Tuesday, November 10, 2009

#Wordofday: rectify

This was another long meaning that I just had to put all three of them in. I think you will enjoy my reasoning as to why. 

rectify   \REK-tuh-fye\   verb
*1 : to set right : remedy
2 : to purify (as alcohol) especially by repeated or fractional distillation
3 : to correct by removing errors : adjust

Example sentence:
The night before the Web site was to go live, the programmers worked frantically to rectify several unresolved security problems.

More FYI:
Like "rectify," four of these words ultimately come from Latin "regere," which can mean "to lead straight," "to direct," or "to rule." "Correct" and "direct" come from "regere" via Latin "corrigere" and "dirigere," respectively. "Resurrection" comes from Latin "resurgere," whose stem "surgere," meaning "to rise," is a combination of "sub-" and "regere." "Regimen" is from Latin "regimen" ("position of authority," "direction," "set of rules"), itself from "regere." And "rectify" is from "regere" by way of Latin "rectus" ("right"). "Obstruct" is the only one of the set above that has no relation to "rectify." It traces back to Latin "struere," meaning "to build" or "to heap up."

Thanks Merriam-Webster Dictionary!

Monday, November 09, 2009

The Literary World of Sylvia Hubbard Afternoon Update 11/09/09


In case you were waiting over the weekend for the updates, here's the dealio!

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    To all my avid readers and followers, I'd be honored if you would join my fan page on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Literary-World-of-Sylvia-Hubbard/160433297206

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    Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 4:00pm Detroit Public Library   5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202 Get Directions Taking teenagers to the next level from MicroBlogging...

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The Evolution Of Romance In The Book You're Writing

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:49 PM PST

this is a repost from www.behind-the-book.blogspot.com July 2007 I'm in the midst of writing my live story sexual intrigue romance called Sex Weed (http://sylviahubbard.blogspot.com/) I...

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sacerdotal: Word of the Day

sacerdotal   \sass-er-DOH-tul\   adjective
*1 : of or relating to priests or a priesthood : priestly
2 : of, relating to, or suggesting religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and mankind

I wanted to post the entire post of the word here, because i liked both definitions. Thought you'd enjoy it as well.

While we're at it, here's an example:

Example sentence:
It surprised Jim whenever Father Thomas would shed his sacerdotal role to take up a secular topic of conversation such as contemporary rock music.

Did you know?
"Sacerdotal" is one of a host of English words derived from the Latin adjective "sacer," meaning "sacred." Other words derived from "sacer" include "desecrate," "sacrifice," "sacrilege," "consecrate," "sacrament," and even "execrable" (developed from the Latin word "exsecrari," meaning "to put under a curse"). One unlikely "sacer" descendant is "sacrum," referring to the series of five vertebrae in the lower back connected to the pelvis. In Latin this bone was called the "os sacrum," or "holy bone," a translation of the Greek "hieron osteon."


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Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business

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Monday, November 02, 2009

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Protected: The Mysterious Mr. Black Part 15

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:14 PM PST

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Single Parenting: Balance Your Children, Work, Life and Dreams

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 07:03 AM PST

No one can ever tell you how to be a good parent. I'm a work in progress, but I listen to God and I listen to my children and that shapes me to be the parent I am today. To request a workshop, please...

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Protected: The Mysterious Mr. Black Part 14

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST

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PS My hubbooks@yahoo.com account was spammed. If you've received any notifications or request for money, please ignore this immediately.

One of Sylvia Hubbard's email accounts has been hacked/taken over (Hubbooks@yahoo.com)

If you get a message from me regarding being stuck in London, please ignore it and delete it immediately.

The subject heading is titled: My Predicament!!!

And it's from the email account of hubbooks@yahoo.com

Thank you so much and I'm deeply sorry for this upsetting situation.

Yahoo security team and I are on the job of stopping this asap.



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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Literary World News of Sylvia Hubbard: Events, Being#1 & UPDATE on Part9

Hello Hello Hello!

Before we start anything, please forward this out to all the readers and interested people you know. Thanks

I haven't done a newsletter in so long, but I thought I'd get in touch with everyone of what's going on with me.

First Events. Below is the listing of my current event calendar. If I forgot something would someone please let me know.

I would like to do more book talks so if you'd like to invite me to your book club, writing group (where I'm talking about my writing process) or even your schools to speak during lectures about reading and writing I would be honored if you would contact me.

iamwoman


I'll be at this event speaking about how to be a busy mother and writer, turn out great kids and handle the pressure of single parenthood in the 21st century. It's free! Go to http://iamwoman.org for more information

November 10Tuesday

November 13Friday

November 17Tuesday

November 21Saturday


Second Trying to Become #1. Remember all those times you said you would help me become number one? Well, I have a great opportunity to show off my mailing list.

I'm trying to get my FREE book LOVE LIKE LIKE to the number one spot at http://smashwords.com. And I need your help.

