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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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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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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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"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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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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"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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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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#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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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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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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Aaaaaarggggghhhh.
After *meticulous* editing and proofreading, just spotted two typos in the acknowledgements section of #ParallelLines, which came in late … and didn’t go to my proofreader … and so *of course* I introduced two typos in the process.
I've uploaded changes to Amazon ... but I hate that the first folks to buy the book will be the ones to get the less perfect versions!
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"One Way or Another" is a song by American #newWave band #Blondie from their 1978 album #ParallelLines. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Blondie frontwoman #DeborahHarry's experience with a stalker in the early 1970s, an incident which forced her to move away from #NewJersey. The song's music was composed by bassist #NigelHarrison, who introduced the #Ventures-influenced track to keyboardist #JimmyDestri.
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#WritingWonders 15. What unintentional behaviors / actions hurt your MC?
At the beginning of #ParallelLines, Thomas's lying is habitual ... and therefore unintentional. It's his default strategy for dealing with tension.
I worry about this a bit, because, at first Thomas can be a little unloveable for this reason. It makes his transformation more dramatic ... but there's a concern that Thomas might be hard to fall in love with when the story begins.
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This morning, I completed the editing and revision pass on #ParallelLines, the #novel I drafted in #Obsidian.
While the work of getting the book out into the world remains ... the writing is done. I've attempted and abandoned several novels ... but this is the first one I've actually finished.
I'm joyful and deeply moved at the same time. Where's the champagne?
#amwriting #novel #ParallelLines #fiction #FinishLine #WritersOfMastodon
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6. Describe your MC's eyes.
In #ParallelLines, MC Thomas has honey-colored eyes. When he laughs out loud, they crinkle up in an adorable way ... and when he's flirting, one eyebrow arches higher than the other, giving him this quirky handsomeness that men and women are instantly seduced by.
As he ages, this trick -- once 100% reliable -- fails occasionally, giving rise to Thomas's fear that his best days are behind him.
