weaves a story that anyone can enjoy.
This book just has so much going for it. Written in a style that anyone including young readers can follow it is a fast read that you really dont want to put down... EVER. This was one of those books that when your reading it and you have something to do you convince yourself that its ok to read just one more chapter. It was so easy to get lost in the book and lose track of time. I have to say that my favorite parts of the book included the scenes of discovery when Zachary and his friend Bret decide to look through his fathers magical belongings to see if there is anything they can use. Tim Greaton has quite the imagination and I loved his creativity when coming up with the items within the box. Speaking of creativity there are also alot of characters I liked as well. No two characters are the same and you really want to know why they are the way they are. Some of them are pretty kooky and that added alot to the story.
I give this book 5 ravens and recommend it for anyone 14+. I would even recommend it for a mature 12-13 year old it is a "longer" book but it has alot of elements and surprises that you keep you laughing, guessing and turning the page.
Read more: http://www.greatmindsthinkaloud.probo...
Tim, this is great...I think. Is 5 Ravens = 5 stars on Amazon?Lynn
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Wowzers that's fantastic Tim. Many congrats and you should be very proud of that one.
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Tim wrote: "Thanks, Tee. I received that one by email but it hasn't appeared on Amazon yet. I hope they post it :-)"Would it be rude to ask them to put it up on UK and COM
If they enjoyed it that much I shouldn't think they would mind. Give it a whirl, they can only say no!
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Dou Dou Did It
“Allison Wentworth, get in here this minute!”
Alli glanced up from her drawing. She had colored pencils scattered across the dining room table, and beneath the point of a gray pencil, which had been sharpened down to barely a stub, lay a half-finished drawing of a seagull. The image was part of a complete bird portfolio she needed to submit to Full Sail University, an art college, by the end of the week.
“What is it, Grandma?”
“Birdseed, that’s what!”
Alli closed her sketchpad and made her way out to the kitchen, where her grandmother stood pointing at hundreds of berry seeds strewn like tiny pebbles across the top of the kitchen counter. Alli had used a honey and flour paste to glue those same seeds to a cardboard cone just two days earlier. No way could they just have fallen off.
“Did we leave any windows open, Grandma? Maybe a bird got in and tried to eat my art project?”
A sour look on her face, her grandmother crossed her arms.
“You and I both know Dou Dou is responsible for this.”
Alli rubbed her eyes and wondered how to handle this. Obviously, old age was beginning to affect her grandmother. Maybe she should go to her next doctor’s appointment…but then what? Say her grandmother was losing her mind? Somehow she didn’t think hearing that from a teenager would go over well with either the doctor or the woman who had raised her from the time she was four years old.
“So what are you going to do about that creature?” her grandmother asked, adjusting her glasses and staring up at the nearly seedless cardboard cone and the bird Alli had handcrafted just a week earlier from colorfully dyed chicken feathers.
“If it will make you feel better,” Grandma, “I’ll put it in my room until I can finish taking all the pictures.“
Her grandmother nodded.
“I think that would be best.”
Alli had intended to spend a few minutes reattaching all the seeds to the cone, this time with real glue not food paste, but most of the seeds on the counter were actually broken with the insides missing. Something must have eaten them. But what?
Fortunately, she still had half a bag of bird feed under the sink, so was able to get her “Dou Dou Feeding” sculpture back into shape before hanging it from a hook on the back of her bedroom door.
She smiled at the lifelike little bird with wire legs and feet.
“And you need to be good this time, Dou Dou.”
A painted dark eye stared back at her.
Happy to be on Christmas break, Alli spent the next day at the mall with three friends. Though none of them had a lot of money, each somehow managed to finish their Christmas shopping. Alli felt certain her Grandmother would like both the pink sweater and the floral blouse she’d found on sale. It was already dark by the time Kerra dropped her off.
She was smiling happily and had two shopping bags in hand when she stepped into the warm living room to find her grandmother standing on one of the top rungs of a stepladder in the middle of the room. She dropped her bags and raced over to steady the ladder or catch her grandmother, whichever might be needed.
