Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Quite the get-together last week, no?
Total Grats to Kristi for her work in bring it all together. Collective and inferred shout-outs to all in attendance, (current) regulars and past regulars to this ‘hop.
(New Readers: Kristi’s intro to the TToT at the bottom does a far better job than I will at saying: recollect and share those aspects of your life (both real and imagined) that elicit a feeling of gratitude with others and the benefits will be… multiplied. A creation of Lizzi Lewis (who was here last week!) the TToT is a good way to spend some time. The following are people, places and/or things that elicits a certain feeling of gratitude.)
1) Una
2) Phyllis
3) the Wakefield Doctrine (sine qua non, y’all)
4) Six Sentence Story So I was writing a query letter to an agent yesterday and thought, ‘Well, I’m not already published so ain’t much to bio on myself…. what about telling them where Almira came from? Sure (lol) lets tell them about that. Before Denise took over, zoe hosted the Six Sentence Story. One week, a couple or three years ago, her prompt word was…. damn, can’t remember! but, in any event, I got this image in my head of a back-from-college Dorothy Gale standing and staring at a sign in front of a clearly rebuilt high school and the sign read: ‘Almira Gulch High School’. And the rest (as I was sure to tell the agent), was writing the story to find out what happens next. (lol) Thanks, z
5) the Book of Secret Rules (aka Secret Book of Rules) the:
of blog-writing tools. The only requirement for use is the effort to cite the appropriate Rule.
6) work (sorta)
7) Hey! Val!! Saw her come into the TToT ‘party’ right there at the end…. (yesterday)… good to ‘see’ you!
8) THIS SPACE AVAILABLE. 1Yep, for the nameless Reader (down at the music vid intro)… there is surely a difference between saxophone noir and country-folk morning-after music. (not that there isn’t a place for both… the bookshelves would be a lot less crowded if not for both)
9) Cynthia (Friend of the Doctrine Cynthia and John are out on the road again. look for pitchas in the Facebook).
10) S.R. 1.3 (from the BoSR/SBoR) “…you’re down at number 8, maybe even number 7 and you’re still typing away. Don’t look up, don’t say anything, just keep typing. A barely noticeable smile is, however, permitted as you realize that all you need to do is fill in Grat Item #9 and you are home free. Because, (quid pro quo, Latin for ‘not for nothin”. lol) you can cite completion of the 9th as something to be grateful for.” [ibid. op.cit. … who said Beethoven’s Ninth ? ok. ok. way down at the bottom, cause, well, noir and symphonic uplift don’t really go together. Sorta like Tom Waites and Miss America
Music vid Hey! Don’t look at me! I just sit and stare at the screen until I find the trail. (in this case, a rainy overcast Sunday morning. … count your blessings* I couldn’t find Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’… lol
* Who said that? Ok, I will. For the nameless Reader I will put their Grat Item in Number 8 Look for superscript 1 1
If Harlem Nocturne don’t totally move into your cerebro-auditory centers, this 23:26 minute ditty surely will
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aha! an evening vid and a morning vid! but which is which :D excellent both,
it was an enjoyable event last week for sure! i must carve some of that which eludes me and participate in the TToT more often.
here’s to rainy days and saxophones.
this is true
Still trying to catch up from last week, and not get behind on this week. What a great way to tell how you were inspired to write your Almira story!
Hold that thought! lol…. hopefully the agents reading (the query letter) will feel the same.
I love the crayons – definitely a secret to the universe.
funny, the places it will hide
As always, lovely 10!
Thank you, Lisa
Whew! Last week was quite the blog hop, wasn’t it? I didn’t mean to be so late in joining this week, but one busy event lead into another, and I’m finally just now giving attention again to the blog. Thanks so much for your dedication to this hop that Lizzi built, and thanks for #7–I do hope that the later posts to link up get as much attention as the earlier ones. It really was good to see everyone!
Good luck with the query letters. (I think rejection letters are a sign of success, by the way–it seems like all the great authors get rejected before being published. Unless, of course, you receive an acceptance letter first–then you can be the exception to the rule.)
It was fun. So good hearing from Lizzi and Kristi and val and the others.
Its a process (the query) so I’m just settling into a routine of sending out at least five letters each week.
What a way to start a novel! It’s amazing how the human mind works sometimes.
Looks like Una and Phyllis enjoy the summer very much, and this is how it should be.
Have a great week!!
I agree… and the writing was very much like that… I never knew more than a chapter or so ahead of wherever I was in the writing.
Have a good week.
Such a contrast in the videos. Love it!
I remember those days of wishing I could have the big box of crayons, and then when I was finally able to get a big box, finding many of the crayons did not get used much. LOL
I hope your query letters bring the kind of responses you desire. Wow! The beginning of Almira came from an image in your head! (I once did a mirror etching for someone who had seen an image in his dream. He gave me the image to use as a pattern.)
Phyllis is looking very thoughtful, or maybe she is listening to Beethoven’s 9th. :-)
Agree (about the music)
Never got beyond, maybe 16 crayons.
She does enjoy her treehouse.
And now we’re with the ‘rents in Colorado and I have some regular internet to do a bit of catching up. :) Thanks for the shout out. Gonna visit some places here in town and visit family and by this time next week, we’ll be back on home turf. It’s incredible to travel. It’s equally incredible to get home. Hehe.
I hope you’re having a great week so far! Take care.
loving the photos… have a safe trip home