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Mary Wakeford: I appreciated the nomination of The Toddles are Coming, Part Two, for Story of the Month, and vote. #Honored


Mary Wakeford: It has been way too long and I've missed my FanStory friends and their contributions. I hope to ease my way back to commited writing while caring for my two newest grandbabies, now three months old.

I appreciated hearing from so many of you on my recent birthday. Thank you so much. It is good to be connected and missed.

I appreciate you all, and will attempt to make it up to you in reviewing your work once again.

Happy Saturday evening, you've all been missed!

Mary
    DR DIP: I missed your quirky humour Brin!

    xdip -


Mary Wakeford: Good morning FanStory friends. First of all, my apologies for the lack of attention to your writings of late. My family has experienced a few medical challenges of late, but everything is good now as we await the births of a grandson, and a granddaughter mid-May.

We are also in the process of buying a home and moving within the month, so that has factored into my online presence here as well.

I hope to be back writing, as well as reviewing, come the first of June, and I apologize profusely for my absence in reviewing your work. Brunhilda is overly stressed out and has for the time being chased away my muse.

Have a blessed Easter with your families.
    bichonfrisegirl: Keep well, Mary! We look forward to your return to Fanstory. Hugs, Connie -


Mary Wakeford: Thank you to FS for nominating "Patty" for Story of the Month, but especially for the reviews, votes, and two comments; one by RGStarr, the other anonymous that 'Patty' garnered. So very appreciated.

Patty's sisters were thrilled when I gave them the news 'Patty' was nominated for SOM.

Congratulations to Humpwhistle for the win, which was well deserved. Happy Sunday!


Mary Wakeford: And just like that, by morning light and a case of bed head, my status dropped back to Getting hot. I knew it wouldn't last.
    I am Cat: Lol, ah the elusive temperature hype... I'm still "warm" evidently. Ah well, I truly feel no different, nor do I write any worse than I did when I was "exploding"...

    Seems I'm more in one piece though! You can come sit by me! Lol
    -
    damommy: It goes up and down so much, it's not worth keeping up with. 8-) -
    Linda Engel: I'll come sit by you Cat. maybe with me get enough of us together we can be BLAZING. -


Mary Wakeford: It finally happened. FanStory has deemed me 'Hot'. I can barely remember when it took fifteen minutes, a blow dryer, and I was twenty pounds lighter.

#ittookayearonhere
    I am Cat: congratulations, I was wondering where mine went. LOL ;-) -

    damommy: For goodness sake, you worked him too hard. LOL

    So cute. -


Mary Wakeford: LOL...in follow up to my The Nitty Gritty quiz

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10210377018516146&id=1063265500


Mary Wakeford: Moose and Buck...our little Christmas goldie is growing up fast!

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    damommy: Awwwww. So sweet.

    I have a kitten who is now six months old. He didn't grow a lot at first, but he's getting there. He thinks he's as big as the rest. LOL -


Mary Wakeford: Just a friendly heads up to FanStory newbies. Having just come across a three-star review from a "Standard" or non-paying member, be sure to change your options when you are in preview mode and getting ready to go live with a story or poem and change the following:

*Click on SHOW ADVANCED OPTIONS

*NON-WRITER REVIEWS - click on down arrow NO

*ALLOW BLINDER REVIEWS - click on down arrow NO

This may save you some grief down the road, when a troll dings you with a 1, 2 or 3. Screen shots attached.

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    DR DIP: I never knew this option existed and I have just discovered where to add music to your poem

    dip -


Mary Wakeford: My popularity status has made significant drops with the new year, and its only January 24th. I've gone from Hot to Getting Hot to Warm. Tomorrow will likely bring Getting Warm.

FanStory at least gives me the opportunity to know how the dinosaurs must have felt...At this rate, I expect to be frozen by March.
    giraffmang: See... I knew "Global Warming" was a myth... -
    F. Wehr3: Lol, shouldn't we have more descriptive terms for our status? How about instead of warm we use steamy. Yes, I'd rather be steamy. -
    Mary Wakeford: Russell, in Arizona steamy is not a good thing. A dry, searing heat is the preferred reference. :D -
    Margaret Ford: It's probably a good think to remember that the dinosaurs became extinct. Just sayin...
    Margaret -


Mary Wakeford: Did FanStory just go red, or is my computer about to croak?
    Gloria ....: Haaaaa, It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. We had this last year too. :)) -
    damommy: It must be your computer. No! I'm kidding you. Isn't it pretty? I wish it could stay that way a while. 8-) -
    Dawn Munro: What red? (snicker...put the bottle DOWN!) -


Mary Wakeford: When you type in 'excellent' on a review via your small phone display, then auto-correct changes the word to excrement without your awareness or approval...

Sorry damommy!

    damommy: I knew that. I was funning you. LOL -
    giraffmang: Maybe the smart phone in it's clever way was telling you that something's wrong with the ratings system... -
    damommy: Gee, thanks. Mary was talking about my writing, and say what you want, I don't think it's excrement. LOL. -
    damommy: Giraffmang, I knew we're just kidding here. 8-) -
    Mary Wakeford: Haha everyone! Absolutely NO whiff of excrement in your writing damommy! All in fun :) -
    damommy: Y'all are so funny! LOL -


Mary Wakeford: And this is why I write...

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Mary Wakeford: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/5-ways-combat-author-anxiety?utm_source=wir&utm_campaign=wd-bak-wir-161129&utm_content=901681_WDE161129&utm_medium=email