Due to LIFE!!!!!
This will be my last post until after the first of the year. So I’d better make the Monday Miscellany good, hadn’t I?
Raffelcopter did its thing and chose four winners in the Two & Twenty Dark Tales Giveaway: Congrats to Pat Kahn for winning the paperback and the signed book plate. Sheri Larsen, Carolyn Brown and Tess Watson won signed book plates. Thanks to all of you who entered.
This is a SLIDE SHOW that’s funny and informative for any of us who write books and who blog and tweet about that fact. It takes a minute, but the message is perfect. Most of you have this down pat, but some may not.
I’m always in a fuddle about GENRES and SUB-GENRES, but here’s a great UNFUDDLING LIST that helped me out. Thanks to Al Diaz who posted this.
- It should have snow because Hallmark says so.
- We need a remake of “It’s A Wonderful Life.”
- Gifts: I’m giving money to charities this year and hugging each member of my family a little longer.
- I’m giving up on hoping for world peace. Instead, I’m asking for increased understanding and tolerance on a local level.
- Like Charles Dickens, “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
Trisha says
Merry Christmas, belatedly, to you too 🙂 Hope you had a great day!
I am going to check out that sub-genre list, 'cause I too have trouble defining my stories' genres sometimes.
Hilary Melton-Butcher says
Hi Lee .. we have rain, yet more rain … any good? You're welcome to it!
Thanks for the link to the genres – always useful, as I have no idea ..
Hope you're having a ery happy few days and here's to a successful 2013 .. cheers Hilary
The Golden Eagle says
Congratulations to the winners!
Thankfully it snowed here, just in time for Christmas. It looked like we'd be having a green holiday for a while!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. 🙂
Cecilia Robert says
Congrats to the winners!!
Merry Christmas Lee!:)
DMS says
Congrat to the winners! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love your thoughts for the end of this year and the year to come. 🙂
~Stephanie
L. Diane Wolfe says
Have a wonderful Christmas! I have several books I want to dive into next week, too.
Pk Hrezo says
Merry Christmas to you Lee! Enjoy your time away! See you next year. 🙂
Lynda R Young says
Congrats to the winners!!
Merry Christmas to you too!
M Pax says
Merry Christmas, Lee!
The slide show was funny.
I just finished Libby Heily's Tough Girl, which is phenomenal and have started Michael Offut's Slipstream, which is also keeping me up too late. So many great reads out there. We hang with a talented crowd.
Cynthia Chapman Willis says
I love that quote by Charles Dickens.
Enjoy the holidays and wishing you a happy, happy 2013!
Lexa Cain says
I love your blog, Lee! I wish you, your family and friends wonderful holidays and a happy and healthy 2013! 😀
Mirka Breen says
Ready for 2013? It comes whether we are or not. Onwards!
Kelly Hashway says
Happy holidays, Lee. I hope you enjoy them. See you in 2013!
Darby Karchut says
Merry Christmas, Lee! See you next year! 🙂
Powdered Toast Man says
Increased understanding, less morons and no crazies is more like it.
Jemi Fraser says
We have snow at the moment, but it's getting really mild and we're worried about it. I've only ever had 1 green Christmas here – and I hope it's the only one I ever experience!! Enjoy the holiday season 🙂
Medeia Sharif says
That slideshow is awesome.
Congrats to the winners.
I can't wait to curl up with some books during winter break.
Happy holidays!
Kelly Polark says
I do want a bit of snow for Christmas. Just enough to make the trees look pretty, but the roads clear and safe.
Have a wonderful Christmas, Lee!
Samantha Vérant says
That slide show is dead on! And here's to keeping Christmas in hearts every single day!!! Love that!
Meilleurs voeux-
Samantha
p.s. I have to Google Inshallah now– God Willing, got it!
Carrie Butler says
I love what you're doing with charities and family members this Christmas. Now that is in the spirit of the holiday! 🙂
Emily R. King says
I'd watch a remake of It's A Wonderful Life. Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. The new generation needs to hear this!
Jeff Hargett says
Thanks for the links! And enjoy the holidays!
Suzanne Furness says
Hoping you have a lovely Christmas.
LynNerdKelley says
Aw, how cool that you bought Curse of the Double Digits! I hope you get a kick out of it! Thanks so much for the shout out! I'll have to get Nancy's book. Thanks for adding the link. I just bought the third book in the Mindjack trilogy by Susan Kaye Quinn.
Love that slideshow! Funny and gets the points across, loud and clear!
Hope you have a beautiful Christmas with your family, Lee, and a wonderful, prosperous New Year. Enjoy your time off!
Catherine Stine says
Yes, Nancy's book sounds really good. My first DEC book purchase was an anthology of essays by cutting edge scientists and neurobiologists.
Have a very Merry!!!
Samantha May says
It never snows here in TN, so I'm with you there!
I think the world could definitely use quite a bit more understanding…
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Holiday!
Melissa says
Lots of great stuff here! I'm with you on taking a break for life. My last post of the year will be Wednesday.
So *Hallmark* is the one to contact for snow. Good thing to know. LOL (If you make it to my Wed. post, you'll understand why this matters to me. :P)
Best wishes for a happy holiday and prosperous new year. 🙂
Angela Brown says
Life can be quite the buggery 🙂
Congrats to the winners and may 2013 bring more holiday cheer on an everyday basis.
Enjoy your time away and "Let it be, Let it be!"
Al Diaz says
I'm glad the links proved useful. I like your thoughts on this season as well, mostly three and four.
Merry Christmas to you too! 😀
SA Larsenッ says
Got to love unfuddling lists!! I'll take a peek. Have a wonderful holiday break, C.Lee. You deserve it.
Gossip_Grl says
I agree on the snow, but just a little. I also love watching It's A Wonderful Life, even when it isn't Christmas. Definitely going to check out your links posted here, thanks for sharing them. Also wanting to wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday!
Alex J. Cavanaugh says
We should have snow!
Congratulations to the winners.
And you will really dig Nancy's book!