All Blog Posts Tagged 'Long' (13)

 

About the Book: Brook Jacobson is on a mission to live her life on new terms after being consumed with grief in the complicated aftermath of her husband’s murder. She never imagined that fate would catapult her into the surreal world of Isaac Coles, mega film star. Isaac is captivated by Brook’s intellect, beauty,…

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Join host Virginia S Grenier on Mondays at 4pm eastern as she chats with authors about their recent releases.



On Monday September 23, 2013 guest author Patti Brassard Jefferson joins the show to talk about her picture book filled with silly answers for young children and lovers of all ages, How Long Will You Love Me?

What started as a single drawing…

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As I have been racking my brain for a new novel plot, I recently checked my email and discovered a request from a reporter for the Beaumont Enterprise.



She asked if I would give her an interview regarding my novel, "The Long Road from…

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During Nicholas's journey, the reader finds that he is being fostered by Miss Boudreaux.  When I was writing this novel, I sometimes contemplated, "What if The Bum never moved in with Miss Boudreaux?" 



Would Nicholas stay until legal age and take care of his foster brothers and sisters? Or, would he run away regardless and start a new life?  It's hard to say, because if you've read the story, Miss Boudreaux's love interest, aka "The Bum" is the catalyst for…

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The third significant calendar used in Mesoamerica is the Long Count Calendar.  This is the big one.  This is the one best known as the Mayan Calendar, a version of which is still being used by the Quiche Maya today.  It’s the calendar blamed for 2012’s anticipated apocalypse, or celebrated for the coming new age of humanity’s evolution.

 

It’s also the calendar…

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I hate that question.  I bet if you were to interview as many authors as you could (me included), you would find that one of those authors absolutely HATES interviews.  And, if you haven't figured it out by now, I am that author.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't want to get the word out about my latest…

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For those of you not familiar with the website "Authonomy," it's a novelist's delight. Imagine wordsmiths from all over the world reading your novel and offering useful and valuable critiques in order to polish your book to it's best. That is what authonomy does. It's also a U.K. sister site of Harper Collins Publishers with the highest ranked books via the critquers submitted to the editor for possible publication!



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Post from JR's notes-



In "The Long Road to Extradition," part of the plot involves Nicholas discovering his sexuality and falling in love. In the time reference of the book, being gay was still a very difficult subject for a small town to embrace of it's citizens. In fact, it could be downright dangerous. While the gay community has made tremendous strides in equal rights, there is obviously still alot of work to do.



There is a reason I portrayed the MC, Nicholas as gay. In…

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Since my novel is set in Groves and Beaumont, Texas, I thought I would introduce you to my hometown. People from this area call it the "G-T," short for Golden Triangle. The reason why is pretty simple, the areas that are listed together as a community form the shape of a triangle if you were to look on a map (Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange). Some of the better known areas are: Beaumont and Port Arthur.…

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You were thinking that JR would be writing his own blog? Nah, that would be left to a freelancer such as myself. It's not that he's beneath the idea of writing his own blog, it's just that...well, he's a recluse and doesn't find that much about himself to be interesting. I, on the other hand am a freelance writer and can find something interesting about ketchup if that is what the job requires. So, when I was contacted by his management, I thought I would go for the job since I need to pay my… Continue

This review was prepared by the fine people at 'Writers in the Sky Podcast and Blog.' It is very well…

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BeYourArt.com is holding its first Writing Contest in conjunction with PhineArtDesigns.com and the North Shoreian Magazine.



Submit your stories for the opportunity to win a free custom logo design by PhineArtDesigns.com (worth $500) developed specifically to promote the winner’s career.



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THE ECONOMIST reports in the June 7, 2008 edition that 411,000 new titles were published in America in 2007. The adult trade segment of the book publishing market grew at 4.3%. Since 1985, books' share of entertainment spending has fallen by seven percentage points. Books have changed little in the past half millennium, but they may be on the verge of going digital. Unlike digital music or video, however, digital books require consumers to change their consumption habits. Another new technology… Continue