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From the rooftop, we can see the river, floating lazily down a small valley between banks. It is a shining ribbon, gray and murky, but still reflective of buildings rising on either side of it. On one side, the buildings are tall and made of glass. On the other, neighborhoods span grid-like. Tree-lined streets are spots of green, interspersed with black roofs. It is a different view from way up here, viewing the city as an architect or city planner, seeing it in its entirety.
Seeing my world from way up here, I feel as though I am on one of my daily walks, traveling from street to street, always a different street, each path a different experience. It always amazes me how walking one block over can change my experience of place- new houses, new yards, to see, new porches to imagine sitting on, new gardens, new chicken coops. New sights, new smells, expanding my vision of my neighborhood and my city. The practice of walking on a different street every time bridges my understanding between map and reality, of bus route , bike route, running route and walking route becoming an interconnected fabric. The grid of our city is connected but sometimes this is hard to grasp if one takes the same streets every day in their journeys. If 35th Street is your normal route, 34th Street can seem like a foreign land upon its first walking.
I have seen many things on these walks. I have seen a cat peering into holes intently, tail twitching next to a little red wagon left in the middle of a sidewalk. I have seen tiny chipmunks darting into the road, pausing frantically as I brake quickly to avoid them. I notice in this brief moment that it is holding a nut in its mouth that is bigger than its head. I have seen dog walkers in the dark and quiet hush of 6:30 AM, melting into the shadows of street trees. I have seen tiny "Free" signs, propped up next to boxes of dilapidated clothing and electronics, wet with dew. I have seen yards filled with kids toys, fire pits, abundant gardens, and bee hives. I peer over fences to see people's possessions and creations. I stop to stretch while admiring a Japanese sand garden on someone's front porch. I see a shopping cart, piled high with someone's every possession, cords of electronics dangling between the metal. I will notice these things with rapt attention. In doing so, I get to know my neighborhood and its creatures, its characters, its buildings, and hidden pathways. I will notice these things with rapt attention, for those who won't.
So for those who won't, I peer out over the city. From the rooftop, it is a maze of asphalt streets, paved driveways, avenues of trees. A patchwork quilt of color and texture, beautiful, a portrait. But I know that in the seams of each patchwork piece lies a sidewalk, and in each seam of the sidewalk lies a crack, and in this crack is an ant, climbing up a blade of grass. And on this grass is a small bead of dew, fallen from a tree above. And on this tree sits a cat, twitching its tail, eying the chickens in the yard next door. And the owner of those chickens is sitting on his porch, fixing his bike and listening to jazz music. And it goes on, the fabric of a city, as it inhales and exhales. Breathing every minute, day after day.
A city is alive, inexhaustible, in flux. Rebecca Solnit says, "no two people live in the same city." We all perceive our ever changing landscape through a different lens- different emotions, different motivations, different passions, different interests. But somehow, we all live in the same geographic space, sometimes touching and parting ways, sometimes just seeing them through the window of a passing train. Alexander Hemon says that all the people we will never know are all around us, holding in their hands all the lives that we could live. Some stop us on the street and offer us these gifts. Some tap us on the shoulder and steal from behind our backs. But every person we brush arms with is someone special. A possible friendly face, someone to know. But few of these people we live with will actually see the beauty of our smiles or feel the reassuring squeeze of our comforting hands. They, and we, just go on with their lives, paddling down their own streams as we embark down ours.
So what came before? What came before these street trees, their roots pushing underground, some pushing up, causing the crack in the sidewalk? Who walked these streets; Who paved them? Who enjoyed watching the trees outside their window turn the fiery colors of fall? Who planted those trees? Who serves coffee down the street? Who ground that first bean in this city that sparked a fire of caffeine-induced obsession in this place? Who is that riding ahead of me on the bridge? Who helped build the bridge? Better yet, who drew the plans? Who are these people currently creating this city and do they know their brothers of the past? Do we know the brothers of our past? When will we meet the lovers of our future? Who will hold our hands and sip coffee with us by the light of a Sunday morning sunrise? These are all the questions we ask, their answers evading us until we are living them. All we can do meanwhile is view the patchwork of a place we love from a rooftop, and imagine where we will build our house.


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Yes, it's Nerd Nirvana. NASA and Google will work together on "large-scale data management and massively distributed computing," the two organizations said today. The agreement calls for the data Jedi from Google and NASA to jointly create web-enabled applications showcasing the space agency's trove of research and images, powered by Google's immense data center infrastructure.
Google will also build a 1 million square foot "campus" within the NASA Ames Research Park. Details on the facility - such as how much might be dedicated to technical data center space - were not outlined today. "We're still in the preliminary planning stages," said Megan Smith, Google's business development director.
"This agreement between NASA and Google will soon allow every American to experience a virtual flight over the surface of the moon or through the canyons of Mars," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin at Headquarters in Washington. "This innovative combination of information technology and space science will make NASA's space exploration work accessible to everyone."
"Google and NASA share a common desire-to bring a universe of information to people around the world," said Eric Schmidt, Google chief executive officer. "Imagine having a wide selection of images from the Apollo space mission at your fingertips whenever you want it. That's just one small example of how this collaboration could help broaden technology's role in making the world a better place."
As the first in a series of joint collaborations, Google and Ames will focus on making the most useful of NASA's information available on the Internet. Real-time weather visualization and forecasting, high-resolution 3- D maps of the moon and Mars, real-time tracking of the International Space Station and the space shuttle will be explored in the future.
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"I want you all to keep on the look out. It should be on the shelves by January," he said. " I'm coming out with a cherry vodka, a berry vodka, an olive vodka, a sweet tea vodka, a bubblegum vodka and a grape vodka."
