June 2007 Blog Posts (88)

Hello everyone and/or anyone who happens to read this post,

I'm new to this network and I do hope it turns out to be a great place to meet people involved in the book publishing business. I'm open to meeting new people so please drop me a line to say "hi".

Hi All:

I'm very excited about my new novel called "Alaska Now: A Novel About Alaskan Oil, Native Corporations, Wildlife, Identity and Love." The reason I'm excited is because the novel is my way of contributing to the conservation efforts to save the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the National Petroleum Reserve from the Bush Administration's efforts to open these pristine wildlife refuges to oil drilling. At the moment the "Yellow Billed Loon" , an endangered…

If you live in Richmond area, or even in Virginia, I'll be selling and signing books as my pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan , along with three other romance authors; Shara Lanel, Melany Logan and Donna Dalton this Saturday, June 30th 1:00-4:00PM at Chester Perk Coffee Shop 11884 Chester Villiage Drive, Chester. So come on by, get a signed book, meet an author, and have a cup of coffee or tea. For directions: (804)425-8109.…

My name is really Sylvia Kaye but most people call me Pee Wee. At one time Pee Wee fit but I'm sad to say, not anymore. Oh well...it happens to the best of us, I guess.

I'm proud as a peacock to have published my first novel, The Kahills of Willow Walk. Am now working on a sequel, For the Love of Willow Walk, (working title). Someone said the second book is easier than the first. Perhaps I'll punch them in the nose. <g>Maybe it's just me but my characters seem to be takiing a…

SO FAR I HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH MY SUMMER RADIO SHOWS!

I have been running a series of shows dealing with a variety of SPIRIT, MIND AND BODY topics. Some of these shows will form the basis for a new book. Here's the line up:

On Passionate Internet Voices Radio http://www.internetvoicesradio.com each Monday night at 7:30 pmEST,

7/2 Jerry Simmons, founder of…

When I first decided to pursue a writing career I had these grand visions of being in a cabin on a lake somewhere and spending my days under a tree writing, then once a year or so I'd toss the manuscript into the mail to my agent and return to the tree to write some more. I had my first book published 3 years ago and I've been in a perpetual state of shock ever since! The little secret your English professor doesn't tell you is that in order to be a published author you also have to be very…

Hi everyone,

I've just joined this network and first impressions are it looks great. I thought I would just add few words here about what Im doing at the moment. I have written two non-fiction books so far on performance enhancement for sports people and am currently writing another for golfers.

However, I have always wanted to write a novel and I'm currently developing an idea for getting my philosphy for personal development through sport into a story. I have a few ideas and…

Good morning. Quit my real job last year to become a writer. Some might think "I had it all"...pension, 401K, decent salary, blah, blah, blah. But for the 2 1/2 years I wrote in my journal (every single day) about how much I didn't want to be there.

My boss found out he had cancer at the ripe ol' age of 53 in March and died that Aug. And I began to realize he lived for everyone but himself. And then I realized that it just might be ok to go for what I want in life, since it is…

Kathmandu Blues:

THE LAND OF THE GREY-EYED (Satis Shroff, Freiburg)…

As an author, how important is your name? Is there an advantage to using a pen name rather than your own moniker? You probably figure I'm the last person on earth to ask such a thing. I had to laugh when a bookstore manager out in Washington asked me if Janet Elaine Smith is a pen name? Yeah, right! If I were going to pick a name out of thin air, the most logical one to choose would be "Smith," just to avoid any confusion with the umpteen million other Smiths in the…

There are things that human being do that I really do not understand. Some of these things are absolutely heart breaking. The story of the pregnant Ohio woman that was murdered by her boyfriend is one of such stories. I could not imagine anything that a person could do that you truly loved that would allow you to…

There are many things that have happened to me since being placed here on this earth that defy all rational physical explanation. All of these things for me have truly been life altering things. I know that all of the things that I have experienced are a direct manifestation the existence of God. When I see or hear about things that to me are a direct manifestation of God I rejoice. Here…

The countdown is on...

I really hate birthdays (mine) and I have an aversion to the number 4, although I have to admit, the last 4 years have been amazing. Please help me celebrate my 44th (OMG!) birthday on AUGUST 12th, 2007 and enter to WIN FREE BOOKS, MUGS, BOOKMARKS and more.



Here’s how it works:

My name is Phil harris and I host two separate internet radio shows-both called ALL THINGS THAT MATTER. One show is on internetvoicesradio.com and the other is on BlogTalkRadio.com. As an author I have found these two shows to be an excellent outlet for authors and non-authors to promote their ideas to a wider audience. I do not do fluff but rather focus upon issues like books with a real messages that are inspirational, aim to teach humanity the errors of its ways, expose abuses and seek to…

My life is an open book! Actually, it is about 18 open books! And there are more on the horizon. You can find my innermost secrets at http://janetesmitstarbooks.tripod.com or at http://www.janetelainesmith.com .

I'd love to learn the secrets of the people who have turned their books into a success. I'd especially like to hear some success stories from fiction authors. So much of the…