On the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11th month – We Will Remember Them. Lest We Forget.
To all that served we owe you gratitude for the sacrifices you have made. To those serving, thank you
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Ooh visiting with one of my favourite ladies, Sherri Rabinowitz when I head back to her show , Chatting With Sherri, to talk about Nor The Battle To The Strong and the upcoming radio play “A Harem Christmas (the working title…god knows what it will eventually be called)
Chatting With Sherri welcomes back author and playwright Mary D about her latest novel and play!!!!
MaryD joins us to discuss her latest novel “Nor The Battle To The Strong” and her upcoming comedy play ‘A Harem Christmas’ – we discuss the issue of Justice and and how justice and redemption are intertwined as they are explored in her latest novel.
In April I attended the first Xenite Retreat and the following is my in depth report. I briefly covered the entire retreat and made mention of two workshops I conducted.
Workshop 1: Small Press and Indie Publishing. It was great to meet people who were interested in publishing their work and having lunch with them. Our group had a lively discussion about the differences between publishing with a small press publisher or going all out Indie. The feedback was amazing. Thank you to those who attended.
Workshop 2: Creative Writing: When Your Imaginary Friends Speak To You…this was a lively group and for once I actually followed my own outline (small injoke that my editor will fully appreciate) and went through the process from initial idea to getting ready to publish. It was a full on two hours and the discussion with those present was superb. The handout included an outline of topics and a link to more resources and software. Exclusive to the Xenite Retreat!
Overall it was a great experience for me on my first outing as a presenter.
You can read the rest of my Xenite Retreat report here
I’m very pleased to announce that I will be attending the first Xenite Retreat in the US on April 21-25.
For the first time I’ll be conducting two workshops and also appearing at a round table (or is that round the pool) discussion.
Here is my schedule:
22 April 2016
Round Table Discussion with Kym Taborn (Whoosh.org) & Mary D (Ausxip)
23 April 2016 Lunch with Mary D and Small Press & Indie Publishing
Small Press & Indie Publishing – What, When, and How: Releasing your story into the wild where
readers roam free… Mary shares with us the process of publishing your work.
24 April 2016
Writers Workshop with MaryD: When Your Imaginary Friends Speak To You
Getting your characters and the story out of your head and onto paper (or medium
of your choice). Mary D shares with us the process of creating fiction.
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In April I attended the first Xenite Retreat and the following is my in depth report. I briefly covered the entire retreat and made mention of two workshops I conducted.