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Those of you who may not be familiar with the MMORPG Arcane Saga may in fact know it by another name. gPotato originally launched the MMO internationally in 2011 under the name Prius Online, but the game shutdown in March of last year. Since then it has been pulled from its early grave and been reborn as Arcane Saga under the guiding wing of Netmarble.
However, Netmarble has done more than just rebrand Prius Online. Over the last year the company has been hard at work trying to improve the game for re-release. It makes sense seeing as the MMORPG closed only a year after its international launch. Clearly there are areas Netmarble could perhaps improve upon, but exactly what improvements the company is making I couldn't tell you. There is mention of an updated combat system, class skill tweaks and changes to the overall questing experience, but this was from my own snooping on the game's forums. A quick gander at the them reveals mixed impressions though.
You can however, reserve judgement for yourself and participate in the closed-but-not-really beta currently underway until May 12th. You can read more about the game's features or try out the closed beta by visiting the official site here.
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Haha you people are all a bunch of idiots, raging against each other: "blah blah this MMO is better, blah blah, that MMO is better" and "Omg you fail at life". All of you need to obviously look at yourself first before even starting something like this… Stop dragging on pointless discussions and actually comment on what the actual topic is instead.
And I'm curious. Prius Online looked interesting when it was released, but I have a certain dislike towards Gpotato, so I never tried it. I hope Netmarble is a better publisher for this game. Currently playing TERA: Rising, but the lack of content makes me want to jump to another game… for just a while. Need some distraction.
Did you end up trying ASO? OBT comes out soon and I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of changes/improvements they made from CBT.
Thing is right now they changed it so things work like "from level y to x you're solo, from w to z you're party" and blabla before those changes the game had the same ammount of class/race characters each with 2 different gameplays… now it's just messed up, sounds like you're being told to reset your skills constantly so you can play the way you want back to gpotato days it was a pretty normal way, you could use First set of skills even if you had turned to second class, skills added up by the player's choice and that used to give some singularity to each player but now it's just about the same thing to everybody -.-
I played prius a bit back when it was called prius (and fully released, not closed beta) and uh..well looking back on it now, I'm sure someone cut my heroin with drain cleaner because that game was way terrible. It's hard to improve on mediocrity. It used to be ridiculously grindy, boring as heck with a tedious amount of travel and gender-locked classes to boot. Basically another example of the typical asian F2P.
Short of the entire game being redone top to bottom I cannot realistically see this as doing any better in the long run than Prius..especially since people know it used to be Prius and thus have bad memories..they come in jaded. Arcane Saga better "dress to impress" or I'll fall back into the shadows like its previous itteration. We don't need another Requiem.*
*and if you don't know what I'm refering to–Requiem is buggy as hell, neglected, grindy as all get-out and /runs on a supremely small community that barely keeps the game afloat/..which is what'll happen if they don't get their crap together.
Did you try ASO? They completely changed the game from Prius Online. Gender-locked classes remain but most of what you said was changed. Actually a lot of people who played the old version don't like the new one because there were so many changes. I think if they fix some things (leveling should be slower, during the 1-week CBT one person even reached level 60) I think the game will do well, but one of those things needs to be the skill system because at the moment everyone gets all their useful skills at level 1 and uses the same skills until level 100.
game just started, it's technically a whole new game since they changed 80% of gameplay, interface, skill, systems, etc.
based on GM's responds they'll attempt to persuade the developers into adding more story line, cut scenes and quests, plus improving or returning Anima system back to what it used to be.
It is in CBT atm, so there's bound to be bugs.
If you're not fond of bugs or the high speed leveling (for CBT only), than you should steer clear of this game until OBT or release when most issues are solved.
Try not to bash others or even the GMs themselves, since the GM aren't actually in control of the game, they currently act as Community Manager and can only send messages to developers.
this game its rl boring
That new Class/Job seems more troublesome than it looks, they've split it into "Solo, Party and PvP" sets of skills which you aparently cannot use, let's say Solo skills while in Party-based Job and so on not to mention that there's no choosing of classes like before, now your interaction with your Anima was reduced
yea , so sad
now we just have that bug/private/donate sevrer 🙁
I'm still hoping they do something about the job system, maybe bring back the old skills. You cant use PVP skills in PVE so the only people using PVP skills will be people trying to kill people who are training e.e It doesn't seem like a good idea to separate the jobs like that with how PVP works in this game.
well, it's all rehashes of outdated systems. its all people know. and frankly its getting dull as hell in here. how many people are gonna copy-paste WoW's engine into other games before the mmo industry is half dead and in ruins? not many people are stepping up to make game changing mechanics! and the few that do are getting somewhat hated for it! a good example is firefall.. people kept whining about their oh so precious loot drops that r5 made crafting components rare drops. no this ain't a whole gun or weapon its one of the pieces of a weapon etc as far as i know. they brought that back, though in a smaller sense, incomplete. i guess they just need to find that balance?
omg rilly releaseing games will not break the mmo idustry how weak do you think is industry is i mean rilly get over it not every game has to be new some time tuning a old muscle and be better then buying a new car i say firefall is nothing new their are whiners for every game no matter what you do now can we more or less stay on topic people
Yet, you speak like a… well.. worse than a 3 year old. Even kindergartens know how to spell and use punctuation marks (period, question mark, exclamation point, etc.) -.- seriously?
i dont care no one cares thanks for waisting a comment place you idiot
I doubt there was going to be one there anyway.
Just ignore the asshole trolls. You had a valid point and who the hell cares how another person types? It gets annoying seeing people complain about every single game posted weather they try it or not and it's almost always some newbie with three years or less of mmo experience calling them 'wow clones'.
