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Author Interview
I have lots of author interviews coming up on different book blogs. Some are already live (visit: http://TheSoundAndTheEchoes.com)
In the meantime, here's an author interview for GoodReads.
So Who are Dew Pellucid?
They say I’m the oldest Echo in the world. Not quite. I’m not even a hundred. They say I’ve read over a million books. This time, reports fall short; a million by the age of ten. Yes, the bookworm and I share a common love for parchment. And so, when I’m not hard at work at The Orphanage of Castaway Children, you’ll find me hunting for a good read. And sometimes, even writing… stories that no Sound had ever seen… until now.
What's your genre, and why did you choose it?
The author who invented me (for I am only her pen name creation) tells me that she decided to write for children because she had such a fun time reading the Harry Potter books. Stuff and crystal nonsense, in my opinion! She wrote for children, because she wanted to create a magical world and feel like a kid again while she was in it. Yes, you guessed it. Peter Pan is one of her favorite children’s books.
Tell us about The Sound and the Echoes
Imagine that everyone around you has a mirror image living somewhere else. Your world is like a sound, which produced that other world of echoes. And in this land men are governed by a terrible law—no Echo is allowed to live after his Sound dies.
One Sound especially must die. The Prince’s Sound. The Fate Sealers and Fortune Tellers will make sure of that! Because after this Sound dies, the Echo Prince will have to die too.
Now, twelve-year-old Will Cleary is about to discover that he is the Sound the Echoes are hunting. And so begins his perilous adventure into a see-through, sparkling world, filled with spying crystal balls, an eerie fortress of castaway children, a hunt for clues in an ancient book of riddles, and a last-chance escape through a frozen gem-studded lake into a secret land that holds the key to placing the Prince on the throne and returning freedom to the Echoes.
What gave you the idea for this reflection realm?
Since I, Dew Pellucid, was not yet created at this point, I asked the author herself, Tal Boldo, to explain. She says she owes it all to insomnia.
Tossing and turning one night, her thoughts wondered to Plato’s Realm of the Forms. Perhaps she was trying to bore herself to sleep. But, far from it! As soon as that realm of perfect reality floated up before her mind’s eye, she was wondering about unintended consequences. It’s all very well for the perfect Forms, as she put it, but what about us here, the denigrated world of imperfect copies?
One sleepless thought tossed and turned after another and soon she was weaving a see-through world into being, a reflection of hers, an echo of the world of sounds. And so the high concept premise of the Children’s fantasy, The Sound and the Echoes, was born. And so was I, the erudite Dew Pellucid.
Who is your favorite character in The Sound and the Echoes?
Myself, of course. But you will have to wait and see which character I really am.
TMO: Did you find anything particularly difficult in writing this book?
Everything! Writing a story is like eating a cake the size of a house. It looks good on the outside but Fortunerific hard work once you start.
Are you working on anything new?
Ah! That is the Fortune changing question! If the book succeeds, more stories of Echolands will follow.
Do you have any interesting writing quirks you want to tell us about?
I’ll suddenly burst out laughing at my own jokes and crack myself up for hours.
What's your advice for other writers?
I could say, read, read and read some more. But that’s about as original as “I came, I saw, I conquered”. So, instead, I’ll recommend the book that influenced my writing most. It is the Hero’s Journey, a Practical Guide to Joseph Cambell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, by Michael Vogler,
Where can readers find you online?
Book Blog: http://bit.ly/RcSEEW
Book Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheSoundTheEcho
Book Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Mj1WcT
GoodReads Page: http://bit.ly/Ox6hM0
Shelfari Book Page: http://bit.ly/Pt4oyn
Where is your book sold?
Amazon Page: http://amzn.to/MnvFnu
Book Website:http://TheSoundAndTheEchoes.com (check out the illustrations)
In the meantime, here's an author interview for GoodReads.
So Who are Dew Pellucid?
They say I’m the oldest Echo in the world. Not quite. I’m not even a hundred. They say I’ve read over a million books. This time, reports fall short; a million by the age of ten. Yes, the bookworm and I share a common love for parchment. And so, when I’m not hard at work at The Orphanage of Castaway Children, you’ll find me hunting for a good read. And sometimes, even writing… stories that no Sound had ever seen… until now.
What's your genre, and why did you choose it?
The author who invented me (for I am only her pen name creation) tells me that she decided to write for children because she had such a fun time reading the Harry Potter books. Stuff and crystal nonsense, in my opinion! She wrote for children, because she wanted to create a magical world and feel like a kid again while she was in it. Yes, you guessed it. Peter Pan is one of her favorite children’s books.
Tell us about The Sound and the Echoes
Imagine that everyone around you has a mirror image living somewhere else. Your world is like a sound, which produced that other world of echoes. And in this land men are governed by a terrible law—no Echo is allowed to live after his Sound dies.
One Sound especially must die. The Prince’s Sound. The Fate Sealers and Fortune Tellers will make sure of that! Because after this Sound dies, the Echo Prince will have to die too.
Now, twelve-year-old Will Cleary is about to discover that he is the Sound the Echoes are hunting. And so begins his perilous adventure into a see-through, sparkling world, filled with spying crystal balls, an eerie fortress of castaway children, a hunt for clues in an ancient book of riddles, and a last-chance escape through a frozen gem-studded lake into a secret land that holds the key to placing the Prince on the throne and returning freedom to the Echoes.
What gave you the idea for this reflection realm?
Since I, Dew Pellucid, was not yet created at this point, I asked the author herself, Tal Boldo, to explain. She says she owes it all to insomnia.
Tossing and turning one night, her thoughts wondered to Plato’s Realm of the Forms. Perhaps she was trying to bore herself to sleep. But, far from it! As soon as that realm of perfect reality floated up before her mind’s eye, she was wondering about unintended consequences. It’s all very well for the perfect Forms, as she put it, but what about us here, the denigrated world of imperfect copies?
One sleepless thought tossed and turned after another and soon she was weaving a see-through world into being, a reflection of hers, an echo of the world of sounds. And so the high concept premise of the Children’s fantasy, The Sound and the Echoes, was born. And so was I, the erudite Dew Pellucid.
Who is your favorite character in The Sound and the Echoes?
Myself, of course. But you will have to wait and see which character I really am.
TMO: Did you find anything particularly difficult in writing this book?
Everything! Writing a story is like eating a cake the size of a house. It looks good on the outside but Fortunerific hard work once you start.
Are you working on anything new?
Ah! That is the Fortune changing question! If the book succeeds, more stories of Echolands will follow.
Do you have any interesting writing quirks you want to tell us about?
I’ll suddenly burst out laughing at my own jokes and crack myself up for hours.
What's your advice for other writers?
I could say, read, read and read some more. But that’s about as original as “I came, I saw, I conquered”. So, instead, I’ll recommend the book that influenced my writing most. It is the Hero’s Journey, a Practical Guide to Joseph Cambell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”, by Michael Vogler,
Where can readers find you online?
Book Blog: http://bit.ly/RcSEEW
Book Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheSoundTheEcho
Book Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Mj1WcT
GoodReads Page: http://bit.ly/Ox6hM0
Shelfari Book Page: http://bit.ly/Pt4oyn
Where is your book sold?
Amazon Page: http://amzn.to/MnvFnu
Book Website:http://TheSoundAndTheEchoes.com (check out the illustrations)
Writing Chapter One
So what part of The Sound and the Echoes was hardest to write? The Beginning! Definitely.
In fact, there were more than eight versions of chapter one.
In my first version, a strange Echo came to fetch Will in the middle of the night (that character was cut from the novel).
In another version, there was no Gravestone Book. The conversation about all those children disappearing and no one remembering anything… it all took place without reference to the book, which records it.
Only the last version included the crystal ball clock, now featured on the cover. Readers find that amazing. That’s the best part, they say, unable to imagine chapter one without that glowing basketball with its secret holograms.
