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October 2009 Blog Posts (42)

Lillian Caulwell and Carolyn Howard-Johnson Partner To Offer Fiction Reading Opportunity

I thought my fellow iFOGO Village authors of fiction would be interested in this opportunity.

M E D I A R E L E A S E

For Immediate Release

Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson

E-Mail: hojonews@aol.com

Lillian Cauldwell and Carolyn Howard-Johnson Partner To Offer Fiction Reading Opportunity

Lillian Cauldwell and Carolyn Howard-Johnson invite authors to participate in a frugal and fabulous reading and cross-promotion… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on October 31, 2009 at 6:23pm — No Comments

Ebay for Books?

Where are your books available for purchase? Amazon? That's great but are you lost among the hundreds of millions of books there? And, Amazon takes such a large chunk of your book sales. Fine, if you do not have a way of selling on your site, and fulfilling your own orders.

What about your own web site?

Do you have a great web site?

How many people know where you are?

Is your site SEO (search engine… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on October 31, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

You Know … It's Going to be an Interesting Holiday Season

You know it's going to be an interesting holiday season when the 10-year-old has been sending his entire family text message updates of his Christmas wish list since Halloween.

You know it's going to be an interesting holiday season when your in-laws coming for Thanksgiving call to tell you they just bought their "one-way" tickets.

You know it's going to be an interesting holiday season when you awaken in the morning to bell ringing outside your door and find the guy with the red… Continue

Added by Jim Whitaker on October 31, 2009 at 7:28am — No Comments

Christian Mysticism is a remedy for the Mind

Beginning with the knowledge of our oneness with a God that is everywhere in God's pure consciousness, we open up and build on the concept that God is supreme and the source of all there is. This successful attitude shelters us from the flood of separate experiences in life that drag us down and drown us with a tightfisted attitude. Just like Noah followed directions in the midst of his troubles to build the ark, we can build a balanced state… Continue

Added by John Kuykendall on October 29, 2009 at 10:07am — 2 Comments

Edit / The Invisible Society

The latest book is now complete. It is in the hands of the editor. I am hoping for a March 2010 release. "City of Gardens: The Invisible Society" is the second edition of "The City of Gardens Collection".

"The Invisible Society" has changed gears and focussed more on interviews of various people in the city including the most vulnerable instead of reciting statistics, figures and reports.

Work for the third book has already started. "City of Gardens: Victoria's Dirty Little… Continue

Added by Patrick J Schnerch on October 25, 2009 at 9:46am — No Comments

HOW DO YOU CREATE A VIDEO BOOK TRAILER ?

10/24/2009

Hi Everyone..

I would like to know how do you create a video book trailer ?
What programs can you downoad ? Thanks.

Cheers..Joe

Added by Joseph Frank Baraba on October 23, 2009 at 8:18pm — 3 Comments

~ Ghost whispers~

It's a beautiful day for ghostly play,

Looking at life through ghostly misty eyes of grey,

And looking for someone to see me,

Trying to be all that a ghost can be.

I've been changed to fit into this mold,

And I was not as most go, old.

My voice whispers in the wind,

As I reach out to be heard my Friend.

To tell you the secrets that I have heard,

I must tell you so you don't whisper in ghostly word.

Sometimes things are not always as… Continue

Added by Michelle Hawley on October 23, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Taking Your Book To The Next Level: 1st Step: Know Your Market

Before we begin this discussion, let us agree that selling books will take work. However don't fret, because the same work you do as an independent author is the same work a traditional publisher would have to accomplish. The beautiful thing about being an independent author is that you have the ability to place your passion and voice in your product.

Note: Your book will sell when you can intelligently express the features and benefits that it has to offer.

Knowing Your… Continue

Added by Darryl Montague on October 21, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

BILLY THE FIG

"Take your grubby hands off of me, Tex!"

"How 'bout I show you a really good time, Paidra?"

"The only good time you could show me is watching

you walk out the door."

"I love it when you're angry, Paidra," Tex said, grabbing a

handful of her blond hair.

"You're hurting me," she yelled, grabbing onto the bar.

"For a saloon girl, you sure think you're something. I ain't

never been in a saloon with such an uppity… Continue

Added by Paidra Delayno on October 20, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Poetry for Mothers Wins USA News Nod

M E D I A R E L E A S E

For Immediate Release

Contact: Carolyn Howard-Johnson

E-mail: HoJoNews@aol.com

Reflections on Motherhood a Prize Winner

Award-winning Poets From Two Hemispheres Awarded for Chapbook

"a different kind of future

airy and permanent

the dry bliss of yellow bows

and shiny shoes"

She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood was conceived by… Continue

Added by Carolyn Howard-Johnson on October 19, 2009 at 6:51pm — No Comments

Anything's Possible in the World of Daytime Soaps

It’s been said that knowledge is power, but sometimes ignorance can be a writer’s best friend. For example, I didn’t realize until after selling a story to Proctor & Gamble that “everybody knows” it’s near impossible for freelancers to sell to daytime soaps.

