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New Workbook as a companion to "Innocence Betrayed"

WHY A WORKBOOK?

We have written this companion workbook as a tool to aid you in reading and processing our book, Innocence Betrayed - A Dad’s Story of Clergy Misconduct. The workbook and book are designed to work together as a systematic problem-solving resource guide.

Primarily, this workbook has been written for current and former church members and to aid the families of the affected victims of clergy misconduct. It will… Continue

Added by Helen Wisocki on March 19, 2008 at 11:08am — No Comments

Author Interview at My Blog, A Story of Mine Out and Date of Anthology 2 Poems of Mine in Will be out

My two horror poems, "My Nightmare Thing" and "Dream Darkly", will be in The Twisted Twins-Daily Chills Calendar, coming out December 2008, published by BLU PHI’ER PUBLISHING, L.L.C ( http://www.bluphier.com/home.html). The book will be available online at Amazon, Borders, Chapters, etc.

It will be distributed to bookstores throughout North America and U.K.

And Author Patricia Guthrie and her suspense romance novel, In the Arms of the Enemy has stopped on her virtual blog tour… Continue

Added by Pamela K. Kinney/Sapphire Phelan on March 19, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

What to Look for in a Subsidy POD Contract

Royalties. This is the percentage that an author is paid after a book is sold. Royalties can be based on the gross sale (cover price) or the net sale (after trade discount, printing, tax, shipping, handling, or whatever charges are specified in the contract). Some publishers rave about royalties that are 20% of net. They claim this generous royalty is over three times higher than a royalty paid out by a traditional publisher, which is around 6%. But they are comparing apples and trucks. A… Continue

Added by Linda A Lavid on March 19, 2008 at 9:10am — 9 Comments

Celtic Goddesses Reawaken in a Magical Tale of Love and Betrayal

Celtic Goddesses Reawaken in a Magical Tale of Love and Betrayal

By

Theresa Chaze

Magic, romance and karmic justice combine in a new Celtic fantasy novel from Theresa Chaze. Released as an ebook, which is available on her site, as well as part of the Amazon Kindle program, Nict For Ure Selfe (Not For Ourselves) honors the Celtic Goddesses and the Wiccan tradition. Unlike most authors, who write magical fantasy, Theresa Chaze… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on March 19, 2008 at 2:48am — No Comments

Politics at The Book Connection

Is Barak Obama a more feminized candidate than Hillary Clinton? New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd sure seems to think so. She wrote “The first serious female candidate for president was rejected by voters drawn to the more feminine management style of her male rival.” And Boston Globe writer Ellen Goodman said, "Now we see a woman running as the fighter and a man modeling a ‘woman’s way’ of leading. We see a younger generation in particular inspired by ideas nurtured by women, as long as… Continue

Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on March 18, 2008 at 10:26pm — No Comments

Any material or announcements for Yvonne's newsletter?

Writers in the Sky Newsletter relies on subscribers like you to send in articles, tips and resources. Therefore, the more subscribers we have, the more information we have to share and the more your message gets in front of others. Tell your writing and publishing colleagues about Writers in the Sky Newsletter or forward it to others you know who may be interested.

I enjoy reading newsletters from other writers. I also love networking. That is why I publish a monthly e-zine Writers… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on March 18, 2008 at 3:33pm — 2 Comments

This is no musical

Willie Robertson, Jr. is about to become the first African-American President of the United States of America. The votes have been tallied and the results are in-he wins in a landslide victory over his opponent and all the non-stop mud slinging. But suddenly a grisly discovery is made: corpses are found in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House. The President is handcuffed and arrested in the Oval Office during a National televised speech. Derrick Sweat, must seek the truth, One or another. The… Continue

Added by George Wilder Jr. on March 18, 2008 at 11:05am — No Comments

Strephon Hello! My Writer's Story

Hello Everybody!

I hope this new joining here works out. Looks like a well-formed site in design with a lot of good author-people on it.

The web is so big now in 2008 I don't easily know where to put my ore.

I'm here because I believe that information sharing is moving to the World Wide Web.

I have just written about this and Web I, II, III.

I am studying web marketing with all the low cost or free reports and services from the Internet… Continue

Added by Strephon Kaplan-Williams on March 18, 2008 at 3:41am — No Comments

Patent Medicines: 19th Century America

The labels carried wild promises but the ingredients were of mysterious origin. Patent medicines were ubiquitous in the 1800s—partly because medical science had made advances and partly because the search for health exceeded medical science’s capabilities.

These elixirs, creams, and compresses were made from any number of… Continue

Added by Jacquie Rogers on March 18, 2008 at 3:34am — No Comments

Ouch! Just can't fit through that door.

Have you ever been in Tulsa’s airport? Great place, but they have the narrowest doorways! This past weekend my dear friend and I visited that area to work on an exciting ministry. And fitting with her caring nature, she made sure she guided me through all doorways, hallways, and elevators - being careful to avoid obstacles in my path. But when entering elevators with our bags and suitcases on wheels, and with me holding on her arm, the squeeze was tricky, sometimes painful, and often… Continue

Added by Janet Perez Eckles on March 17, 2008 at 6:56pm — No Comments

Pump Up Your Book Promotion's March Authors on Tour - Day 11!

Welcome to Day Eleven of Pump Up Your Book Promotion's March Authors on Tour. Follow along as these talented authors travel the blogosphere all month long to talk about their books, their lives and their future projects. Each author will be giving away a free copy of his or her book to one lucky person who comments at a blog during his or her tour, so pick your favorites, follow their tours, and make sure you leave them a note to tell them you stopped by!

Catherine Delors and her… Continue

Added by Cheryl C. Malandrinos on March 17, 2008 at 11:25am — No Comments

Looking for blog hosts for nonfiction Mexican history book

Hi everyone...I'm wondering if anyone would be interested in hosting one of my authors who wrote a nonfiction Mexican history book? He tours in April and what I am looking for specifically are bloggers who are familiar with the Mexican heritage or, rather, who blog about their Mexican heritage on a frequent basis. If you are one of those bloggers, a copy of his book will be sent to you in exchange for an interview, guest post or review. You can contact me at thewriterslife@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Added by Dorothy Thompson on March 17, 2008 at 10:52am — No Comments

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Hello Everyone!

And Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you, your family and friends are enjoying a wonderful day of celebration and laughter together! I know my family and I will be enjoying the day with games, music and candy for the little ones . . . and there’s always plenty of festive dancing. This really is my favorite day of the year.

Yesterday I spent the day watching Irish claddagh dance exhibitions. It was exhilarating! Girls from ages 4-18 were having the time of… Continue

Added by Amber T. Kingston on March 17, 2008 at 1:44am — No Comments

Brekleby Press: A New Sci-fi Novel of Time and Truth

Brekleby Press: A New Sci-fi Novel of Time and Truth

In true sci-fi fashion, The Brekleby Press (ISBN: 978-0980107302 ) asks the questions how much do we really know about our past and do we really want to know the truth? Deborah Thomas creates a world where the reporters are no longer limited by time and space; instead, they become guardians of the past, who are not only able to observe history as it happens, but to retrieve… Continue

Added by Theresa Chaze on March 16, 2008 at 10:16pm — No Comments

A Rich Harvest of Empowering Inspiration

(photo of Susan L. Taylor by Marc Brasz)

When the NAACP in 2006 presented author and social activist Susan L. Taylor with its President’s Award, the organization publicly acknowledged what readers of Essence® Magazine had been experiencing for nearly four decades. Namely, that Ms. Taylor is among the most effective, dynamic, and beloved human resources on the planet. In All About Love (Urban Books) a rich of harvest of writings from… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on March 16, 2008 at 2:32pm — No Comments

A Pleasant Surprise

A Pleasant Surprise

Driving home from one of my library talks tonight it occurred to me

that it was almost one year ago that I started doing signings and

events. So by now I should have a pretty good idea of what to

expect, right? Nope.

I've probably done at least 20 of these library talks and they

usually run around 8-10 people and last between an hour and an hour

and a half, consisting of a talk and then Q & A.

The usual 'remuneration'… Continue

Added by Ric Wasley on March 16, 2008 at 1:56pm — No Comments

A ROLLER COASTER RIDE

UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN

IT'S THE PULL OF GRAVITY, ISN'T IT?

YOU'RE DOWN LONGER THAN YOU'RE UP

ISAAC SAID IT BEST

IT'S EASIER GOING UP

SLOW, STEADY

BUT COMING DOWN IS FRIGHTFUL

FAST, QUICK

NOT TIME TO PREPARE

UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN

THE UNSTEADINESS IS MAKING YOU SICK

YOU'RE SCREAMING

IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE

YOU WANNA GET OFF!

BUT YOU CAN'T (YOU… Continue

Added by Brenda Farrar-Ejemai on March 16, 2008 at 11:31am — No Comments

A Book about a Paralyzed Dog

What an Adorable Book!

Book Title: Frankie, the Walk ‘n Roll Dog

Author: Barbara Techel

ISBN: 978-0-9800052-0-2

Publisher: Joyful Paw Prints

Pages: 55

Reviewer: Yvonne Perry www.yvonneperry.net

What an adorable book is Frankie, the Walk ‘n Roll Dog!

My 7-year-old grandson was at my house when I got Barbara’s book in the mail. I laid it on my desk and didn’t say anything to him. A few hours later he went to play games on my computer, and quickly came… Continue

Added by Yvonne Perry on March 16, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Taking a dip in the gene pool

NBC just announced a new show called Who Do You Think You Are – a show that will trace the ancestries of celebrities, promising to find certain unusual connections and “revealing previously unknown stories about their ancestors.”

Finally, a show for me. I’m all for… Continue

Added by Karen Harrington on March 15, 2008 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Adams Point In Print

Hi, Everyone!

At last, the print edition of the third book in the Legacy Series, Adams Point, has been released and is up on Amazon.com. The publisher is Write Words, Inc., imprint Cambridge Books. The following is a brief look into the novel:

The strange spirits who, without rhyme or reason, or so much as a 'by your leave', had suddenly inhabited The House On The Bluff and caused a multitude of problems. It was not only that people were disappearing, which heightened… Continue

Added by ElenaDB on March 15, 2008 at 12:13pm — No Comments