Ironically, in the end, chapter one doesn’t begin the novel. To immerse the reader in the strangeness of the Echo realm, I invented my pen name persona, Dew Pellucid, and wrote his letter to the reader.
“Dear Un-Pellucid Reader,” it begins. “Far, far away, in a land few Sounds have ever seen, stands the palace of Agám Kaffú... The walls are carved from gleaming ice that never melts, and the floors look like silent ponds you can walk on.”
Dew Pellucid is a mystery and remains so until the end of the novel. Who this old Echo is, you may ask? To quote his letter to the reader, “You’ll have to find it out in the proper way, turning page after page in this strange story.”
I hope you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes peek at The Sound and the Echoes. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this post? Do you like the way the book starts? Would you come up with a different opening? And what was your favorite part?
DEW PELLUCID
http://DewPellucid.com
In fact, there were more than eight versions of chapter one.
In my first version, a strange Echo came to fetch Will in the middle of the night (that character was cut from the novel).
In another version, there was no Gravestone Book. The conversation about all those children disappearing and no one remembering anything… it all took place without reference to the book, which records it.
Only the last version included the crystal ball clock, now featured on the cover. Readers find that amazing. That’s the best part, they say, unable to imagine chapter one without that glowing basketball with its secret holograms.
Ironically, in the end, chapter one doesn’t begin the novel. To immerse the reader in the strangeness of the Echo realm, I invented my pen name persona, Dew Pellucid, and wrote his letter to the reader.
“Dear Un-Pellucid Reader,” it begins. “Far, far away, in a land few Sounds have ever seen, stands the palace of Agám Kaffú... The walls are carved from gleaming ice that never melts, and the floors look like silent ponds you can walk on.”
Dew Pellucid is a mystery and remains so until the end of the novel. Who this old Echo is, you may ask? To quote his letter to the reader, “You’ll have to find it out in the proper way, turning page after page in this strange story.”
I hope you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes peek at The Sound and the Echoes. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this post? Do you like the way the book starts? Would you come up with a different opening? And what was your favorite part?
DEW PELLUCID
http://DewPellucid.com
Listen to Dew Pellucid's Letter
In the past, authors used to write a personal note to their readers at the beginning of a novel. When I invented my pen name persona, Dew Pellucid, I jumped at the idea of doing the same.
Here is a recording of Dew Pellucid's opening to The Sound and the Echoes. It's just a letter, but it reveals so much about the Echo realm and what's to come, while leaving so much unsaid. The perfect taunting teaser.
Would you like to hear it? http://www.talboldo.com/Audio/A_Lette...
Here is a recording of Dew Pellucid's opening to The Sound and the Echoes. It's just a letter, but it reveals so much about the Echo realm and what's to come, while leaving so much unsaid. The perfect taunting teaser.
Would you like to hear it? http://www.talboldo.com/Audio/A_Lette...
"The Sound and the Echoes" Online Links
The Sound and the Echoes on the Web
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Book Website:http://TheSoundAndTheEchoes.com
Book Blog: http://bit.ly/RcSEEW
Book Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Mj1WcT
Book Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheSoundTheEcho
GoodReads Page: http://bit.ly/Ox6hM0
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/dewpellucid/pins/
Shelfari Book Page: http://bit.ly/Pt4oyn
Author Amazon Page: http://amzn.to/PTf1Bk
Author Website: http://DewPellucid.com
BOOK BUY LINKS
Amazon eBook $2.99: http://amzn.to/MnvFnu
Amazon: Paperback $19.58: http://amzn.to/PfMWVp
Barnes & Noble: eBook $2.99: http://bit.ly/Py98cV
Barnes & Noble: Paperback $18.79: http://bit.ly/Py98cV
Kobo: eBook $2.99: http://bit.ly/RkdIc6
Amazon UK: Paperback £12.27 http://amzn.to/TzVebR
Amazon UK: eBook £1.95 http://amzn.to/WJ5Up6
Amazon DE: Paperback EUR 16,48: http://amzn.to/PQH3Od
Amazon DE: eBook EUR 2,68 http://amzn.to/WJ6OBY
Book Depository: Paperback $21.86 (free world wide shipping): http://bit.ly/Ry65Rg
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Book Website:http://TheSoundAndTheEchoes.com
Book Blog: http://bit.ly/RcSEEW
Book Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/Mj1WcT
Book Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/TheSoundTheEcho
GoodReads Page: http://bit.ly/Ox6hM0
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/dewpellucid/pins/
Shelfari Book Page: http://bit.ly/Pt4oyn
Author Amazon Page: http://amzn.to/PTf1Bk
Author Website: http://DewPellucid.com
BOOK BUY LINKS
Amazon eBook $2.99: http://amzn.to/MnvFnu
Amazon: Paperback $19.58: http://amzn.to/PfMWVp
Barnes & Noble: eBook $2.99: http://bit.ly/Py98cV
Barnes & Noble: Paperback $18.79: http://bit.ly/Py98cV
Kobo: eBook $2.99: http://bit.ly/RkdIc6
Amazon UK: Paperback £12.27 http://amzn.to/TzVebR
Amazon UK: eBook £1.95 http://amzn.to/WJ5Up6
Amazon DE: Paperback EUR 16,48: http://amzn.to/PQH3Od
Amazon DE: eBook EUR 2,68 http://amzn.to/WJ6OBY
Book Depository: Paperback $21.86 (free world wide shipping): http://bit.ly/Ry65Rg
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY WINNERS
The latest Echo giveaway is over. And the winners are: Bernadette, Mindy, Victoria, & Tasia. Congrats and check your goodreads messages for a note from
♥!The Young Adult Book Club!♥. You can message me on Goodreads and I'll send your gift certificate over!
EVERYONE, thank you for taking part! I'm already hatching up a special giveaway for Valentine's Day (just two weeks away). To be sure of being notified, just send me a friend request on Goodreads.
P.S.: If you can't wait to read "The Sound & The Echoes" here's where you can buy it for $2.99 (eBook):
THE SOUND AND THE ECHOES
Kindle edition: http://amzn.to/OUVCjj
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/Poqx3i
Barnes & Noble Paperback & ePub format: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt
♥!The Young Adult Book Club!♥. You can message me on Goodreads and I'll send your gift certificate over!
EVERYONE, thank you for taking part! I'm already hatching up a special giveaway for Valentine's Day (just two weeks away). To be sure of being notified, just send me a friend request on Goodreads.
P.S.: If you can't wait to read "The Sound & The Echoes" here's where you can buy it for $2.99 (eBook):
THE SOUND AND THE ECHOES
Kindle edition: http://amzn.to/OUVCjj
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/Poqx3i
Barnes & Noble Paperback & ePub format: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt
eBOOK GIVEAWAY for "The Sound & The Echoes" + a Surprise
Who says nothing good comes of doing your taxes? After discovering a few lost Kindle editions among my business receipts, I thought it would be fun to hold a Facebook giveaway :-)
How to Enter? Just leave a comment here: http://on.fb.me/15zDgd0. Anything you fancy about why you love reading, what books you love, how many books you've challenged yourself to read in 2013, why "The Sound & The Echoes" sounds like a book you'd enjoy... just wax poetic about your love of books!
So how many prizes are there? 3 eBooks are up for grabs.
Kindle only? Well, officially, "yes". But if your comment wins you can wish for an ePub edition and it's yours!.
eBooks giveaway only? Yes and no. I'll randomly choose two winners from the people who graciously share this post, just to say thanks! And the prize? A stunning "Sound & Echoes" bumper sticker (never before given swag).
Winners will be announced on the 28th (good thing it's not a leap year or we'd have to wait another day).