Why MMOBomb is failing. Their Free to Play Weekly Show is not every week. They still have Jess on their homepage representing their YouTube Channel. Their top 10 articles along the sidebar haven't been updated in months, and in some cases years. Their giveaways are not unique, i see them on every site. Their site looks like any other wordpress MMO site you can create over the weekend. Need I go on? Try out MMO Attack and try out the real thing.
then leave we dont want trollers like you here or peopel who cant stat on topic
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as far as the game gose niverwinter was never rilly my tipe of game after playing it the game jest seemed souless their are Games and their are games you can tell the difrence if you play it for a while i sat that this new basicly update to the game in question is nice and the people that played before seem to want to go back it was on my list of games i would log in to ever 3 or 4 weeks so i am happy to see it back some kids jest dont get why we had point and click rpgs to begin with and i dont rilly see why they bash thangs they dont understand
besh GFTO
I hope some company does this for War of Angels!
War of Angels got shut down again?
im sory but this lloks like nother mmorpg with point and kill mechanic , i dont tthing it has nothing new ….
oh please to god update the anima's chatting the version at gpotato was so fuking anoying i want her to be like the prans in aika
After my head exploded from the changes in this game, I'm actually starting to enjoy it. I might be biased though I loved it's old incarnation from Gpot.
But either way, I'm just happy as hell to be a green skinned, bad ass huntress running around killing things!
When I first started playing ASO I was having a hard time adjusting to the changes, but I also started having fun the more I played (the new customization options were really nice too). I did get a bit disappointed when I saw my level 50 skills weren't able to be used on monsters though.
well NW is quite boring both pve and pvp, and somehow it feels that there isn't any good mmo games atm look how many recent games was hyped and went straight to drain at least for me, im more pvp guy because i dont think that pve (story) in any mmo is that important for me its about gameplay mechanics if they will fail there no one will help it. especially after playing "BioShock Infinite" i dont think that there will be any story that i will have intrest in for long time.
Play Sleeping Dogs thats a game with a good story but for me i dont know about you
wildstar is an mmorpg coming out 2013, its looking amazing so far with a bull shit, REAL revolutionary mmorpg features done right. Its taking all the fun points of GW2 , Borderlands 2 and functional mechanics of older mmorpgs like everquest and WoW. Check it out.
aww man after playing neverwinter all other mmorpgs look like crap too me.
yeah i know what you mean
i know what you mean it look like crap with no skill involve just like NW stand and spam 123.
i played prius before it got shut down and all i can say is that it requires kiting skills atleast.
Spam 123? There isn't anything spam-able on those keys, Any mmo is just spamming abilities, kiting is required in Neverwinter, as it is in most mmorpgs, because this game doesn't suit your needs why come and down it? No one cares about your opinion, you are a nobody in society, just another person making the game companies money. Go play your asain mmo's that no ones heard about and pretend you're good at something in life.
Grow up mister skill Fanboy. Its not like ur opinion is more worth in fact, it inst at all. NW is just a boring game an i played it from the 1st beta day because i love get ride of Bugs, but other than that…Everywhere u go u will see the word "zen". Yeah, very skilled if u gonna get important things around each corner for real money. Always click the same buttons. Go to A. Bring that item to place b. Move to that doungeon, talk to this person. ya, so revolutioner this game.
Mabye u try some other games instead beeing a little kid that lost his lollie.
Most mmorpgs have quests that are get x number of y for z. The combat is really fun and heavy, it makes it more fun then most other mmorpgs I've played, and I've played many of them. Never good at them, but did play it. Maybe this NW is just not for you.
Man you have mad skillz to be to have so many grammatical errors and spelling. I want them poorly educated stylez please. Learn to type son and maybe people will take you serious!
Mister Skill your parents must have not love you in real life to much that's why you come to the internet to be Mr. Tough skilled guy right, i didn't ask for anyone to care about my opinion but you seem to care to reply back so your comment there is irreverent, i got to lv30 in NW and lv40 with 3 toons in Prius before it got shut down if you require kiting in NW than you must fail hard seeing as how the dungeon there are easy enough that if the tank do his job right no one is require to even move much at all so you must require kiting so much cause you ran into mobs thinking your a tank when your a dps and try to tank everything running around like an idiot.
You sir are the essence of stupidity. Just go back to consoles because unless you don't understand pc games.
And news flash. Quite a few games originated in Asia including Sony itself. So go rant somewhere else because you clearly don't understand this.
PLUS there's freedom of speech here so….Don't go flipping off people. I swear… Comments are comments not a place to argue. There are forums for a reason people 😀
Neverwinter was a monumental failure of a game.
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That was just a wrong relationship with the right guy. Someone else's right guy. It's selfish to keep forcing the relationship, so I let him go so we can both grow.
Over the last month, it's like everything all came to a head and I had to start instilling changes. My job needed me to think, I needed me to think about my personal life. Little things just started to collect in a corner until it came to the point that I could no longer ignore it. So I cleared it out and after that happened something new came in. Changes came tumbling in like as if they had been waiting at the door for me for 5 years.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Food banks across the country are seeing rising demand for free groceries and one in Philadelphia now has touch screen food selections to help streamline the process and empower those in need. Instead of pre-packaged boxed food for the hungry now they can make their own selections with a digital touch screen.
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The recent success of Indian musicians abroad has got the West interested in South Asian music.music Updated: Aug 13, 2010 02:07 IST
The success of AR Rahman's Jai Ho — the Slumdog Millionaire-soundtrack that not only topped international charts, but won a Grammy and Oscar beside selling close to 4,00,000 copies — has given the West reasons to believe that India could come up with another hit.
Universal Music, one of the largest record companies, has recently partnered with Desi Hits, a three-and-a-half-year old music label to scout and promote Indian music. "Jimmy Iovine, an investor, introduced me to David Joseph, the chairman of Universal Music Group UK. We talked about the global South Asian demographic as music consumers, about the talent that had emerged from it and why there hadn't been more that had come through," says Anjula Acharia-Bath, chief executive of Desi Hits.
