Number 8 certainly rings true with me, as so many of my characters are in fact based on people I know or have known. Thank you for this excellent blog.
A PLUVIOPHILE ON THE COAST
Because…rain.
After days of endless searing heat we have beautiful rain today! It may not be enough to break the drought, but it is welcome relief. Husband and I had coffee on the veranda and put out extra containers to catch the rain water and rejoiced that the rain barrel would be replenished.
I love the rain. Perhaps that comes from growing up in South Texas where rain is usually scarce. I remember the severe drought of the 1950s when ranchers asked the preacher to pray for rain and put a little extra in the offering plate while contributing secretly to a plan to seed the clouds. Rain was always critical to my father as a rancher. He would stop whatever he was doing and watch it rain As a child I learned to do the same, and I can still remember the smell of the first drops of rain on…
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AUTHORS – Do YOU need a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?
Why you shouldn’t trust your TV’s Closed Captioning for Outlander GÃ idhlig translations!
If you’re an Outlander fan, you should follow this lady. She’ll keep you straight on the GÃ idhlig.
I have heard that some people have been using the closed captioning feature of their televisions and cable boxes in order to more fully understand some of the dialogue in Outlander. Hey, I can understand that completely. I sometimes wish people came with this feature, particularly in Glasgow. 😉 I’ve listened to entire conversations in Glasgow and only nodded my head in what I sincerely hoped were appropriate moments.
However, while closed captioning can help with some of the English dialogue, it is often not quite as helpful with the Gà idhlig. Recently ( i.e. this morning), conversation came up on Twitter about what some people are seeing as CC translations during Gà idhlig dialogue sections of Outlander.
Àdhamh has found these quite funny, so for those using the CC feature, feel free to tweet the best of these to the two of us (@rtidwell730/@greatscotblog and @an_comhghallach) after each episode and I will keep…
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Guest Post – A nice piece of Wensleydale Cheese, please
I’m Taking a Fantastic Voyage. Won’t You Join Me?
What a rush! Opinionated Man (Jason) opened the flood gates for authors to guest post and here is my contribution. Thank you SO much Jason, for giving the floor to your author friends! In my opinion, you rock!
For My Writerly Friends
YES!!!! THIS!!!
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words…But What If You Couldn’t See It?
Oh my goodness! 3D Books for visually impaired children…YES!
That question comes from the Tactile Picture Books Project, which is a fascinating, inspiring, and just downright brilliant use of technology.
What is it? Some researchers at the University of Colorado have created 3-D printed storybooks for visually impaired children. Think braille on steroids.
Images literally emerge from the page, formed into shapes of the objects within the book’s text. They allow visually impaired kids to get a better sense of the elements of a story, like landscapes.
Check out these examples from Goodnight Moon, which show the text and the braille, followed by the 3-D printed images:Â
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