#parallellines — Public Fediverse posts
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Blondie’s Parallel Lines gave us “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another” , two tracks that still hit.
In this review, I dig into the vinyl pressing details (including an unexpected Israeli copy) and pair it with a crisp Provence rosé.
Clean rhythm. Cold pour. Let it play.
#Blondie #ParallelLines #VinylCommunity #NewWave #WinePairing #RecordCollectors
https://needlevine.com/blondie-parallel-lines-review/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Blondie’s Parallel Lines gave us “Heart of Glass” and “One Way or Another” , two tracks that still hit.
In this review, I dig into the vinyl pressing details (including an unexpected Israeli copy) and pair it with a crisp Provence rosé.
Clean rhythm. Cold pour. Let it play.
#Blondie #ParallelLines #VinylCommunity #NewWave #WinePairing #RecordCollectors
https://needlevine.com/blondie-parallel-lines-review/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein, and produced by #MikeChapman. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 by #ChrysalisRecords, reaching number one on the charts in several countries, including the US #Billboard #Hot100 and the #UKSinglesChart.
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein, and produced by #MikeChapman. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 by #ChrysalisRecords, reaching number one on the charts in several countries, including the US #Billboard #Hot100 and the #UKSinglesChart.
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Just a reminder: if you'd like to read #ParallelLines (my LGBTQ+ sci-fi alternate worlds romance) but can't or don't want to buy a copy online, I'm happy to send a DRM-free ebook to anyone who asks.
Why? Because, despite much better than average sales (and great reviews) of that book, it's still relatively unknown. I'd rather it connect with readers who might love it than insist people pay to read it.
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Just a reminder: if you'd like to read #ParallelLines (my LGBTQ+ sci-fi alternate worlds romance) but can't or don't want to buy a copy online, I'm happy to send a DRM-free ebook to anyone who asks.
Why? Because, despite much better than average sales (and great reviews) of that book, it's still relatively unknown. I'd rather it connect with readers who might love it than insist people pay to read it.
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47 years ago today
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by the pop punk / newwave band Blondie, released on this day in 1978, featuring the singles "Hanging on the Telephone", "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl" and "One Way or Another"#punk #newwave #blondie #debbieharry #parallellines #punkrockhistory #otd
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47 years ago today
Parallel Lines is the third studio album by the pop punk / newwave band Blondie, released on this day in 1978, featuring the singles "Hanging on the Telephone", "Heart of Glass", "Sunday Girl" and "One Way or Another"#punk #newwave #blondie #debbieharry #parallellines #punkrockhistory #otd
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A birthday tune here on deck for a birthday girl: happy 80th, Debbie.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
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A birthday tune here on deck for a birthday girl: happy 80th, Debbie.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
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Heard an interview this morning of Blondie’s Chris Stein on NPR’s Beta and now I’m gonna have to get his memoir; a chunk of the interview was about this tune and why he thinks it’s held up so well 46 years later. It definitely does.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
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Heard an interview this morning of Blondie’s Chris Stein on NPR’s Beta and now I’m gonna have to get his memoir; a chunk of the interview was about this tune and why he thinks it’s held up so well 46 years later. It definitely does.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. "Heart of Glass" ranked at number 66 in the UK's official list of biggest selling singles of all-time.
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. "Heart of Glass" ranked at number 66 in the UK's official list of biggest selling singles of all-time.
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🗓️ WEEKLY SONGWRITING PROMPT! 🎉
This week, try using repeating forms to create lyrical structure in a song section.
Examples: “Hot N Cold” (Katy Perry), “Every Breath You Take” (The Police), “You Belong With Me” (Taylor Swift), “Mo Money, Mo Problems” (Notorious BIG) “Seven Nation Army” (White Stripes).
#parallellines #songwriting #prompt #songprompt #getitstraight #ketyperry #thepoliceband #taylorswift #notoriousbig #whitestripes #fawm #fiftyninety
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Circles and wires in the mist!
I snapped these photos while in low cloud up in the Ōtautahi-Christchurch Port Hills this afternoon. I kinda like them. 😀
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/53860592828/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/53860592823/#photography #pylons #electricity #circles #ParallelLines #nz
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Circles and wires in the mist!
