Just for a bit of Absolutely Wild! fun, find out by visiting Images.Google.com and searching for: [your name] + the “magical creature” [Note the use of quotation marks to search for the full phrase, not individual words.]
For me, that would look like: Ann the “magical creature”
Above, see a favorite from my search—a gorgeous illustration by Anne Stokes.
Please share by posting your favorite found image (below in the comments).
Book 3 in the Living Brave series debuts later this month at the “Voices of Success” conference.
You know how hearing just one comment, or reading a certain book can alter your life journey? Well, there’s such a moment coming up for you…
I had the honor to edit and produce the latest book in the Living Brave series by Dr. Hilda Villaverde and Mary Beth Stern: Living Brave… Women in Business: Compelling Stories of How ONE Can Make a Difference. It is filled with life-altering input from nearly fifty Arizona women thriving in business.
The book will be released in just a couple of weeks, but if you want to hear some of these women’s stories first-hand, you really should consider attending the authors’ “Voices of Success” conference, offering a day of inspiration. I highly recommend you invest in your future with this day-long session where you’ll learn how women just like you succeeded in business by using their skills, backgrounds, and sheer will to overcome whatever stood in their way.
Please join Hilda and Mary Beth for the “Voices of Success” conference:
Sat. Oct. 27, 2018
8 a.m.– 5p.m.
Scottsdale Hilton Resort
6333 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
You will find all the details here, including how to register.
Write on! Ann Narcisian Videan, Book Shepherd
Write • Edit • Publish • Word-of-mouth strategy
Fred Rogers, host of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
We all need this man’s fine philosophy today, and we need to embrace and share these ideals. I encourage you to go see this movie, and support all of us by sharing the trailer or YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhwktRDG_aQ.
The party tree—where Bilbo celebrated his eleventieth birthday—on the Alexander Farm film set in New Zealand. Is the tree described better by Tolkien, or more poignant in the screenplay/on screen in the Lord of the Rings movies? Come share your opinion. And, bring your own favorite adaptions to discuss. Hobbiton photo: ©2008 ANVidean.
For something a bit different to discuss at our June meeting, let’s compare the writing and stories in book(s) versus movie(s).
Should there even be a debate? Join us for the roundtable discussion in our June 2018 gathering in Gilbert, AZ.
Here’s the usual agenda:
11:30 introductions with writing tips
11:50 order lunch
11:55 writing discussion/sharing
1 p.m. pay individual bills and adjourn (to go write!)
Next gathering:
Thursday, June 14, 2018
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
(ALWAYS typically meets on the second Thursday of the month.)
Where:
Romeo’s Euro Cafe
207 N Gilbert Rd.
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(480) 962-4224
Cost:
A writing tip, and your own lunch.
If you’ve RSVP’d, please SHOW UP. If you run into a conflict, please let me know BEFORE the event so I can make the necessary adjustments for the group meeting. Cheers!
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ABOUT ALWAYS
Are you an established writer who:
• Needs contacts to help your writing?
• Wants advice about your writing?
• Likes to hang with other cool writers?
If so, our tribe – the Alliance for Literary Writers, Authors & Yabbering Scribes (ALWAYS) – is the place for you. We’re an informal group of established writers looking for camaraderie, ideas, enlightenment and connection with writers, especially in the Phoenix metro area, to talk about our craft and businesses.
Any established writer can connect with us online through our ALWAYS Facebook page, get listed in our directory of writers on our ALWAYS LinkedIn page, or you can meet with us in person at a lunch meeting. We’d love to have any experienced writer join us at our next meeting … anyone who spends a significant part of his/her week writing, and wants to rub elbows with other writers.
Today’s Cup o’ Tea:
Lia Leaf Tea House, Flagstaff, AZ
Share a Cuppa (pertinent details)
What better way to warm up in the winter or cool down in the summer than with a cup of REAL tea from a tea house tucked in the high pine forests of Flagstaff, Arizona? Owner, Christine, opened the shop in February of 2018 as an authentic tea house for true tea aficionados.
Perks (what I really like!)
Hubby, Bob, checks out the menu: hot bar, cold bar, matcha bar, and loose leaf teas.
What’s Brewing (coffee, tea, food)
A few pastries are available, too… tasty tidbits to munch on while enjoying your cuppa.
Percolation Factor
(the activity/environment/energy/service)
The location is handy to Northern Arizona University and popular restaurants and shopping.
You can rent space for meetings of up to 10 people, too, at a very reasonable rate.
The Grind (what I would change)
It’s a true TEA house! What’s not to love?
Morgan and Sydney helped us out with excellent tea descriptions, options, and yummy ideas. Thanks, ladies!
The Grounds (location)
601 E Piccadilly Dr, Ste 10
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
(928) 440-5386
Tea Times (hours)
M.–F. 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Sa. 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
Sun. 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Yelp rating:
4 stars from 4 reviews
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I love connecting people and ideas, so I’ve been creating small villages my entire life. Really, what better places can writers and musicians find to create “village” than independent coffee/tea shops? I wrote most of my Rhythms & Muse novel and Delfaerune Rhapsody series-in-progress in coffee/tea venues, so I found it natural to create this blog. Whether you came here to find a new favorite hangout, or suggest a spot not yet not posted, may you find Coffee CommuniTea exactly to your taste!
I love this amazing invention! Don’t you?
Art and writing by James A. Owen grace the first three pages of our hand-bound leather book.
“Demigod” writing (excerpt)
by Summer Barbaro
As The Ancient Traveler hiked through the forest, he was overwhelmed by what he saw. Enormous pine trees towering over him like downtown skyscrapers. Among the pine trees, were white trunked aspen trees covered in leaves the color of roses. He was enchanted by the sight but then realized the trek through the forest had made him very thirsty.
Not far away, he heard water rushing. Following the sound, he came upon a river cascading into a waterfall. The water was crystal clear teal blue against the red and green of the trees. As he reached for the water, The Ancient Traveler was caught off-guard by two glowing beings.
The one splashing in the water appeared to be a girl with jet-black hair falling to her waist and dressed in pure white. The other, a boy built like an ox, was high on a boulder keeping watch over the girl. His hair was blonde and he looked ready to pounce like a lion if threatened.
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“Marble” object art by Ambrosia Jones, age 20
It was known that the Opus were reaching their ascension. Prophesized by the etchings of creation, the sacred comet foretold their purpose. Carved in the Comet’s surface were the hieroglyphics of past and future. Pressing away moss and grime revealed the birth of a species. Born immortal, they grew together. Nothing short of an eternity to find love, then together they’d float across the dimensional plane.
Their eyes were on each other. The goal was to listen, to receive, to offer. No one dwelled on the carving’s end, and the single figure draped in studded lines.
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