tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41777976116599831352024-03-17T23:04:35.370-04:00Barbara V EversWant to know more about books by Barbara V Evers, giraffe conservation and wildlife news, great books, as well as snippets from an author's life? This is the place for you!
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Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-7798997727617795072023-11-09T16:02:00.001-05:002023-11-09T16:02:49.989-05:00It's My Birthday and I'll Give If I Want To Just a quick post to tell you THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH ebook trilogy is ON SALE for my birthday on Amazon.Each ebook is marked down to $2.99! Don't miss it! It ends when my birthday ends at 11:59 pm EST on November 12.I might be a bit older than this now!Help me celebrate and don't forget to leave a review!Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-14183440738458678542023-09-28T06:00:00.003-04:002023-11-09T16:04:51.514-05:00Giraffe Trivia Winners!!In case you missed this:The first two books of THE WATCHERS OF MONIAH trilogy are on sale as Ebooks through 11:59 PM ET on September 30, 2023.The Watchers of Moniah for 0.99The Watchers in Exile for 1.99These prices are only good for a few more days, so jump on this major discount while you can!In other news, if you haven't been following me on my Facebook Author Page or Instagram account, Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-53928844296087144922023-08-31T12:23:00.002-04:002023-08-31T12:27:45.915-04:00Writing, Revising, and Submitting I did something yesterday that I hate to do--submitted a story within hours of writing it.Why is that a problem? Most stories have several drafts. Some people call that first draft the down-and-dirty version. Basically, the writer focuses on getting it written and worries about polishing it later. My internal editor won't let me use the down-and-dirty approach, though. From the Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-72500761371119551462023-08-17T10:32:00.001-04:002023-08-17T10:32:13.992-04:00Almost, But Not QuiteYou almost got to see a full cover reveal today, but not quite yet. Sorry.I found a mistake in the new cover for THE WATCHERS IN EXILE. Nothing major, but I want to fix it before I do the full cover reveal.Today, I'm writing and planning to meet with one of my author friends, so I'm going to cut this post short. I promise a more interesting post next time. Meanwhile, you do get the new teaser forBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-4009652322019795382023-08-10T11:13:00.001-04:002023-08-10T11:17:35.837-04:00Two Tales of ServiceThe First TaleTwo weeks ago, our AC went out. It was one of the hottest days of the summer, AND I had a painter painting the inside of the house. Not ideal.I called the AC people, but they couldn't do anything. It was late Friday, of course. This was my third time needing them this summer, so I pushed harder. Both times, the AC had been "fixed" according to the technician. They scheduled a Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-24756475906254327462023-08-03T12:27:00.002-04:002023-08-03T12:27:27.993-04:00Why a New Book Cover?A few people have asked me why I chose to get new covers for The Watchers of Moniah trilogy, so I thought I'd share a bit about my process.Several months ago, I requested and received my rights back from the original publisher of the trilogy. At the time, I did not have the rights to the covers, but I eventually received those rights, too. I did that more as a convenience than anything Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-68409927594015368972023-07-24T11:37:00.002-04:002023-07-24T11:37:48.168-04:00Thrown Chairs and Drowning BrowniesWhat a summer it's been! I'm going to talk about Imaginarium in a moment here, but I wanted to explain my absence on the blog for the last few weeks. The local school district voted to change the school calendar, so exams happen before the Christmas holiday instead of after. That meant losing a week of the summer vacation. This decision, although good, made us schedule our vacation earlier Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-49720218171252899512023-07-20T15:12:00.005-04:002023-07-20T15:12:59.142-04:00Promises, Promises A new post is coming, soon, I promise.June and July got a bit wacky between vacation, my computer deciding six years was long enough for a computer to last, preparing for Imaginarium, and some family issues.I will have a post up next week to share all of the gory details, or not, but the post will be here next week.
via GIPHYBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-22162187464481686832023-06-15T05:00:00.011-04:002023-06-15T11:46:30.222-04:00Stand Tall for Giraffe on World Giraffe Day World Giraffe Day is less than a week away, June 21, Why June 21? If you've been following my giraffe trivia Facebook posts on Tuesdays, you know it's the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest night of the year in the southern hemisphere. Seems appropriate for the tallest animal on earth.Interested in learning more?In case you're new to me and have never Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-27162132705628485842023-06-08T11:25:00.001-04:002023-06-08T11:25:09.607-04:00What's In a Name? Ours and Our Characters'What's your name?Oh shoot. I just met them, and I forgot their name already.Sound familiar? Most people ask your name but tend to focus on other things about you: your role and how you might affect or benefit them, your hair, your clothes, the person who introduced you, the location where you met, etc.That's why we fail to catch the name. We're focused on ourselves.That's unfortunate. Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-16579926313749967992023-06-01T11:04:00.002-04:002023-06-01T11:13:44.684-04:00Gearing Up for the SummerIt's JUNE!This is the last week of school for the grands who live with me. I believe my other grands are already out. Lucky kids. Of course for my children who actually work in the school, they're still at it, either because their jobs extend beyond the last day, or because school has another week on the west coast.Note: This week's photo is of MY high school graduation, a long, long time ago in Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-50841584656485024992023-05-24T06:00:00.048-04:002023-06-01T10:05:45.124-04:00Pool Goat and Unhinged, Moist Things"Pool goat!"More times than not, my granddaughter will make this announcement or, "No pool goat," on the way to school each morning. It's become a tradition.What is a pool goat?We pass a house on the way to the middle school that has an aboveground pool in the backyard. This pool must be dry because the goat is often in the pool. I'm trusting her observation here, because the house is close to anBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-2579664371789657002023-05-17T10:37:00.000-04:002023-05-17T10:37:17.588-04:00Giraffe Calf VisitI finally got a chance to visit the new giraffe calf at the Greenville Zoo. She arrived on March 19, but between illness and weather and work and kids it took 7 weeks before I had a chance to visit with her and her lovely parents, Autumn and Miles.I chuckled at the man in the ticket booth when I arrived. "Just you?" he asked with a note of surprise in his voice."Yes." I didn't add that I was Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-63240853520345919372023-05-10T02:00:00.002-04:002023-05-10T06:47:37.750-04:00Three Reasons Why Authors Attend Fandom ConsThis week's post should have been a recap of a great weekend at AtomaCon in N. Charleston, SC. Unfortunately, my allergies turned into something contagious. Even though the doctor put me on antibiotics, I felt it unwise to attend. I don't always respond well to the one-and-only antibiotic I can take, so I needed to proceed with caution. This decision, although the right one, was very hard to makeBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-82845029260069238702023-05-04T14:30:00.009-04:002023-05-04T14:34:54.669-04:00Updates GaloreLots of updates, so this is a catch-all kind of post.To Begin WithHappy May the 4th Be With You Day!Change in Con ScheduleWelp, I had planned to head to AtomaCon in North Charleston, SC tomorrow, BUT . . . I've come down with something. Nothing serious, but I won't be spreading any germs for the healthy attendees to pick up! I'm disappointed, to say the least.The Watchers are Back in EBOOK!The Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-63451061541007689602023-05-03T11:58:00.000-04:002023-05-03T11:58:12.247-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission Pt 8: Getting Rid of Passive & Unnecessary Words Welcome to the 8th and FINAL post of my Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission series!You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-35059492502128550402023-04-27T10:18:00.000-04:002023-04-27T10:18:25.827-04:00JordanCon FunI'm interrupting my Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions post series to share the fun of JordanCon 2023 with you.JordanCon brings hundreds of fans of The Wheel of Time (TWOT) books by Robert Jordan together for a weekend. The cosplay is almost 100% TWOT and amazing to take in. I always get a kick out of the different takes on the various characters. This year saw a lot of Mat Cauthon and Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-24651700151910863442023-04-13T12:21:00.005-04:002023-04-13T12:27:48.448-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission Pt 7: Writing ListsWelcome to the 7th post of Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions!You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-92018703000071671902023-04-06T11:12:00.000-04:002023-04-06T11:12:54.454-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions Pt 6, Subject AgreementWelcome to the 6th post of Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions!You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-49097093103627865392023-03-29T11:01:00.003-04:002023-04-06T10:47:50.532-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions Pt 5, Dialogue PunctuationCourtesy of Morguefile.comWelcome to the 5th post of Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions!You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-51377197141391524432023-03-23T12:36:00.003-04:002023-03-23T12:47:44.411-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions Pt 4, ApostrophesWelcome to the 4th post of Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions!You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-54808198740033743412023-03-15T15:33:00.002-04:002023-03-15T17:20:22.421-04:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission, Pt 3 CommasBefore I continue the Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission series, I wanted to share some EXCITING NEWS!!My short story, "The Magic of the Mountain," has been nominated for the Palmetto Scribe Award for best short story by a South Carolina author! I would be honored if you will visit this link to cast your vote for my story. Also, please share the link with anyone who wants to support Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-36584876575403694402023-03-09T12:07:00.000-05:002023-03-09T12:07:21.527-05:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission, Pt 2 Compound SentencesLast week, I started a blog series about avoiding the dreaded rejection letter by recognizing and correcting errors in your writing. Today, we're going to take a deeper look at one of the 11 rules of grammar mentioned last time. This rule has lots of elements, so that's why it gets its own post.If this rule isn't the one you want explained, never fear, I will cover all 11 in this Barbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177797611659983135.post-45129309860715588862023-03-01T09:31:00.009-05:002023-03-01T09:31:58.035-05:00Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submission, Pt 1You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a rejection.Poor grammar can be a red flag!I say "can" because there will alwaysBarbara V. Evershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350675979426950166noreply@blogger.com0