September 2013 Blog Posts (149)

Children's books' authors whose books celebrate good values and seek to enhance children's intellectual growth, emotional health and physical well-being are invited to join the new facebook group and promote their book. https://www.facebook.com/groups/451295801634477/



Parents and children's caregivers…

The many twists and turns that shape each of our lives are amazing. We make plans for our lives but we never know what the future holds. We have happy occasions when a child is born, where you celebrate a birthday, graduation, or anniversary or etc. Then there are sad occasions such as illness, alternatively, death. I remember when my oldest sister passed away at the age of thirty-three years old. She has so much potential she was a mother of two beautiful children. She had taken ill one…

DROP OUT http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FX0K7U continues to pull in five star reviews from all over the world and I’m still getting an average of ten to fifteen emails a day…

My Non-fiction article, "Let Her Cry" has just been published on Yahoo Voices. The site traffic and comments would help a great deal. Please visit the site link even if you have already read the piece. I thank you and my son, for whom the article was written would thank you as well. My hope is that it will help others know what to say to those facing such tragedy and loss.…

Daniel P Quinn wrote "Exits & Entrances: 25 Years Off-Broadway, Opera, and beyond."  (2008) AuthorHouse, Amazon.com  and "organized labor" (2004)  Amazon or Barnes&Noble.com.  Call AuthorHouse 800-839-8640 Toll Free.  Adjudicator/Lecturer @ SUNY/Brockport, Brooklyn College, Rutgers University,Morris Museum, Kearny, Belleville, Nutley Libraries, Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Snug Harbor, Irish Arts Center, Lincoln Center, Caldwell College, NJPAC, Bridgeton Poetry Center, Italian-American…

What has Shakespeare turning in his grave with my latest blog post - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2013/09/yet-heres-spot.html

Another month begins and I hope to make more progress with my sales and with the word count for my current mss. Although my book sales are not meteoric, I have seen the increased figures for August published on Novel Rank (not entirely accurate), which is always good to see, and I have increased my word count to 76000 words. If both those figures remain on an upward trend, I should get past the one hundred for sales and reach 100,000 word count by the end of the month. But when things are…

The Critical Element - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Fear of the unknown may be the reason why some people will not let go of the past, or take action to change a bad habit. It can be a subconscious way of feeling secure because it’s familiar, and a convenient way to avoid risk.



Not knowing how things will turn out can make it difficult to start or finish projects, and achieving personal goals can be obstructed because thoughts of doubt and uncertainty will throw a wet blanket on your motivation.



Instead of letting doubt…