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Carole Mackin
Carole Mackin
Helena, Montana
Member since: May, 2009
Last login: 11/22/2009
Last update : 10/26/2009
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  • Done but not Finished

    October 26, 2009

    •   Today, my third book is in the computer.  The trilogy: Five Years Lying, Mandie Faradin, and Hope's Herald begins in 2007 and ends in 2025.  Since 2024, no one in North America heard the devastating diagnosis, "You have cancer."  A work of fiction it is, but it doesn't have to be.   Fiction is a slippery slope.  As I've talked with agents and publishers, they have asked me to ...
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  • Iranians and Turkmen

    June 20, 2009

    • Saturday, June 20, 2009.Soon the tilt and orbit of Earth will take us to the turning point of the solstice. Since antiquity, this is a time of deep sorrow in the Middle East and profound religious outpouring. If you pile on top of that, a disputed Iranian election and a struggle for Kurdish autonomy, it is almost impossible to predict what will happen. We in the West know so little about the ...
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  • Book Cover for an Ebook?

    June 11, 2009

    • Why does an ebook need a cover? I've resisted creating a cover for the past year. I love my website logo which is a Montana Evening Primrose. Why shouldn't a logo be enough for e-published works. But, I gave up my mini-protest. The cover for Five Years Lying is out. I'd love to hear any critism or suggestions. You may understand my reluctance when you realize that Five Years Lying is the ...
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  • Scouting

    May 30, 2009

    • One of the interesting parts of writing a book is walking in the character's shoes. I did that in April when I backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Two seventeen year old boys will make the trek in my third novel. I needed to know what they would see and how they would behave. Now I am 65. But I learned that I was more likely to do better on the trail than a teenage boy. You know ...
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Reviews I've Written

  • Fiction in real life

    June 1, 2009
    I listened to the Kite Runner audiobook several years ago. For good or bad, it shaped my understanding of Afghanistan. It also haunts me.
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Comments I've Written

  • Sumathi, I look forward to

    Sumathi, I look forward to hearing more about your visit to Raichur, Karnatak, India. There are many here who share your concern about plastic.

  • Beautiful

    Hope you are feeling better, Mary. The wind is blowing out of the Rocky Mountains and piling up the tumbleweeds on the fences. I love your thought.

  • Herding cats

    Dear David, So, the hyjackers and interlopers are busy in your stories, too. I hope you keep them occupied so they won't notice what I'm doing.

  • Herder to Farmer

    Dear Abdelwahab, Lately, I've been thinking about the moment when a herder told her man, "Me and the kids are staying right here. Try this bread and beer. It's just as good as meat and milk.

  • Spreadsheet

    Dear Weston, Before anything else, I had a spreadsheet of characters and their bios.

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First book in the triolgy. Five Years Lying, Mandie Faradin, Hope's Herald Five Years Lying

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