tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312817172024-03-13T05:37:21.149-07:00*Tristi Pinkston, AuthorRamblings of an author, editor, media reviewer, homeschooling mommy, and headless chicken.Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-35196037258556109022018-04-09T11:36:00.002-07:002018-04-09T11:36:24.598-07:00On HiatusThis blog is taking a break from new content, but feel free to browse around and check out all the book reviews, writing tips, and ramblings about life in the archives! And if you're wondering what's keeping me so busy, <a href="http://www.ameliacadams.com/">head on over here</a> to check out my pen name and sign up for my newsletter. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-7704669181651088302017-08-01T22:34:00.001-07:002017-08-01T22:34:03.754-07:00Searching for Irene by Marlene SullivanAuthor Marlene Sullivan is releasing an exciting new novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Irene-Marlene-Bateman/dp/1524402656?tag=trpildau-20"><i>Searching for Irene</i></a>.<br />
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<i>What happened to Irene?</i></div>
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<i>When Anna Coughlin, a modern 1920s woman, travels
to the secluded hills of Virginia to work for wealthy Lawrence Richardson, she
discovers that the previous secretary, Irene, mysteriously disappeared a few
weeks before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon arriving at the
castle-like mansion to begin working, Anna finds that Lawrence’s handsome, but
antagonistic son, Tyler, wants nothing more than to have her gone. And he isn’t
the only one—</i></div>
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<i>After Anna sets out to find the truth behind
Irene’s disappearance, a series of frightening incidents ensnare her in a maze
of intrigue. Anna is helped—and often hindered—by the temperamental Tyler
Richardson, who—despite her best intentions—begins to steal her heart. </i></div>
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<i>But even as Anna begins to uncover dark secrets in
a troubled household, she must continue to hide a significant one of her own. When
her life is threatened, Anna is left to wonder if she’ll be able to unravel the
mystery before she disappears as mysteriously as the unfortunate Irene.</i></div>
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tallest parts of the mansion—fanciful turrets and a circular tower—were visible
only in glimpses Anna caught between lofty oaks and towering pines as her cab
wound through the knolls and hills of eastern Virginia. </span></i></div>
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the cab turned up the long driveway lined with dogwood trees in full bloom,
Anna Coughlin reached for her handbag, gripping it with a tension that had
knotted her muscles ever since getting on the train. </span></div>
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vast estate stood on a hilltop, like a castle—and she craned her neck to better
view the starkly impressive gray-stone mansion of Ashton Hall—where she hoped
to be hired. With its arched, leaded windows and slate roof with numerous
chimneys, the house rivaled pictures she’d seen of castles in Europe. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Instructing
the driver to wait, she climbed out, patted her hat in case it was askew, then
smoothed her gray suit with gloved hands in hopes of presenting a professional
appearance. Anna had no confidence she was clever enough or bold enough to pull
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was drawn by a tall man—more than six feet—who came from the side of the house.
Since the man was striding toward her so purposefully, Anna stopped and waited.
As he drew near, Anna noted his deep-set eyes were as black as his hair. His
skin was tanned, his thin, long-fingered hands brown and strong.</span></div>
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Coughlin?” He stretched out a hand and shook hers, but there was no warmth for
her in his eyes. “I’m Tyler Richardson. Unfortunately, your services are not
needed after all.” A touch of arrogance marked his manner, as though he was long
accustomed to command those around him.</span></div>
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fleeting glimpse of discomfiture crossed Mr. Richardson’s face. “I wasn’t
consulted about his hiring another secretary to replace the one who left so
suddenly. My father isn’t in good health, and the last thing we need is someone
coming in and upsetting him by making a muddle of things.”</span></div>
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dare he make such an assumption? It was difficult to hang on to her temper, but
there was too much at stake to let his boorishness sidetrack her. “Since I’m
here, I’m sure you won’t mind if I keep my appointment. After all, your father
is the one who requested my services. I’m sure he’s expecting me.”</span></div>
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words hit home.It took a few bitter seconds, but he finally acquiesced. “Come
in, then,” he muttered ungraciously before leading the way up the steps and opening
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his rigid back down the narrow hall, Anna’s brows furrowed as doubts crept in. How
wise had she been to come to this remote place? Especially when the previous
secretary had disappeared so mysteriously? Even her employer thought it odd
that no one in this mansion seemed to know where Irene had gone or where she
was now. It was as if Irene had vanished into thin air.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marlene has been a favorite author of mine for a long time, and I'm happy to help her celebrate this new release. Don't forget to check it out by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Searching-Irene-Marlene-Bateman/dp/1524402656?tag=trpildau-20">clicking here</a>, and you can learn more about Marlene by <a href="http://www.marlenebateman.info/">clicking here</a>. </b></span> </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-6914690345918997962017-06-17T00:49:00.002-07:002017-06-17T00:56:14.025-07:00Connecting the DotsIt's been a while since I've written a writing-related post ... or posted much at all, really ... so bear with me as I become particularly long-winded.<br />
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It seems that certain stories make their way around the Church, and everyone has to share them in their talks or lessons. In the eighties, the story of choice went something as follows:<br />
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<b>A man went to a job fair to look for a young man to hire to work on his farm. He went down the line of applicants and asked each of them for their qualifications. One boy said, "I can sleep when the wind blows." This perplexed the man, and he passed the boy over.</b><br />
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<b>Well, the worker he chose didn't fit, so he came back the following week to see who else was available. The same unusual young man was there, and responded, "I can sleep when the wind blows." That didn't make any sense to the farmer, so again, he hired someone else, and that someone else also didn't do well at the job.</b><br />
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<b>The third time (ever notice how these stories always go in threes?), upon hearing the strange answer, the man decided to go ahead and give the boy a try. He took him back to the farm, showed him his tasks, and showed him his bedroom in the loft.</b><br />
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<b>That night (what a coincidence!) a horrible storm came up. The farmer leaped out of bed and ran around the barn to check all the doors and windows and latches, and found that they were secure. His worker was still asleep in his bed, and the farmer finally understood what he meant and was glad that he'd hired him.</b><br />
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So, that's how I heard the story told all through my childhood, and it never made sense. Why was the farmer so impressed that the boy was still asleep? It sounded downright lazy to me. It wasn't until I was in my late teens that I finally heard the story told in a way that made sense, and you know what? It only took one clarifying sentence, which went as follows:<br />
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<b>Because the young man had made sure that the barn was secure before he went to bed, when the storm arose, he didn't need to run around in a panic because the work had already been done, and he could sleep peacefully.</b><br />
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Whoa! Did you see that? One little sentence clarified that whole story for me. Now I understood why everyone nodded and agreed with how wise it was when they heard it. Now I could apply it to my own life and really get the lesson I was being taught.<br />
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One of the biggest questions I ask my clients when I edit their books is, "Why?" Why did the character pull that face? Why did she react that way? Why did she sigh? Why did she start digging through her purse? Why, why, why?<br />
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It might be totally obvious to the author why the character is doing that thing or saying that thing, but if it's not obvious to the reader, the entire point will be lost. I have come up with a saying to help us all remember this principle, and you may quote me, but it's so awesome that if you do quote me, be sure to use my name:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't understand how she feels, you'll never understand what she does. - Tristi Pinkston</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">See? Cool, huh? If you don't understand that your character is angry, you won't understand why he's suddenly speaking through his teeth. A quick flash of thought will go a long way there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's all about connecting the dots. You give the reader this plot point and this character and this setting, and then you connect them together to make a complete image. You throw in those clarifying sentences (like, the kid had already locked everything, so he was at peace) and you show why that other character from the other example is angry (her words reminded him of what she'd said the night she left, and all those hurt feelings came rushing back, blinding him). That's how you create a whole picture, a whole experience for the reader so they can be immersed in your world and want to come back again and again - w</span><span style="font-size: small;">hich is the whole goal. Take a reader and make them a repeat reader, do that over and over again, and you will have a career. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-82777860509374275052017-03-06T11:33:00.002-07:002017-03-06T11:33:17.084-07:00The Dating Experiment by Elodia Strain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was so excited when I heard that Elodia Strain was releasing a new book. She's one of those authors who captured my imagination from the first with her unique storytelling voice, and there should be lots more Elodia books in the universe, in my opinion.<br />
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<b>Book Description</b>: After losing her job, her house, and her long-term boyfriend, Gabby’s
roommate signs her up to be in a dating experiment. Little does she
know, however, that her ex is in the experiment too! In an attempt to
escape the chaos of her life, Gabby visits home and accidentally
reunites with her childhood friend (and secret crush), Ian O’Connell. As
she participates in the study and its hilariously awkward dates, Gabby
finds her heart torn between the man she’s comfortable with and the man
who’s had her heart from the beginning.<br />
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<b>About the Author:</b> Elodia Strain was born in Alaska and grew up in the middle of California. She spent her childhood exploring Yosemite National Park, skiing—badly—at Lake Tahoe, and enjoying the beaches along California’s famed central coast. Elodia graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with a degree in marketing communications. She is the author of three previous books from Cedar Fort. Her debut novel, <i>The Icing on the Cake,</i> was well received by readers of all ages, and earned Elodia the Best New Fiction Author award from CFI. Her second book, <i>Previously Engaged</i>, was a Whitney Award finalist. Elodia also wrote <i>My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,</i> the novelization of the widely successful eponymous major motion picture, starring Alyssa Milano. In addition to her creative writing pursuits, Elodia has spoken at writers’ conferences, had the privilege of signing books at national events such as her alma mater’s Women’s Conference and Education Week, and is also one of the founders of Ink Ladies Plus (formerly the Ink Ladies blog), a group of CFI and independent authors who work together to strengthen and promote each other’s work. When not writing or marketing, Elodia spends her time bargain shopping, enjoying staycations with her husband, and spoiling her nieces and nephews.<br />
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Purchase the book by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dating-Experiment-Elodia-Strain-ebook/dp/B06WP3B7VT?tag=trpildau-20">clicking here</a>.<br />
