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Started Jun. 13, 2008
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
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- Do You Have A Website?
- www.BarbaraHoward.net
- About Me:
- I began writing as a child and self-published an inspirational piece a few years ago. I have a children's book on the way to the editors and I'm in the process {sigh} of rewriting the intro chapters of my first mystery (which is my favorite genre). The title is The Waiting Place. It is centered around a young man returning home from overseas for his wedding and his fiancee is murdered. The incident is linked back to the young man's wealthy parents who are in the midst of a hotly contested divorce.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.BarbaraHowardBlog.com
- Favorite Books:
- Everything by PD James and Poe.
See my page on Shelfari -
http://www.shelfari.com/o1518129130/shelf
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Borders Books & Music (I was once a corporate sales rep - fun time, free books)
My new book - A Day For The Animals
The story: What if you said a prayer and then changed your mind. But before you could take it back, God answered it? When Roger Grayson said the animals should rule the world, God was listening. And his family will never be the same again.
For one day the Graysons live among the animals and learn the meaning of love, courage and commitment. Grade 3 Reading Level; 80 pages.
View the trailer here:
A Day For The Animals
"Congratulations on your story ... I enjoyed each and every moment of the read. The story kept me captivated. While reading, I was always excited to get to the next page." - Teresa Johnson, GottiTravel, LLC (www.gottitravel.com)
"I enjoyed reading this story very much, and I think children would certainly be interested." - Janice Lowery, Founder of Saving Our Children
(www.savingourchildren.bravehost.com)
"In her latest book, A Day for the Animals, Barbara Howard takes us on a journey...a journey of faith. Through the eyes of a young boy we see how even the smallest prayer, even if we are in doubt about the specifics of the prayer, God answers - whether we want Him to or not! In the beauty of His creation lies the answers to our never ending quest for purpose and truth in our troubled world which Howard elegantly and delicately shares with her readers. This book is a must-read and not only for animal lovers!" - Dr. Kim Bloomer, veterinary naturopath, author, and host of Animal Talk Naturally.
(www.AnimalTalkNaturally.com)
"Come and meet Rodger, the kid in all of us. Barbara Howard delivers a delightful story that every child and parent should read!"
-Antonio L. Crawford, CEO, Top Book Sales (www.TopBookSales.com)
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Article Marketing and How It Works
It is an estabilished fact that Article Marketing works by a large number of Internet Marketers in wide variety of niches. This has been repeatedly proven. However, those who have not ever attempted article marketing tend to think that it is harder or more time consuming than it actually is.
Starts by writing an article. This can be done by yourself or you can hire a ghost writer. The cost of ghost written articles is usually less than $10.00 for a 300 to 500 word article. It is important that… Continue
Starts by writing an article. This can be done by yourself or you can hire a ghost writer. The cost of ghost written articles is usually less than $10.00 for a 300 to 500 word article. It is important that… Continue
Posted on June 9, 2008 at 5:19am —
Hiring a Ghostwriter
Even if you can write, it might make more sense to hire one or more ghostwriters to provide your articles. Needing hundreds of articles in a short amount of time will make it necessary to hire several.
There are many reasons to have someone else do your writing. The hard part is, finding a good, affordable ghost writer. You can post a bid request for the work at one of the freelance sites, such as www.elance.com or www.rentacoder.com , but you may not get a writer who can do a decent job.
One… Continue
There are many reasons to have someone else do your writing. The hard part is, finding a good, affordable ghost writer. You can post a bid request for the work at one of the freelance sites, such as www.elance.com or www.rentacoder.com , but you may not get a writer who can do a decent job.
One… Continue
Posted on June 9, 2008 at 5:18am —
Real Success
... so I was chatting with someone about goals and values and everyday life. And I remarked that when a person determines each day that they are going to be a success, they already are. I don't think we should wait until we accumulate a certain amount of wealth or acclaim from society to realize this. There are people all around us that lead tremendously successful lives and that will never appear on the radar screen of the media. People with poise and talent and grit and determination and imagi… Continue
Posted on May 17, 2008 at 5:08pm —
Real Friends
... so today I received another email message from someone that I don't know. Apparently, she is my "friend" on a social media network that I've joined. Hmm ...
So, I clicked on the link in the email and it took me to this community of friends. I didn't remember my login information. So I asked the system to send me the link to reset my password and gain access to my profile page. I clicked on a couple of pictures and voila! There was an entire group of "friends" that I had never met. Hmm ...… Continue
So, I clicked on the link in the email and it took me to this community of friends. I didn't remember my login information. So I asked the system to send me the link to reset my password and gain access to my profile page. I clicked on a couple of pictures and voila! There was an entire group of "friends" that I had never met. Hmm ...… Continue
Posted on May 17, 2008 at 5:07pm —
A Poem by Glome
I'M EVERY AGE I'VE EVER BEEN
( I have put eternity in their hearts Eccl 3:11)
The first three years
were filled with tears
& laughter & colors & every sound
& sitting & standing & falling down
Then around four I focused in
Why, the world was filled with women & men
& kids & animals that all had needs
I wasn't the center, or even the lead
After accepting this terrible fix
I was ready for five & then on to six
I learned to leave Mom &… Continue
( I have put eternity in their hearts Eccl 3:11)
The first three years
were filled with tears
& laughter & colors & every sound
& sitting & standing & falling down
Then around four I focused in
Why, the world was filled with women & men
& kids & animals that all had needs
I wasn't the center, or even the lead
After accepting this terrible fix
I was ready for five & then on to six
I learned to leave Mom &… Continue
Posted on May 17, 2008 at 5:07pm —
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I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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Yes, I cut my teeth as a thriller reader as a teenager on Poe and Conan Dole. I often re-read my Holmes stories.
My advice to anyone wishing to write thrillers or mysteries is first of all to read, read, read. Literaly devour everything you can by your favorite authors, in my case, Deaver, Gerritsen, Patterson, Cussler (for the advernture element), conan doyle and Poe of course.
then slowly begin by writing short stories that involve an element of mystery or the macabre and see if the plot hold together and works. If someone can't make a mystery work in a short story the chacnes are they can't do it in a full length novel.
then, plot your mystery novel as though it were a s hipat sea, needing to reach certain points in the stroy by, say, chapter ten. You can be flexible with this of course, but it helps the writer to focus on a goal within the framework of the tale without over elaborating.
I also work hard on the 'factual ' elements, as a s tudent of criminolgy and forensics I nmake sure that if I say someone was killed by poison, then the clinical details surrounding the poisoning and any autopsy have to be accurate for example.
characters must be believable, som ewriter go too 'over the top' and make their characters a joke and they lose credibility because of it.
I hope this helps a little as I'm now rushing out to a doctor's appointment.
I'll be happy to go further with this if you want me to.
Best regards
Brian
I'm glad we share a love of Poe's work It's rare to meet anohter fan nowadays. He seems to be a thing of the past with so many readers.
Regards
Brian
I see you like both PD James and Poe, as I do. I loved 'The Murder Room, and The Lighthouse by James, and everything by Poe, especially The Pit and the Pendulum.
Great to see you here.
Best regards
Brian
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