"In my opinion it was lack of infrastructure and support. I felt our demographic had been really overlooked by the major labels and any attempt to address it had been half-hearted and under-funded."
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According to Acharia-Bath, there is much to thank Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, better known as Jay Sean, the popular British-Asian artiste who has been a consistent US Billboard chart topper.
"Desi Hits has been a big promoter of Jay's music for years, particularly in the US, so a lot of people from the industry were approaching us. Essentially creating the label was David's idea and he was really excited."
Through its website, which couples as an online radio and a blog that maps popular South Asian music trends, Desi Hits plans to gauge and tap into the market. But what exactly are they looking for? "I think the Indian sound has 'clicked' in the west (influencing the Beatles, Madonna, Black Eyed Peas) for years, what we have not had are faces which represent it," Acharia-Bath says.
"Jay Sean, MIA and AR Rahman are a few faces today, but there are more, and it is our quest to find them. Indian music also blends well with western music genres," she says, adding Desi Hits could "happily sign an Indian rock band that may not claim to have an Indian sound". "If we feel they could become worldwide icons given a global platform."
Expectations galore
So what would Iovine, founder and chairman of Interscope Records and the man who reportedly discovered Eminem, expect from Indian music?
"I'm really excited to create some music that's great in a club. People like Will I Am and Timbaland have done some great work in this area already," says Iovine.
And what is his advice to budding Indian musicians? "Bands have to be adept not only in their music but in marketing and communication as well. Take Die Antwoord out of South Africa, they did an extraordinary job using popular websites to promote their band. So using the web for young Indian artists is perfect."
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Government whip Toorpu Jayaprakaksh Reddy on Thursday alleged that Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K Chandrasekhar Rao was going for election campaign in Kovvur Assembly segment in Nellore district to provoke the people on bifurcation of state.
Talking to media persons at Assembly media point, Jayaprakash Reddy said that KCR was going to Kovvur segment only with an intention to make provoking statements and disturb law and order situation in the region. "The TRS chief wants to protect his own identity by making provoking statements in the election campaign," he alleged and warned him of serious consequences if he makes any inflammatory speeches in the campaign.
Expressing confidence that all Congress candidates would win in the by-elections, he said the party would go to the campaign with development works and welfare schemes taken up in the State for the benefit of poor. Hailing the proposal of regional councils with financial packages for Telangana, he said that the people would prefer development over the separate statehood issue.
"Before the formation of state, the development should take place in the region. The government's top priority is the development of backward regions," he said. He rubbished the reports that Telangana statehood issue would be diluted with the establishment of regional councils.
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The IMA is a trade association for fund managers operating in the UK. Our main role is to promote the sector and shape and influence legislation and regulation that affects the industry. Our purpose is ultimately to help people build resilience to financial adversity and achieve their financial aspirations and a decent standard of living in old age.
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There was a block party in my neighborhood where they kept lighting them off. We tried asking them to stop. The police came 3 times.
They let them off before dark, from dusk till midnight, several at 1AM and the last one at 3AM. I texted videos and stills to the police and got no response.
Do you think there is anything we can do to get the city to prevent this next year? Will it take someone getting hurt before they really take action? Whatever their plan was this for 2017 was ineffective."


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CONVENIENCE foods group Uniq revealed today it is cutting 300 jobs as part of plans to save more than é20 million a year.
Around 100 jobs will disappear in the UK and the remainder in Northern Europe after Uniq saw pre-tax losses widen steeply to é70.6 million from é15.6 million in the year to March 31.
Many of the cuts in the UK will take place among staff at its head office in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.
Uniq announced a strategic overhaul in March that included a change of chief executive and the abandonment of its strategy of seeking to build a pan-European chilled foods business.
Today's announcement is the first time that Uniq has said precisely how it will achieve a target of at least é6 million of savings in the 2005/06 financial year, growing to é20 million a year by 2007/08.
Uniq supplies sandwiches and other products to retailers including Marks & Spencer, employing 4,000 people in the UK and 5,000 staff in mainland Europe.
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Mr Stapleton said trading in the UK had stabilised after Uniq lost key contracts as competition intensified among customers in the food retail sector.
Operating losses of é5.8 million in the UK marked a sharp reversal on the é12.8 million profits of a year earlier.
Outside the UK, Uniq said its businesses were performing more encouragingly with operating profits in northern Europe up 60% and rising by 18 per cent in southern Europe.
Mr Stapleton said the company was looking to the future with "guarded optimism" and trading in April had been slightly ahead of expectations.
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Thursday October 25th
–PosiVibes at The Spot On Tour, 101 Richmond Street, 18+, $7, 9pm
–Bluegrass and Burritos at Lola's Cantina, 515 South Water Street, Free, All Ages, 8pm
–Travis Colby Band featuring Doug Woolverton at the Dorrance, 60 Dorrance Street, 9pm
–OpenMic at The Mediator Stage, 50 Rounds Avenue, 7:30pm
–Pat's Wife with Banditas, Egg Brains and Pixels at The Salon, 57 Eddy Street, $3, 21+, 10pm
–Paper Diamond at The Met Cafe, 1005 Main Street, All Ages, 8pm
East Greenwich
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Friday October 26th
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–The Stilts with Mattera and Andrew Spatz at The Aparment, 373 Richmond Street, 18+, $5, 9pm
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Release Date: 1st March 2014
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Synopsis: A Hot New Sexy Contemporary Romance Novella from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Nadia Lee! A Seduced by the Billionaire Novella Her best friend's brother never looked so hot... Brooke de Lorenzo knows Pete Monroe is off-limits. They crossed that line once, in a make-out session that rocked her world, but anything more would be complicated. Messy. Unbelievably hot. And deep down, she's afraid the younger man might just break her heart. Pete's worked years to make sure he will be worthy of Brooke, and he's not going to wait any longer. He's going to show her what they have is very real, and that forbidden fruit is the sweetest and most satisfying.
