Regardless of what difficulties you may be going through right now- setbacks, crisis, mistakes, tragedies, pressures, temptations, disappointments, or failed expectations, friend, you need not despair for those seemingly negative occurrences have inherent benefits. By walking in this understanding, it becomes possible to handle them successfully, turning them into opportunities in the process. Today, I will be sharing with you six benefits  inherent in…

Writing is tough work, but at the same time it’s a bug that I can’t seem to shake.  I can’t imagine my life without it even with all of its challenges.  I budget my time for writing projects, promotion, clients, and studying crime trends.  Sometimes it’s a…

Purchase AFTER

Well, after many long weeks and many refinements, AFTER is complete and available for sale at the Kindle bookstore for a mere $1.79. I've been approved with Smashwords and am just waiting for it to appear in their premium catalog. Then it will be available everywhere. Here is the pitch followed by the link to purchase. I've hardly started to market and I've already sold a few. Major marketing promo blitz…

Hey there and happy Monday to all. I wanted to start the week off with a bang and make some noise early in the week so I am going to post on not one but two of my collaborators. I have been fortunate to work with Vincent Zandri on “Down Low-Dead” ( available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Scribd.com)  and B.R. Stateham on “Hotel Beaumont” which will be released in a few weeks. The reason I bring that up is that I have the unique distinction of not only jazzing with these…

Are Your Books available on the following:

Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, iPad (iBooks), Kobo, iScroller, Palm, Droids, iPhone, Stanza, and more?

 I and my iFOGO.com team have been very successful in getting e-books published and available in all e-book formats. In fact, my books, seen here: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ifogo, are available in all formats, thanks to a one-stop…

One of the simplest ways to choose an investment and business focus is to identify a trend and simply ride the wave.



Here are four counterintuitive trends that can be a source of profitable investments and business developments, particularly as the gfc continues.   Consider these 4 counterintuitive trends as ways to turn Crisis to…

Lips Magazine will hold a Publication Celebration Reading for the 30th Anniversary Issue of Lips, Number 34/35, on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

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My weekend blog post looks at 'The Sin Tax.'

Imposed in medieval times by King John this unpopular tax led to rebellion and a major upheaval in English law. To read more follow the link:

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com

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1089 Nights: An Odyssey through the Middle East, Africa and Asia by Ann von Lossberg is a lively non-fiction account of Ann von Lossberg’s travels together with her boyfriend, Jim Hucock, through the Middle East, Africa and Asia, mainly undertaken in the 1980s. The prefatory allusion to The Book of One Thousand and One Nights introduces the reader to the text that follows – one is encouraged to expect a cornucopia of interwoven tales.  Written with the benefit of…

What’s in a Genre?

            Search around the Internet and you’ll find the popular opinion in the publishing industry that a writer should choose a genre and stick with it.  If they want to dabble in other genres, they may want to consider a pseudonym.  This is sometimes referred to as “branding” yourself and is particularly championed by agents and large publishing house as a means of establishing a loyal fan base who will avidly follow your…

Lee’s enthusiasm for writing permeates this collection of short stories (or ‘volumes’, as he calls them). Most definitely they are not in the conventional short story mode, so don’t expect a snappy beginning, middle and end. Rather, they are sketches of characters and scenes written in a stream of consciousness style, in a way that is reminiscent of Lee’s literary doyen, William Faulkner. One can readily tell that the author is a Southerner, who has been exposed to much of the harshness of…

One of the most interesting aspects of studying criminal behavior and criminology is finding out why and how criminals commit a specific crime.  It’s really the complicated task of finding out what makes an individual tick and hopefully learning more about their criminal…

I’ve been ecstatic about the “thumbs up” I’ve been receiving from dog handlers and K9 officers about Silent Partner.  Thank you!  It means a lot to me because I wanted to do the K9 units justice by portraying them in a one of my stories. 

 Here are some comments by readers…

John Walker…

Just a reminder there is only ten days left in this contest!

Hi, I would like to extend an invitation to you and anyone that you feel would like to enter the contest we are having: The Trestle Press Summer Search. What are we searching for and why? We feel you may be the next Stephen King, Lee Child, David Morrell, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Irene Hannon, Nora Roberts, or Suzanne Woods Fisher. We would like to find you, have you as a client and help make you a successful…

This friend is way too much fun! I have gotten a chance thus far to be a part of some very serious brain storming, incredible writing, and deadly execution by some really nice, talented authors. The latest release “Who Whacked the Blogger” just made me take a step back and gasp in awe as Benjamin Sobieck just gave birth to a new, intensely funny character that I hope to get to read for a long time: Maynard Soloman. I can’t do justice to the man’s riffs. His prose in this is just amazing,…

Lawrence Johnson Sr Interview…

Here are excerpts from four online reviews of Breathless. Links to purchase or see more follow.

VampireRomanceBooks.com

 Scott Prussing’s Breathless is a vampire romance novel that breaks out of the predisposed storyline that tends to follow the vampire romance genre.  Breathless, while appropriate for a young adult, will draw in…