Editing at last!!!

News from the Master Of Horror

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What happens when you write to Stephen King and send him a text...

:D :D :D :D :D 
To be continued 

Save the Date: Story of ABBA for Young Readers Promotional Blog Tour!

A bit of information and "promotion"

Copyright to Becky Laine aka ABBAfan456 and Allison Rose aka The Writer

Dear viewers,

From November 15th to December 16th, we're inviting people across the literary blogosphere and the online ABBA fan community to participate in a blog tour leading up the book's release.  And we'd like to invite you to join us! It's a great way to help new authors gain exposure, and as a stop on the tour, your blog will be visited by all kinds of new readers.

If you'd like to take part, we have a few different posting options, depending on how many reservations we've received and Becky's availability:

• a standardized pre-written blog tour post;
• an original interview (text-based) with the author/illustrator, Becky Laine;
• a book review (advance digital copy of the book will be provided);
• a unique, original post of your choice - feel free to use your imagination, we're open to ideas!

All blogging participants will receive a standardized post outlining the information we'd like circulated during the tour.  Feel free to customize it to match your personal style!  Following the tour, all participants will receive a 25% off discount code for a print version of the book in return for your kind help.

Depending on availability, we may also be able to offer a giveaway for you to host on your website, as Becky hopes to be giving away a few autographed print copies of the new book.

If you're interested in participating, please reply to this message, or contact us at storyofabbablogtour2016[at]gmail[dot]com by October 31st with the following information:

• The name and URL of your blog/website
• Available dates between November 15th and December 16th
• Desired post format (e.g. standard prewritten, interview, book review, etc.)

We encourage you to reserve a spot early, especially if you are looking to make an original or interactive post involving Becky.  Allison Rose (allisonthewriter.wordpress.com) is organizing this tour, and will be happy to help you out if you have any questions or comments.  We encourage people under the age of 13 (aka minors) to get a parent or guardian's permission prior to participating.

If you know any other bloggers who would be interested in participating, would you please help us out by passing this message along?

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Becky Laine and Allison Rose

A happy but scary birthday to wish

Today, Stephen King turned 69. A happy writing birthday day to our master of horror!

Stephen King during a book signing - picture from www.dailymail.co.uk
I profit of this post to thank him again for his genius work and his talents of writing teacher, plus for the answer I got from his society (I'll tell about it later).

Secret in Seaport

So as to go on in the thanks serie, I would like to thank very much my writing friend Allison, from Allison The Writer, for the time we spent together during our meeting and for dedicating me this copy of her "debut novelette, Secret in Seaport:

 

Nice!!

 

 

Well, this time I won't do a review of it, but I have to say, maybe it "isn't her best writing", but I kinda have enjoyed it. Anyway, all of us writers know we can't dash a damn good book at our very beginning... Myself I find that my writing sucks during those days.

Back to the novelette, it has many good aspects, such as the main characters and the suspense due to their lives on the road and the fact their father is never home, the suspense and mystery due to the mansion, treasure hunt and disappearing objects... The end isn't the one I had imagined and it seemed a bit weird and flicked-on-the-page to me, but this hasn't prevent me from appreciating the story. And, finally, I find it kinda well-written for a debut novelette - even though I am not a specialist in the matter - others could have made worse. 



New minifig: Stephen King

Let me introduce you the latest member of my lego band: American horror writer Stephen King! I haven't told it yet, but my new obsession is him and I am really fond of his plots, characters, backgrounds, style, stories, etc... Plus, he is a super writing mentor to me, giving as much technic advices as tips on routine, motivation and mental. Thanks Mr. King!!!

Still preparing his appearance...

Tadaa!!! As you can notice, I made him look like in the 1970s.

 

 

I've also been lucky to get a pic of him in his writing room. You don't know how it is hard to get those kinf of pics... Even human Stephen King is pictured only once while working, you know, on this pic you can see on the On Writing cover. Still, as a lego, you can yet get nice pics of him, such as this one  with the ABBA legos:



 

As you may imagine by seeing this pic, A, B, B & F were cheerful to welcome the writer that inspired the lyrics of The Piper. Let's hope they'll collaborate as legos and go on with getting on well together!

Thank you Becky!!!

I would like to thank very very much my good old BFF Becky, known as ABBAFan456 on blogger, for the great moment we have spent meeting each other! At least it had arrived, two weeks ago! BFF forever!
Also, thank you so so so so so making for making and offering to me these copies of her ABBA dolls! Aside from that, BFF forever, this are we! 

Tadaa!! Cute, huh? OMG, words are not enough how I am pleased and touched by this gift and how much you are good at sewing, Beck!
Here is the proof we met: my copy dolls, her original ones and my legos together! Speaking of legos, our both set of ABBA minifig got to know each othe, too!

And more, I thank her for this:

A pic signed by the three of Benny, Bjorn and Frida (Agnetha does not sign anymore, did you know?) OMG I'll never thank her and Gorel enough for that! Yahoo, counter indicates 2x Benny, 1xBjorn and 1xFrida!

And this:

The story of ABBA for young reader! version 1.0, you may have guessed. Let me say, the drawings are the cutest I have ever seen! Even it can seem a bit "kiddy", (huhu, Beck) you end by thinking it is cute, since it is a FULL BOOK about ABBA SELF-EDITED by TWELVE-year-old girl, even amazing! It is worth to read it, I have to say. 