It all started with the Romance Writers of America conference which my dear friend Lee Duran and I planned to attend. Since we were both fans of As The World Turns, we figured it would be fun to visit the set while we were in… Continue

Added by Margaret Brownley on October 17, 2009 at 5:32am — No Comments

WHO SAID THIS FAMOUS QUOTE ?

10/16/2009

Hi Everone...

Who made this famous quote ?

" Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you
a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents
for your soul."

Cheers...Joe

Added by Joseph Frank Baraba on October 16, 2009 at 6:02pm — No Comments

" PARANORMAL ACTIVITY " THIS MOVIE WILL SCARE THE DAYLIGHST OUT OF YOU !

10/16/2009

Hi Everyone..

Came across this movie trailer, " Paranormal Activity," It will scare
the daylights out of you. http://www.paranormalactivity-movie.com/trailer.html
From what I read it cost them $11,000- to make and it grossed this past weekend
8 Million Dollars.......Check it out..

Cheers..Joe

Added by Joseph Frank Baraba on October 16, 2009 at 5:04pm — 1 Comment

My Lil' Red Wagon

Compared to Gene's coast-to-coast, two year-long tour for 'I Never Played Catch With My Father', several years ago, this eight month odyssey is relatively short, and will include all his present day-to-day responsibilities.

My Lil' Red Wagon Book Tour

Okay, so he's a glutton for punishment. And as if that were not enough, he will continue final editing for two more novels: 'Quietkill:12.20.2012, and… Continue

Added by Jane Austen Dickey on October 15, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Talk da kine story sistah

ALOHA-Where You Like go?-Review

Cloudia W. Charters

Escaping failed city dreams June lands on the Big Island and discovers that paradise can be cold, moldy and downright boring. She flees to Honolulu where she discovers the seamy underbelly of Hawaii not talked about in glossy brochures. We learn why some women find a seductive glamour in being a topless dancer. She makes friends with some dangerous playmates and learns how the… Continue

Added by Linda Ballou on October 14, 2009 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Lucid – A Novel About Lucid Dreaming

Lucid by Katherine Angela Yeboah

Sloane Solomon is a beautiful, young college student who lives in the vibrant city of L.A. She first hears about ‘lucid dreaming’ from a friend, who intrigues her with descriptions of dreams so lifelike, so vivid, so unlike any she has ever had before. And when he explains how she can achieve them, by focusing on her hands when she suspects she may be dreaming,… Continue

Added by Katherine Angela Yeboah on October 14, 2009 at 1:30am — 3 Comments

You can anticipate a troublesome Halloween when ...

You can anticipate a troublesome Halloween when the hosts of the Halloween night party you've been invited to ask you to serve as doorbell greeter … and counsel you to bring a change of shoes. Maybe a couple of changes.

You can anticipate a troublesome Halloween when the trick-or-treaters you just gave the "just-one-piece-per-kid" to are glaring into their gaping bags and muttering "Thank … you. May we borrow some toilet paper and red spray paint?"

You can anticipate a troublesome… Continue

Added by Jim Whitaker on October 13, 2009 at 3:28pm — 1 Comment

CORN ON THE COB

10/12/2009

Hi Everyone..

If you like corn on the cob, here's a recipe a friend of mine
taught me and it's delicious ! Put the whole cob in the
don't husk it , leave the husk on. Put it in the microwave
and cook it for 6 minutes, delicious ! It steams it !

Cheers..Joe

Added by Joseph Frank Baraba on October 12, 2009 at 6:39am — No Comments

Good Publicity; Google News & AP

Just got some great publicity on my civil rights books. Feature story on my work has been posted to Google News and AP.

"Susan Klopfer believes the long, sad chapter of American history surrounding the civil rights struggles of African Americans should never be forgotten. Using her journalistic talents, she’s authored two books focused on unsolved atrocities in the Mississippi Delta region that have brought new light to several cases."…

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Added by Susan Klopfer on October 11, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

A SHELTERED LIFE

I want to thank everybody who has chosen to follow my blog and to read some of the posts over the last few weeks. I do hope you are enjoying them.

To refresh the idea of what the OVERLAND blog is all about: to take one of life's many wistful abstract concepts each week, and weave them into one of the themes included in the novel OVERLAND. In previous weeks I have written about finding lost loves, a pleasant memory frozen in time, writing what we know, and a few other arbitrary yet… Continue

Added by mark stephen levy on October 11, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments