Member: dsalerni

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Merry Christmas , Seasons Greetings , Happy Hannukah , Joyeux Noel , Happy Kwanzaa , Yuletide Blessings , Peace on Earth and Blessings from Sacred Mother Earth.

May this holiday season inspire one and all to elevate their souls to greater things. May we all sip lifes sweet moments as we celebrate the coming of the New Year for with it comes the hope for a brighter tomorrow.

I thank all who have touched my life this past year , for friendships and acts of kindness are the nectar that nurtures ones spirit and sustains ones soul. Know that your kindness has allowed my inner self to swim in an ocean of light. The singing of your heart has resonated positively with me and inspired me to greet each day with brilliance.

My wish is for the New Year to bring all who read this peace , love and harmony. May you create a path of light where earthly treasures abound and may you awaken to your true purpose as you open your soul to a new world of guiding wisdom. The greatest gift you can give during the holidays is a warm smile , a loving embrace and an outstretched hand. Share those things not only with loved ones but with all humankind and together we can make the New Year one of bliss , beauty and love profound.

Merry Christmas , Seasons Greetings , Happy Hannukah , Joyeux Noel , Happy Kwanzaa , Yuletide Blessings , Peace on Earth and Blessings from Sacred Mother Earth.

Yours in Holiday Spirit
Micheal Teal
The Ancient One

posted by theoldman at 8:54 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2008

I've been neglecting Librarything lately, so didn't get your message until now. I never finished _Passages_, because it seemed like it would get pretty disturbing, which you have now confirmed.

Try her collection of Christmas stories if you haven't read that yet--they're excellent and range widely.

Some other recommendations: Sandra MacDonald: The Outback Stars and The Stars Down Under, Elizabeth Moon's Vatta series, and of course Naomi Novik's fabulous Temeraire novels.

posted by byroade at 1:11 am (EST) on Jul 28, 2008

Greetings!

Are you still researching 19th century paranormal investigations? (I was just up on GentleMania’s library and saw your post there).

If so, I recommend ‘The Personality of Man’ by G. N. M. Tyrrell, who was president of the Society for Psychical Research from 1943 to 1952.

Hmm. And what was I doing at Gentlemania? (You might find this useful as well). I was checking out Gustav T. Fechner’s ‘Little Book of Life After Death,’ which Algernon Blackwood quotes from in his book ‘The Centaur.’

Have you read Robert Holdstock's ‘Mythago Wood’? 'The Centaur' is sort of like that, I find.

Luck!

Fred

posted by Farree at 7:15 pm (EST) on May 31, 2008

I just heard about High Spirits on Front Street Reviews and added it to my wishlist!

posted by DevourerOfBooks at 5:37 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2008

Hi Diane,

Great to hear from you. You may find it interesting to take a look at my blogsite. Well, its mine in name only. It is quickly becoming a really interesting forum where people toss ideas about. I am sure that you, with your interests will find something that catches your attention on there.

http://cheatingtheferryman.blogspot.com/

Clearly you have done quite a lot of research into the fox sisters. I am fascinated to know what your final opinion on these fascinating individuals was. indeed maybe you could comment upon this on my blog.

Whatever you decide, great to hear from you.

Best Wishes

Tony

posted by AnthonyPeake at 11:39 am (EST) on Apr 14, 2008

Hi Dianne,

Thanks for adding Rabid to your wish-list. You're a sweetie.

I like Kunati as a publisher. They're a very small press, despite the fact that they publish more books/yr than many houses with twice their staff. They're dedicated and enthusiastic.

However, when you go with a small publisher, you learn a lot more about the entire publishing biz than you would with a gargantuan publisher. And, like making sausage, some of it you might rather not know, like how the big publishing houses collude with the major booksellers (B&N) to put a millian dollars in marketing behind 2% of their publications, and so those become bestsellers (surprise!), and how little money they put behind the rest of the books and then blame the writers for them not selling, and how and how inbred and cabalish it is, and how they squeeze indie bookstores and basically run them out of biz, and how they whine about Amazon but A is a great equalizer, and how it's based on a bad biz model that no other retailer would tolerate, and how the publishers are usually surprised by a "breakout" bestseller that they didn't expect so they buy clones of it for years, and how a writer pretty much has to have 5 books published before they *or the publisher* break even, etc.

I had odd ideas about merit when I was first in the field, but the scales have fallen from my eyes. Don't get me wrong: I like the guys at Kunati. They're good people, and they work like heck to help our books be successful. And our books are successful. I've sold more copies of Rabid than 80% of all novels sell. Like you said, I like them so well that Callous is coming out soonish.

But the publishing biz, as an industry, is rotten at the core.

TK

posted by TKKenyon at 11:15 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2008

Hi Dianne,

Thanks for friending me, and indeed! I like friending people and talking to them. It's fun! It's why this is a social networking site rather than just a place to list your books.

And the reason that I asked for friending is, as you noted, b/c I saw your post on my favorite character, Miles Vorkosigan, on the SF/F group. I reread the whole series this winter, and they are just fantastic books. I just love that twitchy little dwarf!

TK

posted by TKKenyon at 9:36 am (EST) on Mar 26, 2008

the 2008 newberry book has been checked out of my local public library since it was announced, but it's on my list to read.

posted by teachbooks at 12:03 am (EST) on Feb 28, 2008

I loved it, but I've never worked with kids -- but Good Masters Sweet Ladies was written by a librarian for use with her own students, who presumably liked it very much. What I have heard from other librarians suggests it works with their kids too.

posted by writinghood at 9:56 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2008

Thank you for sharing your literary gifts , they are music for the soul. You are are a writer whose work comes straight from the soul. The blossom of your being expresses your passion and perspective. You provide the reader with a fertile heartland of creativity and unique expression. I wish you a blissful state of eternal happiness. May yours be a path towards truth where whispers from heaven guide you to a gateway of fulfillment and may yours be a page in the book of life that enriches and enlightens.

posted by theoldman at 9:09 am (EST) on Jan 27, 2008

Greetings back to you dsalerni! I would like to apologize, you posted on my wall back in July and I haven't checked my account in ages. You had asked me about which Mary Pickford biography I had found most useful, out of the two or three in my library. Since I haven't been on for so long, I couldn't recall whether or not I had given you an answer yet. So, I am answering back (maybe for the second time)just in case it still matters.
I thought that Mary Pickford Rediscovered (by Kevin Brownlow) was less in tune to the other information I had about her; and that Sunshine and Shadow, which was actually written by Pickford herself, was decidedly more honest and open then I had expected it to be.
Apologies again for the tardiness of this reply!

posted by chocolatechip at 1:02 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2008

Thanks very much for the friendship, Dianne! I contacted Piers Anthony about checking out my novel--he said he'd read it for as long as it kept his interest. He ended up reading the whole thing, and then writing a review.

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous fates, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

-Jeremy :)

posted by JeremyCShipp at 1:18 am (EST) on Nov 23, 2007

I am reading some difficult literature right now where I am making use of notes and translations from French, so I'll wait to tackle it. I know what you mean about the generations using the same family names over and over. I see that the author took pity on the reader by adding an outline. I am also interested in your book. My grandmothers maiden name was Fox, it was changed from Fuchs before the turn of the last century. The story interests me.

posted by yareader2 at 4:36 pm (EST) on Sep 28, 2007

Hi,
Thanks for responding to my question. I placed it in my library so that I would not forget it. I actually have not bought it yet. I think most notable historical fiction are long reads. I don't mean that to say they are boring, it is just that the times are usually so different that much has to be explained so that the reader can travel back through time and get a true sense of their surroundings. I am a pretty naive person and so I felt I would relate to what this character would get herself entangled in.

posted by yareader2 at 10:13 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2007

I saw that you mentioned The Traitors Wife on YA lit. I didn't want to go off on a tangent there, but do you like it?

posted by yareader2 at 12:13 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2007

Thanks for the comment. I hope you did check my website, but I will be revamping it in the next couple of months, so you'll need to check back then. I can't wait to read your book about the Fox sisters; sounds fascinating. I'll be sure to add it to my roster. I think you have decided to write about Nellie Bly, but I vote for the Doyle-Houdini tale. Have you read Arthur and George by Julian Barnes--that was great; I recommend it hightly. All best,

Jane

posted by RebeccaReader at 2:47 pm (EST) on Aug 6, 2007

Hi - thanks for commenting! It's odd how much it's possible to have in common with someone despite small numbers of overlap. (My PayPal account went flooey a while ago so I couldn't add more than the free200 books, and have been meaning to rectify that.) Your book sounds fascinating!

posted by lady_schrapnell at 4:39 am (EST) on Aug 4, 2007

Awesome! You're right, tho Nellie was fantastic in her own way, the adventures of the other lady (*blush* Ooops, I forgot her name! Sorry!) sounds by far much more gripping. Oh I can't wait! Or hey did they ever cross paths? I'm not familiar with the "other lady" but perhaps in your story they somehow meet? lol.... Well best leave the writing to you. I haven't written a story since like the 10th grade! lol!

Good luck! I hope you find all the inspiration you need to complete the book!!

posted by suge at 9:40 pm (EST) on Jul 31, 2007

Hi :-) Thanks for your comment. I'm guessing you were looking at some of my older posts because I've been pretty mum on the subject recently, mostly because of the snarky comments you mentioned. I also noticed your post on the YA lit group about your book and, coincidentally, checked it out on Amazon earlier this morning. Your book looks quite good! I hope you have lots of luck with it. Please feel free to stop back and chat anytime!

Jenine

posted by Jenson_AKA_DL at 9:27 am (EST) on Jul 31, 2007

Hi there, I read your post on read Ya Lit, your book sounds facinating! I'll have to look out for it.

I love Nellie Bly! Please write about her!

posted by suge at 11:20 pm (EST) on Jul 29, 2007