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Learn more about Elodia <a href="http://www.elodiastrain.com/">here</a>. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-74083257209002706892016-08-14T23:21:00.002-07:002016-08-14T23:21:46.374-07:00Book Review: Dear Jane by Rachel Ward<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've been busy enough as of late that I haven't done a lot of book reviews, but I've known Rachel Ward for years through the blogging community, and when she asked if I'd review <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IWXKV0K?tag=trpildau-20"><i>Dear Jane</i>,</a> of course I said yes. Always a pleasure to share a friend's good news with the world. Or with a portion of the world. Okay, I have readers in a couple of countries that aren't the US. That counts, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Dear Jane</i> is an LDS romance that follows Quinn Matthews on her mission and then home again, and all that happens afterwards. She and her best friend's brother fell in love right before she left to serve in Florida, but rather than staying home, she decided to fulfill her lifelong dream of being a missionary and went anyway, trusting him when he said he'd wait for her. Well, we all know how dangerous that is ... and the book's title will give it away that he did not, in fact, wait for her. She's devastated when she receives his "Dear Jane" letter, but she finishes out her mission with renewed focus, determined that she won't let it ruin her service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think it was this initial decision that propelled her through the rest of the book. She has a lot of stuff hit her when she gets home, but she digs in and focuses on the most important things, and that's part of what makes her a likeable character. She goes through her valleys, just as we all do, but then she gets back up again and keeps trudging forward.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm not going to give away too much of the plot because obviously, the goal here is for you to read the book for yourself, but I'll give a few hints. Love sometimes comes from the most unexpected places. When those closest to us betray us, we have to look inside - and up - to keep moving forward. And what I appreciated best of all? Being righteous is not a "get out of trials free" card like some people say it is. Righteous people will have problems, but keeping the commandments helps us know where to look for comfort when those problems hit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are several editing issues throughout, but I'm nitpicky and those things stick out to me, so I won't do more than give a brief mention of that. I found this book really enjoyable, and I hope you get the chance to check it out for yourself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Purchase link: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IWXKV0K?tag=trpildau-20">Amazon</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Author's blog: <a href="http://screamandhug.blogspot.com/">Trapped Between a Scream and a Hug</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Author's Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rachelsuewardauthor/">Rachel Ward</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rachel Turner Ward graduated from Hillcrest High School after spending two years writing for the yearbook and the creative writing magazine. She then studied English at Brigham Young University—Idaho, graduating with an emphasis in Literary Studies. She has contributed to several online publications, including Mormon Mommy Blogs and SheSteals. She has written a personal blog since 2009, Trapped Between a Scream and a Hug. Rachel lives in Salt Lake with her six children and husband of 15 years.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-38261694842533553572016-07-06T18:28:00.000-07:002016-07-06T18:28:30.101-07:00Start Seeing Ridey Carts!Several years ago, we saw the birth of the "Start Seeing Motorcycles!" campaign. I'm thinking of launching one of my own - "Start Seeing Ridey Carts!"<br />
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Nearly every grocery store has them - motorized shopping carts with dreadfully uncomfortable seats. They allow impaired customers to get their shopping done, and they really are a blessing. My kids and I have always called them "ridey carts" - it's a little more fun to say, I guess. At any rate, they're very common where we live, and I imagine they are where you live too.<br />
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As common as they are, though, a rather astonishing thing happens when you sit down in one. You suddenly disappear. It's like you're not even there anymore. A spotlight shines on you just long enough for people to wonder why you're using it, and then they can't see you anymore.<br />
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The things I'm listing in this post are true of everywhere I've lived and of every store where I've shopped. I'm not pointing fingers at any one town or demographic - I'm saying there are some universal issues to be explored. <br />
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Allow me to share my story just to illustrate the points I'm going to make. We all enjoy a good story, right?<br />
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I have sacroiliac syndrome. In layman's terms, this means that at any given moment, the nerves in my hip will go numb and the muscles will stop working, and I have to drag that leg if I want to keep walking. This happens a lot when I've been sitting too long, standing too long, lying down too long . . . basically, it just happens whenever. I've learned to cope with it. I just limp a lot. :) It's one of those invisible ailments that doesn't have any outward manifestations except that oh, I'm limping again.<br />
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That's one of the first things I want to discuss - the stigma of the ridey cart. I've heard it plenty - other shoppers speculating as to why someone is riding instead of walking. Usually their comments have to do with the other person's weight. "Well, if she wasn't so fat, she wouldn't need that cart." There's judgement attached to it, an indication that the person in the cart is somehow less valuable.<br />
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A couple of years ago, I had a cast, and when I'd go out shopping, I finally felt legal, like I had a genuine reason for being in the cart. That's just silly - outward evidence of an injury shouldn't be the determining factor in whether or not you need one, but psychologically, it did made me feel validated.<br />
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Thing is, I don't have to prove to anyone that I have a disability, just like someone with lupus or depression shouldn't have to prove that they are struggling. We don't have the right to require that of people. We don't have the right to judge them or say that they're fine just because we can't see what's wrong. I'd have to say that the vast majority of ailments are invisible, and if we base our opinions solely on what we can see, we're being ridiculous.<br />
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And yes, very often, the people who use ridey carts are overweight. That's because their disability makes it very hard for them to exercise, and then it becomes a cycle, with the lack of exercise and the disability playing off each other. But we can't point fingers and say, "Well, if that person wasn't so fat, they wouldn't need the cart." We have no way of knowing those kinds of details about someone else's life, and frankly, it's none of our business anyway. Going back to the previous paragraph, they shouldn't have to explain why they're overweight. There are a million different reasons why, and none of them are anyone else's concern. In my case, it's a combination of the disability, thyroid and adrenal problems, some underlying emotional issues, and the fact that chocolate is a thing. I told you that because I wanted to, not because I needed to. Big difference. <br />
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So, that's part one of the Stigma of the Ridey Cart - the judgment and the speculation. All very delightful, as I'm sure you can imagine. Now let's discuss part two - being invisible. Yes, you can be judged and be invisible at the same time.<br />
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Again, using myself as an example because I'm only qualified to share my own experiences, when I sit down in the cart, I immediately go on my guard because I know that no one can see me now. I have entered my own invisible plane, just like Wonder Woman. As I come around a corner, I'm the only one paying attention, so I must be the one to dart out of the way. People will park their carts smack dab in the middle of the aisle, making it impossible for me to get around. They frequently think they can outrun me, so they'll cross the aisle right in front of me, believing they can make it to the other side no problem.<br />
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But there is a problem, which is that ridey carts don't have breaks. The only thing I can do is let go of the handle, and then I coast to a stop. If you dart out in front of me and I hit you, I'm sorry, but there wasn't one thing I could do. Even if I had Fred Flintstone feet and could step on the ground and come to a stop, you'd still get hit, and let's face it - if I had Fred Flintstone feet, I wouldn't need the ridey cart.<br />
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In so many instances, I've had to back up and go around because of ladies who have stopped their carts to chat with each other and don't scoot out of the way when they see me coming. On the occasions when they do hear me excuse myself, I get one of those "looks." When I'm walking and pushing a regular cart, I'm able to go down the aisle because people move for me. I'm a real human then.<br />
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As I look back over this long post, I realize that I sound very bitter. I'm not, really. These are just experiences I've had that I don't think I would have thought about unless I were personally going through them. It's my hope in sharing this that others can become more aware. If I were to sum it all up, I'd say:<br />
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1. When you see someone in a ridey cart, please don't rush to conclusions. They are struggling with things you can't see, and they shouldn't have to prove their right to be in the cart.<br />
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2. When you pass them on an aisle, smile and be friendly. Let them know you're aware of them. Don't ignore them or duck around them like they're not even there.<br />
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3. Move your cart to the side if they're trying to get past. You'd do it for a regular cart - this is no different.<br />
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4. Please, please don't play chicken by trying to cross the aisle right in front of them. Remember that they can't stop quickly, and they would feel terrible if they hit you.<br />
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Please start seeing ridey carts. Understand that the people using them wouldn't be using them if they weren't experiencing some kind of difficulty - they're hardly the cool thing to do. Know that everyone has sorrow that the eye can't see, as the hymn says. And maybe share this link so others can start becoming more aware and we can all peacefully shop together because American consumerism is awesome, yo. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-51551761666875523172016-05-29T18:01:00.002-07:002016-05-29T18:05:34.754-07:00Sunday Thoughts: Choose Your Own Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I was a kid, the Choose Your Own Adventure books were all the rage. In case you are a poor, neglected soul and are unfamiliar with these books, I'll explain how they work - you start out on page one, and every time your character needs to make a decision, you choose which way to go and then you flip to the page indicated for that choice.<br />
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For instance, if you find a rattlesnake, you might turn to page ten if you choose to run away, and to page thirteen if you choose to stay where you are. Each book is a long series of choices, and there are a couple of alternate endings. The choices you make along the way will dictate how your story will go.<br />
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Of course, you can go back and make other choices and see what the other alternatives are. That's part of the fun of it.<br />
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I was thinking about these books this morning, and I had some deep thoughts.<br />
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You didn't always get the best endings by making the best choices. Sometimes the story was much more exciting if you chose the most dangerous path, and sometimes, if you chose the most logical path, you'd end up getting killed on the next page anyway. In retrospect, it's like the book creators weren't so much interested in getting you through the adventure safely, but they wanted to tell the most amazing story ever that was rife with danger. The reader wasn't being taught how they should really react to tricky situations, but how to ride on the edge all the way through.<br />
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One huge case in point. I picked up a type of Choose Your Own Adventure that was written for young teen girls. The character was out on a date, and the guy decided to get a little handsy. You were given two choices - one, to get away from him and call for a ride home, or two, to go along with it. Well, I chose to get away from him, and when I turned to that page, it said that he'd told the whole school about it, I was now a social outcast, and I was never asked out again. End of the story for me.<br />
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Um, what? So the "right" choice would have been to go along with it? What kind of life advice is that?<br />
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Authors of these kinds of books may not realize that what they write does impact their young reader. They might think, "Oh, these are just fun stories," but readers look to books to teach them about the world around them. The message here is, if you don't let your date go exploring under your sweater, you'll be miserable the rest of your life.<br />
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So then I got to thinking about the choices we make throughout our lives. Each choice we make today will open up new choices for us to make tomorrow. Every day is exactly like navigating through a Choose Your Own Adventure. If I talk to this person, I might hear about that job opportunity, which might lead to moving to California, which might lead to ... Not all our choices are that dramatic, but choices we make to be honest and moral will always put us on different paths from choices we make to tell a little white lie or make an exception just this once.<br />
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The most important conclusion I drew was this - choosing the path of safety may not take us on the wildest adventure, but it will bring us peace, joy, and happiness, and we'll experience all the adventures we could ever possibly handle anyway.<br />
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Every choice has a consequence. Every road has a crossroads. Every decision will bring us to a different conclusion. Nothing is guaranteed, as we all must go through trials and have learning experiences. But as we make these decisions in the best way we can, using our moral compass as a guide, our story will be the very best one for us, with a much greater chance of a happily ever after.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-45449866611440246542016-05-06T22:29:00.001-07:002016-05-06T22:29:38.954-07:00Why Use a Pen Name?I'm actually asked quite frequently why a person would or would not want to use a pen name when they start publishing. I decided that writing it out in a blog post would be a jolly good idea.<br />
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In my opinion, there are three main reasons why an author would consider using a pen name. These aren't listed in any particular order.<br />
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<b>1.</b> <b>As a safety precaution</b>. Some authors worry about stalkers, ex-spouses, or other unsavory individuals locating them and making their lives difficult if they publish under their own names. It has been difficult for authors such as Stephenie Meyer, for instance, who published as herself and now must use bodyguards and what-have-you. However, this is not ordinary at all. I've never had a problem with crazed fans or the like, and out of my many, many author friends, I'm only aware of one who has had a stalker. And she uses a pen name. Go figure. <br />
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<b>2. Their name is completely unpronounceable</b>. If their ancestors came from a foreign country or they have an unusual name for another reason, they might consider using a pen name just so it's easier for readers to request them at libraries and bookstores and such. Or, if they happen to have the same name as a famous person, they might choose a different name for themselves. My name is unusual, but it's served me well because there's only one of me.<br />
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<b>3. To differentiate between genres. </b>If an author is well known for writing middle-grade fiction and then decides to write adult horror, they might choose to use a pen name so their middle-grade fans don't accidentally pick up the horror novel and be scarred for life. Or a sweet romance author might choose another name for her erotica novels. It's something authors to do help steer their readers where they want to be. They know what to expect when they pick up a book by that author. However, if they're writing YA romance and then decide to write adult sweet romance, they don't need a pen name because those two genres are similar enough that the same audience can read both and will probably enjoy both.<br />
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Using a pen name isn't difficult. You don't need to do anything legally to make that name yours - you can have your publisher send the checks in your real name and you can use your real name on your business license and so forth. Some authors do a DBA where they add their author name onto their bank accounts, but I haven't done that since all my checks are made out in my real name.<br />
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When you choose your name, run a search on Google and make sure there isn't someone else by that name doing things you don't want to be associated with, and check Amazon to see if there are other authors by that name. If all that checks out, take a second to make sure that website address is available, and then snatch it up immediately. <br />
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I'd say that the vast majority of writers don't need a pen name, but you know your circumstances better than anyone and will know what you most prefer to do. <br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-35564409464642470622016-05-06T12:33:00.000-07:002016-05-06T12:33:03.576-07:00A Touch of Gentility <i>Side Note: I don't shop at Target. That has nothing to do with their bathroom policy - I don't like their selection and I don't like their prices. I've felt that way for years. To find out how I feel about bathrooms, keep reading.</i><br />
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I look back and remember going to my grandma's house as a child. She'd be in the kitchen baking up something in the oven, my grandpa would be reading the newspaper in his living room chair, and the grandchildren would run in and out, taking cookies from the jar on the counter that was always full. What precious memories those are to me years after my grandparents passed.<br />
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They were raised in a time when you'd say "sir" or "ma'am" simply as a matter of course, when you'd stop and help someone whose car had broken down along the side of the road, and when you'd give someone the benefit of a doubt and trust their good intentions until you found out they weren't who they said they were - and you knew that for a fact.<br />
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Today, all I have to do is look at social media to start longing for those days to return.<br />
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It seems there are many who are eager to take offense first and ask questions later ... if ever. Opinions are shouted and screamed, accompanied by name calling and personal attacks. In my grandfather's time, two fellows might disagree on who to vote for, but it would rarely disintegrate into profanity and attacks on someone's moral character.<br />
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It seems there are many who distrust others' intentions and believe that they're rarin' for a fight or trying to be hurtful rather than taking a moment to listen to what is really being said.<br />
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It seems there are many who are careful to be politically correct, but who have forgotten something even more basic - kindness. Simple kindness, which is more inclusive and more powerful than any mandated way of speaking.<br />
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It's true that technology has brought us a long way since my grandparents' time. We've made tremendous advances in science and medicine and transportation. But I fear that many have slid backwards in terms of respect. If you and I disagree, we can do so without coming to verbal blows about it - and yet, there are those who spend their time looking for the next fight, the next battle.<br />
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I have a challenge for all of us, and that's to take a step back and understand that the beliefs we hold dear may not be dear to others - and that's okay. We are each given the choice as to how to think and feel, and taking away their ability to choose their beliefs would also take away our ability to choose our beliefs. On both sides of every issue, we should state our position, and we should allow others to state theirs without the whole thing being reduced to mud slinging. Sadly, those who do this most will never see this post.<br />
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And as far as bathrooms go, what if we were to take this furor and this angst we feel on both sides of the issue and concentrate instead on lobbying for a third bathroom? It needn't be as large as the others because statistically speaking, there probably wouldn't be a line of people waiting for it, but it would be a compassionate way to address the issue for everyone, including those who are transgender ... I can't imagine that public restrooms have ever been comfortable for them, and I don't see the opening up of just two bathrooms as being the right solution for them either. At whatever stage of their transformation, they might enjoy a little more privacy and respect.<br />
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It's my hope that we can see each other as human beings all sharing space on this planet and not leap into attack mode whenever something is presented that opposes our world view. I'd like to see conversations, not battles. I'd like us to stop using social media to say things we'd never say to someone's face ... and to stop letting social media callus us to the point where we <i>would </i>start saying those things to people's faces. We are all, at heart, good people just navigating our way though life the best we can. Let's wave at each other as we go by instead of sticking out our tongues. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-30661964755963960662016-04-20T00:00:00.000-07:002016-04-20T00:00:08.472-07:00Spotlight: The Magnificent World of Spirits by Marlene Bateman Sullivan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life. Death. Life.</div>
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Not everyone who visits the spirit world stays
there. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Magnificent World of Spirits:
Eyewitness Accounts of Where We Go When We Die,</i> gives fascinating glimpses
of life beyond the veil by people who visited the spirit world during the early
years of the LDS Church.</div>
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Filled with stories of insight and inspiration, <a href="http://goo.gl/qqI20J"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Magnificent World</i> of </a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://goo.gl/qqI20J">Spirits</a> </i>is a stirring book that combines
documented personal experiences with scripture, commentary, and quotes from
latter-day prophets and other leaders. This book will bring you peace as you
come to understand what awaits on the other side of the veil. <span style="color: black;">After reading this book, you will never think of life—or
death—in the same way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Author <a href="http://www.marlenebateman.info/">Marlene Bateman Sullivan</a> paid a visit to my blog today to talk about her new release and share with me how she got the idea to write this book. </span></div>
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"Years ago, as I was doing research for another
book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">LDS Heroes and Heroines</i>, I came
across some touching stories in early Church history about people who had
visited the spirit world. I found so many personal accounts in journals and
other personal records, and in old newspapers and magazines, that I divided the
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contains over 50 accounts of people who had near-death experiences. Writing
that book encouraged me to write <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Magnificent World of Spirits: Eyewitness Accounts of Where We Go When We Die,</i>
which is about people who also visited the spirit world, through dreams,
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lives, that He loves us and that when we die, life will continue on in a
beautiful place where we </span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">will be reunited with our departed loved ones, be freed from
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understanding of this life and increase our knowledge of the life to come. We
can benefit from the insights people gained when they entered the spirit world
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-62943449381135315042016-02-22T00:08:00.001-07:002016-02-22T00:08:54.978-07:00New Book Release - The Changing Season by Steven Manchester<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oCHQu0K-og8/VsqxyzRIV5I/AAAAAAAAIWc/dbZcxvfF2ZA/s1600/season.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oCHQu0K-og8/VsqxyzRIV5I/AAAAAAAAIWc/dbZcxvfF2ZA/s320/season.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This was supposed to be a simple summer
for Billy: one more lazy expanse of time before college began. He'd fill
the hours playing with Jimmy—his canine best buddy—going camping and
doing all the things he promised Jimmy they'd do before Billy left. But
that was before the accident that shook the entire town. It was before
the summer job that turned into something so much more than a way to get
a paycheck. And it was before Vicki. This summer was destined to be many
things to Billy, things he didn't truly understand until now. But it was
definitely not going to be simple.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">An enormously touching, richly textured,
deeply moving novel of new adulthood, The Changing Season is an experience
to savor—with special appeal to dog lovers. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Steven Manchester is the author of four
#1 bestsellers: T<i>welve Months, The Rockin' Chair, Pressed Pennies,</i> and <i>Gooseberry
Island</i>. His long-anticipated novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Season-Steven-Manchester/dp/1611882265?tag=trpildau-20"><i>The Changing Season</i>, </a>is now available. Steve is also the author of the award-winning novel <i>Goodnight,
Brian</i>. He has written <i>A Christmas Wish</i> (Kindle exclusive), <i>Wilbur Avenue
</i>(novelette), <i>Just in Time</i> (novelette) and <i>The Thursday Night Club</i> (novella),
while his work has appeared on NBC's Today Show, CBS's The Early Show,
CNN's American Morning and BET's Nightly News. Three of Steven's short
stories were selected "101 Best" for Chicken Soup for the Soul
series, and he is the produced playwright of <i>Three Shoeboxes</i>. When not spending
time with his beautiful wife, Paula, or their four children, this Massachusetts
author is promoting his works or writing. Visit him at his <a href="http://www.stevenmanchester.com/">website </a>or on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/AuthorStevenManchester">Facebook</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">***</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">From the book:
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<span></span><br /><span> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">The
beach was nearly deserted. After erecting their tent and establishing a cozy
campsite, Jimmy trotted to the water. As Billy looked on, the silver-faced mutt
walked in slowly—like an old man easing himself into a warm bath—the reckless
abandon he’d once been known for completely gone.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Jimmy swam for a bit before sitting in the shallows with the water
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Billy waded in and took a seat beside him where they sat for a
long while, looking out onto the horizon. While the tide gently lapped at their
chests, Billy wrapped his arm around Jimmy’s shoulder. “This is the life,” he
whispered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">A seagull landed on the sand a few feet from them. Jimmy just sat
there, watching the squawking bird with mild interest. “You <i>must be </i>tired, Jimmy. Back in the day,
you would have chased that vulture until you collapsed.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">As they strolled along the coastline, Jimmy shook the salt water
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">“I know you’re stalling,” Billy told him, “and it’s okay.” <i>At least your spirit’s still willing</i>,
Billy thought, getting choked up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">When Jimmy slowed even more, Billy headed for the campsite. The
sea grasses had lost their summer hue and were now brittle, snapping in half as
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">They reached camp and sat together again where Billy discovered that
the pads on Jimmy’s paws were dry and cracked. One was even bleeding, which
Jimmy licked for some time. Billy pulled the big moose into his lap. “Too many
miles on those old tires, huh?” he whispered, before noticing the patch of
missing fur on the mutt’s hind quarter—a souvenir from a vicious fight he’d won
in his glory days. A mean stray had swaggered into the backyard looking for
trouble. Unwilling to let it go, Jimmy gave the growling stranger all the
trouble he could handle. That one battle scar had been rubbed and patted
thousands of times throughout the years, the family being forever grateful for
