Giovanni Gelati's Blog – October 2013 Archive (66)

In 1986, I got my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and went into private practice with my dad in Tampa, Florida.  No one else would give me a job, but that’s another story.…

Lots of people have heard of therapy dogs, but how many of you have heard of therapy horses? I happen to own one, my American Paint, Yankee. I also have the more usual therapy dog, my…

A romantic fairy tale from Mark Miller. Yes, the words romantic and Mark Miller appeared in the same sentence. Miller uses vivid imagery and his sense of humor to create a story of role reversals. Most fairy tales have a damsel in distress. This one has a…

Life is change.

Sometimes, it can take only a moment. Sometimes, it takes a lifetime.

For Ezra Neuenschwander, also known by his English name, Ryan Miller, he has…

A Writer Who (Sometimes) Hates to Write…

Why do you write?

I love writing. All types of writing. I think it would be very hard to do it unless you got a kick out of putting words on paper or screen. I feel that I have a story to tell and I see myself as an entertainer.

What does your family think of…

There are only a few stories left in the dynamic and best-selling series: Murray Pura’s American Civil War Series- Cry of Freedom.…

  Karen Lange has just released “Homeschool Co-op 101”.…

Abby Fraser travels to India with her young son,…

Roberta Brosius has just released a YA novel “Surviving Meemaw”.

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50% OF MY PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO…

THIS WEEKEND IS BLOGTASTIC!

Are you wondering what that means?…

Thursday on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show Sarah Sundin drops by. The show starts @ 12PM EST.

Here is the link for the show and a little bit about Sarah:

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How real have your characters become to you?

Oh I love them like they’re family. As an immigrant to Canada when I was a child, I’ve become used to having relatives live on the other side of…

It is not unusual to forget a word or call something by a wrong name.  When dementia becomes part of the picture, however, this happens more frequently.  It is often referred to as…