tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33612405180246914652024-02-21T03:03:10.679-08:00Active Qu3st MediaMedia and Public Relations: our core focus is on the creative economy connecting social and traditional media to promote artists, authors, consultants, and celebrities.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-39619380969501984322011-07-11T10:29:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:29:05.661-07:00Melanie Sherman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCee3X21ofcy2xzeuVtOpKmKGE1u3n5fqE7RkrPmPVwhSlFVEQJB5POOsimuW-W-K4QGN4UyFRvm1vzgiAYOj72g2VThozs2m3A0_62QcqSL39HF4AHf5XDxgx94cnZbob0zRFGjxrJM/s1600/hobieschooner1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCee3X21ofcy2xzeuVtOpKmKGE1u3n5fqE7RkrPmPVwhSlFVEQJB5POOsimuW-W-K4QGN4UyFRvm1vzgiAYOj72g2VThozs2m3A0_62QcqSL39HF4AHf5XDxgx94cnZbob0zRFGjxrJM/s200/hobieschooner1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>Writer Melanie Sherman</b><br />
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<strong><a href="http://melaniesherman.blogspot.com/">Melanie Sherman</a></strong> lives in Southwest Washington and has been writing for years against her better judgment. By day she poses as a numbers cruncher in a small manufacturing firm. By night she chases these two cats off her laptop who really can’t write well at all. <br />
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Melanie is in love with the sea and writes beautifully about it on her blog, <a href="http://melaniesherman.blogspot.com/">Meanderings of Melanie</a>, that is when she is not crafting humorous posts about everyday life that will flip you out of your chair.<br />
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Two words of advice: buckle up.<br />
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In 2009 Melanie competed in an international writing contest and won second place in the mainstream category for her manuscript, <i>"Pirates Reckoning."</i> Her critique group claims full responsibility. The members are often heard saying, "We can criticize anyone to success."<br />
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<a href="http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=297">Winner PNWA Literary Contest</a>, Mainstream Category, Second Place, 2009<br />
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<a href="http://www.pnwa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=296">Finalist PNWA Literary Contest</a>, Mainstream Category, 2009Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-13162353923120871172011-07-11T10:26:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:26:46.435-07:00Sharon Axline<b>Writer Sharon Axline</b><br />
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Born to a troop of traveling gypsies <strong><a href="http://sharonaxline.blogspot.com/">Sharon Axline</a></strong> spent her early years trapsing about the US never stopping long in one place. She learned at an early age to play the banjo and tap dance while whistling the star spangle banner all the while dressed in a sequined mini skirt and platform shoes.<br />
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After settling down she joined the work force in the adventurous job of computer programming. While battling bits and bytes during the day as a caped computer crusader she relaxes by working for a secret organization known only as DBC.<br />
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Sharon likes cooking, writing, cooking, playing with her dogs, did we mention cooking?<br />
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Enjoy Sharon's blog at <a href="http://sharonaxline.blogspot.com/">Preposterous Ponderings</a>.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-82086386507385483682011-07-11T08:45:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:38:05.146-07:00Local blogger gets noticed with Google post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDidQ9KNlCrs6ElFX_BUPR7cX0kvFtTOEZY6q7U9_9ZwCa42-kVFzN60miB6jGvBdG-ZOSz-mpkKX1KYWZ5CMsKRBY9U7_us-s4H50jmzarb5PPIf-Io6ZRwg4WLTs8cd1YDTBrHrhpwo4/s1600/TheCustomerCollective.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDidQ9KNlCrs6ElFX_BUPR7cX0kvFtTOEZY6q7U9_9ZwCa42-kVFzN60miB6jGvBdG-ZOSz-mpkKX1KYWZ5CMsKRBY9U7_us-s4H50jmzarb5PPIf-Io6ZRwg4WLTs8cd1YDTBrHrhpwo4/s400/TheCustomerCollective.jpg" width="400" /></a>It's reaffirming when someone visits your blog. It's even more exciting when a large website notices and promotes your post to their online audience. </div><br />
That happened this weekend to one of our friends, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroldoane">Carol Doane</a>. She wrote a post on research tabulated recently by Google Analytics.<br />
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Her post was picked up by <a href="http://thecustomercollective.com/">The Customer Collective</a> and appeared on their home page on Sunday and remains up today. <br />
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Keep blogging, Carol! We're enjoying the internet trail you're blazing.<br />
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<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-21406692825398597542011-07-05T07:05:00.000-07:002011-07-16T13:45:13.113-07:00High marks for Active Qu3st friend<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kailynn Doane and her proud mother, Carol Doane.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Grades came out last week, and our youngest public relations friend, Kailynn Doane, performed extremely well. We did a little digging and discovered she completed her sopohomore year of high school with a 4.0.<br />
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We were able to obtain this picture from Kailynn Doane's grandfather of her initiation into the National Honor Society.<br />
