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I'm an elderly retired teacher who writes. Among my books are Ferradiddledumday (Appalachian version of the Rumpelstiltskin story), Stuck (middle grade paranormal novel), Patches on the Same Quilt (novel set in Franklin County, VA), Them That Go (an Appalachian novel), Miracle of the Concrete Jesus & Other Stories, and several Kindle ebooks.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Cover-to-Cover

 This afternoon, I ventured southward to Collinsville where I again appeared on the Cover to Cover show, which appears on cable channel 21. Last spring when I was there, I'd talked about my self-pubbed book and vanity-pubbed books; this time I talked about Ferradiddledumday. The link for my episode is http://blip.tv/file/3073806.



One of the neat things about the Channel 21 studio—which is not in any way fancy!—is its, uh, down-home appeal. Something I noticed during my interview, besides the three camera and three monitors, was this peering over the top of the divider between the set I was on and the one next door:



 I don't think you'll find a deer head at the big time studios, but I could be mistaken. I joked with the studio guy about "You know when you're in a redneck TV studio when—"

Well, let me show you that set next door. For one thing, it had wind chimes:



Don't you love the recycling that went into those handcrafted wind chimes? The set also bore this sign:



Seen enough? Nah, let's take a look at more of the set:



 . . . and a closer look at what decorates the deer in the foreground:



If that doesn't capture the spirit of the season, I don't know what does. And a closer look at another part of the set:



The studio had a definite racing theme (well, it's close to Martinsville). These signs decorated the studio's entryway:



For all y'all what thought writing was all hoity-toity stuff—well, y'all ain't been to a genu-wine down-home cable tee-vee studio.
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Watch the episode here: http://blip.tv/file/3073806

4 Comments:

Blogger Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Country said...

Too funny.

7:21 AM  
Blogger CountryDew said...

Gosh. Must be the set for some particular show, huh.

Happy New Year to you. Many blessings to you and your family.

9:55 AM  
Blogger Claudia Condiff said...

OMG, I love it !!!
Too much fun, life needs to be less conformed..more , well, uh..more like this!

1:12 PM  
Blogger Clementine said...

LOL! That's great! I'm so glad you got to promote your book. It's going to be a great year, Miss Becky!

4:41 PM  

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