text: FacebookTwitterGoogle+E-mail UPDATE: "We will definitely not burn the Qur'an," the Rev. Terry Jones told NBC's "Today" on Saturday "Not today, not ever." "Pastor" rethinking after "finding out" there isn't a deal to move Park 51. How is it related by the way??? Kudos to AP for NOT giving the Qur'an burning event more coverage than necessary! Humorous video added – see below A friend of mine came to me two days ago asking me for my thoughts on the Park 51 project to which I replied back asking him what he thought of the National Qur'an burning day project. He said, neither I nor anybody in my church support such actions, this is not a reflection of our religion. I smiled back and said… aaah, now you know how it feels! For the last few weeks, the media has been all over Pastor Terry Jones from the Dove World Outreach Center after he announced his intent to burn Qurans on September 11th 2010. Many people disagreed and were angry with Jones including the US Attorney General Eric Holder and General Petraeus who said that such an action would lead in to violence in the Muslim world. ISNA, ICNA, and CAIR have been sending out emails asking people to be cautious of any similar acts throughout America. Finally today, CNN announced that he called the whole thing off and my first reply was…chicken! He claimed that the imam of Park51 announced that he is going to move the project from lower Manhattan but Park51 has denied that via twitter. Anyway…I am happy this saga is over. I am going to celebrate Eid in more peace now alhamdulillah. From Ify Okoye: I just could not get worked up about this whole controversy. As I walked into class yesterday, one of my classmates said she had been thinking about me while watching the news about the planned Qur'an burning and thought to herself that "Man, I'm sure Ify must be mad about this." But I surprised her when I said I wasn't and saw it as a free speech issue that didn't really affect me. And I asked her, "Would you be mad if someone said they wanted to burn the Bible?" She paused, not sure of her response but eventually offered a "No, not really." Allah has guaranteed in his book that he will protect it and one oddball pastor burning the Qur'an should not disturb the barakah and peace we've felt in the month of Ramadan, the month of the Qur'an, or dampen our plans for a joyous Eid this weekend, insha'Allah. However, I am thankful that the plan has been called off to spare us from having to witness scenes of angry demonstrations and/or violence. And how strange it is to see some of the same people like Sarah Palin who oppose the building of Park51 being forced to denounce the plan to burn the Qur'an. The displays of support from a wide spectrum of voices from the Vatican and other faith leaders to President Obama (no equivocating about the "wisdom" here) is heartening especially coming so soon after the prominent absence of moral courage and principled debate in the Park51 controversy. What does offend me deeply is how this issue like the South Park cartoons or the movie Submission or Rushdie's book and other similar insensitive or inflammatory behavior or work is presented by some Muslims, the media and public officials as a "we should not do this or we might offend Muslims who will then go crazy and become terrorists and kill innocent people" argument. Muslims are no more prone to violence than others and can and should be required to be deeply rational beings accountable for our own behavior. See this video: (Obama addressing this issue before it was called off) Free Curaans to burn?? FacebookTwitterGoogle+E-mail 47 Responses Mainoooo September 9, 2010 Alhamdulilah. Regardless of chicken, I am glad this issue is over and we can now celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family and friends at peace without knowing that Allah's words are being destroyed. This makes me even happy now. 0 0 Reply Sayf September 9, 2010 Eid Mubarak! Sister Ify hit the nail on the head. 0 0 Reply Brother September 9, 2010 Well, actually I was offended that they were going to burn the quran. I saw it as a proclamation of their hatred of Islam and Muslims i.e. extreme hatred and disrespect. Although I acknowledge his right to do so, that is MY holy book their burning, and I don't have to be happy or neutral with this action. Personally, I don't understand why he would burn a book that praises Jesus given that he's Christian. 0 0 Reply Zarmeena September 9, 2010 "Finally today, CNN announced that he called the whole thing off and my first reply was…chicken!"??? I didn't want to read the article past this. Even if the writer FELT this, he should have kept his peace and not voice it, n definitely not write it, especially not on a forum like this! Inadvertantly, this reaction makes it a matter of ego rather than principal. If the pastor wasn't backing down earlier because of his ego (assuming this was the case), then Muslims won't be any better coming up with a reaction like this. Just say Alhamdulillah and then, thank you. No egoes attached. No bickering. No chicken shicken or anything. 0 0 Reply Sayf September 9, 2010 Yeah, no disrespect to Haytham, may Allah reward the brother – but that shouldn't have gotten through the MM shura. It really should be removed. 0 0 Reply Haytham September 9, 2010 Its a free country man. The idiot deserves it. Chicken chicken chicken! 0 0 Sayf September 9, 2010 ? 0 0 Haytham September 9, 2010 I'm typing on my phone…so I ll tell you why I said and keep saying he's a chicken. I will also reply the original commentator. 0 0 Haytham September 10, 2010 So here is why I called him a chicken: 1- He repeatedly said that he is doing this burn because he doesnt want sharia law to take over America…. I dont see how did that change after he allegedly spoke to the Ground Zero Imam. 2- He changed his mind one day before he wanted to burn the quran after he was made fun of by almost everybody in the media. If you haven't seen Anderson on CNN smacking him around, then you must have seen Rick Sanchez. .. apparently he was put under high pressure.. and he apparently he couldnt take it so he chickened out 3- He changed his mind after talking to the ground zero mosque Imam…felt like he is an important man… then changed his mind… just like a little kid who is mad about not being able to get some ice cream… but once you get it…. he quits being annoying! 4- Finally, he logically didnt make any sense… so this whole thing was originated outta of angry emotions … and once those emotions were put to rest, he chickened out! As for Zarmeena's comment…. my father used to tell me when I was little… "if you do something dont be afraid of its consequences… and if you are scared of the consequences of something, then dont do it" I think this applies really well in this case! Ego has nothing to do with this… if somebody goes on national media outlets saying he is going to do something as magnificent as burning the Quran…then he should bare the consequences! We dont live in a touchy feely world anymore… people must own up to their actions… Good night… and Eid Mubarak. 