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It's been quite a year for the teenager. In April, she traveled with the Washington Cultural Exchange to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou">Guangzhou, China</a> as a student athlete on their annual Swim & Dive trip. She had the honor of training in the pool with the Chinese future Olympic hopefuls and reports the experience was, "Awesome."<br />
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We're still waiting to get a slideshow of young Miss Doane's pictures. If there were some framing in her future we suspect she could get a gallery show. In fact, we'd help promote it.<br />
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Hint. Hint.<br />
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<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-77974612982117354432011-07-04T07:04:00.000-07:002011-07-04T07:04:00.620-07:00Party in the USA? You bet.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M11SvDtPBhA?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a happy, jubilant Fourth of July.</span></div><hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-51667814420452712482011-07-02T22:04:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:38:33.378-07:00People and Promotion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-25Rq19enMqrgUqfDEbz9VKxksHdnu-YDo1SPNLPKwyIpVobE3_ppxxLk-rTSJrA8dvYobwW5U7HLLStaStje_aPzGfuk6tgSi38lxcJ2i-tVJPF5oRysQDD4sR70vzeQdj7snEoo4eyF/s1600/Clark_County_Business_Briefs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-25Rq19enMqrgUqfDEbz9VKxksHdnu-YDo1SPNLPKwyIpVobE3_ppxxLk-rTSJrA8dvYobwW5U7HLLStaStje_aPzGfuk6tgSi38lxcJ2i-tVJPF5oRysQDD4sR70vzeQdj7snEoo4eyF/s320/Clark_County_Business_Briefs.png" width="142" /></a>The Active Qu3st office has been quiet lately as everyone is busy on big projects. We did want to take a moment to congratulate <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroldoane">Carol Doane</a> on her promotion announced in The Columbian May 29. (We guess that would let you know we are at almost a month behind).<br />
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Here's the report:<br />
<blockquote>"Carol Doane has been promoted to general manager with USD Media, a video and audio team that will produce programs and features for the company’s website. Doane will oversee website production and development staff. Doane is a former advertising sales manager for The Columbian."</blockquote>Congratulations, wishing you the very best!<br />
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<em>You can read the entire post </em><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/may/29/people-in-business/"><em><span style="color: red;">here</span></em></a>.<br />
<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-89327517846084428872011-02-06T15:36:00.000-08:002011-07-11T09:42:22.675-07:00Vancouver Business Journal features Carol Doane<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The <a href="http://www.vbjusa.com/2011/02/04/u-s-digital-enters-the-media-world-with-new-venture/">Vancouver Business Journal</a> featured a story on the front page of their Friday, February 4, 2011 printed edition that also appeared online, "U.S. Digital enters the media world with new venture." Their report gives a little insight to <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroldoane">Carol Doane's</a> new role as the Partnership Manager at the US Digital spin-off company USD Media.<br />
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Congrats, Carol!<br />
<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-81350739031354660382011-01-17T06:31:00.001-08:002011-01-18T04:43:24.430-08:00It all happened after the tornadoCarol Doane's 15 minutes of fame got a boost from SlideShare. She is featured on the home page pf SlideShare. Check this out: <br />
<div id="__ss_6593436" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TheClassicCarol/it-all-happened-after-the-tornado" title="It all happened after the tornado">It all happened after the tornado</a></b><object height="355" id="__sse6593436" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=thejobwithpictures-110116202818-phpapp02&stripped_title=it-all-happened-after-the-tornado&userName=TheClassicCarol" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed name="__sse6593436" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=thejobwithpictures-110116202818-phpapp02&stripped_title=it-all-happened-after-the-tornado&userName=TheClassicCarol" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />
<div style="padding: 5px 0pt 12px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/TheClassicCarol">Carol Doane</a>.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-68684954302387694932011-01-16T13:21:00.000-08:002011-01-16T13:22:54.543-08:00COASTER CONTEST: Seeking poetry submissions of fiv...Submission deadline to be featured on a Niche Wine & Art coaster is Tuesday, February 1, 2011. Let the poetry writing begin!<br />
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<a href="http://lekkerentertainment.blogspot.com/2011/01/coaster-contest-seeking-poetry.html?spref=bl">Lekker Entertainment: COASTER CONTEST: Seeking poetry submissions of fiv...</a>: "Niche Wine & Art is embarking on a 'coaster printing spree.' To make the coasters memorable they will be printed with short poems. Subm..."<br />
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<p></p><hr /><p></p>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-49748733301846522682011-01-04T16:13:00.000-08:002011-07-11T10:47:26.242-07:00Carol's Sip Wine & Savor a Goodbye PartyEveryone Welcome! Come to <strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/caroldoane">Carol Doane's</a></strong> goodbye party.<br />
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</tbody></table>Enjoy your champagne cocktail in this comfortable neighborhood gathering spot. Rustic down to the original concrete walls washed with remnants of colors from the past and the rough hewn fir floors, this new restaurant in downtown Vancouver offers 140 wine selections by the bottle, and dozens of selections by the glass and half glass. <b>Prices from $4.</b><br />
Full menu available for the holiday including tarts, both savory and sweet.<br />
