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Here is a link to a fun interview I was asked to take part in recently. There's a couple glitches - a sentence was cut and a response was repeated... but it is still a fun interview to read.  - let me know what you think of it and feel free to share it with your author friends.  Lots of links to our activities at the end of this interview: https://mybookplace.net/author-interview-lillian-brummet

Back in August I started a series of articles about getting through darkness whether it be caused by stress, anxiety, chronic pain, illness, grief or depression.  Looking back on my life-long struggle with darkness, I could see a pattern - and by taking tiny steps toward positivity I could slowly drag myself out of the depths of the darkness and the heavy suction pull of its vacuum.  This series that I started back in August (2024) share these tiny steps that lead toward positivity. Feel free to scroll back, August - present day, to find more articles like this. Do The Purge Sharing how we feel can seem like we are imposing on others. We don't want to bring them down into the dumps with us, that is for sure. We don't want to get them worried about us, regularly expressing concern for us after we unload on them.  Sharing can be difficult simply because it is hard to put how we are feeling in word format.  One of the tricks I learned was simply purging how I felt in on...

If you get a job  Sketching suspects at the police station...  Are you then a  "con artist"? ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

Quote of the Day "Nature favors  those organisms  which leave the environment  in better shape  for their progeny  to survive".  ~  James Lovelock ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

The  Recommended Resources  series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the  Brummet's Muse  biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so, many years ago. When we closed it down, we decided that we just had to continue this series here on this blog and have been doing so now for nearly 2 decades. With this series, Dave and I have the pleasure of sharing some great resources which can include  - positive impact organizations and events - citizen science projects  - helpful articles, amazing resources & exciting interviews We hope our readers will reach out to thank them for their work, find a way to network with them, share these sites with others or get involved in some way. ** Want to see a non-profit listed here? - Send us a  FaceBook   or  LinkedIn  message. Radiation Safety Institute of Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting radiation safety in the workplace, environment and communit...

Ashwini Shenoy and I began networking a few years ago and have since become good friends along the way. Ashwini celebrates networking relationships too and is always responding positively in her communications with others. Today we are celebrating the new release of her 3rd novel:  In the Golden Mountains (paperback or e-book) .  In addition to her novels, Ashwini's short stories have been featured in several national and international magazines. In 2022, she ventured into the world of podcasts, teaming up with Leadstart and Spotify India to launch Word by Word with Ashwini Shenoy .  This podcast has become a valuable resource for aspiring writers and seasoned authors alike, offering practical insights and guidance on creative writing.  Beyond her literary achievements, Ashwini works as a technical leader at Aptiv , an automotive company in Bangalore. In her free time, she enjoys taking strolls around the city, always on the lookout for stories and characters fo...

Playing With Words - Series Find This Poetry Series @:  (US) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YMCRVZ3 (Canada) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09YMCRVZ3 Poetic Wanderings E-book https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0CR6WDMZ8 Paperback  https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0CSB8CD2S Hardcover https://www.amazon.com//dp/B0CSB766GQ Poetry has a unique ability to heal as it is being written, just as it heals when it is being read. For Dave's father, Frank Nick Brummet, the poetry muse began with a few published poems in high-school annuals. He wrote his first serious poem titled Sentinel On The Hill in the '70's & it was published in the Okanagan Historical Society Report . By 1996 the muse had struck & he began to write and study writing seriously. Delve into this poetic journey celebrating love, reflections on nature & a lifetime of memories today. ( Canada ) https://www.amazon.ca//dp/B0CSB8CD2S Rhythm & Rhyme  E-book https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0846SWK92 Paperback  https://www.am...

Quote of the Day "Those little nimble musicians of the air,  that warble forth their curious ditties,  with which nature hath furnished them...  to the shame of art. "  ~ Izaak Walton ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

So grateful to have been featured on Book Q&A's with Deborah Kalb for a discussion about the latest addition to our #poetry #book series: Poetic Wanderings & some of the experiences we had in getting it to publication. Deborah's blog has this really neat artsy background - I thought it was pretty cool!   Check out the interview @ https://deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2024/11/q-with-lillian-brummet.html ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

World of Speaking - Interview * Part 2 This discussion was published in 2 sections, so be sure to check out Part 1, published on December 7th . Michael Allison & I met back in 2023 and we have been networking ever since. In fact I was a guest on his podcast ( Overcoming Adversity)  earlier this year. Over the last 18 months I've come to know this man as someone genuinely interested, in fact committed to making a difference by inspiring leaders to become resilient and thrive in the face of adversity.  Michael is a marine veteran &  Purple Heart  recipient. He is well known as a leadership expert and a highly sought after keynote speaker. He's an entrepreneur at heart, having run several businesses in the past.  Visit Michael at:  https://michaelwallison.com &  https://theadversityacademy.com Q: In Part 1 of this discussion we got to know quite a bit about you, and the reasons behind what you do. Today I'd like to focus on the logistics ...

' Incorrectly' is the only word That, when spelled correctly Is still spelled incorrectly. ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  Poetry Time ! The Dove, The Wind & The Light was written fairly recently - in June 2023. Most of you know already that Dave & I enjoy  Playing With Words , which is why we chose that name for our series of poetry books.   While this particular poem has been published, is not however, part of the  Playing With Words   series . The Dove, The Wind & The Light © Lillian Brummet Soaring - flirting - embracing She flies above. The wind she is facing Try how it might to alter her plans. Oh it blew a blustery gust, And hurled a changing breeze, But she embraced them with ease. With a glint in her eye  She gently lifted a feather And bent the wind to her will. More aviators join in, Various sizes and shapes, Swooping and swaying, Diving at delicious morsels That I cannot see...  Though I lift my face and witness The wonder wings shatter the light Like feathered prisms. My eyes return of their own free will For her under-wings of si...

Quote of the Day " Not everything  that can be counted  counts,  and not everything  that counts  can be counted."  ~ Albert Einstein ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

World of Speaking - Interview This discussion will be published in 2 sections, so be sure to check out Part 2 December 13th. Michael Allison & I met back in 2023 and we have been networking ever since. In fact I was a guest on his podcast ( Overcoming Adversity) earlier this year. Over the last 18 months I've come to know this man as someone genuinely interested, in fact committed to making a difference by inspiring leaders to become resilient and thrive in the face of adversity.  Michael is a marine veteran & Purple Heart recipient. He is well known as a leadership expert and a highly sought after keynote speaker. He's an entrepreneur at heart, having run several businesses in the past.  Visit Michael at: https://michaelwallison.com &  https://theadversityacademy.com Q: Could you start us off by sharing a brief introduction into the types of events that you have offered in the past and what you have coming up in the future? A: Absolutely. I’ve had the oppo...