There are some guests that one has on a radio program that you just can't get enough of, that you want to chat away for hours two, or as in the case of my special guest on "
A Book and a Chat" you ask back for second or third appearances.
Today I am so please to have as my guest on the show "
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Added by Storyheart on March 7, 2010 at 6:57pm —
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Almost the end of 2009, and I am facing it with very mixed feelings. It has been a year when family issues, medical issues and work issues have overwhelmed the literature, radio and friendship aspects of the past 365 days.
From the very start of the year leading up to my major back surgery until today when my youngest son was back in hospital, there has hardly been…
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Added by Storyheart on December 30, 2009 at 1:48pm —
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So finally we reach this years " Christmas Story" I hope you all enjoy it.
The night was hot and steamy, too hot, too sticky and too not like Christmas for the soldier that lay trying to get some rest before going on duty, in the non air-conditioned barracks room.
Last Christmas had been so special, a family sharing their Christmas joy, watching…
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Added by Storyheart on December 23, 2009 at 1:06pm —
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For those of you who have not been reading my Christmas Story's (normally on a Thursday) up to now, each year I write a special holiday story, and have done since 1999. I will share them each week until finally just before Christmas I will publish this seasons story.
Today's is from 2006, and includes a narrated version for those who like to listen rather than read.
THE FINAL STAR (2006)…
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Added by Storyheart on December 15, 2009 at 9:26am —
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This week as the clock ticked by the 1000 days until the
Olympics opens in Great Britain,
Queen Elizabeth II visited the
Olympic Park in east London to inspect preparations for the 2012 Games. Her Majesty planted the first of four thousand trees on the park…
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Added by Storyheart on November 8, 2009 at 9:48am —
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Gale Laure, a native Texan, is the international selling author of "
Evolution of a Sad Woman". The book is a mystery, suspense, thriller, romance all rolled into one, and as was discovered during the radio show, her next book will even as Sci-Fi to that list.
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Added by Storyheart on November 3, 2009 at 5:37pm —
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It's been a while since I passed on any news about my book, perhaps you thought there hasn't been any?
REVIEWS:
My total on Amazon is now numbering "
103"
Since the last time I wrote about reaching the magic "100" I have received a five star and two four star…
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Added by Storyheart on October 26, 2009 at 5:17pm —
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I'm back from my trip "Across the Pond" and will be sharing some items of news and interest and even a laugh or two over the next few days on this blog. For today however I'm back with my radio show. Tonight it is "A Book and a Chat with Melissa Crandall"
At the tender age of six, Melissa Crandall wrote, illustrated, and published her first book, "The Dog and the Fox."…
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Added by Storyheart on October 21, 2009 at 5:36pm —
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From owning a singing telegram company to playing in a band
Sheila Roberts has lived a fascinating life. Previously she has written many different types of writing including Regency Romance under the name of
Sheila Rabe.
In 2007 Sheila relaunched herself under the name of Sheila Roberts. Her…
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Added by Storyheart on October 2, 2009 at 5:54pm —
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Tonight's one hour special was all we'd been expecting myself and co host Kim Smith along with a couple of other guests and quite a few folk in the chat room, spent an enjoyable, entertaining and educational hour with Dorothy Thompson and Cheryl C. Malandrinos of Pump Up Your Book Promotion.
From their own writings to how they first started. From tips for book promotion…
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Added by Storyheart on September 22, 2009 at 6:47pm —
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Anybody who has heard my radio programs or read my blogs, including my 5 days "
Book Promotion on a Budget" will have heard my great beleive in online book promotion. One of the really great ways for getting your book out there and meeting other people along the way is a "
Virtual Book… Continue
Added by Storyheart on September 21, 2009 at 4:49pm —
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Todays "Book and a Chat" is with romance writer "Michele Cameron".
Everyday University High School English teacher
Michele Cameron heads off to teach her 11th and 12th grade classes all the classics by well-known authors like Shakespeare, Steinbeck and Harper Lee to name just a few. However she longed to see her name on the shelves…
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Added by Storyheart on September 19, 2009 at 10:46am —
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"Purple Snowflake Marketing - How To Make Your Book Stand Out In A Crowd" has become a must have reference guide for self-marketing authors who want to be noticed in a snowstorm of writers.
I previous had Lillain Brummet as my guest on "A Book and a Chat" back in May…
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Added by Storyheart on September 12, 2009 at 4:33pm —
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A Book and a Chat with Kathi “Easy Writer” Macias.
Kathi Macias... wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, primary caretaker, brilliant author and Harley passenger, is a multi-award winning Christian fiction writer, who has authored nearly 30 books and ghostwritten many others.
A former newspaper columnist and…
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Added by Storyheart on September 4, 2009 at 5:32pm —
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On the day when
Disney have purchased
Marvel Entertainments, for $4 billion in cash and stocks. Bringing the prospects of many more films involving the more than 5,000 characters, I got to pondering over how you change a book into a film, or even get a book looked at to become a…
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Added by Storyheart on August 31, 2009 at 5:11pm —
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I’m going to start today’s blog with a just a little piece blowing my own trumpet.
Yesterday my book “Across the Pond” reached the
BIG 100 reviews status on Amazon
I am so pleased that that many people have taken time not only to read my book, but to review it as well.…
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Added by Storyheart on August 25, 2009 at 3:02pm —
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Sometimes a show is so special that you have make it stand out above other shows, change your night extend the length of your show, whatever it takes. Tonight was one of those special shows.
A Book and a Chat with "The Story Siren"
Kristi alias "The Story Siren" has one of the leading lights in the YA blogging…
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Added by Storyheart on August 21, 2009 at 7:24pm —
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Listen to today's tremendously entertaining
"A BOOK AND A CHAT with Douglas Carlton Abrams"
Douglas Carlton Abrams is a former editor at the University of California Press and HarperSanFrancisco. Abrams writes fact-based fiction that tells an exciting story while at the same time…
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Added by Storyheart on August 18, 2009 at 5:55pm —
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Saturday as many of you know is my Book and a Chat Radio Show. Normally it starts at 11:00 and I check about ten minutes before to make sure connections, microphone phone etc is working correctly. The you as the host dial into Blogtalk radio, set up your switchboard and wait for your guest or anybody else who wants to chat to arrive.
This morning however, when you…
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Added by Storyheart on August 15, 2009 at 3:11pm —
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Listen to today's tremendously entertaining "A BOOK AND A CHAT with Alycia Ripley"
Alycia chats about herself and her book “Traveling with an Eggplant”. A Mystery Novel that is a combination of mysticism and paranormal experiences which has become a "colt following" must read.
She also tells us about her new book "The Final Alice" which comes out early…
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Added by Storyheart on August 11, 2009 at 5:55pm —
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