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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The Series Bible
What did she look like again? What color hair and eyes did she have? Total blank.
I mean, I'm not great with faces in real life, let alone with fictional characters. I think have a mild form of that face blindness thing, so by the way if I meet you again in real life and I have a blank look on my face it's not personal I think you're great just give me some context!!!!!!! (Luckily my wife will spot someone on the street and say things like, "That is the person who sold me a lollipop when I went to the county fair in 1985 but now they have orange hair." I'm surprised she hasn't been hired by the CIA)
Anyway, I mentioned how I forgot all about the teacher to my wife and she nodded knowingly and said, "Time to work on your Series Bible."
Series Bibles take many different forms. Sometimes when writers are coming into an already-existing series or, say, a line of books with certain rules (such as in romance) the Series Bible will give them the characters, world, plotlines, and rules that the writer has to follow.
But you can also create your own - if you're writing a series, or even if you're just crafting a single novel set in a unique world with its own rules, I highly recommend creating your own Series Bible. Whenever you reintroduce a character the Series Bible will remind you what they look like. If you have different worlds/planets/lands/classrooms/lairs you won't have to go hunting through your manuscript to try and remember which one is which.
The Series Bible is a lifesaver when your brain has reached capacity.
What to include:
- Characters: What they look like (just copy and paste straight from the book), how many brothers and sisters they have, important events in their past, personality traits, etc. Also, any unique schedules they have, hobbies, etc. I'd include all characters, major and minor. You never know who's going to reappear.
- Worlds/Planets/Lands/Classrooms/etc.: What they look like, their backstory, any important details, etc.
- Rules of Law: Any important/unique laws or conventions, styles, etc.
- Any backstory that happens off the page: Make sure you know and keep track of all the key details.
- Inventions/Special Powers: This is important, especially for science fiction and fantasy. When you invent something, even when it's just barely mentioned, it can create huge repercussions for the rest of the story. For instance, if you introduce a personal hyperwarp drive, whenever a character is in trouble your reader will be like, "Duh, use the personal hyperwarp drive, USE THE PERSONAL HYPERWARP DRIVE!!" Keep track of our inventions and powers, and make sure their rules of use are clearly delineated.
- Anything else you need to remember for later
Your Series Bible will save you when you paper over a plot hole only to open up a big ole gaping chasm somewhere else in the book.
Now I just need one for my real life.
Photo © 2004 by Tomasz Sienicki via Creative Commons License
93 comments:
- lisanneharris said...
This is excellent and timely advice. Thanks for thinking of it. BTW, have a stellar day!
- May 4, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Melissa said...
Hmph. I needed one for my standalone novel just to keep the details consistent!
- May 4, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Emily White said...
I've been thinking of writing down my own series bible. So far, I've been committing it all to memory and haven't had any problem. But I still think it would come in handy, just in case.
And I am great with faces, but awful with names. If I see someone I haven't seen in years, I can remember tiny little details like your wife, but I will NEVER know the name. It can get quite embarrassing when you're five minutes into a conversation and you still don't know who it is you're talking to.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:37 PM
- Sarah Enni said...
Awesome post! I need to do this bigtime so I can remember who was plotting what against who and backstabbed this other guy....
- May 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- Melissa Eiselein said...
Microsoft OneNote (which comes with some Microsoft Office Suites) is excellent for this. And to keep from losing the electronic file, try saving it to Dropbox: http://tinyurl.com/y6hbfbz
You can get 2gb of online file space for free, which means lots and lots of Word document storage.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Nathan, any software that you'd recommend for this?
I've traditionally used the "Messy stack of randomly ordered papers" tactic...
- May 4, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Gerri said...
Liquid Story Binder is an excellent program to help with making a series bible. Handy note taking functions, and all that. And no, I don't work for the company. :p
- May 4, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Candice Gilmer said...
I love series bibles, I use them all the time.
I do spreadsheets of my main characters, with wonderful questions like "Favorite alcoholic drink" "Coffee preferences" "Car details" and "favorite karaoke song." It always adds a wonderful layer when writing to know how your characters take their coffee. :)
- May 4, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Scott said...
Great advice, Nathan. Useful for editing, as well. I can say that I've had to go digging a number of times to refresh myself on some of the more arcane character details.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- The Daring Novelist said...
I call it "face myopia" and I swear I have it too. (I can recognize faces, but only with effort.) As another commenter said, though, names and spellings may also need to be recorded.
But to the point of the article... Series Bibles can be fun, and therefore are a wonderful time sink. Beware of losing yourself in them.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:48 PM
- Amy B. said...
Jim Butcher has a wonderful post on his Livejournal wherein, among other things, he talks about having key visual phrases for characters in a series. This way, whenever a character is re-introduced, it helps differentiate them from other characters and also immediately draws up a mental image for the reader.
And yes, every writer of series' needs their series bible.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Thermocline said...
I drew a map of the summer camp my MG novel is set in before I started writing. It has been a huge help in visualizing what the place looks like as my characters move through it.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Paul and Karen said...
That's right and your editor will need a copy too. ;) Otherwise readers will think Janie likes to visit the hair salon day by day with the rate she changes hair color and styles!
I'm working on mine now, supposedly Liquid Story Binder is good for this but I haven't figured it out yet, sigh.
Great post! Karen
- May 4, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Josin L. McQuein said...
Ha! I was doing this yesterday to straighten out some details in my next WIP. (Gotta write them down when they come or else they'll disappear and never come back.)
(Ditto the praise for Liquid Story Binder)
- May 4, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- D. G. Hudson said...
Excellent post, as I'm starting to gather information together on the novel draft just finished, for future use.
I've had that 'blank' moment already, and I (being of the female gender), have an excellent memory for faces, too. However, it's not the same when the faces are in my mind -- somehow it doesn't seem to have the same connection that seeing a live person has in the memory cells.
The Series Bible is a great suggestion and something I've been partially doing in the writing program I use. Thanks for sharing and for giving your wife credit for the idea.
Does the wife write too? Just wondering.
- May 4, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
I think making the series bible is one of the most fun parts! I make them now even if I'm writing a standalone.
Of course, it's important to remember to update the series bible as needed. Sometimes backstory and motivation, etc., can change as you progress through the novel. You don't want to consult a series bible that says a character did something because of X when the story has evolved so that they've really done it because of Y!
- May 4, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Gypsyroz Poet said...
I use New Novelist 2.0 for my series bible. It asks detailed questions for each character, object, place, and for research and ideas.
Also, I don't have to close down my document to access this info; it's always ready whenever I'm blanking.
But with any specialty software I try to back everything up in a word doc as well.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:10 PM
maybe I missed the post, but when did Jacob become a series?
