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Month: September 2009

Interview with agent Holly Root

Today my special guest is agent Holly Root from the Waxman Literary Agency. Shelley: Tell us a little about yourself. How did you become an agent? Holly: I actually had no idea that “agent” was a job until after I’d already landed in publishing. When I moved to New...

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Scootin’ Along

When we were in Phuket the first thing we noticed was the large number of bikes and scooters. They were a very popular mode of transport and it was a common sight to see the entire family--father, mother and two kids--all loaded up on the bike and scootin' off to...

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Seeing Stripes

These are both older photos taken during our overland trip through Africa. They're scanned, hence the black around the edge of the photos. Zebra and Wildebeest in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania Zebra, Zimbabwe. To visit other Camera Critters go here.

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Fake Friends

I always find intriguing human interest stories when I buy the New Zealand Herald, and the one I found this week has given me some great ideas for a new plot. The story is about young professional people in Japan. They’re so busy working that they don’t have time to...

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Telling Titles

After a long break, I've started reading category romances again. I've been enjoying the Blaze, Presents and Desire lines. I know some people scoff at the titles, but I have to say it's a quick way of knowing which classic plots a book contains without having to read...

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Wakey, Wakey!

I've had problems sleeping recently. I go to bed tired, read a little and go to sleep only to wake up in the early hours of the morning. I lie awake for ages, tossing and turning. I must have fallen asleep at some stage this morning only to have the birds wake me...

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Bird’s Nest Soup

While we were in Phuket we did a day trip to PhiPhi Island and motored past PhiPhi Lei shown in the photos below. The locals harvest the bird's nests to make the famous bird nest soup. The nests are made by swifts using saliva and you can see them hanging down from...

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Animals: Custer State Park

Today I'm posting two shots I took during our visit to Custer State Park in South Dakota. The first is a praire dog and the second is of a wild burro. The burros were released by miners once they were no longer required. This park also boasts the largest free-roaming...

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Cattle Call

Thirteen Breeds of Cattle 1. Charolais - a very old breed from France. Animals are cream or white in color. 2. Angus - an English breed. Black in color. 3. Brahman - Very hardy and adaptable cattle. Hair color varies from light grey to red or black. The animal's dark...

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