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<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-37004970454057456722010-12-22T14:53:00.000-08:002011-07-11T10:46:20.983-07:00Rain powered writer on PearlofCarol.comThere's a contest in our midst. Chime in with your comment to be entered to win a copy of <a 1594148848?&camp="212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733"" dp="" hemlock-lake-five-star-mystery="" href="http://www.blogger.com/" www.amazon.com="">Hemlock Lake</a> by <a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/carolyns-bio/">Carolyn J. Rose</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://pearlofcarol.blogspot.com/2010/12/rain-powered-writer.html#links">Pearl of Carol: pursuit of adventure!: Rain powered writer</a><br />
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<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-51395992637461023462010-12-02T08:39:00.000-08:002010-12-12T21:52:24.517-08:00Social Media for Writers: Speaker Carol Doane<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBGGwC9iwRwyaWInUmlxcyxteVGVv-k_8M1AxSTVCXGRPz5N1SLlzv1rZ_uASZbvWKcuMEtu98GuEbVLOsl39OZ61TcveJEEFVsXnjNsa7b43CQyJYtUuHxQt-HOMDBT_ZBcvaIfSHI0/s1600/DoaneC2C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBGGwC9iwRwyaWInUmlxcyxteVGVv-k_8M1AxSTVCXGRPz5N1SLlzv1rZ_uASZbvWKcuMEtu98GuEbVLOsl39OZ61TcveJEEFVsXnjNsa7b43CQyJYtUuHxQt-HOMDBT_ZBcvaIfSHI0/s320/DoaneC2C.jpg" width="206" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Vancouver Writer's Mixer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Social Media for Authors</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday, December 4</div><div style="text-align: center;">5-6:30 pm</div><div style="text-align: center;">Featured Speaker: Carol Doane</div><br />
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Saturday <a href="http://360convos.blogspot.com/2009/11/bio.html">Carol Doane</a> speaks to the Vancouver Writer's Mixer. She's got the internet wired for fun, for feedback and success! She's the <i>doyenne </i>of Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, and many other virtual publicity websites.<br />
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Carol will be demonstrating the basics of navigating these treacherous technical waters. Find out why you should dabble, even just a little, on-line. By the time we're finished, you'll be amazed and eager to get out there and start networking! It's so easy, even <a href="http://twitter.com/C2Cbooks">Smedley </a>the bookstore cat tweets. Carol will touch on hot social media topics such as Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, YouTube, Plancast and blogging.<br />
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Learn quick tips, easy to use shortcuts and what to do if you hate the idea of marketing yourself.<br />
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Carol was a top finalist in the <a href="http://www.someawards.com/2010/05/02/2010-some-awards-finalists/">2010 SoMe Awards</a> (Social Media Awards of the Pacific Northwest) for her volunteer campaign for the Southwest Washington Blood Program. Winning campaigns awarded to Air New Zealand, Travelocity, PAX East, Mio Gelato, Portland Fit, Hotel Max, Mio Gelato, a worthy group to be included in!<br />
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Carol Doane is also a published writer (chapter in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Laughing-Nine-Five-Quest-Workplace/dp/0965605531?=212361=wey=peaofcar-20=380733">Laughing Nine to Five: The Quest for Humor in the Workplace</a>) and has two completed fiction manuscripts now in the hands of literary agents on both coasts.<br />
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Many, many thanks to <a href="http://angstgallery.com/">Angst Gallery</a> owner Leah Jackson for allowing <a href="http://covertocoverbooks.net/">Cover to Cover Books</a> to hold their monthly mixer in the gallery. The bookstore remains closed due to smoke damage until renovations can be completed. Cover to Cover is taking special orders via email: <a href="mailto:mail@covertocoverbooks.net">mail@covertocoverbooks.net</a>.<br />
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If you want to chat with Carol after the event we'll be taking over the couch in <a href="http://nichewine.blogspot.com/">Niche Wine & Art</a> next door.<br />
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Potential is not dictated by age.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">One of our youngest friends is a dedicated high school student who plays piano, guitar, saxophone and beginner trumpet. She is a dynamite artist and freelance photographer. She competed with her rare breed dog at the State level in 4-H and is learning to ride her uncle's wild horses in the hinterlands. While in the city, she is seen around town on bike and when not on bike she is in the pool as an avid swimmer.</div><br />
Whew. We wonder when she has time to do any homework.<br />
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We're excited to know Kailynn Doane and celebrate her own Active Qu3st. She is currently enrolled in the Science Math Technology at the largest high school in her city and is the organized friend who keeps everyone else on track to complete assignments on time.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzFDWcjENt_rsB0RsitAFtgQscHpYACgVXcOYRwIe8tJ9XE63YrOQzI9W3jzByQSbnF1X1FcGc_C6eD3jvS0BifhuHIKnhS6yRRM8Xj_mj2IHLeq34bwxZ8_ViT2bSCnPjFRSptlUQGcF/s1600/2010-05-02+08.10.15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzFDWcjENt_rsB0RsitAFtgQscHpYACgVXcOYRwIe8tJ9XE63YrOQzI9W3jzByQSbnF1X1FcGc_C6eD3jvS0BifhuHIKnhS6yRRM8Xj_mj2IHLeq34bwxZ8_ViT2bSCnPjFRSptlUQGcF/s200/2010-05-02+08.10.15.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Doane creates art wherever she finds</div><div style="text-align: left;">an interesting surface or medium.</div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Doane has her sights on a swimming trip to China March 2011. The trip is organized by <a href="http://www.wce.org/index.shtml">Washington Cultural Exchange</a>. They are an educational 501(c)(3) charitable organization begun in 1986 to increase cultural awareness and appreciation through international travel and competition.<br />
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Traveling with Washington Cultural Exchange is an exceptional opportunity and students are encouraged to network with the community and seek financial support.<br />
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Doane is seeking donations from local businesses, friends and of course, family. Support is paid directly to WSE in the students name and may be tax deductible. Check with your accountant.<br />
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Email Active Qu3st, <b><a href="mailto:Now@ActiveQu3st.com">Now@ActiveQu3st.com</a>,</b> if you would like more information on how to contribute to Miss Doane's cultural exchange. Personally, we can't wait to see her photos, but first we have to make sure she snags that trip :-)<br />
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<hr />Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-63679802601781355292010-10-15T13:51:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:52:28.506-07:00Books' worst enemy: FIRE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrE-WwhwebK5U1Z914wpPuOOot2ouZV9E1UIlMrb2HS06nPbuwA9zL9nqsrHk7g0AOZdNR50i2ob4NoDJ3tpI9eyWOhVXmUd47eOcLX7ctYCD7TPx3-Bx3QbhTQtetC9A3ntDKS1tj_My/s400/FireC2C.jpg" width="400" /></div>As reported in <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/14/fire-burning-uptown-village-restaurant/">The Columbian</a>, a fire next door to <a href="http://covertocoverbooks.net/">Cover to Cover Books</a> ravaged the locally owned book shop with smoke and water damage. They are temporarily closed, but both owner Mel, and the owner of Mel--Smedley the cat, escaped unharmed.<br />
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Mel sent us this update:<br />
<blockquote>We won't have power for at least a few days, and I will be meeting the adjuster later today to see what's what. Last night it was a mess, ceiling tiles down everywhere, water and smoke damage. Not sure how bad the books are, but there was no fire in our suite, just stink, some water damage, and mess of other sorts. Smeds and I got out just fine, along with most of the electronics. Luckily it was before our Open Microphone, so there was just me and the cat in the store at the time. <br />
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Probably need to scratch the author faire in December. I have no idea how long the business will be sidelined, but I expect at least a month, actually, and I won't have any extra oomph to keep that rolling while we assess the mess and get a new ceiling and flooring and whatever else. <br />
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*sigh*<br />
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It's always something. The irony is that last night while we were salvaging paperwork by flashlight, I found the inspection report and invoice from our annual fire extinguisher inspection: all 3 extinguishers were fine! Not that we had fire, but still. IRONY, WE HAVE IT. <br />
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Mel</blockquote><br />
We'll keep you posted on alternative location for the <a href="http://annlittlewood.eventbrite.com/">November Vancouver Writers Mixer</a> as soon as we have secured space. In the meantime, our best wishes are with Mel and all the friends of <a href="http://covertocoverbooks.net/">Cover to Cover Books</a>.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-28016410549963135982010-10-08T20:32:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:29:45.313-07:00From the mailbox, read at your own riskWe received this email from one of our friends (psst... <strong><a href="http://melaniesherman.blogspot.com/">Melanie Sherman</a></strong>). It expresses our own love of beautifully crafted language.<br />
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"I followed someone on twitter who sent me the following direct message: <br />
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<blockquote>thanks 4 following me, Melanie. I look 4ward 2 connecting w/ U. PLZ remember me if U ever need proofreading, editing or transcriptions done, </blockquote><br />
Um...yeah. She'd B like a 1st lieu10ant. I'd forgot10 how much help that wood B."<br />
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If you need editing assistance, perhaps <a href="http://activequ3st.blogspot.com/2010/01/contact-us.html">Active Qu3st</a> can assist you in finding a real editor. Wait! We think you already know one. Keep editing, friend, and let us know when you get back to that agent who is hot on your trail. We want to see your book published!Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-20238577262093855402010-10-02T13:22:00.000-07:002011-07-11T09:53:32.908-07:00Let the kids tweet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iC_o7jIz63afrZCXS9juQ3X605g-gV8JlOkGHje-HYXxBX8YyXxCIAwjmfGiULZYdsbcKxBFEEnZqCPDyzqEF2Rfi9JEC3KmCkM5uYZRJzY94iF_W0wDmZAWISr1cJjKIPQsLc89Zjg/s128/CarolynOrangeShirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iC_o7jIz63afrZCXS9juQ3X605g-gV8JlOkGHje-HYXxBX8YyXxCIAwjmfGiULZYdsbcKxBFEEnZqCPDyzqEF2Rfi9JEC3KmCkM5uYZRJzY94iF_W0wDmZAWISr1cJjKIPQsLc89Zjg/s128/CarolynOrangeShirt.jpg" /></a></div>Received an email from <a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/carolyns-bio/">Carolyn J. Rose</a> that made us laugh. She is currently substitute teaching and enjoying the heck out of it—now that she views it as part of her social life and a chance to practice stand-up comedy.<br />
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Here's what she wrote . . .<br />
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<blockquote>So I see a kid with his phone out in class today and I tell him he’d better be texting his pals to tell them that I’m the greatest sub in the world and he says no, he’s tweeting it. A few minutes later another kid says he’s tweeting about me, too.<br />
