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February 2011 Blog Posts (149)

Anticipation

The waiting is the hardest part. Every day you see one more card. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart. The waiting is the hardest part. - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Anticipation, anticipation is making me late, is keeping me waiting. - Carly Simon

Yes, the above two references speak of intimate times with a lover yet to arrive, but I haven't been able to get those two songs out of my head for the last couple of weeks. Because finally, finally,… Continue

Added by Stephen L. Brayton on February 11, 2011 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Interview Friday with Stories for Children Magazine Fiction Editor Lori Alexander

Lori Alexander, Fiction Editor of SFC, lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and two young children. After working in Human Resources for several years, and drafting many serious and stuffy emails, she is pursuing her passion for children’s literature. She enjoys writing picture books and magazine stories (none of which are serious or stuffy).

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Added by VS Grenier on February 11, 2011 at 12:33pm — No Comments

Amazon Removing Book Reviews

I just noticed that Amazon has deleted all of the professional book reviews from my book page this morning and am extremely upset because those reviews could help the sales. I hear from book marketing sites that many other authors have been affected with no specific explanation from Amazon. I certainly hope the reviews, most of them paid, will be restored. I would appreciate your thoughts/suggestions on this. Thank you, Bainy

Added by Bainy B. Cyrus on February 11, 2011 at 7:06am — No Comments

Graphic Novel Friday Spyboy Trial and Terror Peter David

TGIF to everyone and welcome to what is going to be a doubleheader today. Later on I am going to drop in a post on Stormwatch/Warren Ellis to try to cover opposite ends of the spectrum today- a fun, campy YA work and a very dark, heavy, and deep geopolitical thriller. Just so I cover the bases here, I don’t know if you had a chance to catch our blogtalk radio show this week? The guests we have had thus far are Suzanne Woods Fisher and Vincent Zandri .You can listen to them via the archives.…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on February 11, 2011 at 6:31am — No Comments

The Lit Chick Show catches up with a woman of many hats

Catch the interview here

Added by Sylvia Massara on February 10, 2011 at 9:07pm — No Comments

Lesson Four of Your Creation Tool Kit - Practice New Communications Systems

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Added by Brenda Joyce Hoffman on February 10, 2011 at 7:11am — No Comments

Know Your Spiritual Gifts

At my church we are studying the gifts of the Spirit (I Corinthians 12, 13 and14). Each member is to take a spiritual gifts test, get their results, and then speak with one of our associate pastors about those results. (http://www.churchgrowth.org/analysis/intro.php) My pastor wants us to be as effective as we can as Christians. Additionally a website has been built inviting people all over the world to pray for revival(… Continue

Added by Anna "Micky" Land L.P.C. on February 9, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Why You Must Never Give Up

Strength, Failure And Weakness

Most times the greatest challenges to victory are always the strength to carry on in a fight. The fear of our past failures or fear to start a new thing and above all our weaknesses scare us so much that we are almost left with no courage to carry on.

Strength

In the days of mike Tyson in the boxing ring, most opponents believed they could win the…

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Added by Emmanuel N. Obu on February 9, 2011 at 8:08pm — No Comments

Sin Creek - Susan Whitfield, Author

Sin Creek – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘When I was a high school administrator, I asked a student of mine how her sister coped with college life. She told me her sister found a lucrative way to raise tuition and live “the high life.” What this student said next left me shaken, and I’ve never…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 9, 2011 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Book sales exceed 3500 since Christmas

With over three and half thousand of my books sold, since Christmas, into the eBook market, I'm pleased to add at the end of this month, Girl in a Web. Set in the dangerous world of a paramilitary wing of an animal rights group, Girl in a Web is about one girl, a girl with passion, a love for animals, and her battle to help save gods creatures.

Girl in a Web is available for Kindel, Sony, iPad, Nook in early March 2010

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Added by Keith Hoare on February 9, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Old Heart New Heart now available on Amazon.com

The journey of the heart is personal yet universal. As we navigate the storms of life with a clear view of our heart's need for God we can share this journey with others. So let's travel this journey together through "Old Heart New Heart" by Julia A. Colbert. Now available via Amazon.com. Check it out!…

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Added by Julia A Colbert on February 9, 2011 at 10:59am — No Comments

Author Book Marketing Success Story: Let Your People Know!