Jimmy’s sacrificial love and fearless devotion. As they sat side-by-side, Billy
rubbed it again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Resting his head in Billy’s lap, Jimmy’s eyes squinted while he
enjoyed the heavy scratching.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Billy worked his hand up the old dog’s body, stroking Jimmy’s head
and kneading the scruff of his neck. “I love you, buddy,” he said. “You know
that, right?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Jimmy licked Billy’s hand.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">“And I need to go away pretty soon…to college.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">Jimmy licked him again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">“The last thing in the world I want is to leave you, but I…” Billy
stopped from going any further. A wave of tears was waiting to break on the
shore just behind his eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">As though Jimmy understood, he nestled deeper into Billy’s lap and
began giving Billy’s hand a thorough bath.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">With his free hand, Billy rubbed Jimmy’s chest up and down—fast
and hard—exactly the way the old mutt liked it. As he did, he looked up and
noticed a bank of even darker clouds had gathered above. “Looks like rain,” he
told Jimmy. “Hopefully, there’s no thunder.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; line-height: 200%;">They napped in the tent, Jimmy appearing much less worried about
his nails on the air mattress than Billy. They curled up together, the rain
pitter-pattering on the light canvas above. “It’s just a shower,” Billy told
him. <i>As good a guess as any meteorologist
would make</i>, Billy thought, <i>though it
doesn’t matter either way</i>. As they began to nod off in each other’s arms,
Jimmy snored peacefully. Billy stared at his best friend’s face, studying every
nook and cranny—memorizing every crease and line. But it was silly. He knew
Jimmy’s face better than his own. <i>And I’m
going to miss it something awful</i>, he thought, swallowing back the lump in
his throat. While the rain picked up and began thumping on the tent’s roof,
Billy closed his eyes.</span></div>
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I've spoken with several other mothers who have expressed feeling the same way, and it's no surprise. We know that as we draw closer to the end times of the world, God will be sending His most choice spirits, His warrior spirits, to lead this last charge and carry us on to victory at the time of the Second Coming. We are now raising those warriors in our homes to stand up and fight against the evil ploys of the adversary.<br />
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When Brock Richardson first contacted me to review his new release, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Latter-Day-Warriors-Stepping-Spiritual-Strength/dp/1462117058?tag=trpildau-20"><i>Latter-day Warriors: Stepping into Your Spiritual Strength, </i></a>I said yes primarily because I'm trying to read a little more inspirational nonfiction. What I didn't realize was that this book was going to be a tool for me to teach my children what I already know about them - that they have incredible missions here on this earth, and to help prepare them for those missions. We've had long discussions about it before, but as I read, I said to my husband, "I need to read this out loud to the kids." There are stories in here I believe will really inspire them.<br />
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Brock starts out by relating the story of his father, who was so ill during most of Brock's childhood that he'd go straight from school to the hospital so they could spend time together. His father would sometimes sneak away from the hospital to attend Brock's sporting events during high school, always in great pain, but willing to make that sacrifice. This man stood as a big example to Brock of everything he wanted to be, and when his father passed while Brock was serving his mission, Brock was devastated, but took great heart from something his mission president said - that now Brock's father could teach the ancestors of the people Brock was teaching in Uruguay. As Brock stayed close to the Spirit, he felt his father there, teaching with him.<br />
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The remainder of the book is broken up into ten chapters, each chapter being an interview with a member of the BYU football team. This may seem like an abrupt change of subject, but it's not - Brock uses football as an analogy for the battles we're all facing, and he learned during his own time on the BYU football team that the strength of the players came from their belief in God. Each interview not only discusses physical strength, but spiritual strength, and there are statements not only from the players, but their wives, making this book perfect for anyone to read. Us girls are warriors in this battle too, more powerfully than we even realize!<br />
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What I appreciated most about this book is the fact that it brings the truth to the forefront and makes it very real and very pertinent for our time, right now - the battle is real, we must be prepared, this isn't something that we need to worry about ten or fifteen years from now. We must be working diligently every day to ensure that our testimonies are in place and that we are seeking the Spirit in all we do so that when it's our turn to go onto the battlefield - when we have a missionary opportunity or someone is challenging our faith - we know what to say and we are able to be guided by the Holy Ghost in what other things we should say. A key point made in the book is that the power of our words and the force of our testimonies are the true weapons we will use. We may feel as though we aren't mighty in speaking, but if we're living our lives in accordance with the commandments, the Spirit will guide us in what to say when we need to say it.<br />
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I'm eager to start reading this book with my kids and to use it as a discussion point in our family home evenings. I feel very blessed to be raising four warriors, and my husband and I need to up our game and make sure that we're the best warrior trainers we can be. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-49354728753546923872015-12-13T20:42:00.000-07:002015-12-13T20:42:27.908-07:00Pinkston Christmas Card 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas from the Pinkstons!</span></div>
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Wow. More than ever<span style="font-size: small;">, as I look back over the last year, I'm amazed at how blessed we are. It's been difficult and complicated and frustrating, and joyful and hopeful too. Pretty much how life tends to go, yes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you recall from 2014, we moved from Orem to Bountiful in a very quick series of events (put the trailer up for sale in June, got an offer August 25th, and were out of there August 30th). After staying with a friend for two weeks, we found a cute redbrick house to rent, but things . . . well, we'll just say that things didn't go so well. There were multitudes of issues with the house that weren't being resolved by the owners, and the final straw was the third flood, which took place in April of this year, and completely saturated our basement. Anyone with a bedroom downstairs was now sleeping in the living room. All those issues, plus the fact that Matt was now working in American Fork and commuting, strongly encouraged us to move back down to Utah County. We found a great house in American Fork and moved here in May. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now, in case that slipped past, let me point it out - we moved from Orem in a week's time, moved in with my friend, moved to the Bountiful house two weeks after that, stayed in Bountiful for eight months, and then packed up the Bountiful house and moved three weeks after the flooding. In the space of nine months, we moved three times, each time in a big ol' hurry. It was crazy and filled with madness and mayhem, but we had some good friends who were there for us, and my sisters were amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We had a fantastic experience in Bountiful before we moved - our daughter, Caryn, was attending a single young adult ward and was a member of the choir, and their ward was asked to send some singers to participate in the regional choir of young adults that was to perform in general conference. Caryn's bishop asked her to be one of those who went, so Saturday's afternoon session, she got to be there. Because she's so short, she got to sit on the front row (I told her that there are blessings to being petite), and so she was just behind and to the left of the pulpit. What a great experience for her. Her choir also performed in a musical event about the life of Joseph Smith the following week. She was truly blessed by our time in Bountiful. Many things didn't work out for us there, but we believe we were there for her, so she could have those experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, fast forward to May. Our new house in American Fork is great. It's a little bit older and has gold carpet and orange counters (not a fan of orange), but it's huge. Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a family room in addition to a living room, and it's cheaper than the Bountiful house was - without the constant issues. We love our ward, we're close to the Timpanogos Temple, and we can see ourselves staying here until we're ready to buy. It's crazy to think that we've now been here longer than we lived in Bountiful. It's been a whirlwind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Now for a breakdown of the family and their doings ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Matt </b>- He was working for a company here in American Fork, but was let go in June. That was scary for a minute, but we stopped, evaluated the situation, and decided to have him start working from home. He runs his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GenealogyTrainer/?fref=ts">genealogy business</a>, and has also been brought on board as my business manager for <a href="http://www.trifectabooks.com/">Trifecta</a>. I know you'll be shocked and stunned to hear that he's a genealogy consultant in the ward (a calling he holds almost everywhere we go), but his assignment this time is a little different, as he's training some of the young men in the ward to be junior consultants. It's been a fun thing. He and Ammon are home teaching companions, and he walks/jogs to the temple nearly every day for exercise. He's been a huge help to me with the home and family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tristi </b>(that's me!) - I've been working hard on both my own writing and as the owner of Trifecta. I decided a few months back to retire from freelance editing so I could concentrate more on those other aspects. It was a hard decision to make, but I now have more time to build my company and to write. Thanks to the hard work of my sisters, I didn't hurt myself too badly with this last move (hooray!) and was able to get the house mostly put together before August, when everything kind of went crazy - bad bronchitis followed by hurting not just one, but both my feet and hairlining one, followed by gastroenteritis. I was basically bedridden from the middle of August until about the middle of October. I'm up on my feet again, but toddling around gingerly, as I'm still getting flexibility back in my feet. Matt and the kids were awesome, taking care of me. I'm serving as a teacher in the Relief Society and loving it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Caryn </b>- You got to read about some of her cool things this year already, but there's more. She's working hard on her writing and illustrating, having written another novel during National Novel Writing Month in November, and she's taking temple prep courses at church. She's also studying alternative health care and will be a Body Code Certified Practitioner. She's really skilled (I'm her chief guinea pig, so I know) and once she's certified, you should all come see her. Belle, her dog, is still a great companion. Caryn is now nineteen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ammon </b>- Well, the kid's over six foot three now and just turned seventeen. Don't ask me how that happened - it just did. He's gotten involved in our ward taking the sacrament to the shut-ins every Sunday afternoon, and he goes to seminary over at the high school. He spends a lot of time working on learning computer programming, and he's learned a lot about it over the course of the last year. He's currently looking for a job, so if anyone local to me knows of anything good, yeah. Pop me a note. The upheaval of this last year was a little hard on him, but he came through it with his typical good humor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Joseph </b>- Just today, Joseph was set apart as the secretary in his Teacher's quorum. He's been attending his first year of seminary at the junior high and loves it, and he's made a good friend here in our neighborhood. He went to Scout camp for a whole week this summer (a whole week! It about killed me) and loved it. He's now taller than I am and doesn't show any signs of slowing down anytime soon. It's like he's making up for those couple of years where he didn't grow much at all. Caryn's perturbed because now Benjamin is the only one shorter than she is, but he's growing too. Joseph is doing really well in our new home, and is now fourteen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Benjamin </b>- Hard to believe, but this kid, my baby, just turned eleven. That doesn't make me feel old or anything. He went on his first camp-out with the eleven-year-old Scouts this last weekend. He and Matt were super cold the whole time, but they had fun. Benjamin and Joseph both are into Lego Mixels, and like drawing and telling stories about them. He's been going through some adjustment phases with this move too, but he's getting more involved in Primary and the neighborhood, and he's doing great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We've had a ton more happen to us this year, but it's impossible to put everything into one letter. The upshot is, we've had some trials and things have been a little tough from time to time, but the hand of the Lord has been in everything, and we've been blessed and supported even during those hardships. We are so grateful to have the gospel in our lives and bear you our testimonies of the divine role of our Savior, His power to heal us all, and His infinite love for each of us. We love you all and wish you a very Merry Christmas! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-6799895397650336752015-11-30T01:30:00.000-07:002015-11-30T01:30:01.318-07:00Guest Post: Foils by September C. Fawkes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My guest today is the very wise and informative September C. Fawkes.
Sometimes she scares people with her enthusiasm for writing and reading. People may say she needs to get a social life. It'd be easier if her fictional one wasn't so interesting.<br />
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September C. Fawkes graduated with an English degree with honors from Dixie State University, where she was the managing editor of The Southern Quill literary journal and had the pleasure of writing her thesis on Harry Potter. Today she works for a New York Times best-selling author, is penning a novel, and sharing writing tips on her blog, which you can find at <a href="http://www.septembercfawkes.com/">www.SeptemberCFawkes.com</a>. You should also visit her site to learn about <b>a fab-you-less giveaway</b> she has going on right now.
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Foil: “<i>a foil is a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.</i>” (This definition is from wikipedia, but as an English graduate, I can tell you it's accurate)<br />
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Creating a foil for your character helps highlight your characters’ qualities. In <i>Harry Potter</i>, Harry and Voldemort are foils for each other. Harry is protected by love while Voldemort is harmed by it. Harry sacrifices himself to save others. Voldemort sacrifices others to save himself. Harry ultimately greets death like an equal. Voldemort does everything he can to escape it. Because they are opposites, it's easier for readers to notice their attributes; Harry knows love, has courage, and serves others while Voldemort, in reality, doesn't have any of those.<br />
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In <i>Les Miserables</i>, Jean Valjean and Javert are foils. Valjean is full of mercy. Javert is full of justice. Valjean believes people can change and change for the better. Javert doesn't. Valjean breaks laws. Javert goes above and beyond to keep them. Their differences are more obvious when they have each other for comparison.<br />
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Often you'll see the protagonist foils the antagonist, (and often they will share similar origins,) but foils can be any two characters.<br />
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Taking it Further—</h2>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cP_j3A8OOOA/UOIzuJbUMxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/n4yaLj1uzWM/s1600/galadriel_1280.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cP_j3A8OOOA/UOIzuJbUMxI/AAAAAAAAAPI/n4yaLj1uzWM/s1600/galadriel_1280.jpeg" width="141" /></a>While by definition, foils refer to two characters contrasting one another, you can take it further. You can use foils in other aspects of your story. You can foil settings, creatures, dialogue, relationships, and pretty much anything else. In <i>Lord of the Rings</i>, the elves, with their beauty and grace, foil the orcs—each is more striking because of the other. Do you want to create a stunning setting? Create a foul one to contrast it. The more prevalent the foul, the more beautiful and special the stunning.<br />
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This concept is what makes Katniss in <i>The Hunger Games</i> such a remarkable character. The fact she volunteers to take her sister’s place is more astounding when we learn no one else has done such a thing in District 12. Ever. She is extraordinary compared to others.<br />
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In my story, I want to highlight how exceptional a particular relationship is, so I’m making sure to include horrible relationships in my plot as well.<br />
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Giving a Character Two Foils—</h2>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0KQ3Gs_ALzQ/UOjwwLhXb8I/AAAAAAAAARA/ZR1Vaf3CNJI/s1600/Shakespeare_Flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0KQ3Gs_ALzQ/UOjwwLhXb8I/AAAAAAAAARA/ZR1Vaf3CNJI/s200/Shakespeare_Flower.jpg" width="171" /></a>Another way to take this concept further is to give your character two foils and fit her in the middle of the two extremes. I can’t take the credit for this idea; I learned about it from my professor in my Shakespeare class, because Shakespeare used this method.<br />
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In Henry IV Part 1, Prince Hal is a character with two foils. On one side of him, there is Hotspur, who is obsessed with glory and honor, on the other side, there is Falstaff, who rationalizes that honor isn’t that important; after all, it doesn’t provide food or guarantee his life. Hal fits in the middle, and as such, the audience perceives him as “just right”--he is the perfect balance.<br />
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Like Hal, Frodo has two foils. While going to Mordor, he travels with Smeagol and Sam, who are opposites. Smeagol is obsessed, tormented, and consumed by the Ring. Sam, however, is free of the Ring’s power, having never held it. He sees the Ring for what it really is and regards Smeagol with disgust. Frodo fits in the middle. He relates to Smeagol, perceiving the creature as what he could become, and at times longs to keep the Ring. But Frodo is like Sam in his determination to destroy it. Sam and Smeagol help illustrate Frodo’s complexity.<br />
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(And as opposites, Hotspur and Falstaff, and Smeagol and Sam, foil each other as well.)
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A Warning—</h2>
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Be careful what direction you take your foils. For example, you wouldn’t want to make a woman look stronger by making all the men in the story complete idiots. So be smart about it.<br />
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<b>So, I'm just wondering, what are everyone else's favorite foiling characters?</b><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-27177660882704418102015-11-20T20:04:00.001-07:002015-11-20T20:04:34.378-07:00Cover Reveal and Contest featuring David Powers King!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Title: The Undead Road: My Zombie Summer: Part 1</div>
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Publisher: CreateSpace / Dashboard Books</div>
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Ebook Release: January 1<sup>st</sup>, 2016</div>
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Paperback: January 26<sup>th</sup>, 2016</div>
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Cover by <a href="http://novakillustration.com/about.html">Steven
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Nothing brings the family together like a zombie apocalypse …</div>
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Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Barnes would rather watch a zombie
movie than shoot a real one, but he has no choice if his family wants to
survive the end of the world. Their plan? Drive across the infected United
States to a cabin in the Colorado Rockies without a scratch, but their trip
takes a complicated detour in the middle of Nebraska when they find Kaylynn, a
girl who can handle a baseball bat better than Jeremy can hold a .45 Berretta. And
when they stumble into a sanctuary, Jeremy soon learns that Kaylynn is stronger
than she looks—a deadly secret lies inside her.</div>
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After the radio picks up a distress call from Kansas City
about a possible cure, Jeremy’s parents go with a team to investigate. They never
return. The only way to find their parents is for Jeremy and his sister Jewel to
rely on a dangerous girl who might just turn on them at any moment.</div>
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A while ago, David invited the blogosphere to let him turn
one <s>unfortunate</s> lucky contestant into a zombie for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Undead Road</i>. The winner was <a href="http://www.davidpowersking.com/2013/03/post-zombify-winners-sky-jumpers-poison.html">Ilima
Todd</a>, who is now the awesome author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Remake</i>.
The next installment of My Zombie Summer is underway, and David wants to do
this contest again. Want to be in a zombie book? Not only is this your chance,
but it is your choice!</div>
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Between now and next Wednesday, send an email to <a href="http://www.davidpowersking.com/p/contact-me_22.html">dpowersking [at]
gmail [dot] com</a>, with the subject line: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zombify Me! Contest</b>. In your email, David wants you to tell him
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1: The name you will be identified as (example: your first
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2: A description of yourself—the more detailed you are, the
better.</div>
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3: How would you like the survivors to put you out of your
misery?</div>
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Four <s>casualties</s> contestants will be chosen on
Wednesday, November 25th. The most inventive or interesting entry will be
zombified! The other three who are <s>unlucky</s> fortunate enough to survive
will be given special honors. Winners will be announced on December 2<sup>nd</sup>
on <a href="http://www.davidpowersking.com/">David’s blog</a>.</div>
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Prizes? The winner will be zombified in the pages of My
Zombie Summer: Part Two, receive a signed proof of the novel (when it’s ready),
and a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">$20 Barnes and Noble</b> gift
card. The runner ups will receive a free ebook of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Undead Road</i> for their Kindle (other platforms TBA).</div>
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David Powers King was born in beautiful downtown Burbank,
California, where his love for film inspired him to be a writer. He is the co-author
of the YA fantasy novel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545685729/ref=x_gr_w_glide_sout_t2_test_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_sout_t2_test_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0545685729&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2">WOVEN</a>,
published by Scholastic. An avid fan of science fiction and fantasy, David also
has a soft spot for zombies and the paranormal. He currently lives deep in the
Mountain West with his wife and three children.</div>
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<a href="http://www.davidpowersking.com/">Blog</a></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/DavidPowersKing">Twitter</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7102558.David_Powers_King">Goodreads</a></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-77500381533918103532015-11-04T00:30:00.000-07:002015-11-04T12:24:01.766-07:00Fantabulous Book Sale and Promotion!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The authors of Echo Ridge decided to organize a multi-author sale during release week and invite our favorite authors to join us. All the books featured on this sale are only <b>$.99</b> and they are all amazing!<br />
Don't forget to enter the rafflecopter giveaway for <b>$200</b> in Christmas Cash.<br />
Happy book shopping!<br />
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<b><i>Christmas Kisses: An Echo Ridge Anthology</i></b><br />
Christmas Kisses is a collection from five bestselling and award-winning authors. Set in the snowy town of Echo Ridge in upstate New York, these inspirational romances are sure to delight while you sip cocoa by the fire and listen to Christmas carols.<br />
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<b><i>Brownies & Betrayal</i></b> by Heather Justesen<br />
Pastry chef Tess Crawford thought moving from Chicago to quiet Silver Springs, Arizona would simplify her life. That was before she found the body of a woman with whom she had traded heated words the previous night, left her fingerprints on<br />
the murder weapon, and came under attack for trying to clear her name. When her cheating ex-fiance shows up, intent on convincing her to come back to work for him, Tess—armed with an extra batch of éclairs—decides to take control and solve the mystery herself, with the help of friends and frenemies alike.<br />
But will that be enough to save her when she gets too close and the killer decides it’s safer to get her out of the way?<br />
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<b><i>Simplify & Savor</i></b> the Season by Connie E. Sokol</div>
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Ready to enjoy the holidays again? Use this two-part holiday organizer to help you savor the celebrations. In the first half of the book, brainstorm the Big Four; then, detail the To Dos including menu, gift-planning, etc. with success tips on how to eliminate the unnecessary and focus on the essential. Wrap up with "5 Holiday Juicers" to make life joyful. Keep your notes handy in the companion Simplify & Savor Take-along Planner. </div>
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With the second half of the book. curl up with a cup of cocoa and read "Savory Suggestions and Stories," a collection of laugh-out-loud anecdotal stories including "Let Go of the Cookie Cutter Christmas" and "Thankful for Turkey Warbling". Make this holiday season one you remember and enjoy!</div>
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<b><i>Diamond Rings are Deadly Things</i></b> by Rachelle J. Christensen</div>
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Adrielle Pyper knows how to plan a wedding, and she's especially good at pleasing bridezillas. But when her biggest client and best friend is murdered just three days before the wedding, Adri's world falls apart. She moves to the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho, and starts from scratch. Thanks to Adri's impeccable taste and unique style, she lands two celebrity clients, and her business seems headed for success—until someone vandalizes the specialty wedding dresses she imported from overseas. Adri must race to uncover the secret hidden within the yards of satin and lace before she becomes the next victim. </div>
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<b><i>A Baker's Dozen</i></b> by Lucy McConnell</div>
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Tempt your sweet tooth with 13 delicious, easy, and beautiful dessert recipes. Each recipe has been time-tested and found irresistible. You’ll horde the Lemon Brownies but you might be willing to share the Rock and Roll Cake—with a good friend. </div>
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<b><i>The Colony</i></b> by Cami Checketts</div>
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To protect her sons from the mistakes of her past, Brinlee Trapper escapes to a secluded mountain home. But there are dangers lurking in the mountains she has never encountered. The little family is saved from injury by Jed, a mysterious hunter. Brinlee is drawn to him, but she worries about his involvement with a peaceful commune hidden deep in the mountains behind her property.</div>
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<b><i>Torn Canvas</i></b> by Donna K. Weaver</div>
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Modern-day pirates took more than Jori Virtanen’s friends; they stole his face. Not only does the twenty-four-year-old former model have to confront months of reconstructive surgery, he discovers his previous life was as superficial as his looks. Up-and-coming talk show host Olivia Howard wants an interview. She, like the rest of the press, expects a hero, but Jori knows the truth. His beauty masks a beast.</div>
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In seclusion and evading the press, Jori struggles to make a new life as an artist. But he can’t hide from himself; more than his face is damaged. How can Jori possibly make amends for all that he’s broken? When Olivia finally tracks him down, he must decide if he can trust her. Could this unlikely woman be a key to freeing his heart and healing the beast?</div>
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<b><i>Son of War Daughter of Chaos </i></b>by Janette Rallison</div>
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Aislynn is accustomed to watching for the enemy. Her parents instructed her from the time she was young to look for people with the signs: greater than normal strength, eyes that can glow green, and the ability to jump long distances. Over the years, Aislynn has come to view her parents' fears as quirks-things that get in the way of having a normal high school life. When Aislynn's mother dies under suspicious conditions, her father doubles his restrictions. But all his precautions can't stop the boy with glowing green eyes from finding Aislynn. She realizes too late she's been drafted into an ancient Egyptian war, whether she's prepared or not.</div>
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Can you ever out run a broken heart?</div>
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Lexi Court spent seven years traveling the world, living the nomadic Broadway life, in an attempt to outrun the broken heart Nick Rivers gave her. Now, there’s nowhere left to go.</div>
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When she accepted a position as a high school drama teacher in Las Vegas, Lexi hoped to get over Nick, find a nice guy, and settle down. But what should be a quiet summer gets turned upside down when Lexi's best friend, Taffy, drafts her to be an emergency replacement coach on a televised vocal competition.</div>
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Lexi has no doubt that Nick can win the competition. The question is does he want to win her heart as well or will he damage it beyond repair?</div>
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Think television reality show The Voice meets Jane Austen’s Persuasion.</div>
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<b><i>Picture Perfect</i></b> by U.S.A. Today Bestseller Heather B. Moore</div>
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Gemma has never done anything out of the ordinary, until her boyfriend Randy starts to ignore her. But even cutting and dyeing her hair doesn’t get his attention. She decides to join her old high school friends for spring vacation, only to be faced with Drew, her best friend who suddenly seems interested in her as more than a friend. Gemma must determine if her heart is on the rebound or if it’s finally met its true match.</div>
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<b><i>Endless Modern Cinderella</i></b> by Jaclyn Weist</div>
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Sydney lives her nightmares every night. While other teenagers are dreaming of boys or traveling to exotic places, she must run a staircase with no beginning or no end, or a terrible debt will never be paid. </div>
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<b><i>Cookie Girl Christmas</i></b> by Christene Houston</div>
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Molly Hayes has one more job before Christmas and then she can put her plans for a storefront bakery of her own in motion. What she doesn't bargain for is the handsome young Scrooge who insults her cookies and makes her blood boil. Toss in a heaping helping of snowstorm and a pinch of romantic old Inn and you've got yourself the perfect recipe for a not-so-silent-night.</div>
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<b><i>And Something Blue</i></b> by Paige Timothy</div>
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Bridal consultant Laurie Fletcher spends all her time helping others prepare for the most special day of their lives. Logan Reese is easily the most irritating man on the planet, and for some reason, he's made annoying Laurie his mission in life. Will true love ever come Laurie's way, or is she doomed to watch others get their happily ever after while she sits on the sidelines?</div>
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When Natalie goes home with her best friend for Christmas, she expects plenty of quiet time to work on a winning ad so she can turn her dream internship into her dream job. Instead, she gets time-consuming Christmas festivities, a house full of children who seem to be multiplying, and Jimmy, her best friend’s brother—someone who makes her question everything she’s always thought she wanted. </div>
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<b><i>Ring Around the Rosie</i></b> by Julie Coulter Bellon</div>
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As the ex-wife of a law enforcement officer, Sarah Reed has known loneliness and loss. In order to cope, she makes a life for herself that's full of routine while building a wall of ice around her heart. Everything about her is as predictable as she can make it until a tiny detour for her ex-husband, Ron, changes her life forever. Caught in a bomb crisis, Sarah is taken hostage by a man who wants Ron and everyone around him to suffer---and his idea of suffering is more terrible than Sarah had ever dreamed. </div>
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Captain Ron Reed has seen the worst of humanity in his job with the Hostage Negotiation Team, but he never expected his past to come back with a vengeance---literally. Aaron Starks, a criminal explosives expert, has stolen next-gen bomb technology. He uses it to force Ron to bargain for the lives of his team and his ex-wife, Sarah, the woman he still loves. But the situation escalates when Ron discovers that Starks has an even bigger objective in mind---using the bomb to show how vulnerable America and her people truly are. </div>
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<b><i>Yesterday</i></b> by Amanda Tru</div>
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Her yesterday was five years ago. What will her tomorrow bring? </div>
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When Hannah Kraeger saves a family injured in a car accident, she has no idea she has changed events in the past. Waking the next morning, Hannah discovers her yesterday was really five years ago. </div>
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<b><i>My One and Only</i></b> by Shannon Guymon</div>
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Meredith Jensen has seen her share of ups and downs. She’s found love twice already and lost it in spectacularly traumatic ways. Now? She just wants a peaceful life, free from love and drama. Meredith’s plans for the future center around planning other people’s weddings and her new online dating website. Just because she works to help other people find love doesn’t mean she wants any part of it though. Unfortunately for Meredith’s plans, Asher Murphy is determined to get her to give love another chance. But then again, so is Pule Matafeo. Meredith has never denied that she’s stubborn and feisty so it might take the combined forces of all their friends in Fircrest to get her heart back on track in time for Valentine’s Day. </div>
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<b><i>Stealing Adda</i></b> by Tamara Leigh</div>