“What are you doing, Grandma!”
“This is your fault,” her grandmother said, reaching up into the glass, bowl-shaped light fixture. Her hand came down with a long strand of shimmering white pearls. “If you had left your door closed, that bird wouldn’t have gotten out and stolen my necklace.”
Alli held her tongue until her grandmother was safely back down on the floor, but then she spoke her mind.
“I think you need to see someone, Grandma. You’re blaming fallen seeds and stolen jewelry on a pretend bird!”
Suddenly, Alli heard a squawk from down the hallway. It was coming from somewhere near her room. Her grandmother raised an eyebrow and gave her an I-told-you-so expression. Alli ignored her and crept toward her room. When she heard the squawk again, she felt like a character out of a science-fiction movie. Bird sculptures didn’t come alive. It wasn’t possible.
She shivered. The hallway was cold. She could see her breath.
Slowly, she pushed her door further open and flipped on the light…just in time to see a small crow fly out through the open window.
She burst into laughter and peered around the door to see Dou Dou clinging to the cardboard cone, right where she’d left him.
“Grandma,” she called cheerfully, “it was just a crow. Why’d you unlock my window?”
“I didn’t,” her grandmother said from the hallway behind her. “Heating fuel is expensive.”
When Alli went to close her window, the smile slid from her face. There, caught in the lock mechanism was a single dyed blue chicken feather.
The End
Tim wrote: "My sister emailed this morning and asked if I could win a writing contest for her so se can win a colorful craft bird. I just sent her this story to enter :-) ..."Love it !!! That stands an excellent chance to win.
Good luck to both of you :@)
Tim,Then that is great news.
Yes, I've been a busy girl since I got up this morning. I did get to sleep in which felt good. :)
Lynn
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Tim,You're welcome. Yes, I agree it is hard to get everything done and sometimes sleep is the last thing I want to do when the house is finally quiet. But eventually the eyelids droop and the body says enough and I have to get some sleep. :)
I have faith that the missing puzzle piece will come to you.
Great job on the website.
Lynn
Tim wrote: "www.timgreaton.com is now officially open!"I Can't open it with the link at the moment Tim. I will try later.
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Tim wrote: "Tee, I've had intermitent problems opening the site from here as well, Tee. I'm forwarding your note to my brother, who built it with a web designer, because he's having no problem from where he is."Still no luck Tim. I can get as far as a small circle going round telling me it's connecting but that's it.
Good luck with it. Nothing could be worse than being unable to open a brand spanking new site when you want to show the world what's going on.
Teresa and Tim,Yesterday when I first saw it I could get into it without any problems. Today when I try it doesn't seem to want to go past the circling thing for me either.
Hope they fix the issue for you soon.
Lynn
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28 November 2011
5 stars
In Australia, trouble has three names: Molly-Mavis-Gamnut…
The key to a child’s heart is often as elusive to adults as the secrets to health, wealth and happiness, but Patricia Puddle seems to have an instinctive knack for knowing not just what a young person thinks but also what she feels.
While taking photos for a middle-grade nature project, Molly Gamnut encounters an injured bandicoot and has no choice but to save it from the evil cat Tiddles who lives next door. Of course, she’s smitten with her new friend and wheedles her way into spending time with it at her Grandma Lilly’s home. But it isn’t until her grandmother and father insist that Furble the Bandicoot must return to nature that Molly’s true colors begin to show. You’ll laugh as she leaps from dustups with seemingly all of her relatives as well as the school bully Gretchen Bloomfield, Mrs. Wilson next door and even her school’s Principal.
Watching this lovable but troublesome young girl stumble from one huge mistake to the next will thrill readers of all ages, and it’s likely that most will relate to the many problems she creates for herself while desperately seeking a way to keep her furry new friend safe.
Appropriate for all ages, I highly recommend this fun book from down under.
Reviewed by “Maine’s Other Author” TM Tim Greaton
Tim wrote: "This has been an amazing week to be an author. 38,000 free copies of Santa Shop were downloaded (still free!) and I broke my personal best sales records almost on a daily basis. Thanks for all the ..."Awesome that's a fantastic result
Tim It sounds like a really fun book. I'm sure Patricia Puddle will appreciate your review.
