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Diane Stringam Tolley replied to the discussion 'Our Published Novels!' in the group Novelists (Struggling or Not)

"Papa Adam has given up. Blind and helpless, the former chief carver for Santa is waiting to die. Then a challenge from his youngest granddaughter helps Papa Adam realize that his life is not over. That he can still contribute. Carving angels…"

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My Mountain

Mine. You can look, but remember who it belongs to . . .Mountains.Beautiful. Majestic. Snow-capped. Towering.Noticeable.I love the mountains. Maybe not as much as my husband, who is a true connoisseur, but why quibble over details?All my life, I have lived in the 'shadow' of the great Rockys. They were the immovable, dependable wall immediately to the west of us.Our…See More

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Daddy's Dating Disaster

Who wouldn't want to date this face?!Today's post, in honor of my 88 year old Dad, and because I have him on my mind, will be about . . .Dad's Worst Date, Ever!!!This should be fun . . .Dad was home from college for the Christmas vacation in the winter of 1946.He'd been working very hard. At least that is what he told me.Moving on . . .He was ready for some fun.What could be better…See More

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Diane Stringam Tolley commented on the blog post 'Help Your Friends to Help Your Book Go Viral'

"Oh, this is wonderful! As the author of two 'trad' novels and several ebooks, I will definitely be using this information. I have discovered that, even with a traditional publisher involved, much of the promotion falls on the author.…"

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World's Best Teacher

A repost of my most popular blog. Because the best teachers deserve to be honored again.The greatest teacher who ever lived, worked in Milk River, Alberta.In the Junior High School.I was terrified of her.And I loved her.Mrs. Wollersheim TAUGHT Social and Math.Notice the capitals for emphasis?I meant to put them there.My first experience with Mrs. W was in grade seven.I'll never forget it.I…See More

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Real Rodeo

A couple of victims clients.Action.AudienceBranding.First a little lot of background . . .Branding, at the Stringam ranch, invariably took place in high summer.And lasted forever.Okay, I was six. Everything seemed to…See More

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Me and It

When Husby's family took a trip to the ocean, they had all sorts of . . . experiences.Grant, age 3. Jelly Fish rescuer. And cutie.It looked like a blob.It was a blob.A blob of jelly-like substance, trailing long streamers and lying inert on the dark, sandy shore.We stared at it. Walked around it. One of my brothers touched it with a tentative toe.Yep. Blob.The rest of my family soon…See More

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Diane Stringam Tolley commented on the blog post 'What's In A Name? (Or, "Right Ho, Jeeves!")'

"Just discovered Wodehouse. Okay, yes, I'm a late bloomer . . . Hmm . . . favourite names . . . One of my books, written about 10 years ago, features a young woman named J'Aime. (Pronounced Jamie). And her little niece named Bree. I was so…"

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Mom. And Food.

The ranch cook. With Chris and Jerry.Mom could make anything taste good.And it didn't matter what she had going in her life, meals were always plentiful and on time.She would serve a full, cooked breakfast of ham, eggs, pancakes and oatmeal, with lunch simmering on the stove and dinner baking in the oven so both meals could be produced quickly as soon as she got done…See More

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The Bus to Sleepytime

Blair and Anita.And me. In my beautiful 'fur' coatOkay. I was six. Grade one is hard work! I was tired!And we lived a million miles from town!Enough background.Living 20 miles from the local schools might be a blessing during ‘snow days’ in the winter when the buses didn’t run, but the rest of the time, it merely meant a very long ride. A very long, boring ride.If one didn’t have someone to…See More

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I Want That!

There really aren't 20 mule teams inside. I looked.On the Stringam Ranch, electronic media was in its infancy.We had one TV channel.And that only came on for a limited number of hours per day.Mom would park me in front of the TV just shortly before 10 AM, and I would stare at the 'Indian head' test pattern until the National Anthem.And then, magically, The Friendly Giant would appear.He read…See More

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Who I am:: A Wife, Mother, Sister, Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece, Aunt, Friend, Writer, and Christian.

Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:: www.dianestringamtolley.com
www.story-teller.ca
www.dlt-lifeontheranch.blogspot.com
twitter.com/storytolley

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: Carving Angels (traditional novel)
ebooks (Smashwords.com): Melissa,
The Babysitter, Devon, Essence

Media outlets that I currently write for:: Cedar Fort Publishing
Smashwords Publishing

My writing is:: Fiction, Journalism, Blog Posts

Services I offer to other writers:: Reviewing

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: "Write It Down"; Authors, Writers, Publishers, Editors, & Writing Professionals; BookLink; Books and Writers; Children's Books; Children's Publishing; Creative Designers and Writers; eBooks2go; Facebook User Group; Fiction Writers Guild; Filmmakers; Informed Ideas For Writers; LinkEds & writers; Magazine; Online Journalism; Published Authors Network; Science Fiction readers, writers, collectors, and artists; Technical Writer Forum; The Freelance Writers Connection; THE WRITERS' NETWORK;

My professional associations:: Cedar Fort Publishing

I found out about She Writes from:: A fellow blogger

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My Mountain

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Mine.

You can look, but remember who it belongs to . . .

Mountains.Beautiful. Majestic.…

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Daddy's Dating Disaster

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Who wouldn't want to date this face?!

Today's post, in honor of my 88 year old Dad, and…

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World's Best Teacher

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A repost of my most popular blog. Because the best teachers deserve to be honored again.

The greatest teacher who ever lived, worked in Milk River, Alberta.

In the Junior High School.

I was terrified of…

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Low (Prairie) Flying

Posted on May 19, 2013 at 6:38am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Add a dashboard, seat, steering wheel, and dust and this is our steed!

Marty had a dune buggy.

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At 7:44pm on November 7, 2011, Elena Ornig said…: Hi Diane!

Thank you for aceptance and kind words!

Greatly appreciated!

My warmest regards,

Elena Ornig

At 11:44am on October 20, 2011, Doreen Cox (Dody) said…: Hi Diane...Thanks for the Friend connection! Will head to your FB page and do a "like" there also. Truly, I'm enjoying your poetry :-)

At 6:08pm on September 20, 2011, Kelli Swearingen said…: Welcome to Mother Writer,Diane! If you haven't already, feel free to introduce yourself, browse our threads, or start one of your own. And again, welcome to Mother Writer.
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At 2:29pm on September 14, 2011, Caroline Tolley said…: Okay, wow! How bizarre as our name is most def not a common one. You married a Tolley?

What do you write? I am a freelance editor and am new to SW.

At 4:28pm on September 13, 2011, Meg Waite Clayton said…: Diane, Welcome to the novelist group! You might introduce yourself by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion if you're not too uncomfortable talking about what you're working on. And we do a live chat every Wednesday; hope you can join us for that!

Meg Waite Clayton
Novelist Group Moderator
Bestselling Author of The Four Ms. Bradwells, The Wednesday Sisters, and The Language of Light, a finalist for Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize

At 9:25am on September 13, 2011, Tracey Hill-Bensalem said…: Welcome to SheWrites and, more specifically, to the SW nanowrimo group!

At 7:56am on September 13, 2011, Amber Medina West said…: Haha! Looking forward to it!

At 11:34pm on September 12, 2011, Donna Brown said…: Hi Diane, welcome to She Writes!

At 5:45pm on September 12, 2011, Jill Starishevsky said…: Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.

Jill Starishevsky

Author, My Body Belongs to Me

http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com

At 2:23pm on September 12, 2011, Amber Medina West said…: Hello,

Welcome to She Writes! We're excited to have you here.

You can check out the Getting Started section to help you find your way around, or a great way to jump in is to get involved with our Groups and Live Chats.

Feel free to let me know if you have any questions!

All the best,

Amber Medina West

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