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July 2009 Blog Posts (227)

Michael Jackson in our hearts - Animation film by Ridha Ridha

This spontaneous animation film I did it as signs of showing gratitude to the worlds greatest legend Michael Jackson,who bringing joy and happiness into our hearts.

Thank you soooo much Michael. You will never be… Continue

Added by Ridha on July 8, 2009 at 11:08pm — No Comments

Gone With the Wind

I set up a book signing in Florida. Well, actually I didn't set it up. I have this funny childhood friend and he set it up. He went to a lot of trouble for me, so I drove for four days with my family to go and set up a puppet show/chess lesson using lots of animal chess openings for the kids in Orlando. My husband put on a gorilla suit. I know, I know, it was worth it because we sold five books. That's five! It would have been six had the Orlando Public Library purchased a copy.

But… Continue

Added by Anthea Carson on July 8, 2009 at 3:43pm — No Comments

Yummy Hero Wednesday

Time for another author's take on what makes a yummy hero.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-3098-Houston-Romance-Novels-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Cerise-DeLand-tells-us-what-makes-a-yummy-hero

Enjoy!
Teri

Added by Teri Thackston on July 8, 2009 at 12:33pm — No Comments

Gratitude- Emotion With the least Stress

Most people go to work day after day and there are things that must be completed. Plus there are new tasks being handed out for that day. It can be stressful because there are deadlines and not everything runs smoothly all of the time. So there may be some frustrations or annoyances that occur. This is simply part of business and will occur from time to time.

There are some ways to lessen the stress that occurs not only for a manager but for the manger's employees. The easiest things… Continue

Added by Liz Cosline on July 8, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

ARE YOU TENSE AND STRESSED OUT?

ARE YOU TENSE AND STRESSED OUT?

DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THAT YOUR DR. CAN’T SEEM TO HELP WITH?

HAS TRADITIONAL THERAPY FAILED TO HELP YOU GET PAST TRAUMAS ?

DO YOU SUFFER FROM ANXIETY OR STRESS RELATED ILLNESS, PHOBIAS OR TEST ANXIETY ?

Data has shown that EFT Healing is excellent for reducing or eliminating phobias, panic attacks, chronic pain,TMJ, PTSD, high blood pressure, athletic performance slumps,… Continue

Added by Dianne Keast EFT Practitioner on July 8, 2009 at 10:27am — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with "Sandee Sgarlata"

On today's "Book and a Chat" my very special guest 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist Sandee Sgarlata.

Life today is full or pressures for teens. "The Day After Tomorrow" is the first novel in the Julia Monroe Series, a series that… Continue

Added by Storyheart on July 7, 2009 at 5:31pm — No Comments

How to Explain to Your Mother, Husband, Best Friend That Twitter Is Not a Waste of Time

A good friend said to me: “Why would anyone be on Twitter?” Mind you, he’s never been on Twitter and he doesn’t know a thing about it. But he’s a successful lawyer and thinks he knows what’s what.

In reply, I’ve decided to come up with a list of answers for when someone asks you this question:

1. Getting news updates before the news media

2. Asking technical software/hardware questions and getting answers

3. Asking for referrals for a plumber… Continue

Added by Phyllis Zimbler Miller on July 7, 2009 at 2:39pm — No Comments

Agents

Is it just my imagination that every agent I query is simply too busy to listen to what I have to say. This also means that they are all making too much money to consider making any more. Maybe I should become an agent instead of write books.

I know that most authors have the same problem. You just have to keep on truckin' and not let it get to you. However, it should not be that way. All we want is to be heard by someone and not just brushed aside like some trash out there.

I know I… Continue

Added by John Hachmann on July 7, 2009 at 10:16am — 2 Comments

Who wants to help me change the world for the better?

After university I got my dream job, working with horses. All was going well until December 1994 when my life changed forever. Crossing the road on the way to work, I was hit by a car... I 'died'! Since being hit by that car I went through a period of great change and learnt many things; I had experiences I did not understand and saw things mankind maybe should not see. I started writing these things down. I will never preach to anyone, but what started as an autobiography about my life, my… Continue

Added by Philip Watling on July 7, 2009 at 3:46am — No Comments

Holiday Signings and a New Arrival

I'm back from my brief weekend break.

