Muse Food – Shrimp Trucks In Dubai
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this eye-catching art installation in Dubai.
It looks like the GIANT shrimp is directing the truck. (grins)
The unexpectedness of this artwork is awesome. We don’t think of shrimp as a thing to be celebrated in very dry Dubai. We NEVER expect a giant shrimp. Ever. It doesn’t matter where on the planet we are. And the blue of the truck pops against the sand-colored buildings.
Yet it, somehow, works with the space.
Delight your readers with something unexpected also, something that works with your story yet they would have never imagined they’d read.
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Muse Food – Add Some Spice
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I love exploring the spice markets when we travel.
(This display was found in Dubai.)
When I cook, I tend to reach for the same spices again and again.
A visit to a spice market reminds me that there’s a vast assortment of spices available on this wonderful planet, spices I rarely or have never used.
I make it a goal to try at least one of those spices after each visit.
And that changes my cooking and my meals significantly. The new-to-me spice adds interest, another dimension to the food.
This is the same with writing and telling stories. There are words and cadence and sentence structure and other aspects that we can use to add interest and variety to our tales.
Try something new. Explore new-to-you writing lands.
(smiles)
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Very Bad Fish Jokes
(The Dear Wonderful Hubby took all of these photos at the Lost Chambers Aquarium in Dubai.)
Studies show that laughter makes you live longer. I can guarantee it makes you live happier!
(grins)
And I want that for you.
So here are some VERY bad fish jokes…
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What do you call bad fishing bait?
A fail-lure!
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Why did the fish blush?
It saw the river’s bottom.
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What do fish take to stay healthy?
Vitamin Sea!
Why are fish good lawyers?
They like to de-bait!
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What do you call a salmon wearing a tie?
So-fish-ticated!
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Dave won a contest for having the longest fishing line.
He’s still reeling!
Hanging Out On The ‘Boardwalk’ In Dubai
There is an awesome running/walking path that runs along a beach in Dubai. It is the equivalent of a boardwalk or a malecon and is a destination for many locals and travelers on beautiful outside-friendly days.
The running path is made with spongy materials. The surface is cushiony and easy on the feet to walk on.
We walked much of it.
We also people watched at the 2km point.
There are benches and other seating with shade set up along the running path. We claimed one of them.
As we sat, we watched kind souls feed and water the feral cats.
We watched Moms push their kids in strollers. We watched some toddlers have absolute meltdowns over seemingly nothing.
THAT is universal.
(grins)
We also watched QUITE a few new runners make it victoriously to the 2k point.
And then call a taxi or car to pick them up.
(laughs)
The taxi drivers knew. There was always a taxi waiting.
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Cats Rule Dubai
There were SO MANY feral cats in Dubai. And they appeared to be VERY well taken care of. We saw feed and water bowls everywhere and we chanced upon a man in a Santa hat cheerily filling some of those bowls.
There were also signs all over the place, including on the boardwalk, stating that no dogs were allowed in the area. You and I both know those were posted by cats.
(grins)
Oh and I wasn’t the only person taking photos of the feral cats. I bumped into cooing, adoring cat fans originating from all over the world.
Muse Food – Jellyfish Sculptures And Multipurpose Scenes
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted these jellyfish sculptures by a bus stop in Dubai.
They serve at least two purposes. They’re beautiful works of art. AND they provide much needed shade for waiting transit users.
Our scenes should, ideally, be like these jellyfish sculptures. They should, at the minimum, serve two purposes.
Maybe the scene hints at a future event. Or it reveals a character’s motive. Or it shows how the character is changing. Or it transitions the reader from one place to another. Or…it could have a gazillion different purposes.
Challenge yourself to make your scenes work harder and do more!
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Muse Food – The Dubai Frame And Transitions
While we were in Dubai, the Dear Wonderful Hubby captured this awesome photo of the Dubai Frame. It is a structure joining an older part of Dubai with a newer part of Dubai and is an absolutely stunning work of art.
It also highlights the importance of transitions – in terrain, in stories, in our lives.
Writing transition scenes isn’t my favorite part of the storytelling process. Often I struggle with them.
But those scenes are key to reading buddies enjoying our stories. It allows them to leave the previous scene behind them and fully embrace the new scene, entering it with our characters.
Put care and love into transition scenes. (smiles)
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – February 9
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this gorgeous cat while we were trekking around Dubai.
(smiles)
I won’t be linking to B&N’s online bookstore going forward. They have, thus far, delisted 33 of my 69 titles. Will B&N delete more of my stories? I don’t know.