I snapped these photos while in low cloud up in the Ōtautahi-Christchurch Port Hills this afternoon. I kinda like them. 😀
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/53860592828/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/53860592823/#photography #pylons #electricity #circles #ParallelLines #nz
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I gotta get some air drum practice (and dance moves - psych!) here on deck with the “Studio 54” version. And Jagger needs a laugh. 😄
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
#NoImNotWasted
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I gotta get some air drum practice (and dance moves - psych!) here on deck with the “Studio 54” version. And Jagger needs a laugh. 😄
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#ParallelLines
#NoImNotWasted
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Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ to be preserved as an audio treasure by the US Library of Congress, who've also added Blondie's ‘Parallel Lines’ to their National Recording Registry
https://www.punktuationmag.com/green-day-dookie-blondie-parallel-lines-library-of-congress
#music #punk #PunkRock #PopPunk #GreenDay #Dookie #Blondie #ParallelLines #Punktuation
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Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ to be preserved as an audio treasure by the US Library of Congress, who've also added Blondie's ‘Parallel Lines’ to their National Recording Registry
https://www.punktuationmag.com/green-day-dookie-blondie-parallel-lines-library-of-congress
#music #punk #PunkRock #PopPunk #GreenDay #Dookie #Blondie #ParallelLines #Punktuation
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In December 2004.
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"Heart of Glass" is a song by the American #newWave band #Blondie, written by singer #DebbieHarry and guitarist #ChrisStein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, #ParallelLines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In December 2004.
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Have you read #ParallelLines, my LGBTQ+ sci-fi romcom? Here's a family album of characters using portraits I made to capture the essence of each character as I wrote them. Can you tell who's who? How do these differ from the characters you pictured?
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Have you read #ParallelLines, my LGBTQ+ sci-fi romcom? Here's a family album of characters using portraits I made to capture the essence of each character as I wrote them. Can you tell who's who? How do these differ from the characters you pictured?
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I'm so embarrassed. In reading #ParallelLines aloud for the #audiobook, I've come across at least a dozen typos in what I believed was a very well-edited manuscript. Some are small (like a doubled period at the end of a sentence). Some stun me (a character named Dean called Dale, at one point).
I'm correcting them and re-uploading the paperback and Kindle manuscripts, and know I can ask Amazon to make a corrected version available ... but I'm disappointed readers received this. #AmWriting
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I'm so embarrassed. In reading #ParallelLines aloud for the #audiobook, I've come across at least a dozen typos in what I believed was a very well-edited manuscript. Some are small (like a doubled period at the end of a sentence). Some stun me (a character named Dean called Dale, at one point).
I'm correcting them and re-uploading the paperback and Kindle manuscripts, and know I can ask Amazon to make a corrected version available ... but I'm disappointed readers received this. #AmWriting
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So, I've started production for the #audiobook version of #ParallelLines, the #LGBTQ #scifi #romcom that takes place in a near-future #Atlanta. It's "read by the author" (hoo-haa!), so if you'd get a kick out of hearing my personal pipes at work, please tune in to the preview of the first chapter here and let me know what you think!
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So, I've started production for the #audiobook version of #ParallelLines, the #LGBTQ #scifi #romcom that takes place in a near-future #Atlanta. It's "read by the author" (hoo-haa!), so if you'd get a kick out of hearing my personal pipes at work, please tune in to the preview of the first chapter here and let me know what you think!
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#WritersCoffeeClub 9 Feb. How do you describe character ethnicities?
I had to check this, so I went back to #ParallelLines to see how Davina, a strong Black female character, was represented. She comes in like this:
"A Black woman perhaps twenty years his senior pulled up a metal chair and sat down beside him. She smoothed her simple black dress with the palms of her hands, then adjusted her owlish glasses, peering over the frames and giving him a grin."
So: directly?
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#WritersCoffeeClub 9 Feb. How do you describe character ethnicities?
I had to check this, so I went back to #ParallelLines to see how Davina, a strong Black female character, was represented. She comes in like this:
"A Black woman perhaps twenty years his senior pulled up a metal chair and sat down beside him. She smoothed her simple black dress with the palms of her hands, then adjusted her owlish glasses, peering over the frames and giving him a grin."
So: directly?
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For the novel #ParallelLines, I have a ton of behind-the-scenes material: notes on why certain things were written certain ways, a "cutting room floor" of chapters that didn't make it, characters and scenes I deleted, and insights into the hidden references and Easter Eggs throughout the text. What's the best way to share these?
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For the novel #ParallelLines, I have a ton of behind-the-scenes material: notes on why certain things were written certain ways, a "cutting room floor" of chapters that didn't make it, characters and scenes I deleted, and insights into the hidden references and Easter Eggs throughout the text. What's the best way to share these?
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Hey! If you’re leading a #BookClub, #SFFBookClub, or discussion group, you might enjoy the free discussion guide for #ParallelLines, the world's only LGBTQ+ scifi romcom taking place in alternate world versions of Atlanta Georgia!
(It's also a fun way to do some deep thinking after you finish the book on your own!)
https://markmcelroy.com/parallel-lines-book-club-discussion-guide/
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Hey! If you’re leading a #BookClub, #SFFBookClub, or discussion group, you might enjoy the free discussion guide for #ParallelLines, the world's only LGBTQ+ scifi romcom taking place in alternate world versions of Atlanta Georgia!
(It's also a fun way to do some deep thinking after you finish the book on your own!)
https://markmcelroy.com/parallel-lines-book-club-discussion-guide/
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When I became one of those #indieauthors, I promised to share honest figures about the performance of #ParallelLines, my first #novel. Here goes:
From November 28 through January 31: 117 copies sold, 33,417 Kindle Unlimited Pages read, and revenue of $877.90. I’ve spent $389.36 on Facebook ads, for a profit of 448.50.
Meantime: the book’s gotten 34 Amazon ratings and reviews: 75% 5-star, 21% 4-star, and one 1-star … giving it a 4.6/5.
It debuted at #1 in LGBTQ SciFi; lingers in Top 100 since.
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When I became one of those #indieauthors, I promised to share honest figures about the performance of #ParallelLines, my first #novel. Here goes:
From November 28 through January 31: 117 copies sold, 33,417 Kindle Unlimited Pages read, and revenue of $877.90. I’ve spent $389.36 on Facebook ads, for a profit of 448.50.
Meantime: the book’s gotten 34 Amazon ratings and reviews: 75% 5-star, 21% 4-star, and one 1-star … giving it a 4.6/5.
It debuted at #1 in LGBTQ SciFi; lingers in Top 100 since.
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Saw my husband reading a book at the coffee shop on our cruise ship today … and then saw he’s reading #ParallelLines — again.
He’s my first reader, and has gone through multiple versions of the book. And now, on vacation, he’s choosing to read it again.
For so many reasons, I love that man.
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Saw my husband reading a book at the coffee shop on our cruise ship today … and then saw he’s reading #ParallelLines — again.
He’s my first reader, and has gone through multiple versions of the book. And now, on vacation, he’s choosing to read it again.
For so many reasons, I love that man.
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Friends, word reached me this morning that William Whittaker — a good friend, a faithful husband to his partner of 50 years, the inspiration for “Ed” in #ParallelLines, and half of the couple to whom that novel is dedicated — has passed away.
I’m broken-hearted, particularly for Matthew, Will’s husband for half a century.
The best of Ed — the faith, the humor, the ability to love others so fully — is rooted William. If you love Ed, you would have loved Will.
💔
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Since #ParallelLines (my debut indie novel, a #queer #scifi #romcom) launched on November 28, I’ve sold 86 copies and had a whopping 8,724 pages read by Kindle Unlimited readers!
I’m over the moon. #HappyNewYear … and thanks, #WritingCommunity friends and #readers of #IndieAuthors everywhere!
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A Sunday morning jam: watching this 80s video show on the MTV Classic channel and this catchy little 1978 gem from Blondie pops up for some reason.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
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After three weeks, this is by far the best-performing Facebook ad for #ParallelLines. I found it by running random mixes of six pieces of artwork and six different ad phrases, then tracking which ads people liked or commented on. So now, I’m running just this ad ... and introducing one new ad a week to see if it performs better. Learning as I go!
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#WritersCoffeeClub 12/14: What's the biggest edit you've ever needed to make to your work?
In #ParallelLines, there's a series of chapters focused on Thomas (the MC) waking up as a character in a reality show about a thruple. The entire storyline just never quite felt right or pleasing to me, so I chopped it out, discarding several thousand words.
Another possible answer: I suppose each time I started but didn't finish a novel, I edited out everything from that stopping point to the ending!
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Mark’s Magic Novel Planner is a structural spreadsheet that distills 30 years of learning about novel structure and pacing into one powerful tool. I used it while creating #ParallelLines, my debut novel ... and now I'm giving the template away for anyone to copy, download, and explore for themselves.
Today's post at MarkMcElroy.com has links to the tool and detailed instructions on its use! I hope it's useful!
https://markmcelroy.com/marks-magic-novel-planner-a-free-tool-for-writers/
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As part of learning about Facebook ads, I have five different ads running for #ParallelLines.
Can you guess which one gets the most clicks?
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Ugh. I’m in that space between book projects where what I chose to plow into three days ago is … okay, but not exciting me much … and suddenly all the other options on my list of things to write look more appealing. Turn back? Start over? Stick it out?
#ParallelLines was conceived as a stand-alone novel, but now I've had an idea for a sequel, so there's that, too.
Decisions, decisions. #AmWriting #AmDithering #Novel
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Hey! To help you decide whether my new novel, #ParallelLines, will be the #queer #romcom #scifi experience you're looking for, the first three chapters are now online:
