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The Suddenly Kate Show: HOW TO move on after Google Reader: I just thought I should remind you all of the upcoming death of Google Reader (July 1st - I think). So long, fair well, auf wiedersehen,...

I just thought I should remind you all of the upcoming death of Google Reader (July 1st - I think).

So long, fair well, auf wiedersehen, adieu!
I shall miss it, as I use it because it is joined in with my Google account and easy to link to as I use Google Chrome browser.

I know it seems like there is still a few months left but I anticipate that these smaller feed managers will be susceptible to falling down with increased traffic at the last minute, mainly due to Google Readers relative dominance.

There are a few options you have but the two that I have come across and favour are Bloglovin and Feedly. I have joined both. Why? Because although I use Google Chrome as my browser, and Feedly links in directly with that (as well as Safari and Firefox) which is pretty useful, when I am using an alternative browser I can use Bloglovin which is less stylised and similar to Google Reader.

It is really easy to sync your blog subscriptions from Google Reader to either of these and I will quickl…

Hello!

I hope you have been enjoying the tour posts and music reviews this week. As you know I have a small addiction to Lillie McFerrins Five Sentence Fiction. This weeks was unexpected and it took a moment before something came to me. I wanted to avoid the conquering purely of emotional turmoil as I have a tendency to go for that. I hope I have managed to express the character as he conquers both the mental and the physical whilst still giving a complete story. I do try to select a scene that hints at the past and nods to the future. Anyway, enough of all that waffle, as usual, all comments greatly appreciated.

Conquer In the mad rush to bear arms and stand firm, young Michael had found himself pushed to the front of the army, he would be one of the first to battle.

He glanced behind to see if he could find a way to move further back, but the one thousand men and boys were staying close together, as they anticipated the Commanders signal.

It was not his first battle, he had been tr…

Hello!

I should be in the land of nod but alas my brain is not switching off, so here I am about to release Laura's interview with me onto you...if you have followed this tour from the beginning you may know more about me than I do!

Here it is! I hope you will stop by and say hi.

The Pasty Tour - Meet the Author

I keep finding old poems just lately, and as I am having a mass clearout of my emails I guess it was inevitable that I would find this, a poem I sent to myself! lol

I hope you like it....even if it rhymes again :D

Skipping

Skipping down the lane With optimism and joy With everything to gain Having fun with a new toy
Tripping on the ground And falling to your knees There's nobody around To listen to your pleas
Pull yourself back up to stand Brush the dirt from your dress Things never go quite as planned You never do impress
Raise your chin and dry your eyes Forget about the past  It doesn't matter how many tries The memories always last
It's time to start again and skip And fill your heart with passion Next time make sure you don't trip It's not a passing fashion.

The latest stop on my tour! Come check out what this fellow writer wanted to know.

I shall be replying to comments over there :D


Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: The Pasty Tour!: Today I'm interviewing Marjie Myers, a brand new author who's just launched her first book, Twelve Days/Young Eighty. The Blurb ...

I reviewed this band last year, check out the review of their first EP here, and have been eagerly awaiting their latest EP. If you follow them on Twitter you make think that they are more about the ale than the music but I think you’ll find they have a happy blend of both, having coined the phrase ‘aleternative music’.

As if to prove this very point they have produced an enjoyable 4-track EP on their own label Sweet, Sweet Records which will be released on Friday 22nd March 2013 and will be available on iTunes and Spotify.

This second EP from the band, formed in 2011, demonstrates how a band can grow musically together and they seem to have settled into a groove. This EP showcases a much more mature and natural sound from these guys.

The track listing is in this order:

1. Love's Labour's Lost
2. Whiter Than White
3. Don't Need To
4. Walk Away

Below is my track listing in order of preference, bear in mind that I have reshuffled this so many times as they are all good. Th…

Today there was no Monday Mixer and so I have written a 200 word piece of flash fiction to keep me off the streets!

Here it is, feedback always welcome...

Metaphorically speaking. A single flippant off-handed remark was like botfly larvae, the speaker a mosquito depositing it beneath the skin, it burrowed deep as it grew from a minor problem into something much worse.

At first, she had swatted the mosquito away with a jolly smile and a roll of her eyes, but the damage had been done; her skin had been pierced and the message was carried along in her bloodstream to throb in her heart.

The paranoia would eventually take her hostage, keep her locked behind closed doors with curtains drawn, and eat away at any reason that wanted to interject to save her. The guilt and shame would eat her from the inside out and threaten to drown her in her own sorrow. Her brain would battle on in a foolhardy attempt to persuade her of her worth, to convince her that she needn’t feel these things, that w…

Today's roundup (recorded on Friday) is about last weeks stops on the tour! If you missed the posts  and want a summary then check it out!
Comments always welcome.

