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March 2010 Blog Posts (227)

The Khamaileon . . . .

How do you create new characters? Last night one just popped into my head. One that will be familair to a lot of people--yet really different as well. He's part Jason Bourne--part avening angel ala 'The Punisher.' He's only known by one word--Khamaileon.

You never know his true identity. He's real face is never seen. You hear his thought. But who he says he is may even be wrong. One messed up dude.

Come over and read up what I've created so far. And…

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Added by B.R.Stateham on March 16, 2010 at 10:58am — No Comments

Free Writing Contest: "My Best Fiction"

We are proud to present the free BookRix writing contest: March 15, 2010 to May 10, 2010

Put forth what you consider to be your best work of fiction, whether it’s a short story, script, adventure, vampire romance, fan fiction or even Manga: All genres are welcome in this contest! The work must be at least 20 BookRix pages long, but…

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Added by Nils on March 16, 2010 at 5:11am — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Shanna Stroud, author of Patients

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Shanna's author interview will win a FREE copy of Patients]

Shanna Stroud is an author who takes it seriously to pull herself up by her bootstraps. As a self-publisher, she has put out two books; the first of which is Patients.

Lose and confusion come together at a brutal intersection as Precious Bryant tried to deal with past family issues and falling in love with two men.

Who's next in the…

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Added by Joey Pinkney on March 15, 2010 at 9:50pm — No Comments

Perception - Alignment of Head and Heart

The optimist see the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

- Kahlil Gibran…

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Added by T.F. Hodge on March 15, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

How to Get Published - A Self Publishing Guide

How to Get Published - A Self Publishing Guide

By Rakesh Ramubhai Patel

Ask any aspiring writer, he will tell you that how it is challenging to get published. Your writing should reach the right publisher or editor at the right time because there might be thousands of submissions waiting to be published. And therefore, your fine piece of writing might get lost in the massive stock of other's…

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Added by Rakesh Patel on March 15, 2010 at 7:05am — No Comments

The Power of Our Beliefs

“Fear is faith that it won’t work out.” ~ Author unknown

While watching a comedy sitcom in which a kid was trying to learn how to swim, I saw my daughter become pensive for a moment. Then, with a puzzled look spreading across her little face, she said: “If I can swim, why is he having such a hard time with it? He can just float.”

I tried to remind her of when she didn’t know how to swim either, and how apprehensive she was when the swimming instructor first… Continue

Added by Sandra Carrington-Smith on March 15, 2010 at 6:15am — No Comments

Third Week of Writing "Jefferson's Masterpiece"

This was a challenging week of writing. My goal was to create three “fill-in days” (see February 22nd Blog) in order to advance the story of Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence. These days gave me the opportunity to share information about Jefferson and how he worked. They also gave me the opportunity to describe some “outside” events that were important to Jefferson and to the independence…

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Added by Dennis A. Parker on March 15, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

German Cuisine: Schwarzwälder Torte, Speck and Sausages (Satis Shroff)

Black Forest, St.Peter in winter 2010

Two…

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Added by Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer on March 15, 2010 at 4:11am — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Sonya Visor, author of Who I've Become is NOT Who I Am

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Sonya's author interview will win a FREE copy of Who I've Become is NOT Who I Am]

Coming from the shadows of familial abuse and all of the mental torment that comes along with it, Sonya Visor has written a book that details her triumph of trials and tribulations. Who I've Become is NOT Who I Am is a wonderful mix of storytelling and teaching that does nothing short of inspire all who read it.

Who's…

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Added by Joey Pinkney on March 14, 2010 at 8:49pm — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Dawn McCoy, author of Leadership Building Blocks

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Dawn's author interview will win a FREE copy of Leadership Building Blocks]

Dawn McCoy's Leadership Building Blocks was not written from a distance. McCoy's hard work and determination has been manifested into her being one of the youngest elected members to serve on the Sacramento City Unified School Board of Trustees. (No small feat!)