Hanleigh's Review!
I don't actually know what to say about this book. It really lacked suspense or conflict or intrigue, basically all those things that make the best books but I enjoyed it all the same. It was short - something that was reflected in the price, and very sweet. The characters were adorable. Pete was very cute. Pete and Brooke's relationship was something they'd put off for years - eight to be exact for reasons that weren't actually valid at all it turns out. It was nice to see their dreams come true.
Loves and Hates of Indie Writing
It's fair to say that I love and hate being an indie author in equal measure. I love writing as a rule. It's great fun and even if no one ever reads my books its 100% worth it.
I love the way I am in complete control. It's up to me how long it takes to get my books written and ready for sale. I can't blame anyone but myself when I don't meet a deadline.
I hate not having someone to push me towards my deadlines. Support is something that we all need and sometimes it's nice to have a little help.
I love editing my own work. It's really quite enjoyable.
I hate the fact that a proper editor might actually be better at editing my work than I am. I want every book to be the best it possibly can be.
I love being in charge of the price of my books. I can give books away if I want to.
I hate that I don't have someone in my corner when people take my free book gift and put it up on other websites without my consent. I like to give my readers books for free but I won't do it at the expense of my copyright. Not having a publisher means I'm on my own when I have to fight this one.
An Interview With Nicole Collet
So I've been asked to read RED: A Love Story by author Nicole Collet. I'm really looking forward to reading this book and I've heard some pretty great things about it. I thought we could spend a bit of time getting to know Nicole but first how about we get to know her brand new book a little bit more.
Book Synopsis:
Two lovers. One fate. One twist. It will all hang on the roll of a die. Marco is a seductive literature teacher embracing a life of unconventional pleasures to escape his past. His student Marisa hides behind a cheerful façade while struggling with the loss of her father and the estrangement of her mother. Their mutual fondness of literature brings Marco and Marisa closer, and the two find in each other a soulmate. When their secret relationship comes to light, they are torn apart. An unexpected encounter amidst mayhem brings them together again - two changed beings sharing unchanged feelings for each other. To be reunited, however, Marco and Marisa must take a risk that can jeopardize their love forever. RED is a tale of forbidden love that has received over two million hits on Wattpad. It was endorsed by journalist Debra Picket, a former columnist of The Chicago Sun-Times and contributor to CNN, as "an intriguing first novel - a thinking woman's 50 Shades of Grey." Set in Brazil and the US, RED is an unusual contemporary romance featuring references to philosophy, psychology, music and literature. If you enjoy the works of Sylvain Reynard, you'll love RED.
All About Author Nicole Collet:
Nicole Collet was born in Brazil and has multiple degreed in Journalism and Cultural Management. She's not only a writer but a translator too, having edited and translated works from authors like Ken Follett, Nora Roberts and Machiavelli. Nicole's novels are written in such a way as to inspire readers to think outside of what they know, challenging misconceptions. She writes about love and challenges her readers to think about love differently, combining psychology, philosophy, music, and literature.
Recently Collet was interviewed by Jennifer Mendez for Literative. Here are a couple of the questions asked and Nicole's answers. For the full interview check out the link below.
Ah, that's a good question. I used to be a romance buff, then I moved on to "serious" literature. Now I read romance mostly for reference. I think I write the stories I would like to read. I am very interested in human behavior, sexuality and spirituality.
Love is a theme that fascinates me because it's so complex… What exactly stirs butterflies in your stomach and makes your heart leap? What makes that initial excitement fade? How can an undying love suddenly turn into hate? (The last question is actually easy: love and hate share the same neural circuits in the brain, just like pleasure and pain.)
Biologically, love follows a cycle. It starts with passion and a chain of chemical reactions aimed at ensuring the reproduction of the species. After the offsprings have been raised and a partner is no longer needed to help look after them, the biological tendency of love is to end.
Mentally, during the infatuation period, you obsess with the object of your desire, losing your appetite, concentration and sleep. The passion phase, however, doesn't last too long for a simple reason: you couldn't physically survive it.
What ensues is a period of tranquil marital bliss, and with it comes routine. Your mind seeks novelty, though, as it needs constant stimulation. Once you settle into routine, you may gradually get bored with your partner, and that's the death sentence to love. Avoiding it requires effort and constant care.
In a spiritual level, love is an enigma. It can be the encounter of two souls teaching each other lessons that need to be learned by each individual. Souls seek one another for mutual growth. French philosopher André Comte-Sponville, in his wonderful A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues, says love is the greatest virtue of all because it is the deepest. That's what I like to explore in my stories.
Romantic, dreamy, subtle, steamy, atmospheric, unconventional, with a touch of magical realism… It's hard to describe!
The moment I learned how to write when I was a child. I had dreamed my whole life of becoming a writer, but I'd always thought I was incapable of creating stories. Today creating stories is what I love the most. It's like a drug: I get obsessed when I'm writing them, I'm over the moon when I write something I like, and seriously, I get depressed if I write a passage that I find weak.
Check out the book trailer for RED: A Love Story.
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Hanleigh's Rating Guide
5 Stars = Amazing, Awesome, Downright Brilliant, Splendid,
If I give you a five star review that means I absolutely loved your book. It's somewhere up there with all my favourites.
4 Stars = Really, really great, enchanting, fantastic,
If I give you a four star review you know that I loved it. If it's meant to be comedic, I laughed, if it's supposed to be heart breaking, I cried, if it was supposed to make my heart race in fear, well I didn't scream but you get the picture.