Lynn
Good morning to you all! Yesterday was a great one for me...I recieved a five star review on both, Story Time and The Hunt! Yay! As you know, it is hard work to promote, so it's really grand to have unsolicited reviews show up once in a while! Now, if only I could translate those reviews into sales! LOL! Teresa- thought I was gpoing to sell one of your books yesterday, but she put it down and wandered off. Oh well, I DO notice that the folks read your poster alot! Have a super day- all of you!
Linell,You are so right, it is tough to promote and work at other things. So happy for you on the 5 star ratings.
Have a great one!
Lynn
Linell wrote: "Good morning to you all! Yesterday was a great one for me...I recieved a five star review on both, Story Time and The Hunt! Yay! As you know, it is hard work to promote, so it's really grand to hav..."Oh wow Lyn thanks for the heads up. Better luck next time eh?
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Marla
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Tim wrote: "Anyone have a Carmike Cinemas nearby? I have a pair of free passes to one movie, not 3-D. Have to be redeemed by 4/30/12. I'll happily mail (free) to the first person who emails me at tim@greateast..."Sadly too far to travel honey :)
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Tim,I've never heard of Carmike Cinemas but I certainly hope somebody has one near them.
Lynn
Good morning.In this edition of Sandy's Spotlight, I'm introducing you to author Rebecca Stroud and featuring her short story/novella, Do Unto Others. This is a book that is a must read for all animal lovers and all animal abusers.
http://sandywolters.weebly.com/2/post...
It would be great if you could stop by, leave a comment for author Rebecca Stroud, and share the blog with your friends, family and associates on Facebook and Twitter. If you enjoy learning about fabulous authors and interesting new reads, subscribe to the blog and you'll receive an e-mail every other week notifying you of the updated blog post.
I am thinking of adding a book discussion blog that runs simultaneously with the featured author and book on Sandy's Spotlight. Please take a look at the upper right side of the blog sidebar. I'm asking for viewer's to send me an e-mail or leave a comment on the blog to let me know if they would be interested in a book discussion blog. If I get a good response, I will be starting the book discussion blog on December 16th.
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Sounds good to me, Tim. The more we can get our books out there, the more the search engines boost the books up in visablity, and hopefully, the more people are interested. nel P.S. Voted for your sis! Have a great day!
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Hi everyone.I have decided to run a book discussion blog simultaneously with my author introduction, book review blog, Sandy's Spotlight. I invite everyone to participate.
The first book discussion will start on December 16th and run for two weeks. The first book discussion will be on the novel, Story Time, by Linell Jeppsen. My hope is to generate more sales for the featured author.
Here is a calendar of upcoming features and book discussions. http://sandywolters.weebly.com/calend...
I hope to see you there. Tell your friends! It will take some time, but I will update the calendar with all of the upcoming authors through 2012.
I'm posting this information in some other groups that I'm in on Goodreads. Will see if it helps.Lynn
Thanks so much, Sandy, for all you do for the authors (and readers) that frequent your blog. I look forward to talking to you about my latest novel, Story Time, and answering any questions that might arise.I have found that, in some ways, Story Time, leaves the readers with questions...about the future of our planet, the relationships between the characters, and the deeper, spiritual connection we all hold with our universe as a whole.
Science fiction buffs...action/ adventure fanatics...lovers of romance...believers in conspiracy theories of all ilk? Read, Story Time, for the ride of a lifetime!
Then join Sandy and I, on December 16th, for our own personal story time! Thanks, Nel
Lynn, Thanks! I appreciate it. I'm in the process of adding all the authors I have scheduled on my website calendar. I wanted to get it up quickly for those that want to participate in the book discussions.Linell, You are very welcome. I hope we have a good turnout for the book discussion.
Sandy
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Tim, I'd love to be on that list! Thanks. My e-mail is sandy.wolters@q.com
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Wonderful review, Arthur! Congrats Tim.