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August 2008 Blog Posts (161)

I am here !

Shame on me for not taking the time to come to the Book Marketing Network. However, I have been very busy.

With summer being here, my days are spent with grandchildren, though I try and sneak in some writing here and there. I am about to take a mini vacation; going to Ohio for a family reunion, so I am looking forward to that come Friday, August 8th.

Anyway, I want to announce some big news today. I am happy to say that I just published another children's book. This is a… Continue

Added by Winona Rasheed on August 6, 2008 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Trilogy of action thrillers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soft-Target-Conrad-Jones/dp/1434352544/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

Added by Conrad Jones on August 6, 2008 at 10:26am — 1 Comment

Giving Up

Giving Up

August 6th, 2008

I get a lot of mail from people who are ready to give up. They feel they have waited long enough. Their marriage is not what it should be. Sometimes it is not bad even, but it is not what they thought it would be. Like a fruit tree that has no fruit, they feel their marriage is not worth working on any more.

I have fruit trees behind my house. We planted those tree 16 years ago. Now 16 years is a long time. Through the years we have not gotten but… Continue

Added by Barbara Smith on August 6, 2008 at 10:01am — No Comments

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: Romantic Suspense Author Mary Burton Visits Book Marketing Buzz & Book Cover Lovers!

Mary Burton, author of the romantic suspense novel, I’M WATCHING YOU, will be stopping off at Book Marketing Buzz and Book Cover Lovers on… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on August 6, 2008 at 9:53am — No Comments

The Muse Online Writers Conference

Each year the Muse Online Writers Conference has attracted close to 2,000 writers from around the world. Right now, registrations are nearing the deadline: September 1st, 2008, so if you haven't registered yet, please do so right now.

In the past I've been lenient and accepted past registration dates but this year, seeing how registrations have been open since the beginning of 2008, there will be no late registrations allowed.

The Muse Online Writers Conference is FREE -… Continue

Added by Lea Schizas on August 6, 2008 at 8:11am — No Comments

Help for the blind...

That phrase can be interpreted in lots of ways: help with tools to navigate, help for restoring sight, help with support, help with grants, scholarships—the list is way long. Of course, those of us who are blind need help in various ways in different stages and from varied sources.

But the best help anyone has given me after I lost my sight came from two friends who took me into a Christian church. In the midst of sobs that expressed my misery, I blinked my tears away to see God for… Continue

Added by Janet Perez Eckles on August 6, 2008 at 7:55am — No Comments

Schedule your "Power of 10" workshop today Corporate and Ministry Teams

I am currently scheduling "Power of 10" workshop for corporate, ministry teams and women's groups. Each workshop is scheduled with a maximum of 10. Schedule your workshop today email monarchpublicationsllc@yahoo.com include name, telephone number, email address, date and location.…

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Added by Holly Spence on August 5, 2008 at 8:04pm — No Comments

YourMilitary.com Announces Military Spouse Contest Winners

YourMilitary.com has announced the winners of the “Tell-Your-Own-Story” military spouse contest in connection with Lifetime Television’s series ARMY WIVES. The winners’ names and the winning essays are featured on www.YourMilitaryBlog.com and www.YourMilitarySpace.com.

Story submissions of not more than 500… Continue

Added by Phyllis Zimbler Miller on August 5, 2008 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Memories From the Daughter of a Vietnam War Veteran

I asked Anna Horner, who blogs at www.diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com, to write a guest post after she talked about her father in the review she did of MRS. LIEUTENANT: A SHARON GOLD NOVEL on her blog (http://tinyurl.com/6z9cn6). I particularly appreciated her description of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial because Sharon Gold visits this memorial… Continue

Added by Phyllis Zimbler Miller on August 5, 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments

The new year is almost upon us!

Hey everyone,

Here in Texas, we've only got 2 weeks left before we have to report back to our schools, and the kids come a-knockin' on August 25! For my Mr. Teacher column on education.com this week, I thought I'd offer a few suggestions on things to take care of before the new year rolls around.

Check it out, and as always, comments are encouraged and… Continue

Added by John Pearson on August 5, 2008 at 12:50pm — No Comments

My new Page is up better then ever

Come and browse my brand new page @ www.refuse-abuse-dont-give-up.com with Facts & Signs and info about DOMESTIC ABUSE

The very global issue that reaches far down for many generations.

Learn more about me and my book SHACKLES-OVERCOMING DOMESTIC ABUSE. Browse my gallery and meet the COHEN CLAN, and find helplines.

