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Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-86654727395781603142024-03-17T04:30:00.023-07:002024-03-17T04:30:00.142-07:00Book Review !<div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A huge hug goes out to "<i> ForeverJZ </i>" who posted a review for our cookbook, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/One-Small-Garden-Delicious-Nutritious/dp/B08T7YRHPN/" target="_blank">From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes</a>. </i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">4.0 out of 5 stars </b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The review titled <i>Create Tasty Food Using Simple Ingredients</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> was posted on <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/One-Small-Garden-Delicious-Nutritious/dp/B08T7YRHPN/">Amazon.ca</a> just recently (<i style="font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">October 14, 2023</span></i>)</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>"</i><span style="font-style: italic;">I enjoyed the simplicity of the recipes resulting in very tasty and nutritious dishes. You don't really need to be a gardener (I'm not) to make good use of this cook book as there is always a selection of recipes that work with what I have in my fridge and cupboards. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The recipes offer suggestions for variations, which accommodates individual taste preferences. The internet has made finding recipes easy, so I stopped using many of my cookbooks. From One Small Garden is a cook book I will continue to enjoy using.</span></span><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">*** Thank you so much for sharing this review of our cookbook on </span><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/One-Small-Garden-Delicious-Nutritious/dp/B08T7YRHPN/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Amazon.ca</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> ForeverJZ</span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> - We really do appreciate it :) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Find the Brummet's Books @:</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhdPzdCPU1GmcqJTVa9uicyIDNC7WcvTgfD7vVuUJ3d17FYoIlPf9osW0wDxYYLko3oc-OuHy5h52m9EIaZ_e-uwWFhEoHYza9pfOpitM80GVdTA1s4LbIKNCLl0exukHYTO8nH0y_RKaFAV2gh6XWmzb4uXxUXbjrDgTV8yIWzw8mfPnfdr182ifO6yF/w400-h300/misty%20mountains%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">" The idea that there is a trade-off </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">between growth and going green </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; 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"</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~ Steve Forbes</i></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br /></div></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-8695683643638947722024-03-15T01:30:00.000-07:002024-03-15T01:30:00.144-07:00Just For Writers<span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">This monthly series began just over 2 years ago offering advice, tips, resources and marketing opportunities for our friends in the world of writing. Look for archived (or watch for new) posts around the middle of each month.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">-- Resources -- </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><div><b>Author newsletters to consider subscribing to:</b></div><div><span style="color: red;">* Interested in learning how other authors are managing their newsletters? Curious about the behind the scenes view of an author career? Want to learn more about writers in specific genres? Well, then this section is for you. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amazon.com/author/rosemaryobrien" target="_blank">Rosemary O'Brien</a>: <a href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/hw7ekmrq4x">https://dl.bookfunnel.com/hw7ekmrq4x</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Rosemary invites you to subscribe to her newsletter where she shares experiences and a behind-the-scenes look at her author career. Her newsletter occasionally offers great deals for subscribers too. She also shares a glimpse into her personal life as well. When asked to tell us more, she replied: <i>"I send it out monthly around the 15th and promise never to spam you. As a free gift, subscribers will get a free (very) short story about a couple of my characters in book 2, GHOSTLY PASSAGE. I look forward to meeting you as I develop my following!"</i></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yBIb-P_y9SOWlZF_u9MztKdQHJ3W07ugxc0HTGJ913ddPj0XG2WKJWAtH0IxnaETf-YlVjDYMTdL3qHFFLENd-d7yiycS1k_mDk6O6k3hDmZKu3RRtuKLDSv2Hs42Jh0SEx7g-908JM-h_f8AjLTS7ffLWYyuDVYzs942fiMy0rO6f7agHkO7-jkxg/s1570/NEW%20PSM%203D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1200" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yBIb-P_y9SOWlZF_u9MztKdQHJ3W07ugxc0HTGJ913ddPj0XG2WKJWAtH0IxnaETf-YlVjDYMTdL3qHFFLENd-d7yiycS1k_mDk6O6k3hDmZKu3RRtuKLDSv2Hs42Jh0SEx7g-908JM-h_f8AjLTS7ffLWYyuDVYzs942fiMy0rO6f7agHkO7-jkxg/w428-h560/NEW%20PSM%203D.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Visit Amazon to find this, and other books, by the Brummets</span></a><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Alley-cat, backend, direct, hands-on, indirect, soft-sell, underground, backdoor, social marketing, green-washing.... and many other terms in the marketing industry were the topic of the day in this amazing discussion with host Megan Robinson and me (Lillian) on the <i>Transparency Talks Podcast</i>:</span></span></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIeCwpnK8WQ"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIeCwpnK8WQ</span></a></div><div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">--<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">In this interview we discuss co-writing, running a business with a partner and behind the scenes activities in making it all flow in the right direction. <a href="https://www.follow-your-passion.biz/1949742/10651781">https://www.follow-your-passion.biz/1949742/10651781</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">--</span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>How to stay focused when working from home, running a small business, being an entrepreneur was the discussion of the day on the <i>Savvy Business Broadcasting</i> show: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqQowBp8KLE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqQowBp8KLE</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">--</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">In this <i>Start Small Podcast </i>discussion we covered: Implementing tasks, staying on track, getting organized, aligning the business policies and activities: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J0UO3HvipU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J0UO3HvipU</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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Groups like these offer an easy way to network with their members, discover organizations or events, and find media opportunities.</span></div></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Canadian Indie Authors<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Atlantic Canadian Author Events<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Self-Published Authors Canada<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Canadian Writers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #333333;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~</b></span></div></div></span></span></div></span></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-18144840670151097102024-03-13T03:30:00.003-07:002024-03-13T03:30:00.126-07:00Recommended Resources<div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">The <i>Recommended Resources</i> series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the <i>Brummet's Muse </i>biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so. When we closed it down, we decided that sharing resources was just too awesome not to continue.</span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br />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 and links to helpful articles. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to check out their websites, and perhaps send them a note of appreciation for what they do. It would, of course, be fantastic if you see a way to network with them or get involved some how, or possibly share their information with your networks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPGmzdmgwiEaD7bI_4fPgHh0m6Js4Ga2ZCNq6T-n4Iv7JGkbj6XnAEJepdbG7FiHLC0oIujWfdwxkQf6g7CHZZdtnZYYQzFOfuIipKxZxYh04xPVOgOZijSeNbghZK1g-weV-A6MWhRze1Pt-zRIJVnV0TylpENHGBFnwKfefHoZ1cEYbVXg0M9S2CWu3/s4032/sky%20nature%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPGmzdmgwiEaD7bI_4fPgHh0m6Js4Ga2ZCNq6T-n4Iv7JGkbj6XnAEJepdbG7FiHLC0oIujWfdwxkQf6g7CHZZdtnZYYQzFOfuIipKxZxYh04xPVOgOZijSeNbghZK1g-weV-A6MWhRze1Pt-zRIJVnV0TylpENHGBFnwKfefHoZ1cEYbVXg0M9S2CWu3/s320/sky%20nature%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Park People</b> is a volunteer run community park network offering programming, events, resources, citizen science projects and activities. Parks have a profound impact on air quality, habitat, education, health, economy, ecology and social activities within our communities. <a href="http://www.ParkPeople.ca">www.ParkPeople.ca</a></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>P.A.W.S Georgia </b>(Promoting Animal Welfare Society) specializes in adoption, health, welfare, education and communication for both pets and wildlife. <a href="http://www.PawsOfGeorgia.com">www.PawsOfGeorgia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>PEI Humane Society</b> (Prince Edward Island) a shelter for homless, injured and lost companion animals. <a href="https://peihumanesociety.com">https://peihumanesociety.com</a><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">World of Writing - Author Interview</b></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Audrey Wilson connected with us earlier this year and since then we learned that she absolutely excels at working in screenplay, television and fiction genres, and takes on speaking appearances regularly. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After attaining a <i>BA in Television Writing and Producing</i>, Audrey produced for <i>PBS, National Geographic,</i> and <i>WLS Chicago</i>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her 1st novel, </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Wrong Girl Gon</i><span style="font-family: verdana;">e, and more recent one - </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Only Human</i><span style="font-family: verdana;">, are now available on </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">Amazon</i><span style="font-family: verdana;">. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">She has several other books and screenplays in the works as well - we are certain that her readers are anxiously waiting to see those release announcements :)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">I'm looking forward to learning from her amazing experiences along with our readers, today. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Audrey invites our readers to connect through her <i><a href="https://www.audreywilsonauthor.com/" target="_blank">Website</a>,</i> and drop by her <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Audrey-Wilson/author/B09H7NZVWQ" target="_blank">Amazon Central Page</a></i> to find her books. Find her on <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/dreamerbyday91" target="_blank">FaceBook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dreamerbyday91" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-wilson-8138a0a9/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></i></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q:</b> Audrey you have a lot of experiences working in a few arenas involving the world of writing. I'm curious what motivates you to write prolifically in so many arenas...?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved to tell stories. I’ve always been fascinated not only with the creative aspect of writing but also the science of it. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can’t have a good story without strong character motivations, which is where I try to begin.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">When I start a new book or screenplay, I ask: "<i>What do the characters want?</i>"</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This question will help drive the story, but it’s </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">also </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">great to discover the characters through telling the story. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">That moment when you’re writing a story or an outline and things just click together - that is what I strive for.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cJ6UMkmrBWxhDx4VsM_0ZxJU13do9mn3Cmi2_2-ggtw0G1Rjl3SqGE2RjwkoDfG14lpa4m0MnV0WK6zDsyPITrDe1lxxyYf4Cdt38VGksaFdk29wrfiZ6kKVjQ5DwCpWRoBMizeu3ISZtuRFy830tqucdmiL_wUXvex6t-jQZ8MaCK96zZnQ5mXZ7fDN/s2048/AudreyWilson_Headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cJ6UMkmrBWxhDx4VsM_0ZxJU13do9mn3Cmi2_2-ggtw0G1Rjl3SqGE2RjwkoDfG14lpa4m0MnV0WK6zDsyPITrDe1lxxyYf4Cdt38VGksaFdk29wrfiZ6kKVjQ5DwCpWRoBMizeu3ISZtuRFy830tqucdmiL_wUXvex6t-jQZ8MaCK96zZnQ5mXZ7fDN/s320/AudreyWilson_Headshot.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Q:</b> That is excellent advice! I'm struggling behind the scenes with a short story and I think that question may just be the key to do a deep dive into the characters. Thank you for that advice. ;) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">So let's look, now, at the book industry itself - I know our readers will want to know: How much time do you devote to marketing each book?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>The amount of time I devote to marketing my book depends on the publication status. In the months leading up to, and after, the release of one of my books, I make marketing my priority. Whether it’s social media, interviews, book reviews, or my monthly newsletter, I try my best to keep my book relevant to audiences. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are also times that I find balancing marketing and writing </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">activities </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">to be a challenge. When I was younger and not yet published, it was much easier for me to devote my time to just writing. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Currently, I find myself shifting between steady promotion for <i>Wrong Girl Gone</i>, and promoting my next book <i>Only Human</i>, querying my next novel, and writing another. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">It can be difficult to balance, but definitely necessary if you want to be a successful writer. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>I feel that this career certainly involves a tender balancing act, but because it is an art we also have to nurture that side of it too. The reality is, however, no matter what - we have to run the career as a business and be out there with a multifaceted marketing plan. And then... there is the next step: where we hope to take our career next and figuring out how we will get there. With that in mind - Where do you hope to take your writing in the future?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>In an ideal world, I would love to write full-time - whether it’s novels or screenplays (but hopefully both!). It would be great to be able to make writing my primary focus. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">In terms of the near future, I’m looking forward to the publication of <i>Only Human</i>, and seeing where my books-in-progress end up. My first two books have been traditionally published, but I have yet to work with a literary agent, which I hope to do in the future. I also hope to see some of my screenplays sold and produced - to see my work on the big screen would be thrilling!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Oh yes, that would be exciting ! In all your experiences so far, what is your favorite genre of writing?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>Honestly, this is an area I struggle in, mostly because I love writing in so many different genres. In a way, I envy authors who are able to crank out book after book in one particular genre, but that’s just not me. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Typically, my writing leans either towards the thriller and suspense genre, or contemporary romance. I try not to limit myself to certain genres, and instead let my ideas and inspiration motivate me with what project to work on next. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">In my opinion, you’re better off writing whatever you’re inspired to write, rather than limiting yourself to one genre if you enjoy various genres across the board. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn6dHF47e6gceKJsplc7e7pK_28B934YG6oQUPpit8kCldovCeiiByevorBeyN8VVctKamGVJyS1LzyXEq9Q_jJ5BSdeF4PwCQD2tK9vJQw3POcYateBPCw_iBIzjcH02VULx7eyYb4K0UimFdrSQ2kDn_nyNYYnlu8gEhWRkmyTcgvI0NQhwJ2rTeLCD/s2775/Only%20Human_3_Flashpoint_Cover.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipn6dHF47e6gceKJsplc7e7pK_28B934YG6oQUPpit8kCldovCeiiByevorBeyN8VVctKamGVJyS1LzyXEq9Q_jJ5BSdeF4PwCQD2tK9vJQw3POcYateBPCw_iBIzjcH02VULx7eyYb4K0UimFdrSQ2kDn_nyNYYnlu8gEhWRkmyTcgvI0NQhwJ2rTeLCD/s320/Only%20Human_3_Flashpoint_Cover.jpeg" width="216" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Do you write only fiction or have you written in other fields (ie freelance) or genres?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>My two favorite writing mediums are fiction and screenplays, and I would say I write in both forms fairly equally. With fiction writing, I love being able to delve into the minds of the characters and really build the world that they live in. However, as a somewhat impatient person, I love the immediacy of screenplays. The story moves along much faster. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Screenwriting also comes with its own set of challenges. With fiction, you can take your time to build out a scene and use an inner monologue to show who the characters are. Since film is a visual medium, every line of dialogue or action needs to translate into something people can see and hear. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Another interesting project I’m currently working on is adapting my book <i>Wrong Girl Gone</i> into a screenplay, and in March, I’ll be doing a presentation at the L<i>et’s Just Write! Chicago Writers Conference</i> on how to adapt your novel into a screenplay.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Wow that is fantastic! We all wish you the best with that project ;) What keeps you writing during the dark moments or while getting rejection letters, a lack of reviews or reader feedback?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>Rejection is hard. I’d like to say it gets easier with age, and in a way it does because you develop a thicker skin, but receiving a rejection letter is never fun (and believe me, I’ve received quite a few!). Most (if not all) writers will be rejected, often many times, before they find an agent or a publisher. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">I also think, as writers, there’s a certain shame in getting rejected, but I hope to see rejection normalized and talked about more in the writing community. What keeps me going is knowing that it only takes a single “yes” out of a hundred “no's” to get your book published. <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Have you had, and how did you handle, writer's block?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>I have definitely experienced writer’s block on more than one occasion. To me, writer’s block is often a form of perfectionism. It happens when a writer is stuck in their head, too focused on making sure their work is good, rather than just writing. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">The best advice I could give when you’re struggling with writer’s block, is to just write. Put one word in front of another, then one sentence in front of another, until you’re passed the hump. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Don’t worry about it being good - that’s what editing is for! Remember that the first version of a story is the one you tell yourself. The second version is the one you tell your readers.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXk4W37D_9lyoSyXMMQ4SIgbtGGYNbz3Lom24ZUsSDf5bUT_p45Q7qG6ABmLdh-MiM6GIcGy2ikrCloH6dfK9MJbmTV1jHlT4M9FwPlqUXmleJupfKruBH5UbKMc7UMu_KdTqtzX3WFcEBLhfZmt_IsGlGQIlxxP6NK4l1ZHyXzG_JVxGVavg3J8VNxTn/s2230/wrong%20girl%20gone%20cover%20official.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="1395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXk4W37D_9lyoSyXMMQ4SIgbtGGYNbz3Lom24ZUsSDf5bUT_p45Q7qG6ABmLdh-MiM6GIcGy2ikrCloH6dfK9MJbmTV1jHlT4M9FwPlqUXmleJupfKruBH5UbKMc7UMu_KdTqtzX3WFcEBLhfZmt_IsGlGQIlxxP6NK4l1ZHyXzG_JVxGVavg3J8VNxTn/s320/wrong%20girl%20gone%20cover%20official.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Q: </b>How many unpublished or half-finished writing projects are sitting on your "to-do" shelf? </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>In terms of fiction, I have one novel in the querying process, one where I’m about a third of the way through a first draft, and three that are primarily in the outlining stage. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">With screenplays, I have about a dozen that are currently being pitched to production companies and producers by my managers at <i>Aligned Talent Group</i> in <i>Los Angeles</i>, and about three to four either in progress or in outlining.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">With both fiction and screenplays, I have a document containing over fifty ideas, some good and some probably not so good. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">That’s the thing with us writers - we always have more ideas than we have time to write!</span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-18825742311105967892024-03-10T04:30:00.015-07:002024-03-10T04:30:00.124-07:00A look at our books<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333;"><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><i><b>Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green</b></i> Box-set, 2-book Series:<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09YC64SB7">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09YC64SB7</a> <br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><i> "The Brummets believe it is possible to reduce our levels of consumption and waste production and to this end have composed a guidebook series for the home or office on how to do just that. 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Feel free to scroll through the archived videos to find more terms explained than are covered in this current series. Today we are covering: SRI, EI, SI, SR: Social Investments, Social Responsibility Investments, Ethical Investments all fall within the same genre - they are basically different names for the same thing. Learn how these can be used to benefit your entrepreneur journey.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/AskjChU1MD8" style="font-family: verdana;">https://youtu.be/AskjChU1MD8</a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AskjChU1MD8" width="320" youtube-src-id="AskjChU1MD8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-88949298996686064082024-03-07T05:30:00.003-08:002024-03-07T05:30:00.133-08:00Garden Therapy<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone that knows us thinks of gardening... our yard is often receiving comments and when we share produce the recipients swear it is the best they've ever tasted. Filling one's pantry and freezer is always a plus, and of course we enjoy all the fresh fruits, nuts and veggies harvests and their incredible flavors packed with nutrients... what is not to love about that?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjwjbaUdD5cTX2XVM6AvNM-HVTwlbWwV7M7Zb3teD5LVIdG2Ce_z3EYP4ecltbPVQE7tGBoMZKM4eTjIDaRu6frLp_ySBFuQWjSaelQJ4RrYQWkqSZP7ajWlI5DclI8RkofoPBQLO1vIxppukeqB5lr0bhkieg9J8x2FGnp4pZ_usNxQpXIGbBp0PSV4W/s640/Goji%20berries.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjwjbaUdD5cTX2XVM6AvNM-HVTwlbWwV7M7Zb3teD5LVIdG2Ce_z3EYP4ecltbPVQE7tGBoMZKM4eTjIDaRu6frLp_ySBFuQWjSaelQJ4RrYQWkqSZP7ajWlI5DclI8RkofoPBQLO1vIxppukeqB5lr0bhkieg9J8x2FGnp4pZ_usNxQpXIGbBp0PSV4W/s320/Goji%20berries.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Using gardening as a healing or therapy tool is known as Horticultural therapy, or therapeutic horticulture, is used in many arenas from hospitals, senior centres, physiotherapy clinics, dental offices and counselling service providers, for recovery centres and jail institutions as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gardening, to me, is a therapeutic physical activity that takes me out of the office and the long list of to-do's - and creates this place where I can relax. Gardening is a creative art and- like painting - I am out there playing with colors and textures to create something beautiful. It is also very distracting... you can find yourself stooping to smell the flowers, bring a few crushed leaves to your nose, pause to watch bees and butterflies, listening to the language of the trees and absorbing clean air, that healing sunlight. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It clears the mind and allows creative thought-seeds to be sown, making connections where I did not see a connection before, finding solutions where there were none before, discovering new writing plots, developing characters for my stories. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gardening creates this meditative space for contemplation, where I renew patience, where I browse nostalgic thoughts, where I clear the cobwebs of the mind. I often get into this zone, sometimes meditative, some time contemplative and I dislike being pulled out of that zone. It is my safe-place, my comfort... my vacation from life stresses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">It creates these moments of joy, of appreciation as we witness the beauty around us. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprrump4a5AcfPZ8RlryfG_9LSGHhWFG8AM90_0HSSnNPt0yZvygvLIM8Qx4lBGqOxaQOBUoYQV9MUqs1mW68oZ1xZK5W_GqDGNhzrW-FTdTM0z2OXZtUirGVkjnK4hhXnaCFRjE6fXogbPrFimX-LSKeh6MQn8QHvjRkuQamlgam9jEoSs0rYzIN9KDEE/s4032/IMG_0899.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprrump4a5AcfPZ8RlryfG_9LSGHhWFG8AM90_0HSSnNPt0yZvygvLIM8Qx4lBGqOxaQOBUoYQV9MUqs1mW68oZ1xZK5W_GqDGNhzrW-FTdTM0z2OXZtUirGVkjnK4hhXnaCFRjE6fXogbPrFimX-LSKeh6MQn8QHvjRkuQamlgam9jEoSs0rYzIN9KDEE/s320/IMG_0899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life slows down in the garden, it resets the natural cycle within us, renews grace and humility. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gardeners are connecting with the life cycles and because they are nurturing something beyond themselves, caring for something else and this broadens their awareness, sensitivity and compassion.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are several genres of <i>Therapeutic Horticulture</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are healing gardens that focus on the user's ailments such as growing specific foods and herbs that are known to benefit a specific ailment - and there are those that focus on increasing pleasures which helps gardeners overcome depression.