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I should have taken their phones away, but I knew that you, my publicist, would have been upset at the loss of free publicity. LOL</blockquote><br />
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That's right, Carolyn. We want ALL the PR we can get for you as possible, even from kids who should be studying English.<br />
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After all, when they are tweeting they are still writing, aren't they?Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-37578045973197943172010-09-30T08:34:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:16:18.852-07:00Leah Jackson Show: a second look at graffiti<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/sites/www.vancouver.wsu.edu/files/Leah-9_edit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/sites/www.vancouver.wsu.edu/files/Leah-9_edit2.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>Graffiti is an under appreciated art form.<br />
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Usually deemed a minor crime, this transitory art form is the subject of an exhibit by <a href="http://www.angstgallery.com/">Angst Gallery</a> owner <strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leah-jackson/b/330/b91">Leah Jackson</a></strong>.<br />
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Jackson, a world traveler, encourages us to take another look at graffiti and captured her visual thesis in a photographic journey. She shares pctures from the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, France, and the Pacific Northwest at <a href="http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/community/campus-map-directions-and-parking-information">Washington State University</a>. The photographs are not framed, but rather displayed on distressed surfaces such as rusted steel or weathered wood.<br />
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Much of the graffiti she captured is no longer visible. It's gone, covered up with paint so as not to bother the general public.<br />
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Because of Jackson's keen eye, imaginative and beautiful graffiti can still be shared and enjoyed.<br />
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<b>Venue</b>:<br />
<a href="http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/community/campus-map-directions-and-parking-information">Washington State University Vancouver</a><br />
In the Library<br />
14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave<br />
Vancouver, WA 98686.<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><b>When</b></div>Now through November 21<br />
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<b>Hours</b>:<br />
Monday - Thursday: 8am - 10pm<br />
Friday: 8am - 5pm<br />
Saturday & Sunday: Noon - 5pm<br />
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The library will be CLOSED on: September 5-6 for Labor Day and November 11 for Veteran’s Day<br />
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<b>FREE</b> admission.<br />
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For more information about the graffiti exhibit or any other exhibit at Washington State University Vancouver, contact Erin Dengerink Madarang at <a href="mailto:madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu">madarang@vancouver.wsu.edu</a> or 360-546-9551.<br />
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Read more about Leah Jackson on these posts:<br />
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<a href="http://activequ3st.blogspot.com/p/angst-gallery.html">Leah Jackson on Active Qu3st</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.southwestwashingtonzest.com/2010/01/the-10-minute-conversation-leah-jackson/" style="color: #8a4b08;">SW Washington Zest:</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">10 minute conversation with Leah Jackson</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.center4thearts.com/documents/Summer2009CenterfortheArtsNewsletter.pdf" style="color: #8a4b08;">SW Washington Center for the Arts;</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">Doc published Summer 2009</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/mar/14/art-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/" style="color: #8a4b08;">Art is in the eye of the beholder:</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">Student interns at Angst Gallery</span><br />
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<a href="http://bikeportland.org/photos/tags/billdolan/tags/bikeloveatangstgallery/" style="color: #8a4b08;">Bike Love event June 2009</a><a href="http://bikeportland.org/photos/tags/billdolan/tags/bikeloveatangstgallery/" style="color: #8a4b08; text-decoration: none;">:</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">Bike Portland.org photo gallery</span><br />
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<a href="http://activequ3st.blogspot.com/p/angst-gallery.html" style="color: #8a4b08;">Leah Jackson:</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">Director Angst Gallery</span>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-2772696384723517982010-09-29T19:47:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:34:07.071-07:00Sometimes a Carolyn Commotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-Commotion-Devils-Mystery-ebook/dp/B004183XEC?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/images/sometimes_220.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><i>"It’s bedlam by the bay, chaos on the coast, another dustup in Devil’s Harbor."</i><br />
