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Lillian Darnell Interview – Where Would You Fly Book

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December 5 2017:

A very quick interview with soon to be published author, Lillian Darnell. I ask her how it feels to be an almost published author, and her most and least favorite part of the process.

**Are you interested in helping with the final leg of bringing the book to life? You can share this post, or share the website page at https://www.LillianDarnell.com/author, or pre-purchase here … https://www.LillianDarnell.com/author … Our goal is to receive at least 50 pre-orders. We’ve received 21 so far! Thank you!

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Pushing the Cart and Pulling Holds – Volunteering at the Library

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November 16 2017:

There she is …. On our way to pull holds! She has taken over pushing the cart. Oh, and see the art gallery in the background? That’s where Team TLC will have our family art showing in spring 2018.

Thomas will have photos from Biggest Little Photographer, Lillian will have her artwork, and I’ll have perhaps my photos paired with poetry.

Lillian Pushing Cart at Library 11.16.17

Back of Book Blurb Finished and Sneak Peek – Where Would You Fly

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December 3 2017:

Reviewing PDF Proof Now! Here’s a sneak peek!! xoxo

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Back of Book Blurb Finished! Reviewing PDF Proof Now! So Close! xoxo

Welcome to the radiant imagination of Lillian Darnell, a wonderful and unique human being, the kind who comes around only once in every 56,000 births, as she is missing the short arm of her 18th chromosome.

Leave this reality behind and enter enchanted lands awash in mysteries, happy endings, adventures, and inspiration. Come within and discover heartwarming and beautiful tales, woven with love and magic, brought forth from the imagination of a young woman with a different perspective. Lose yourself in wondrous adventures as you follow courageous, enchanting characters, kind animals and plant life, and graceful Mother Nature.

The delightful tales, legends, and poems within these pages were written by Lillian Darnell between the ages of four and fifteen. The stories and poems are mostly edited for spelling and grammar, yet the bulk of the stories remain as she originally wrote and published them to include a few grammatical errors and made up words.

Will a girls dream of becoming a princess come true?

What does love have to do with rainbows and why do we sometimes see double rainbows?

What do roses have to do with fairies and why don’t we see fairies during the day?

How can sad, mischievous, fearful animals help humans feel emotions?

How did the world come to have color?

What really happens in a day of the life of a young whale who lives in the Wooden Ocean?

Why should you never sleep with bears?

“You can’t help but feel happy and be inspired while reading this book. Lillian’s stories jump straight out of her heart and onto the pages in an authentic, innocent, and loving way. The world needs more positivity and happiness and her stories are bursting with both. Thank you Lillian!” -G. Brian Benson – Award-winning and best-selling author, actor and TEDx speaker.

“Let your imagination be taken away with Lillian Darnell’s writings and allow yourself to be transported to places where anything is possible with love, joy and a touch of inspiration. This collection is born from a young woman with a unique perspective on how our world could be – immerse yourself and come, see the world through Lillian’s eyes.” -Dr Veronica Wain – Award winning filmmaker, Academic, Author, Disability Advocate

**Our goal is to receive at least 50 pre-orders to help ease the final leg of bringing the book to life. We have received 21 orders so far. If you would like to help you can share this post, share the website page at https://www.LillianDarnell.com/author, or go here to pre-order … https://www.LillianDarnell.com/author … Oceans of gratitude!

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PDF Proof – Where Would You Fly

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December 1 2017:

Guess what? We received the PDF Proof to review this afternoon! I know what I’ll be doing all weekend! And … I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else!

I am super excited for Lillian Darnell!! I AM So Excited and Overflowing with Gratitude ….. xoxo

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**Are you interested in helping us reach the goal of 50 pre-sold books? We have sold 15 so far! This will help pull us through the final stretch of bringing the book to life. Go here if interested … https://www.LillianDarnell.com/author … Oceans of gratitude!

The Unexpected Leads to Meltdown

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November 10 2017:

The Unexpected: I had a service request for a slow draining tub with a note to call me first before entering. In the past they have always called first. This time. They didn’t.

I was out for walk and when I got back I ran into the maintenance guy headed away from our place. Lillian did not let him inside so I invited him to come inside with me.

After he left, a huge meltdown ensued that took Lillian two hours to recover from. She was not expecting this and it threw her schedule and morning out of whack.

I am so incredibly thankful for the path I have been led. The path of meditation, mindfulness, immersing in nature, emotional connection, Reiki, and now, EFT – tapping. Lillian will be one of my next tapping clients! HA!