Over the last few weeks I have seen first hand how the economy and the increased use of the internet for book purchasing is effecting the normal author book signing events.

As anybody who has checked out my interviews, reviews or heard me on the radio knows, I am a great believer in the fact that the way forward for… Continue

Added by Storyheart on July 6, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Newly Released When Fates Collide Co-Authored with Florida Author Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc

Alex Morgan is a bounty hunter. Hope Harrington is a woman with no life. Combine the two of them and you have one of the most tongue-in-cheek and hilarious mysteries ever written!

Best seller and award winner Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc and critically acclaimed author and real life bounty hunter Yvonne Mason have teamed up to give their readers one heck of a good time.

With a flair for the comical, and a wit and way that only these two… Continue

Added by Yvonne Mason on July 6, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

Bite Of Washington by Teresa Nordheim

Authors - get your own page-turning book-previewing book widget at www.freado.com and share your book-extract on over 60 networks such as Facebook, Digg… Continue

Added by Vikram Narayan on July 6, 2009 at 4:49am — No Comments

What You Really Want, Wants You by Toni LaMotta

Authors - get your own page-turning book-previewing book widget at www.freado.com and share your book-extract on over 60 networks such as Facebook, Digg… Continue

Added by Vikram Narayan on July 6, 2009 at 4:39am — No Comments

Textbook is Underway!

We've finished the teacher's guide and the student workbook, and now all that remains is to write our short book on writing short stories. This will be for the use of the person conducting the creative writing course that we plan to sell at the California Homeschool Network show at the end of this month. I'm excited!

Carol

Added by Carol J. Amato on July 5, 2009 at 11:07pm — No Comments

"Be Your Art" Writing Contest

BeYourArt.com is holding its first Writing Contest in conjunction with PhineArtDesigns.com and the North Shoreian Magazine.

Submit your stories for the opportunity to win a free custom logo design by PhineArtDesigns.com (worth $500) developed specifically to promote the winner’s career.

The top three… Continue

Added by Judah Mahay on July 5, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Meet me in Las Vegas

CEO Space can change your life

WANT TO GET RICH? WHY WAIT? Publishing? 2500 best sellers in Ten Years including most of the big Chicken Soup Titles ( and the original Chicken Soup launch ) the current NO MATTER WHAT Million Dollar Advance from Super Star of the Secret Lisa Nichols, to when Mars and Venus Collide. One place “warp drives” authors and no place sends more authors to number one, which is why I’m teaching at www.ceospace.net with my team the week of July 21st in Las Vegas… Continue

Added by Rick Frishman on July 5, 2009 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Using free audiobooks to drive print and eBook sales

I had many reasons for producing audiobook versions of my books, and I have since discovered many benefits I had not expected. A friend had told me about Podiobooks.com, where you can listen, for free, to books that have been serialized into audio eposides. Podiobooks.com does afford the listener the opportunity to make a donation, of… Continue

Added by Brian Rathbone on July 5, 2009 at 4:14pm — No Comments

A Will to Love is on Midwest Book Review

Today I woke up to the news that my latest release, A Will to Love, has made it onto the Reviewer’s Bookwatch list as a Reviewer’s Choice entry for July 2009 at Midwest Book Reviews. It will stay there, of course, for the next twelve months. I am so excited you guys!

I invite you to go out and see the list at http://www.midwestbookreview.com and click on the Reviewer’s Bookwatch link, then on the July 2009 link. A Will to Love is at the… Continue

Added by Kim Smith on July 5, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

STROKE OF GENIUS Name A Character Contest

from Emily Bryan . . .

In case you aren't aware of my STROKE OF GENIUS Name a Character Contest, let me explain how it works. Readers are helping me choose a name for a character in my current WIP whom I've designated as XXX for now. (He's my hero's best friend and manservant and he looks… Continue

Added by Emily Bryan on July 5, 2009 at 9:35am — No Comments