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WRITER’S BLOCK, NIBBLED NAILS, PLAGIARISM, OH MY! AND DID I MENTION ROMANCE? Life for Adda Sinclaire, New York Times best-selling author and historical romance writer extraordinaire, reads more like a country song than a breathless, bodice-bursting affair. For starters, she has no romance in her own life. That might have something to do with the fact that her husband—correction, ex-husband—ran off with Stick Woman, whom everyone knew would never be more than a mid-list author anyway. To add insult to injury (and another verse to the country song), her ex not only took their dog but gave it to Stick Woman. If that isn't enough, Adda has come down with a horrible case of writer's block, finds herself gifted with a Bible that is determined to speak to her, and is the unwitting target of a romance cover model's misdirected advances. Just when she catches her breath—and quite possibly the eye of a certain fabulously good-looking man (ahem…her new editor)—her arch-nemesis gives the pot one final stir.</div>
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<b><i>Spy by Night</i></b> by Jordan McCollum</div>
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After watching her parents’ marriage crash and burn, CIA operative Talia Reynolds doesn’t believe in “happily ever afters.” Besides, her job entails eighty-hour weeks, juggling a dozen covers and disguises, and tracking down a dangerous Russian spy ring. She hardly has time for romantic entanglements, even if she could let her guard down enough to get close to anyone.But all the rules she lives by could be broken when she meets aerospace engineer Danny Fluker.</div>
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While working at a wood camp in the Logan canyon during the winter of 1880, Caroline Simpson is forced to thwart the aggressive advances of Mr. Butch Larson, and in the process discovers that her long-time friend James has genuine affection for her. But as stubborn as Caroline is, she minimizes the emotions James has awakened in her, and it takes almost losing him to admit her true feelings.</div>
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Can life really turn on a dime, a missed bus—or a stuck pastry shop door?<br />
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<b>1. <a href="https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/main.html">Go to this link</a>.</b> Sign in with your regular Amazon account information (and if you don't have an Amazon account, you can create one).<br />
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As you sign up to be an affiliate, they will give you a code. Mine is trpildau-20.<br />
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<b>2. Now that you have your code, you can start using it. This is where the fun happens.</b><br />
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Let's say you're me and you've just released a book. I'm using my novel <i>Strength to Endure</i> as an example. The link to purchase that book is http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Endure-Tristi-Pinkston-ebook/dp/B00IU0TW9M/<span style="color: red;">ref</span>=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1445708235&sr=8-1&keywords=tristi+pinkston.<br />
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That's a pretty long link, right? Well, for starters, we don't need that whole link. See that word "ref" there in middle? I highlighted it so you could see it easier. You only need the information in front of that word. Delete the backslash too so now your link looks like this: http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Endure-Tristi-Pinkston-ebook/dp/B00IU0TW9M<br />
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You can do that any time you want to shorten a link. Just makes things a little less messy.<br />
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Now I'm going to take my Amazon Associates code and put it on the end of that link. I'm going to hook it on there with ?tag=. So it will be product link, that little connection code I just showed you, and then my code. This is what the final link will look like: http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Endure-Tristi-Pinkston-ebook/dp/B00IU0TW9M?tag=trpildau-20.<br />
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I promise - this is easy. It just looks complicated for now because it's new information.<br />
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<b>3. Okay, now that we have our link with code, this is what we post whenever we talk about the book. </b>I post on Facebook that I have a new release, I send out a newsletter, I put it on my website - every single time I talk about my book, I use this link with this code. If a customer clicks on that link and purchases my book, not only do I get my usual royalty, but I also get a few cents' credit through the Associates program. At the end of the month, Amazon adds up all my cents and sends me a gift card to be used on the site.<br />
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<b>4. But this is not all.</b> Let's say my friend Katie Crabapple has a new release and I want to help her spread the word. I do the same thing I did a minute ago with my book.<br />
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I'd take her link, which is http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Patience-Homespun-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0088H8OZ0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8.<br />
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I'd whack off everything after "ref," making the link now http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Patience-Homespun-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0088H8OZ0.<br />
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I'd throw my code on there, making it now http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Patience-Homespun-Book-3-ebook/dp/B0088H8OZ0?tag=trpildau-20.<br />
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I would then post this link everywhere, telling them about my friend's new book.<br />
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"But wait!" you say. "I don't want to make money off my friends like that!"<br />
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Here's the thing. You're helping your friends by advertising their book, and <b>not one cent</b> comes out of their royalty. The credit you get comes out of Amazon's pocket, not your friends'. It's a win-win for you <i>and </i>your friend.<br />
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<b>5. And it doesn't end there ...</b><br />
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Let's say Geraldina from Kentucky uses my link and buys Katie's book. For the next 24 hours, unless Geraldina clicks on someone else's Amazon Associates link, everything she buys will be credited to my Associates account.<br />
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What?<br />
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That's right. Let's say she buys Katie's book, and while she's on Amazon, she decides to pick up some ice cube trays and a video game and a new pair of shoes. A percentage of each of those purchases will get credit back to my account, and I'll get a gift card.<br />
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<b>6. So, how much money are we talking?</b><br />
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The more items you put your code on, and the more purchases are made using that code, the higher your percentage will be. Right now, I'm making 6.5% whenever someone purchases using my links. If I refer/sell another 33 items, my percentage will increase to 7%, and it will go up from there. (No, I didn't just use some crazy math skills. It's all laid out for me on the Associates site.)<br />
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What's cool is that when I look on the Associates site and look at my report, I can see a list of all the things that were purchased using the code so I can see where my efforts have been the most useful. I see lots of my own books on there, but then I also see things like crochet hooks and hangers, things that were purchased while the customer was also buying my book, and I can see that the code really does carry over to other things.<br />
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<b>The fact of the matter is this ...</b><br />
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Everyone should be an Associate. It doesn't matter if you're an author with a product to sell - you can help other people sell their products, as I demonstrated above with Katie's book. The fact that I am an author is just icing on the cake because I can use the code on every single one of my books as well. There's simply no reason not to take advantage of this program. I saved up my reward gift cards for the last few months and applied them toward some Christmas shopping I did on Amazon last night, and it reduced my out-of-pocket expense by about a third. That's not bad, folks. That's not bad at all.<br />
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<i>(My thanks to Kirsten Osbourne for teaching me how to use my Associates account. I had one for years, but had no idea what to do with it until recently.) </i><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-42791140804619380942015-08-16T23:05:00.002-07:002015-08-16T23:07:04.081-07:00Book Review: Understanding Your Endowment by Cory B. Jensen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I received my endowment almost exactly twenty years ago, on August 29th, 1995. I knew practically nothing about it, just that I'd be getting my garments and going through the veil. I didn't know either of those two things meant or entailed, just that it was a good thing and that I was looking forward to it, and that it was a step toward getting married, which would happen two days later, on the 31st.My husband was (and is) an avid temple goer, and he was so excited for me to go through for myself.<br />
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When I went through, I really didn't understand a lot of what was going on, but I felt the peace of the Spirit and knew that I would eventually come to understand it. Perhaps my experience was also somewhat muted by the fact that I was really sick that day. Regardless of what I did or didn't understand, when I stepped into the celestial room, my heart was full, and I knew I'd done something that made my Heavenly Father very happy.<br />
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Like I said, that was twenty years ago. I've now done endowment sessions in the Salt Lake, Provo, Timpanogos, Bountiful, and Jordan River Temples. I've attended sealings in most of those, plus Logan. I've gone to the open houses for Bountiful and Draper. I love the temple with all my heart, and while I know I don't understand even the first layer, I look forward to each time I go.<br />
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<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Your-Endowment-Cory-Jensen/dp/1462117430?tag=trpildau-20">Understanding Your Endowment</a> </i>by Cory B. Jensen takes a closer look at the historical and doctrinal reasons why we do the things we do in the temple. He doesn't go into detail about things that are too sacred to share outside the temple walls, but instead, he breaks down the meanings of why we make covenants and why we are washed, etc. Pulling on scriptures from the different books of the standard works, he lays a foundation that helps us understand where the different parts of the endowment come from and why we still perform them today.<br />
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He doesn't focus solely on the endowment. Instead, he begins with the initiatory, which is as it should be because the initiatory is very much a part of the endowment - a preparatory step. He gives the biblical explanation for why we perform the initiatory, and then asks us to ponder the things we hear when we do that ordinance in the temple. After that, he discusses the background of the endowment, and then moves on to the sealing, which is the culminating step in the temple experience. If you as the reader have not yet attended the temple, you might not understand all the references he makes, but you will gain some understanding and perspectives as to why we follow that particular pattern.<br />
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This book, while doctrinal, is easy to read and understand. I read it in an evening and found it enjoyable and informative. It's not geared as a preparatory book for those who have never attended, but rather, is more for those of us who have attended to help us get more out of the temple experience. This isn't to say that those who haven't gone can't read it - it's just not meant as a preparatory tool per se.<br />
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The biggest thing this book did for me personally was to plant in my heart a desire to know my standing before the Lord and to seek Him out in prayer to ask what I yet lack. It also made me want to go back to the temple again with these new perspectives so I can continue to learn what the Lord would have me learn.<br />
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You can purchase <i>Understanding Your Endowment</i> by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Your-Endowment-Cory-Jensen/dp/1462117430?tag=trpildau-20">clicking here</a>.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-17333459890776839922015-08-14T02:35:00.000-07:002015-08-14T02:35:06.996-07:00This Whole Modesty Thing ...Back when I was a teenager, we were taught in Young Women that <a href="https://www.lds.org/search?lang=eng&query=modesty">we should dress modestly</a>. Some girls chose to follow that counsel, other girls didn't, and that was pretty much the end of it. Counsel given, choice made, life went on.<br />
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However, about a year ago - or maybe two years - all of a sudden, modesty became this big thing. Bloggers everywhere decided to start picking it apart. Some were really . . . well, let's just say that the discussion became interesting. People began to place blame - "A man can't control his thoughts, so a girl has to stay modest for his sake." Others felt that asking a girl to dress modestly interfered with her rights and was taking us a step back in our progression toward an equal society. Still others stated that when it gets hot outside, girls need to dress in less clothing so they don't get overheated. And it's all felt very angry and defensive and prickly.<br />
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And I've sat here going, huh?<br />
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I have to be honest - to me, this is an issue that just doesn't feel big enough to be an issue. If you'd like to follow the counsel, follow it. If you'd rather not, don't. It's your choice, that whole agency thing we talk about all the time. Those who follow the counsel have their own personal reasons for doing so. Those who don't have their own personal reasons for their decision too. What is your heart telling you?<br />
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Whenever I see a debate like this raging on the Internet, I can't help but wonder what we're missing when we get so caught up in distractions like that. It's really difficult to listen to our hearts when there's so much chaos. We need quiet. We need to turn off all the other voices and listen to ourselves. That's how we'll make the choices that will lead to happiness for us - not engaging in all the rhetoric.<br />
