Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round Up – New Sunday Interview, Old Protagonists, Classic Music, Distinquished Guests and Pick ‘n’ Mix.

Welcome to the the post on the blog for the week that you might have missed.

Firstly, I mentioned last week that there would be a new Sunday Interview beginning soon.. and the promotional post went out today. All authors who are currently on the shelves of the Cafe and Bookstore are invited… and there is also an opportunity for other authors to join them after their initial book promotions.   I hope you will take a look at the post and take advantage of the opportunity to promote your work.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-new-series-sunday-author-interview-coming-soon/

Secondly…Nothing much of note going on around here on a personal level, as the weather has been autumnal and we have had a lot of projects on. I am also offline during the mid part of the day working on my WIP.. which has now turned into 4 WIPs… I just can’t help myself!

As always my thanks to the contributors who bring such interesting content to the blog, and of course to you for supporting and sharing so brilliantly.

Jessica Norrie asks the question Can your protagonist be too old to be interesting? And offers some examples of books where the protagonist’s age is a key element of the story. BTW.. Jessica is undergoing eye surgery and will be back to respond to any comments in a few weeks.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/posts-from-my-archives-the-literary-column-with-jessica-norrie-can-your-protagonist-be-too-old-to-be-interesting/

The serialisation of my novel. Just an Odd Job Girl – Chapter One – Reflections on the Past.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/just-an-odd-job-girl-serialisation-chapter-one-reflections-on-the-past-sally-cronin/

Chapter Two – The Curriculum Vitae.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/just-an-odd-job-girl-serialisation-chapter-two-the-curriculum-vitae-sally-cronin/

This week for Colleen’s Tuesday Poetry Challenge 140 she has given us the prompt words ‘Light and Dark‘ and I selected the synonyms ‘Fair and Night’ As last week I paid tribute to the dogs in our lives.. this week I thought the least I could do was pay homage to our cats. Double Etheree – A Cat’s Life by Sally Cronin

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/smorgasbord-poetry-colleen-chesebros-tuesday-tanka-challenge-a-cats-life-by-sally-cronin/

I hope you will enjoy my flash fiction in response to Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge by Charli Mills  This week the prompt was sweet jam… and here is my 99 words, no more no less. Strawberry Jam by Sally Cronin

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/smorgasbord-short-stories-carrot-ranch-flash-fiction-strawberry-jam-by-sally-cronin/

Those of us who have books available on Amazon and other online book sites, particularly ebooks are also vulnerable to pirates, and Debby Gies, D.G. Kaye, shares an interesting possible action we are taking to enable this. Felony or Flattery? #Copyright Infringement and Content Scraping

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/11/smorgasbord-reblog-felony-or-flattery-copyright-infringement-and-content-scraping-by-d-g-kaye/

This week some of the classics I listen to ..

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/smorgasbord-summer-music-festival-classics-to-kick-back-sally-cronin/

This is the third post of Debbie the DogLady who lives in Toronto, Canada and posts about travel, music, life and of course dogs. Meet Max.

Image Wikipedia commons

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-dogsitting-chaper-three-max-by-debbie-the-dog-lady/

This is the third post from Marsi, who with her husband Robert, embarked on a four month journey west. I will be sharing posts from their trip in addition to other posts in their archives. In this post Marsi takes us to the other Las Vegas…in New Mexico. With Film Camera in hand, I Explore Quirky Las Vegas (New Mexico) by Marsi

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-with-film-camera-in-hand-i-explore-quirky-las-vegas-new-mexico-by-marsi/

For L.T. Garvin’s third post, I have chosen a poem that I am sure you will enjoy too. The Fisherman by L.T. Garvin

Image Pixabay.com

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-poetry-the-fisherman-by-l-t-garvin/

This is the third post from the archives of author Claire Fullerton, and I have selected another of her pieces on life in Ireland as I am sure you will enjoy as much as I do.  The Thing about Galway (2016) by Claire Fullerton

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-ireland-the-thing-about-galway-2016-by-claire-fullerton/