3 Stars = good, enjoyable, well written,
If I give you a three star review that means that I enjoyed your book. I liked it enough to want to read a sequel so do a sequel!
2 Stars = meh! okay, not bad,
If I give you a two star review you know that I probably enjoyed your book enough to finish it but I won't be pre-ordering a sequel. Even if I give you a two star review that doesn't mean your book is terrible, it just means there's room for improvement - then again there is always room for improvement.
1 Star = I didn't really enjoy it
I've never given a one star review but it basically means that I wasn't really interested. It might be you have plot holes or your characters need more development. If I give you a one star review you can choose what to do with it, but I hope you will use it to improve your work.
Hanleigh's Favourite Genres (In order)
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It's fair to say that every writer was a reader first. It's equally fair to say that every writer will always be a reader at heart. We've all got a list of books that mean something to us and we all have authors that we would describe as our favourites but as an author I think it's fair to say that the authors I read have taught me so much. I wouldn't be an author today without some of the people on this list. Some inspired content, some inspired the imagination whilst other's inspired my style of writing. So here is a little thank you to some of the authors that have changed my world with their books and in turn have made me into the author that I am and the author I hope to become. This list will probably confuse the hell out of you. It's going to seem a bit random with everything from Dr Zeus to Jane Austen.
I start with Dr Seuss because this is where I first fell in love with words and stories. Dr Seuss stole my imagination away to a world completely beyond anything I'd ever known before. I struggled when I first learnt how to read. I've never been very patient and found it very frustrating. That is until my father gave me a Dr Seuss book for the first time. I'll always smile when I think "one fish, two fish..."
After Dr Seuss another author caught my heart with a story that stretched out throughout my childhood and adolescences. J.K. Rowling took the imagination the Dr Seuss had opened up and exposed it to a magical world of delight. She inspired me to learn more about the mythology she used within the pages of the Harry Potter series. Not only that she taught me about good and evil and right and wrong. She taught me that we should always offer people a second chance even when they've done the worst things imaginable. She taught me that the most valuable and powerful thing we have is love. She showed me the importance of family and friends Rowling taught me a lot with her books and at times broke my heart doing it.
At the age of twelve I first read Pride and Prejudice. I struggled through it with the aid of a dictionary but loved it no less as a result. I quickly followed it up with Austen's other books. Jane Austen is to this day is my favourite author. I love the way she introduced me to a time in history that was seemingly very romantic (or at least that's how she made it seem). I love her style of writing and can only hope to write as well as Austen one day. Austen taught me what I deserve from my own relationships too. She taught me not to settle for anything short of love.
Another author who shaped my childhood was Meg Cabot, the amazing author of The Princess Diaries. As a teen I read every Cabot book I could get my hands on. I'd spend my lunch break in the library so that I could read the Princess Diaries or I'd sit in the playground reading her books. My dad loved how much I loved reading and so would regularly buy me more Cabot books. In fact nearly every other week I'd get a new book from my dad. We'd go for a walk into the town centre and we'd always find ourselves in WHSmiths where I'd find several books I would want all with a three for the price of two label on them. My dad loves a bargain and so would always give in quickly and I'd walk away with a bag full of books. Cabot made reading more than just a hobby, she made it my way of life.
There are so many authors that belong on this list. Another author that belongs on this list is M. C. Beaton. I love historical romance and Beaton does it better than most. She has a habit of making me squirm with my hands over my eyes as I read the absolutely insane situations her heroines get themselves into. She taught me the value of tension and conflict within a love story. Love isn't really love until it has conquered something be it a situation or perhaps even a part of the person in love's character. Yes, love really should change us.
Perhaps my favourite author at this time, Sylvia Day has written a series of books that I completely adore with characters that will possibly never leave me. The Crossfire series is without a doubt the best series of books I have read in my adult life. I love these books. Gideon Cross is a man like no other and the way Day charactorised him was not only clever but deep and meaningful. His character was hot and attractive but also deeply scared and broken - and I loved him. Day has taught me that my characters make or break my story. If I don't take the time to share their weaknesses, their strengths, their loves and hates, my story will have no true depth at all. A story without characters is not a story worth reading.
Another author that has taught me a lot is Deborah Bladon. Her books are some of my favourites and I have a lot of respect for her. She's self published just like me and she's been publishing her own work for the last two years. She's a very talented author and I absolutely adore her. If I can be as successful as Bladon in the indie book world then that will not just make my day but maybe my life.
There are a lot of authors who could be added on to this list. Nadia Lee for one recently challenged me with her most recent book and of course I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the author of the Divergent series Veronica Roth. Not to mention that I adored Roald Dahl as a young girl. Every book I read touches my soul and every book I love has probably destroyed my soul just a little. Every author has changed what sort of reader I am and have inspired me as to what sort of author I want to become.
A Hollywood Bride By Nadia Lee
Synopsis: Ryder Pryce-Reed. Billionaire. Hollywood superstar. The man every man wants to be. The man every woman wants to have. I am about to become his bride...but only so he can claim his grandfather's legacy. The world is furious that he will belong to a working girl as ordinary as me. Our deal was supposed to be simple. I marry him for a year; he ensures that my unborn child and I are taken care of. But now everything's complicated. We can't keep our hands off each other. Enemies, both past and present, want to tear us apart. And...I'm in love with Ryder. How do you keep a man everyone says isn't yours to keep?
Hanleigh's Review
Another great book from an author who is quickly becoming one of my favourites. Having greatly enjoyed reading the prequel to this book, I bought this book immediately upon finishing A Hollywood Deal. I barely stopped to breathe until it was finished. This story took the issues it raised in the last book and brought them to a whole new challenging level. The way Paige was treated was beyond appalling. This book brought into play the issues of cyber bullying and the misuse of social media. These books have given me tremendous respect for their author. Even if you only read it to because of the questions it inspires and the issues it raises then you're time won't be wasted.