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It's the same with every piece of advice we're given, counsel we're dispensed, or commandment we're given. We have the choice as to whether we'll listen, and we need to make those choices by tuning in to our own hearts and determining for ourselves where we stand on those issues. The Holy Ghost is always there to confirm to us the rightness of our choice, or to encourage us to take another path. In the end, it's up to us. It's always up to us.<br />
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My daughter and I choose to dress modestly. We don't do it because we're trying to keep men (those slobbery, hairy beasts) from lusting after us. We don't feel as though our rights are being taken away. We also don't find ourselves suffering particularly when the weather gets hot, or any of the other arguments being made for/against. We simply feel better about ourselves when we're dressed modestly. That's our personal choice. And we encourage everyone to make their own personal choice, for themselves, in their own lives, because that's how the whole agency thing works. <br />
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There. I've now joined the voices of bloggers everywhere discussing this topic. Peace out. <div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-85447507469426102462015-06-20T11:03:00.000-07:002015-06-20T11:03:21.175-07:00Bless the Beasts ...I've always liked animals. When I was a little girl, I had a couple of rabbits, and I'm fond of dogs. This was all kind of surface for me, though - I didn't freak out or get giddy whenever I saw an animal. They existed, I existed - it was all good.<br />
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Last summer, however, all that changed. My daughter had been asking for a dog for some time, and for her birthday, I decided to go ahead and get her one. I'd been procrastinating because I didn't want something underfoot and I didn't want dog hair all over - my daughter and I shed enough as it is. A curse of having thick hair. But I finally relented, and we were able to find the absolute perfect dog for her at the Humane Society of Utah. At first, I thought we'd gotten her for my daughter, but as it turns out, she's for all of us.<br />
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Her name is Belle, and she's half Chihuahua and half Manchester terrier. I can't explain the sweetness she's brought into our family. Yes, she's underfoot, and yes, she sheds, but I find that I don't mind so much. She's constantly doing cute little things that endear her to us even more, and she has us all wrapped around her little paw. Even my big tall son will scoop her up and carry her around like a baby. She's adored and adorable. And suddenly, animals all over the world are more on my radar - you know how it is, when you're pregnant or want to be pregnant, you start noticing babies? Well, now that we have a dog, I'm more aware of them.<br />
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And frankly, I've been shocked and sickened by much of what I've seen.<br />
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In years past, whenever I'd hear about a case of animal abuse, I'd think, "Oh, that's too bad," but I'd sort of skim past it because I was thinking about other things. Now that we have Belle and I'm more attuned to the animal kingdom, I've seen some articles that have made me nearly vomit - the abuses mankind perpetrates on animals are staggering, evil, and beyond my comprehension. I don't use the word "evil" lightly, but I absolutely mean it in this case. There are some truly twisted individuals out there who do things to animals that belong in the lower levels of hell. I'm not going to list them all here, but you can find any information you're curious to find on the Internet.<br />
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Why are some people so cruel? How could they have come to believe that this kind of behavior is all right? It makes me wonder what they've gone through in their own lives to create that kind of hard shell around their hearts, and it makes me cringe for their families - are they kind to their families while treating their animals in such horrific ways, or does the abuse extend to everyone around them? I know that animal abuse is a sign of a deeper mental issue, and I can't believe that someone who could treat a dog or other animal in such a way could be all right in all the other areas of their lives. This is not normal. This is not okay.<br />
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I beg of everyone reading this post - if you encounter any evidence of animal abuse in your neighborhood, please call it in. These beautiful little creatures don't deserve the things they are put through. And please, please realize that animal abusers must be stopped before their abuse escalates. When you look back into the life stories of some of our most notorious serial killers and rapists, you'll find that many of them began abusing animals as children. It is an indicator of a deeper illness. Please don't overlook it - please report it.<br />
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I read an article on Facebook just moments ago that had me crying out in disgust and shock. If Belle weren't taking a nap right now, I'd go in there, scoop her up, and promise her over and over again that nothing like that will ever happen to her. I always have been and always will be a fierce and avid warrior against child abuse, but we're now going to add animal abuse to that list. This must stop. It must. <br />
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Finding your own unique strength and courage is a major theme of <i>The Watchers</i>. The characters in this series are as diverse as they come: different nationalities, male, female, dwarf, human, dragon, pixie, noble, peasant orphan, young, aged. Yet, no matter the situation, whether tragic or triumphant, they find ways to grow and develop into something stronger. </div>
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The main character, Auriella (Aura), is born and lives in a society and time when girls, especially of her social status, didn't have opportunities for education or growth, let alone a chance to be a hero. The Watchers must learn to work together, despite differences, to defeat Erebus and the Shadow Legion, just as we, no matter our gender, race, age, circumstances, etc., are capable of great things. </div>
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Strong men and women grow in all situations and become heroes when one is needed. They don't think about it, they just do what's right. </div>
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Auriella’s new life as a royal protector is in shambles. The new king ignores her warnings of a Shadow Legion invasion and he is determined to marry her off. Ghosts from her past, the discovery of other Watchers, and a handsome Scottish warrior throw her off guard and weaken her emotional defenses. Caught in a web of secrecy and betrayal, Auriella struggles to control and protect the devastating power of Starfire. A terrible truth and a fateful choice will lead her to her destiny as the fabled Lady of Neviah, or could shroud the entire world in eternal darkness. </div>
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<i>“Thought provoking and full of action, I didn’t want to put the book down! I really loved the symbolism and it was a fantastic read.” </i>Mary G. – age 15</div>
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Where authors unite to raise funds for <a href="https://ourrescue.org/" target="_blank">Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.)</a>, a nonprofit that organizes undercover operations to free many of the 2 million children being trafficked as sex slaves around the world.<br />
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Nearly <i>200 books</i> have been donated by generous authors to help raise funds for this great cause--see the list of participating authors/books below!<br />
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</h4><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-12619604465498857062015-05-26T00:20:00.003-07:002015-05-26T00:20:50.265-07:00Let's Talk about Sex ... and ReligionPart of the work Elizabeth Smart has been doing since she returned home from her abduction is to spread the message that we need to teach our children about sex differently. We need to step away from the teaching that sex is bad and dirty, and that you're worthless if you're not a virgin on your wedding night. She has encouraged parents to teach children that they are of infinite worth and that they are loved, regardless of their circumstances. After she was raped, she wondered if anyone could ever love her again, and she doesn't want anyone to have to experience those feelings of self-loathing.<br />
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I appreciate her message a lot.<br />
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But now I'm concerned.<br />
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With Josh Duggar's past being brought to light and his molestation of several young girls, including his sisters, the media is having a field day, saying that teaching purity is obviously the wrong way to go. Heck, the Duggars preach purity, and their son is a molester. Therefore, preaching purity isn't the answer.<br />
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Other media outlets have suggested that parents shouldn't try to force their children to accept their own religious beliefs about sex. One comment I read tonight that really got my goat says that parents need to understand the difference between what is really important and what is just a religious belief.<br />
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You know me - I like to rant when things get my goat. Here we go.<br />
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Okay, yes, the Duggars preach purity, and their son molested. This doesn't mean the Duggars aren't speaking the truth - this means that their son chose his own way. Good grief - should we always test the truth of a principle by seeing how well the child of the preacher is living it? That's no barometer at all. We have free will, and we can't force our children to accept our beliefs. That's a choice they make for themselves. They taught it, he chose something different. That doesn't make it false.* Look at Alma the Younger - he did everything he could to contradict what his father was teaching. That was his choice - it didn't make the teaching incorrect.<br />
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I also don't think Elizabeth Smart meant for her message to be taken as, we shouldn't preach purity at all. She's asking us to teach about worth and value and unconditional love. She never once said that purity shouldn't be taught, and yet, she's being quoted in all these articles that are calling for more sexual freedom for our children, that they no longer be constrained by religious boundaries. I can't pretend to speak for her, but I think that's a misuse of her message. <br />
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As far as deciding the difference between what's really important and what's just a religious belief ...<br />
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It won't come as a shock to any of you here that I'm a religious person. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ with all my heart, and I strive to develop a closer relationship with my Father and with my Savior every day. I'm certainly not perfect - the mistakes I make are quite baffling - but I'm trying. This is important to me - it's very important. Each person's perception of importance is different, and it's up to them. You can't tell me religion isn't important just because it's not important to you, just the same as I can't belittle something you care deeply about just because I don't understand it. <br />
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I am religious. That's the path I've chosen. And because that path brings me happiness, I teach my children those principles. They know, however, that they have free agency, and they can and will choose their own directions. I've told them that I know what makes me happy, and they'll need to decide what makes them happy. This is not something I'm forcing on them - this is something I've given them the opportunity to learn. <br />
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And do I preach purity? You bet your darned knitted booties I do. There's a confidence that comes from choosing virtue. There's a peace, a security, a focus, a goal. I would like my children to have those blessings, and so I've taught them that course of action.<br />
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But that's not all.<br />
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I've taught them about the amazing thing our Savior did for us when He atoned - He made it possible for us to look at our lives, evaluate our choices, and to determine if we're happy with them. If we've done something we wish we hadn't, He gives us every tool we need to set it right. He is the only true do-over. And if something happens they regret, He can and will erase the sting because He loves us with a pure love. <br />
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We live in an age where sex is becoming more and more open every day. In this age, parents are losing their voices in how they raise their children. In this age, religion is being seen as a side note, a garnish on the plate instead of the main course. We can't wonder at how our society seems to be degenerating. The proof is right there.<br />
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So, to sum up my feelings ...<br />
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Yes, purity should be taught. It should be taught at every opportunity. But it should go hand in hand with lessons of worth, value, the preciousness of a soul, and the power of the Atonement not only to cleanse us of things we wish we could change, but to cleanse the pain of things that happened against our will. <br />
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And I will continue to teach my children all my religious beliefs, every single one of them, with full knowledge that they may choose differently someday. That's part of the plan - Christ valiantly defended our right to choose, just as you have the right to agree with or disagree with this blog post as you feel you should. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*I'm not going to get into a long discussion about whether or not counseling was received (I haven't seen a conclusive statement about that - just conjecture) or if the family handled it like they should have. I don't have enough information to make a comment about it. I only bring it up to drive home the point that Josh had his free agency, and his decision to molest does not make teaching the principle of purity wrong.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Copyright 2009 Tristi Pinkston, All Rights Reserved</div>Tristi Pinkstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299727820026189951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31281717.post-74184194275936607062015-05-18T17:00:00.001-07:002015-05-18T17:00:29.117-07:00Share Your Strength!I'm a strong woman ambassador for Sweet Salt Clothing, meaning that I've been asked to share the source of my strength and invite you to do the same.<br />
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