April 2011 Blog Posts (202)

Here are the three videos. Hope you enjoy them.

2^ND Earth is the first science fiction novel written by Edward and Eunice Vought. The intent was to create a work that is interesting to the reader yet teaches them about relationships and family values without being preachy. If you are looking for the darker, more violent aspects of science fiction, this book will probably not interest you. The story takes place in a world that was nearly destroyed by war and takes you through the steps that the survivors go through to rebuild…

I am going to get right into the action with this one. I mean, what exactly does the title mean? Here you go:

“Over the past year, one thing we've come to appreciate on The Literary Lab blog is the value of artistic freedom. To celebrate this freedom, we put together a collection of stories that were accepted before they were actually written. Our fellow writers gained entry into the anthology by impressing us with past work or proposals. From those early applications, we selected…

People frequently ask how it came to be that two sisters wrote a novel together and what it was like to work as a team. The answers are “simple” and “great.”

It was March. The snow was dirty brown and the sun was absent here in Bangor, Maine. I was spending a lot of time on my sofa, channel surfing and landing nowhere. Joanne called from her home in Florida.

“Wanna write a book together?”  I wrapped the afghan around me tighter and yawned from lack of blood flow to my…

Jack Hessey's fabulous Stella Stargirl interviews the beautiful Tiffany LeBouf, the main character from my demon series, Demon Chaser. Here is the link to Jack's blog:

http://stellastargirlblog.wordpress.com/2011/04/09/stella-stargirl-interviews-tiffany-lebouf/

Let's hear it for the little guy!  Yesterday I received news that the fine against which I appealed was downgraded to a caution.  Here's one in the eye for you, you miserable rats from the Highway Patrol.  Yep, they issued with me a fine after telling lme I had gone through a YELLOW light when I still had plenty of time to stop (I was turning a corner).  One of them said I applied my brakes when turning.  Well, yeah, I didn't want to take the corner like a hooligan, that's why.  The crab who…

Check out this article. http://reflectionsinhindsight.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/market-mondays-networking-is-vital

Finding this lovely comment about "A Dead Man's Debt" made me smile today:

"Every once in a while I accidentally discover the work of an author I can't stop raving about. Grace Elliot is one such author. I just started reading my copy of A Dead Man's Debt by Grace Elliot. So far, I'm loving it! The prose is extremely beautiful and the descriptions so far have been nothing short of breathtakings! And there have been one or two scenes that brought out a belly laugh! I'm really excited…

I have some new things to talk about; yes besides the stuff I yapped about last week, yes, it is true. New stuff already! Here is the deal; I am adding a new segment to my blogtalk show, it is going to be all about writing process. Basically a panel of authors is going to discuss a facet of writing each month and hopefully something new can be learned and we can each get something from it. Let’s face it, gas is going through the roof, trying to get to one of these authorfests is tough and…

So You Want To Co-Author A Novel…

My sister and I have written a novel together called Wicked Good. People ask me all the time what was it like co-authoring a novel with my sister.

My response: all good!

It’s been my dream to be a writer since I was eight years old, and trust me, that’s a long time ago! Amy never wanted to be a writer. She is happy spending time with her sons and saving all the dogs of the world. It wasn’t planned that we would write novels…

By the 1880’s tea drinking became an upper class ritual. Ladies gathering around a silver tea pot with elegant porcelain cups became symbols of good taste and refinement and the preparation of tea was an art in itself. A popular household manual from the 1880’s ‘Enquire With Upon Everything’ instructs on how to make the perfect brew.

-         Use freshly…

Just to clarify a few things: I didn’t put together a best of Self-Published novels for the quarter because I basically didn’t do any posts on them for all of January. I could not even put together a top ten if I tried, so I will combine it when I do the second quarter’s list; it will be fair that way. I hope that you have found by now that I am a big supporter of Self-Published authors and in no way shape or form mean any disrespect by not having a best of list this time around.…

The Mom Egg Spring Reading and Party

Sunday, May 15^th 6-8 p.m.- Cornelia Street Cafe 

29 Cornelia Street- NY, NY 10014 …

Hey Poets,

Drop by Tattoosday for April 2, 2011 for Cupcake Chronicles #9 - Friday evening before midnight, February 13, 2009 and the rose tattoo pictures, including the story behind my "ink."  The tattoo pictures were taken at the Border's bookstore near Penn Station and Macy's Herald Square.

A special "thank you" to Bill Cohen for making this possible for us tattooed poets to celebrate National Poetry…