Morning!

Happy St Patricks Day to all those who celebrate it. Have a drink for me :D

Todays tour stop is for GigBlogUK

I spoke to Fee and I suggested that I could create a playlist for one of the two short stories. I opted for the Horror story: Young 80.

I have added notes on the playlist that indicate which scene the song is related to and they are listed in the order they would play through the story.

There are two tracks that I could not find on YouTube but if you look at the description on the playlist page on the main site you will see which songs they are and where they slot it.

If you have read the story you might be able to relate the scenes to the music, you might disagree completely - but either way feel free to let me know in the comments section below. Maybe there is a song that is not on there that you instantly thought of or you are thinking would be good for a particular scene. I want to know.

Just briefly I shall explain how went about selecting the songs for my playl…

Can you help me choose which of these Albums of 2012 I should buy?

Morning!

I am having a tough morning when nothing is going to plan. When I am stressed or upset I get possessed by my inner poet and you may have read some of the results of such on this blog. This is just one I have written and is helping me to de-stress and sadly only mentions my writing schedule. I wont bore you with all of the other things rattling around in my brain that I want to get done. Anyone going to join me in a protest to get more hours in a day?

So...without further ado...

The Waiting Room
Its dark and dimly lit
to warm the walls and glow
Lighting the many things waiting here
that this writer has to show

With tales of adventure and
a comedy or three
Some sci-fi and a thriller
a horror and murder mystery

Then there is the blog tour
with its many friendly hosts
yet dropouts have increased her workload
and she has to write more posts

Deciding to get organised
and sort them for once and for all
She took all of her ideas
and lined them up against the wall

Late last night she…

Go check it OUT! 80s photo's to follow :D

P.S I love this girl! So please leave a comment an lets get this 80s party started!

Keebles World: The Suddenly Kate Show Blog Tour: I am not a writer, as you guys can probably tell. I am a very scattered, passionate, grammatical nightmare who rants continuously about sil...

This weeks five sentence fiction prompt was 'Paradise' and here is my piece; Paradise Lost
In the centre of the room she sat, not moving and barely breathing, her fingers clinging to the sides of the chair, the phone silent in her lap.

Overwhelmed by the waves of emotion crashing inside of her and threatening to burst their way out, she swallowed and forced them back down.

Her life had been changed irrevocably in a single moment, her paradise lost.

She wasn’t alone in her loss and she knew she would need to delve into the deepest reaches of herself and find the strength to carry on, to not spiral out of control as she thought she might.

Step 1: Breathe

This band have been in my 'in progress' file for far too long!

I came across them on Soundcloud, I am not sure how exactly but I am very glad that I did.

The only thing I do know for sure is that it was September. I know this because, oddly for them, they have indirectly influenced my current novel. The novel came about from a short story series which I was writing at that time and that I then stopped writing in order to develop it as a novel during NaNoWriMo. Suffice to say they are interwoven into it in the following ways: Carlisle is a setting for some scenes in the book and one of the characters surnames is Mason.

But onto the music!....I would like to introduce you to...

mylittlebrother



1. I came across you on soundcloud via a recommendation, or at least I think I did, and wondered if you could give us a mini-bio of the band or a mega-bio whichever.

mylittlebrother were formed when a group of people who like music got together and, fuelled by gin and haribo, wrote and reco…

Hello and welcome back!

Unfortunately, todays tour blog post never materialised, and I am wracked with guilt that there are loads of you waiting to find out more about the eBook and me...possibly!

I tried to come up with an idea...


...but nothing!

So...how about you ask me any questions you have about the eBook? about me? about the universe! and when five sentence fiction appears later I shall write it with you all in mind!

So....fingers poised at the keyboard...in 3....2...1...ask!

**update**
In answer to all the questions, here is a YouTube playlist.

After two great weeks with Monday Mixer I was apprehensive about participating this week, but I was inspired once again by such great prompts, I kept to just three and I hope that I have used them well enough.
Tell me what you think...but first...
Play it again Sam..
He stood, triumphant in the moonlight, looking down into the ossuary.  He was able to cast a shadow like no other and he wielded this power now as he beamed hungrily at the sight before him.
As each year passed he never grew tired of this ritual, if anything he had begun to thirst for this, and the wait had grown too long.
With his left foot he gently kicked the ladies reticule and watched as it tumbled down to join her where she lay, instantly drawing in the blood that lay in pools around her severed torso.
He gazed, enthralled, as he recollected the symphony he had conducted from her screams; as the pitch had altered with her shock, her fear, her terror and her despair.
He was getting close to perfect and he relished the pros…

Its here and its hot! One of those is right, the other mildly amusing, so go to the latest tour stop and find out which!