I hope you'll all join in the fun. After all what could be more inspiring than talking about our favorite topic... BOOKS!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SOUND AND THE ECHOES
Kindle edition: http://amzn.to/OUVCjj
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/Poqx3i
Barnes & Noble Paperback & ePub format: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt
How to Enter? Just leave a comment here: http://on.fb.me/15zDgd0. Anything you fancy about why you love reading, what books you love, how many books you've challenged yourself to read in 2013, why "The Sound & The Echoes" sounds like a book you'd enjoy... just wax poetic about your love of books!
So how many prizes are there? 3 eBooks are up for grabs.
Kindle only? Well, officially, "yes". But if your comment wins you can wish for an ePub edition and it's yours!.
eBooks giveaway only? Yes and no. I'll randomly choose two winners from the people who graciously share this post, just to say thanks! And the prize? A stunning "Sound & Echoes" bumper sticker (never before given swag).
Winners will be announced on the 28th (good thing it's not a leap year or we'd have to wait another day).
I hope you'll all join in the fun. After all what could be more inspiring than talking about our favorite topic... BOOKS!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE SOUND AND THE ECHOES
Kindle edition: http://amzn.to/OUVCjj
Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/Poqx3i
Barnes & Noble Paperback & ePub format: http://bit.ly/NcKkFt
The "Which Swag" Vote
It’s time to cast your votes towards my next big giveaway. And this one’s going to be SPECIAL!
It will all happen on March 20th, the first day of spring. But before I roll out this special event, I’d like your input about prizes. So please cast your vote for your absolute favorite swag by leaving a comment on this post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE PRIZE?
1. Puzzle: win a 8x10 jigsaw puzzle of your personal favorite illustration from “The Sound & The Echoes”. The puzzle consists of 110 pieces and comes in a gift box. There’s a total of 16 illustrations to choose from. The image with this post doesn’t do the puzzle justice. It’s very high quality and truly beautiful!
2. Apron: win a white apron with “The Sound & The Echoes” cover illustration on it. Customize the apron with your own name. Or order an apron for a kid. This is a really fun prize for baking crystal ball cookies!
3. Poster: win a 24x36 glossy poster of “The Sound & The Echoes cover”. Stunning!!! Signed by the author, Dew Pellucid. Yes, I’m totally biased. This one’s my absolute favorite. I have a poster hanging in my living room already .
4. Mugs: win two unique Echo coffee mugs with illustrations from the novel. I’ve re-designed the mugs, so that the image is bigger. These mugs are beautiful! You can put them in the microwave, dishwasher, Echo realm… you name it.
Thanks everyone for playing!!!
It will all happen on March 20th, the first day of spring. But before I roll out this special event, I’d like your input about prizes. So please cast your vote for your absolute favorite swag by leaving a comment on this post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE PRIZE?
1. Puzzle: win a 8x10 jigsaw puzzle of your personal favorite illustration from “The Sound & The Echoes”. The puzzle consists of 110 pieces and comes in a gift box. There’s a total of 16 illustrations to choose from. The image with this post doesn’t do the puzzle justice. It’s very high quality and truly beautiful!
2. Apron: win a white apron with “The Sound & The Echoes” cover illustration on it. Customize the apron with your own name. Or order an apron for a kid. This is a really fun prize for baking crystal ball cookies!
3. Poster: win a 24x36 glossy poster of “The Sound & The Echoes cover”. Stunning!!! Signed by the author, Dew Pellucid. Yes, I’m totally biased. This one’s my absolute favorite. I have a poster hanging in my living room already .
4. Mugs: win two unique Echo coffee mugs with illustrations from the novel. I’ve re-designed the mugs, so that the image is bigger. These mugs are beautiful! You can put them in the microwave, dishwasher, Echo realm… you name it.
Thanks everyone for playing!!!
$0.99 Book Sale & Swag Giveaway
Welcome Sounds,
Until the end of March The Sound and the Echoes Kindle edition is on sale for $0.99!
Better still, join our book swag giveaway for anyone who leaves an Amazon review. Check out the book's Facebook page to enter: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
I hope to meet you in the Echo realm!
