Giovanni Gelati's Blog – November 2013 Archive (63)

The final volume in the Painted Sky series and the dramatic conclusion to the epic drama of New Mexico in the year following the Civil War. Will ruthless cattle barons have their way and turn southern New Mexico into a…

We are fortunate to get amazing guests on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show.

No doubt about it.

This week we are going Monday through Saturday, here is the list of guests and the times the shows start:

Monday 11/18-Linda Wood Rondeau 7PM EST & James J. Griffin 7.30 PM…

Bad Elephant Far Stream: Where It Came From by Samuel Hawley

The idea for…

My Journey to Film Scoring…

A Touched Life

When I do research for historical fiction one of the first things that strikes me is how much everyone has suffered down through the ages. That we no sooner cure the world’s ills – like leprosy or TB or polio or the Black Death – only to have other ills take their place – lung…

God’s Original*

Psalm 33:25--He fashions their hearts individually.

I got to thinking about our individuality today. Snowflakes, leaves, human voices. It started when a friend of mine, an intelligent, multi-talented model whose image graces the covers of several of my books, texted me about…

I had the good fortune to have not just one but two excellent guests yesterday. Murray Pura started the show off and then Deborah DeArmond came in part way through. The conversation they had was amazing. Give it a listen:…

In 1903 San Francisco, young cellist Kat lives disguised as a boy. Protected by Sam, who saved her life one year ago, when her guardian tried to sell her to slave traders, she secretly continues to…

           Besides dealing with escalating oppression from the Stalinist regime, Luise Letkemann must deal…

THIS WEEKEND IS BLOGTASTIC!

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I ain’t buyin it

 Recently my wife received an insurance quote solicitation from the local agent of a major insurance company.  This insurance company broadcasts commercials where the guys are always stupid and…

Carole Bell was born in Sri Lanka to Dutch Burgher parents, was educated in Sri Lanka, Australia and the United Kingdom and has always been passionate about writing. Her first story was published in a newspaper when she was 7 years old. However, writing took a back…

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Do you enjoy Westerns?

Historical Fiction?

Just a great story?

James J. Griffin has a fantastic series galloping right along. The characters are rich and inviting, the action tense, and the dialogue is incredible. I strongly suggest this best-selling western series. The stories are…

Devotional: Parable of the Lost coin…

Angela D. Meyer was my guest today on The G-ZONE.

I have the link for the show below as well as a little bit on Angela and her novel.

The G-ZONE blogtalk radio link:…

Last week a friend of a friend was out to our place to help set up some new equipment for my woodworking shop. My new “friend” is from China, and as the day wore on, I noticed that he seemed to be getting tired. I…

Today’s guest on The G-ZONE blogtalk radio show was Steve Estes, the author of “A Better December”.

The conversation was fun, the topic poignant, and the message and intent of his book heartfelt.

Give the conversation a listen; see if any of it speaks to you at this important time of the…