Culture Vulture Express Receives It’s Second Real Neat Blog Award!

 

 

 

Culture Vulture Express has got a second Real Neat Blog Award from Mark at markanthonysblog. Thanks so much Mark. 🙂

 

 

Answers

 

1. Benedict Cumberbatch or Tom Hanks?

Both great actors but I have a bit of a crush on Benedict so I’m going to say him! 🙂

 

2. If you could go back in time, where would you go?

The 60s because it was a time of so much social change beginning and I love the music and the clothes.

 

3. Hot or cold weather?

Cold weather, not freezing but cooler weather. I’m Irish, I’m not used to the sun! 🙂

 

4. Things that remind you of your childhood?

Furbies, tamagotchis, Pokemon, Rugrats, troll dolls, Toy Story, Tellytubbies, Cindy doll, Barbie, Polly Pocket.

 

5. What show are you currently watching?

I’m catching up on the Rupaul’s Drag Race seasons gradually. I hadn’t watched the show and then I started watching season 6 because I became a fan of Courtney Act in Celebrity Big Brother in the UK and I got hooked and now I’m going through the seasons.

 

6. Favourite blogger(s)? and why.

Everyone’s blog that I follow because you’re all amazing! 🙂

 

7. What subjects are your most and least favourite?

Well when I was at school my favourite was English because I always loved reading and writing. My least favourite was Maths. I was never any good at them and a close second for least would have been PE. I quite liked hockey and tennis but the rest especially the fitness tests, no.

 

Feel free to use the same questions and comment below if you would like to be a nominee and take part. 🙂

 

 

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Writing Links…6/11/18

Where Genres Collide

girl with lantern

Writing Links…6/11/18

Traci Kenworth

 

Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:

1. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2018/06/questions-for-cohen-silhouette.html “Since Beautiful People has ended for the time being I thought I’d try reviving character interviews on the blog so I can talk about my books a little bit. This is Cohen Makovsky and he’s the main character of my Adult Science-Fiction novel Silhouette. He had his own Beautiful People, but I need to get to know him even more. XD Let me tell you a bit about him.”
2. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2018/06/09/there-is-a-sliver-of-light-in-the-future/ “Speaking of anxiety, this week has been a rough one.  Sunday was fun with ‘Deadpool 2’ and Cheesecake Factory, but the weekdays were emotionally brutal.  Aside from some personal stuff, two reviews vanished on me.  One from Warlord of the Forgotten Ageand another from War of Nytefall: Loyalty.  Those are two books that can’t afford to lose any reviews and I don’t have any explanation for it. …

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Property Values

Carrot Ranch Literary Community

Many factors influence property values, including unexpected changes and situations.

Who is impacted and what responses do owners emply? Writers explored the possibilities.

The following are based on the May 17, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about property values.

PART I (10-minute read)

Value in the Balance (from Rock Creek) by Charli Mills

“Property values go up the more improvements we make.” Cobb replaced his years of responsibility as a sheriff with a drive to improve every inch of Rock Creek Station.

Sarah unpacked the latest freight of sundries from St. Louis While Cobb sawed planks for the new schoolhouse. The wood gleamed gold like the barn, toll booth, toll bridge, post office, eastside station and horse stables. The store Sarah operated had gray wood, showing its age. Sarah calculated Cobbs improvements and noted that it added up to more debt that income.

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Reading Links…5/15/18

Where Genres Collide

fantasy archer, hummingbird

Reading Links…5/15/18

Traci Kenworth

 

Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:

1. http://dsm-publications.com/2018/05/11/incursion-on-lisaburtonradio/ “It was supposed to be a desperate suicide mission, a holding action designed to delay a deadly enemy bent on destroying humanity: five starships sent to their doom, thousands of men and women knowingly laying down their lives to buy time for the besieged human race. And then things got really hairy. Tristan, a highly trained shock marine, wakes up after the trip to find that nothing works: not his equipment, not his ship, not even his body… He joins the race against time to bring their equipment back up to fighting trim and begin to understand what has happened to them and to unravel the layers of confusion and betrayal. But the enemy waiting for them doesn’t care about any of that. They just want to destroy the human incursion as quickly as possible.”
2. https://cagedunn.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/im-free-im-free-book-promo/ A simple mistake, to…

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Reading Links…5/8/18

Where Genres Collide

mermaid

Reading Links…5/8/18

Traci Kenworth

 

Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:

 

Romance/Women’s Fiction:

1. https://bizmarc.wordpress.com/2018/05/04/the-one-i-need-by-alivia-grayson/ The storygoes thus, Nova comes to find her father, the head of Snakes Henchmen MC, and finds the love of her life in Tank and a family with the club. But she has a couple of secretswhich may be a deal breaker for most men. Is Tank one of…
2. http://www.superauthors.com/2018/05/may-new-releases.html
3. http://teripolen.com/2018/05/04/the-writers-reading-corner-georgia-rose-romance-suspense-crimefiction/ ‘My name is Madeleine, Madeleine Ross. It is a name chosen with thought and because it is classy, and that is what is needed here…’
4. http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2018/05/the-naughty-princess-club-at-stroke-of.html I am always on the prowl for a new audio romance that will keep me entertained and when I had seen the rave reviews that AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT by Tara Sivec was receiving I knew I had to try it out and I was not disappointed. In fact, I don’t think I have laughed this hard while listening to…

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Writing Links…5/7/18

Where Genres Collide

butterfly and flower

Writing Links…5/7/18

Traci Kenworth

 

Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:

1. http://colleenchesebro.com/2018/04/29/unicorns-ascension/ “I never question where my writing inspiration comes from. I just go with it. When you believe in the possibilities – you never know what you will see. Stay tuned to hear more about The Sisters of the Fey – The Beginning… (This is a repost. The reblog is not working so I re-added the post manually).”
2. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2018/05/spring-cleaning-writing-challenge.html “Les Rules:
   Link back to the person who tagged you. 

Share the picture.

Answer the questions or even pick and choose which ones you answer. 

Tag 3 other writers and inform them that you tagged them (via comment/message/email or hey, even carrier-pigeon or smoke signal; I’m not picky).”

1. http://legendsofwindemere.com/2018/05/03/my-thoughts-on-anxiety/ “First, I’m going to say that these journal entries are built entirely on my own thoughts and experiences.  For now, I’m trying to figure this out and haven’t been able to find a…

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Lines

Carrot Ranch Literary Community

Follow them, get hung up in them, or forget them — lines can guide or entangle. North, south, east, west. You can follow lines any direction. Writers grabbed lines and followed the stories.

You never know what to expect when writers gather from around the world and come from different genres. But you do know that the lines are set high at Carrot Ranch and what follows will evoke and entertain.

The following are based on the May 3, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) use a line in your story.

Part I (10-minute read)

Speed Dating Linesby Luccia Gray

“You’re a writer?”

She nodded, expecting him to make an excuse and move away; instead he asked, “Could you write me an original pick up line?”

“I’m not helping you lie.”

“Are you kidding?” He said waving his arm around the crowded venue. “Everyone’s expecting me…

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