0 0 Zarmeena September 10, 2010 How many times did the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. get back to someone in that manner? On a personal blog, sure go ahead do it. Free country, free speeach whatever you want to call it. You have all the right. On a blog that prides itself for 'Muslim Matters' – I suppose a higher personal caliber ought to have been portrayed. Besides, answer a bad with a good and you might win the bad over to your good side. Answer a bad with a bad – what's the difference then? And then, what if, a man's ego strikes back, 'Oh they calling me chicken are they? I sure will show them how i go through with it now!!' – this too can happen. He might as well go ahead and burn the Book and it won't bring an ounce of damage to the Book itself. But it will stir alot of negative reaction. Muslims might or might not bomb more Americans or their cities, but in their fury they go round killing, destroying, torching and plundering their own people – case in point, the violent demonstrations that took place in Muslim countrues after the cartoons issue. Who got hurt? Only Muslims. Whose shops and bikes and vehicles were burnt? Those of fellow Muslims. Anyway. My point, why go around and force/corner the already arrogant man into another arrogance-ignited move by coming up with comments/reactions like 'Chicken', 'Coward' or anything. 0 0 Ikhlas September 11, 2010 u sound so immature by using such language… 0 0 Friend September 11, 2010 ! 0 0 mystrugglewithin September 10, 2010 Inshallah, I've a feeling he'll give his shahadah soon.. at least he's very close to the message (owns ~200 copies) than many others, lol. 0 0 Reply Ikhlas September 11, 2010 my above comment was for Haytham…He needs to start acting his age. He is a grown man, but sounds like a spoiled brat. MM should do themselves a favor and edit his post. 0 0 Friend September 11, 2010 I think bro. hytham is right on. This fool chickened out under pressure….like a lil kid who got himself in trouble and was running around to find a way out. His excuses says it all. I don't understand why you all on his case. …let the dude be. 0 0 Farhan September 9, 2010 FYI, its back on 0 0 Reply Hussein Atheist September 9, 2010 He's really a chicken………………………that was the best thing that a man will do in our life but f*** thats over 0 0 Reply r lee September 10, 2010 THEY PREACH HATE AND WANT FREE SPEECH HERE BUT DON'T WANT OTHERS TO HAVE THE SAME RIGHT I BELIEVE IN YOUR RIGHT TO RELIGION BUT WHEN YOU STEP ON MINE AND AMERICAS WE WONT STAND FOR IT VERY LONG THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO WELL FIGHT FOR IT AFTER AWHILE AND I HOPE THE CONSEQUENCES AREN'T WHAT I THINK THEY'LL BE 0 0 Reply Haytham September 10, 2010 ay man… who stepped on your right of religion?! And btw.. you comment is not making any sense! If I were you, I would retype your comment without the capitalization and lets see if we can reason with each other! 0 0 Reply r lee September 10, 2010 I would love to reason with you but your religion preaches hate and i for one am against it but wouldn't back down 0 0 Haytham September 10, 2010 but maan… how can you convict my religion without giving it the chance to defend itself?! Islam doesn't preach hate… it is a balanced religion… so when one only focuses on one side, it obviously will look imbalanced and maybe a little hateful. I would love to have a private chat with you via email if you wish about this and maybe I can direct you to some sources that might give you a little clearer idea about what Islam really is! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com peace out 0 0 Zayna September 10, 2010 You might hate Islam, Muslims but seriously, why destroy a book? Book is knowledge, book is what leads you to light from darkness. Granted, many Muslims you have come across or read about may have given you this idea that Islam preaches hate, many history books also indicate Islam was spread in South Asia through bloodshed and violence, I won't refute it or deny it. The beauty of a "book" is that it can be studied and interpreted in any way you like. Unfortunately, some people take things out of context.. when you translate something, and you add your little spice to it, and you have already have an idea as to where you stand.. things really get taken out of context, and you lose the beauty and essence of why, what and how. Many Muslims feel the same way you do.. "why back down".. it goes to further prove my point, we are all the same. This weekend is a big for many people.. it is Eid for Muslims, Rosh Hashanah for Jews and Ganesh Chathurthi for Hindus. All three parties don't get along, the common political enemy being Muslims.. but in many parts of the world, you would think its just one big celebration of life. Take it easy.. follow your heart then use your head to smooth it out. 0 0 r lee September 10, 2010 my email isnt working today but i will take you up on that and appreciate the dialogue 0 0 Reply Haytham September 10, 2010 :) 0 0 Reply Sani September 10, 2010 Pastor jones was making a wrong choice bcus islam is a religion of peace 0 0 Reply Bilal September 10, 2010 "On Thursday, Mr Jones told reporters he had spent days waiting for a sign from God to cancel the protest" via http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11256182 I guess multiple visits from the FBI, an address from Obama, and virtual global condemnation weren't enough? 0 0 Reply Riyaz Qureshi September 10, 2010 EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE SAID PRIEST WAS INVITING TROUBLE FOR AMERICA AND IT WAS DUE TO BE CALLED OFF…… 0 0 Reply Zayna September 10, 2010 umm.. inviting trouble? Pls be careful, how you phrase things. If the pastor had decided to go through with this act.. what would have happend according to you? Seriously, this type of mentality is what started off this Quran burning saga. Rise above it. 0 0 Reply Christina September 10, 2010 The Preacher who wants to burn the Quran has the right to (freedom of Speech) but is it the right thing to do? Sounds like the just Mosque deal right? 0 0 Reply Friend September 10, 2010 As a Muslim…. I agree with you. The only problem now is…. unfortunately if Muslims back outta of the mosque deal….. the civil rights of "all" muslims through out America will be violated…while if this idiot burns the quran backs off… nobodies human, civil, or any other type of right is touched! 0 0 Reply Hassan September 10, 2010 So making a church is like someone burning bible? One thing is to accodomate people of faith to worship and other thing is to offend those people. Is that equal? 