Friday, August 2, 2019

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, July 28 through Aug. 2

Extremely quick "hello" today as I have a very early morning meeting.

This weekend is mostly a working weekend of the fiction and side projects type: reformatting and re-diting WriteOn Joliet's third annual anthology (or fourth, if you include Cheetah Stories), getting a good working draft of Phyllis' memoir done, and being "on call" for Rebekah as she formats a book for a customer (with me doing the editing part) and some Kindles for me.

And that's the weekend!

Have a great Friday readers, writers, and BryonySeries fans. :)


Non-bylined features:

Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.

One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down.  Gotta Do It runs under "people."

Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): 

 Social media:

Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to jon WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writeonminooka/?ref=bookmarks. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

Upcoming events:

Once Timothy Baran is done updating this page, these will listed here: https://www.bryonyseries.com/fetes-and-feasts.

Check out the progress he has made so far. Each square is hand-built. And be sure to "hover" your hand over the first square. Note: this only works (so far) with the desktop version.

But he's also made A LOT of changes to the website. So be sure to roam around a bit.

Books and Such

Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at www.bryonyseries.com. Again, Timothy is in the process of updating the website, so all titles may not appear. If you have any questions, email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.


Piecing together a bit of park history
Before Frisbee golf, Highland Park in #Joliet had a much different look

Apparently not a single photograph remains of the park of my childhood.

But with a little digging, I learned a lot about the park's early days.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/07/28/964c69a71715483994806840dad4d379/index.xml


 An Extraordinary Life
Joliet woman's victories did not come easy to her

Find out why - and then see how she responded.

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/07/23/an-extraordinary-life-joliet-womans-victories-did-not-come-easy-to-her/a3v6ek8/


Healthy, connected and up-to-date
2019 Annual Senior Resource Festival in Joliet keeps active seniors informed

Today's senior is not the senior of yesteryear, so this is not the typical health fair.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/07/29/df5b2c579140445e81bae2eede975b3c/index.xml


Cheryl's Candy N' Popcorn in Bolingbrook is a trip back into time 

I even found a piece of my childhood there.
Great Blues Music planned for annual Joliet festival

Last year's inaugural event attracted over 1,000 people. See who's on the lineup for this year's event.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/08/01/0fc0e3f624db479fbdd87e00fb62d361/index.xml


Christian comedy team films web pilot in Lockport

Who says clean comedy can't be funny comedy? Read on for details.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/07/30/15b4867f36754bd8bb42042e5b84ea5b/index.xml?page=1


LocalLit book spotlight: 'The Adventure of a Lifetime' by Ravina Thakkar of Plainfield

This fantasy adventure book for middle school students was written by a young teen and traditionally published.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/08/01/5fe6ea12543d4422acaaef29c6a16807/index.xml


A different approach to dancing
Internationally acclaimed instructor brings techniques to Morris
By Marney Simon

Check out this in-depth story by our Morris Herald-News news editor.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/08/01/23f62f5f55b84dacbed78bd009ce14fa/index.xml



Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff or @MattCoundiff 




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