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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 23, 2011 17:51:52 GMT -5
I have been a busy girl! I finished my collection of short stories, which include the ones available here as well as several new ones! www.ruthmadison.com/current-fiction/dev-dreams/It's on Lulu now and will be on Amazon soon. Kindle is still processing and it's available on Smashwords, which is all styles of ebooks. Sorry, Emma, no amputee story in this one, though I'm working on one for volume two! I am doing a happy dance right now, this is one of the best feelings ever ;D |
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Post by Emma on Jun 23, 2011 20:22:00 GMT -5
I agree awesome!
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 23, 2011 21:35:37 GMT -5
My friends, what a difference a year makes! Less than a year, even.
A year ago I did not know a single other dev. I had no communication with anyone else like me. I charted a lonely course through my life, sending my essence into emptiness. A year ago I was afraid to Google the word "devotee" because I was so scarred by what I had seen ten years ago the first time I did. A year ago, Emma went looking for information about me and found almost nothing.
Now I ahve a gorgeous website designed and sponsered by E. Now when you Google "devoteeism" it is mostly positive messages that come up. Now I have people who understand me.
I thank Elizabeth and Stewart for badgering me into telling their story, which led me to find friends, to find others like me.
These new stories are characters who live because of you. Many of them have been dormant in notebooks for years because they had no one to share themselves with. Now, I know they will be welcomed into the world.
Thank you, my friends. It is an honor to know you.
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Post by anisanara on Jun 24, 2011 2:28:09 GMT -5
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 24, 2011 9:47:20 GMT -5
I'm feeling all sentimental  Sorry to gush! |
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Post by dentelle on Jun 24, 2011 9:54:39 GMT -5
When it comes out in Amazon, I will order it. Got my card in hand  )) |
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Post by Emma on Jun 24, 2011 11:38:51 GMT -5
Ruth I LOVED what you wrote and totally understand where you are coming from. I joined the board a few months before you (last August I think) and cannot believe how much being here has changed my life as a dev.
Oh and Ruth I think the word we need to be worried about on google searches is devotee, not devoteeism.
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 24, 2011 12:46:08 GMT -5
Ruth I LOVED what you wrote and totally understand where you are coming from. I joined the board a few months before you (last August I think) and cannot believe how much being here has changed my life as a dev. Oh and Ruth I think the word we need to be worried about on google searches is devotee, not devoteeism. Good point, although Googling devotee too often gets you religious sites! I think that's a good thing, we get buried in there! lol. I put a google alert on the word devotee and i get tons of messages about Hindu groups! |
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 24, 2011 12:46:39 GMT -5
When it comes out in Amazon, I will order it. Got my card in hand )) Yay! I will be sure to let you know when |
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Post by Emma on Jun 24, 2011 13:05:03 GMT -5
Well try the word devotee paired with amputee.
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 24, 2011 13:59:54 GMT -5
Well try the word devotee paired with amputee. Hahahaha, that will have to be my next project, making that search combination turn up positive things!  |
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 24, 2011 22:14:05 GMT -5
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Post by darkie on Jun 25, 2011 0:30:39 GMT -5
Hi Ruth,
thank you for being a busy girl - I will order when it comes on amazon. Looking forward to reading the stories.
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Post by Circuit on Jun 25, 2011 2:50:59 GMT -5
Oooh, new book? AWESOME! *Still needs to go read (W)hole. Is a slowpoke and a half at this*
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Post by ruthmadison on Jun 25, 2011 7:37:24 GMT -5
Oooh, new book? AWESOME! *Still needs to go read (W)hole. Is a slowpoke and a half at this* Hahaha! There's no time limit and no requirement (W)hole is peeling back the curtain and diving into the experience of being a devotee, being scared of it, hiding it from friends and family. The new book is some short love stories, most of them with non-dev characters. So, they're very different things! Depends on what reading experience you're looking for. |
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