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Post by Ted on Oct 26, 2012 3:53:38 GMT -8
Tom, you can revise a post by clicking on Modify.
Stephanie, the first time someone pointed out I was a Canadian happened on a family holiday to Palm Springs. I was but a mere slip of a man, maybe eight years old. A waitress, with a deep south brogue (if brogue is the proper word to use in this instance), brought me an ice-cream cone and said, "Why, you're Canadian! I do love your accent."
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Post by Stephanie on Oct 26, 2012 7:12:28 GMT -8
Thanks for pointing out those three little green words on my posts. I had not seen them before and I was clueless as to how people were quoting previous posts. I guess my day is done - I learned something new and it is only 11 a.m.! Ted - it sounds like you've always had a way with people!
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Post by Nathaniel Phillips on Oct 26, 2012 8:17:14 GMT -8
Stephanie and Ted,
I have lived my entire life in Maryland where people don't have any accent :-)
I've been to Canada a few times, mainly in the East - Ottawa and Quebec. I never really detected any significant accent either place aside from about half of the people in Quebec having a SLIGHT French accent. If you visited the American South, I expect most would assume you were a "damn Yankee".
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Post by tgmiko on Oct 26, 2012 11:32:38 GMT -8
Oh God, I'm heading out the office door to go downstairs to Starbucks. I need it! I made changes to the website: I put an excerpt from each book at the top of the page for that book, to tittilate readers into shouting, Wow, I wanna read that book!" and I normalized the font all across all pages. My friend Craig thinks that having the butterfly and bird photos is going off-message (the message being that people should buy my books) but the photos are all related to what the books are about. I'm going to do as he suggested, and visit the websites of other action-adventure novelists like Clancy, and WEB GRiffin, and think about it. You guys will like the qoutes from the books that I put at the top of each page. Thuis weekend, after I get 8 hours of sleep, I'm going to start doing the Amazon thing... Tom
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Post by tgmiko on Oct 26, 2012 11:34:58 GMT -8
Tom, you can revise a post by clicking on Modify. Stephanie, the first time someone pointed out I was a Canadian happened on a family holiday to Palm Springs. I was but a mere slip of a man, maybe eight years old. A waitress, with a deep south brogue (if brogue is the proper word to use in this instance), brought me an ice-cream cone and said, "Why, you're Canadian! I do love your accent." You know, that is very strange phenomenon we have in the West: people whose grandparents came from the South, and they (the grandchildren) still sound like they just moved here from Texas or Louisiana.
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Post by Ted on Oct 26, 2012 18:49:41 GMT -8
Ted - it sounds like you've always had a way with people! I'm quite quiet around people (hmm, words which have completely different definitions when you change one letter. Reminds me of some puzzles.) until I hear someone say something stupendously stupid. Or stupendously brilliant. I avidly avoid being near politicians for the former reason (Hello, Mitt! Watched Sesame Street lately?), and zealously seek anyone else with opinions, a spine, and the courage to encourage discourse.
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Post by Stephanie on Oct 26, 2012 21:52:27 GMT -8
Tom - the website is looking really good. The helicopter makes perfect sense after reading the quotes. Nathaniel - is a "northerner" and a "damn Yankee" the same thing? I love the south! Ted - I read somewhere recently that authors, in general, are quite quiet introverts. I have to admit to wearing that description for most of my life. But I think that quality - quite quiet around people - makes for a better people person because of your ability to listen and absorb what is around you, and selectively respond, which is evident from your posts and your efforts in administering this forum. Thanks for that!
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Post by Ted on Oct 27, 2012 4:54:10 GMT -8
:-*Thank you, Stephanie. I'm running out to buy a bigger hat.
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Post by martyn on Dec 26, 2012 15:15:41 GMT -8
Hi, I picked up on this thread with your comment about meatgrinder at smashwords. I've just been for a look at www.tgmiko.com and I like what I found there. Good twist to have a keen birder as the protagonist. A Very good friend of mine is an avid birder of many years standing and also has a comprehensive knowledge of other things that fly and sail. Unusual bird sightings and the military seem to hang about together over here in the UK. He was also a great encouragement when I put my first novel together. Pug Ironhorse sounds like the sort of guy who might elbow his way around a lot of places.
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Post by tgmiko on Dec 29, 2012 20:41:51 GMT -8
Thank you for the encouragement, Martyn! I sure need it! Tom Hi, I picked up on this thread with your comment about meatgrinder at smashwords. I've just been for a look at www.tgmiko.com and I like what I found there. Good twist to have a keen birder as the protagonist. A Very good friend of mine is an avid birder of many years standing and also has a comprehensive knowledge of other things that fly and sail. Unusual bird sightings and the military seem to hang about together over here in the UK. He was also a great encouragement when I put my first novel together. Pug Ironhorse sounds like the sort of guy who might elbow his way around a lot of places.
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