- May 4, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Kimber An said...
This is also an excellent marketing tool, especially for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and younger readers. A lot of these readers loooove to dissect and stun you and argue with you over every little detail. I can't count the times my daughter has said, furiously, "I'm writing to J.K. Rowling about this!" Personally, I would create an encyclopedia and have it free for download in some way from my website.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:18 PM
- T. Anne said...
I use spiral bound notebooks for my series bible. I have two of them, one for each series I wrote. For my 'stand alones' I just open a new window in word.
Your wife is very wise!
- May 4, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Well, my thoughts on series is that it's not a series until the second book is published. I'm superstitious like that.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:20 PM
- Claire Dawn said...
In my only attempt at fantasy, I had to use one to keep track of the properties of plants, characters, names of villages and other places, etc.
It was useful, ubt it was a pain in the butt. Guess, I'm never writing another fantasy (or a series for that matter).
A cool thing is to have pictures of my characters. I just poked around online for people who fit my image of my characters and saved them. Now I can just look at them and describe :)
- May 4, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- Susan Kaye Quinn said...
Josie! I was going to rec the Liquid Story Binder that you rec'd to me ... but you beat me to it.
But I lurves it, even though I only use 0.5% of the capabilities of that software. Still awesome, and has saved me from tragic WIP problems.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:25 PM
- Joseph L. Selby said...
On behalf of your future copyeditor, a story bible is also one step toward a style sheet, which every book should offer to its copyeditor (both for their sanity and yours). People, places, relevant facts that may get contradicted throughout the course of the writing process. Specific spelling choices. The last thing you want is the copyeditor going through your story where you intentionally spelled Armour with a U and deleting them all if that's not the way it's supposed to be.
A style sheet is good for everybody.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Janet Johnson said...
Great Advice! Seriously, I've shouted at books before for not using the "hyperdrive device" or whatever. Too funny!
- May 4, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Kourtnie said...
I love this post! And here I thought I was an organizational nut when I did this.
The spiral ring blank notebooks they sell at Barnes and Nobles are wonderful for this. I count ten pages, label every ten page section with a sharpie (setting, character, plot, etc.) and write down all the ideas.
Not only does this help keep track of what you need to know from a book you're writing/already written, this lets you brainstorm about books that keep haunting you but haven't made it to the page. I have some spiralbound notebooks full to the brim with notes about a book that still needs to make it to MS Word. :)
- May 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Cherie Reich said...
Oh, I am right there with you, Nathan. I think I have that face blindness, too! *laughs* I have a horrible time remembering how I described someone, and I've gone back to previous chapters to see what's going on. The Series Bible is a wonderful idea. I'll have to do that. It'll help remembering minor characters names, too! Terrible, terrible with names. *shakes head*
- May 4, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- C.S. Gomez said...
After completing the first draft of my adventure novel, I went immediately into making notes for an eventual series bible. Not only will it keep things straight, but it will also provide fodder for future entries if the main character's backstory comes into the forefront. That's another good reason to keep one.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Catherine Gayle said...
I keep everything in One Note. I've got Notebooks set up for each different manuscript or series, and I keep EVERYTHING in it. Characters, back story, editing notes, research. It's handy to have it all at my fingertips, especially since I might work on one project for a while, and then move on to a different one.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- kimysworld said...
Nathan, I have a great program called Write It Now - it has tabs for characters, a diagram linking everyone and their relationship,and tabs for settings, events, ideas, and notes. I love it. Everything in one place. Check it out here:
- May 4, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- mary said...
Ah! You've just given us the advantage, Nathan. Be it on your own head if every writer you meet from now on attempts to invent some elaborate history about how you actually connected with them way back when and how you were fabulously interested in their MS but you just don't remember... Or perhaps they do this anyway?
As to my series bible (aka: MY PREEEECIOUS)? I also keep my timeline of events in there.
- May 4, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Natalie and Rick Nuttall said...
My "series bible" is actually a spreadsheet. I started it because I couldn't remember which dragons were the bad ones and which were the good and what they looked like.
Now I use the same spreadsheet template for all of my novels just so I have a template of what my characters are. Then if I leave it for awhile, I can go back to the spreadsheet and say 'oh yeah, space monkeys with purple bellies are the bad guys!' without having to read the whole book again.
Word Verification: snati
Oddly enough, this is what my brother's called me when I was a child to irritate me.
- May 4, 2010 at 3:04 PM
- Alyssa said...
I don't write series, but I totally have one of these for my novel and it's a godsend. It keeps my writing tight and my thoughts organized and plus it's a fun thing to do that's novel-related if you really get stuck while writing. It helps a lot with getting through "writer's block" and otherwise lack of motivation.
- May 4, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Brenda said...
Dumb Little Man (http://bit.ly/b7JjWI) has this same suggestion on today's post about 9 Habits for Completing Your Novel. It's as if the gods of cyberspace are saying, "Do it. Do it."
- May 4, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Interesting about face recognition. I sympathize with Emily White – for me, the problem is names. I'm really good at remembering both faces and voices (I often recognize an actor in a movie many years later by either face or voice), but I'm horrible at remembering names. Even when I read novels, I tend to forget the characters' names. I also tend to forget how a novel ends. What's up with that? I can tell you all kinds of weird stuff about a novel, including psychological ways to analyze the story, symbols, artistry of language, but somehow I need to remind myself to concentrate on the ending to actually get it to go from my short-term memory into my long-term memory.
A Series Bible sounds like an interesting idea. My latest novel includes outer space as well as Earth, time travel and multiple time periods within the future, fictional military and government agencies, and quite a few characters. I even have a couple of characters whose names I created to sound like Chinese names that evolved over time after China became a world superpower. I ended up creating lists of who lived where in which time period, and got really good at searching my manuscript to look up information. :)
- May 4, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Useful and timely advice. Like others, wondering what tool you find most effective? I've tried index cards in a box, notebooks and excel - but keep running out of space or needing to change things and redo - going to try a ring binder next, so pages can get added or removed at will. Other ideas?
- May 4, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Sissy said...
I have one of these, but it was just a spiral bound notebook with a character name or place at the top of each page. It really was helpful.
- May 4, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- LJCohen said...
That's what I use a personal wiki for. I put tiddlywikiwrite together, specifically for writers, based on the tiddlywiki engine. It's free and open source and will run in any browser. It's meant as an offline, personal tool, rather than a colaborative one.
Feel free to use/modify/etc.
- May 4, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- ryan field said...
This is such a great thing to do. My series bible is a stack of notes scribbled down on the backs of envelopes, contracts, post-its, and napkins from my glove compartment that only I can understand. I have it down in theory, and it seems to work for me this way. But I need to work on the organization part.
- May 4, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Other Lisa said...
Heh. Oddly enough, considering how bad my memory is in many ways, the time I wrote a series (and lemme tell you, it was LOOONNNGGG, sort of steam-punky thing), I didn't have too much trouble keeping track of it -- EXCEPT...I had this imaginary city in which much of the action took place, and by the second book, I had to draw a map of it because I was constantly referring to landmarks in a particular part of the city, and it was a freakin' complicated, detailed city, and there was this chase scene...
- May 4, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- The Red Angel said...
I absolutely love this post! I do a Series Bible for all my novels but I never knew that's what it was called. :)
- May 4, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Haste yee back ;-) said...
You want a face for your teacher... here, study this one!
First Pic in my gallery at...
Haste yee back ;-)
- May 4, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- Kelly said...
Yes, when writing a novel, I always have a separate document that I guess you could call a "bible." Also a handwritten notebook to jot down little details that I later add to the bible.
- May 4, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Liberty Speidel said...
I've often wondered how writers of series' deal with tracking details. It's when you get an avid reader where they'll note details that gets you into problems. (I know that the J.D. Robb "In Death" series ran into a couple of these that had to be corrected later on.)
I've already got documents for character sketches on most of my stories, and when I get to the point of developing them into series, I know I'll have to expand. Good thing they're still flexible at this stage, being unpublished!
- May 4, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- Susan Kelley said...
Wow, I thought I invented the term, Series Bible, but I guess I didn't. I have one for each of my four series, including the series I didn't sell yet. Writing fantasy, I have lots of things in there like monetary systems, lineage of characters and usually a roughly drawn map of the world.
- May 4, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- Myrna Foster said...
That sounds like a great idea. Thanks!
- May 4, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Great idea! I sometimes end up going back to the first novel for the minor details or I keep scraps of paper with timelines and birthdates of characters, just can't ever find those scraps. I think I'll get serious about starting my own Series Bible. Thank you, Nathan!
- May 4, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- D.M.Cunningham said...
Working in TV it is imperative that you have a Series Bible. With several writers on a show, they need to know the world. For a singular writer, it is a godsend (no pun intended).
- May 4, 2010 at 6:58 PM
It's nice to see a well organized plan for something I've been doing for a long time now. My series Bible is a mess. But if you search on a character or place name, you're likely to find the appropriate description.
- May 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- Hole in one said...
I was just thinking last night how I need some kind of notebook with everything I have come up with about my charactors. What a great name to call it.
- May 4, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Sam Hranac said...
I have always called this a character outline and included what you have as paragraphs plus the following as bullets.
Emotional balance
Birth place
Marital status
Important influences
Animal / object comparison
Closest friend(s)
Afraid of
Sees self as
Is seen as
Best quality
Worst quality
Darkest secret
First impression
How they feel about people's opinions of them
Persistence level (1-10 scale)
Power level (1-10 scale)
Flexibility (1-10 scale)
Crisis reaction
Problem at story open
How problems get worse
- May 4, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Richard Mabry said...
I've done this all along, but just called them "notes." Thanks for the cool new name.
- May 4, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Ransom Noble said...
Great advice. I definitely need a series bible!
- May 4, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Rick Daley said...
Great post, thanks (again, but hey, thanking you never gets old).
I'd add one thing: a timeline.
I have one in MS Excel that lists the characters' names on the vertical axis, and then each year on the horizontal axis.
I highlight cells in a row based on birth/death of the characters, so I can easily look and see what age each person is, and then accurately calculate the differences in their ages.
This is for one novel, which covers the protagonists youth and his adult life (and (spoiler!) death).
- May 4, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- cdm said...
This a great idea! I've already succeeded in changing a character's eye colours once - and I'm still on the first book. Definitely something I'm going to do. Thanks!
- May 4, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Katrina L. Lantz said...
Thank you for this post. As always, you give essential advice I wouldn't have thought of on my own.
Also, my husband is just like your wife. How do they do that?
- May 4, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- Alleged Author said...
When I write about a character, I type in "woman" or "man" into Google images and find a picture of someone to describe. It sounds really weird, right? It totally works though. I also do it with scenery and buildings. That way I have a jumping off point before I characterize my protagonists! :P
- May 4, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Kristi Helvig said...
Great post! It seems like it would be more difficult if you didn't intend the first book to become a series, but then it turned into one after the fact. Kristin Cashore discussed this with Graceling.
- May 4, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Great idea!
I keep mine Microsoft Publisher in the form of a color-coded text boxes. Each character's age at the time of certain events are color highlighted according to the event. I created mine to avoid contradictions and age problems.
Also, maps are great to keep east from west and kingdoms where you say they are located.
- May 4, 2010 at 9:01 PM
- Emily Anderson said...
I have a notebook I keep all my info in: character sketches, story maps, drawings, schedules, research notes, everything (I'm kind of an organizational freak). I can't write if my notebook isn't next to me. Even if I don't look at it, I have to know it's there for a quick reference.
- May 4, 2010 at 9:28 PM
- Jess said...
"Now I just need one for my real life" - Brilliant! I would have laughed out loud, but my roommate is sleeping... :)
I started something like this when I accidentally used the same name for two minor characters. It helped a lot, but I have always felt like a wuss of writer because I couldn't just remember all of my characters (what kind of a creator AM I?). It makes me feel a lot better to know that I'm not a wuss of a writer because lots of other writers do it, too! PHEW!
- May 4, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- Madeleine said...
I HAVE to do this. Thanks for the tip, Nathan.
- May 4, 2010 at 9:32 PM
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hoo-Ray! another Tuesday!
- May 4, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Joe said...
I've really been a fan of using TiddlyWiki for my notetaking/Bible-ing:
It's just like an online wiki, but all contained in ONE MAGIC file offline on your computer. Easy to transfer, back up, edit, etc. Ah the modern wonders of javascript!
- May 4, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Liesl said...
Makes me wonder how thick that Series Bible is for Lost. I mean they've got to have like 30 prophets writing that thing.
- May 4, 2010 at 10:17 PM
- J.J. Bennett said...
I start with a "series bible" and branch off from there. The important thing to note, is if you change your series bible information you better make note of it! FYI...
- May 4, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Mira said...
This is a good idea.
I'm terrible at both names and faces, so I was actually thinking it might not be a bad idea to do something like this for real life!
So, thanks for the suggestion - I guess I should really thank your wife - so thanks, Nathan's wife for the suggestion, and thanks Nathan for sharing it with us. :)
- May 4, 2010 at 10:44 PM
wowzers! Jacob Wonderbar numero 2 already! Much BIC action in progress I see. Such a busy busy person, Nathan. Do you consider yourself an agent or an author first?
- May 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Mark said...
One series I liked is The Traveler. Haven't read the conclusion though. I interviewed John Twelve Hawks online, the only place he can be found. Not even his agent knows who he really is. His advice was put as much work into your villains as your protags. That's a keeper. I have a two book series. Completed. It will be a series when the first is published.
- May 4, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- George Fripley said...
I spend a lot of time writing short character biographies to make sure I stay consistent, although my descriptions could use much work.
It is often more fun than the story and a goldmine of inspiration - so much so that I now have a draft of a book of such characters - The Dregs of History -which currently has over 50 humorous characters. I
- May 4, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I probably spend fifty hours or more agenting for every one hour writing so definitely agenting.
- May 4, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- clubschaaf said...
Thank you for the timely post. You must hover over my shoulder while I struggle to write and think, "Hmmm, she really needs to..."
- May 4, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- Peter Dudley said...
I'm guessing the series bible is easier to build (and perhaps more relevant) after the first book is finished. Or perhaps after the first book first draft is finished. Pretty easy to create as you're going through revision of that first draft. One would think.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:55 AM
- Ted Cross said...
I have everything on notecards - one for each character.
- May 5, 2010 at 1:30 AM
- Jack Roberts, Annabelle's scribe said...
Sound advice Nathan. Very early on I created my Annabelle Who's Who and Annabelle Timeline. Every idea I get for the series goes in there.
The timeline is an outline for the entire series. All three hundred years, from 1692 AD to the present, is touched on with plot points for my characters and how the main events effect them.
The Who's Who has short bios for all characters including important events.
When things change in the writing and editing, I go back and change those files, too.
It sure helps in the long run.
- May 5, 2010 at 1:45 AM
- Vacuum Queen said...
At what point did you know you would be writing Jacob #2? Or, is it already sold? Just curious how that worked.
And, we read my 4 year old son a book from the movie Cars, called "Meet the Cars." In it, there are pictures and paragraph descriptions of each of the cars from the film PLUS another 50 or so cars. Each could have been in the movie but wasn't. I imagine the whole Pixar writing gang sitting around dreaming these characters up and making cuts later. I like to keep my characters and extras in a little file like that just in case I want to use them or need to look back to them. I like to make extras too...just to know about the neighborhood. So I agree that your Bible idea is good.
- May 5, 2010 at 2:27 AM
- India Drummond said...
I use a program called Writers Cafe to help me keep this type of info straight. It has characters sheets and a section called a "scrapbook" where you can place photos and text.
Because I'm like you (sometimes can't visualise imaginary people), I go to dating sites, image comparison sites like hot-or-not, facebook, or sometimes just google image search and find pictures of REAL people (not models or actors) that look like my characters. That way, when I need to describe them, I can just look at them.
No one ever sees those photos but me, but it really does help me make the characters more concrete if I can see the little details about their faces and expressions.
- May 5, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Mike French said...
The best books I've read hardly describe their characters looks at all and leave the reader to form an impression based on how the character behaves.
Your wife has it when she says ...
"that is the person who sold me a lollipop when I went to the county fair in 1985 but now they have orange hair."
So best to leave a lot of the details in your series bible out of the novel itself.
Now in real life it would be helpul ! Although people might be offended when you start to look them up in you life series bible -
Hi Nathan
It's John
hang on...
O yes page 23 - ugly looking neigbour from No 42, boring and tedious, divorced 3 times and drinks cocktails at 7 in the morning whilst mowing front lawn ...
Hi John
- May 5, 2010 at 4:46 AM
- Rik said...
Hey! A fellow prosopagnosiac.
I've been criticised for not describing my characters' faces in detail, but then when I read such details in other people's writing I end up skimming - I never get a mental image of what the character looks like forming: they're just wasted words to me.
The best test I've found (so far) to see if you suffer face blindness?* Watch an episode of America's Next Top Model and then try to match the photos to the models - I get confused every time they change their hair for the photoshoot.
*Research suggests that 1 in 20 people suffers from prosopagnosia. Scary, huh?
- May 5, 2010 at 5:49 AM
- Lynn Viehl said...
It's a good idea to put together a series lexicon, too, especially if you use any coined or colloquial terms. I include in mine how characters' names are spelled and what nicknames I've used for them.
You'll find that in a chronological series with recurring characters you're soon juggling a lot of info, and sometimes naming details and spellings slip off the radar. In mine I have to incorporate at least 50+ individual descriptions, personality traits, backstories, etc. by book three or four, at which point I stop remembering middle names, whose name changed after a marriage, etc.
- May 5, 2010 at 7:59 AM
- RR Kovar said...
My very first writing teacher encouraged us to create a profile for each character introduced, no matter how minor, and also to maintain a list of important information about our world - even if it was this world - so we would have the information we needed without having to search for it. I still use both of these along with my version of an outline "stuff that needs to happen". I don't think I could write novels without those tools.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:20 AM
I've done this. The best part of it is getting all of the back story out of your head and onto paper. That way you won't bore your reader, and yet, you're world has a history. And characters can reference this history without great detail. It makes it all the more real.
- May 5, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Gayle said...
One of the reasons I've started using Scrivener. I wish I'd had it ages ago!
- May 5, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- writtenwyrdd said...
I always do the Series Bible thing, which I did not know had a name. They are invaluable when you write stories with complex worldbuilding like speculative fiction generally has.
- May 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Steppe said...
knowing you watched "Lost" last night makes this a really relevant post to me.
I hope it doesn't fall apart because I've been very slowly working my way forward from the beginning after having backed up several times to catch up, then moved all the way forward from different season intervals studying the conflict introduction and levels of each characters awareness of the depth of the unfolding; studying what is real by the world builders rules and what is drawn from their (characters) imaginations imagery sets.
I use character studies from real life which is a crutch developed before electronic retrieval. I take so much time developing my equipment and rules that they become burned into my memory.
I live in the world I build, thats part of the draw and brain high for me that makes writing my favorite art form.
I still use a bible for stuff/formulas that are revealed as foreshadowing in a folder called "keypages" also a "keyevents" folder for stuff that must happen as promised earlier to move the plot forward and muddy up each cooperating and competing characters understanding of the depth of trouble they may be in.
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Melissa; dropbox
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New Novelist 2.0
Liquid Story Binder
Personal wiki
My core characters I keep in the same age bracket and supporting cast are younger or older but not stated. People rarely know other peoples ages until friendship occurs.
I'll find a way to book mark this or use acrobat to downlaod.
Great suggestions by everyone.
- May 5, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Dana Fredsti said...
In my current WIP, one of my characters changed eye color within the same page. Written on the same day. I don't think I was drinking at the time... At any rate, that convinced me I needed a series bible and I started one that day.
- May 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Matthew Rush said...
Your client Natalie Whipple was talking about character sheets the other day and I was like: Am I the only dork who hears that term and thinks dungeons and dragons?
- May 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- RR Kovar said...
No, Matthew, you are not. I started making character sheets before I had ever heard of D&D, but I began referring to them as character sketches or snapshots, etc. after I became aware of role playing games.
verification - werbs: words which can be used as verbs, but aren't always. Conversely, what happens when you verb a noun (ex: scrap booking *shudders*)
- May 5, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Nice picture! The Gothic edition of JACOB WONDERBAR, no doubt?
But JACOB WONDERBAR #2? No, Nathan. JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KERRANG. JACOB WONDERBAR BEYOND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW. JACOB WONDERBAR BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW (WITH APES). THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW STRIKES BACK!
Free corndog with every copy. Although if Amazon still can't bundle paper with E-books there could be problems...
- May 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Cheryl said...
Mind maps are great for this.
- May 18, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Jenna said...
Thank you all for the software suggestions! Finally some ones for MAC crept in there... ;)
- June 11, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- Blayze Kohime said...
I just have to say this is an even better idea than you thought. Putting out all my character, place, etc into neat little entries like that actually caused me to come up with some new creative ways things could be used and how it all interrelates. I would go so far as to say in the future I might outline a simple world building bible prior to starting to write, then build on it as I do so to make sure everything comes together.
- October 3, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Great concept, and great advice. I'm just hung up on one thing--why is it a bible? I get that it's sacred info but the Bible contradicts itself and has multiple versions of things. The Bible needed a series bible. This is really a series encyclopedia.
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In Eric Overmyer's chimerical new comedy, three Victorian lady explorers set out on an adventure that takes them to darkest Africa, highest Himalaya and Terra Incognita….
Three `sister sojourners', each a prototypical Victorian lady explorer, equipped with dialog as pithy as their helmets, thwack their machetes through the wilderness while telling tales of past jaunts among the natives. As intrepid trekkers, they put the lie to any charge that they are representatives of a weaker sex.
Heroines to their heart, the explorers can accommodate themselves to any emergency (natural or man-made), although they are momentarily disoriented as they approach modern times. In their kaleidoscopic adventure, they journey through a rain forest of hundreds of artifacts from the future—household utensils, mechanical contrivances and a side-view automobile mirror that reads `Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear'. As one traveler says, `I have seen the future and it is slang'.
A frolicsome jaunt through a continuum of space, time, history, geography, feminism and fashion, Mr Overmyer's cavalcade is on the verge of becoming a thoroughly serendipitous journey.â€
Mel Gussow, The New York Times. Directed by theater prof. Heidi Winters Vogel
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P. Michael Murphy, coroner for the Clark County (Nevada) Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner, explained that communication
is crucial in forensic death investigation. Communication — or lack thereof — is the single greatest hurdle to performing
our daily work, Murphy said. To improve death investigation, we must enhance the way we communicate, he added.
The communication breakout group made the following recommendations:
The group conversation extended beyond the breakout focus on communication and onto a reoccurring theme of the meeting — standards
creation. One point of contention among group members was whether national standards of practice for medicolegal death investigation
are needed to bring all agencies up to a minimum standard of quality. Some felt that these standards already exist; others
felt that the current standards are not strong enough to force sub-par jurisdictions to improve. Some group members were concerned
that strict standards would restrict the case-by-case flexibility needed during an investigation. Best practices or guidelines
might be more accepted or feasible, they said.
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By Matt Walker
See Nick Rupp's face? That crazed grimace is the result of Contestile Dysfunction – aka Heat Stroke – a growing epidemic among young surfers who engage in a non-stop diet of competition from amateurs to specialties to Junior Pros, leaving his expression and mind in a state of permanent tweakedness. But, occasionally, the affliction pays off. Like last week when the nearly 17-year-old North Carolinian took three straight Juniors wins: two in Volcom 'Cooterfish' comps, plus a victory in the ESA Easterns. (Keenan Lineback also repeated her Jr. Women's win , while fellow South Carolinian Cam Richards won Boys.). Not only does that guarantee Nick spots in next year's VQS and Surfing USA Championships, he can finally strip the friggin' jersey for a few hours — actually 10 full days — as he heads to Fiji on his first 110 percent freesurf trip since February. We caught up with the five-time Easterns winner as he packed his bags mere hours before his flight.
SURFING Magazine: Three wins. Good waves. Nice way to cap off a busy week, huh?
Nick Rupp: Busy month, really. There's been contest after contest. I did the USA Championships, got back, and then went to New Jersey for the pro junior, then the weekend after was the Volcom event in Wrightsville, then Hatteras for Easterns, then Volcom on the Outer Banks, and now home for two days. I think I've been gone more than I've been here. But it's been fun. Sunday morning I surfed for four hours before the contest. Broke my board on the third wave and had to borrow Granger Clark's. I could barely turn it, but it was barreling so I just pulled in all day. And now I go to Fiji.
Is it hard to do good trips like that with all the contests?
I haven't been on a trip in so long. It's almost all contests. Hawaii was actually the last surf trip I went on and that was February. No. Wait. I went to Puerto Rico late spring. No, never mind, that was for a contest, so I can't really count that. [laughs].
Sure you're ready?
Yeah, I'm ready. Just a trip with the boys. Tommy [Carey] is coming too. I've never been to Fiji, but I just got off the phone with Parker Coffin. He's got me all psyched up to go. I guess there's a 10-foot swell coming in.
So you're packing all fishes.
[laughs]. Yep.
Are you gonna miss all your groupies back home?
Groupies? I don't know about that.
Really? We heard there were girls randomly flashing you at local restaurants during Easterns.
Oh! [laughs] You heard about that, huh? That girl was crazy.
Crazy hot?
Crazy gnarly. She looked like a commercial fisherman.
Sounds like a great date for Fiji. When do you leave?
Oh yeah, she's coming. I leave for California tomorrow. Get in late. Then I'm gonna hangout on all day Thursday and head to Fiji that night.
Perfect. You should be able to squeeze in a quick comp between flights.
[laughs] You're right. I could jam in a few heats. I better get my WSA membership real quick.
Footage of the Volcom Cooterfish event in Wrightsville


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Should be starting today. Lots of CT dudes entering this one this year, so should be an interesting comp.
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nice, thanks for the link
Right on, unfortunately they're not live yet. I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until this afternoon for the predicted swell to pulse a little more. There are some decent sets on the surfline cam but it seems like long lulls right now and the tide tide bottoms out in an hour.
So, they couldn't get their chitt together with the webcast or even updating the website yesterday. They ran R1 and finally have the results up on their site.
Balaram and Michael Powell already got eliminated....
It looks like they might actually be getting their chitt together on the webcast. It *should* start soon.
Webcast is on
Benny B commentating.
Thanks for always posting those links, Urock.
punta roca looks so fun...love the right hand points. cannot wait to get down there next month.
and speaking of insane right points, has anyone found the jbay open streaming anywhere?
No streaming for the J-Bay event. They're doing it 1992-style.
My pleasure LBC. Trying to keep it real for us working stiffs.


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To celebrate, we're giving away five free copies of the game -- you can find out how to enter the contest here. While you're at it, cruise around the comprehensive L.A. Noire Wiki for more information about the game. The community is doing a great job of cataloguing everything noteworthy, from character bios and case descriptions to an expanding list of featured locations. In fact, the wiki had more than 1.3 million page views and 4,000 edits before the game even came out!
The Wikia community is really fired up about L.A. Noire, and everyone is getting involved. Cocktails Wiki devoted an entire page to classic drinks that any character from the game would slug back, Easy Crafts Wiki featured a handy guide to the fashion of that era, and the Entertainment Wiki published a fascinating discussion on the evolution of television crime dramas.
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THE Star is proud to celebrate 30 years of serving our loyal readers in 2013.
WE'RE not only celebrating three decades in business here at The Star, we're also celebrating moving into a new area.
For 2013, The Star is also circulating in Wellington, Holcombe Rogus and villages on the Devon-Somerset border.
Editor Alex Cameron said: "We are delighted to be serving Wellington and bringing our newspaper to thousands of new readers.
"As a local newspaper we will be keeping people up to date with the latest news and sport from where they live."
While expanding into Wellington, The Star remains the number one free local newspaper for Mid Devon, distributing thousands of copies to households across the district and covering the latest news and sport from Tiverton, Cullompton and Crediton, among others.
The first edition of the paper was printed in March, 1983, and - 30 years later - we are proud to have become part of the community, bringing you the latest news, sport and leisure from your area.
The Star is the brightest free weekly read in the area and is delivered to thousands of homes across the Mid Devon and Wellington areas.
Alex added: "We are delighted and proud that Mid Devon's favourite free newspaper has been serving the community for more than 30 years.
"It is testament to the amount of support we have enjoyed from readers and advertisers alike, because without them, none of it would be possible."
So why not get in touch with us?
You can contact our Mid Devon newsroom on 01823-365210 or e-mail email@example.com or text us at 80360, starting your message with the keywords DEVON NEWS. Normal rates apply.
For advertising, contact Sharon on 07967-339628 or Mike on 07800-912516.
Remember, you can receive daily updates of news and sport from across our area by logging on to our website - middevonstar.co.uk.
*Here we look back at some of the major events and happenings in Mid Devon since the Star was born 30 years ago.
1984 - Jobs were created as Heathcoat fabrics bought back the share of the business sold to Coats Paton.
1990 - Storms brought down nearly 350 trees at Knightshayes Court, near Tiverton.
1990 -Tiverton Magistrates Court dealt with soaring numbers of people refusing to pay Margaret Thatcher's unpopular Poll Tax.
1992 - Angela Browning became Tiverton's first female MP, succeeding Robin Maxwell-Hyslop.
1994 - The Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life scooped a cash boost from the new National Lottery for a revamp.
1998 - Martyn Rogers led Tiverton Town to Wembley where they won the FA Vase against Tow Law, repeating the feat in 1999, triumphing against Belington Terriers.
2004 - The new Mid Devon District Council headquarters were opened in Phoenix Lane.
2005 - The Princess Royal cut the ribbon to officially open Tiverton's new hospital in April.
2006 - Tiverton Pannier Market was given a top design award following a £3.4million refurbishment 2007 - Unseasonably wet weather led to the Mid Devon Show being called off.
2010 - Sun worshippers in Mid Devon were warned to cover up after statistics showed skin cancer rates were 50% higher in the district compared to the national average.
2011 - Tributes were paid to 41-year-old John Stoddart, an operations manager at Cullompton-based DS Smith Paper Ltd, who died after becoming trapped in machinery.
2012 - Mid Devon's roads and waterways bore the brunt of torrential downpours as 2012 drew to a close - leaving many routes impassable and flooding out schools, homes and businesses. Near Tiverton, the Grand Western Canal burst its banks, spilling thousands of gallons of water into nearby fields.


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Artist Spotlight: Noel Badges Pugh
Love the line work in these drawings by artist Noel Badges Pugh. See more images below.
Love the line work in these drawings by artist Noel Badges Pugh. See more images below.
A selection of work by photographer Chris Coyle. More images below.
Aint–Bad Magazine is looking for submissions for issue No. 12! Their goal is to put your best work in front of a crew of 15 curators from around the world (myself included). With each curator selecting two photographers, a total of 30 photographers will be feature (and interviewed) for the final printed publication of the best contemporary photography out there today.
While there's no specific "theme" for this issue, you may wanna explore Aint–Bad's archives or look at the images below to get a sense of the imagery they've showcased in the past. If you think your work might be a fit and are interested in submitting, head over here.
Came across this great archive of Katsuhiro Otomo's art and put together a little selection of my favourite Epic Comics Akira covers. More images below.
LG is partnering with leading design institutions to provide their new 34″ UltraWide monitors to help students studying architecture and design work more efficiently. The dimensions are eye-catching at 21:9 and the design actually curves around the user, offering as much real estate for visual information as possible.
A selection of images from "Theaters" by photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre. More images below.
This week Vancouver-based dance collective OURO is debuting their first full-length show "Tangent" at the Orpheum's Annex theatre (May 25th/26th), and we are proud to be a media partner for the event. If you're looking for some creative inspiration come check this out, we'll be at both shows! Tickets are going quick, so if you're interested get tickets HERE!
Yesterday we shared a clip of OURO's rehearsal footage (watch here) and today we have an interview with Kutcorners, who created three original tracks for "Tangent". The New Zealand-born, Vancouver-based producer is one half of LIVE EVIL, the guys that made all those amazing live mixes we featured over the years (watch one here). You can stream or download the music Kutcorners created for OURO on Spotify, iTunes, and Bandcamp.
Jeff Hamada: How would you describe the music you make?
Kutcorners: This is always a hard question, because I actually like to make many different types of music. But ultimately things under "Kutcorners" usually are a derivative of R&B music, old or new, with a twist.
I sometimes say I make "pop" music, but my music isn't really that popular in the traditional sense. More like "pop art" really.
Jeff Hamada: I like the idea that it's pop art. Who are some of the artists influencing you right now?
Kutcorners: Mura Masa, Toro Y Moi or Les Sins, Caribou, Dj Dahi, Knxwledge, Pomo, Kaytranada, U-Tern (Oliver), Nosaj Thing, Prince and MJ will inspire me forever.
Jeff Hamada: Had you ever collaborated with dancers prior to this project with OURO?
Kutcorners: No, this is the first time and I hope to do more of it.
Jeff Hamada: That would be cool to see an on-going thing. How would you describe the work that they're creating?
Kutcorners: I would describe it as a melange of disciplines coming together to form a modern take on traditional dance performance. It's very refreshing and inspiring work.
Jeff Hamada: Can you talk a little bit about the experience of watching their rehearsals and then turning that into sounds?
Kutcorners: Well, we talked a lot about sounds they like when they rehearse, which gave me inspiration to draw from an idea I had started already, and also on some new arrangements.
Getting people to describe sounds they like can be quite hard, because people hear sounds and articulate them differently from person to person. It's fun to hear how we all describe the sounds we like and how they affect movement.
Jeff Hamada: Did this experience offer any sort of new perspective on your work?
Kutcorners: Yeah, it showed me that I make movements in music too quick! It's more effective to use little sounds and build things slowly rather than to cram everything in to a 3-minute song.
Dance is very much related to how music works and why it's made. In retrospect, I would have benefitted from dancing more in my life. It really helps connect you to the physical side of music, which is so important when creating it.
Jeff Hamada: What things are you working on now?
Kutcorners: I'm working on making more original music for my own releases, which I plan to put out on record and online. Working with singers too, to help bring these instrumentals to life.
British artist Simon Birch and a team of 20 collaborators have constructed an elaborate series of interconnected installations in a vacant warehouse on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles. Covering 3 acres of space with a mix of sculpture, video, paintings and performance pieces, the exhibition is a direct response to the current political climate. A celebration of creativity, diversity and unity, Birch explains: "Given the current fragile state of the world, we need unity more than ever… and we need action."
While encouraging positivity, possibility and a safe space for people to come together, The 14th Factory is exactly that — a call to action that doesn't shy away from provoking a response (or at least an Instagram photo). One installation is an exact replica of the iconic room from 2001: A Space Odyssey, while another is filled with 300 pitchforks hanging from the ceiling above the guests!
Check out more images from the project below or on display at 440 N. Ave 19 Los Angeles, California until June 30.


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Dr. Marie A. Bernard, a noted geriatrician and educator from the University of Oklahoma, was named Deputy Director of the NIA, effective October 12, 2008. Dr. Bernard brings exceptional skills and training as a physician, educator, administrator and investigator to the position at NIA, where she will take a major leadership role in directing the nation's research program on aging.
Dr. Bernard comes to NIA with a broad background in geriatrics and research. Prior to her appointment at NIA, she was the Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Geriatric Medicine and professor and chairman of the Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She also held an appointment as the associate chief of staff for Geriatrics and Extended Care at the Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine.
She recently served as president of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and as president and chair of the board of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs. Dr. Bernard also has participated in a wide range of committees and activities, from journal editorship to board service in a number of professional medical and aging organizations.
Her own research interests include nutrition and function in aging populations, with particular emphasis on ethnic minorities. She has written numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on geriatric care, nutrition, medication issues and health problems among minorities.
As a member of NIA's National Advisory Council on Aging from 2002–2005, Dr. Bernard became familiar with the Institute's research and grant process from an administrative point of view.
A cum laude graduate of Bryn Mawr College with honors in chemistry, Dr. Bernard received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She trained in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she also served as chief resident. She received additional training through the American Association of Medical Colleges Health Services Research Institute, the Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School Executive Development program.
Dr. Alfonso R. Latoni has joined the Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, as Deputy Chief. He returns to the NIA after serving in the Center for Scientific Review as a Scientific Review Officer first in the Health of the Population Integrated Review Group and later in the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Processes Integrated Review Group. He was responsible for the Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging Study Section, as well as for the Special Emphasis Panel on Alzheimer's Disease Pilot Clinical Trials. During his previous tenure at NIA he served as Scientific Review Administrator of the Behavior and Social Science of Aging Review Committee (NIA-S). Prior to joining the NIH, Dr. Latoni was Director of the Minority Affairs Program of the American Sociological Association (ASA), and Program Director of ASA's Minority Fellowship Program, a T32 institutional grant supported by the NIMH. Previously, he was Associate Professor of Sociology and Applied Social Research at the Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, Departmento de Ciencias Sociales y Centro de Investigación Social Aplicada. Dr. Latoni's research interests center on the intersection of social and economic health inequalities among underrepresented populations. His research has focused on the underclass, the elderly, and the homeless. While at UPR, he was responsible for the formation and curricular development of courses in medical sociology, sociology of development, social economy and social policy, as well as contemporary sociological theory and the history of sociological thought. Dr. Latoni received his BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, his MA in Latin American Studies (social and economic development) from Georgetown University, and his PhD in Social Economy and Social Policy (Sociology) from Boston College.
Ms. Charlene Liggins joined the NIA Office of Planning, Analysis, & Evaluation team as a Senior Scientific Program Analyst. She will lead the Portfolio Analysis Team in the office as well as provide support to a number of special projects. Charlene began her federal career as a Presidential Management Fellow with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She then moved to the DHHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) where she led the development of research projects related to disability, aging, and long-term care policy. Her areas of emphasis included LTC workforce development, family caregiving, prevention of elder abuse, and medical malpractice. While working in ASPE, she completed a six-month detail at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, where she assisted Health Directorate staff in collecting, analyzing, and describing recent disability trends among older adults residing in OECD-member nations. In 2006, Charlene returned to NIH to serve as a Public Health Advisor in the NCI Office of Science Planning and Assessment. She coordinated the NCI Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Implementation Work Group in developing a strategic plan to improve the survival rate of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Her responsibilities also included representing NCI as an active member of the International Cancer Research Partnership where she worked with her counterpoints in Canada and the UK to assess and facilitate opportunities to coordinate research and leverage resources. Charlene holds a Master of Public Health from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina, and a BA in Biology from Washington University in Saint Louis.


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Cavs' Season Schedule Announced
(Cleveland) - The Cleveland Cavaliers released their 2014-2015 regular season schedule on Wednesday. For a sixth year in a row they will open up at home, hosting the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena on October 30th.
Twenty-nine national television appearances are scheduled, including Christmas Day in Miami against the Heat. The defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs come to Cleveland on November 19th. The Cavaliers will also host the Chicago Bulls on both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Easter Sunday.
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TNT Oct. 30 vs. New York
ESPN Oct. 31 at Chicago
ESPN Nov. 7 at Denver
NBA-TV Nov. 17 vs. Denver
ESPN Nov. 19 vs. San Antonio
ESPN Nov. 21 at Washington
TNT Dec. 4 at New York
TNT Dec. 11 at Oklahoma City
NBA-TV Dec. 15 vs. Charlotte
ABC Dec. 25 at Miami
ESPN Jan. 7 vs. Houston
ESPN Jan. 9 at Golden State
TNTJan. 15 at L.A. Lakers
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TNT Jan. 19 vs. Chicago
ABC Jan. 25 vs. Oklahoma City
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ESPN Feb. 11 vs. Miami
ESPN Feb. 20 at Washington
ABC Feb. 22 at New York
TNT Feb. 26 vs. Golden State
NBA-TV March 1 at Houston
NBA-TV March 7 vs. Phoenix
TNT March 12 at San Antonio
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TNT April 2 vs. Miami
ABC April 5 vs. Chicago
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Collins supports ethnic women into leadership
Hon Judith Collins
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
1 December 2012 Media Statement
Collins supports ethnic women into leadership
Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins has today spoken to women at The Ethnic Women's Leadership Programme in Auckland about the importance of making the most of every opportunity offered to them in New Zealand.
"Our country has an excellent reputation when it comes to women being treated as equals," Ms Collins said.
"New Zealand was the first in the world to give women the right to vote and since then, we've benefited from having women in the highest positions - as prime ministers, governor general, as mayors, judges and CEOs for major private and public sector organisations."
The Ethnic Women's Leadership Programme aims to encourage ethnic women to be more influential in their communities.
The Programme gives training on governance and leadership, women on Boards and offers networking, mentoring and work-life balance workshops to help women support other ethnic women to participate in New Zealand life more effectively.
"Women bring a unique set of skills and qualities to our shores - we are creative thinkings, multi-taskers and excellent problem solvers.
"Harnessing the talent and connections of our ethnic women leaders will help boost New Zealand's productivity and will open opportunities for innovation, fresh thinking and new ways of working.
"I see inspiring women leading the way in their communities and in their professions everyday, and I'm committed to championing successful women whenever I can," Ms Collins said.


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College of Charleston students pass "No Confidence" bill
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The Student Government Association at the College of Charleston passed a "No Confidence" bill aimed at the Board of Trustees at the College Tuesday night.
The bill comes just days after the board unanimously chose Lieutenant Governor Glenn McConnell to be the 22nd President of the College. The bill outlined many concerns with the search process, saying the process wasn't open and transparent. Claims were made that Lt. Gov. McConnell wasn't one of the finalists a search team picked for the College.
That team cost the College around $100,000, so the bill is asking the board to repay that amount.
Others said they are frustrated because only one student was part of the search process.
"When you lock people out of process that greatly affects their lives, they will find other ways for their voices to be heard," one student said.
Close to one hundred students gathered at the meeting to voice their concerns.
Board of Trustees Chairman Greg Padgett was present during the meeting, to answer the concerns some students. have. The questions mostly focused on the process the board used to pick McConnell. Much of that, however, is falls under confidentiality agreements, so Padgett was unable to dive into much detail.
"I wasn't exactly satisfied with the way that the Board of Trustees answered the questions today," Danielle Stout said. "It seemed that they were giving us a runaround and not a direct solution or direct answer."
Padgett said he respects the students' decisions to vote they way the did during Tuesday night's meeting, but he also said he hopes to improve communication between the board and the students.
"We'll certainly be working with the leadership with the student government association, and I'll be more than happy to sit down and talk with them," Padgett said.
While the bill did pass, 17-5, there were concerns that the students are focusing too much on a deal that cannot be undone.
"I think [the bill] creates a little tension now between the students, the faculty and President McConnell," Sean Stivaletta said. "I think that now that things won't change, we need to start moving forward and actually start working with him."
McConnell will begin his tenure as President on July 1.
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An Evening with reddit's Alexis Ohanian and Erik Martin
Thomas Altman
Friday, November 1, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
This year we're starting off our TEA Speaker Series with a bang! reddit Founder, Alexis Ohanian, is joining us at Tulane on November 1st for an amazing must-see event. He begins a 100 stop, 65 college, 5 month long tour for internet entreprenurship and wants to hang out with us! Aside from talking about his new book, Without Their Permission, he will share the inspiring story behind his success, and interview Tulane alum and current Reddit GM, Erik Martin.
This is definitely a night you don't want to miss, so please join us in showing Alexis and Erik that entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in NOLA!
3:45 pm Registration and Check-in
4:00 - 4:45 pm - Meet and greet/networking event (snacks and drinks provided)
Event will begin promptly at 5 pm!
More information about Alexis Ohanian's Tour
* Registration is REQUIRED to attend this event so we can make sure our venue will hold everyone!
When & Where
Freeman Auditorium
New Orleans,
Friday, November 1, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Why be a Volunteer?
IRONMAN 70.3 UK relies on volunteers to ensure an exciting event. If you are not racing IRONMAN 70.3 UK then the next best thing is to volunteer. There are many roles available from registration in the days building up to the event, transition, the swim assembly area, bike course, run course and finish area.
Volunteers are an crucial part of the athlete's experience and get to see the whole event from behind the scenes.
If you are thinking 'Why should I Volunteer?'' , then read some of the comments below from the IRONMAN 70.3 UK Race Crew or 'like' our IRONMAN Volunteer - UK and Ireland Facebook page.
'I just wanted to say I had a absolutely fantastic day on the feed station yesterday all be it a long and tiring one.... Put me down next year for definite!!!! - Ollie
'I wanted to say a big thank you for letting me partake and help out at such a fantastic event. On the way home pretty much all of the athletes on my shuttle bus recognised me from the transition area and said what a fab job the team in there did and that they were some of the nicest and best Marshal's they had come across at an IRONMAN event...' Erin
'I would just like to thank you and all your team mates for the great feeling of worth you get being a volunteer, Mike and I only helped all day Sat and Sun, and we had an absolute blast...... Being a volunteer you feel as if you really make a difference, the competitors are all truly amazing... I was meant to be shopping all weekend, and you asked if I could help when I dropped a friend off early on Saturday morning! That was it, we were part of the team :) Thank you for asking, we can't wait till next year!' Dawn
'What a week! I really enjoyed it, especially Race Day..... I really hope to Volunteer again next year' Bridget
'I would like to thank you guys for the opportunity of Volunteering' - Vanessa