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Posted on January 10, 2009 at 4:31pm — 2 Comments

Elaine Cantrell

A Gift Of Books

Besides being an author, I’m a social studies teacher at our local high school. A month or so ago, I noticed something very unusual going on in my first period class. I was standing in front of the class discussing feudalism with the kids, but three of the girls weren’t listening to me. Not that they always listen to me, mind you, but these girls weren’t talking. They weren’t passing notes, sleeping, or trying to do their homework before it was due. So, what were they doing? They were reading.… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2008 at 6:53pm — 3 Comments

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New Release

My new release The Best Selling Toy Of The Season is now available at http://www.midnightshowcase.com Here's a short excerpt from the book. My hero Tommy asked my heroine Nikki to go to dinner with him. She couldn't find a baby sitter so he offered to take the children with them.

The Chicken Shack was located several miles outside of town, and when Tommy slipped on the greasy floor, he guessed that the business specialized in fried chicken. They seated themselves at a booth with a scarred Formi… Continue

Posted on December 10, 2008 at 8:05am — 3 Comments

Elaine Cantrell

The Victorian Christmas Tree


When we think of Christmas during the Victorian Era, most of us picture a Charles Dickens Christmas complete with a goose or turkey and a Christmas tree, but the English haven’t always had Christmas trees. They were introduced into England in 1841 when Queen Victoria was on the throne. Her… Continue

Posted on December 6, 2008 at 4:08pm — 3 Comments

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The Tea Party

Tea first arrived in England somewhere between 1652 and 1654. The price of tea was high, but people loved it, and it soon became so popular it was seen as the unofficial national drink of England.

The tradition of afternoon tea was first introduced by Anna the Duchess of Bedford in the early 19th century. At that time, breakfast was served at nine or ten in the morning and dinner around three or four. Some people had a very light lunch, but two meals a day was the norm. By the time Anna came al… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

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At 11:35am on January 11, 2009, J. Kaye said…
Thank for the add! :-D
At 10:03pm on January 10, 2009, Dani ~ aka The Romance Book Addict said…
Thanks for the friendship! :)
At 10:03pm on January 10, 2009, Dani ~ aka The Romance Book Addict said…
I've only read the book and it's one of my favorites (the book did make me cry though). I wanna see the movie so bad! I heard it's a tear jerker, but great! :)
At 5:14pm on January 10, 2009, Carol Percer said…
Thank you, Elaine! I need the luck! It's a genre close to my heart (yes, I must be a sick-o!)!
At 1:09pm on December 1, 2008, Lynda Coker said…
Where has this year gone? I guess when you’re busy time really does fly because mine has certainly taken wing.

WRDF launched in February of 2008 and its membership has grown steadily. I hope that means we are doing something right for our members.

We have some fabulously talented writers among us. I would encourage you to take a little time to visit a couple new pages each week. The photos, videos, blurbs, excerpts, bios, blogs, graphics, and I could go on and on, are super fun and so interesting. No one has an excuse to be bored on this site with so much to read and see.

I hope you’ve kept up with WRDF’S newest features, The Tipping Point Workshops, our contest announcement page, our bookmark giveaway page, and our free reads page. All are great promotional opportunities for writers and great fun for our readers.

Our book discussion club, LOST IN A GOOD BOOK, is going strong. We’ve had good participation and if you haven’t kept up with some of our adventurous discussion comments, you’ve missed the action.

We’ve also launched a new online newsletter, WRDF Online. Be sure to open and read your copy when it comes. You never know what you might be missing.

Lastly, you’ll notice a new WRDFCalendar Tab on your page. What a nice way to keep all our members notified of current and up-coming events. You’ll notice that Fridays are Guest blog days at Between the Lines. Why not take a moment, check the calendar, and reserve a couple of spots for yourself during 2009. You can request your dates at: btlblog@lyndacoker.com

Thank you for spending time with us. Stay safe and well,
Lynda
At 11:26pm on October 12, 2008, Sandy said…
Elaine, they finally got my MySpace fixed. I was so grateful.
It took about a month to get it changed.

Sandy
At 11:29am on October 12, 2008, Sandy said…
Hi Elaine,
Thank you for accepting. I don't know if everyone has read my story of woe, but I had to change my email address, and the only way I could get messages from Distinctive Fiction was to delete my original site and start over again. It's been a mess. I'm having the same problem with MySpace.

Sandy
At 12:15pm on September 20, 2008, BobbyRobert said…
Doll, the paper was a tad slow as I submitted it over a month ago! Well, after being married for 39 years, I 've learned patience! Bobby
At 6:33pm on September 7, 2008, Debbie Wallace said…
Glad to hear you had a good Labor Day. I used to think I'd like to be a teacher but never pursued it. How long have you taught?
At 8:19pm on September 4, 2008, Debbie Wallace said…
Hi Elaine, how have you been lately? Did you have a good Labor Day?

Debbie
 
 

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