Quick week recap:
Saturday: Cornell Dyer meeting with Timothy Baran, the "idea guy" for the stories to plan the next book. Art ideas for cover and chapter heading illustrations sent to artist/writer Sue Midlock. First acting lesson, talked myself hoarse. A bit of Before the Blood. And "real" work.
Sunday: No fiction, just church and work.
Monday through Friday: No fiction. Have fallen out of my 30-minutes-a-day routine and need to slide back into it somehow. Pitched a new idea at work that has benefits of multiple platforms, and that seems to be a go. Will share when the kinks are worked out. Signed up for an open mic night for the end of Feb. 28 at the Plainfield Public Library. Figure I can practice my acting progress so far without boring members of WriteOn Joliet with a familiar reading. Teaching tonight. Acting lesson and covering a story later in the day tomorrow. Writing fiction for at least half of the day before it.
A reminder of an upcoming event:
Calkins Day Book Signing
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."
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.
An Extraordinary Life: Love kept this Joliet woman going
Saturday: Cornell Dyer meeting with Timothy Baran, the "idea guy" for the stories to plan the next book. Art ideas for cover and chapter heading illustrations sent to artist/writer Sue Midlock. First acting lesson, talked myself hoarse. A bit of Before the Blood. And "real" work.
Sunday: No fiction, just church and work.
Monday through Friday: No fiction. Have fallen out of my 30-minutes-a-day routine and need to slide back into it somehow. Pitched a new idea at work that has benefits of multiple platforms, and that seems to be a go. Will share when the kinks are worked out. Signed up for an open mic night for the end of Feb. 28 at the Plainfield Public Library. Figure I can practice my acting progress so far without boring members of WriteOn Joliet with a familiar reading. Teaching tonight. Acting lesson and covering a story later in the day tomorrow. Writing fiction for at least half of the day before it.
A reminder of an upcoming event:
Calkins Day Book Signing
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13, 2018
WHERE: Book and Bean Cafe, 3395 Black Road, Joliet
ETC: Meet BryonySeries' real Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara and
first (and only) Irish vampire on Calkins Day. Buy signed copies of his yet
untitled or released book about author Denise M. Baran-Unland's
"Irish" genealogy. Refreshments and great coffee for sale. The
evening will celebrate Ed's birthday, limericks, Celtic lore, and all things
fun and creative. Irish garb (Irish apparel, dressing as leprechauns and other
Celtic mythological characters) encouraged.
VISIT: www.bryonyseries.com
CONTACT: bryonyseries.com
And now, the stories....
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): Monday (pets), Tuesday (health), Thursday (faith), Friday (arts and entertainment), and Sunday (people).
Social media:
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
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.
Books and Such
Information on my books (including where to buy) is at www.bryonyseries.com.
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.
Books and Such
Information on my books (including where to buy) is at www.bryonyseries.com.
An Extraordinary Life: Love kept this Joliet woman going
Rev. James Loller James said being a Christian means
accepting what Christ did on the cross and allowing His love to fill permeate
one’s being in order to love others.
“That was true with Sharon,” James said of his wife. “She
was a genuine Christian, a born-again believer. She had God in her life and God
showed forth from that life because of that. She had a walk with the Lord and
that manifested itself with herself and her relationship with others. Sharon
was always positive, always upbeat, always thinking of others, always had a
smile on her face.”
Mystery Diner: Happy Place Cafe in Shorewood: great food and service in a family atmosphere
The venue is warm and inviting but in an airy, almost
upscale way and yet sufficiently down-to-earth to display daily specials on a
chalkboard.
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/01/20/3be23a53f47a435692bc4915671e6846/index.xml
Channahon woman 'called' to write worship book
“I thought that if children, when they were young, could get
into that [worship] mindset, when they’re old and adults, it would already be
part of their psyches,” Jennifer Abbott said.
Not content with 40 percent
Joliet contestant on Netflix show now tackles the next
challenge
How did this 23-year-old indie actor wind up on a television
show?
It started in August 2015 when he began training to audition
on "American Ninja Warrior.
Nights of mystery, magic and Anthony
Joliet teen is a working magician
This isn’t a cute kid who knows a few card tricks.
This is a young man serious about pursuing a career as a
magician.
Illustration
by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff or @MattCoundiff on
Twitter.