Click on the link and forward it to all your socials and your mailing lists of readers and others who would be interested in reading the book. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1191.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Love Like This
Ebook Price: Free! 40120 words. Fiction by Sylvia Hubbard on March 11, 2009
Angered that his wife would sleep with his brother, Ethan swore revenge. To his surprise, he becomes involved with the one person his wife never wanted him to get close to...her daughter, Nicole. Once Ethan leaves his wife penniless and then breaks Nicoles heart his revenge will be complete. Too bad Ethan didn't expect to fall in love with Nicole.

(CLICK THE LINK IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE IMAGE.)


And of course, Third is The Mysterious Mr. Black Update.

Live Story being posted on the site and I want to thank the many readers for participating and commenting. Stats are increasing and it's wonderful to know how much your are enjoying on it.

Just posted Part 9 today. The story itself is moving fast in my brain and I'm getting a very clear picture of the direction of this story. No I don't know when I might be killing anyone and no i have no idea what's to come or the ending. Really I don't.

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The Mysterious Mr. Black

I've also unprotected the following excerpt in case you were interested in checking out The Mysterious Mr. Black

Book Introduction:

Jen (the woman) is having a very bad life with nowhere to go but up. Fate brings a mysterious stranger to her, yet she can't figure out if he's for the good or the worse.

The Mysterious Mr. Black Part 1 FULL EXCERPT






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Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Monday Morning Motivation - "Is Your Bucket Full?"




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"Is Your Bucket Full?"
Monday Morning Motivation Newsletter October 26, 2009
Ronald R. Jones III and Monica Marie Jones Greetings!

Some of the most profound advice and wisdom that I have ever received on life and living has come from children.

The other day my five old nephew and his grandmother (my Mom) got into a heated debate.  He wanted to watch what he wanted to watch on the nice new TV that my brother and I got her for her birthday while jumping on her bed.  She's usually quite patient with his antics because he's just so darn cute, but this time she just couldn't take it anymore.  Needless to say, the disagreement ended with him in tears when he caught her off guard by saying,

"Grandma, you tipped my bucket."

"What?" my mother said, not familiar with the term that he had used.

"I said you tipped my bucket." He repeated.

"Well, what does that mean?" She asked.

"When you make someone angry or upset, you tip their bucket, so you say you're sorry to fill their bucket back up."

Needless to say, she was sold on the idea, so they hugged and made up after which he said,

"Thank you Grandma, now my bucket is full."

Wow!  If only adults could make it that simple.  We argue, hold grudges, talk behind each others backs  and do everything else short of addressing the issues at hand directly.  In his own simple way my nephew introduced my mother to a method to use to reframe conflict.  They discussed  how each of their behaviors affected the other person, they acknowledged one another's feelings, and they came up with a plan together for moving forward. 

When I called for an interview he had no comment, so I asked him to call me back the next day and with reluctance and a little coercion from my mother he did just that.
  The few words that he did have for me left a major impact...

"Aunt Munka (His pronunciation of my name), We want to be bucket fillers."

Enough said.
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The Literary World of Sylvia Hubbard Update

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    YOUTUBE VIDEO from Good News Talk Show: During this session I interview Sylvia Hubbard she is the Founder of Motown Writers Network they are putting a conference on to promote literacy in Detroit.

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    Just in case you were wondering about The Mysterious Mr. Black… Things are going well in the story. Great feedback from readers and we've gotten past the bad stuff. ….. For now. I...

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Author, Blogger and Founder of Motown Writers Network & The African American Electronic Literary Network

Author of Romance & Suspense and Internet Marketing for Writers & Business

NOW AVAILABLE: Secrets, Lies and Family Ties order your copy now
Coming Soon: Tanner's Devil www.redrosepublishing.com

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Monday, October 19, 2009

New rating systems on SylviaHubbard.com & more updates, plus a big fav and Mr. Black requests


Hey Readers and Writers,

First I want to thank you all for visiting the site and enjoying the free reads.

Recently, I've made updates to various parts of the sites.

Yes, I've been a busy little bee and I would love love love if you could do me a big durn favor.

I've installed a rating meter on the site under various stories and I'd love if you dropped in clicked on some of the free stories available On The Site and then add a rating to them.

http://sylviahubbard.wordpress.com/books/free-reads/

Also, if you haven't taken the poll already, I'd appreciate if you could drop in on the recent reader update post and answer the polls listed there.

Reader Update – What's to come for Sylvia Hubbard:Please open and read

http://sylviahubbard.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/reader-update-whats-to-come-for-sylvia-hubbardplease-open-and-read/\

And finally in case you haven't done so or you're interested, please request a password for The Mysterious Mr. Black, but only if you're interested in looking at AND will make comments as you read OFTEN. Otherwise, I'd prefer if you waited until the end when the book will be finished and ready for the entire perusal.  I moved the read online portion from the other blog because on this one I can keep better states, release the post the way I want it and do a lot more things regarding this as well.



(Suprina you're excuse because I know you're in the middle of your own WIP, LOL.)






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