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Yes! The next book in the Devil's Harbor Mystery series goes on sale now at <a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/images/sometimes_220.jpg">Cover to Cover Books</a>, 1817 Main St, Vancouver, WA 98660. It can also be found at other popular sites such as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-Great-Commotion-Carolyn-Rose/dp/0982144369/ref=sr_1_1?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285275299&sr=8-1">Amazon.com</a>, <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sometimes-A-Great-Commotion/Carolyn-J-Rose/e/9780982144367/?itm=1&USRI=sometimes+a+great+commotion">Barnesandnoble.com</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sometimes-Commotion-Devils-Mystery-ebook/dp/B004183XEC?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733">Kindle</a>.<br />
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That's good news.<br />
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<a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/carolyns-bio/"><strong>Carolyn J. Rose</strong></a> co-wrote the mystery with her husband <strong><a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/mikes-bio/">Mike Nettleton</a></strong>. She laughs a lot about the joys of writing with a spouse, but secretly we know that whenever the atmosphere gets tense someone gets knocked off in the book.<br />
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So, who dies in this commotion? Here's the scoop:<br />
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<blockquote>Thanks to reporter Molly Donovan, the person who killed The Big Grabowski is in jail, but things are hardly back to what passes for normal in the quirky coastal community. With the aging sewage treatment system at its limit and huge penalties looming, the mayor orders extreme water conservation. Townspeople complain, but comply; they make every flush count.<br />
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Then Elspeth spots an image scorched into a breaded crab cake served up at the Devil’s Food Cafe. Swarms of pilgrims descend on the town and the mayor, despite threats of impeachment or worse, plants a portable toilet on every lawn. Only selling timber from town trust land can supply funds to fix the sewer system. But a tree-sitting activist for hire keeps loggers at bay.<br />
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When someone takes a chainsaw to his perch, Molly discovers the fall alone didn’t kill him-he was poisoned, strangled, and struck with a blunt object. Who did him in? The mayor? The girlfriend he cheated on? The environmentalist he defrauded? Loggers with their payday on hold?<br />
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While Molly delves into the dead man’s past, hoping to untangle a snarl of lies and name the killer before Sheriff Greg Erdman, others chart stranger courses-her father falls for a shady lady, Henri undertakes an extreme makeover, Adam flees to the forest, Elspeth sees the light, Icky becomes a writer, and Shelley takes bold steps to turn back the tide of tourism.</blockquote>Run on down to Cover to Cover. Make a commotion. They'll point you toward the right shelf.<br />
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<a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/sgc-excerpt/">Read an excerpt on the Deadly Duo's website!</a>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-2046216611825925522010-09-21T05:04:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:14:16.497-07:00IN THE NEWS: Leah Jackson and PARK(ing) Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/18/parking-day-turns-asphalt-green/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaDvFxz2AXd_8NFCW_n094qVEezZn1w1Z93RrK3zyMbMYAFPnB_-RsSoBhjzIYHHDZzmHnHamC2C1WTm5fEDucvnF1Yc99WxgY8RpSwRZUExnPtolBcEjx9pvNTXlEKrcve6UvAnVIy2D/s400/ParkingDay1.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><i>"Vancouver gallery owner Leah Jackson was happy to participate in Friday’s city-sanctioned conversion of a few curbside parking spaces into parks-for-a-day,"</i> begins the article in the local paper.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/leah-jackson/b/330/b91">Leah Jackson</a></strong> has been participating in <a href="http://parkingday.org/">PARK(ing) Day</a> an annual, worldwide event that inspires city dwellers to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good since its inception. She is a strong promoter of biking and pedestrian access to city venues and gallery visitors will spy Jackson's bike parked in front of Angst Gallery during open hours.<br />
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The picture from the paper's website shows Niche Wine Bar, Jackson's next new venture opening soon at 1013 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.<br />
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Read the entire article <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/18/parking-day-turns-asphalt-green/">here</a>.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-32951054721851457422010-09-19T15:03:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:38:10.397-07:00IN THE NEWS: Mystery writers cook up a book<a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/06/local-mystery-writers-cook-up-cookbook-contributio/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_N3klQaYvF-jfjsCD2BZwNKoNVQ2D5McUuyeux-OvffYx3Lk6cE_f0GtPRM1XD8BwXLxF1qs731z2yUp5xZ3NR5TCiUvnLplu0jGTXt7O9u_e6xto3NqbF8DIQXtf1Y_Sv5KwXVteTW4/s320/KillerRecipesCOL.jpg" /></a>"<i>Husband-and-wife team Carolyn J. Rose and Mike Nettleton have written several mystery and suspense books. But the Vancouver couple recently lent their talents to another project: a cookbook.</i>"<br />
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Read the entire article on The Columbian Newspaper's website. Story titled: <a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/06/local-mystery-writers-cook-up-cookbook-contributio/">Bits 'n' Pieces: Local mystery writers cook up cookbook contributions</a>.<br />
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Purchase the cookbook <i><b>Killer Recipes</b></i> at <a href="http://covertocoverbooks.net/">Cover to Cover Books</a>, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660, or on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Killer-Recipes-Susan-Whitfield/dp/1603183507?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733">Amazon.com</a>.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-67584578783148470872010-09-18T18:05:00.000-07:002010-09-25T13:02:36.759-07:00Author Bill Cameron to appear in Vancouver, WA<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saturday, October 2, 5:00-6:30 PM</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1817 Main Street, Vancouver 98660</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMLzIHXgvdniF_4Cj0FieLgBkG_P3cKwTUqmVyh-5AOVFeK-sjbAVB1WqST34Rfe45-pkvTmB0jMdhXko2UyYYXFgSRXknfqqndQzMCzKBK474Wo3XwJBbhGJppgN3ip8Xd-9KKYBeGBm/s1600/bill_cameron-author_photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMLzIHXgvdniF_4Cj0FieLgBkG_P3cKwTUqmVyh-5AOVFeK-sjbAVB1WqST34Rfe45-pkvTmB0jMdhXko2UyYYXFgSRXknfqqndQzMCzKBK474Wo3XwJBbhGJppgN3ip8Xd-9KKYBeGBm/s320/bill_cameron-author_photo.jpg" /></a>Critically-acclaimed mystery novelist Bill Cameron opens the <a href="http://pearlofcarol.blogspot.com/2010/02/writers-mix-it-up-and-just-like-kids-we.html">Vancouver Writers Mixer Series</a>, a monthly event focusing on the publishing industry that happens first Saturdays October through June in at <a href="http://covertocoverbooks.net/">Cover to Cover Books</a>.<br />
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Cameron is the author of the dark, gritty mysteries <i>Day One</i>, <i>Chasing Smoke</i> and <i>Lost Dog</i>—featuring irascible Portland homicide cop Skin Kadash. New York Times Bestselling Portland author <a href="http://www.chelseacain.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Cain</a> describes <i>Day One</i> as "an utterly engrossing page-turner." In the Vancouver Voice, Carolyn Schultz-Rathbun said, “The body count is positively Shakespearean, but in Cameron’s vision of P-town’s dark underbelly, love really is strong as death. Maybe stronger.”<br />
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The next Skin Kadash mystery, <i>County Line</i>, will be released in June 2011 by Tyrus Books.<br />
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<i>Chasing Smoke </i>received a starred review from Library Journal, and Booklist declared, "it engages the reader on an emotional as well as literary level." It was a finalist for the 2009 Spotted Owl Award for best Northwest mystery. <i>Lost Dog</i> was nominated for the 2008 Rocky Award and was a finalist for the 2008 Spotted Owl Award.<br />
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Cameron's short fiction has appeared in <i>Spinetingler </i>Magazine, the <i>Killer Year</i> anthology, and <i>Portland Noir</i>, as well as on Lit 103.3: Fiction for the Ears. His most recent story can be found in <i>First Thrills</i> (Forge Books).<br />
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<a href="http://twitpic.com/16lfi9" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic" height="150" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/16lfi9.jpg" width="150" /></a>Bill lives with his wife and poodle in Portland, Oregon, where he also serves as staff to a charming, yet imperious cat. He is an eager traveler and avid bird-watcher, and likes to write near a window so he can meditate on whatever happens to fly by during intractable passages. He is currently working on his fifth novel.<br />
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<a href="http://twitpic.com/1f6xnn" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic" height="150" src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1f6xnn.jpg" width="150" /></a>Bill blogs every other Thursday at <a href="http://7criminalminds.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Criminal Minds</a> (7criminalminds.blogspot.com) and tweets as <a href="http://twitter.com/bcmystery" target="_blank">bcmystery</a> at twitter.com/bcmystery.<br />
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You can learn more at <a href="http://www.billcameronmysteries.com/" target="_blank">www.billcameronmysteries.com</a> and more about the event at <a href="http://billcameron.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://billcameron.eventbrite.com</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Vancouver Writer's Mixer was started by author </span><a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Carolyn J. Rose</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (</span><a href="http://twitter.com/CarolynJRose/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@CarolynJRose</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) and is emceed by </span><a href="http://pearlofcarol.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Carol Doane</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, (</span><a href="http://twitter.com/thefirstcarol"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@TheFirstCarol)</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-17265426419300169452010-09-13T07:21:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:36:27.101-07:00Portland Writers Examiner reports on Hemlock Lake book launch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pkYHYi6MwuQNAhzxzotKVW9q9dGWohxe_0gn5adqlJwc9oCBiPtUKsbFuln_KsUwRzpM9S8hMy0gNb-Sjq97CX_OgKOEGfthWGzPrEJ3dx-pXL7vGSexNZzibV7bZGVQAFuD9JN4fNmV/s1600/PortlandExaminer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pkYHYi6MwuQNAhzxzotKVW9q9dGWohxe_0gn5adqlJwc9oCBiPtUKsbFuln_KsUwRzpM9S8hMy0gNb-Sjq97CX_OgKOEGfthWGzPrEJ3dx-pXL7vGSexNZzibV7bZGVQAFuD9JN4fNmV/s320/PortlandExaminer.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.examiner.com/writers-in-portland/karen-gilb">Karen Gilb</a> of the Portland Writers Examiner gave a nod to <strong><a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/carolyns-bio/">Carolyn J. Rose's</a></strong> release Hemlock Lake.<br />
<blockquote>"Hemlock Lake is a departure for Rose who usually likes to inject a generous measure of wit and humor into her books. The characters in her newest novel are still compelling. The action is fast-paced and believable, but fans will find her newest book considerably darker than those which have come before."</blockquote>The launch party was hosted by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Cover to Cover Books, 1817 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660.</a>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-61993941226507256812010-09-12T11:36:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:35:36.321-07:00HEMLOCK LAKE on Kindle!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><strong><a href="http://www.deadlyduomysteries.com/about-us/carolyns-bio/">Carolyn J. Rose's</a></strong> book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hemlock-Catskill-Mountains-Mystery-ebook/dp/B003XIJ048?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733">HEMLOCK LAKE</a> is now available on Kindle. You can purchase it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hemlock-Catskill-Mountains-Mystery-ebook/dp/B003XIJ048?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=peaofcar-20&creative=380733">here</a> for a limited time for only $2.99.<br />
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The mystery, set in the Catskill Mountains, involves betrayal, revenge, love, loss, and redemption, set against the search for an arsonist and killer in a remote community.<br />
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Rose, who founded the Vancouver Writers’ Mixers in 2006 and teaches a novel-writing boot camp through Clark College Continuing Education, will talk about the decision to write a book far different from the humorous mysteries, such as The Big Grabowski, that she’s penned in the past with her husband Mike Nettleton and as solo projects. She’ll also discuss the book’s journey to publication, and serve up Hemlock Lake cake to those who stop by.<br />
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<strong>Hemlock Lake Summary</strong><br />
For generations only a few families held title to land in the isolated Catskill Mountain community of Hemlock Lake. But with the turning of the century one man, lured by easy money, sells his inheritance to a developer of luxury homes. As the contractor bulldozes farmland and forest, neighbors cry environmental rape, and someone threatens to burn what is built.<br />
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Hoping to stop the arsonist, but tormented by personal demons, Sergeant Dan Stone reluctantly returns to his family home on the shores of the lake. The previous autumn his wife died in its dark waters and his brother put a bullet in his brain. That tragedy sent Dan’s father drifting toward death.<br />
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Isolated by his pain, Dan is thrust into the no man’s land between newcomers and longtime residents who stonewall his investigation into threats, graffiti, theft, and a blaze that nearly kills the construction foreman. Townspeople blame outsiders, eco-terrorists, a ragged tramp haunting the woods and the mysterious creator of rock cairns that often mark the sites of crimes to come. But as summer sizzles on, the arsonist turns killer, and Dan suspects it’s someone he knows well: a firefighter, a friend, or a woman with a killing in her past.<br />
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<strong>Author bio:</strong><br />
Carolyn J. Rose grew up in New York’s Catskill Mountains, graduated from the University of Arizona, logged two years in Arkansas with Volunteers in Service to America and spent 25 years as a television news researcher, writer, producer, and assignment editor in Arkansas, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. She has published a number of mysteries and lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her husband, radio air personality Mike Phillips, and a motley collection of pets. Her hobbies are reading, gardening, and not cooking. Surf to www.deadlyduomysteries.com for more information.Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3361240518024691465.post-52005534317696448482010-08-22T21:05:00.000-07:002011-07-11T10:07:38.525-07:00Melanie Sherman and the 100K Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY_cfqEnWLQ-0iWT5Ahuu7SMtb6gLIYljXTPmdC1g3sHmYT9sREZ7assl1vrFp1CpPLWobYEcvOOsiFL7ZRAO_hZ5VcEsM5gtvJHGseRMxIkCwswQPmMpZH1aRw_BtaI73vYIVxOIisNU/s1600/BillZucker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKY_cfqEnWLQ-0iWT5Ahuu7SMtb6gLIYljXTPmdC1g3sHmYT9sREZ7assl1vrFp1CpPLWobYEcvOOsiFL7ZRAO_hZ5VcEsM5gtvJHGseRMxIkCwswQPmMpZH1aRw_BtaI73vYIVxOIisNU/s400/BillZucker.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><strong><a href="http://melaniesherman.blogspot.com/">Melanie Sherman's</a></strong> quick wit and story telling ability normally gets her co-workers and critique group friends in spasm of raucous laughter. Today, she charmed the man with 120,792 Twitter followers.<br />
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National recording artist, comedian and actor, <a href="http://www.billzucker.com/">Bill Zucker</a>, tweeted: <br />
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<blockquote>HOUSTON..WE HAVE A PROBLEM..GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR BILL..ABORT SPACE WALK ON PLANET TWITTER..SPAMBOTS EVERYWHERE..OVER</blockquote><br />
Melanie responded:<br />
<blockquote>"Bill, be careful what you say. If it weren't for spambots, I wouldn't have many followers. Maybe just you and my mom."</blockquote><br />
Mr. Zucker apparently got a kick out of her tweet and responded, "LMAO." (Laughing My Ass Off).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">120,000 Twitter followers are now crawling all over the floor trying to get a piece of Bill's . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tweet on, Melanie. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But tell us what it takes to get you to laugh :-)</div>Active Qu3sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594398313344846177noreply@blogger.com0