August 2007 Blog Posts (247)

Thinking of vacationing down south? Well, keep an eye out for a rare mother/child vampire team! The Cihuateteo likes to keep her work close to home, so a woman who dies in childbirth wanders the night as a vampire with her

undead child close at hand, attacking children.



Aside from drinking the victim's blood the Cihuateteo also feeds on the lifeforce of their victim; sucking on the fear and panic their presence creates. Many times a…

For the first time, my publisher has allowed me to give you a sneak peek of chapter 3 of my bestselling novel Whale Song, a novel that author Debra Purdy-Kong called "unusual", "elegantly written" and "heartbreaking".

Chapter three

I WHIRLED AROUND and saw a girl about my age treading water near the raft. She had black hair braided into two long plaits and dark eyes that stared at me curiously.

“What do you mean ‘your…

In a previous blog, I noted that I had created two groups here at Book Marketing Network. I only wrote, however, about one of them: Poets and Angels. The second is called New Millennium Renaissance, and it is devoted to identifying the themes, subject matter, imagery, lexicons, ideologies, and voices that comprise modern…

Here is a sample of a poem I wrote.

She Danced

by Pier Marie Tyler

Inspired by my friends, R&B Pratcher who sent me a pic of

The Black Swan Dance. While looking at the pic and

listening to Dozie's "Gabriel's Lounge", this is what came to me.

She danced on the floor of water

Her feet told a story,

Wrapped in love

She danced like an angel

With swans by her side, synchronously.

The beat led her around…

THE HILLS ARE EMPTY (Satis Shroff)

Where have all the young folk gone?…

NIRMALA: Between Terror and Ecstasy (Satis Shroff)

People were out in the streets of Bremen,…

SANTA FE (Satis Shroff)

A German professor wooed me…

Ok i am so excited that i can't control myself. I am just waiting for my poetry book to hit the bookstores in about a month. It is called The Rhythm of My Soul. I am so excited that i want to share it with everyone. I an going to start a promotion for in within about a week. Either get a free book, pre-ordering ect. I will let you know but please by all means leave me a comment and let me know what you think. also please visit my site so that you can tell me what you think of it since it is…

Time is precious, time is golden and time is life. Many spend a lot of time watching television, playing games, drinking and doing other acts that never add any value to their life. Any day spent, that you cannot point to what you have done differently is a day wasted. Make a…

This is only one of the questions I'll be answering on the teleseminar, which takes place TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 28, 2007.

If you haven't yet asked your question about how to choose your best-selling title and subtitle, please do so now.

When you ask your question, you'll get all the call-in details. You'll be able to listen over the phone or online, so…

Greetings Book Marketing Network,

This is the first blog/ forum that I have seen on the web that really seems to consist of a a special group of people. I am a librarian at an elementary school, a male teacher in a primary school, which is an unusual thing. Mix that with being an artist and you have an even rarer creature that needs community and friendship in any place he kind find it, a place such as this. Thank you for allowing me into your space and I hope that we can communicate…

Hello everyone,

I just want to say that I hope everyone has enjoyed this summer.

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I would entreat you to log onto the Blog post, " A Bar of Soap ," and if you have any knowledge of this amazing bar of soap, to contact me as quickly as possible.

Thank you

Bill

On day 27 of my 'Touring the World' virtual book tour, I stop off at John Kremer's site. John is a respected book marketing expert and the author of numerous books including 1001 Ways to Market Your Books. At writers' conferences, he often presents on book marketing, publishing, writing, branding, and more. When John asked me if I could supply an article on marketing tips, I knew I had the perfect article, especially since we're…

It's not often one gets to blow his own horn, but I just received the most amazing letter from a grief counselor. I hope you don't mind me sharing it with you.

Dear Lynn,

I just wanted to tell you how much I love the book! Angel's Dance is part of my one-on-one bereavement support practice as well as my grief groups. I have found a number of poems to read aloud to my clients -- your words are uplifting and motivating to people needing to grieve and to hear about someone else's…