(big sigh)
What does that mean for future releases?
Everything is on hold. For now. Because I don’t know what the future will look like, my friends. (shrugs)
But I AM wishing you an absolutely wonderful week. (big hugs) Read some steamy romance novels. Savor every word, every man titty-fabulous cover. (grins) Enjoy the NOW, the present. Carve out some happiness in this fantastical ever-changing world. You deserve it!
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Claiming Cure
A proud cyborg medic meets his human match.
***
Cyra has tasks to complete before she dies.
There are patients to heal, a dangerous mission to undertake, and a world to save. She doesn’t have time to entertain uninvited guests.
Especially one coldhearted cyborg medic who thinks he’s better than her.
The male might be breathtakingly handsome. His sternly set lips might be extremely kissable. And his touch might draw out a passion she didn’t think she was capable of feeling.
But he’s also a distraction, one that might doom millions of innocent beings to a painful, horrible death.
Cure isn’t emotionless. He feels…greatly. Listening to that malfunction has caused other beings pain and suffering in the past.
He refuses to allow his desires to cloud his judgment now.
His resolve is tested when he’s forced to associate with the most provoking, alluring medic in the universe.
Cyra is his genetic match, the one being in the universe he is fated to protect, touch, claim. She’s clever and beautiful, and the need to hold her almost downs his systems.
But now is not the time to indulge his great wanting.
Cure has an assignment to complete.
If he fails to accomplish his goals, everyone he cares for, including his human female, will die.
***
Claiming Cure is a standalone Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features two skilled medics determined to ignore the toe-curling attraction between them, a perilous impossible mission, and foes seeking to ensure they never heal another being ever again.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/claiming-cure/id6499055867
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/claiming-cure
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1553992
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – February 2
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this pretty kitty while we were trekking around Dubai.
The corporate tax returns are DONE! Whew! That is NOT my favorite part of this awesome career. That is for certain! But they’ve been completed for the year and I’m thankful for that.
I’ve decided to put together a third Cyborg World Omnibus. I already have the cover (which is GORGEOUS and deserves to be seen). It will feature already released stories. The Dear Wonderful Hubby formats my stories and omnibuses for free. And someone might enjoy it.
Hey, why not?
(grins)
Have a wonderful week, my friend. (big hugs) Do you have something – a cover, workout gear, a can of soup – you’re not using? Consider using it or give it away to someone else who will use it. Put that positive energy out into the universe!
***
Claiming Cure
A proud cyborg medic meets his human match.
***
Cyra has tasks to complete before she dies.
There are patients to heal, a dangerous mission to undertake, and a world to save. She doesn’t have time to entertain uninvited guests.
Especially one coldhearted cyborg medic who thinks he’s better than her.
The male might be breathtakingly handsome. His sternly set lips might be extremely kissable. And his touch might draw out a passion she didn’t think she was capable of feeling.
But he’s also a distraction, one that might doom millions of innocent beings to a painful, horrible death.
Cure isn’t emotionless. He feels…greatly. Listening to that malfunction has caused other beings pain and suffering in the past.
He refuses to allow his desires to cloud his judgment now.
His resolve is tested when he’s forced to associate with the most provoking, alluring medic in the universe.
Cyra is his genetic match, the one being in the universe he is fated to protect, touch, claim. She’s clever and beautiful, and the need to hold her almost downs his systems.
But now is not the time to indulge his great wanting.
Cure has an assignment to complete.
If he fails to accomplish his goals, everyone he cares for, including his human female, will die.
***
Claiming Cure is a standalone Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.
It features two skilled medics determined to ignore the toe-curling attraction between them, a perilous impossible mission, and foes seeking to ensure they never heal another being ever again.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Claiming-Cure-Dauntless-Cyborgs-Book-ebook/dp/B0D26MWGKC
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/claiming-cure/id6499055867
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/claiming-cure
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/1553992
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The Nights Come Alive In Dubai
One of the best ways to get a good overview of Dubai on a first visit is to take a Hop-On Hop-Off bus and tour the city.
When we purchased a two day pass with City Sightseeing, they included a free night tour.
And stars, Dubai is beautiful at night. There are massive brightly lit moving billboards along the highways. Most of the major sites are gorgeously lit.
This is the Dubai Frame, a structure joining an older part of Dubai with a newer part of Dubai.
This is the Museum Of The Future. It reminds me of the bean in Chicago.
Both of these photos were taken from the moving bus. The driver kindly slowed to ensure we got great shots. (smiles)
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