The love story itself was beautiful. Watching Ryder realise his feeling for Paige and witnessing Paige's constant refusal to accept her own feelings was amazing. Really looking forward to the next book in this series. Like the other series by this author this one surrounds a family that might well all have stories to share, especially given their father's demand. I'm looking forward to Elliot's story as he seems to be the most rebellious of the Reeds and so I just know he's going to make it very interesting.
Again it was clear that Ryder and Paige had some serious communication issues. If only they would talk their lives would be so much easier. I didn't like the lack of a response to the weight issue. I wanted Ryder to make a statement or something demanding his fans stay away from her. I felt that it needed to be resolved. I wanted to know how they were going to handle it going forward. The ending felt a little rushed and not quite as succinct as the rest of the story. However, I loved reading this book and I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone.
A Hollywood Deal By Nadia Lee
Synopsis: Paige Johnson is used to cleaning up after her boss, Hollywood superstar bad boy Ryder Pryce-Reed. Nothing can shock her--not the countless "humped and dumped" women or the wreckage in the wake of his wild ways--until he asks her to marry him for a year.
Billionaire actor Ryder needs to marry for a year to claim his beloved grandfather's painting. Who better to help out than his big and beautiful assistant Paige? The rules are simple: give everyone a good show while keeping it strictly professional. But what happens when he can't keep his hands off his sassy, luscious "wife"?
Hanleigh's Review!
Having read quite a few romance novels not many books take me by surprise. This one did and it didn't. It had the same awesome feel to the rest of Lee's romances. It was as interconnected as the rest, the leading man being related to the Pryce family. A lot of other familiar characters are mentioned too. I read this book quicker than even I thought possible and downloaded the sequel immediately. I've got bags under my eyes because I sat up reading several nights in a row. Not that I'm complaining - it was 100% worth it!
Ryder and Paige were pretty awesome characters. I enjoyed reading about them quite a lot. Ryder was obviously very attractive but he had some very frustrating flaws. His inability to trust for one and both his and Paige's inability to communicate was so completely realistic that I loved it! It was exactly like life. It was fantastic to see such great characterisation. Ryder although pretty humble at heart was incredibly egotistical at times and often underestimated Paige.
I think I'd be remiss if I didn't address on of the biggest issues in this two part story. This book did a fantastic job of dealing with the issue of a woman's physical appearance within society. Although the romance genre has often been portrayed as the trashy sister of real literature, it's fantastic to see an author prove that so completely wrong. Literature has always been about sharing a message, be it a concept or idea, a dream or wish. Some of the best poems in history have been about war or politics, whilst some of the best fictional stories have spoken of women's rights and equality. A good story hooks it's reader in, but the best of stories after hooking you in, pushes you to think about something new. Perhaps society's expections as to our appearance is not a new realisation for most women but it's certainly worth the thought.
I found this book particularly challenging. I don't want anyone to take offence and so I'm choosing my words incredibly carefully. From the very beginning it was clear that Paige was not "model beautiful". She was not skinny. She had boobs and a bum; she had curves. That I could cope with. But I struggled to understand her size. In England where I live most people where double figured dress sizes so that didn't answer my question. I'm a size 10 in the U.K. which is quite an average size but I would say that although I'm not overweight I could be a healthier weight. So I couldn't determine if she was simply curvy or genuinely overweight. More importantly I struggled in my own mind to put Paige (if she was overweight) with Ryder (sexy superstar) and there was my first challenge because I devalued her in my own mind because of her weight. I was shocked with myself and quite disappointed. Then to see the way she was treated by other people who devalued her was truly humbling. Of course I'd never treat her that way but even I judged her and harshly for her weight. This book wasn't just a book about love and happily ever afters. It wasn't just a book about finding love but a book about what society demands of us and how damaging that expectation can be. Hats off to Lee because it's not often that a romance novel challenges me in this way.
There are so many reasons why I think you should read this book. The characters, the plot, the questions it inspires.
Hudson By Laurelin Paige
Synopsis: "I can easily divide my life into two parts—before her and after." Hudson Pierce has led a life few others could even imagine. With money and power at his fingertips, he's wanted for almost nothing. He's never experienced love, however, and he's seen few examples of it in his dysfunctional family. The ridiculous notion of romance has always intrigued him. He's studied it, controlled it, manipulated it, and has yet to understand it. Until he meets Alayna Withers. Now, the games he's played in his quest for comprehension can finally come to an end. Or are they just beginning? Told from his point of view, Hudson fills the holes in his love story with Alayna Withers. His past and relationship with his long-time friend Celia is further revealed and light is shed on his actions during his courtship with Alayna.
Hanleigh's Review!
This book is a must read for anyone who has read the rest of the fixed series and I'd say it's a must read for pretty much every romance lover out there. I've loved reading this story from Hudson's point of view. It was beautiful to see how he saw the world and how he sees himself.
I struggle to read books like this one. I'm not good with reading the same plot from a different point of view. I get lazy and impatient but I really did enjoy this one. I really enjoyed the back story too. It was great to finally understand what happened between him and Celia. This was a really emotional read and the clarity this book provided was outstanding. Paige is an amazing author and she's done a beautiful job with this book. I can't wait to see what story she tells us next.
Hanleigh's Current Reading List!
So as always there are so many books I'm looking forward to reading. Here is a list of all the books I will be reading and reviewing in the coming weeks.