Dew
Until the end of March The Sound and the Echoes Kindle edition is on sale for $0.99!
Better still, join our book swag giveaway for anyone who leaves an Amazon review. Check out the book's Facebook page to enter: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
I hope to meet you in the Echo realm!
Dew
$0.99 Sale Celebration
Dear Sounds,
The Crystilleries of Echoland is 1 month old. So I created a count-down deal to celebrate. The 82 illustrations appear in color in this Kindle edition.
$0.99 today and going up by a dollar each day until we return to the normal price of $4.99.
https://www.amazon.com/Crystilleries-...
Hope to see you in Echoland. And if you review the book, be sure to drop me a line here on Goodreads. I'll enter you in my Echoland swag giveaway, which will take place when we reach 50 reviews on Amazon.
Goodbye for now,
Dew Pellucid
The Crystilleries of Echoland is 1 month old. So I created a count-down deal to celebrate. The 82 illustrations appear in color in this Kindle edition.
$0.99 today and going up by a dollar each day until we return to the normal price of $4.99.
https://www.amazon.com/Crystilleries-...
Hope to see you in Echoland. And if you review the book, be sure to drop me a line here on Goodreads. I'll enter you in my Echoland swag giveaway, which will take place when we reach 50 reviews on Amazon.
Goodbye for now,
Dew Pellucid
Awards for My Two Novels
It's been a while since I posted on Goodreads, and I thought it would be fun to share the news about the book awards my two novels won.
My recently published, teen fantasy: The Crystilleries of Echoland won its 5 book award today, and this one is very special to me: The book won second place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Award. It's other awards include a Pacific Book Awards Winner (2018), Los Angeles Book Festival Runner-up (2018), New York Book Festival Honorable Mention (2018), and San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention (2018.
My adult novel, Looking Glass Friends has recently won its 14th award. . I'm very proud of this story and the awards it has won.
~ 2018 Great Northwest Book Festival WINNER
~ 2018 Beach Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 New York Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 Los Angeles Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 London Book Festival Runner-up
~ 2017 Pacific Book Awards Finalist
~ 2017 BookVana Award Finalist
~ 2017 Readers’ Favorite Finalist
~ 2018 Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2018 San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 New England Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Florida Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Southern California Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Great Midwest Book Festival Honorable Mention
Finally, I'm very proud to share that award-winning narrator, B. J. Harrison, renders an exquisite performance for the audiobook edition of The Crystilleries of Echoland
Thanks for reading! Hope you'll visit my stories soon.
Looking Glass Friends:
https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Glass-...
The Crystilleries of Echoland: https://www.amazon.com/Crystilleries-...
Tal Boldo
My recently published, teen fantasy: The Crystilleries of Echoland won its 5 book award today, and this one is very special to me: The book won second place in the Purple Dragonfly Book Award. It's other awards include a Pacific Book Awards Winner (2018), Los Angeles Book Festival Runner-up (2018), New York Book Festival Honorable Mention (2018), and San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention (2018.
My adult novel, Looking Glass Friends has recently won its 14th award. . I'm very proud of this story and the awards it has won.~ 2018 Great Northwest Book Festival WINNER
~ 2018 Beach Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 New York Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 Los Angeles Book Festival WINNER
~ 2017 London Book Festival Runner-up
~ 2017 Pacific Book Awards Finalist
~ 2017 BookVana Award Finalist
~ 2017 Readers’ Favorite Finalist
~ 2018 Paris Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2018 San Francisco Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 New England Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Florida Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Southern California Book Festival Honorable Mention
~ 2017 Great Midwest Book Festival Honorable Mention
Finally, I'm very proud to share that award-winning narrator, B. J. Harrison, renders an exquisite performance for the audiobook edition of The Crystilleries of Echoland
Thanks for reading! Hope you'll visit my stories soon.
Looking Glass Friends:
https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Glass-...
The Crystilleries of Echoland: https://www.amazon.com/Crystilleries-...
Tal Boldo
