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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Storyheart' (77)

A Book and a Chat with "Nancy Thayer"

On today's "Book and a Chat" my very special guest is New York Times "Best Selling Author" Nancy Thayer.

Nantucket novelist Nancy Thayer is the author of nineteen novels, including Moon Shell Beach,… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 23, 2009 at 6:22pm — No Comments

An Interview with Amelia "Book Junkie"

As anybody who has read me reviews interviews or heard my comments on either my own radio program or where I have been a guest, you will know I am a great believer in what I call the "Small Blogger". These are the people who read, write and live books are "The 'sham wow' of Teen/YA literature".

What is your… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 22, 2009 at 2:22pm — No Comments

A Book and a Chat with "Joan Early"

On today's "Book and a Chat" my very special guest is award winning author "Joan Early"

http://joanearly.com

Listen and enjoy thirty minutes of enjoyable chat with Storyheart and author Joan Early, as we discuss about her… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 20, 2009 at 10:08am — No Comments

An Interview with Lexi from "Another page is used" blog spot

Added by Storyheart on June 15, 2009 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Radio Guests and Other Writings

Saturdays Radio Show

My special guest on today's "Book and a Chat" was Irene Watson, Author, entrepreneur, and therapist, her life has taken her on many paths, with breakthrough results and exemplar growth, to find her authentic and true self. We… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 13, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

The Review High, Helps Writers Get By

What writer's heart does not beat a little faster, who's chest does not swell that little bit with pride when the receive a review. More so a review stating how much a person has enjoyed their work.

The review might come in many forms. A report on Amazon, an email, a comment on a blog or a kind word during a radio show.

Each in it's own way… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 11, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Meanwhile back at the ranch a thousand miles from Katmandu

Meanwhile back at the Ranch a thousand miles from Kathmandu

So while this week has been my "Book Promotion on a Budget" which I've had a lot of feed back from, and hope has been help to authors.

What else has been going on?

The Radio Shows

My first guest of the week on Tuesday was the… Continue

Added by Storyheart on June 6, 2009 at 4:52pm — No Comments

Book Promotion on a Budget and “no shows”

Today on my book radio show "A BOOK AND A CHAT" my guest did not show. While I'm sure there must be a good reason, I was not as prepared as perhaps I should have been as I did receive confirmation from my guests agent.

So what do you do?

After a brief outline of the guest and her book, hoping that she would… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 30, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

KARAOKE SINGING AND SONG PARODIES

As John Cleese would say...

"And now for something completely different"

I am not sure if I have shared this with you before, but I really enjoy singing karaoke and even run a show of my own on a Saturday night. Being a host one has to be able to sing whatever people want to hear from heavy and rock, to country and ballads, and be available for help with… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 28, 2009 at 3:54pm — No Comments

A BOOK AND A CHAT with Estevan Vega

On tonight's "Book and a Chat" my very special guest Estevan Vega

http://www.estevanvega.com

As a young boy, Estevan Vega never really felt interested in the written word. Far more fascinating things like comic book superheroes and sketching fantastical beings caught his eye. But… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 26, 2009 at 6:02pm — No Comments

An Interview with LIV from LIV'S BOOK REVIEWS

Today my special guest is Liv from Liv's Book… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 25, 2009 at 2:46pm — No Comments

A BOOK AND A CHAT with "KIM SMITH"

Writing, Readers, Guests, Blog Radio, even problems in New Zealand all on "A Book and a Chat with Kim Smith today.

This morning at the last moment (owing to a guest no show) I was lucky enough to have writer, radio host and friend KIM SMITH as my guest on "A BOOK AND A CHAT"

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond

Listen to my chat with Kim as we discuss, books, blog radio, guests, even troubles in… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 23, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

Both Sides of the Radio Coin for Writers

Today I was a guest at WXCI 91.7 radio station at Western Connecticut State University broadcasting to a large part of Connecticut. Yesterday I was on my show "A Book and a Chat" I chatted to a Louise Shaffer winner of an Emmy award and now publishers of several books including her latest novel "Serenipity"

One show I was the guest, the other the host, both shows… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 21, 2009 at 11:02am — No Comments

Views, Reviews and Weird News

Tuesdays blog is normally the time I get to update people about up and coming radio show guests, some of the latest interviews and reviews and some weird news from Across the Pond.

NEWS:

I have started the last few weeks to make my Monday blog an interview with one of the young bloggers or as I now call them the… Continue

Added by Storyheart on May 19, 2009 at 4:37pm — No Comments

Happy St Georgies Day for April 23rd

APRIL 23rd is St Georgies day, and while nearly all of America know of St Patrick, not that many know of the likes of St Geoege (England) , St David (Wales) or St Andrew (Scotland).

St George is not only the Patron Saint England but also of Aragon, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, Germany and Greece as well as being the patron Saint of… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 22, 2009 at 5:48pm — No Comments

NEW - Wednesday Version of "A BOOK AND A CHAT"

Is "A Book and a Chat" popular? I guess so...

I have had so many writers, agents, publicists and blogger's asking to appear on my Saturday show "A BOOK AND A CHAT" I am full until mid July and even have bookings as far ahead as September.

So there was only one thing for it... Start a second show on a Wednesday Night!

So starting this Wednesday April 22nd I will now also be hosting "A BOOK AND A CHAT" at 6:30pm EST.

My first guest is Cherie Burbach, who is… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 21, 2009 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Across the Pond - Six Months Down the Line

It has been six months since my book Across the Pond (by Storyheart) was published. So much has happened in that time, am I a published author?

Today while checking out I contest came across the ruling definition of what was classed as a published author.

"We are using Romance Writers of America guidelines to determine… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 20, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

New Recording from Across the Pond " Boyles" over

The wonderful voice and success of Susan Boyle has finally reached the US, all be it taking 4/5 days for Fox news to report on it. She has already appeared on CNN with interviews with Larry King and even Oprah lined up. Now they have found a ten year old recording of Susan singing for a charity record "Cry me a River" It's brilliant!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8r9lRJ6yHY

So what's next for… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 17, 2009 at 4:13pm — No Comments

BEYOND BELIEF CLIPS or (THE BBC)

On the BBC web site front page news quite often under a sub heading like “Also In The News” (normally on the right hand side of the page) are the sort of stories that would not normally make headlines and quite often bring a chuckle or two to myself and once shared, with my work mates as well.

Today for instance about some baby snakes that had escaped on a Quantas… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 16, 2009 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Not Exactly Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Perhaps the most famous Anthony and Cleopatra were Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1963 film “Cleopatra”.

Now there is a chance that Archaeologists might be on the brink of finding the tomb of doomed lovers.

Work is about to start excavating three sites near a temple in west Alexandria. A series of deep shafts were discovered in which it is thought that Anthony and Cleopatra might be buried.

This is an area where recently, tombs containing ten… Continue

Added by Storyheart on April 15, 2009 at 4:23pm — No Comments