0 0 Reply asafa September 13, 2010 Why should anyone have their rights stomped on so as not to "offend" a religion? ANY RELIGION? 0 0 Christina September 10, 2010 The Preacher who wants to burn the Quran has the right to (freedom of Speech) but is it the right thing to do? Sounds identical the ground zero Mosque deal right? 0 0 Reply Siraaj September 10, 2010 Not really. The building is about construction, the book burning is about destruction. Siraaj 0 0 Reply asawb September 10, 2010 I love your comments Siraaj, 0 0 Christina September 10, 2010 Well bring it on, you will lose in this country, I see many arab muslim nations burning the bible and the US Flag but thats okay? 0 0 Reply Ify Okoye September 10, 2010 Go ahead, I don't care if anyone wants to burn anything, doesn't hurt me in the least. Read, learn, and burn sort of rhymes but only two are positive and increase understanding. I intend to assert my rights and defend the right of others to assert theirs. Try and take those rights from me with some weak nonsense arguments and you'll lose, not only the moral high ground but also in a court of law. That's the beauty of this country. 0 0 Reply Bahader from Sweden September 10, 2010 Well Christina… I've personally never seen a Muslim or Arab (btw 15% of muslims are arabs) burn a copy of a bible… It's forbidden in our religion. The second thing with the US Flag, I'm not saying it's a right thing to do BUT what would you have done when they blow away you parents, children (while they sleep) or just goes out and invades your country with killing and raping of innocent people … (THAT for sure I've seen on TV!) 0 0 Reply Syed J. September 11, 2010 Woh Zamane mein muazzaz they musalman ho kar aur tum quaar hue taarik e quraan ho kar. If anyone can best translate this piece of poetry from Allama Iqbal, pls do so. We've to first get the quran active into our lives. The people around do not know what kind of a personality is built when Qur'an inspires them. Sahaba RA, Masha Allah were walking qur'ans. Their learning effected themselves, their words, their deeds, and the community around them. People around were inspired because of that. Stop blaming others for the things happening to us. Koi andaaza karsakta hai uske zor e baazu ka nigaahe mard e momin se badal jaati hai taqdeeren. Again, if someone is a best translator from urdu to english please do so. We need to go and get beyond our halaqas, seminars etc..and get into the community at large.. Feeding the poor, volunteering for non profits (irrespective of religion), taking care of the needy, and the list of service to community and humanity goes on where muslims can get out of their homes and serve.. This is big time we start acting more and talking less. Its big time. We need to inspire people with our actions and what best way would it be if not the Qur'anic way, as the Qur'an describes a lot of good deeds which benefit mankind and that they are true noble actions. Read Quran, 2:177 And Allah SWT knows best. 0 0 Reply Hassan September 11, 2010 Woh Zamane mein muazzaz they musalman ho kar aur tum quaar hue taarik e quraan ho kar. First it should not be "quaar", its "khuwaar", unless if someone is from hyderabad India, he/she would pronounce qa as kha and kha as qa. Translation: They (referring to salaf) were well respected in world being muslim and you (current generation) have been disgraced by leaving Quraan. Koi andaaza karsakta hai uske zor e baazu ka nigaahe mard e momin se badal jaati hai taqdeeren. Translation: Can anyone guess the strength and power of his arms!! The mere sight/vision of believing man can change fates 0 0 Reply Abu Ibrahim September 11, 2010 I simply hope Imam Feisal doesn't really meet with this guy. That would give this pastor more honor than he deserves and elevate his profile. They are truly not on the same level. 0 0 Reply Saif Q September 11, 2010 Assalamu Alaikum, Excellent article and funny video! Although I would disagree with Sr. Ife with the fact that this issue shouldn't affect/bother us and we should look at it as a free speech issue. From Imam Dhahabi's al-kaba'ir: "Whoever fights them [oppressors] with his hand is a believer, whoever fights them with his tongue is a believer, whoever fights them in his heart is a believer, Beyond that, there is not a mustard grain of faith." [Muslim] Sharh: This hadith proves that whoever does not condemn acts of disobedience in his heart or wish they would cease is devoid of faith. Fighting with the heart includes asking Allah Most High to annihitate the falsehood and its prepetrators, or improve them. Please don't take this as a personal assault. I am just raising a discussion point. I am not saying anyone here has committed one of the kaba'ir! 0 0 Reply Ify Okoye September 11, 2010 Wa salaam alaykum, I agree we can dislike matters but that doesn't give us the right to stop it in a country governed by Constitutional rights nor a license to act immorally out of anger. The haterade from the Christian right and others is nothing new, not newsworthy, and beneath the level of dignity for pious individuals. The ideas and intentions behind the act are repugnant and hateful and to be loathed but our responses should be better than that. 0 0 Reply abez September 13, 2010 Loved the free cr'aahns video, haha! 0 0 Reply asafa September 13, 2010 Burn anything you want is what I say. He's legally allowed to do so. Burn Bibles, Qurans, Harry Potter, representations of the Constitution. No matter what this man's intentions are, religious laws do not apply except to followers of that religion (and even in some cases secular law must over-ride religious law). Remember the response of the media and 'the internet' to the Draw Muhammad Day? The intentions were to show how a religious law could not be forced upon others, no matter how great the insult could be perceived. Now, what's the response? Sure people can hate on his intentions, but what about this lawyer in Australia who burned both the Quran and the Bible? Is he going to murdered for simply making a statement?: This book means nothing to me, and I don't care what they, Christians or Muslims, say or do about my actions. This is my right. 0 0 Reply anonymous September 15, 2010 http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/the-meaning-of-the-koran/ what do you guys think about this inshaAllah?? 0 0 Reply Joerty September 18, 2010 http://quranburninginamerica.blogspot.com/ 0 0 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply


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I love that I can use my favorite Northwest ingredients—fresh salmon, blueberries and hazelnuts—all in one recipe. The salmon and sour cream dressing is just as scrumptious in a sandwich. —Elda Clevenger, Dexter, Oregon
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Prep: 45 min.
