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AT the request of a friend, I have decided to add another group to hold discussions on spy novels and related reads.
AT the request of a friend, I have decided to add another group to hold discussions on spy novels and related reads.
AT the request of a friend, I have decided to add another group to hold discussions on spy novels and related reads.
AT the request of a friend, I have decided to add another group to hold discussions on spy novels and related reads.
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- Reader
- Do You Have A Website?
- I can be found on several websites: Writers box, all who create, and writer's world (all ning. com sites) I also have a facebook account but I do not visit it very often.
- About Me:
- I'm an old fart who loves to read however I am very picky about who and what I will read.
- Favorite Books:
- Conan, Thunderbolt, The Ashes series, Mack Bolan, Richard Marchinco, Science Fantasy and war novels, action...
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
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A lazy day between the pages of a great book.
The title really says it all! rainy yucky days are made for curling up with a book and losing track of time.I do enjoy a good read and I look forward to sharing some of my past friends with you and seeing what you have to share as well.
i didn't really start to enjoy reading until I was in College, and once I started I haven't looked back.
Now I don't know as I will ever be as voracious as my father. He'd stop by the Library on Friday walk out with a stack of books and return them all on Monday!… Continue
i didn't really start to enjoy reading until I was in College, and once I started I haven't looked back.
Now I don't know as I will ever be as voracious as my father. He'd stop by the Library on Friday walk out with a stack of books and return them all on Monday!… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 8:20pm —
Maybe someday.
While my day to day life is somewhat less than the stuff that books are made of and I am yet to start down that road to getting published: maybe some day. i do not believe that a full blown novel is in my future but more realistically a collection is. The short term brick wall is not knowing how to get started. Many of my stories can be found on other ning sites; The Writer's Box and Writer's world in particular. All who Create is another site that I have used as well.
I know that this is primar… Continue
I know that this is primar… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2009 at 8:13pm —
Hey! Here I am!
Ok, I got invited and here I am. Yet one more website that I need to put on my growing list of places to visit on a regular basis. However this one seems interestingly different; pleasantly so. I can actually read some reviews and share oppinions about books that I have read! A nifty twist. I like it; thank you for the invite, it was most kind of you. I see that some of my friends from other ning sites are here too! Cool!
This brings me to a question however, why are there no groups for War stor… Continue
This brings me to a question however, why are there no groups for War stor… Continue
Posted on March 11, 2009 at 5:53pm —
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MORGAN'S OWN BLOGSPOT
Are you ready?
Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.
What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?
Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author
One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.
Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.
Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.
I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.
The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.
Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!
Mary Cunningham
She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.
To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!
Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/
Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham
Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?
Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3
Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.
Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks
Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
Can We Talk?
I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.
I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.
What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?
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When RASCAL wakes up, you'll hear from her and/or her Mom - that would be me, Morgan Mandel.
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Christmas Bash at whisperyourfantasies@yahoogroups.com
December 12, 2009 at 6pm to December 23, 2009 at 7pm
Christmas Celebration at Whispers Publishing's reader's loop. Come meet authors, participate in chats, contests, read steaming hot excerpts, win books! Our grand prize this year is a basket filled with Godiva's Cocolates.
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Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
So nice to hear from you! Charlie, just imagine what it would feel like to be able to add, Charlie Bear, #1 Amazon.com bestseller
You deserve to have a #1 bestseller! Let's talk.
With gratitude and admiration,
Sally :-)
www.sallyshields.com/coaching
Thanks again,
Chris
My reading tastes and writing tastes are as varied as my moods. I hope that you enjoy any of the stories that I may post; if not please feel free to express your views.
My name is Chris Tusa, and I'm a writer from New Orleans. My debut novel, Dirty Little Angels, is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com, and I am writing because I was hoping you might be willing to read it and post your thoughts on your blog (or on Amazon.com, or on some of the other book-related sites). If you're interested, I'd be more than willing to send you an e-book version by e-mail. Just let me know. I've included a summary of the novel below:
Dirty Little Angels
Set in the slums of New Orleans, among clusters of crack houses and abandoned buildings, Dirty Little Angels is the story of sixteen year old Hailey Trosclair. When the Trosclair family suffers a string of financial hardships and a miscarriage, Hailey finds herself looking to God to save her family. When her prayers go unanswered, Hailey puts her faith in Moses Watkins, a failed preacher and ex-con. Fascinated by Moses's lopsided view of religion, Hailey, and her brother Cyrus, begin spending time down at an abandoned bank that Moses plans to convert into a drive-through church. Gradually, though, Moses's twisted religious beliefs become increasingly more violent, and Hailey and Cyrus soon find themselves trapped in a world of danger and fear from which there may be no escape.
If you'd like to read the first chapter before you commit, feel free to visit my web site:
http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id=894
Thanks so much,
Chris
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