This is the third post from author K.D.(Karen DeMers) Dowdall’s archivesKaren features guest posts and I have selected this one as even writers such as myself, with bad habits…. will find it useful. Ten Tips for Proof Reading and Editing (2017) by Karen DeMers Dowdall

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-ten-tips-for-proof-reading-and-editing-2017-by-karen-demers-dowdall/

This is the third post from the archives of Smitha Vishwanath who shares poetry, wonderful travel posts and life experiences on her blog. This week I am sharing one of Smitha’s favourite posts about family and returning to her roots.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-nostalgia-going-back-to-the-roots-2016smitha-vishwanath/

A Few of My Favorite Words 2017 by Elizabeth Gauffreau Do you spend much time thinking about your favorite words, calling each one to the forefront of your mind so that you can explain to yourself once again just how much that word delights you and why?

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-a-few-of-my-favorite-words-2017-by-elizabeth-gauffreau/

This is the final post from the wonderfully varied archives of poet and author Ritu Bhathal. This week I have chosen the celebration and lessons learnt by Ritu when she lost two stone back in 2017… a great reminder of how you can lose weight healthily. #Weightloss #HealthyEating – 13 Tips I Learned Over The Last Year 2017 by Ritu Bhathal

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-weightloss-healthyeating-13-tips-i-learned-over-the-last-year-2017-by-ritu-bhathal/

This is the final post for author Chuck Jackson and I have selected a book review that he wrote for Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover Educated by Tara Westover

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-educated-by-tara-westover-reviewed-by-chuck-jackson/

This is the final post from retired librarian and author Cathy Cade, who has been blogging since early 2018.  I thought that now you have been introduced to Cathy we might find out more about her in this post, where she was awarded the Sunshine Blogger Award.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-sunshine-blogger-award-an-opportunity-to-get-to-know-cathy-cade-a-little-more/

This is the last of the posts this series, from the archives of author and poet Joy Lennick, This post by Joy, written in 2013 is on the subject of poetry and explores the distinctions between what is considered serious poetry and that which is written by us mere mortals! Serious poetry is art but is it too elitist? 2013 by Joy Lennick

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/17/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-serious-poetry-is-art-but-is-it-too-elitist-by-joy-lennick/

This is the final post from the lovely Linda Bethea (for the series anyway) Good Old Champ (A Children’s Story) (2014)

Illustration Kathleen Holdaway Swain

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/18/smorgasbord-posts-from-your-archives-potluck-good-old-champ-a-childrens-story-2014-by-linda-bethea/

New book on the shelves

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-new-book-on-the-shelves-poetry-moments-we-love-balroop-singh/

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-new-book-on-the-shelves-pre-order-for-august-25th-fallout-are-you-safe-harmony-kent/

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-new-book-on-the-shelves-celebrity-corgi-series-charming-the-chef-sweet-promises-c-a-phipps/

Author Update

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-author-update-jan-sikes-m-j-mallon-and-marina-osipova/

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/16/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-author-update-reviews-jeanine-lunsford-marcia-meara-judy-penz-sheluk/

Last time I looked at the structure and basic function of the liver and in this post I want to cover some of the conditions that can effect this major organ.

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/smorgasbord-health-column-major-organs-and-systems-of-the-body-the-digestive-system-part-four-liver-diseases/

There have been some studies that have identified that there is an increase in nutritional deficiency in the diet and here are three articles that are worth reading. Including A physician’s warning on the keto diet – Doctor Shivam Joshi

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/smorgasbord-health-column-health-and-food-in-the-news-nutritional-deficiency-on-the-increase-keto-diet-industrially-manufactured-foods-lack-of-sunshine/

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/13/smorgasbord-laughter-lines-things-are-not-as-they-might-seem-and-a-few-more-one-liners/

https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2019/08/15/smorgasbord-laughter-lines-amisleading-misdirection-and-minding-your-own-businessand-more-one-liners/

I hope I leave you dancing around your office with the partner of your choice… thanks for dropping in and I look forward to seeing you again next week..Sally