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March 2008 Blog Posts (175)

Strephon Hello! My Writer's Story

Hello Everybody!

I hope this new joining here works out. Looks like a well-formed site in design with a lot of good author-people on it.

The web is so big now in 2008 I don't easily know where to put my ore.

I'm here because I believe that information sharing is moving to the World Wide Web.

I have just written about this and Web I, II, III.

I am studying web marketing with all the low cost or free reports and services from the Internet… Continue

Added by Strephon Kaplan-Williams on March 18, 2008 at 3:41am — No Comments

Patent Medicines: 19th Century America

The labels carried wild promises but the ingredients were of mysterious origin. Patent medicines were ubiquitous in the 1800s—partly because medical science had made advances and partly because the search for health exceeded medical science’s capabilities.

These elixirs, creams, and compresses were made from any number of… Continue

Added by Jacquie Rogers on March 18, 2008 at 3:34am — No Comments

Ouch! Just can't fit through that door.

Have you ever been in Tulsa’s airport? Great place, but they have the narrowest doorways! This past weekend my dear friend and I visited that area to work on an exciting ministry. And fitting with her caring nature, she made sure she guided me through all doorways, hallways, and elevators - being careful to avoid obstacles in my path. But when entering elevators with our bags and suitcases on wheels, and with me holding on her arm, the squeeze was tricky, sometimes painful, and often… Continue

Added by Janet Perez Eckles on March 17, 2008 at 6:56pm — No Comments

Pump Up Your Book Promotion's March Authors on Tour - Day 11!

Welcome to Day Eleven of Pump Up Your Book Promotion's March Authors on Tour. Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Each author will be giving away a free copy of his or her book to one lucky person who comments at a blog during his or her tour, so pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by!

Catherine Delors and her… Continue

Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on March 17, 2008 at 11:25am — No Comments

Looking for blog hosts for nonfiction Mexican history book

Hi everyone...I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in hosting one of my authors who wrote a nonfiction Mexican history book? He tours in April and what I am looking for specifically are bloggers who are familiar with the Mexican heritage or, rather, who blog about their Mexican heritage on a frequent basis. If you are one of those bloggers, a copy of his book will be sent to you in exchange for an interview, guest post or review. You can contact me at thewriterslife@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Added by Dorothy Thompson on March 17, 2008 at 10:52am — No Comments

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Hello Everyone!

And Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you, your family and friends are enjoying a wonderful day of celebration and laughter together! I know my family and I will be enjoying the day with games, music and candy for the little ones . . . and there’s always plenty of festive dancing. This really is my favorite day of the year.

Yesterday I spent the day watching Irish claddagh dance exhibitions. It was exhilarating! Girls from ages 4-18 were having the time of… Continue

Added by Amber T. Kingston on March 17, 2008 at 1:44am — No Comments

Brekleby Press: A New Sci-fi Novel of Time and Truth

Brekleby Press: A New Sci-fi Novel of Time and Truth

In true sci-fi fashion, The Brekleby Press (ISBN: 978-0980107302 ) asks the questions how much do we really know about our past and do we really want to know the truth? Deborah Thomas creates a world where the reporters are no longer limited by time and space; instead, they become guardians of the past, who are not only able to observe history as it happens, but to retrieve… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on March 16, 2008 at 10:16pm — No Comments

A Rich Harvest of Empowering Inspiration

(photo of Susan L. Taylor by Marc Brasz)

When the NAACP in 2006 presented author and social activist Susan L. Taylor with its President’s Award, the organization publicly acknowledged what readers of Essence® Magazine had been experiencing for nearly four decades. Namely, that Ms. Taylor is among the most effective, dynamic, and beloved human resources on the planet. In All About Love (Urban Books) a rich of harvest of writings from… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 16, 2008 at 2:32pm — No Comments

A Pleasant Surprise

A Pleasant Surprise

Driving home from one of my library talks tonight it occurred to me

that it was almost one year ago that I started doing signings and

events. So by now I should have a pretty good idea of what to

expect, right? Nope.

I've probably done at least 20 of these library talks and they

usually run around 8-10 people and last between an hour and an hour

and a half, consisting of a talk and then Q & A.

The usual 'remuneration'… Continue

Added by Ric Wasley on March 16, 2008 at 1:56pm — No Comments

A ROLLER COASTER RIDE

UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN

IT'S THE PULL OF GRAVITY, ISN'T IT?

YOU'RE DOWN LONGER THAN YOU'RE UP

ISAAC SAID IT BEST

IT'S EASIER GOING UP

SLOW, STEADY

BUT COMING DOWN IS FRIGHTFUL

FAST, QUICK

NOT TIME TO PREPARE

UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN

THE UNSTEADINESS IS MAKING YOU SICK

YOU'RE SCREAMING

IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE

YOU WANNA GET OFF!