Leadership Building Blocks is more than an instructional manual. This book is a priceless teaching… Continue

Added by Joey Pinkney on March 14, 2010 at 8:49pm — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Niobia Bryant, author of Message from a Mistress

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Niobia's author interview will win a FREE copy of Message from a Mistress]

Niobia Bryant is a certified literary veteran: bestselling author, 17 novels, multiple genres... You name it; she's done it.

Message from a Mistress, based loosely on a movie, has all the elements of intrigue that readers enjoy investing their imaginations into. With this book, and multiple books coming out this year, Bryant is continuing her reign as a… Continue

Added by Joey Pinkney on March 14, 2010 at 8:48pm — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Rico Dasheem, author of Memoirs of a Love Lost

Rico Dasheem, a poet at heart, opened his soul and released what became Memoirs of a Love Lost. By allowing his readers into his world of love, lust and what lies beyond, Memoirs of a Love Lost gives credence to Dasheem's mantra: Love to Live to Learn...

Who's next in the "5 Minutes, 5 Questions With..." series?

Rico Dasheem, author of Memoirs of a Love Lost…

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Added by Joey Pinkney on March 14, 2010 at 8:47pm — No Comments

JoeyPinkney.com's 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With... Terra Little, author of Where There's Smoke 2

[ONE of the first FIVE people to comment on Terra Little's author interview will win a FREE copy of Where There's Smoke 2 from JoeyPinkney.com]

Terra Little is a well-respected in the literary industry for weaving a tale of love, relationships and actions into a wildly intense read. That ability has garnered her a loyal fan base and an ever-growing readership.

Her latest effort, Where There's Smoke 2, gives her the opportunity to prove that lightning can strike twice. This… Continue

Added by Joey Pinkney on March 14, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

Murdering the Truth

MURDERING the TRUTH

A premeditated thief of something valued…

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Added by Andrew Eaton on March 14, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

My Upcoming Book - The Meaning Behind the Cover Picture

A lot of people have asked me the meaning behind the photograph on the cover of Five Years And Counting. A Journey into the Mind of Soul Poetry, my upcoming book. So today, I want to answer that specific question.… Continue

Added by Cendrine Marrouat on March 14, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Great Tunguska explosion: more fascinating than ever

A new book, published by Springer New York, is a considerable step forward to the solution of the time-honored Tunguska enigma that still remains an unsolved mystery of nature. This may help us someday to protect our Earth from similar events and to avoid dangers so vividly shown in such popular films as “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon”.…

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Added by Vladimir Rubtsov on March 14, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

MY WRITING GETS NO ATTENTION by Marc Lacy

MY WRITING GETS NO ATTENTION

by author/poet Marc Lacy

No attention? I know this is not coming from you because your friends and family are ecstatic at the fact that you’ve written a book and are a published author. Your former high school English instructor and her current writer’s guild have been following you as you’ve become versed in article publishing and blogging. Meanwhile, your name has a certain “buzz”…

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Added by Ella D. Curry on March 14, 2010 at 9:39am — 1 Comment

Intimate Conversation with author Marc Lacy

Meet Huntsville’s own Marc Lacy, a graduate of Alabama A&M University. He is a nationally renown, award winning poet/author and spoken word artist. He has performed all of over the country at many national literary events and spoken word venues. Marc is a contributing writer to RADAR

and The Grove Magazines. He is also a writer for… Continue

Added by Ella D. Curry on March 14, 2010 at 9:36am — No Comments

Kairotic Moment

Everyone has a kairotic moment, an antepenultimate moment, in which some momentary event changes the way one thinks or creates an idea. That is what happened to me about six months ago when my wife said you need to start writing books. My background, education and research was in the area of theology and philosophy. However with about 3000 pages of notes and manuscripts that I had written over a 25 year period, I realized it was conceivable that some books may be buried in those papers. The… Continue

Added by Martin Murphy on March 14, 2010 at 7:54am — No Comments