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This is an announcement about the Visalia, California TASTE OF ARTS event. I will be there as a local/regional author in space F7, for one day only on Saturday September 29. The Taste of Arts event runs from Thursday, September 27 through Monday October 1 at different locations around town. This Saturday location is at the OLD LUMBER YARD, on Oak Avenue and Garden Street.Here are a few important reminders about Taste the Arts, regional art fair on Saturday, September 29.All events are free but…See More

Sep 25, 2012

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"Working on sequel THE DOC ebook novel. Hard-going."

Sep 25, 2012

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Sensory Deprivation

Sensory DeprivationThere was a recent blog on this topic. The site has many provocative and interesting posts. I read this one with interest. You may find it at:http://zazenlife.com/2012/08/22/the-sensory-deprivation-tank-video/I get the premise and the rational as proposed by having oneself be suspended into that certain state of awareness or unawareness . As with TM, or even Zen, I am not a huge subscriber to…See More

Aug 22, 2012

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Infanticide

Infanticide.This is a topic which brings up a memory of a distant college course I was in 1973. I as a zoology major and one of the required upper division/major courses was Human Ecology. The big issues for the previous early 70s years in biology and spilled out to the media was Stanford's professor Erlich’s population control book ZPG - Zero Population Growth. This title wasn't our text, but our text for the course was heavy with the same rational. One section gave a history - curiously from…See More

Aug 21, 2012

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The Rich

The rich have been in the news since the “Occupy” sit-ins. Well, further back than that of course. Currently the 1% is being blogged about and referred to in “social media” circles. Is it important to writers? Possibly. Bookstores are affected by the economy and market trends. I got fairly beat up on a social media comment reply that went five or six rounds. The topic was the 1% and their fair share. You can see where this was going. The other person didn’t believe my point. It came down to…See More

Aug 2, 2012

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Teicha Hill Mailhes commented on the blog post 'Character Names'

"I write mostly contemporary romance and I use names that are relevant to the character's age. While I love the name Odette, how many thirty years olds are named Odette in the US?"

Jul 31, 2012

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Character Names

Character Names I can’t claim originality on this topic. I replied to Joanne Guidoccios’ blog on this.This caught my attention immediately. It is difficult to be completely original. One’s character name is really important. Part of the joy of writing fiction is that you can make things up …. that’s right, lies out of whole cloth…. and includes names of characters. At some time in the far past it was all right to use common names if your character was written to represent “everyman” or…See More

Jul 31, 2012

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Timothy Desmond commented on the blog post '[REALITY CHECK] The Quintessential Query Letter'

"This is really good. When I followed some of these same things/ guidelines in previous email qeries and pitch letters, I began to get repsonses and requests for partials and then also critiques and advice along with the rejections from…"

Jul 19, 2012

Timothy Desmond commented on the blog post 'Five Ways To End Your Search For The Time To Write'

"I used time students with certain assignments. Does work for self timing. With the writing I sm usually up at 4:30 or 5 AM for couple hours before catching car pool. But this last year, retired now, my writing schedule is all shot to hell. This egg…"

Jul 12, 2012

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Basic Plots

Basic PlotsThe topic was the seven basic plots.Overcoming a Monster, Voyage and return, Comedy, Tragedy, Rebirth, Rags to riches. There were many good comments and if you wish to read those and the original reference blog on the forum, see: http://limebirduk.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/basic-plots/#comment-775This got my attention straight away. It is endlessly interesting to me as a struggling wordsmith since 1964.…See More

Jun 25, 2012

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Short Fiction Revival

A recent writer blog noted that some or many bloggers do put their own fiction on their blog site and do not have the fees and costs of a website. Therefore, they are getting their short stories or poems out there for others to read. He suggested instead, we should offer our short fiction on an e-book format venue like Amazon’s Kindle version. The rational twofold: One, to get paid for the work instead of giving it away on a blog. And, two, that newe, younger, e-readers who are on the go with…See More

Jun 18, 2012

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Europe Thriller as Subplot

Europe thriller......Maybe financial thrillers are only Wall Street screenplays and sequels, and yet it only seems like yesterday that the late Michael Crichton book “Rising Sun” was on the shelves. The business-as-war premise of that story was also connected to the leading edge of the digital technology of that time. Also, back when, Tom Clancy’s “Executive Orders” had as a sub-plot, the financial meltdown caused by system hackers. In the very real 1999 “dot-com” crash, and then the 2007-2008…See More

Jun 15, 2012

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Who I am:: Friend of Sunny Frazier as writer/Posse member and blogger. One of my earliest memories, as a four-year old, is my father telling me, “I think you’re full of bologna.” What a revelation. I am married and live in Fresno, California and spend time with my grandchildren and Civil War reenacting.

Connect with me online! My site, blog, or Twitter handle are:: http://timsfiction-art.com
http://timdesmondblog.wordpress.com
tjdesmond on twitter

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: For Thou Art With Me - WW II novel; The Doc - conspiracy thriller ebook; Control Thesis - screenplay.

Media outlets that I currently write for:: None.

My writing is:: Fiction, Poetry, Blog Posts

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: Book Country at http://bookcountry.com

Services I offer to other writers:: Entertainment, ideas, yet there's so much I don't presume ....... I think as in art - visual art - film, the critiques are a good thing. And I view writing as an art form. So much is subjective, yet there are some basic things on presenting to an audience, that has been proven.

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: Sunny's posse, but others? Book Country, Wordpress, Book Town, The Book Marketing Network, Authors Den, Authors Society

My professional associations:: None at this time. Was a member of CTA and NEA, but now I retired as of last June. Edited the "Chalk and Slate" newsletter in past for a local teachers association which was a CTA affiliate.

I found out about She Writes from:: Author Sunny Frazier

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Book Signing

Posted on September 25, 2012 at 4:33pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

This is an announcement about the Visalia, California TASTE OF ARTS event. I will be there as a local/regional author in space F7, for one day only on Saturday September 29.

The Taste of Arts event runs from Thursday, September 27 through Monday October 1 at different locations around town. This Saturday location is at the OLD LUMBER YARD, on Oak Avenue and Garden Street.

Here are a few important reminders about Taste the Arts, regional art fair on Saturday, September…

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Sensory Deprivation

Posted on August 22, 2012 at 10:21am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Sensory Deprivation

There was a recent blog on this topic. The site has many provocative and interesting posts. I read this one with interest. You may find it at:

http://zazenlife.com/2012/08/22/the-sensory-deprivation-tank-video/

I get the premise and the rational as proposed by having oneself be suspended into that certain state of awareness or unawareness . As with TM, or even Zen, I am…

Continue

Infanticide

Posted on August 21, 2012 at 7:06am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Infanticide.

This is a topic which brings up a memory of a distant college course I was in 1973. I as a zoology major and one of the required upper division/major courses was Human Ecology. The big issues for the previous early 70s years in biology and spilled out to the media was Stanford's professor Erlich’s population control book ZPG - Zero Population Growth. This title wasn't our text, but our text for the course was heavy with the same rational. One section gave a history -…

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The Rich

Posted on August 2, 2012 at 11:07pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

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