The most successful thing I have done to promote my book is to send out announcements to some of my former patients informing them that I had written a book about diabetes and for them to please let their friends who have diabetes know about my book. I did not specifically ask my patients to buy the book but only to encourage their appropriate friends. I figured my former patients would buy my book if I made them know it was available. As it turns out about a quarter of… Continue

Added by John Kremer on February 9, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Writer's Block... How to beat mental lock down!

Nine months ago you came up with a great idea for a romantic comedy that you pitched to a publisher who was willing to print it. Like any labor of love, you started this project off with a mountain load of enthusiasm, formulating a clever storyline filled with colorful characters and witty dialogue. Three hundred and fifty pages of manuscript…

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Added by Jermaine Rivers on February 9, 2011 at 7:34am — No Comments

Jason McIntyre Thalo Blue

Looking for something dark that is going to crawl into that brain pan of yours. I wasn’t to be honest with you, but I have read everything Jason McIntyre has written to date and I was not going to let anything stop me from reading this. The novel just came out on Amazon Kindle priced at $2.99, a bargain for what I feel I got of this. Oh yeah, before I forget, Jason will be stepping into The GZONE, the Gelati’s Scoop blogtalk radio show, on Feb 28^th at 11amEST. If you…

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Added by Giovanni Gelati on February 9, 2011 at 6:16am — No Comments

The Guardians Of The Universe by Chris Henderson

“Authors - get your own page-turning book-previewing book widget at www.bookbuzzr.com and share your book-extract on over 60 networks such as Facebook, Digg… Continue

Added by Vikram Narayan on February 9, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

Advertising is Good, Publicity is Better

Advertising is Good, Publicity Is Better

Much can be said in the debate as to which is better—advertising or public relations. An advertising executive will tell you that PR offers short-term impact whereas advertising is more strategic. A PR executive will counter that good PR will offer both strategic and immediate impact. It’s become apparent though: put your money on the promotional power of publicity every time.

WHAT IT MEANS: Publicity requires a lot of effort, but it’s…

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Added by Rick Frishman on February 8, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Tips for Taking Your Autist Shopping

Tips for Taking your Autist Shopping

Ah, the dreaded trip to the grocery store or Wal-mart. It has nothing to do with the money you have to spend, but rather the dread revolves entirely around the meltdown issue.

Do remember that autists can have intense sensory issues. Shopping centers have bright flourescent lights, buildings that cause echo (especially public restrooms), tall shelves with endless items, and lots of people bustling about. Noise and lighting can cause… Continue

Added by Annie Eskeldson on February 8, 2011 at 4:00am — 1 Comment

We're Having a Blog Party! Come See What You're Missing!

Hello, Friends! Welcome to my first ever participation in the Follower Love Giveaway Hop!

Starting February 8th, and running through February 13th you will have the opportunity to enter numerous giveaways. (You'll find the list of participating blogs HERE.)

Generously thought of and endorsed by I Am A Reader,…

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Added by Amanda Stephan on February 7, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

The Golden Pathway - A Kid's Story About the Underground Railroad

Review by Lauren S. Smith

Award winning children's author, Donna M. McDine, has written a book targeted to kids from 8 to 12 years old that teaches about our American history during the turbulent time of slavery. The Golden Pathway is a beautiful example of what children's literature can be when presented in an interesting and artistic manner.

Illustrations in The Golden Pathway are especially thought provoking and will no doubt encourage visual thinking, conversation and a…

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Added by Sarah Garris on February 7, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

She Felt No Pain - Lou Allin, Author

She Felt No Pain – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘He snugged the rubber tubing around his arm, laughing as his body cooperated with a bulging vein. Born to shoot. A crust from a sore on one elbow was still pink, but he read no warning of infection. Soft beds and softer women on the way. …

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on February 7, 2011 at 4:04pm — No Comments