Armed with a flaming sword and backed by Alf, her Demon partner, she's the thin blue line between the Souls escaped from Hell and the living residents of the city. Missing persons cases aren't her usual line of work, but a young woman has disappeared in strange circumstances and Cadence is pulled off her regular duties to investigate. The girl's parents think she's possessed. Which is impossible. Only, from what evidence there is - it looks an awful lot like she's possessed. To solve the case, she'll need the help of Matthew, a Soul expert. Matthew gained his expertise first hand – he's been dead since before Cadence was born. But when their investigation unearths links to the devil-worshipping cult, New Dusk, they begin to realise that the case might be more than even they can handle.
Their mutual fondness of literature brings Marco and Marisa closer, and the two find in each other a soulmate. When their secret relationship comes to light, they are torn apart. An unexpected encounter amidst mayhem brings them together again - two changed beings sharing unchanged feelings for each other. To be reunited, however, Marco and Marisa must take a risk that can jeopardize their love forever. RED is a tale of forbidden love that has received over two million hits on Wattpad. It was endorsed by journalist Debra Picket, a former columnist of The Chicago Sun-Times and contributor to CNN, as "an intriguing first novel - a thinking woman's 50 Shades of Grey." Set in Brazil and the US, RED is an unusual contemporary romance featuring references to philosophy, psychology, music and literature. If you enjoy the works of Sylvain Reynard, you'll love RED.
He says it's strictly so he can claim his beloved grandfather's painting, but I know there's more. There's always more with Ryder. My instincts say no, but he's offering to take care of the baby in my womb. Since my self-centered ex isn't going to play the father, I say yes, while steeling my heart. I can't afford to fall for a man who only wants me for a year. But how can I resist the sexiest man alive when he turns on his formidable charm to give everyone a good show? And how does a simple girl like me deal with the spotlight as his fiancée...or the scandal that explodes in our faces?
Inextricably bound by our past, we keep each other's secrets. And while there are people who have the power to hurt us, it's the truth that threatens us most of all.
Dallas can be mine only behind closed doors, our passion as searing as it is forbidden. Yet nothing in this world has ever felt so desperately, deliciously right.
Don't miss the entire sexy Stark S.I.N. series: Dirtiest Secret, Hottest Mess andSweetest Taboo.
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He's never experienced love, however, and he's seen few examples of it in his dysfunctional family. The ridiculous notion of romance has always intrigued him. He's studied it, controlled it, manipulated it, and has yet to understand it. Until he meets Alayna Withers. Now, the games he's played in his quest for comprehension can finally come to an end. Or are they just beginning? Told from his point of view, Hudson fills the holes in his love story with Alayna Withers. His past and relationship with his long-time friend Celia is further revealed and light is shed on his actions during his courtship with Alayna.
Solo By Deborah Bladon
Synopsis: SOLO, a new standalone from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Deborah Bladon. Libby Duncan is on the cusp of having her dream come true. She has landed a role in a Broadway musical and all of the hard work, dedication and devotion to her craft are finally paying off. It's not the starring role she's hoped for, but she knows that it's a step in the right direction and if she can keep her focus where it needs to be, she'll finally get the solo she deserves. If that happens, the entire path of her career will change and her remarkable talent will finally be noticed. Everything is on track until Libby's path crosses with Alec Hughes. He's the investor backing the musical. He holds all the cards to Libby's career in his hand and he wants only one thing to help her get her moment in the spotlight. He wants her. As they grow closer, Libby is forced to choose between standing out from the crowd and following her heart. She wants Alec, but his past is dictating their future. On opening night, everything changes. Libby's world is shattered and Alec must make a choice. Does he lay himself bare and show Libby who he truly is or does he walk away so she can pursue the life she's always wanted?
Hanleigh's Review
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December 2018


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An open letter to the terrible logo
Dear Terrible Logo,
In the beginning, your life was full of potential. Joyfully made in an early version of Microsoft Paint, you stood for the big things to come.
You were the pride and joy of the CEO, back when calling himself CEO was just an exercise in self-important posturing, since he was really the only full time employee. You were his symbol of hope. A sign that, despite having an office sandwiched between the plasma donation center and MeeMaw's Lil' 'Uns Daycare, this business was 100% legit.
Through all these years, you've worked for it. You've made appearances on countless cheap pens, water bottles, stress balls, and those key chains that people threw straight into the garbage. You were screen-printed on Ts and embroidered onto golf shirts. Your likeness was even impressed into chocolate and given as tasteful gifts to the clients that weren't good enough to send the wine and cheese baskets to. And when the well-meaning folks in HR launched their work/life balance campaign, "Swat Stress," you were right there, front and center on a couple hundred lime green fly swatters.
You held your head high while you were stretched almost beyond recognition, and when they placed you on backgrounds so busy you were barely discernible. You maintained your dignity as you found yourself dressed for the holidays, year after year, on the company greeting card. And though you've appeared in every color of the rainbow, you're not bitter.
But now, betrayal. Now, the business has hired a CMO, and he has brought the professionals in. They're curling their mustachioed lips in disdain at your amateur execution. They want a new logo. One with retro icons and script fonts and pretentious round lockups.
Well, I for one am sad to see you go (even though we'll still see you for a while on those padfolios because those were $6 a piece and way too expensive to just trash).
Here's to you, Terrible Logo. Maybe you don't have the elegance of the swoosh, the beautiful breast-like curvature of the Golden Arches, or any kind of hidden symbol like that FedEx arrow that you can't even believe was there this entire time. But you've been with us through thick and thin, and you deserve better.
I have a shirt with you on the back, which I promise to treasure forever. I'll wear it with pride as I wash my car, attend Zumba class, and climb into bed to cry when things are too difficult.
Sleep well, sweet logo.
PS. Maybe don't get too worried. The sales director thinks that the cost to replace you is "as ridiculous as putting gas in a wrecked car" and he's "doing just fine without any of this branding shit anyway." So fingers crossed!