The Delta Pearl 4 — Greet

Excellent chapter, the governess and her charge now that is interesting.

The Delta Pearl 3 — Face

Beautifully done Teagan. Hmmm, what’s up with that canister?

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Welcome, my chuckaboos! Even though we don’t see one another face-to-face, I do feel you are my dear friends.

jenna-coleman-as-emeraude Jenna Coleman, my original Émeraude

Regardless of physical appeal — and I acknowledge the endlessly different standards of beauty, faces are usually important to how we imagine stories. Whether we’re writing tales or reading them, seeing a character’s face helps. No matter whether it is handsome or ugly.

When I found the steampunk image that is the basis for the cover of The Delta Pearl, the woman made me think of Jenna Coleman, pictured above. I saw her as Émeraude.

However, as I began this serial, a re-write of the unfinished novel (and revamped the look of this blog), I ran across the image of the steampunk girl in my banner. (Thank you Pixabay.) The young girl in my banner reminded me of the Claudia Donovan…

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The Delta Pearl 2 — Fret

Wonderful episode! Hope your internet connection gets better.

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Saturday, August 10, 2019

Pixabay (altered image) Pixabay (image altered by Teagan)

Welcome, my chuckaboos! I warn you in advance that I’m flying by the seat of my pantser pants even more than usual today. My week has been so full of insomnia and interruptions, it’s no wonder Émeraude is looking like a worry wart. Internet interruptions have become a constant thorn in my side and pain in my patootie. If you are stuck with a company called TDS Telecom, you have my complete sympathy.

In the interest of getting this posted before I lose Internet too many times (note that I didn’t simply say “again”), there’s little explanation or preamble today.

This week’s random reader things:

Great minds think alike. John W. Howell and Jacquie Biggar both left Brass Bells. Christine Robinson left Chignon, and Andrea Stephenson gave us a lovely Aspidistra.

Thanks to Dan Antion for…

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Hidebound yet Jazzy – Blog Party!

The fabulous author Teagan R. Geneviene is throwing a party come on over and sit a spell.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Welcome to Hidebound Hump Day, my chuckaboos! Sheiks and Shebas — hi there, you’re at Jazz Age Wednesdays!

Update: I apologize that I’ve been a poor excuse for a hostess at my own party. My Internet has been down more than it’s been up the past three days. I find myself repeatedly redoing comments and emails, and losing Facebook posts and comments, every time the Internet drops again.

I’m of two minds — and eras! Or couldn’t you tell? Where to go with my midweek post?

Delta Pearl announcement. Composite of Pixaby images by Teagan R. Geneviene

I’m still, every so slowly settling into my new home, 2,000 miles away from the place where I lived for ten years. Meanwhile, I’m also having a great time using Dan Antion’s photographs and writing my new serial, The Delta Pearl. It’s a steampunk fantasy…

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The Delta Pearl 1 — Dance

Wonderful read Teagan!

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Original photo by Dan Antion. Tomfoolery by Teagan

Welcome, my chuckaboos! (If you are new around here, “chuckaboo” is what the Victorians called a dear friend.)

As most of you know, I’m reworking an unfinished novel The Delta Pearl for this serial. Since I have a good bit of material that I want to keep, my secret hope was that many of the “random things” you readers leave would already be in the story. For once luck was with me! In Chapter 1, a very minor change let me use old pal from David J. Rogers. Using dubbed from Jill happened in a similar way.

Also a particular item has a rather significant part in the story. I was sure someone would eventually use it as a thing, but would it happen in time? Thankfully, Maggie did leave it as a thing — cameo

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