If you are a victim of domestic abuse you find my new page full of info if you are a friend or family member show compassion and support the person who is… Continue

Added by Malaika on August 5, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Join me for a compelling panel discussion examining women and madness from fiction and the front-pages at Murder By The Book

From Mothering to Madness: Houston’s Murder By The Book hosts an informative panel discussion examining women and madness from fiction and the front-pages

Attendees can expect an interesting afternoon at Houston’s Murder By The Books on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 4:30 pm as psychiatric expert Dr. Debra Osterman and novelist Karen Harrington discuss incidents of women and madness in both the media and fiction.

The panel will be moderated by acclaimed novelist Rosemary… Continue

Added by Karen Harrington on August 5, 2008 at 8:42am — No Comments

The Vampire Valkyrie now available

"The Vampire Valkyrie" takes off where "The Dancing Valkyrie" concluded and resumes the tale of young female vampire who just may become the most dangerous vampire in vampire fiction to date.

The new novel,"The Vampire Valkyrie," by Adirondack author Pete Klein, is the story of a young woman who is an erotic dancer at a topless club she owns in Schenectady, NY.

Indian Lake—August 5, 2008 — A vampire like no other, "The Vampire Valkyrie" continues the tale of Mary Hoffman, aka… Continue

Added by Peter F. Klein on August 5, 2008 at 7:53am — No Comments

Calling All Authors!

Calling All Authors!

The Book Attic

Anastasia’s Book Attic

Books In Sync

And AG Associated Press

Are Four Of The Fastest Growing

Author and Book Resources On The Web.

‘The Book Attic’ has a primary focus on marketing new authors who have one book in print, one E-book or one book title to their name in many formats. So I invite first time authors to place your book here and I invite visitors to get to know these new authors. Your book… Continue

Added by Theodocial McLean on August 5, 2008 at 4:35am — No Comments

Thoughts Manifest As Our Reality

What you think about, you bring about".

Thoughts are powerful things...one of the most powerful forces in the Universe! A person can change their life by changing their mind. Right now...take a moment. How are you feeling? Are you feeling a positive emotion? Are you feeling a negative emotion?

What were you thinking about just prior to that feeling?

If you were experiencing a positive emotion...keep thinking that thought...even increase the power of it by thinking of… Continue

Added by Olivia Brooks-Scrivanich on August 4, 2008 at 9:43pm — 1 Comment

Clean and Clear

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:23,24

Every night before the boys go to sleep, I spend a few minutes with them. I lay down beside them, ask them about their day, chat a bit and then we pray. Afterwards, the lights go out and out they go as well.

A while back, Carson was having some behavior problems, he was just not himself. It… Continue

Added by Joyce Schneider on August 4, 2008 at 9:22pm — No Comments

What Writers Need to Know About Publishing

I have a book review up on the Small Press Blog today of "What Writers Need to Know About Publishing" by Jerry D. Simmons. I found it a good and helpful read and I highly recommend it. I make the point that this is the book you should read before you write your book.

You can read it… Continue

Added by Thomas Nixon on August 4, 2008 at 5:57pm — No Comments

Do Our Troops Need Cosmetics? A Unique Way to Show Our Gratitude

I asked Nancy Sutherland, sales director of Mary Kay, to write a guest post describing an important project that she is promoting. (She has her own blog at http://nancymkqueen.wordpress.com.)

Imagine it's hot, sandy with a nice breeze but you're not at the beach AND you are wearing up to 100 pounds of gear! You're an American soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan! Today is pretty much like…

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Added by Phyllis Zimbler Miller on August 4, 2008 at 1:01pm — No Comments

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Jackson Visits Talk About My Favorite Authors!

Lisa Jackson, author of the romantic suspense novel, LEFT TO DIE, will be stopping off at Talk About My Favorite Authors today on her first stop of her LEFT TO DIE VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR '08! In LEFT TO DIE,… Continue

Added by Dorothy Thompson on August 4, 2008 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Unstuck Goals and How to Reach Them

“Always live your life with one dream to fulfill. No matter how many of your dreams you have realized in the past, always have a dream to go. Because when you stop dreaming, life becomes a mundane existence.”

- Sara Henderson, Writer

Are you stuck? Do you feel that things are not moving forward? Does life feel boring and uneventful? Do you feel as though time and opportunity are slipping away from you? Does it sometimes feel like your circumstances and situation will… Continue

Added by L. Andrew Morgan on August 4, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments