tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351711656193357952024-03-01T00:39:31.683-05:00Elizabeth Langston / Julia DayElizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-67205425267898999632020-10-12T13:12:00.006-04:002020-10-12T13:15:16.183-04:00Announcing Whispers in Duet!I'd like to announce the fifth book in the <i>Whisper Falls</i> series--<a href="https://elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/whispers-in-duet/" target="_blank"><i>Whispers in Duet</i></a>!<div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i>Whispers in Duet</i></h2>by Elizabeth Langston<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMgUX01Dr1jdfzqKPukVbJeanmy2CTFGm4Pv7fomalt7oXQqRZpumxbBgQGBN1YLO05xtFBkHcmulxRzcauHTpwUKSTCkyMCBNgEBAVvEeJuwrMhH5553jU2OymUmKsvbatG3FVcE7sFa/s300/ElizabethLangston_WhispersinDuet_200.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMgUX01Dr1jdfzqKPukVbJeanmy2CTFGm4Pv7fomalt7oXQqRZpumxbBgQGBN1YLO05xtFBkHcmulxRzcauHTpwUKSTCkyMCBNgEBAVvEeJuwrMhH5553jU2OymUmKsvbatG3FVcE7sFa/s0/ElizabethLangston_WhispersinDuet_200.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b> ... I don't want us to be over.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Music is Benita’s life. But after a deeply stressful year of college classes and performances, she’s burned out and desperate for a summer-long break from performing–with an exception. She’s delighted to play her cello at the wedding of her best friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>Logan spends his days as a paramedic, striving his best to serve people on what is often their worst day. And at night, he goes home to solitude and his guitar. When his paramedic partner asks him to be half of the music duo at her wedding, he is honored.</div><div><br /></div><div>Benita is visibly shaken when she learns they’ll be playing duets, leaving Logan curious about what lies beneath her distress. But as they rehearse and perform, their connection grows into friendship. Soon they begin to wonder if, after the wedding, they’ll be willing for their duet to end.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whispers in Duet releases 19 October. You can preorder at:</div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whispers-Duet-Whisper-Falls-Book-ebook/dp/B08FYWG8VD" target="_blank"> Amazon</a></div><div><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whispers-in-duet-elizabeth-langston/1137495213" target="_blank">B&N</a></div><div><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1527942338" target="_blank">Apple</a></div><div><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/whispers-in-duet" target="_blank">Kobo</a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can also add on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55164753-whispers-in-duet" target="_blank">Goodreads.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few fun facts about<i> Whispers in Duet:</i></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The story begins 3.5 years after the end of<i> Whispers from the Past.</i> It is told from the points-of-view of Benita (a cellist and good friend of Mark's who has appeared in previous books) and Logan (a new character and the paramedic training Susanna.) The book is set entirely in the 21st century.</li><li>I held a contest to name the book, and the winning entry was <i>Whispers in Duet</i>--the perfect title. Thank you, Danielle!</li><li>Mark and Susanna--and other secondary characters from the first 3 books--make many appearances throughout the story.</li><li>The book takes place a year after the pandemic. After asking readers how realistically I should discuss the pandemic, they encouraged me to keep it minimal. So I make a few allusions to it, mostly on how it impacts Benita as a college student and professional musician.</li><li>To celebrate the release, I have the <i><a href="https://elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/the-whisper-falls-series/" target="_blank">Whisper Falls Boxed Set </a></i>(Books 1-4) on sale through the end of October. 4 books for the price of 1!</li><li>Music plays a huge role in this story, so I've created playlists on several themes.</li>
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Greats</a> (Logan)</li>
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practice pieces</a> (Benita)</li>
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Anxiety</a> (Benita's therapist)</li></ul>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCogXLniACsRrTuLyeZBX9Yt784TjHvVLSmN0tCrZPFJtSoFzjET4IE8ifhJ3Tk2PlRjEmidYj4-XqyIjTk3JlRbWqjUIn6lqJehCAX70wzcG4VgAOsJZMHkBo66wPvvKrTKg9lG7E9vQS/s300/JulieDay_SeasonforSerenity_200.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCogXLniACsRrTuLyeZBX9Yt784TjHvVLSmN0tCrZPFJtSoFzjET4IE8ifhJ3Tk2PlRjEmidYj4-XqyIjTk3JlRbWqjUIn6lqJehCAX70wzcG4VgAOsJZMHkBo66wPvvKrTKg9lG7E9vQS/s0/JulieDay_SeasonforSerenity_200.jpg" /></a></div><div><b>A toymaker with a dilemma, twelve hours to make it right, and a special ops paramedic at her side? Not exactly the Christmas Eve Serenity planned…</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Serenity Yates is an hour away from closing her toy shop for the holidays and starting a much-needed break. But first, she'll hand over a handmade dollhouse to her final customer of the year. At least, that’s the hope—until the plan goes terribly wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jeremy Park hasn't visited his sister in two years, and he can’t wait to see her face when he shows up with the gift at the top of his niece's wish list. But when he arrives at the toy shop on Christmas Eve, he learns he won’t be giving Lilah her dream dollhouse after all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Serenity promises Jeremy to do whatever she must to make this right, no matter how long it takes. When Jeremy offers to help, Serenity reluctantly agrees. As they work through the night, a sweet bond grows, and Serenity begins to fear that, when morning comes, she'll find it hard to say good-bye.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jeremy feels the tug of attraction, too, but pursuing a relationship makes no sense. Serenity has deep roots in her hometown. And in a week, he'll return to Italy and his job rescuing others in the most dangerous places on earth. He isn’t ready to let Serenity go, but he can see no way for their lives to fit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Pre-order on:</div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FHDGY91" target="_blank">Amazon</a></div><div><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-season-for-serenity-julia-day/1137459944" target="_blank">B&N</a></div><div><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1527025317" target="_blank">Apple</a></div><div><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-season-for-serenity" target="_blank">Kobo</a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can also add <i>A Season for Serenity</i> on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54863821-a-season-for-serenity" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>.</div></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Fun facts about <i>A Season for Serenity</i>:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Although I always include a military character in my books, this is the first time the main character is military. Jeremy is a pararescueman, an Air Force special ops paramedic. Also called PJs, they are warriors who can rescue and give emergency medical care to downed pilots, civilians in natural disasters, and even NASA astronauts!</li><li>Serenity is a toymaker who has a "terribly wrong" dilemma happen in the first chapter. This premise is loosely-based on a true story, told to me by a toymaker who made rocking chairs for my daughters when they were toddlers.</li><li>The book is set in Azalea Springs, North Carolina--the same fictional small town as <i><a href="http://www.juliaday.com/books/fade-to-us/" target="_blank">Fade to Us</a></i>. The heroine, Brooke, makes a cameo appearance in<i> A Season for Serenity</i>.</li><li>If this book were rated like a movie, it would be PG-13. The "heat level" for this book is <i>simmering</i> (level 2).</li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div>Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-11038074829168824042020-03-31T12:00:00.000-04:002020-03-31T12:14:22.112-04:00YA Scavenger Hunt - Spring 2020 Team Red<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Hello, I’m Elizabeth Langston, your hostess for this stop on the YASH with TEAM RED!</b><br />
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The YA Scavenger Hunt is a bi-annual event, first organized by <a href="http://colleenhouck.com/blog" target="_blank">author Colleen Houck</a> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! So enjoy your stop here and at the other 19 stops on Team Red. Then check out the other 3 teams (blue, gold, and purple). But play fast! This contest only lasts until Sunday, April 5, 2020.<br />
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<b>First, 2 things about me.</b><br />
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<b>Next, a reminder about the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt</a>.</b><br />
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<b></b>For complete rules and instructions<b>,</b> go to the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/how-to-hunt.html" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt - How to Hunt page.</a>
<b>Directions:</b> Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on all the teams, add them up and enter (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).
<b>Entry Form:</b> Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/enter-here.html" target="_blank">the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize.</a> Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.<br />
<b>Rules:</b> Open internationally; anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by noon Pacific Time on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.<br />
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Basically, enjoy exclusive content on each stop on the hunt, collect clues, enter individual author giveaways, add up the clues (numbers), and return to the YASH site to enter for more prizes.<br />
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Here are all of the great e-books you could win<br /> from Team Red.</h4>
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<b>Now, let me introduce my guest author, <a href="http://teralynnchilds.com/yash" target="_blank">Tera Lynn Childs</a> -- </b><br />
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Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning young adult author of the mythology-based <i>Oh. My. Gods.</i> series, the <i>Forgive My Fins </i>mermaid romance series, the kick-butt monster-hunting <i>Sweet Venom</i> trilogy, and the <i>Darkly Fae</i> series. She also wrote the <i>City Chicks</i> sweet chick lit romance series and co-wrote the <i>Hero Agenda</i> and <i>Creative HeArts series</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tera currently parks her laptop in Las Vegas and spends her time writing wherever she can find a comfy chair and a steady stream of caffeinated beverages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, let's learn more about her featured book, <i><a href="http://teralynnchilds.com/books/pretty-in-pearls" target="_blank">Pretty in Pearls</a></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>As best friend and emissary to her mer kingdom’s princess, Periwinkle Wentletrap juggles many responsibilities. At the moment those include getting the princess (and herself) ready for the upcoming Sea Harvest Dance.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>When a trip to the Thalassinian marketplace for pearls and dress-making supplies leads to a reunion with her long-time crush, Peri is once again caught up in the swirl of emotions she feels for a thoughtful pearl trader who reminds her of a dashing pirate.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>But things are never simple with Riatus Ballenato. The shadows of his past have come back to haunt him and he will do anything to keep those he cares about from getting caught in the darkness. Even if that means pushing away the girl he’s falling for.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>With the dance fast approaching, it might take a little outside help to bring Peri and her crush together at last.</i></span><br />
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<b>Exclusive bonus content from Tera Lynn!</b><br />
For her YASH bonus content, TLC is super excited to share a short story that only her Mythfits (aka her email subscribers) have seen. It's called "The Making of a Merman" and it takes place immediately after the end of <i>Just For Fins</i>, in her Forgive My Fins series.<br />
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WARNING: If you haven't read the first three books (Forgive My Fins, Fins Are Forever, and Just For Fins) this story contains MAJOR spoilers.<br />
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<b>The Making of a Merman</b><br />
Quince Fletcher is about to face the biggest change of his life. Is he ready for it?<br />
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1. <b>On her website.</b> Go to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teralynnchilds.com/stories/making-of-a-merman-yash&source=gmail&ust=1585328926933000&usg=AFQjCNEiw_ClGz7vKnoxM3bRBxOgIwWDkQ" href="https://teralynnchilds.com/stories/making-of-a-merman-yash" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://teralynnchilds.com/<wbr></wbr>stories/making-of-a-merman-<wbr></wbr>yash</a> and enter password: YASH2020 (it's case sensitive).<br />
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2. <b>Download the ebook.</b> Go to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://dl.bookfunnel.com/3cczasf2ks&source=gmail&ust=1585328926933000&usg=AFQjCNGy5RNKg0tIR39Zdr__7C93H3dR5Q" href="https://dl.bookfunnel.com/3cczasf2ks" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://dl.bookfunnel.com/<wbr></wbr>3cczasf2ks</a> and enter your email address to get the ebook delivered to your inbox.<br />
<a href="http://teralynnchilds.com/books/pretty-in-pearls">Buy this Book!</a><br />
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<b>Thank you, Tera Lynn, for joining us on the Hunt!</b><br />
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<i>Find and follow Tera Lynn on social media:</i><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/teralynnchilds" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br />
<a href="http://instagram.com/teralynnchilds" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teralynnchilds.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><br />
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<b>Three more things...</b><br />
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(1) I'm giving away e-copies of my books--winner's choice). Enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway below. You'll get your first point for knowing: <i>What is my favorite team?</i><br />
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(2) To enter for the grand prize, you need a clue from me. Mine is <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>59</b></span> (because there is an autism diagnosis for every <b>59</b> people.)<br />
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(3) Your next stop for Team Red will take you to visit <a href="https://www.christophermannino.com/blog" target="_blank">Christopher Mannino</a>.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-48783239804830713812019-08-29T14:26:00.001-04:002019-08-29T14:26:01.294-04:00Writing workshop -- Making Research PersonalHello, writers! I'm presenting an online writing workshop-- <i><b><a href="https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/workshops/fun-facts-making-research-personal/">Fun Facts: Making research personal.</a> </b></i>The class will be held 9-20 September 2019. <br />
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<br /><i>About the workshop</i><br /><br />For authors, our writing process can become so absorbing that it steals time away from our families and friends. By inviting them to become our partners in research, we gain some of that time back through multi-tasking.<br />
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In this class, we'll discuss more efficient, personal, and fun ways to research our historical or contemporary stories by:<br />
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<li>creating an inventory of the passions, experiences, and expertise of our family and friends;</li>
<li>"living" the research with our loved ones as sidekicks;</li>
<li>the etiquette of involving our family and friends.</li>
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This online workshop will take 6 lessons over 2 weeks and costs 20 USD.<br />
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<a href="https://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/workshops/fun-facts-making-research-personal/">Register by Sept 14</a><br />
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Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-87701083236542353592019-07-06T23:01:00.000-04:002019-07-09T23:12:24.659-04:00Packing for a conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm attending a conference for writers at the end of July. The first two days will be filled with workshops and events to help us all be better writers. The final day has a <a href="https://www.rwa.org/Online/Events/Literacy_Autographing/Online/Events/Literacy_Autographing.aspx?hkey=3cbb801b-c268-4f46-95a4-1ef6ba8023de">Book Signing with 250+ authors</a> in attendance!<br />
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<li>Travel clothes</li>
<li>Professional clothes</li>
<li>Undergarments, socks, hose</li>
<li>Formal attire for dressy occasions</li>
<li>Lightweight sweater, jacket, or wrap</li>
<li>Sleepwear</li>
<li>Casual or workout clothes </li>
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<b><i>Shoes</i></b><br />
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<li>Comfortable, professional shoes</li>
<li>Shoes for dressy occasions</li>
<li>Casual shoes or flip-flops</li>
<li>Athletic shoes</li>
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<b><i>Accessories</i></b><br />
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<li>Jewelry</li>
<li>Scarves or shawls</li>
<li>Purse(s)</li>
<li>Computer bag</li>
<li>Evening bag</li>
<li>Umbrella</li>
<li>Professional pins or badges</li>
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<b><i>Toiletries and Sundries</i></b><br />
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<li>Cosmetics and skin care</li>
<li>Deodorant and hygiene products</li>
<li>Hair care</li>
<li>Dental care</li>
<li>Nail care</li>
<li>Prescription medications</li>
<li>Over-the-counter medications</li>
<li>Sunscreen and lip balm</li>
<li>Safety pins, clothes pins, and duct tape</li>
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<b><i>Important Documents</i></b><br />
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<li>Passport or photo id</li>
<li>Business cards</li>
<li>Conference receipts and confirmations</li>
<li>Conference app or handouts downloaded</li>
<li>Tickets for travel, events, and entertainment</li>
<li>Notes for pitching manuscript</li>
<li>Promotional materials</li>
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<b><i>Miscellaneous</i></b><br />
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<li>Spare pair of glasses or shades</li>
<li>Cash, especially one-dollar bills/coins for tipping</li>
<li>Credit and debit cards</li>
<li>Laundry bag</li>
<li>Electronics (headphones, computer, cell phone)</li>
<li>Power cords for rechargeable electronics</li>
<li>Backup battery</li>
<li>Leisure time content (books, music)</li>
<li>Digital copies of ID card, credit cards, etc.</li>
<li>Thumb drive for saving images and documents</li>
<li>Pen and notebook (if electronics fail)</li>
<li>Pedometer</li>
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Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-48272606064963245942019-06-27T07:06:00.000-04:002019-06-27T07:06:26.885-04:00Sussurros em queda<i>Livro 1 da série Whisper Falls
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<b>Por de trás das quedas de água espera o ano 1796 - e a rapariga que está lentamente capturando o seu coração, mas se Mark viajar no tempo para salvar Susanna, seu mundo cruel o prenderá também?</b><br />
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Mark começa um relacionamento de “longa - distância “com Susanna através da barreira temperamental de Whisper Falls. Curioso sobre seu mundo, Mark procura através da história da sua cidade, aprender sobre a vida brutal em que está presa. Mas o conhecimento pode ser perigoso. Ele vai ter que escolher entre mudar o passado - ou condenar a rapariga de quem não consegue parar de pensar, a uma vida de miséria.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-49651855307348119662019-06-26T20:55:00.000-04:002019-06-26T20:55:03.063-04:00Un desiderio per te <b><i>È finalmente disponibile il secondo volume.</i></b><br />
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Secondo Libro Della Serie "Trenta Desideri"<br />
di Elizabeth Langston (Autore), Laura Forlani (Traduttore)<br />
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<b>Lei è una ragazza che non riesce a ricordare. Lui è il ragazzo che non riesce a dimenticare. </b><br />
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È il suo ultimo semestre al liceo e Kimberley Rey è curiosa di scoprire cosa succederà dopo. Deve scegliere un’università, ma i suoi problemi di memoria complicano la scelta. I suoi sforzi per ricordare le renderanno impossibile lasciare casa?<br />
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L'aiuto arriva attraverso un regalo inaspettato e soprannaturale. Grant è un “genio” con delle regole. Può donarle trenta desideri (uno al giorno per un mese), a patto che siano umanamente possibili. Kimberley sa bene cosa chiedere: lezioni per imparare a vivere contando solo su di sé.<br />
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Ma i suoi desideri cambiano quando un suo amico riceverà una diagnosi devastante. Unendo le forze con Grant per aiutare il suo amico, Kimberley imparerà che la capacità di vivere nel momento – la capacità di dimenticare – forse può essere più preziosa di quanto potesse immaginare.v<br />
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<i>Primo Libro Della Serie "Trenta Desideri"</i><br />
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Lacey Linden è diventata brava a nascondere la verità sulla sua vita: una madre depressa, una casa che cade a pezzi e bollette troppo salate per poterle pagare. A scuola, è una ragazza con il sorriso pronto e buoni voti, ma di notte Lacey passa il tempo a sognare modi in cui poter salvare la sua famiglia. Durante una visita al mercatino delle pulci per ottenere contanti facili, Lacey si imbatte in un carillon che sembra quasi implorarla di portarlo a casa con sé. Lei cede, solo per scoprire che è abitato da un bellissimo “genio”, che le offre un mese di desideri, uno al giorno, ma c’è un problema: ogni desiderio deve essere umanamente possibile.
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Grant appartiene ad un’associazione di esseri soprannaturali, dediti ad aiutare umani bisognosi. Dopo due anni passati a soddisfare desideri convenzionali, gli manca solo un incarico per ottenere la promozione a un nuovo lavoro con casi più impegnativi. Il suo mese con Lacey è esattamente ciò che si aspetta, eppure per niente come si era immaginato.
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Lacey e Grant scopriranno presto che il compito più difficile di tutti potrebbe essere quello di dirsi addio.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-19507487451274050492019-06-02T19:32:00.001-04:002019-06-02T19:32:19.463-04:00And somehow it all came together...The strangest hair cut of my life proved to be an amazing metaphor for how I write.<br />
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After recently moving to a new town, I went in search of a new hairstylist. I combed reviews, sought recommendations, and settled on a salon in a strip shopping center not far from my home.<br />
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I walked into a packed house. Good sign, I thought. I was called back to the chair of an elderly woman who asked me in broken English what I wanted. "Neaten it up. Just a trim," I said firmly.<br />
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"It's okay." She smiled and continued hacking with exuberance.<br />
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Within seconds, I had huge chunks of hair missing on three sides of my head. Still, I sat there silently, watching in fascinated horror as my hair rained down on the floor, hoping she would be able to pull off a miracle--because stopping where it was would be far worse.<br />
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She used four types of scissors. Three types of electric razors and eight different attachments. My hair looked like a complete disaster, and I was already wondering if I'd have enough for someone else to salvage.<br />
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Then she nodded with satisfaction, calmly flicked a brush through what was left on my head... <i>and somehow it all came together</i>. The spiky strands spiked no more. The bangs feathered smoothly. The sides and back held its shape perfectly. It was the most adorable hair cut I've ever had.<br />
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She grinned. "I give you something new. Not what you ask for."<br />
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That's how I write. I hate first drafts. It feels like I hack away at the story, wanting it to go somewhere, having a vision but not sure if I'm headed in the right direction.<br />
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Then I reach revisions. I stare at the mess before me and dive tentatively in. I analyze, rewrite, prune, shift around, and argue with characters who don't turn out the way I expected. Slowly, the real story--the story that was meant to be--emerges. And somehow, it all comes together. Different than what I envisioned. <i>Better.</i><br />
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My new stylist has given me a gift (in addition to the cute cut). She's taught me to be bold and confident. To trust the mess. To believe in myself that the outcome will be amazing.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-30363928690462372522019-05-24T21:52:00.000-04:002019-06-21T16:05:16.385-04:00La Cascada Susurrante y 30 Deseos<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dos de mis libros en español--</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">por Elizabeth Langston y Alexandra García Galván</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mark Lewis, estudiante de último año de preparatoria, se está preparando para una carrera de ciclismo de montaña cuando ve a una joven vestida de forma extraña a través de una cascada en el bosque cerca de su casa, en Carolina del Norte. Cuando ella le hace un comentario sobre la extraña máquina que monta, sospecha que algo no anda bien. Y cuando Susanna le dice que es una sirvienta de 1796, se pregunta si está loca. Sin embargo, está decidido a averiguar más.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mark comienza una "relación a distancia" con Susanna gracias a la barrera misteriosa y temperamental que es la Cascada Susurrante. Intrigado por su mundo, Mark busca a través de la historia poder descubrir todo sobre la vida brutal en la que ella está atrapada. Pero el conocimiento puede ser peligroso. Pronto debe elegir entre el riesgo de cambiar la historia o de condenar a la chica, de la que no puede dejar de pensar, a una vida de miseria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">por Elizabeth Langston (autor) y Jose M. Visbal (traductor)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><b><i>Lo que ella necesita es un milagro. Lo que obtiene es un genio con reglas.</i></b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Lacey Linden se ha vuelto buena escondiendo la verdad sobre su vida: una madre deprimida, una casa en ruinas y facturas demasiado grandes para pagar. En la escuela, ella es una chica con una sonrisa permanente y buenas notas, pero por la noche, Lacey pasa su tiempo soñando con maneras de salvar a su familia. En un intento por dinero rápido en el mercado de pulgas, Lacey tropieza con una caja de música que aparentemente le suplica que se la lleve a casa. Ella lo hace, solo para descubrir que está habitada por un magnífico "genio". Él le ofrece un mes de deseos, uno por día, pero hay un problema. Cada deseo debe ser humanamente posible.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Grant pertenece a una liga de seres sobrenaturales, dedicada a servir a los humanos necesitados. Después de dos años de cumplir con los deseos convencionales, está a un paso de ser ascendido a un nuevo trabajo con casos más difíciles. Su mes con Lacey es exactamente lo que él espera y nada como lo imagina. Lacey y Grant pronto descubren que la tarea más difícil de todas podría ser decir adiós.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.scribd.com/book/394964854/30-Deseos-30-Deseos" target="_blank">Scribd</a><br />
<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-39989028172479820102019-04-02T13:00:00.000-04:002019-04-02T13:00:05.531-04:00YA Scavenger Hunt 2019 with Julia Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Hello, I’m Julia Day, your hostess for this stop on the YASH with TEAM PURPLE!</b><br />
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The YA Scavenger Hunt is a bi-annual event, first organized by <a href="http://colleenhouck.com/blog" target="_blank">author Colleen Houck</a> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! So enjoy your stop here and at the other 19 stops on Team Purple. Then check out the other 4 teams (blue, gold, green, and red). But play fast! This contest only lasts until Sunday, April 7, 2019.<br />
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<b>First, a little about me.</b><br />
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<li>I am an autism mom. My autistic daughter graduates next month with her Master of Arts (and then it's job time, baby!) Since April is World Autism Awareness Month, I'm featuring my book <i><a href="http://www.juliaday.com/books/fade-to-us/" target="_blank">Fade to Us</a>,</i> a sweet YA contemporary romance set during a summer musical theater camp. One of the main characters, Natalie, is an autistic teen.</li>
<li>I have my own giveaway. See the end of this post for details on how to enter.</li>
<li>Traveling the world is one of my favorite things to do--and I especially like to see mountains. (<i>See</i> is the important word here. I do not like to <i>climb</i>.) Some of my favorites are in Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, and Antarctica.</li>
<li>I really hate cilantro. I cannot emphasize this enough.</li>
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<b>Next, a reminder about the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt</a>.</b><br />
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<b></b>For complete rules and instructions<b>,</b> go to the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/how-to-hunt.html" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt - How to Hunt page.</a>
<b>Directions:</b> Somewhere below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on all the teams, add them up and enter (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).
<b>Entry Form:</b> Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/enter-here.html" target="_blank">the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize.</a> Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.<br />
<b>Rules:</b> Open internationally; anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by noon Pacific Time on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.<br />
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Basically, enjoy exclusive content on each stop on the hunt, collect clues, enter individual author giveaways, add up the clues (numbers), and return to the YASH site to enter for more prizes.<br />
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Here are all of the great books you could win from Team Purple.</h4>
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<b>Now, introducing my guest author, <a href="http://www.carlymarino.com/" target="_blank">Carly Marino</a> -- </b><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Carly
loves writing and reading about love. Regardless the genre -
paranormal, contemporary, fantasy--if there's romance--she wants to read
it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">She
was born in Hawai'i but grew up most of her life in a small town in
Michigan and the sunny beaches of Florida. After graduating high school,
she returned to her island ohana for college where she wrote her thesis
on how to write a young adult book. (Oddly enough)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "amazon ember" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Wife,
mother, dog owner, and author, her hat constantly changes but she loves
every minute of the hustle. Writing is her passion and the wonderful
nagging voice in her head. She’s blessed to have amazing family and
friends who've supported her from her first story, written in poor
phonics and elementary chicken scratch, to her International best
seller, <i>Memory Walker.</i></span><i> </i></span><br />
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Now, let's learn more about her featured book<a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Lie-Will-Kill-You/dp/153444324X"> </a> <i><a href="http://books2read.com/u/31OR8r" target="_blank">TARNISHED LIGHT</a>.</i><br />
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<b>Exclusive bonus content from Carly!</b><br />
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<b>Thank you, Carly, for joining us!</b><br />
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<i>Find and follow Carly on social media:</i><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/carly_marino" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/carlymarinoauthor" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
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<b>One last thing...</b><br />
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I'm giving away a print copy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fade-Us-Julia-Day/dp/1250097371" target="_blank"><i>Fade to Us</i></a> (or any of the books I've written--winner's choice). Enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway below. You'll get your first point for knowing: <i>What is my favorite team?</i><br />
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Hint: it's the color of my team on the YA scavenger hunt.<br />
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P.S. To enter for the grand prize, you need a clue from me. Mine is <b><span style="font-size: large;">26</span></b> (the number of letters in the English alphabet.)<br />
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For your next stop on the hunt for Team Purple, visit<a href="http://jcwelker.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"> J. C. Welker</a>.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-59834224963900986632019-03-31T17:54:00.000-04:002019-03-31T17:54:17.345-04:00April is Autism Awareness Month!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
April is Autism Awareness Month!</h2>
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April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day!</h2>
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It's almost here. The YA Scavenger Hunt begins Tuesday, April 2 and runs through Sunday, April 7.<br />
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There are 120 Young Adult authors for YASH Spring 2019 who will highlight our books, share bonus content, and give away prizes! The grand prize winner will walk away with 120 books.<br />
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There will be other giveaways...so join us. Read the rules. Enter for the grand prize and for individual prizes from the authors. Maybe you could be a winner!<br />
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There are 6 teams of 20 authors. I'm on Team Purple!<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-86391594737839380922019-03-14T14:28:00.001-04:002019-07-11T17:37:43.836-04:00Triad Anime ConMy daughter loves anime, and now she's gotten me hooked, too. DD1 picks out shows that I would like (fun, sweet, with a happily- or hopefully-ever-after) and we watch together.<br />
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She goes to many anime conventions and works on crews--just so she can hang out, have fun, and speak on panels. When she suggested that I attend and contribute a panel about writing, I was happy to agree.<br />
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This will be my second year to lead a workshop at <a href="http://triadanimecon.com/" target="_blank">Triad AnimeCon.</a> My talk is Saturday night, March 16, from 6pm - 8pm at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC. In my "Moving Plot Forward" class (presenting as <a href="http://www.juliaday.com/" target="_blank">Julia Day</a>), we'll be discovering ways to mine our characters' backstories in order to fix or create scenes.<br />
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Although the focus will be on plotting an anime script, the concepts work for any fictional story under development.<br />
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If you're there, come by and join us. The first hour will include discussion and hands-on exercises. The second will be totally focused on brainstorming new or enhanced scenes for your stories!Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-78440768240469496832019-02-13T08:08:00.000-05:002019-03-14T13:52:30.289-04:00Choosing a copyrighted quote?In <a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/i-wish-series/wishing-for-you/" target="_blank"><i>Wishing for You</i></a>, one of the main characters is terminally ill. The reader knows from chapter four that he will not survive. As he's telling the heroine about his illness, he says that he wants "to live hard, right up until the moment my body gives out."<br />
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The heroine reacts with empathy, and in the original manuscript, I had her speak a line from a poem by Dylan Thomas:"Do not go gentle into that good night." The hero responds with the poem's closing line.<br />
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Since that poem is still under copyright, I had to seek permission from the Dylan Thomas estate. They agreed to let me use it, but the cost surprised me—approximately a halfpenny per word for every book sold (in perpetuity.)<br />
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That works out to about 8% of the book's royalties (for 0.02% of the book's wordcount.) As perfect as the quote was, I decided against using it. While I appreciated the Estate's fast response and their willingness to work with me, I knew I had to find something with less cost.<br />
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My editors and I brainstormed other poems that could work and avoid copyright restrictions. After a lot of discussion, we hit upon an amazing alternative: the final two lines of "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.<br />
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<i>Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will.</i><br />
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As much as I would've loved to use the copyrighted quote, I'm glad we kept looking. Tennyson's words were in the public domain, and I was free to use them. They were equally meaningful, perhaps even more so for my hero. And toward the end of <i>Wishing for You</i>, when I needed another related quote, I returned to "Ulysses"--and was able to include a longer passage:<br />
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<i>Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'</i><br />
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<i>Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;</i><br />
<i>One equal temper of heroic hearts,</i><br />
<i>Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will.</i><br />
<i>To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.</i><br />
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Dame Helen Mirren recently read this poem on<i> The Tonight Show with Stephen Colbert. </i>I leave you with her glorious reading of the final stanza of <i>Ulysses.</i><br />
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Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-74804472930817338312019-01-22T10:27:00.000-05:002019-01-24T20:46:12.830-05:00Free tool for getting data and making graphsI recently put a book on sale and paid for an ad campaign. Since I'm a software engineer in my day job, I was eager to explore the data after the ad ran, to see if I had good return on investment (ROI). I wanted to answer questions like:<br />
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Happily, I know of a great tool to help me find answers--and it's free! The tool is called SAS Graphics Accelerator®. It's a <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sas-graphics-accelerator/ockmipfaiiahknplinepcaogdillgoko?hl=en" target="_blank">Chrome plug-in</a> with a lot of amazing features. I can:<br />
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Let me show you what you can do!<br />
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Here's my first example--a time-series plot to discover how many book units per day were downloaded in the first half of January. I requested a CSV file of sales data from Amazon, imported it into the Accelerator, and generated this graph. It took me 5 minutes of clock time--start to finish.<br />
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This second example isn't about my book sales. It just demonstrates how to scrape data, in this case, about Major League Baseball. I found a wikipedia page that has <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" target="_blank">data on the Home Run Derby.</a> I asked the Accelerator to extract the data from a table about TV viewership--then generated a bar chart of the number of viewers per year. This graph only took 3 minutes from curiosity to answer. (Note: simple HTML tables can have their data extracted, but complex ones might not. You are warned if the data cannot be extracted.)<br />
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So, if you're ever interested in exploring data and want a free, fun, easy graphics tool to help, check out the <a href="http://support.sas.com/software/products/graphics-accelerator/index.html" target="_blank">Graphics Accelerator</a>.<br />
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<small>Disclaimer: This tool is provided by SAS--my day job employer. But I'm not trying to sell you something--because <i><b>free!</b></i></small><br />
<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-47260008527846118522019-01-01T10:09:00.000-05:002019-01-01T10:09:25.686-05:00Bookbub deal for Whisper Falls<i><a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/whisper-falls/" target="_blank">Whisper Falls</a></i> is free until January 9! Download it now and read it later. (Or today would be good, too.)<br />
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If you enjoy the story, there are 3 more books in the series. You can buy the boxed set (all four books) on sale for 7.99 USD.<br />
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4 books for the price of 2!<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K5GCW4" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-whisper-falls-series/id1345423495?mt=11" target="_blank">iBooks</a><br />
<a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-whisper-falls-series" target="_blank">Kobo</a><br />
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-whisper-falls-series-elizabeth-langston/1127928074?ean=2940155406006" target="_blank">B&N</a><br />
<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-73263852357568359162018-12-23T15:08:00.002-05:002018-12-23T15:08:42.788-05:00Books make great Christmas giftsIn Iceland, they call it "<a href="https://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167537939/literary-iceland-revels-in-its-annual-christmas-book-flood" target="_blank">Jokabokaflod</a>"--Christmas Book Flood. Icelanders have a long history (centuries!) of loving literature. Giving books as Christmas presents is a natural extension of that love.<br />
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I'll suggest 2 of mine. <i><a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/whisper-falls/" target="_blank">Whisper Falls (Book 1)</a></i> is free as an e-book for the month of December, and the entire <a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/the-whisper-falls-series/" target="_blank">Whisper Falls series</a> is on sale as an e-book <a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/the-whisper-falls-series/" target="_blank">boxed set </a>for $7.99.<br />
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<i>Whisper Falls</i> buy links:<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Falls-Elizabeth-Langston-ebook/dp/B01LWDOCFL" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/whisper-falls-elizabeth-langston/1111523820?ean=2940157045241" target="_blank">B&N</a><br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/whisper-falls/id1172836310?mt=11" target="_blank">iBooks</a><br />
<a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/whisper-falls-1" target="_blank">Kobo</a></div>
Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-47681009040388323192018-11-09T15:30:00.000-05:002018-11-09T15:30:02.210-05:00Veteran's Day blog hop from Romance Veterans<div>
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I have joined with a group of fellow women veterans in a writing group called Romance Veterans, aka <a href="https://www.romvets.com/">RomVets</a>. We write romances of all kind. Adult and YA. Sweet to Sexy. In honor of Veteran's Day, we're holding a blog hop, with giveaways at each stop. There is also a grand prize of a $50 gift card, given to one participant.<br />
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To 3 winners (US only), I'm giving away a hardcover copy of either Julia Day book, <a href="http://www.juliaday.com/books/fade-to-us/"><i>Fade to Us</i></a> or <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1150434941"><span id="goog_1150434942"></span><i>The Possibility of Somewhere. </i></a><br />
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I always include a military character in my YA romances, like:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.juliaday.com/books/the-possibility-of-somewhere/"><i>The Possibility of Somewhere</i></a>--the heroine Eden meets a new friend, Mundy. Mundy's late father was a Navy helicopter pilot, who lost his life in a helicopter crash.</li>
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To continue on the RomVets blog hop, visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaColeAuthor/">Samantha A. Cole</a> next.<br />
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<b>Hello, I’m Julia Day, your hostess for this stop with TEAM PURPLE!</b><br />
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This bi-annual event was first organized by <a href="http://colleenhouck.com/blog" target="_blank">author Colleen Houck</a> as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors…and a chance to win some awesome prizes! So enjoy your stop here and at the other 19 stops on Team Purple. Check out the other 6 teams too (blue, gold, green, organge, pink, and red). But play fast! This contest only lasts until Sunday, October 7, 2018.<br />
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<b>First, a little about me.</b><br />
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<li>My latest release, <i><a href="http://www.juliaday.com/books/fade-to-us/" target="_blank">Fade to Us</a>, </i>is the book I'm featuring for the scavenger hunt as part of Team Purple. It's a sweet YA contemporary romance set during a summer musical theater camp. I'm an autism mom and was proud to write an autistic character as one of the trio of MCs.</li>
<li>I have my own giveaway. See the end of this post for details on how to enter.</li>
<li>Because I love to travel, I spend my vacations traveling the world. This year, it was England, Scotland, and Wales.</li>
<li>While in Scotland, I saw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis" target="_blank">haggis</a>, but I did not eat it.</li>
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<b>Next, a reminder about the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt</a>.</b><br />
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<b></b>For complete rules and instructions<b>,</b> go to the <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/how-to-hunt.html" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt - How to Hunt page.</a>
<b>Directions:</b> Below, you'll notice that I've listed my favorite number. Collect the favorite numbers of all the authors on the <span style="color: purple;">purple team</span>, and then add them up (don't worry, you can use a calculator!).
<b>Entry Form:</b> Once you've added up all the numbers, make sure you fill out <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/p/enter-here.html" target="_blank">the form here to officially qualify for the grand prize.</a> Only entries that have the correct number will qualify.<br />
<b>Rules:</b> Open internationally; anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by noon Pacific Time on Sunday, October 7. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.<br />
Basically, enjoy exclusive content on each stop on the hunt, collect clues, enter personal giveaways, add up the clues (numbers), and return to the YASH site to enter for more prizes.<br />
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Here are all of the wonderful books you could win from Team Purple.</h4>
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<b>Now, introducing my guest author, Chelsea Pitcher.</b><br />
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Chelsea Pitcher is a karaoke-singing, ocean-worshipping Oregonian with a penchant for twisty mysteries. She began gobbling up stories as soon as she could read, and especially enjoys delving into the darker places to see if she can draw out some light. You can visit her at <a href="http://chelseapitcher.com/">chelseapitcher.com</a> and follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/chelsea_pitcher">@Chelsea_Pitcher</a>.<br />
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Now, let's learn more about her book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Lie-Will-Kill-You/dp/153444324X"><i>This Lie Will Kill You</i> </a>. (Here is where you can <a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-Lie-Will-Kill-You/dp/153444324X" target="_blank">Buy this Book!</a>)<br />
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One year ago, there was a party.<br />
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Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth.<br />
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But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Of course…some things are too good to be true. They were each so desperate for the prize, they didn’t question the odd, rather exclusive invitation until it was too late.<br />
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Now, they realize they’ve been lured together by a person bent on revenge, a person who will stop at nothing to uncover what actually happened on that deadly night, one year ago.<br />
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<b>Thank you, Chelsea, for joining us this week.</b><br />
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<i>Find and follow Chelsea on social media:</i><br />
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<b>Before you go...</b><br />
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I'm giving away a copy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fade-Us-Julia-Day/dp/1250097371" target="_blank"><i>Fade to Us</i></a> (winner's choice of print or e-book.) Enter through the Rafflecopter giveaway below. The first question is my favorite team; hint: it's my team on the scavenger hunt.<br />
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<i>Fade to Us</i> has multiple main characters: Natalie, Brooke, and Micah. I think there are <b><span style="font-size: large;">22</span></b> letters in their names. Or did I miscount?<br />
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Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of books by me and many others. Add up my number and the numbers of the other 19 authors on Team Purple so that you'll have the secret code to enter for the grand prize.<br />
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For your next stop on the hunt for Team Purple,<a href="http://ericlindstrombooks.com/" target="_blank"> click here to visit Eric Lindstrom.</a><br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-35192654986057747322018-09-26T07:51:00.001-04:002018-09-26T07:51:46.100-04:00Coming soon - YA Scavenger Hunt Fall 2018<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The YA Scavenger Hunt is back again. Running from October 2 through 7, join 140 YA authors for fun, exclusive content, and prizes. Lots of prizes.<br />
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We are organized into teams of 20 authors. (I'm on Team Purple.) Each team will award one major team prize--20 books to one lucky winner. And individual authors will be giving out prizes, too. So check us out. Join me here again, starting Tuesday, Oct 2.<br />
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For more details, visit the official <a href="http://www.yash.rocks/" target="_blank">YA Scavenger Hunt website</a>.
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Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-32634632757338438322018-09-15T12:22:00.000-04:002019-07-06T23:13:11.710-04:00Autism and religious inclusionDo you love someone who is on the autism spectrum? Are you an autistic? <b>If so, we need your help!</b><br />
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My daughter is autistic. She is in graduate school, studying world religions. She is also a passionate advocate for inclusion for people with autism. She is bringing these two passions together in her graduate studies by researching how autistics experience religious environments and faith communities.<br />
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She has an anonymous survey where she is collecting data on how welcome autistics feel at churches, synagogues, temples, religious centers, mosques--wherever people gather to worship or express their spirituality. She will be attending a conference in Toronto in November and hopes to present her findings about:
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If you have experiences (past or present) that you would like to include her research, please consider sharing your thoughts in the anonymous surveys below. She will protect personally identifiable information (PII). Her presentation(s) will provide education about autism, summarized information from her research, and recommendations for being more inclusive. If you fill out the survey, share what you feel comfortable saying; you are not asked for your name.<br />
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If you are autistic, please fill out the <a href="http://goo.gl/95V7F1" target="_blank">For Autistic Individuals survey.</a><br />
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If you have a loved one with autism, please fill out the <a href="http://goo.gl/J3DUTm" target="_blank">For Families, Friends, Associates survey</a>.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-29364085340959975732018-09-04T08:00:00.000-04:002018-09-04T10:36:10.797-04:00UK trip and the view from the hotelIn August, my daughter and I traveled to the United Kingdom for a 2-week vacation. I have hundreds of photos to record all of the fun, beauty, history, food, and culture of this amazing nation. I can't show all of them (of course), but I will write a few blog posts and feature some of my favorite parts of England, Scotland, and Wales.<br />
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Today's post has a simple theme: the views from the hotel rooms we stayed in. With one exception, we could peer out the window of our room and enjoy the view.<br />
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London hotel, overlooking the River Thames. This was a great location, near the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, and the London Eye.<br />
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Cardiff, Wales -- I'm happy to say that the road noise didn't awaken us!<br />
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Glasgow and the River Clyde<br />
This city is Scotland's largest, and it is an industrial/business center. We enjoyed the unique and varied architecture.<br />
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Carrbridge in the Scottish Highlands<br />
This was a small, charming town--about an hour from Inverness. It was centrally located for the sites we visited in the Highlands and Isle of Skye.<br />
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Here is the exception to beautiful views from our hotel rooms. In Edinburgh, we stayed in a Holiday Inn. Our room overlooked the parking lot. Beyond the opposite trees was the Edinburgh Zoo. Although the view is boring, each morning, the noise of excited animals awakened us--a memorable kind of alarm clock.<br />
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We ended where we began, in the same hotel on the Albert Embarkment on the River Thames!Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-60027235939791780092018-08-08T20:24:00.001-04:002018-08-08T20:24:07.416-04:00Deal/giveaway ending WedI have 3 books "free" today.<div>
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<a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/i-wish-series/i-wish/" target="_blank">I WISH</a> will return to regular price on Thursday, so it's free for just a few more hours.</div>
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I'm also participating in <a href="http://www.readaholicsanonymous.com/2018/08/summer-reader-appreciation-daily.html" target="_blank">a big giveaway</a> with other authors. Enter to win an e-copy of WHISPER FALLS or an e-copy of FADE TO US. <a href="http://www.readaholicsanonymous.com/2018/08/summer-reader-appreciation-daily.html" target="_blank">Offer</a> ends at 11:59pm on Wednesday.</div>
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Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-65542833972040173502018-07-16T10:59:00.000-04:002018-07-16T10:59:09.090-04:00I WISH free through Aug 9<i><a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/i-wish-series/i-wish/" target="_blank">I Wish</a>, </i>the first book in the <a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/i-wish-series/" target="_blank"><i>I Wish </i>trilogy</a>, is <b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">free</span></b> as an e-book from most retailers for the next 3 weeks.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015AV1YGC" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
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<b>What she needs is a miracle. What she gets is a genie with rules.</b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhSeVl8K2XstL4Ghg7EjHumI0v4FaSb1Pjv2wigeL9IyXOK4y95Qkn3HE06SHyu2ngB6pVtbinFkWjiubLW88EFf-KKfu6Cr5rHmqv-vwc2qwcIlyEsXePpIEJfwgw9Kah8WWYQE1FiXZ/s1600/IWish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1051" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhSeVl8K2XstL4Ghg7EjHumI0v4FaSb1Pjv2wigeL9IyXOK4y95Qkn3HE06SHyu2ngB6pVtbinFkWjiubLW88EFf-KKfu6Cr5rHmqv-vwc2qwcIlyEsXePpIEJfwgw9Kah8WWYQE1FiXZ/s200/IWish.jpg" width="131" /></a>Lacey Linden has gotten good at hiding the truth of her life—a depressed mom, a crumbling house, and bills too big to pay. In school, she’s a girl with a ready smile and good grades, but at night, Lacey spends her time dreaming up ways to save her family. On a get-cash-quick trip to the flea market, Lacey stumbles over a music box that seemingly begs her to take it home. She does, only to find that it’s inhabited by a gorgeous “genie.” He offers her a month of wishes, one per day, but there’s a catch. Each wish must be humanly possible.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Langstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07492075685005250601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3635171165619335795.post-74468561344360712772018-07-02T08:30:00.000-04:002018-07-02T12:34:27.388-04:00La Cascada SusurranteMy first published novel was <i><a href="http://www.elizabethlangston.net/books/whisper-falls-series/whisper-falls/" target="_blank">Whisper Falls</a></i>, a YA magical realism story where an indentured servant girl in 1796 forms a friendship across two centuries with a boy living in 2016 Raleigh (NC), USA.<br />
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I'm happy to announce that the Spanish translation,<i> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F3NTN31" target="_blank">La Cascada Susurrante</a></i>, released in June!<br />
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Alexandra García Galván spent eight months creating a lovely, lyrical translation of this book. She worked closely with me to find the best words and phrases to communicate what it meant to be an indentured servant in 18th century United States. It was a pleasure to collaborate with her.<br />
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I asked Alexandra to share some of her favorite passages from the book. (The English translations are at the end of the post.) Here are two of her favorites, with her explanation of why she chose them.<br />
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<b>Alexandra García Galván:</b> <i>"Quotes
about books always win my heart."</i><br />
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Papá me había dicho que un libro era un simple papel lleno de tinta
hasta que la mente de un lector le daba vida.<sup>1</sup><br />
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<b>AGG: <i>"</i></b><i>I admired
Susanna’s strength since the beginning but this part reminded me in a clearer
way the helplessness girls like her had to face in the past; the way she says
that maybe her scars haven’t spoken loudly enough is heartbreaking and the
gasps of the townspeople enrage you because that’s their </i>only<i> reaction. This was very powerful."</i><br />
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-- A lo largo de los ocho años de servicio, señor Worth, usted ha visto mis
moretones, quemaduras y cortes --subí la manga izquierda, exponiendo la cicatriz roja y fruncí los labios.
La gente del pueblo ahogó gritos desde sus bancas-- Ha habido evidencia de
la crueldad de manera clara y constante. Si mis cicatrices no hablan lo
suficientemente fuerte todavía, entonces no, señor. No tengo nada más qué
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Here's the blurb:<br />
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<b>Su relación a distancia abarca doscientos años... </b><br />
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Mark Lewis, estudiante de último año de preparatoria, se está preparando para una carrera de ciclismo de montaña cuando ve a una joven vestida de forma extraña a través de una cascada en el bosque cerca de su casa, en Carolina del Norte. Cuando ella le hace un comentario sobre la extraña máquina que monta, sospecha que algo no anda bien. Y cuando Susanna le dice que es una sirvienta de 1796, se pregunta si está loca. Sin embargo, está decidido a averiguar más. Mark comienza una "relación a distancia" con Susanna gracias a la barrera misteriosa y temperamental que es la Cascada Susurrante. Intrigado por su mundo, Mark busca a través de la historia poder descubrir todo sobre la vida brutal en la que ella está atrapada. Pero el conocimiento puede ser peligroso. Pronto debe elegir entre el riesgo de cambiar la historia o de condenar a la chica, de la que no puede dejar de pensar, a una vida de miseria.<br />
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F3NTN31" target="_blank">La Cascada Susurrante</a></i> is available now at many ebook retailers.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/la-cascada-susurrante" target="_blank">Kobo</a></li>
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<sup>1</sup>Papa once told me that a book was mere paper splattered with ink until a reader's mind gave it life.<br />
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<sup>2</sup>Throughout the eight
years of my indenture, Mr. Worth, you have seen my bruises, burns, and cuts.” I
rolled back my left sleeve, exposing the red, puckered scar. The townsfolk in
the pews gasped. “There has been clear and constant evidence of cruelty. If my
scars have not spoken loudly enough already, then no, sir—I have nothing
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