Total randomness again. In case you missed it, I was on the KWL blog yesterday, talking about character-oriented stories with a batch of other authors. I shared it on Facebook, but I know not all of you are on Facebook! 😀
A study says brain training shown to restore sharpness in older adults. Now, if only I could decide which adult education course or physical activity I want to start, LOL! I’ve been checking dance schools and university programmes, but haven’t decided yet.
The re-share of this Robin Williams tribute by a Facebook friend came at a serendipitous time to remind me that
Depression, anxiety and panic attacks are not signs of weakness.
They are signs of trying to remain strong for far too long.
Considering how sick of adulting I was this past summer, I guess this is totally right! 🙂
Last weekend I watched one of the DVDs I bought in Dublin and read a lot from one of the non-fiction books I bought in Edinburgh. Movie first! Keanu was a fun action romp, and since it was a comedy, it had a happy ending! 😉 Not a cat person, but the kitten was cute and it was very entertaining.
The Spartans by Paul Cartledge is good research for two short stories. One is already written, the other on the list to write. The book mentions a novel by Valerio Massimo Manfredi about Spartans, so I downloaded the Kindle sample.
I read it and oh, my! Haven’t read novels in Italian in years, and boy did his “epic literary” voice got on my nerves! The omniscient narrator of the 1980s, the tone… not for me. But l did pick a few tips for adding the five senses in my 2 stories set in ancient Sparta/Greece.
I will submit both to anthologies and if they get rejected, I’ll have the first two chapters of Helios’s story. Probably just a novella, since he doesn’t last long, but Bran’s first fledgling has now been mentioned in relation to Rajveer, at least in Kristine.
And speaking of the guy who inspired both, the Greek God of Bollywood, here’s his latest dance number of the upcoming action movie War. Apparently they closed Positano beach to shoot this video! 😉
Don’t forget to check the Backstage Pass post on Sunday… I actually changed topic and postponed the difficult one to next month! 😉 Have a great weekend! 🙂
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Victoria Zigler (@VictoriaZigler)
/ 13/09/2019And some of us are on Facebook, but don’t see half the posts we wish we did, because Facebook thinks we’ll be more interested in seeing who said happy birthday to our cousin – whether we know the people who said it or not – than what our friends are up to.
Anyway, interesting about the education thing. I’m now curious about the types of classes you’ve been considering.
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