BUT YOU CAN'T (YOU… Continue

Added by Brenda Farrar-Ejemai on March 16, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments

A Book about a Paralyzed Dog

What an Adorable Book!

Book Title: Frankie, the Walk ‘n Roll Dog

Author: Barbara Techel

ISBN: 978-0-9800052-0-2

Publisher: Joyful Paw Prints

Pages: 55

Reviewer: Yvonne Perry www.yvonneperry.net

What an adorable book is Frankie, the Walk ‘n Roll Dog!

My 7-year-old grandson was at my house when I got Barbara’s book in the mail. I laid it on my desk and didn’t say anything to him. A few hours later he went to play games on my computer, and quickly came… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on March 16, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Taking a dip in the gene pool

NBC just announced a new show called Who Do You Think You Are – a show that will trace the ancestries of celebrities, promising to find certain unusual connections and “revealing previously unknown stories about their ancestors.”

Finally, a show for me. I’m all for… Continue

Added by Karen Harrington on March 15, 2008 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Adams Point In Print

Hi, Everyone!

At last, the print edition of the third book in the Legacy Series, Adams Point, has been released and is up on Amazon.com. The publisher is Write Words, Inc., imprint Cambridge Books. The following is a brief look into the novel:

The strange spirits who, without rhyme or reason, or so much as a 'by your leave', had suddenly inhabited The House On The Bluff and caused a multitude of problems. It was not only that people were disappearing, which heightened… Continue

Added by ElenaDB on March 15, 2008 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Give me that recipe!

Did you ever taste something so delicious that after you licked the last bite off the spoon, or gulped the last wonderful sip, the first thing out of your mouth is: "I have to have that recipe!"

Ladies in my Sunday school class volleyed comments about the yummy food and the scrumptious coffee punch they served the day before at a women’s tea. The lady who prepared it proudly gave the recipe while the rest of the group jotted each detail.

"Sixty spoons of coffee!" chimed… Continue

Added by Janet Perez Eckles on March 14, 2008 at 6:14pm — No Comments

We have a cover!

I have posted the new cover for the second book in the RELICS OF MERLIN series, DOUBLE ENCHANTMENT, on my page. It’s pink! It’s lovely!

I have just finished the edits for DOUBLE ENCHANTMENT, and will be posting some sneak peek excerpts sometime in April.

Speaking of covers…ENCHANTING THE LADY is up for Best Cover Art 2007-2008 at the Author’s Lounge. If you’d like to vote for it, here’s the link: http://www.talauthors.com/TAL/BestCoverArt.htm

In other news,… Continue

Added by Kathryne Kennedy on March 14, 2008 at 12:26pm — No Comments

Author Interviews

My online writer's club, The Writer's Meow, came up with a few questions and several outstanding authors contributed their answers. In addition to posting their replies in the club's journal, they are available at my blog as well-
http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/2008/03/interview-session.html

Added by L. Diane Wolfe on March 14, 2008 at 12:23pm — 1 Comment

Virtual Woman's Day Celebration!

I will be speaking about Blog Stop Book Tours tomorrow morning at 9:45 Eastern Time at the Virtual Woman's Day Celebration. The celebration runs from 9 am to 5 pm and it's held in a chat room. Anyone can attend. Lots of women will be talking about their businesses and there a couple of authors in the group. Please drop by!

Added by Mary Lewis on March 14, 2008 at 8:10am — No Comments

Box of Books

Hey Everyone! Just recieved two boxes of my new book, The Duchess and the Dragon and they are gorgeous! To celebrate I will be giving three away in a drawing next week. If you would like to enter your name, just go to my website, www.jamiecarie.com and sign up for my email newsletter! It's that easy! You can order Duchess online and find it in your local bookstores April 1st. Thanks and happy writing!

Jamie… Continue

Added by Jamie Carie on March 14, 2008 at 6:11am — No Comments

Writers' Roundtable

Next Wednesday, March 19th, at 7PM, I'll be taking part in a writers' roundtable at:

Borders
1499 Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824

If you're in the neighborhood, please stop by. I'll be talking (at least a little bit) about my novel, The River, By Moonlight.

Added by Camille Marchetta on March 13, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Can't sing? Blame your parents.

Listen up American Idol wannabes: It’s not Simon Cowell’s fault. It’s in your genes.

Genetic researchers in the U.S. recently suggested that one gene may hold the key to one’s ability to have perfect pitch – a trait found in only 1 in 10,000 people.

A study including 2,200 participants done at the University of California, San Francisco, found that people with perfect pitch can instantly pick out the pure tones with ease.(Nature) And those with the ability most often had… Continue

Added by Karen Harrington on March 13, 2008 at 9:49am — No Comments