Rochellaine

@Rochellaine *snorts* I really want to read that story.

@jenwriter17, @rochellaine, @seekjustice, anyone on?

@rochellaine Yes, @seekjustice will simply have to visit us here in the States so we can show her our ways. 😉

@seekjustice, I like Out of Sight, Out of Mind

@rochellaine, I think the handshake/hug is weird, but that might be because I lived in Asia for so long

@rochellaine You mean the thing guys mostly do, they handshake then use their free arms to hug? If that’s what you’re talking about, I don’t think it’s weird. A lot of people do it. I think it’s kinda a guy thing. 🙂 very American @seekjustice 😉

@rochellaine I haven’t set up myself for the author account thingy (yet!), so I wouldn’t be able to tell you exactly how it worked. But I copy/pasted this here for you, maybe it’ll help:

Follow these steps to apply for the Author Program:
1. Sign in or create an account, and then search for your most popular book via ISBN, ASIN, or title.
2. On…[Read more]

@rochellaine

If you’d rather not though, that’s fine. 🙂 I just thought I’d ask since you seem knowledgeale on the process.

@Rochellaine

Hand shaking just isn’t a thing with youths here, which is a shame because I like shaking hands (it makes me feel powerful since I can make grown butchers wince. I just have to remember not to crush the old ladies). But you can always go for the high five if they initiate it. 😛

I was stalking Jen’s self publishing thread and saw…[Read more]

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Well those other greetings are pretty standard here, particularly the fake kissing when it comes to older people. I often shake older peoples hands and hug my female friends and do some kind of awkward head nodding thing with male friends.

Um…hmm…I was wondering if I would be able to ask a favour of you?

@jenwriter17 @seekjustice @rochellaine Thank you so much!

@rochellaine @seekjustice I confirm the handshake hug thing.  At least, I know it happens in Alaska, Kansas, and Missouri, and maybe New Mexico.  I think that there has to be a level of friendship already established for them to do it, since its more friendly and less formal than a handshake.

@rochellaine

Our anthem is quite long too, and we usually only sing the first two verses.

Well I guess its not weird…I’ve just never seen anyone do it. It just sounds awkward, trying to handshake and hug at the  same time.

@rochellaine

I understand that feeling. It’s so easy for us writers to become besotted, isn’t it? 😉

I guess the way I love my characters stems from my desire to maintain objectivity in my writing. As evil overlordish as this sounds, my characters are, ultimately, tools. Since I personally know so much about my characters, it is easy for me to…[Read more]

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I saw a meme on Pinterest the other day about Aussies singing the national anthem and it was so accurate. Basically, we’re usually only asked to sing the anthem during Anzac Day or other military commemorations. We’re asked to take off our hats and stand, then we hesitantly begin to sing “Australians, let us all we rejoice for we are…[Read more]

@rochellaine Ha, that’s hilarious! Sounds like you had a great time 😉

@rochellaine

Yes, that’s what I read. We have a much higher minimum wage here, but if you go to a nice restaurant, particularly an Asian one, there’s usually a bowl for tips on the counter. But tips are usually an indication of “You went above and beyond expected service so you deserve a little extra” and also its more like tipping the whole…[Read more]

@rochellaine AH! How was it? 😀

@rochellaine

Ha! Did you know that I was researching American culture the other day for my novel and I was reading about tips. We don’t give tips in Australia. Just a curious thing I learned.

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Awesome!! *tries harder not to be jealous* I love the fact that Mr Pulitzer was your waiter!

@rochellaine And it was good, yes?