Mythical Monday: The Church Grim by Mae Clair | From the Pen of Mae Clair

By Mae Clair:

I’ve long been familiar with Grims and the Black Hounds rumored to haunt the countryside and moors of England. One of my earliest Mythical Monday posts was about Black Dogs. Recently, however, while researching an unrelated subject, I stumbled over a reference to Church Grims and was immediately enthralled.

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BookMarketingBuzzBlog: Book Marketing Doggy Style

I was at the dog run with Daisy, my nearly four-year old English Bulldog.  She loves it there and I love watching her get her ya-yas out on the field of grass that’s been touched by the paws and hearts of so many jumping, running, and tail-wagging dogs.  It dawned on me that dogs can do a great job of marketing themselves.  

 Perhaps authors and book publishers can learn a few things from our canine companions.  For instance:

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It’s never too late – and you’re never too low – to make a difference…

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Lads and Lassies, there be spammers amongst us – and they be on Goodreads…

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Recently, our own Travis Luedke brought it to our attention that a certain “gentleman” by the name of Andrew Domonkos has been spamming the tar out of Goodreads, and had set up some sock-puppet accounts to assist him in doing so. (For those of you who don’t know, a “sock-puppet” is a fictitious account created to amass a large amount of voting and rating power on any given subject or book.)

So, I went and had a look-see at Messr. Domonkos, and lemme tell you, this guy is spreading muck in every corner of Goodreads. Not only has he created over 100 fake accounts, he has also run wild and given 1-star ratings to many, many books on Listopia.

Quite a number of authors want to have this idiot removed from Goodreads and his IP address blocked. If you feel strongly about this (and remember, if your book is listed on Goodreads, you’re fair game), then please click on the cover above, and join the conversation. 

And if you want to read about more of Domonkos’ exploits, you can see Travis’ article by clicking on his banner:

My pal Mae Clair is trying to decide on her book’s title…wanna give her a hand?

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My brother Steven Ramirez, with a Chapter 1 tease of his new zombie novel, “Tell Me When I’m Dead”…and it looks GREAT!

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This is a MUST-read for anyone trying to improve their blog – by Joel Friedlander, The Book Designer…

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My pal Mae Clair tells us the season doesn’t always match the writing, with her article “Seasons for the Senses”…

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Idiots who drowned in the gene pool #41

(31 May 2003, Indiana) Tamar came all the way from New York for the annual Stark Raven Mad event at the Splashin’ Safari waterpark at Holiday World, where members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts planned to rendezvous on Memorial Day weekend. The 32-year-old eagerly looked forward to riding the Raven, later described by Spencer County Prosecutor Jon Dartt as “one of the world’s most terrifying roller coasters.”

Tamar planned what coaster enthusiasts call “catching airtime,” standing up during the ride to show bravery. The park staff warned the “spirited and intelligent” Harvard MBA, along with the rest of the group, “Don’t mess with our safety equipment.” Tamar’s seat belt and lap bar restraint were in place when the train left the station. But you can’t catch airtime that way. Her seatbelt was later found unbuckled and tucked into the seat cushions.

As the train swooped over the precipice into the “infamous drop” on the fifth turn at 60 mph, where the G-forces are notoriously skyward, Tamar unlatched her seat belt and stood up. The train dropped, but Tamar didn’t. She caught good air until she landed on the ground, 69 feet below.

CONGRATULATIONS to Teresa Joseph Franklin for being named one of the 10 best poets in the UK…WOW!

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Here’s one reason why:

  IN A WORLD THAT IS CONSTANTLY

On a merry go round

Swings

And roundabouts

Slips

And slides

This way

And that way

Which way to go

The mask that we wear

Showing that we don’t care

Hiding feelings

Sorrows

Pains

Tears

And heartache

With nothing

To gain

Here and there

Dancing the worlds tune

The same old song

Dragging our feet along

Treading the boards

Fear of the wrong move

Tipping our toes

Is this the right move?

Pain and agony

Walking the walk

Elegant

Straight

Does the world know?

How it feels inside

Right now

This second

This minute

This hour

Do you feel like escaping the pipers tune?

 Then the time is Right now!

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

12^th May 2012