Check out Joan Hall’s excellent Week in Review post! As always, she’s shared a ton of great links, and I’m so looking forward to spending some time today going through them. Be sure to pass the post along, too, so others can see if they’ve missed anything. Thanks, and thanks, as always, to Joan for doing such a super job of helping us stay up on things we may have missed. 🙂 ❤
#FirstLineFriday Submissions Are Now Closed! Here’s the Answer to Our Quiz, and the Name of Our Winner!
Sorry to be so late announcing our winners today. Lost internet reception for a bit, but all is well again, and yes, submissions for #FirstLineFriday are officially closed. My thanks to all who emailed me with their guesses. Today, we have one winner: Priscilla Bettis. Congratulations, Priscilla, and I hope you enjoy your prize.
And now, here’s the answer to today’s quiz:
“Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.” is the opening line from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The novella was written by Stevenson in 1886, and has been adapted for film and stage many times over the years.
Dr. Henry Jekyll and his alternate personality, Mr. Edward Hyde, is the central character and is a good friend of main protagonist Gabriel John Utterson. Jekyll is a kind and respected English doctor who has repressed evil urges inside of him. In an attempt to hide this, he develops a type of serum that he believes will effectively mask his dark side. Instead, Jekyll transforms into Edward Hyde, the physical and mental manifestation of his evil personality. This process happens more regularly until Jekyll becomes unable to control when the transformations occur.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the title of a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often called “split personality,” referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. In this case, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil. The novella’s impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase “Jekyll and Hyde” coming to mean a person who is vastly different in moral character from one situation to the next.
A classic that continues to be referenced today, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will forever be locked in literary history.
Buy The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde HERE
That wraps it up for this week, folks. Thanks so much for taking part, and I hope you’ll stay tuned for another #FirstLineFriday quiz next week. See you then!
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#FirstLineFriday #GiveawayContest #FreeDownloads
Welcome once again to #FirstLineFriday, a little quiz designed to help us appreciate some of the best opening lines in literary history. From the classics of long ago to the latest best-sellers, everything is fair game.
As always, the rules are simple:
- Be one of the first five people to email me before the game ends at 4:00pm, with the title and authorof the correct book.
- Do not reply here on the blog.Email only: marciameara16@gmail.com
- Honor System applies. No Googling, please.
- Submissions end at 4:00 P.M. EST, or when I receive 5 correct answers, whichever comes first.
- Winners who live in the U.S.may request a free download of any one of my books for themselves, or for someone of their choice. OR, if they’ve read all of the offered books, they may request a free download of my next publication.
- Winners who live elsewheremay request a PDF file of the same books, since, sadly, Amazon won’t let me gift you from the site.
And now, the moment you’ve been waiting for! I’m predicting this one will be a challenge, but I love it so much, I can’t resist. And besides, my predictions haven’t been right yet, so who knows? Either way, here’s today’s opening line:
“Mr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable.”
Remember, email answers only, please. Thanks! And now off I go to await your guesses.
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The Evolution of Blogging
Just had to share this very interesting post on the history of blogging from Nicholas Rossis. I do hope you’ll take a few moments to check it out. Amazing stuff! Enjoy, and please don’t forget to pass it along for others to enjoy, as well, thanks. And thanks to Nicholas for this and so many other wonderful and informative posts! 🙂 ❤
I have been online since 1985. I was one of the first members of the BBS (Bulletin Board) scene in Greece back when we connected to a server using landline modems. I still remember my thrill when I finally got my hands on a 9600 bps modem and could download pictures as well as texts.
In 1995, I developed my first website. Even then, I had identified a need for regularly updated content. While some pages were meant to be static, there were news and events to share. Web developers usually met this need by introducing a News page and placing there any related items. As the new millennium approached, we started placing some of these on the home page, too.
Out of these News pages came blogging. Nowadays, 25 years after I developed my first website, most of my living comes through freelance writing for company blogs.
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Thanks for the Welcome & a Brief Introduction
Today is a banner day for me–my first post on Story Empire! No, I will never start neglecting The Write Stuff, but I will always continue to share SE posts when they are focused on topics I think you guys will enjoy. (Or when they’re MINE, of course! 😀 ) Seriously, I do hope you’ll stop by and say hello today. And if you aren’t already following Story Empire, you might want to sign up to do so while there. Then, as always, I hope you’ll share today’s post with the Immediate World. THANKS, and thanks to all the folks at SE for welcoming me into the family! 🙂 ❤
Happy Wodin’s Day Everybody! I’m Marcia, and I’d like to offer my heartfelt thanks for the wonderful welcome I received yesterday from the gang here at Story Empire and from many of their friends and followers! You’ve all made me feel right at home, and I’m looking forward to being a part of this blog for a long time! I don’t have any smiling doggie pics or fireworks today, but I’m very happy to be part of this team, as you can see.