Muppets For Justice: Marjie Myers Blog Tour: As a writer and Internet try hard, I have unfortunately found very little time to help out fellow writers.  That's why, when I heard tha...

‘There you are Millie, I thought you’d done a runner on me’ laughed Justin back at the bar.

‘I haven’t Justin, but we are about to…’

Millie could feel her heart pounding in her chest and looked at Justin to see if he could hear it too. Justin smiled at her and went to the bar to grab some coffee and croissants that Millie had insisted they bought now in case they didn't have a chance later on. She wasn't really bothered but she needed a moment to gather her thoughts and to see if she could see Jay nearby. It looked like Jay had kept his word and was waiting for her by the toilets and she was relieved. Seeing him again had knocked her for six and stirred up a lot of feelings, most of which had been left unresolved, and just being near him made her feel vulnerable. Millie knew that he was lying about something and she wished she knew what, she didn't have time to find out and so relied on her gut instinct to not trust him, she had to be at the Arc du Triomphe at 10pm and it w…

Morning!

How are you all? Have you had a good week?

As you may or may not know, my Book Blog Tour kicked off on Tuesday when I visited The Grumbling Gargoyle.

Lynn was a great host and I am still reeling from the revelation that not only am I twinned with a Labradoodle but I somehow licked a pigeon? As a writer herself, she asked a lot of great questions and you really should go and check out the interview. If you like poetry then you won't be disappointed by hers.

Next up was a last minute replacement, as one of the hosts had to postpone, and was none other than the music blogger Mike over at Ralphs Life. Ralphs Life is a music blog full of wonderful reviews introducing you to a variety of bands and musicians that you may not know about. If music is one of your loves in life (it is mine) then have a look around his blog as you will be sure to unearth some gems. As it is a music blog we focussed on how I went from a Music blogger to an indie author and I had my own revelation abo…

Hi all!

It's a bit crazy but here is today's roundup :D


Kate

Morning!

Todays five sentence fiction prompt was whisper, and because I cam currently on tour with my eBook, I have decided to dedicate it to the Horror story half: Young 80.

These five sentences are not in the story, but I have taken a scene and written five sentences that could easily slot in. If you have read Young 80....do you think that this woud fit?

So without further ado....


An empty room can be so full your body is crushed into a ball.

A dark room can be so bright it burns your eyes.

A whisper can pass through you pulling at your senses; inhaling a hollow aroma, tasting the bitterness of nothing, seeing shadows swirl around, listening for an echo that won't come.

A cold room can make you sweat as if sat next to a furnace.

A silent room holds secrets that it never tells.

Morning!

Its time for the second stop on my Book Blog Tour and I have been kindly hosted by Mike over at Ralphs Life.

We discuss my blogging beginnings with music reviews and how that has developed into my writing and the relationship that I have with both.

I hope you will come along and have a read, they were great questions, and take the time to check out some of the other posts on his blog about music.

Don't forget to enter the giveaway (top-right sidebar) by clinking on the add your link button - in it to win it! hahaha

Also, if after reading the post you still want more then come follow me on Twitter (@marjiemyers or @tsk_show ) and say Hi, or if you have less time come over to Facebook and like my page (AuthorMarjieMyers) that way you wont miss a thing! Even if you really really really want to!

Ralph's Life: The Suddenly Kate Show Music Blog: OK as Ralph never tires of saying it's not always about the bands or the music, it's about the venues, the promoters or i…

Hello!

There is no tour today, our next stop is tomorrow, but that was nearly not the case!
Tomorrows host, over at Gig Blog UK, has had to postpone until 17th March and I was worried that you might not come back for the next tour stop if it was so far away! Even though it will be a great one as it is hosted by Addman at Muppets for Justice. Still, I wondered how I could make it up to you, and then something magical happened!

So in order to introduce our next host, who will be setting up the buffet table and getting the Frisbee ready, I have written a little ditty…
There was a little doggy called Ralph

Whose owners name was Spralph

Actually, it wasn’t it was Mike

‘Cos Spralph wasn’t a name that he liked



He knew a fellow blogger called Kate

Who also had identity issues of late

She had written an eBook as Marjie Myers

In the hope that she could lure eBook buyers



The eBook had a name too, don’t you know?

And aspirations of touring blogs to show

Where the inspiration for creation came from

And reve…