Janice Sebring

Author of Fearful Breakers, and Treacherous Shoal, 18th century historical fiction. Tall ship aficionado. LCMS Lutheran.

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I'm assuming you are too young to remember how, back when people read newspapers, we heard about every kid who got hit by a rubber bullet during the Intifadah. Here's the "civilian casualities" in Gaza: of the 70,000 killed, 50,000 were military aged men. In other words, Hamas fighters. Another 20,000 were young males 16-18. In other words, the junior Hamas fighters. The rest were people killed because Hamas co-locates their rocket bases and munitions dumps with hospitals and schools. The toll would be much higher were it not for the copious warnings issued by the IDS before they attack areas where civilians could be harmed. And as long as we're talking about civilian casualities, please google what happened on 7 October. Men, women, and children brutally slaughtered at a music festival dedicated to peace and in their homes.

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@StrategicWin5 @DefiyantlyFree @NatlyDenise_ I think you were a little unclear here. Social media has allowed Americans greater access to the propaganda peddled by Hamas and its enablers and too many trusting clowns have fallen for it.

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@BradRTorgersen I now consider a literary award a "buyer beware" sign for readers.

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@Senate_Fund @johnthune Every senator who voted to keep this RINO obstructionist in the leadership needs to be primaried.

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@mcahogarth Most recently I tried milk punch, from Ben Franklin's recipe. There's a reason we're no longer drinking it.

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@stephenRB4 You would think this was kind of obvious, and yet...

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What ridiculous stereotyping from someone pushing a narrative rather than looking at the wide range of books by women authors. Stop looking to trad publishing for your books. I, for one, write about a youth growing up in the age of sail, learning to become the man the world needs. Many other indie women writers have tough male protagonists. Instead of whining that the trad publishers aren't spoon feeding them suitably manly books, these folks need to use their keyboard to actually search for the books they want. A couple million published every year. If they can't find something to read among them, they aren't looking.

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Maybe give two seconds to actually trying to understand what I am saying rather than engaging in vulgarities. Caring about the American people requires caring about what takes place overseas. Iran was about to go nuclear and was making great progress in extending the range of its missiles. The price of ground beef doesn't matter much if your house is glowing.

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@PolitiBunny I'm wondering just how powerful GOP donors really are. Who is calling the shots here? It's hard to believe they all enjoy losing this much.

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@Daniel_Goene That's my mindset. Slow but steady. Work on craft, Attract the right readers.

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@stephenRB4 Eyeballs. A colleague had to once, on a foreign trip. There's some things I won't do for better foreign relations.

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@JohnRLottJr They know a lot about economics. And it is all wrong.

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@quinnBiblid3 Weirdly, the biggest change was in my understanding of 18th century hygiene.

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So this is my day devoted to shouting out to the world that my second novel, Treacherous Shoal, is now available. Three years of researching, writing, and then editing. It's historical fiction set in 18th century Charleston, with some nautical adventure to keep it exciting. Precious little romance. If you need books to contain long, passionate kisses, keep looking. If you want a youth enslaved by the British, struggling to return to his family and maintain his decency, head to Amazon. There, I've done my self-promotion. Time now to clean the house and contemplate the research for the next one. Expect another outburst of self-promotion three years fromnow.

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@PolitiBunny Maybe he is on a path of repentance and healing. I would be cautiously amiable.

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@japan_nobunaga Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court. Now their single biggest reason for voting is gone, and they forget that everything can change overnight if they are not vigilant.

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I call them accessory characters. They exist only to meet the needs of the protagonist. The boyfriend who is sensitive and patient no matter how awful the woman is; the girlfriend who is always up for kanoodling but doesn't want commitment. It can be true for best friends and family, as well. Every character needs their own agenda, sparking conflict and engagement.

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@freeboostpromo My protagonist carries a rosary and knife. He would rise to the challenge.

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No. Every time you grant a concession like that, it signals to would be illegals that if they come here and hide out long enough, they will gain permanent residency. And the Dems have proven in that past that they do not honor such agreements. Five minutes after the ink is dried, they will be pushing for citizenship.