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are 2 types of what are known as enabling or rehabilitation gardens - there are those that focus on overcoming physical limitations, or those that require a lot of hard labor that help the participants vent and work out their anger or aggression issues. There are those used for reminding the elderly with scents textures flavor or color they were once familiar with helping them battle depression, Alzheimer’s and other mental degeneration issue. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are restorative gardens, which are often done in group settings, that focus on repairing abused areas, creating a natural environment, a natural habitat for local butterflies and the like. These are really beneficial for those fighting depression, dealing with grief, loneliness and isolation, or the feeling that they have no value on this planet. When we can see that through our efforts the creek has fish in it again, the frogs are singing where their voices have not been heard in years, the birds have returned and knowing you had a part in that can be so very rewarding.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Exposure to natural areas - can help us become more in the present, it can calm the anxious mind and lift the mood. It gives us a sense of accomplishment, of having value. The beauty and activities hold our interest and attention is held and this blocks the constant cycle of negative thoughts. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Statistically, communities laden with gardens and trees and various other types of green spaces have less crime. Children are less obese in these areas too. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gardens truly strengthen connections with neighbors through the conversations that naturally happen with people walking by. Here, we have noticed over and over again, people stopping to enjoy the experience of witnessing a busy bee, a floppy butterfly dancing on leaves, a happy bird twittering... the leaves turning and swaying in the breeze... the restful shade giving people and their dogs a respite from summer heat or protection from a sudden biting breeze. Children squeal with joy at the sights and the elderly love to stop and chatter, sharing memories and telling us of other amazing gardens they've seen during their walks. Neighbors stop when passing by and reach out to comment or ask questions. For myself, gardening is the one thing my mother and I bonded over - helping heal our relationship before it was too late.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">*View the video I created on this topic, with images of our gardens, at:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://youtu.be/1ICJjrZrqSU">https://youtu.be/1ICJjrZrqSU</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ICJjrZrqSU" width="320" youtube-src-id="1ICJjrZrqSU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-65118355653439984612024-03-06T04:30:00.004-08:002024-03-06T04:30:00.130-08:00Book Review ! <div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A huge hug goes out to Samantha who took the time to post a review for our poetry book, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Towards-Understanding-Lillian-Brummet/dp/1475221703">Towards Understanding</a></i> in the UK recently. Today I'd like to share with you her review of that book :</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">5 out of 5 stars </b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her review titled</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> was posted on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Towards-Understanding-Lillian-Brummet-ebook/dp/B0846TLZWM">Amazon.co.uk</a> a couple years ago but I just realized it on the UK site and wanted to celebrate her thoughts on T<i>owards Understanding</i> </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>"Poetry is such a personal thing. Personal to the writer and to the reader and I feel that, that is it's gift. Somehow the words of another can touch the very soul of another.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>'Towards Understanding' is no exception to this. To me this collection of poems have been given to do just. Words are given to heal. Not only do the words heal as they are written but they heal as they are read.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>These poems will never be written again, for these poems are the poems of one soul's journey through the emotions of life and the experiences it has chosen to be part of. The emotions of the words written will resonate with anyone who has loved, lost love or experienced the hurt that is all part of finding the soul within us as we travel through this lifetime.</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>Allow these words to connect you with the truth of who you are."</i></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">*** Thank you Samantha for sharing this review of our cookbook - We really do appreciate it :) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Find the Brummet's Books @:</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOR4VRIjux-4ZfGabFBlaWI7ZKsb2KzJ13mInh2VqsklyMtr9F4G0TqX8YDkj6xzf0UqFf4A0MX7dqcMN1kwhEggyRO07Wsv5BJRGX8jNLHZnEEmLYzO40U2egWMD_NA63QnH3RXYya9OZwfD1gTyKZ5PyhacwFCqLSpXfxeaEqfyjASAQmlSxBSRnxDj/s4128/ash%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOR4VRIjux-4ZfGabFBlaWI7ZKsb2KzJ13mInh2VqsklyMtr9F4G0TqX8YDkj6xzf0UqFf4A0MX7dqcMN1kwhEggyRO07Wsv5BJRGX8jNLHZnEEmLYzO40U2egWMD_NA63QnH3RXYya9OZwfD1gTyKZ5PyhacwFCqLSpXfxeaEqfyjASAQmlSxBSRnxDj/w264-h400/ash%203.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">" Nothing is so beautiful as spring </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">When weeds, in wheels, </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Shoot long and lovely and lush; </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">And thrush through the echoing timber </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Does so rinse and wring the ear, </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">It strikes like lightning </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; 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"</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~ Gerard Hopkins</i></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br /></div></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-10270559930043905732024-03-03T02:30:00.001-08:002024-03-03T02:30:00.173-08:00Recommended Resources<div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">The <i>Recommended Resources</i> series has been published on this blog since we transferred it from the <i>Brummet's Muse </i>biweekly newsletter that ran for 6 years or so. When we closed it down, we decided that sharing resources was just too awesome not to continue.</span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">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 and links to helpful articles. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to check out their websites, and perhaps send them a note of appreciation for what they do. It would, of course, be fantastic if you see a way to network with them or get involved some how, or possibly share their information with your networks. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Ottawa Stewardship Council </b>is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that promotes and supports environmental stewardship projects in Ottawa. <a href="https://www.ottawastewardship.org">https://www.ottawastewardship.org</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FeMb1OM-OWXqGSJKYOwCvFcyOKMndx6BKK_fVvsjn1mCEMoTQG1OmX7OuiV8myhYhwCfI_uXalIFdbPsBMaO0NQtVBdLDmWpdxjYhId6eO1t-ulcEblk-SfsMNPGVFqWTlXN6iwrm5W8wBWSQa3ZhOxlbcDdirRq2c0dQYe6S4UL6WVYD4kruYcnN-Gc/s4032/moon%2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FeMb1OM-OWXqGSJKYOwCvFcyOKMndx6BKK_fVvsjn1mCEMoTQG1OmX7OuiV8myhYhwCfI_uXalIFdbPsBMaO0NQtVBdLDmWpdxjYhId6eO1t-ulcEblk-SfsMNPGVFqWTlXN6iwrm5W8wBWSQa3ZhOxlbcDdirRq2c0dQYe6S4UL6WVYD4kruYcnN-Gc/s320/moon%2009.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The <b>YMCA of Southern Interior BC</b> is a charity dedicated to strengthening the foundations of community, where anyone can</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> access vital services for their health and wellbeing including a wide array of projects and established programming from cardiac rehabilitation, swim lessons, fitness classes, child care, after-school enrichment programs, career development services, mental health supports and financial assistance. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://www.ymcasibc.ca"></a></span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #660000;">World of Writing - Author Interview</span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span>We are pleased to introduce you to another author that Lillian met recently and began networking with. You know that we love networking! ;)</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><span>Rosemary O'Brien has</span> been writing professionally for over 30 years and was an actress in musical theatre before that. She took a break to enjoy her children when they were young and while she was a military spouse, but now everyone is grown and her hubby is retired. According to Rosemary it was at this point that she was able to get "<i>back to writing full-time. We currently live in Connecticut where I craft paranormal ghost stories and women’s fiction</i>." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">She invites our readers to drop by her website: <a href="http://www.authorrosemaryobrien.com">www.authorrosemaryobrien.com</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and to check out her growing list of books at: <a href="http://www.">www.</a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://amazon.com/author/rosemaryobrien">amazon.com/author/rosemaryobrien</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Why don't we start by having you tell us something about yourself?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrhrpfKcAbAPL_Wlup7K90G6W-wlU6PsWRRSxF_zX5Dfl-HxJxs_GjnoC9XNd2ewqo93GsGx3jHEFBnP7qmVvOTAi9asWCRVj8pkIcXHM5Uc1W_D-U10fGmORlQMP5JFoTVhG8Skhbxux1eaRRVIr1gyG9xhls8Scr7sx6ciNwdoJo6fVqfRX_uhnKhHq/s3600/HEADSHOT%202023%20Arpit%20Mehta%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrhrpfKcAbAPL_Wlup7K90G6W-wlU6PsWRRSxF_zX5Dfl-HxJxs_GjnoC9XNd2ewqo93GsGx3jHEFBnP7qmVvOTAi9asWCRVj8pkIcXHM5Uc1W_D-U10fGmORlQMP5JFoTVhG8Skhbxux1eaRRVIr1gyG9xhls8Scr7sx6ciNwdoJo6fVqfRX_uhnKhHq/s320/HEADSHOT%202023%20Arpit%20Mehta%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A: </b>I am a full-time author who writes in what my family calls my ‘<i>Cave</i>.’ It’s an office set up at the end of a long room. The previous owner used it as a parlour of sorts even though there is a great-room, or living-room, just through a set of French doors to the side of my office. These doors are why I bought this house. My boys were young and my husband was serving in the Navy, so I stayed home. I was able to see them playing if I had to write while they were not in school. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started as a freelance writer after I graduated with my BA in <i>English and Creative Writing</i> in the ‘90’s and it quickly became apparent it was better to work for myself when the kids came along. They are 19 and 24 now and the best thing I’ve done with my life!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>That is so sweet, really. I enjoyed learning about your work space too, it was a nice glimpse into your daily writing life.<b> </b>Did you choose writing as a profession, or did it choose you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>That’s complicated. I returned to school at 26 and was going to be an English teacher. At the point I was supposed to go into the classroom, I just could not do it. I wanted to write. My last two years were completed with my Navy fiancé in San Diego. I’ve known him since I was ten, but we got together in our early ‘30’s. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I loved my last school in San Diego! <i>San Diego State University </i>allowed me to flourish as a writer. I wrote my first book the summer after I graduated. I’m reworking it now and am happy to see I wasn’t a bad writer even right out of college! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ve written since forever - since I was in elementary school. I must have developed some sort of voice over the years before I put pen to paper for that first book.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Do you use a publisher or are you confident with self-publishing?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>I am proudly an independent author which means I publish my own work. My first two books were published by very small traditional publishers, but I took my rights back in the early 2000’s. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The internet has been a wonderful boost for self-published authors. With that said, you need to hone your craft first, and then hone your business sense and practices with regard to what sells and how to sell your titles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9nqusx0JXQRdtvq2-0N_fsFulxQ5QHY8okeeSvtRvbB4PFRhBJXYNUqkVP635wdvk3F7CBshAXkGJE-oMKhDR_dNJP4A8dhPbvdvrMiggdFjRvYsW34rO6aNw_Hq9Op9LxphdLgOWylB7RGs0joVIdCKUxv_eq90PXaYdYvGi9TTAT_jve_qSgYVuTsp/s445/first.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9nqusx0JXQRdtvq2-0N_fsFulxQ5QHY8okeeSvtRvbB4PFRhBJXYNUqkVP635wdvk3F7CBshAXkGJE-oMKhDR_dNJP4A8dhPbvdvrMiggdFjRvYsW34rO6aNw_Hq9Op9LxphdLgOWylB7RGs0joVIdCKUxv_eq90PXaYdYvGi9TTAT_jve_qSgYVuTsp/s320/first.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>What are your greatest obstacles and motivators when it comes to writing?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>The winter blues and what’s going on in my life can be obstacles. My husband has multiple myeloma, and we’re blessed to have him doing well 8+ years since his diagnosis. It’s a deadly disease, but he’s great most days with the current treatment. My working day goes sideways if I have to drive him to chemo, for instance, but I try to work around it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ll do research with my iPad, go through printed work with the red pen, or just take a day off and knit before getting into work with a fervour the next day.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q:</b> That is a great point about taking time to rest and refresh for one's mental health and to aide the intensity of creative work. You spoke earlier about the urge to write even as a child, but when did you first realize you wanted to be a professional writer?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogU6TOh0LAdBs_ofLMiOPibPDNddYnkfwD2fftPKj_XRraa3o4QYdHw6nbr2rSOpvPkrbPRtfpeadoOWvRtde0jEiNqerNuiDtAZVytCRTHZPSVjQtj6siU10BujrvBwm5t31p1MbALLcxwQFj-6Ev5x9GK5uvzb5F5FG6rGjeNgqXfHEdJvBWdh8zPfp/s500/facing.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhogU6TOh0LAdBs_ofLMiOPibPDNddYnkfwD2fftPKj_XRraa3o4QYdHw6nbr2rSOpvPkrbPRtfpeadoOWvRtde0jEiNqerNuiDtAZVytCRTHZPSVjQtj6siU10BujrvBwm5t31p1MbALLcxwQFj-6Ev5x9GK5uvzb5F5FG6rGjeNgqXfHEdJvBWdh8zPfp/s320/facing.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div>A: </b>I’ve always written, but I made a concerted effort to earn money and a name as an author, or at least a following of readers, in the past two years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After my husband’s diagnosis, I got my <i>Masters in Investigations</i>. While I pursued my intelligence and investigations career I realized age was my enemy. The two companies I worked for did not seem likely to promote me or move me along in my career. I met people who did not appreciate the value I brought to the table simply by living these many years. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Someone asked me to write for them in one job while I was still in training for that company. The young people working with me were flabbergasted that he asked me while I was still on probation. I was flabbergasted they did not see the value of my having dealt with the written word for over thirty years. Shortly after that, I realized I wanted to make a go of the one thing I had been doing consistently for years: writing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>What do you think about today's wildly evolving publishing industry?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A:</b> The first thing that comes to mind is the use of the Internet. I was thinking yesterday about all of the library time I had to put in to research each book before.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Internet is a huge timesaver and electronic publishing is here to stay. I also think AI is the future. Yes, one has to check everything after they get their information or answer to their question from AI, but it can save time if you want to use it for benign things such as writing a newsletter, finding certain readers or information about genres or tropes. Yes, it has to be double-checked for accuracy, but it saves time I could be using to write or market.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q:</b> Oh how interesting! So, going back a bit here to the tip you had about resting the mind before heading back into the office. I'm curious what do you do when you are not writing?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>I spend time with my family, knit and, of course, read. I am a voracious reader as any author should be. I recent interrogated a group of authors at a conference I attend yearly about their genres. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to read outside my usual genres and have been pleasantly surprised. I’m deep into something called<i> LitRPG</i> written by one of my author friends and absolutely loving it! I think he’s incredibly talented with the world he built and his writing, so I hope my other friends’ works will be as amazing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>I totally agree, it is very important to read and stroke the imagination. I spent so much time as a professional book reviewer that I got burned out and as a writer, too, I began to have difficulty in going into evaluation mode instead of being carried away on the wings of the author's tale. Just recently, however, the reading bug bit - and I've been delving into historical fiction as of late. I, like you, am looking forward to reading more.<b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of the things that I am most interested in when it comes to other people is what they are doing to make the world a better place. What difference do you hope to make with the time you are given?