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June 2009 Blog Posts (224)

When your life has been turned upside down: practise your religion or read my article

Sakyamuni Buddha

He lived from 566 to 486 BC. His teachings were passed down orally and they were only committed to writing in Sri Lanka around the middle of the first century BC. They consisted of three baskets or divisions called Pitaka. It has been estimated by scholars that if all the main points of the three baskets were listed in book form, that set of books would be equal to 360 volumes of our average encyclopedia today.

The Pitaka consists of 1) the discourses or… Continue

Added by Poh Tiong Ho on June 12, 2009 at 7:11pm — No Comments

What Makes a Good Bad Guy

What Makes a Good Bad Guy?

Getting your readers to hate the bad guy is much easier than getting them to sympathize with them. True, you may want to give your villain some redeeming qualities, but if your character does something truly loathsome, your readers will never forget.

Some of the most memorable villains will often cause their victims to suffer in either their body or mind. Think about some of the most notorious bad guys, and you’ll see what I mean. Nurse Ratched… Continue

Added by Ron Adams on June 12, 2009 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Free visability at multi award winning site

I'm looking for authors and experts from the writing industry to interview for my multi award winning site http://writersandauthors.blogspot.com

I have a large international readership so this is a great opportunity for both new and experienced members.

If you would like to be considered for a feature, please contact me at writersandauthors@yahoo.it giving some brief information about yourself and a weblink.

Please feel free to past this invitation on to others… Continue

Added by Jo Linsdell on June 12, 2009 at 12:22pm — No Comments

When standing at the crossroads of your literary career...I hope you find courage...and inspiration...

(Excerpt from my blog segment: The Quest of the Independent Author.)

There comes a time in everyone's life when we find ourselves standing at critical crossroads of our existence. Movies have been made, stories have been written and poems and songs are sung to romanticize this symbolic event that is not partial to one individual over the other. No matter what your present circumstance, your financial, ethnic, political or even spiritual background may be, you will come to an… Continue

Added by Bobby Ozuna on June 12, 2009 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

New blog post today at THE BALANCED WRITER on the sweet romance genre. Swing by!

http://thebalancedwriter.blogspot.com/

Also, I'd be happy to post your blog URL on my blog site for any blogs that are on writing and don't feature anything beyond sweet to sensual. It doesn't have to be in the romance genre, either.

Send me your blog URL to… Continue

Added by Danielle Thorne on June 12, 2009 at 11:35am — No Comments

How will you celebrate EB Week?

Different parts of the country have different holidays. We learned this by accident when we failed to take our kids to school on Memorial Day in North Carolina. And tried to send them on Easter Monday!

When we lived in Park City, Utah, one of the grocery clerks wished me a "Happy 24th!" I almost said, "Merry Thursday to you, too," not having a… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on June 12, 2009 at 7:29am — No Comments

A New Update!

First of all, I signed my first copy of Spawn of the Curse a couple days ago! My #1 fan stopped by the house to trade books and buy another one so now he's got all 3 of my books which are all signed. Someone wrote a book about him and he wanted me and my hubby to have a copy. He signed his copy too. He used to play for the Globe Trotters and is quite famous in Anderson, Indiana which is where I love now. I'm not much into sports but its… Continue

Added by A.R. Grosjean on June 12, 2009 at 2:34am — No Comments

Author Q&A: Lora Deeprose "The Still Life of Hannah Morgan"

“The longer you choose to play it safe, the more miserable your life will become. The universe rewards risk my dear; you know what you need to do.”

This week’s author is Lora Deeprose.

Lora Deeprose is the author of The Still Life of Hannah Morgan, an engaging romance novel published available…

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Added by Diana Cacy Hawkins on June 11, 2009 at 9:13pm — No Comments

The Review High, Helps Writers Get By

What writer's heart does not beat a little faster, who's chest does not swell that little bit with pride when the receive a review. More so a review stating how much a person has enjoyed their work.

The review might come in many forms. A report on Amazon, an email, a comment on a blog or a kind word during a radio show.

Each in it's own way… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 11, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Preparing Talking Points For Media, Radio, and Newspaper Interviews

Preparing Talking Points For Media, Radio, and Newspaper Interviews

Many new authors spend a lot of time and energy trying to get in the newspaper or on the radio. When they finally get there, however, they often don’t know what to say. If you plan ahead as part of your overall book marketing and promotion strategy and prepare… Continue

Added by Peter N. Jones on June 11, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Catch the tour of Poneasequa Goddess of the Waters

Poneasequa Goddess of the Waters is available at: http://www.duckworthelliott.com/index.html

My book launch was on June 6th at Barnes and Noble in NJ and the orders are coming in. Thank you to all who have purchased the book and this is just the begining for Native American young adult books.

Added by stephanie a. duckworth-elliott on June 11, 2009 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Through The Storm

What a glorious day it was going to be! I'd planned my day a week in advance. Another lesson learned: Life can become unexpectedly busy. Yet in somethings, there are no lesson to be learned. Sometimes, you just KNOW a thing. I know to appreciate the beauty; that life has to offer me. With this thought in mind. I smiled enjoying my day of repose. I inhaled the saltiness of the fresh air. It was 7:00am. The earth looked revived, in its morning… Continue

Added by Vanessa Richardson on June 11, 2009 at 11:32am — No Comments

Gift from Angela Chester Ministries

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Added by Dr. Angela Butts Chester on June 10, 2009 at 6:03pm — No Comments

NEW HISTORICAL/LIGHT PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVELS

1780 South Carolina, spies and intrigue, a vindictive ghost, the battle of King’s Mountain, Patriots and Tories, pounding adventure, pulsing romance…ENEMY OF THE KING.

A bearwalking Shawnee warrior, secrets from the past, a rugged frontiersman, gifted heroine, magical moonstone, love at first sight…DAUGHTER OF THE WIND.

The… Continue

Added by Beth Trissel on June 10, 2009 at 5:07pm — 2 Comments

The Rape of Innocence to become a Feature Film

I want to share a praise report/brag. I heard from a lady from California yesterday. She pitched my book, The Rape of Innocence, to a small independent black film company and they loved the idea of doing a feature film on my book. So, I will have a contract by tomorrow morning via FedEx.

Of course, that's just one part of it. They also have to find a network that… Continue

Added by Lacresha Hayes on June 10, 2009 at 1:55pm — 11 Comments

Poetry Grows in Cobble Hill, Ft. Greene and Brooklyn Heights: THE BROWNSTONE POETS READING SERIES EVENTS: THE BROWNSTONE POETS 2009 ANTHOLOGY BOOK EVENT TUESDAY, JUNE 30 AT 7PM BookCourt 163 C…

Poetry Grows in Cobble Hill, Ft. Greene and Brooklyn Heights:

THE BROWNSTONE POETS READING SERIES EVENTS:

THE BROWNSTONE POETS 2009 ANTHOLOGY BOOK EVENT

TUESDAY, JUNE 30 AT 7PM

BookCourt

163 Court Street

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone # (718) 875-3677

http://www.bookcourt.org/

So far…the readers from the anthology include:

AUSTIN ALEXIS

MARY… Continue

Added by Patricia Carragon on June 10, 2009 at 1:18pm — No Comments

PNR Reads and Reviews WHERE THE RAIN IS MADE

Find out more about Where The Rain Is Made here: The Wild Rose Press

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Review From PNR:

The Sacred Council of Arrows chooses time wanderers to aid the… Continue

Added by Kathryn Bryan on June 10, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

I can't believe it but...

The 10 week writing workshop I've been attending is coming to an end next week. My writing instructor, author Anne E Wood, is passionate about her subject: Short Story Fiction. She brings a level of energy to each class that is both refreshing and inspiring.

At Anne E's prompting, I've written numerous assignments for the class and several short stories. I've also read many pieces of fiction by my aspiring classmates, countless short stories and a healthy number of novels. The… Continue

Added by Carol on June 10, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

The End of an Era

From my blog at:

http://mari-thewritersblock.blogspot.com/

I have a moderately boring life, but, like many people, I'm careful to follow my routine. For a while it was hectic, but with the slowing of the economy, I am finding one thing after another coming to an end. It's almost as if 2009 blasted in, with C H A N G E as its slogan, and nothing IS as it WAS. My schedule changed, eliminating the wonderful Westlake Library book group mid first Wednesday of each month. The same… Continue

Added by Mari on June 9, 2009 at 9:21pm — No Comments

CROSSING THE LINE - REVIEWED

Richard Doster pens a heartfelt, powerful, thought provoking book that gives a broad view of when things started to forever change in the South. It was as much of a surprise to Martin Luther King, Jr. as it was to the rest of the world when a group voted him to lead a fight of justice, for all! Martin Luther tells a reporter, “There comes a time when people get tired of being plunged across the abyss of humiliation.”

Martin Luther tries to explain that this movement is not about… Continue

Added by Nora St.Laurent on June 9, 2009 at 9:14pm — No Comments