{"id":4002,"date":"2015-12-02T17:29:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T17:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2020-07-26T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T14:10:05","slug":"the-how-lovely-are-thy-branches-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/2015\/12\/02\/the-how-lovely-are-thy-branches-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;How Lovely Are Thy Branches&#8221; Advent Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image.png\" alt=\"Advent Caledar screenshot\" width=\"864\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image.png 864w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-800x799.png 800w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/www.dianeduane.com\/outofambit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Advent_Calendar_Image-640x640.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ETA: The Advent calendar is now shut&#8230; maybe until next year. But a compiled version of the whole Calendar is available below&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Every day, from now until Christmas, behind a door of <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youngwizards.com\/interim-errantry\/2015\/12\/01\/how-lovely-are-thy-branches-advent-calendar\/\">the Advent calendar here <\/a>there\u2019ll be a small chunk of dialogue material that either didn\u2019t make it into the final cut of <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youngwizards.com\/interim-errantry\/how-lovely-are-thy-branches\/\"><i>How Lovely Are Thy Branches,<\/i><\/a> or occurred to me after the work was finished. Snippets and snatches of conversation, half-heard (as it were) from across the room. Think of them, not so much as outtakes, but more like DVD extras.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">All you need to do is click on the little red tab on the right side of the window to make the calendar pop out: then click on the door for the day. Obviously, today only the December 1\u00a0 and 2 doors will open. One more door will be available each day until we hit Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now available:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong> <em>The <\/em>How Lovely Are Thy Branches<em> Advent Calendar<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 25 days of extra dialogue \/ outtakes from the work. Download the ebook or PDF formats <em><strong>free<\/strong><\/em> from our cloud storage at Box.com:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/negpund3w0945wkenvs6fsrmybg8jmnb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advent Calendar<\/em> generic .epub<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/ltrhuu3bweylje00yoc9mo0190lilu9f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advent Calendar<\/em> Kindle-friendly .mobi<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/u00oyh1od7kl31o6ii673hs20stfitkn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Advent Calendar<\/em> .PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ETA: The Advent calendar is now shut&#8230; maybe until next year. 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