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I actually had some time to wind down this week, which was really nice for a change. I’m celebrating:
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug extended edition! It arrived in the mail a couple of weeks ago and I finally had a chance to watch it.
- The cover design for my upcoming fantasy novel is almost done!
- Thanksgiving vacation from school! My brother and his family are coming up again from PA, so we’ll be spending a few days with them.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
What other celebrations are going on out there?
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Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams 
I really liked The Desolation of Smaug! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family!!!
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Thank you, and the same to you!
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Hi Lori. Having time wind down is a blessing all alone! I haven’t seen this Hobbit yet. Can’t wait to see your new cover. I miss when I can’t get with family. I hope you have a lovely time. Happy Thanksgiving and have a great weekend.
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Thanks, Dixie! Hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend as well!
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All three are wonderful reasons to celebrate, but biggest of all, the family holiday :). Happy Thanksgiving, Lori, and thanks for stopping by my blog.
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Thank you, and you’re welcome! Happy Thanksgiving to you, as well!
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Yay for vacations and new cover designs! The Desolation of Smaug was my favorite out of all the Hobbit and LoTR series. Love that dragon! Have a lovely weekend! 🙂
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Thanks! The dragon was the best part of that movie. Happy weekend to you, too!
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Ah, time for winding down…I don’t think I’m going to get that until the Christmas holidays. Sigh. I’m excited this week because I have two posts coming up shortly in other publications. 🙂 Enjoy your time with your family, Lori!
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Ooh, that does sound exciting! Where will the posts be? I hope you do find some down time in there somewhere! 🙂
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Hi Lori, I have one post coming out tomorrow at http://www.blog.editors.ca – the other is a republishing of my “Night of the Apostrophe Ninja” post in December at Grammar Ghoul Press. It’s nice to have more writing out there. But I am definitely taking some down time in December, don’t you worry. 🙂
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Congrats on your publications! Your post on The Editors’ Weekly was very informative, as always. Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving!
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Thanks, Lori! I had mine back in October, and had a great time with family. Hope yours was wonderful, too! 🙂
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It was, thanks!
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Yay cover design! That’s awesome!
Cheers to you!
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Thanks so much!
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Oh I need to watch The Desolation of Smaug!
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Definitely a film worth seeing!
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I am looking forward to Thanksgiving as well. It’s always nice to have a little break from the school routine! So exciting about your book cover!! Can’t wait to see it!!! 🙂
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Thanks, Kristin! I agree, it was nice to have a break. The kids were back in school today after a fun Thanksgiving week off. Hope yours was enjoyable too!
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Good to hear the cover is coming along! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you, and the same to you, belatedly!
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Cool 🙂 Just curious: how much of a say does the author actually get in the cover?
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Since I’m publishing the book myself through my own imprint, I get the final say on the cover. The designer and I have been working together throughout the process, both contributing ideas and images. I’m really happy with the final design.
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