1 salmon fillet (1 pound)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper,
2 tablespoons lemon juice,
4 fresh dill sprigs
1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup snipped fresh dill
3 tablespoons capers, drained
8 cups torn Bibb lettuce
1 medium peach, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
1/4 cup fresh blueberries
4 thin slices red onion, separated into rings
Place salmon on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with salt and 1/2
teaspoon pepper. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice; top with
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NaNoWriMo: Know Your Weapons!
Posted by Author Kristen Lamb in Writing Tips on October 23, 2014
I'm once again letting Piper hijack my blog to talk about a subject near and dear to me—GUNS. Chances are, many of you are writing thrillers or suspense or knitting books that involve FIREARMS. Piper and I are NOT the people you take with you to an action film unless you believe—like we do—most of these movies should be classified under "Comedy."
We count rounds. Ooooh, I want THAT GUN. The one that NEVER runs out of ammo EVER! We also cringed in the Sherlock—A Game of Shadows movie. Remember? In the Arms Factory Scene, Col. Moran whips out the c96 Mauser pistol and loads it from the bottom, perhaps because this looked "cooler." Historical Note: Good luck loading that gun from the BOTTOM. It loaded from the top.
I also love how movies have these LOOOONG shoot-out scenes with thousands and thousands of rounds fired. Afterward? No one is yelling like my 90 year-old Aunt Peggy when her hearing aid lost battery.
Okay, I'll stop and let Piper take it from here. The point of this blog is that, IF you are going to use firearms in your books? Please let the reader see you did your research. They will love you for it. And, if you (the author) put a safety on your revolver (actually had this happen) we will HURL your book across the room.
Take it away Piper and Holmes!
By Piper Bayard & Jay Holmes
NaNoWriMo is almost here. Whether it's your first draft or your tenth, the last thing you want to look like on the page is an amateur. Yesterday, we got rid of your backstory. (See Backstory: The More You Know, The Less I Need To.) Now we're going to take a look at your terminology.
Whether your story is literary fiction, a romance, or a thriller, it might well have a firearm in it. Firearms should always be used properly, whether in person or on a page. So let's make sure you have your vocabulary straight so that people like us and Kristen don't throw your book against the wall.
Let's start by clearing up the most common gun misnomer of all time— the "clip" vs. the "magazine."
If your story has "clips" in it, you most likely need to be writing historical fiction. There are extremely few modern weapons being manufactured today that use clips unless they are replicas of old weapons. One rare example of a modern weapon using a clip is the Smith & Wesson 9mm revolver, which uses a moon clip. So if your character is using a weapon with an actual "clip," you need to make it quite clear in your writing that it is either a historical weapon or one of the extremely rare exceptions.
This is one example of a "clip."
These are "magazines" (BELOW). Magazines are widely used in both handguns and rifles.
They hold cartridges and can be quickly and easily reloaded.
These magazines fit into the handles of the pistols. Contrary to popular belief among certain circles of politicians who I shall not name, they can be reused countless times. They don't magically get used up just because all of the cartridges are fired.
Now that we've cleared that up, let's move on to the different types of firearms—automatics, semi-automatics, and revolvers.
With an automatic weapon, the cartridges load into a removable magazine. The weapon is called automatic because when you pull the trigger, it automatically fires repeated bullets until you take your finger off of the trigger. When the shooter fires, the brass shells of the cartridges are ejected from the weapon. Modern automatic weapons are generally illegal for private ownership without special licenses, a ton of paperwork, and a background check so thorough that it would make your personal physician cringe. These licenses are also so expensive that you'd be better off opening a small business instead of pursuing this type of weapon license.
A semi-automatic also has cartridges that load into a removable magazine, which, in a pistol such as this one, fits into the handle of the gun. However, one trigger pull equals one shot, and the brass shell from each cartridge is automatically ejected. The weapon does not automatically keep firing.
Semi-automatics are legal in all states, but only to varying degrees in different places. In a few Western states, they practically come as prizes in the bottom of cereal boxes, while in others, only bodyguards of celebrities and politicians who advocate gun control get to carry them. In fact, if the celebrities and politicians are vocal enough in their opposition to private firearms, their bodyguards are approved to operate drones, drive tanks, and launch thermonuclear devices and other weapons of mass destruction :D .
If you live in one of these latter states, such as California, check your laws before you put a pistol in your California character's hand. California requires certain design modifications. Your readers will know this, and they likely could call you on it.
It's extremely common for a semi-automatic to be inaccurately referred to throughout media, movies, and TV as an "automatic" weapon. No matter how hot the journalist, movie star, or soap opera star might be, don't believe it just because they say it.
A revolver is so called because the cartridges reside in a revolving cylinder. Like the semi-automatic, one trigger pull equals one shot. However, the brass shells are not ejected automatically. A shooter must open the cylinder and eject all of the shells simultaneously. Again, the legalities of ownership vary from state to state.
Not to knock one of Piper's favorites, The Walking Dead, but if you listen closely when Rick fires his Colt Python .357 revolver, you will sometimes hear the sound of ejected brass hitting the floor with each shot—something only semi-automatics and automatics do. Total audio fiction.
Speaking of weapons, Holmes and I are calling all bloggers for a contest in which the winner will be determined with a shot.
The Spy Bride Blogger Challenge
To celebrate our debut spy thriller release, THE SPY BRIDE in the RISKY BRIDES Bestsellers' Collection, we are inviting all bloggers to write a post about absolutely anything espionage or wedding related. Link back to this post at out site to be entered in a contest for a $25 Amazon card and a copy of RISKY BRIDES.
Write about your favorite Bond movie, your favorite historical spook, or how you used to spy on your siblings. Tell us about your wildest bachelor party, you favorite wedding, or your worst bridesmaid's dress. If you manage to write about both spooks and weddings in the same post, you'll have your name entered twice.
Be sure to link back to the Spy Bride Challenge post at our site so we see your entry!
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The winner will be chosen on Thanksgiving Day. We will attach the names of all entries to a shooting target. Then we will blindfold Piper's lovely daughter, DD, and she will shoot the target. The name that she shoots will be the winner of the coveted Amazon gift card.
And for our awesome readers . . .
We have some wonderful prizes for you, as well. Sign up for the Bayard & Holmes Newsletter and be automatically entered to win a Secret Decoder Ring, a stash of Ghirardelli chocolate, or a bottle of sparkling wine from Mumm Napa vineyard.
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Best of luck to all of you. Can't wait to see your entries!
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You can contact Bayard & Holmes in comments below, at their site, Bayard & Holmes, on Twitter at @piperbayard, on Facebook at Bayard & Holmes, or at their email, email@example.com.
Backstory: The More You Know, The Less I Have To
Posted by Author Kristen Lamb in Writing Tips on October 22, 2014
Just in from teaching in Seattle and have NO VOICE. Hubby is a little more thrilled than he should probably show O_o. Anyway, the wonderful Piper Bayard is here for some more writing tips for those who want to NaNo. Even if you don't? Backstory is ALWAYS a bugger. Kinda like in dating. Be mysterious, yet not weird, yet not clingy and OH DEAR GOD HE IS NEVER
By Piper Bayard
NaNo season will soon be upon us. Speaking from experience, it is totally possible to write a solid first draft of a novel in one month, but only if you're prepared. Now is the time to prepare.
First, give yourself permission to suck. Accept the fact that your first drafts are always going to suck. Everyone's first drafts suck. That's why God made editors. Perfectionism and over-editing during the first draft only make us all suck more in the long run. As Supreme Court Justice Brandeis said, "There is no great writing, only great re-writing." Your books won't be great until they suck.
Maureen Johnson says it best. Dare to Suck!
Now that you're keyed in to your sucking, you can get down to work to prevent unnecessary suckage. The best thing you can do to minimize your suckage is to know your story before you write it.
We've all read books with page after page of backstory. Okay, we've all skimmed books with page after page of backstory. Where does that extra verbiage come from, and why does the author put it in? Easy. Excessive backstory is the visible evidence that the writer is telling herself her story. That backstory is there for her, not for us. It means she didn't know what she was writing about before she started writing.
I know what you're thinking. But I'm a pantser! My story must be unsullied by forethought!
Forethought this. Writing is an art, but publishing is a business. Any successful business requires forethought.
We all write for different reasons: therapy, because it's easier than talking, therapy, because we love words, therapy, because we're unemployed, therapy, because it's the closest thing we have to talking to adults while we care for our babies, therapy, because stories are swirling inside our heads and must get out, therapy, because a world where we don't write is simply inconceivable. And some others write for therapy. Regardless of our reasons, forethought is our most powerful tool for shaping a story and actually getting it on the page.
Here comes the surprise portion of this dissertation. When I'm talking about forethought, I'm not necessarily talking about plotting, though I personally find plotting indispensible. I'm talking about people. The characters.
(For all you sci-fi folks, you have a little extra work. Read through this article a second time and exchange the word "characters" for "world building" so that you don't have to tell us how the planet was formed in the belly of a lizard and coughed out in the hairball of the cat that ate the lizard on the night the cat was locked out of the house because it had gotten mad when it's owner ran out of soft food and only gave it hard food so it had peed on its owner's clean laundry. In other words, you need to know your characters and your world before you start.)
The single best way to eliminate backstory is to know your characters and, therefore, your backstory, before you ever start your draft.
- How old are they when the book starts?
- What do they look like?
- Where were they born?
- Where did they grow up?
- Did they go to school? Where?
- What is their religion? Do they believe it, practice it, play along with it, or reject it?
- Are they city or rural? Which city? Which country?
- What were their relationships with their parents?
- What were their parents' occupations and educational levels?
- Who was their first love? How did it end?
- What were the watershed events in their lives, and how did your characters change because of these events?
- How did they meet the other characters?
- What are they afraid of?
- What are their inner conflicts?
- What do they want?
- Who is keeping them from getting what they want?
- Absolutely anything else you can think of to ask about your characters.
In other words, don't just know your serial killer Terrell is a psychopath. Understand exactly how Terrell became a psychopath, what sort of a psychopath he is, and why he is where he is when the book starts.
Do this for your antagonist, your minions, your protagonist, your love interest, your allies, your mentors, and anyone else who has more than twenty lines.
So how does knowing all of this about my characters minimize my backstory?
Thank you for asking.
The answer is summed up in another quote, this time from Hemingway. ". . . you could omit anything if you knew that you omitted, and the omitted part would strengthen the story and make people feel something more than they understood." In other words, you can leave out anything as long as you know what you're leaving out.
This is twice-true with backstory. So if you don't know your backstory, you can't leave it out. On the other hand, if you DO know it, you don't feel compelled to put it in, because you don't have to tell yourself your own story while you're writing it. You can focus on telling your story to your readers instead.
As an added bonus, when you know your characters, they will tell you your plot. You never have to wonder what's going to happen next, because your characters will behave in characteristic fashion. You avoid moments of "Oh, no! What is Frida going to do now that Gomez has left her?" Easy. Look at Frida's character profile, and let her do what Frida would do. If she's a whiny brat, let her whine. If she has anger management issues, let her hunt down Gomez and run over him with her car. If you know your characters, your plot is less likely to leave you hanging.
Let me reassure you of this method with a little of my own backstory. My first manuscript SUCKED. No, seriously. It sucked with capital letters. In fact, Kristen edited it and spent five hours (count 'em—five) on the phone telling me just how bad it sucked. It is now being used for enhanced interrogations at Guantanamo, and no one has lasted past page 25. The US Navy sends me thank you notes and cookies for my birthday each year.
Out of 157,000 words (really) I threw out all but five—a, and, the, but, or—and I started over by getting to know my characters. That's because Kristen didn't just tell me my book sucked. She told me how to fix it. I highly recommend you listen to her writing advice. She knows what she is talking about.
When I sat down to re-write the book, I discovered something. I naturally left out everything except the actual story. It was an epiphany. As a result, I have a far better story. That book became my debut dystopian thriller, FIRELANDS.
Now, I'm writing spy thrillers with Jay Holmes, who is a forty-year veteran covert operative and a senior member of the intelligence community. Our debut novella, THE SPY BRIDE, is in the Bestsellers' Collection RISKY BRIDES, where we join USA Today Bestsellers Vicki Hinze, Rita Herron, Donna Fletcher, Peggy Webb, and Kathy Carmichael, and veteran authors Kimberly Llewellyn and Tara Randel to share our unique take on what it means to be a risky bride. 8 novels and novellas—8 genres—8 RISKY BRIDES. RISKY BRIDES releases today for only $.99 and is available for a limited time at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, and Kobo.
To celebrate our release, Holmes and I will give away one copy of RISKY BRIDES to someone who comments below. To determine the winner, I will put the names of everyone who comments below in a hat and have my daughter draw one out at random on Friday, October 24, at 9:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
And to celebrate going from super-suck to published authors, Holmes and I will also be giving away three prizes—a Secret Decoder Ring, a stash of Ghirardelli chocolate, and a bottle of Mumm Napa sparkling wine—to three randomly selected subscribers to our newsletter on November 27. Sign up now for the Bayard & Holmes newsletter to enter.
What are your issues with backstory? Do you develop your characters before you write? Do you have any questions for me?
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Piper Bayard is an author, bellydancer, shooter, SCUBA diver, and a recovering attorney with a college degree or two. She writes spy thrillers with Jay Holmes, a forty-year veteran covert operative and a current senior member of the intelligence community. Piper is the public face of their partnership.
You can contact Bayard & Holmes in comments below, at their site, Bayard & Holmes, on Twitter at @piperbayard, on Facebook at Bayard & Holmes, or at their email, email@example.com.


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Look at all that local love!The never-old argument of South Florida's geographical isolation is null and voided from what I've been witnessing via social networking sites (Facebook, et al) as of late. Still, as much as I'd like to sit here and spout holier-than-thou bullshitisms, I can't deny the ... More >>
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Pinpointing, geographically speaking, the amorphous and far-flung School of Medicine has always been problematic. But now that the $140 million Broadway Research Building, under construction for the past three years, is nearly complete, the School has a bonafide front door at 733 N. Broadway.
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Director: Gary Ross
Release Date: 23rd March 2012
Run time: 142 minutes
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks,Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland.
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentor ship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. THE HUNGER GAMES is directed by Gary Ross, and produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force in tandem with producer Jon Kilik. Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, the first in a trilogy published by Scholastic that has over 16 million copies in print in the United States alone, has developed a massive global following.
I'm going to have to assume that this movie is aimed squarely at people who have read the book. The reason for this is that despite being a competently made and nice looking film, after two and a bit hours of watching I'm still none the wiser about virtually any aspect the world or society where The Hunger Games takes place. The movie paints the world in broad strokes when what it really needs is a finer brush and this is a problem that remains throughout.
From what I gathered in the world of The Hunger Games society is now split into two distinct classes; the decadent ruling class who reside in the Capitol living a life of opulent luxury and hideous fashion choices, and those living in the impoverished twelve Districts who work in coal mines, farms and other blue-collared jobs crushed under the hell of the Capitol's totalitarian regime. Every year two children from each District between ages 12 and 18 are selected via a lottery to take part in a battle to the death to be televised live across the nation. These are the titular Hunger Games.
- Pictured: Probably not the rules of the Hunger Games.
This year, for the 74th annual Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to be the female "tribute" for District 12 in the games. She volunteers so she can the take the place of her younger sister, Primrose, who is chosen by the lottery. The early scenes between Katniss and her sister are among the most effective in the film. Even though the screen time they share is short Katniss and Primrose's bond is very well conceived and commendably acted by both girls and I had no trouble believing that Katniss would genuinely be willing risk her life to save her younger sibling. Also selected from District 12 is Peeta Mellark, the male tribute and schoolmate of Katniss. They are trained together prior to the games before ultimately being forced into battle as enemies.
The first hour of the movie follows Katniss and Peeta selection for the games, their physical training and them being paraded before the repugnant Capitol masses like prize pets before being sent to the slaughter. This first hour represents the weakest section of the movie. It moves at a snail's pace and devotes a lot of time to events that don't help us get to know the characters or the world in enough depth. Numerous times in the first hour many characters extol how important it is for Katniss and Peeta to find sponsors (rich backers who will apparently furnish them with survival equipment and weapons during the games) so several scenes are devoted to having them do things to make themselves a more attractive and exciting prospect for sponsors to take interest.
Yet when the games finally started I could see no evidence that all this time spent attracting sponsors made one jot of difference. Katniss starts the games with no special weapons or equipment and the movie doesn't actually make it clear if she did find sponsors or what they provided if she did.
- Seriously, what possible reason would you want to sponsor her for anyway?
I only point this out because so many scenes were devoted to it. If all the "attracting a sponsor" scenes had been left on the cutting room floor it would have considerably improved the pacing in the first act and nothing would have been sacrificed from the narrative. Maybe this is explained better in the book but in the movie it had me baffled why so much time was spent on something that was ultimately forgotten about once the games began.
When The Hunger Games finally start the movie becomes a fight for Katniss' survival. Things do pick up to a degree once the killing erupts but my initial worries before the movie began were not alleviated as the carnage commenced. I was concerned how a Battle Royale-style concept would be executed firmly within the child-friendly safety of a 12A /PG-13 rating – the honest answer is not well.
In order to stay within the confines of the 12A rating the violence is bloodless and without intensity. That is to be expected I suppose but what I can't excuse is the excruciating use of the "shaky cam" effect to mask any hint of danger. Any time a fight breaks out the camera judders insanely to the point where it is practically impossible to tell what's happening. The opening massacre of the games looks more like a playground scrap than the brutal slaying of several teenagers because the camera cuts or shakes wildly away any time a knife or weapon is thrust or swung.
I'm certainly not going to judge a film solely on the cinematography of the violence because there is slightly more to it than that (and if I did the movie would not fare well). The movie is about Katniss and her battle for survival. Unfortunately that's all it's really about. If you're looking for social commentary or interesting narrative you've come to the wrong place. The story is as straightforward as it gets. There are Hunger Games, children fight and die in the games and the winner returns home. The End. There are some attempts to show the poverty and oppression by the ruling class but all this manages to convey is that poverty and oppression are bad and that people who oppress are bad.
There is a romantic subplot (how could there not be?) but by the end of the film I still wasn't clear on the status of the romantic relationship. Was is all a ploy to get the Hunger Games' audience on side or was it real love or something in between? I honestly couldn't tell you.
With such a simple story the whole thing ends up hanging on Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss to keep us engaged. In that regard she is likeable and easy to root for but this is also helped no end by all the other children being one dimensionally good or evil. A very weak attempt at characterising her main opponent is thrown in at the end but it's too little too late. You end up having to root for Katniss by default because all other combatants (except perhaps Peeta) are characterless non-entities. Jennifer Lawrence is effective in the emotional moments but once the Hunger Games start Katniss suddenly becomes a blander version of herself. Perhaps she was trying to emotionally disconnect herself from the idea of killing other people but she seems to lose something of her personality during the fighting.
A subplot involving another younger combatant seeks to provide a much needed emotional gut-punch but the child in question has virtually no lines or characterisation so I had nothing invested in their survival. The film seems to think that just because the child is very young that alone will create pathos but I am a jaded, empty man and it takes more than that to move my leaden heart. Your mileage may vary depending on how cute you think the kid is though.
The film also throws new elements into the mix with little or no explanation and as this happened ever more frequently it really started to grate on my nerves. At one point fireballs start raining down on Katniss but no explanation is given as to how this was possible within the confines of the games. Large wolf-like animals are seemingly teleported into the battle area and I wasn't sure if they were real animals or holographic virtual beasts. A single one-liner explanation would have sufficed to explain both of the these points but not even that much was offered (they were too busy writing extraneous dialogue about sponsors, I suppose).
In another example of the film's lack of establishing explanation I had to resort to Wikipedia to discover that The Hunger Games is set in post apocalyptic America as the movie neglected to explain that fact properly, or even if it was set on Earth at all. As it lumbered onwards I got the sinking feeling that having not read the book I was missing out on a lot of extra detail that would have made the whole experience hang together better but as it was I kept wondering how all these random events were possible. Was the battle area all virtual or a real place? The movie implies both at different points and neglects to actually offer clarification one way or another.
Woody Harrelson (an actor I generally enjoy watching) is wasted in his role as battle mentor to Katniss and Donald Sutherland looks puzzled to even be there as he is completely irrelevant to the entire movie. I couldn't see any valid reason for his character to have any screen time beyond his initial appearance yet he keeps reappearing with the sole purpose of showing himself to be generically heartless and nasty.
I should note now that I am aware the book and film are aimed at teenagers and I'm probably being a bit harsh on it. I'm also well aware than a lot of the issues with the movie may not be present in the book and perhaps the movie is a completely different proposition after having read the original. But that doesn't give a free pass for the film to be unengaging, full of unexplained events and more than a little dull. It's a shame because the idea has bucket loads of potential and with a little more bite and a tighter focus this could have been something great. As it is The Hunger Games feels underwritten, overly long and too tame by half.
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Oh, green tea tau fu fa! Great for a change instead of the normal tau fu fa. I have never make tau fu fa before. It does look real yummy going together with Azuki beans. You should know I wouldn't say no to dessert!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Mel, you are No.1 today! The method of making the tau fu fa has been simplified, no need to use gypsum powder anymore, I think it is more safe to use agar-agar than gypsum powder!Delete
Tracy, 這湯匙是朋友送的,一套有四個,我最愛用這黃色和綠色的!Delete
KLCC里面有的卖,一支要RM10,我不舍得买,所以看你家的好了。 :)Delete
Tracy, can you tell me what's the shop name because I also want to go to get more. RM10 is cheap, I think this 4 spoons cost over RM60!Delete
Tracy, tapi huh, KLCC is so big, do you remember which floor? I love looking for treasure in this kind of shops!Delete
This is so good and very simple too. Hey, you can submit this to Aspiring Bakers. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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看起来好好吃的绿茶豆腐花 。。。。。ReplyDelete
可是平常我比较少做甜点咯!! 来吃你的就好了。。嘻嘻嘻!!
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Sabrina, 澳洲的季節和別的國家是terbalik的,人家有白聖誕節,我們這裡會很熱,!Delete
Yes, it can never go wrong with green tea + red bean!Delete
Jessie, I want to make this cold pudding dessert as the weather is super hot here. Your green tea tofu pudding looks pretty and delicious :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Ann, this is super easy, don't even have to add sugar~Delete
Great idea! I have a pack of unopened matcha which I was going to make some green tea dessert, I guess I could start with this!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Kelly, green tea dessert & red bean paste are best combination, can you see I used a lot of red bean paste there, hahaha!Delete
wow, you are really getting innovative these days, first choc and now , green tea. Hey, i think you should start promoting and sell them in syd, im sure you will see queues of people buying this..!yum! so smooth and a wonderful dessert to be eaten anytime! thanks for the link back. have a nice day!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lena, I remember you made the tofu pudding by the use of 3 different firming agent & you said you like the agar-agar version, so I gave it a try!Delete
Angie, 買了這罐綠茶粉也很久了但卻還沒開張,所以就用咯,而且又可以上新食譜嗎,一石二鳥!Delete
This green tea tao fu fa pudding sounds delicious. Eh.... Can see ur French lace ...very beautifulReplyDeleteReplies
Li Shuan, I bought it from an online Korean shop via Etsy. I think it's cheaper to buy online, this cost aud$18, postage included.Delete
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I love all yout pictures..hehe I also love your green tea tau fu fa with adzuki bean..+p
You have lots of 'tools' for taking pictures hor!!! They are all so so pretty.
Looking forward for the 2nd way of you having your famous Taiwaness dessert..:)
Yes Mui Mui, most of my "tools" are newly bought. The paper doilies & the piece of french lace were bought from online Korean shop whereas the cup was from Daiso!Delete
Green tea + red bean are like a match made in heaven, don't you think? This sounds absolutely great! Some of my favourites (green tea, soybean, red bean) in one dessert! hehe. Thanks for sharing, Jessie =)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, they are perfect match! Whay are you waiting for, hahaha!Delete
Jessie, I believe you when u said this recipe is easy. I will try it someday. Last time I made your egg custard and I love it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yen, yes, you did a great job with the steamed egg custard & this TFF is very easy! Steamed egg custard is creamy & have a stronger flavour whereas this is lighter & smooth!Delete
Girl, I think 99.99% of the girls like green tea & red bean dessert, hahaha!Delete
Hi Jessie, I was thinking of making tau foo fah with chocolate and green tea too! Now that you confirmed it tastes good, I shall do so later this month :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Mich, I used long life chocolate milk to make the pudding & it gave a salty flavour. This on the other hand bought it from the Asian store & it was sweet & I prefer this one.Delete
Jessie, I want some! I am thinking how nice and creamy and cold and yum, yum, yum this dessert is......I want to try and make seeing that it is quite easy :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Phong Hong, I would say they were very smooth & light but not creamy though. I like it & don't mind of eating it every week(after my dessert-free diet), hahaha!Delete
Fabulous idea leh! Love the smooth texture & the flavour too. Very innovating ! Well done Jessie! I must try one of your TFF recipe! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Kit, this is a very smooth & light pudding! I didn't have to add sugar becoz the soy milk is sweet enough. Long life soy milk will result a salty version!Delete
This post has my mouth watering!ReplyDelete
Hi Jessie, very refreshing tau fu fah and you sure creative too. Nice to go with red bean, yum yum!ReplyDelete
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Haha, I know you are going to love it!Delete
Hi, girl, yes, I love it becoz after mixing the green tea powder witht he sweetened soy milk, it has become less sweet, just perfect to eat with some sweet red bean paste!Delete
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Horses, which are by nature always a pain in the butt and never satisfied even though they are really nothing more than the welfare class of the animal kingdom these days, will run off just to cause a ruckus. Ever since all the animal rights freaks managed to get most of the equine slaughter houses shut down the four hoofed critters of ultimate pasture destruction have felt they can get away with stuff like that.ReplyDelete
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Wouldn't that be ironic that all of these clowns come into the country and take jobs away from welfare people and then eat all the horses.Buuuurrrrp!Delete
Behold, the Supervisor Queen!! Aren't cats wonderful? They're so lovably strange! I hope I come back as a Supervisor in my next life!!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Hey the horses provided you with a beautiful photo op. That is a great picture!ReplyDeleteReplies
I didn't have time to grab my camera when they were running up the road. They were having a great time and knew it. Something must have got them worked up as they were just standing there eating just before the great escape.Delete
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They are a weed that can ruin a field but I do like the bright yellow and have sold a few paintings with them, they really set off a blue sky.Delete
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Queen until her sister shows up and finds her in the queen chair.Delete
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It smells very nice as well.Delete
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They should be called purplebud.Delete
It's never fun when the horses get out! Glad they were caught and happily returned.ReplyDeleteReplies
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oh that is scary about the horses, so glad they weren't hurt! haha the supervisor has found her throne...yeah, whoever named the redbud must have been color blind!ReplyDeleteReplies
If you were doing a painting of redbud, you wouldn't have too much luck using red without a blue and some white.Delete
Oh my that would have caused a real distraction when the horses got loose.. they were probably pretty unsettled themselves :) How nice to have such a sweet supervisor waiting for you at home.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Cartoon Brew ( http://www.cartoonbrew.com ) is the online blog run by two authors and historians of animation, Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi, who started the blog in 2003. It is home to a wealth of animation-related resources covering current events, projects, retrospectives, opinions, spotlights, and admittedly shameless plugs, no matter how famous, successful, or trivial. Jerry Beck worked with Nickelodeon and other related studios in the 90's, created the one-shot pilot "Hornswiggle" for Nickelodeon's Random Cartoons Show in 2005, can be seen in various DVD commentaries, and is a huge fan of the golden era of cartoons. This sites' 50 Greatest Cartoons list, as well as The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes list, is taken from his own books. While Jerry works in Los Angeles, Amid Amidi recently moved to New York City and covers more modern titles, and he authored the Art Of books for Robots, Pixar, and Peter De Seve. The blog has grown in popularity since its creation and has attracted participation from industry professionals as well as fans- don't be surprised to find the likes of Tom Sito, Nina Paley or Eric Goldberg commenting on there.On February 12, 2013, Jerry Beck stepped down from involvement with the website to focus on screenings, research and home distribution of classic animation, leaving the site in the care of Amid Amidi and four new writers. Jerry continues where he left off in the newly-revised Cartoon Research website and the blog Animation Scoop.Has now started CB Biz, and CB TV. Under Amid's management, the site will also go mobile very soon.
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