I’d like to start my first post with a wee bit about me, for those I’ve not met on social media yet. I believe I’m the senior citizen of this super group, turning 76 on St. Patrick’s Day, though maybe we can keep that a little secret just between us. 😊 I’m also that rarest of things, a Florida native. (I’ve heard it rumored there’s some guy…
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A Special Announcement from Story Empire
EXCITING NEWS ALERT! Please take a moment to check out today’s post on Story Empire. I’m not going to give away the surprise, but let it be known far and wide that I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Great Joy this morning. I hope you’ll enjoy reading the announcement, and will help me spread the news far and wide! I’d like to let the Immediate World know, so having you guys share would make my morning even better than it’s already starting out to be. THANKS from the bottom of my heart, and another THANK YOU to the Story Empire family! 🙂 ❤
Hello, SEers. Mae here, leading off a splashy announcement. If you’ve followed Story Empire for any length of time, you know we don’t post on Tuesdays. But we have something so exciting to share we simply couldn’t wait for our regular schedule.
Our blog has been growing—thanks to all of our wonderful readers—and as a result, we’re pleased (read: jazzed-Snoopy-dance-crazy-happy) to announce the addition of a new SE member/blogger.
Please roll out the red carpet for Marcia Meara!
Marcia is a talented writer, a phenomenal supporter of others, and a dedicated blogger. She’s been blessed with a wonderful sense of humor that routinely shows up in her posts, a zest for life, and a passionate devotion to the craft of writing. I am so pleased to call her a friend, and now an SE colleague. Please join us in welcoming her to Story Empire. Her first post goes live tomorrow…
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#BookReview – HARBINGER – WAKE-ROBIN RIDGE #3 by Marcia Meara #supernatural
What a lucky day this cloudy, gray Monday has turned out to be! Just found another wonderful review for one of my Wake-Robin Ridge books. Deborah Jay has some lovely things to say about Harbinger, the 3rd book in the series, and I do hope you’ll check out her post, then pass it along far and wide. Thanks so much, and my grateful thanks to Debby for sharing her thoughts on this tale of the Black Dog. Big Hugs! 🙂 ❤
Back to Marcia’s Wake-Robin Ridge series, and my next review following my binge read of the series so far.
If you haven’t seen them yet, take a look at my reviews of book #1 and book #2
So here’s my review of book #3 – yet another 5*
Harbinger by Marcia Meara
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A little girl goes into the woods with someone she trusts – but never comes out again.
20 years later, Sheriff Wardell asks if Mac and his adopted son, Rabbit, will consider reviewing the unsolved cold case in the hope that maybe Rabbit’s gift of the Sight might bring something new to light where conventional methods failed.
Rabbit is keen to help bring closure to a family torn apart by the girl’s disappearance, and Mac, along with a less than keen Sarah, agree to support him as he learns more about how…
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The Light (Wake-Robin Ridge #4) by @MarciaMeara #Mystery with a touch of the #Paranormal #BookReview
Woke up to find a wonderful review of my latest Wake-Robin Ridge book, The Light, on Cathy Ryan’s lovely Between the Lines blog. Hope you’ll take a moment to see what Cathy has to say about this one, and will pass it along on all your favorite social media sites. And oh, yeah–maybe grab a copy for yourself, if you haven’t gotten yours! 😀 Thanks, and my heartfelt thanks to Cathy, too, for this terrific review! 🙂 ❤
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Week in Review
Time once again for Joan Hall’s Week in Review post, and as always, her collection of links is fantastic. Hope you’ll check out this post (including the gorgeous photo) and will discover some articles you’ll want to read, as well. And it goes without saying–though I’m saying it, anyway–please pass these along so others can enjoy them, too, thanks. And thanks, Joan, for another great recap! 🙂 ❤
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Friday – New Book Launch – Grinders – By C.S. Boyack
A terrific post over on John W. Howell’s Fiction Favorites blog today, featuring C. S. Boyack and his newest release, Grinders. Just reading about this imaginative world Craig has created makes me want to bump the book to the top of my TBR pile immediately. Check it out, and then pass it along to the Immediate World, if you would, thanks. And thanks to John for featuring Craig today. Great post all around! 🙂
Friday’s for JohnKu
Today’s a little different…
Craig’s in the house.
I usually have a John Ku and also some thoughts about the week on Friday. Today is a little different. I couldn’t help but do a JohnKu, but the musings will have to wait.
I am delighted to be joined by Craig Boyack, who is launching a new book. I always enjoy Craig’s books and am looking forward to this one. So without any delay, Here’s Craig.
Thanks for inviting me back, John. I’m here to talk about my newest book, Grinders. Grinders is a cyberpunk story, and many of you might be wondering what that is. Maybe my best way to start off is by telling you what it isn’t.
Science Fiction is a huge category. You can divide it up by thinking about space opera and anything with aliens, then everything else. Cyberpunk falls in the everything…
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The Write Stuff 