{"id":943,"date":"2013-10-20T16:56:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-20T20:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/index.php\/2013\/10\/20\/twcep35\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T00:12:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:12:53","slug":"twcep35","status":"publish","type":"wc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wc-podcast\/twcep35\/","title":{"rendered":"The Word Count Episode 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-513\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mercedes.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" alt=\"Mercedes\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: right;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mercedes.jpg 960w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mercedes-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Mercedes-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Welcome to Episode 35 of \u201cThe Word Count\u201d podcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Occasionally on the show, we divert from our theme based original story format to feature a writer and his\/her current work\u2014inclusive of a snippet read by the author themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">And thus, I am proud to say, I give you this week\u2019s very special guest, <b><a href=\"http:\/\/abrokenlaptop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercedes M. Yardley<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">In her own words:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">\u201c<i>Hi. I\u2019m Mercedes. I have two broken laptops,&nbsp;three kids, a husband and no time to write, although I try my very best. I like to write stories. I like to write poems. I like to write essays and sometimes they\u2019re funny, sometimes they aren\u2019t. I\u2019ve written a few novels, and I\u2019m shopping the last one around.&nbsp; It\u2019s&nbsp;challenging, and I like it that way.&nbsp;I\u2019m a member of the SFWA, the HWA, and I\u2019m the&nbsp;nonfiction editor for Shock Totem: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted.&nbsp; Check us out at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shocktotem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.shocktotem.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mercedes2.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Mercedes2\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mercedes2.jpg 256w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mercedes2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mercedes2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Mercedes2-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>I know how to throw a tomahawk and I wear red corduroys because they make me happy. That\u2019s also why I write: I like being happy.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Mercedes is a fabulous writer and person, and as you will here on the show, we gone along instantly.&nbsp; We talk about her first novella, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apocalyptic-Montessa-Nuclear-Lulu-ebook\/dp\/B00F209IAG\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1382287520&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=Mercedes+M+Yardley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear Lulu: A tale of Atomic Love<\/a><\/i> and she does a reading from it as well. &nbsp;You can find her on the &#8216;net:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Website: A<a href=\"http:\/\/abrokenlaptop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Broken Laptop<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Twitter: @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mercedesmy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mercedesmy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Sit back and enjoy this one. &nbsp;Either listen via the website or download a copy later. &nbsp;All links are below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Peace<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2516453\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b>Direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/webpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/webpage<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">&nbsp;<b>iTunes (and remember, iTunes takes their sweet time in posting. &nbsp;If you don&#8217;t see it yet, keep trying!): <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-942\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-20_12.54.16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"2013-10-20_12.54.16\" style=\"margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-20_12.54.16.jpg 960w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-20_12.54.16-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-20_12.54.16-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013-10-20_12.54.16-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b>Your Host with his copy&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Episode 35 of \u201cThe Word Count\u201d podcast! 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