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A: </b>I hope to make a positive mark on the world. I have already seen the fruits of my labours regarding my children – they’re wonderful young men! – and now I want to publish at least three books per year and build my readership. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziJ0fMaglgLaI7DpMzsvMOuUMCNHsgG5FhMDYUOLx0YJY8npElnN6YOgmZV938ejDVpMK3Z4mZKoRIiTnI0x51gp-e_JyxpkY2Jm6uLmnkiGbZmTcyNe7qtDLpk4hcp2BmA_dcV_acqlce7otI9Ts6-waB5A_YhF1VTAMyAxrK0ruSWpxoSGERgFZiUHb/s4032/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziJ0fMaglgLaI7DpMzsvMOuUMCNHsgG5FhMDYUOLx0YJY8npElnN6YOgmZV938ejDVpMK3Z4mZKoRIiTnI0x51gp-e_JyxpkY2Jm6uLmnkiGbZmTcyNe7qtDLpk4hcp2BmA_dcV_acqlce7otI9Ts6-waB5A_YhF1VTAMyAxrK0ruSWpxoSGERgFZiUHb/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have a background in theatre, so I love to speak to groups. I hope to reach those who are caregivers to help them get through their days with grace and humour. I wrote my caregiver book after realizing I had a different outlook on life. My outlook is that it can all be good even if not always fun. I try to hold onto that when the ‘<i>blues</i>’ try to take hold of my days. I count my blessings and there are many!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q: </b>Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages per day?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A:</b> Absolutely not. I do as much as I can when I’m in writing mode. I set baby goals that seem achievable around my other responsibilities. If I’m feeling it, I’ll continue on past dinner. If my husband is on a work trip, I try to add more time to my writing schedule, but it’s not imperative. I do my best with what my day provides.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Q:</b> I like that response; I don't set those goals either but I do set a writing schedule and if my creative mind is not working then I'll use that time to network, promote, or do some learning instead. Do you have a special time to write or how is your day structured?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>A:</b> I often spend the morning drinking coffee and doing admin work. I generally write from noon until 4:30 or 5pm. Then I start making dinner and hang out the rest of the evening. I’m really a couch potato at heart! I’m knitting a blanket for my new niece who should arrive in March. I love to knit.</span></div></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-6093409604254481432024-02-26T02:00:00.000-08:002024-02-26T02:00:00.136-08:00answering your q's<div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Lynda asked this question via <i>FaceBook</i> <i>Messenger</i>: </span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">"<i>As prolific writers, podcasters, bloggers and marketers, how do you manage your time and day?</i>" </span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Time management is always an issue - it's a delicate balance, really. 2 hours per day in marketing, 8 hours per week managing the 2 blogs, 6 hours per month to manage this channel, 2 hours per day spent in communications. Whew. In between that, well I'm busily taking courses, going to webinars and doing research for the next step in the action plan. Or I'm busily writing like a busy little bee. ;) </span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Check out the full response in this video: </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/lOn2aQa9BnA"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">https://youtu.be/lOn2aQa9BnA</span></a></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOn2aQa9BnA" width="320" youtube-src-id="lOn2aQa9BnA"></iframe></span></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-74548620793557328612024-02-24T04:00:00.015-08:002024-02-24T04:00:00.134-08:00quote of the day<div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iBXb7i1QariC2nG5dThjpCRDLB1EHSDEP6tkt8TSf-0a31k3oY44j2sTKhgU0FR2uQObAvObYG--3CMYlK0NnClcgxet3wa9TaXs9kxHRwbq2Dp8XiEHQWP1VWIb3Pt1ITp56Mg_u-IExx7EbyabxMpWxz7_eoYvH--ntJCiI7Q_bZhUAF8iNeVqzBr_/s4128/ratagast%20winter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iBXb7i1QariC2nG5dThjpCRDLB1EHSDEP6tkt8TSf-0a31k3oY44j2sTKhgU0FR2uQObAvObYG--3CMYlK0NnClcgxet3wa9TaXs9kxHRwbq2Dp8XiEHQWP1VWIb3Pt1ITp56Mg_u-IExx7EbyabxMpWxz7_eoYvH--ntJCiI7Q_bZhUAF8iNeVqzBr_/w279-h400/ratagast%20winter.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">"For in the true nature of things, </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">if we rightly consider, </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">every green tree is far more glorious </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">than if it were made of </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">gold and silver. "</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">~ Martin Luther</span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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When we closed it down, we decided that sharing resources was just too awesome not to continue.</span><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">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 and links to helpful articles. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Feel free to check out their websites, and perhaps send them a note of appreciation for what they do. It would, of course, be fantastic if you see a way to network with them or get involved some how, or possibly share their information with your networks.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">The <b>Volunteer Tutor Literacy Program</b> (via Okanagan College) is often seeking volunteers that are looking for a chance to help develop the literacy or numeracy skills. <a href="http://www.okanagan.bc.ca">http://www.okanagan.bc.ca</a> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b>Western Canadian Music Alliance</b> <span style="color: #333333;">n organization created by the </span><i style="color: #333333;">Music Industry Associations</i><span style="color: #333333;"> (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory – to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. <i>BreakOut West</i>, the <i>Western Canadian Music Awards, </i>and the<i> Western Canadian Music Industry Awards </i>are the primary events, among their many projects. Learn more @: </span><a href="https://breakoutwest.ca">https://breakoutwest.ca</a></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">The <b>Ottawa Humane Society</b> provides a safe haven, caring for sick, injured and homeless animals, while running a variety of projects that provide leadership in animal welfare to help build a compassionate community and a brighter future. <a href="http://www.OttawaHumane.ca">www.OttawaHumane.ca</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b> </b></span></span><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">~~~ </b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-25500707749945151252024-02-20T04:00:00.002-08:002024-02-20T04:00:00.140-08:00Book Review<div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A huge hug goes out to Dr. David R. L. Stevens who posted a review for our guidebook for writers,<a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1475204310"> </a><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1475204310">Purple Snowflake Marketing - How To Make Your Book Stand Out In A Crowd</a>. </i> Today I'd like to share with you his review of that book :</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">5 out of 5 stars </b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">His review titled:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> The Brummets hold the reader's hand as they take us through the process,</i> was posted on <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1475204310">Amazon.com</a> on October 14, 2023</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>"</i></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>Marketing is so scary. There are so many nooks and crannies to maneuver through. The authors try to gently lead the reader along through the process without making you feel overwhelmed. Definitely five stars.</i></span><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">"</span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">*** Thank you David for sharing this review of our guidebook - We really do appreciate it :) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Find the Brummet's Books @:</span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="background-color: #eeeeee;">https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X</a></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 680px;"></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-77966975673610255272024-02-18T04:30:00.001-08:002024-02-18T04:30:00.128-08:00a glance at our books<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #333333;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T7YRHPN"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />From One Small Garden - Over 300 Delicious, Nutritious Recipes</a></i></div><div style="color: #333333;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="color: #333333;"><i><br /></i></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"><i>"The really interesting part comes at the end of the book. There's this chapter with quite a few helpful recipes for the household, like: natural hair spray, sprays to keep away pests, household cleaners and air fresheners, herbal tea concoctions for headaches, digestive issues, hormone or illness... and there's even stuff for the dogs; skunk remedy and doggie treats. No longer will I have an endless pile of recycling and trash to deal with because I'm making these at home! Reducing plastic bottles, plastic wrap, paperboard boxes and so on. Reducing my exposure to chemicals... I love it!"</i></span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>~ Arlene Browne</div><div><br /></div><div style="color: #333333;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RIDNQS3Cg1f5LWAxaB2GMSwzopVchymR9neSnzQqPJJbpJE5Uzfrr2gMj1ztwSA5CD_9_Ethdv7KwwHT2UF20YdayS1q0cqwhe82Kl7M6Z03MyOWjoOeKK0jYaBXUNg5Q0rXuJ3nlFfiSlm5s_IUwh1u1SmCnThYy_-WzkfHydNWkMROUs1i35GMYLuU/s1200/FOSGMultiBook%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RIDNQS3Cg1f5LWAxaB2GMSwzopVchymR9neSnzQqPJJbpJE5Uzfrr2gMj1ztwSA5CD_9_Ethdv7KwwHT2UF20YdayS1q0cqwhe82Kl7M6Z03MyOWjoOeKK0jYaBXUNg5Q0rXuJ3nlFfiSlm5s_IUwh1u1SmCnThYy_-WzkfHydNWkMROUs1i35GMYLuU/w568-h568/FOSGMultiBook%20Banner.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Get Your Copy of <i>this cookbook </i>today:</b></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T7YRHPN" style="background-color: #eeeeee;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T7YRHPN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #333333; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Times;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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font-family: verdana;">This monthly series began just over 2 years ago offering advice, tips, resources and marketing opportunities for our friends in the world of writing. Look for archived (or watch for new) posts around the middle of each month.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">-- Resources -- </b></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><div><div>Writers, put on your business hat (part 1): </div><div><br /></div><div>Break the limiting mind-set that writers often cage themselves with. Discover the realities of the world of writing; marketing challenges proves the importance of taking on this work as one would a business - with a plan. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch this 10.01 min. video today: <a href="https://youtu.be/nOfx8ho05OI">https://youtu.be/nOfx8ho05OI</a></div><div><br /></div><div>--</div><div><br /></div><div>Writers, put on your business hat (part 2): </div><div><br /></div><div>Take a realistic look at being a professional in the world of writing in this 8.58 min. video: </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/HE5V4T6NbKk">https://youtu.be/HE5V4T6NbKk</a></div></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />--</div><div><br /></div><div>Writers, put on your business hat (part 3): </div><div><br /></div><div>Further discussion on writer's need to put on that business, step back and create a realistic, do-able plan. Understanding the importance of the 5-year business plan.</div><div><br /></div><div>Watch this 12.35 min. video here: <a href="https://youtu.be/5J53tiVr60g">https://youtu.be/5J53tiVr60g</a></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yBIb-P_y9SOWlZF_u9MztKdQHJ3W07ugxc0HTGJ913ddPj0XG2WKJWAtH0IxnaETf-YlVjDYMTdL3qHFFLENd-d7yiycS1k_mDk6O6k3hDmZKu3RRtuKLDSv2Hs42Jh0SEx7g-908JM-h_f8AjLTS7ffLWYyuDVYzs942fiMy0rO6f7agHkO7-jkxg/s1570/NEW%20PSM%203D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="1200" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yBIb-P_y9SOWlZF_u9MztKdQHJ3W07ugxc0HTGJ913ddPj0XG2WKJWAtH0IxnaETf-YlVjDYMTdL3qHFFLENd-d7yiycS1k_mDk6O6k3hDmZKu3RRtuKLDSv2Hs42Jh0SEx7g-908JM-h_f8AjLTS7ffLWYyuDVYzs942fiMy0rO6f7agHkO7-jkxg/w428-h560/NEW%20PSM%203D.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Visit Amazon to find this, and other books, by the Brummets</span></a><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://amazon.com/author/lillianbrummet" target="_blank">Visit the Brummet's Author Page on Amazon :) </a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">-- Author Interviews -- </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">* Remember, some of these may end up becoming marketing resources for you... if they featured us, they may just be interested in featuring you too.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Carol Hanson invited us into her sustainable living, eco-fashion podcast for a discussion about authors making a difference, and living a proactive lifestyle: </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/carol.hanson.180/videos/430914318663287" style="background-color: #eeeeee;">https://www.facebook.com/carol.hanson.180/videos/430914318663287</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">...& here:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://youtu.be/hnFyQfDAN_c" style="background-color: #eeeeee;">https://youtu.be/hnFyQfDAN_c</a></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">--<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Go Find Nervous</i> - a show about stepping into fear - held this discussion on the fear writers embrace: </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://youtu.be/nGpL0WMdHfM">https://youtu.be/nGpL0WMdHfM</a></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">-- </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000; font-family: verdana;">FACEBOOK GROUPS</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;">Do a search on FaceBook to find the groups below,. 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font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAJJDbONPA1-EGDcKacBCk8DGQV9lDcaqGEJnbtPcT5D_hRqemSdk8l91u6pEY-CIIKyybdNUkZBVilRNjmYdVdzX6V-YMn_-hHn7e3XIX3u4O7W48xqD7SlfiSxQCA-8pPSs6i77c4Gpk11AKtjOjXEOI6oHtJ9azXhYhVWQM1w7U4JuZMPsnJVRm1BR/s4032/rippled%20sky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAJJDbONPA1-EGDcKacBCk8DGQV9lDcaqGEJnbtPcT5D_hRqemSdk8l91u6pEY-CIIKyybdNUkZBVilRNjmYdVdzX6V-YMn_-hHn7e3XIX3u4O7W48xqD7SlfiSxQCA-8pPSs6i77c4Gpk11AKtjOjXEOI6oHtJ9azXhYhVWQM1w7U4JuZMPsnJVRm1BR/w400-h300/rippled%20sky.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">In the middle </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">of every difficulty </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">lies opportunity </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">~ Albert Einstein</span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; 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font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984202359362926927.post-42236534971170056172024-02-13T04:00:00.002-08:002024-02-13T11:28:31.415-08:00Book Review !<div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />A huge hug goes out to Darcia Helle who posted a review for our green living series, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trash-Talk-Book-Easy-Green-ebook/dp/B0846TD9FQ">Trash Talk - It's Easy To Be Green</a></i>.<i> </i> Today I'd like to share with you her review of that book :</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">5 out of 5 stars </b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her review titled:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> Easy & Helpful Guide For All,</i> was posted on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trash-Talk-Book-Easy-Green-ebook/dp/B0846TD9FQ">Amazon.co</a>m on March 21, 2023</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>"</i></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i>Trash Talk takes us through the 4 Rs of sustaining our planet - Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. It starts off by sharing some facts, such as the mere act of recycling can reduce the waste you personally contribute to landfills by up to 30%. Then we're given helpful and often fun ways we can cut down on our waste and reuse or recycle those things we're tempted to toss in the trash.</i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;">The issues covered here are things everyone should be thinking about. We only have this one planet, and we're all borrowing it from our children. 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color: #134f5c;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: verdana;"><span>Jean Brannon is a licensed acupuncturist and the author of the epic fantasy series: </span><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07L8PSTB6/" target="_blank">The Highest Light Trilogy</a>. </i><span>Jean specializes in using metaphysical and Eastern mysticism concepts as tools to help people become more self-empowered. Her dream is to give ancient wisdom a voice in popular culture. Born in West Virginia, Jean now lives in the metro Atlanta area with her two dogs, <i>Rosey</i> and <i>Connell</i>.</span></span></span></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;"><b>Q: </b>Hi Jean, it is great to have you as our guest today. My ears perked up when I saw you also have dogs - I just adore them. :) I have 2 of my own, but also dog sit </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">occasionally - which protects my husband from constantly saying "<i>no</i>" every time I see another doggie needing a home. lol I get my extra-doggie fix every time I dog sit. (haha)<br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Many of our readers are interested in what it is like to be an author and they are very interested in learning about the author's personality. So let's start with sharing a few of your most interesting writing quirks, or habits...</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMA2DoMZ6DhQlOQcE3c1VZSRxi8LLHUubHJXoYpnJwVxDzh8-j6EKdI5jPwBqpUAdlXWL9LqkM0uEgeXB4qwZ6YrGE7ndHNsaFbASkrhhqRLd0WxVdc1fYNJE89iX6etlYU07O8Tz9Gunh-NWpjGsltd-NBx3EnE4IJtjAlisTOsaPD-IaDcFd9RkZiDO/s309/typewriter.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="309" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMA2DoMZ6DhQlOQcE3c1VZSRxi8LLHUubHJXoYpnJwVxDzh8-j6EKdI5jPwBqpUAdlXWL9LqkM0uEgeXB4qwZ6YrGE7ndHNsaFbASkrhhqRLd0WxVdc1fYNJE89iX6etlYU07O8Tz9Gunh-NWpjGsltd-NBx3EnE4IJtjAlisTOsaPD-IaDcFd9RkZiDO/w320-h228/typewriter.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b>A: </b>Perhaps my most interesting writing quirk is that I love working out storylines on an old manual typewriter. For me, there’s nothing like a pre-1960 typewriter’s snappy keyboard to make me feel like my fingers are tapping into a magical muse.<br /><br />A manual typewriter offers real ink, real paper, and no social media or email distractions. As someone who appreciates vintage aesthetics, I adore typewriters made at a time when they were crafted to be a work of functional art built to last a lifetime. I’m currently writing book #3 in the<i> Highest Light</i> series on my grandmother’s 1930 <i>Smith Corona</i>.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">That is so cool - I remember learning how to type on one of these. I find it very interesting that you enjoy this modem for writing. Having authored and published 3 books, so far, what has been the most surprising aspect that you encountered in this industry? </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;">The most surprising thing I’ve learned from creating these books is how the story always takes twists and turns that I didn’t expect. I find I may have an idea about how a particular chapter is going to unfold, and then as I simply allow the writing to flow, a totally different idea emerges. For me, this kind of creative fluidity feels best, and it’s guided every piece of writingI’ve ever produced – often in very surprising ways!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">Any suggestions to help others become a better writer?</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;">Get a manual typewriter. Seriously! It’s the ideal antidote for going into “<i>worst critic</i>” mode, which is what I think trips up a lot of writers. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">While typing on a laptop lets us easily delete whatever we write, that convenience can foster paralysis; if we keep erasing and starting over, our confidence can falter as we keep staring at a blank page we’re not sure how to fill with some idealized notion of “<i>the perfect words</i>”. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">I believe any writer can become better simply by letting the words flow without stopping and without judging. Typing on an old typewriter is an excellent way to practice the idea of “just keep going”. Think about typing without being able to delete the words. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Forget correction tape, too – simply typing an “X” through an error and going right on is wonderful practice for writing more freely and easily than ever before. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdQ_ai5FE_t8oARPaXStUxbXTq8xhPiCOHJmLZcu4LIT-fErdcEByvzlePsnTfU8RLOLOD5WtAyTuUxSpPtyuKED1xVfFRQgyS_YBJ4NBznvjiU6GY-KcMwHI3eXnZKpNyrv-Wjb2r6Se26q1Hu3VeAc2XBdj3PLYTXcJr1ACcyd_WV7u3wH6ze8jgSMB/s445/jeanbook.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdQ_ai5FE_t8oARPaXStUxbXTq8xhPiCOHJmLZcu4LIT-fErdcEByvzlePsnTfU8RLOLOD5WtAyTuUxSpPtyuKED1xVfFRQgyS_YBJ4NBznvjiU6GY-KcMwHI3eXnZKpNyrv-Wjb2r6Se26q1Hu3VeAc2XBdj3PLYTXcJr1ACcyd_WV7u3wH6ze8jgSMB/w259-h400/jeanbook.jpg" width="259" /></a></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">Somehow you knew I was going to ask about correction tape or white out! I really appreciate that this tool prevents you from deleting or throwing out written material. That material is valuable! It might become a prequel or side story or end up branching off into a new, related series. It might even become a lead magnet or content for the newsletter or blog. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Let's go back to your youth for a moment... I'm curious if you had favorite books then that still resonate in your mind.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;"><i>Charlotte’s Web </i>was my favorite book as a child. I read it obsessively, sometimes starting over at the beginning as soon as I’d finished the last page. I was always reading lots of other books, too, but I always returned to <i>Charlotte’s Web</i>. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;">I felt so connected to Charlotte, to such a heroic friend who used words to help right a wrong. As an author, I do my best to use my words to uplift and inspire people and to promote positivity in this world – and Charlotte for sure was a huge inspiration, as I wanted very much to grow up to be like her.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">In keeping with the time line... What did you want to be when you grew up?</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;">I’ve always wanted to be a writer. As soon as I started reading novels, I was hooked on the idea that someday, some way, I’d be writing novels. Yet even as a child, I wanted to write books with meaning that would help uplift and inspire people. That’s exactly what the <i>Highest Light Series</i> books do. <i>Atlantis Writhing</i> and the newly released <i>Atlantis Splitting</i> are consciously created to empower as they entertain. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwPWOg4ZZE7jaxx0h7S9y6oAelsdDw62JiiayG-04VqPJJU-NDiXFuYv1oodapV0R3nKDoFCch_4Raw3Ih4-FPy113jEPkqjmpM6foWuvfRJ3NjSFwlkzO2RtARAXIeEFnBm0s_0o2MlfOQeMt9Bf7dTrIOyUtmDd0g0rlpmHhp4Tn8M_1ac6aPDtgtHD/s450/jean.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwPWOg4ZZE7jaxx0h7S9y6oAelsdDw62JiiayG-04VqPJJU-NDiXFuYv1oodapV0R3nKDoFCch_4Raw3Ih4-FPy113jEPkqjmpM6foWuvfRJ3NjSFwlkzO2RtARAXIeEFnBm0s_0o2MlfOQeMt9Bf7dTrIOyUtmDd0g0rlpmHhp4Tn8M_1ac6aPDtgtHD/s320/jean.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">What makes a good story?<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;">I believe a good story is one that a storyteller shares from a place of authenticity. Speaking from one’s experiences or passions breathes life and feeling into the words. I find that when writers are being true to what lights them up, to what they feel strongly about, I’ll enjoy their stories no matter the genre. Tales told from the heart are always good!</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">Q: </b><span style="color: #222222;">M</span><span style="color: #222222;">ost authors insert some memory, an experience or aspects of people they knew in their writings. Do you also insert aspects from your personal life </span><span style="color: #222222;">experiences</span><span style="color: #222222;"> in the writings you produce?</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #222222;">A: </b><span style="color: #222222;">To make my characters as real as possible, I tap into my own motivations, feelings, and ways of viewing the world in order to help them come alive. Yet I also insert characteristics I’ve observed in others, especially if I’ve witnessed a unique or memorable perspective or trait. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;">Truthfully? My characters also evolve from a mixture of qualities I appreciate in former teachers, old bosses, quirky neighbors, random grocery store folks, good friends, and my life’s past and present fur kids.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b>~~~ </b> </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Follow the Brummet's & Find their Books:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0845RLK1X" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">on Amazon</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana;"><b style="color: #351c75;">Visit:</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #351c75;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><a href="https://drumitwithbrummet.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Drum It With Brummet Blog</a></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><b style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;">Subscribe:</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br /></i><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BrummetMedia" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i>Brummet Media YouTube Channel</i></a> <br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: verdana;"><b style="background-color: #eeeeee;">~~~</b></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #660000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #222222; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Brummet Media Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003530855575288309noreply@blogger.com1