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February 2009 Blog Posts (238)

Natural Disasters Lift Writer's Block

I wrote my book Realm of Hope in 7 days. Hurricane Ike left us with no electricity or contact with outside world. Every night during this time I had a dream that played out like a movie and the next day I went outside, sat on the patio and wrote down everything that I remembered. After the 7 days were up, I had a completed book.

This is my first novel and it goes wide release March 5 and I will be doing book signing around Arkansas. My Screenplay is now in the hands of Robert… Continue

Added by Caitlyn Carrington on February 6, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

Why a Wedding Planner?

Why should I hire a Wedding Planner?

I come accross this questions many times and it still surprises me.

Imagine this, you are creating a movie that will create memories for a life time and more, this day will be played in your mind and hearts over and over. You will even sit down and talk about it over generations to come. It so happens that you are the STAR main character of this movie; why should you be worried about… Continue

Added by Karla Casillas on February 6, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

An Interview with Pat Guppy - Part IV

'An Interview with Pat Guppy' for 'Her Ladyshipness Magazine'

Questions posed by Hyacinth Bootley-Smythe

Q: You are very busy arranging for your husband's memorial and so forth. Are you still managing to maintain your charitable works?

A: Of course. Nothing will ever prevent me from being selfless and tending to those in need. I have, within the past fortnight, attended no less than three charity dinners and two luncheons, all in aid of bus shelter number six on Sea… Continue

Added by Gina Collia-Suzuki on February 6, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

face-to-face meetings with over 100 editors, writers and producers from major national media outlets

here's a chance to have face-to-face meetings with over 100 editors, writers and producers from major national media outlets at the National Publicity Summit, April 22-25th in New York City. Attendance is by application and only 100 attendees will be admitted to ensure everyone gets enough one-on-one time with the journalists and producers. Previous attendees have scored guest appearances or feature stories with ABC's The View, Today… Continue

Added by Kare Anderson on February 6, 2009 at 10:04am — No Comments

My First Interview

Hi Everyone,

Please check out my first interview on interviewingauthors.blogspot.com. The blog owner, Crystal Adkins was great to work with and I am looking forward to getting some responses to the interview.

Check it out below:

interviewingauthors.blogspot.com

Thanks
Lucien

Added by Lucien Black on February 6, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

RomanceRoundTable Friday

The 50day/50blog VEXING THE VISCOUNT Tour rolls into the weekend with a relaxed stop at RomanceRoundTable. This is a terrific group blog you'll want to bookmark and revisit. The girls at RRT chatted with me… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 6, 2009 at 6:54am — No Comments

Worry

WORRY

Worry is to feel or express great care and anxiety, to fret. To worry is to have something constantly on the mind and agonizing over it. It can give a sick feeling. It can also be expressed through speech and action. The mind is agitated and there are complaints, there is impatience and irritability. In other words, there is no peace.

Sometimes worry can consume hours, days even weeks out of your life. You try to throw it off, but it clings like static. It clings… Continue

Added by Brenda Farrar-Ejemai on February 5, 2009 at 9:51pm — No Comments

Mystery Author Doug Hewitt Guest Blog at Book Marketing Buzz

I had a great post over at Book Marketing Buzz. So far, there have been seven comments. There is general agreement about The Dead Guy--it has a great cover!

Tomorrow, I appear on Fictionary. I have a post titled "Why write a novel? What's in it for me?"

I think it has some great insights into the mind of a mystery writer, so be sure to check it out!

See ya on the blogging trail ...

Doug… Continue

Added by Doug Hewitt on February 5, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

February 2009 Issue of Writers in the Sky Newsletter has been Published!

