Earlier today I had Sandy Sieber on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show as my guest.

Sandy’s two activity books revolve around Pennsylvania history and trivia. I found some interesting stuff in my research before the show on a fun website: http://www.50states.com/facts/penn.htm#.U715pLE3dYZ

Below I…

Well, another way of saying it, “canning”, might not be so impressive though the reality behind the thought still is. I grew up in the city and when I got my first real view of a farm in mid-summer I was absolutely amazed at the vastness of growing life all around me. I had honestly thought that the world was covered in cities and that farms were just squeezed in between.…

The fire of hatred

blazes hot inside you

all day

Isn’t it better not to hate others?

When’ll you find peace

and coolness?

Your desires are the causes of your own sufferings

**

You wish to see others dead

their buildings crumble to the ground

their children drop out of high schools

their currency collapses

But in reality, these people grow stronger

Their buildings grow…

I am fortune to have met some really nice folks on social media.

To do my fair shared I am going to feature some of my friends from Twitter and Goodreads on my blog. Some of them may not be authors but “Social Media” gurus or Bloggers.

So without further ado, please take a minute of your time and read a little bit about Paul Hollis, author of “Hollow Man”.…

St. Louis Hustle - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish



From the day that Angel moved into her apartment, the bills in the mail rack spilled out of the holder like garbage.  Now, in a neat pile, they looked like a deck of playing cards.  Nice, but not her style.  Suspiciously, she…

A love story that touches four decades, 500 Miles to Go is about the importance of, and the risks associated with, the pursuit of dreams. When our dreams cause angst to our loved ones, they become nightmares.

Gail fell for Alex Król before she learned that he risked his life on dirt tracks during…

Today @ 1PM EST Nigeria Lockley makes her first visit to The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show.

Her debut novel, “Born at Dawn”, releases later this year.

Here is the link for the show and a little bit about Nigeria:

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"Oh, Sam Adams, isn't that the beer guy?"

The next person that says that to me is likely to get a thorough tongue lashing from me! LOL

Why? Thank goodness you asked!! :D

Since 1985, Samuel Adams has been known as an alcoholic beverage more than a patriot.  It doesn't help that the Sam Adams Lager website claims "Samuel Adams was a Boston…

I’ve been reading a lot of threads and forums lately dealing with the topic of marketing your book. It seems there are a lot of “newbie authors” out there in this relatively virgin explosion of indie publishing and many can’t understand why their book isn’t selling. When asked if they market and promote their books most do say yes, but often complain of the time it takes in a world where we all have limited time.

Well, here’s a hard truth. To be a successful indie author you…

In dusty areas or areas with fumes, respirators must be worn. Fine asbestos dust is produced during the manufacture of asbestos products, or while these products are being used in the construction yards.

The nasal hairs in your nose wave back and forth from 8 to 12 times per second. Up to a certain extent, they help to filter the air you breathe in, blocking dirt and dust from getting into your lungs. They sweep the bacteria and other pollutants that enter the nose,…

Did I lose you?

I’ve switched the location of my blog from this site to www.ruthlsnyder.com . This site will be disappearing at the end of July, so please make sure you join me at my new site. I was able to transfer all the content from this site over to the new site, plus add some new features I hope you’ll…

Welcome to A.K. Frailey’s Book Review Monday.  Here are my first picks.  Enjoy!

Treason – A Catholic Novel of Elizabethan England by Dena Hunt is definitely one of the best books I have read recently. This is a well written account not merely of a historical time period (Elizabethan England) but a reflection on the…

My Non-Techy Approach to Sharing

I learned to type on a manual typewriter starting in 7th grade. Yeah, I'm THAT old. The transition from the manual to electric typewriter fueled my fears. After all, others told me if you held a key down too long, you'd get a whole line of zzz's on the paper.

You can imagine my consternation at the…

I’m off for a scan tomorrow, Monday. Before last week I’d never heard of a PET scan (thought I’d misheard the word), but since then I’ve seen it mentioned several times and have even spoke to people who have had one. I will get the results in two weeks’ time when I see my specialist. On the book front I’ve just had a three day promotion for ROSELLI’S GOLD. I won’t know how successful it has been, but I expect to make at least one sale out of it; maybe more. I have a promotion scheduled for a…

The Value of a Good Critique by Jen Cudmore

Allowing someone to read your rough draft is always a bit scary, no matter how many books you’ve written! And yet a good critique can be so valuable in the long process of writing a book. 

Even veteran writers understand that it takes another set of eyes to catch things they didn’t notice, to point out where the plot…

Two weeks ago was the author interview I did on Central Valley Talk.com’s show called “Let’s Talk Business” hosted by Mike Scott. I realize that many either could not watch it on a normal work day at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, and “live,” or had other difficulty finding the site.

Here it is on You Tube, with no headline, no ads, and the book’s cover at the…