June 2014 Blog Posts (164)

Touching again on the subject of unpaid reviews from unknown readers, I would like to point out just how personal taste is reflected in each review. I’m not going to mention the 23 – five star reviews I’ve gotten for DROP OUT, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U but mention quotes from the two worst reviews I’ve received. Why focus on the worst? Because they are perfect examples of opinion and preference.

The first quote is…

The Writing Mama show is on every Monday and is hosted by Mom's Choice and Award-winning Author Virginia S Grenier, who is joined weekly by guest authors to talk about the publishing and writing industry. Grenier, with her guests, hope to not only share their love of the written word, but also tips on writing, what makes a good book and much more.

This weeks guest is…

A Call to Action

When crafting a business letter, we're taught to call people to action. What do you want the reader to do?  If we've written about a defective product, we might ask the company representative to:

A.  Refund our money.

B.  Send us a new product.

I'm amazed that so many authors will put…

It seems to have been a week of long walks for some. Metaphorically the England football team began their long walk back home from Brazil to the UK, while me and Pat have been stretching our legs walking around Alicante and Torrevieja. The other kind of long walking I’ve been doing is with my fingers over the keyboard as I battle with a trial on Scrivener, but more about that later. Last Monday we went into Alicante and wandered around the shops. It hadn’t been part of our plan, but we went…

Advanced Chess, 3rd Edition

ISBN.1230000230922

 What is The Value of a Cast-Iron Pot?

It may seem a bit premature, but we have started dividing up Mom’s things. She no longer needs a cabinet full of Tupperware containers, because she no longer lives in her house or cooks and puts away leftovers.

In one kitchen cabinet, the cast-iron pot sits like a lonely sentinel of Sunday dinners past. Every Sunday…

Before The Beak: True…

Wisdom and Rubies – by J. F. Slattery

E-Book Edition

Eminent criminal barrister Adolphus Winterbourne had been worried about his…

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HELL...

The Great Dragon appears in the skies over Paris, France, and the world is changed forever. Nations great and small swear their allegiance to the Prince of Darkness. Those that claim to walk in the light find their faith and courage tested beyond all limits. The world is gripped by violence and bloodshed, and the few…

Hello everyone, I have information about spiritual warfare on my website: http://www.valentinabestmusic.net/spiritual-warfare-daily.html including very informative and educational material about destroying witchcraft and dangers of the occult. Please read gospel tracts entitled: "Exposing And Destroying Witchcraft!" "Dangers Of The Occult: Exposed!" and "You Can Be Set Free!" at:…

          I’ve been contemplating the future of the author in today’s high technology society. What will become of us and the books we write? Will the paperback go the way of the compact disk and disappear forever? Will publishing houses dissolve into nonexistence the way most record labels have? Will a paperback…

It has finally gotten hot again.  Well, the winter was cold and now the summer is hot.  Who doesn’t get this?  You’d think that human beings were born believing the world revolved around them and that Mom’s could keep the sun from getting too hot or the wind from getting too cool.  Whoops – they do? Well,there’s another misconception blown to the stars.

Thank Heaven…

This Week’s Highlights:

1)  My second son returned from a trip to Alaska, where he was visiting my brother, who is a priest up there.  He had a great time – saw moose (they really do exist), helped at the parish, climbed mountains, met some really nice people, went fishing and drank some great coffee. I told him I wouldn’t meet him at the airport with a to-do list in…

December 21, Helsinki, Finland.  Annual Winter Global Agriculture Summit

Sponsored by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, The Nordic Genetic Research Center (Nordgen) and the Nordic Council of Ministers, , all the major Agribusiness giants that produce GMO seed and agrichemicals, and major philanthropic associations, whose overt mission is to end…