The February 2009 issue of Writers in the Sky Newsletter has been published and you can read the entire e-zine now! If you are not on our permission-based subscription list you may sign up to receive email delivery of the entire e-zine. We also post individual sections of the e-zine over the course of each month on our blog at… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on February 5, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

In the Presence of God

Exodus 33:1-23

In this week’s discussion we will look at some of the blessing of being in the presence of the Lord; as a background to this week’s topical discussion which is based on the renewal of the covenant with the nation of Israel. This lesson’s setting takes place at Mount Sinai during Israel’s journey out of Egypt as they had become very sinful which caused Moses to intercede for them on many occasions. In verse 1, we see the Lord telling Moses what to tell the people, that… Continue

Added by Dr. Willie B White on February 5, 2009 at 11:37am — No Comments

an excerpt from my current work

Bowing curtly, the great wolf left the dragons to their celebration. Skool followed the crystal spring whose green-blue waters flowed through the deep valley. His keen maize eyes watched the minions of Death go about their business. They kept busy harvesting the souls of the newly departed. Each servant hung shimmering globes on an eternally expanding row of vines and bushes. Skool studied every sphere and the soul it contained. The wolf knew well the shimmering hues of Death and its goddess… Continue

Added by elliott610 on February 5, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

Across the Pond – Feb 5th Virtual Book Tour Day 4

Across the Pond – Feb 5th Virtual Book Tour Day 4

Thursday virtual book tour day four for me Storyheart, and my young adult romance novel Across the Pond.

Lots of feed back from yesterdays review and jottings, with several people asking more questions about the book.

Today’s Tour Stop:

Feruary 5th:

American Chronicle (interview)

http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/88202

This is one of my first interviews… Continue

Added by Storyheart on February 5, 2009 at 8:09am — No Comments

An Author's Review

I know the whole point of my 50day/50blog VEXING THE VISCOUNT tour is to tout my own work, but I was raised in the midwest, where modesty is considered an artform. I can't talk… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on February 5, 2009 at 6:14am — No Comments

Nicked By the Old Bill: I'll Go Quietly, Officer!

New blog post at: http://mitziszereto.wordpress.com

Added by Mitzi Szereto on February 5, 2009 at 3:27am — No Comments

A Hospice and Nursing Home Poem Celebrating African American History

My book Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes concludes each chapter with an original poem. I was inspired to write this…

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Added by Frances Shani Parker on February 5, 2009 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

Any Christian Author Interested in Doing Book Signing in Florida

Your book must be about reaching, motivated and inspiring our youth, If your interested being at the Central Florida Christian Rally / Youth. Please contact me about the detail & Fee Table will be limited.

sammy050657@aol.com

www.christiansmergingtogether.org

Added by Annette Hoggs - Jackson on February 4, 2009 at 10:55pm — No Comments

Brooklyn, New York - 2009 I Love to Read Book Fair set to draw Authors Nationwide to help promote and sell books to NYC Book Lovers February 27 - 28, 2009

Brooklyn, New York - 2009 I Love to Read Book Fair set to draw Authors Nationwide to help promote and sell books to NYC Book Lovers February 27 - 28, 2009

I Love to Read Book Fair is designed to help authors highlight, promote, and sell their books from a variety of genres to NYC Book Lovers in the NYC metropolitan area.

I… Continue

Added by P Andrews on February 4, 2009 at 10:18pm — No Comments

Mystery Author Doug Hewitt Guest Blog at Book Marketing Buzz

The virtual book tour continues!

For anyone trying to promote a book, I have a guest blog tomorrow at the Book Marketing Buzz website. The title of the blog is Three Strategies to Promote Your Book. It's my first guest post, so I appreciate the opportunity.

To see what I have to say about promotion, go to:

Book Marketing Buzz

See what mystery author Doug Hewitt is doing to promote The Dead… Continue

Added by Doug Hewitt on February 4, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Broken Hero review!

So happy about this lovely review done by Sandie at FAR for my WWII romance, Broken Hero!

http://www.fallenangelreviews.com/2009/January/Sandie-BrokenHero.htm

Buy From Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Hero-Anne-Whitfield/dp/1601542267/ref=ed_oe_p

Regards,… Continue

Added by Anne Whitfield on February 4, 2009 at 2:03pm — No Comments

My book is ready to purchase

Please go to www.lulu.com and view my book "The Pressures Of Life" add a comment and vote on it. I am real excited about the accomplishment I have made. I am learning a lot about the publishing business and all the stuff you have to do to market your book. I have a radio interview tonight with two other authors which will be real good publicity for my book.

Kawanza here I go!!!!

Added by Mary Brown-Meadows on February 4, 2009 at 1:48pm — No Comments