It is imperative that I meet her volatile outburst with the opposite. I’m not able to do that every time, yet, most times I am able to hold a space of peace and calm. xoxo

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I think there are quite a few 18p- beauties that have difficulties with this. Yes, it takes so much practice and they are here to be a mirror for us when we aren’t walking our talk, for sure. I try to always let them know I am not handling a situation as I would like to handle it so they know that even I don’t agree with how I’m handling it, but my humanness has taken over! HA!

 

Wee Respite and Independence for Lillian

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November 8 2017:

For the past month or so Lillian has been going to the lodge once a week and spending solo time. I walk over with her, and she walks back alone. She stays anywhere from 1-3 hours.

I’m so grateful for this wee respite! And grateful she’s got somewhere close to go and practice being independent.

Text Messaging with Lillian 11.8.17

It’s semi-private … only people who live in the complex would be there. Has a coffee/hot chocolate/tea room, fireplace, pool table, big screen televisions, very small 12 person theater, and some comfy chairs and tables. The complex office is inside also.

Lillian stays in one spot and so far has just been using her electronics. It’s a start. Hopefully, she’ll get comfortable enough to take a book over or some artwork.

I think the next step would be dropping her off at the library for a bit. I want her to get used to communicating with people she does not know and who are going to have a difficult time understanding her spoken word. She has got to figure out how she wants to communicate with people when I’m not there (and not just be okay with them misunderstanding and her giving up.)

Another Step Closer – Where Would You Fly

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November 24 2017:

Flourishes chosen! Another step closer!

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**Are you interested in helping with the last stage of creation and bringing the book fully to life? We are pre-selling the book NOW and will have it in hand by the end of December 2017. Our goal is to pre-sell 50 books and we’ve already sold 15! Go here if interested in helping … https://www.LillianDarnell.com/Author … 

You Can’t Help But Feel Happy and Be Inspired

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October 29 2017:

Here’s the first of what we hope will be several glowing blurbs for the book …

“You can’t help but feel happy and be inspired while reading this book. Lillian’s stories jump straight out of her heart and onto the pages in an authentic, innocent, and loving way.
The world needs more positivity and happiness and her stories are bursting with both. Thank you Lillian!” -G. Brian Benson – Award-winning and best-selling author, actor and TEDx speaker.

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October 30 2017:

978-0-9800568-3-9 – ISBN# for “Where Would You Fly” … Next up, LCCN # and Bar Code Graphic – YAY!!

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October 31 2017:

YAY!! …. We have received your request for a Preassigned Control Number for “Where would you fly” (ISBN 9780980056839). Please print the control number on the copyright page of this book as follows:

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017959406

Note: The year date prefix only represents the year in which we assigned the number. Please print the control number exactly as it appears above.

Please notify us immediately of any change in the bibliographic information pertaining to your forthcoming book so that we update our database to maintain accurate information.

Please also send a complimentary copy of the best edition of the book immediately to:

Library of Congress
US Programs, Law, and Literature Division
Cataloging in Publication Program
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20540-4283

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**Our goal is to receive 50 pre-orders to help with the final stretch of bringing the book to life. We have 15 orders so far! Pre-orders receive a special gift for supporting the project! Go here …. https://www.LillianDarnell.com/Author

The Ideas Are Inside of Us for a Reason – Where Would You Fly

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**THROWBACK POST**

October 15 2015:

This sweet little delicate hand. She found this leaf yesterday on our walk around the lake. She brought it all the way home, then released it in the wind. She asked me to take a picture of it. Due to sensory issues I don’t get to hold that sweet little hand in mine, don’t get to snuggle up close to her, and don’t get to smother her with kisses. I’m taking this sweet little hand in mine (in my imagination) and we are about to begin a fun adventure. She and I are going to put our imaginations and hearts together and write our first children’s book. Let’s see what we come up with. The ideas must be inside of us for a reason. Time to release them just like that beautiful leaf. xoxo

**Update** November 5 2017: Want to help? “Where Would You Fly and Other Magical Stories” is in the final stages of editing. Then our angel helper will be adding Lillian’s artwork and transforming into a book format.

It would be an incredible blessing for Team TLC to pre-sell 10-50 copies of the book. It should arrive by end of November 2017 at the latest. Plus you will receive a special gift for pre-purchasing. xoxo

Lillian Holding Fall Leave 10.15.15