Thanks sis for all those stuffs!

DQ is 40!

ABBA's performance at the Swedish royal couple's wedding is 40 now!
Back 2 years years I had thought it would be a pretext for an ABBA reunion, anyway B&B and A&F already performed two weeks ago, so no matter if ABBA doesn't reunite. :P

50 years now

Yesterday - because this dumb blogger has not published my post when I wanted too -  we had a special anniversary to celebrate! I wish a prosperous and friendly collaboration forever to our dear Benny & Bjorn who met for the first time 50 years ago!
50 years of composing, producing, getting closer as friends, fulfilling their own dreams and others' too, here is what could summarize these long years the tandem spent.
Though they are more & more making their projects on their own, (BAO, composing... for Benny ; MM! The Party, ABBA the museum, politics... for Bjorn)
thèses two legends of the swedish and international music will always stay in contact, or I hope so. Anyway, nothing shows the opposite could happen.

They can face it together, the way old friends do!!!

Happy birthday JMP

Happy birthday to the ABBA frenchspeaking specialist!

ABBA reunion

Yay! After all this time it has finally happened! The 4 ABBA got together yesterday at Mamma Mia! The Party premiere!

I was so excited when I heard it, I even screamed!
Though they didn't sing, but no matter for me!


Thanks thanks thanks ABBA!!!

30 years ago...

Our great, wonderful, smart, handsome, commited singer Daniel Balavoine passed away 30 years ago in Africa during the Paris-Dakar, as he was helping his charity to set water pumps in Sahel. A great soul left us on this day of January 1986. But still, his music, his commitment and his personality is always on our mind now and forever.
RIP, Daniel. No one else in the commited singers community can deserve this more than you.

We miss you all.

June 18th: Annivresariesfull day

Well... These are the anniversaries to celebrate today!
In chronological order, sure.

1815: Napoleon was defeated in Waterloo (BTW this battle is going to be staged in the original place today)

1940: De Gaulle's radiospeech from London

1940 bis: Paul McCartney was born.

1976: ABBA performed Dancing Queen at Carl Gustaf's wedding.

Speaking of Waterloo :

Wa,wa,wa,wa,Waterloo... it happened exactly 41 years ago

OMG, it's already the 41st anniversary?! Time goes fast, so fast...

Anyway, happy Waterloo day! :D



I wonder if ABBA The Museum is organising something for the event. :P

I posted a video to celebrate it last year. Enjoy it! :)

 

 



Enjoy the official ESC Brighton video, too! :)

 

 

 



 

 



 

And these are my Waterloo drawings I already showed:

 

 

 

 



 





 

Legos, legos...

I took these pics in  front of the Sorbonne in Paris after the last French ABBA fans meeting for on the September 27th 2014. :P

 

 

 





 

 



The new attraction of ABBA The Museum arrived!

Yay! You may know that, these are life-size silicone statues. :D
When I've seen them first I was like "Oh my gosh Oh my gosh oh my gosh I absolutely love them!!! :D :D :D :D I'm looking forward to see them if I go to ABBA The Museum again!
Oh My Gosh they are so awesome!
I who was  complaining these las weeks to have never seen ABBA in the 70s either on stage, I see their life-sized copies in front of my screen! OK, these are only copies, but they look like ABBA! :D :D

Awesome, aren't they? :D :D They are just so identical! I love the way they've came out!

 

Bjorn has even made a selfie with his young silicone copy. So cute! :D :D :D I love you ABBA! :D :D

 

Speaking of ABBA The Museum, I made a video about my trip to Stockholm in May 2014 after going there. ;) It's already on Youtube.

 

 

 

Finally facing my waterloo... (drawing)

Yay! Now it's finish! I just love the way it came out! :D

Just note this one is the original:



And these ones are photocopies I colorized with color pencil (the first pic) and pastel (the second pic) :



 

 

Photoshop birthday pic

It's a bit late, but I must post that. It's a pic made through Photoshop with a friend for Benny's birthday. :P :D :)

picture

 

 

I don't know if it works only with Tumblr, but I did it, though. :P

What are they saying/thinking?

Inspirated by a chat from the ABBA4ever forum.

 

Benny: " What is it written, Frida? I can't speak French!"

Frida: Let me see that..."

Agnetha: "Oh Bjorn, it's the 10th postcard you plan to buy!"

Bjorn: "I really love Paris, you know!"



 

Frida:"You can't imagine how it was funny!"

Benny:"Really? Tell me that."

Agnetha's thinks:" What are they saying?"

 

 

 

Benny:" It's an hold-up!"

Bjorn's thinks:"What is he doing with this toy? And why did Frida change her haircut again?"

Agnetha:"Bjorn, stop crushing my foot! It really hurts!"

 

 

Frida:"At last the travel is finished and we'll be able to perform!"

Benny:"Switzerland seems nice"

Agnetha:" Benny, please move faster. I absolutely want to leave this plane"

Benny:"Hey, I just look at the landscape!"

Bjorn's thinks:"My bag is OK, I have forgotten nothing"