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Guest Blogger: Author JO ANN HERNANDEZ on Revising at http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/guest-blogger-author-jo-ann-hernandez.html
November 7, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm
My guest host today, Jo Ann Hernandez is sharing her expertise on revising on my blog. Jo Ann is author of the awarding winning novels: The Throw Away Piece and White Bread Competition.
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My guest blogger today is Charles Jacobs. Charles has some interesting information on POD that will surely clear up some misconceptions. He also writes tips to help you write, publish & promote your work. http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11...
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Several months ago, the distributor for my novel Dead Witness, Nancy Wise from Sandhill Book Marketing, suggested I contact Theytus Books about publishing my novel Broken But Not Dead. I did. And last Saturday, October 17, I signed a contract. Not...
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Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
Author of DEAD WITNESS
Do You Have A Website?
http://joylene.webs.com
About Me:
Metis Canadian, I've been writing for 25 yrs. I recently retired as an emergency response member, & now spend my time working online at DeadlyProse. I live with my husband, our 4 cats & 1 dog on Cluculz Lake in central BC. In my spare time I teach T'chi.
Do you have a blog site?
http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com
Favorite Books:
The Bleeding Heart by Marilyn French
The Diviners by Margaret Laurence
The Traveller by John Katzenbach
The Other Side and Back by Sylvia Browne
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump by Susan Haley
Heaven's Prisoner's by James Lee Burke
Black Heart by Eric VanLustbader
The First Deadly Sin by Lawrence Sanders
The Client by John Grisham
The Last Juror by John Grisham
Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
Coles Books, Pine Centre Mall, Pr. George, BC
Books & Company, Pr. Geo, BC
It's awe inspiring to be surrounded by so many talented & gifted writers. This is definitely a nice place to be.

Excerpts of my work are available at:
cluculzwriter.multiply.com
Unfortunately, you have to click on my blog site to access it.

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POD and Self-Publishing

My guest blogger today is Charles Jacobs. Charles has some interesting information on POD that will surely clear up some misconceptions. He also writes tips to help you write, publish & promote your work.

http://cluculzwriter.blogspot.com/2009/11/pod-most-misunderstood-ca...

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joylene

Author of Dead Witness
Broken But Not Dead set to be released by Theytus Books 2011

"Man's heart away from nature becomes h… Continue

Posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:56am —

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Good News

Several months ago, the distributor for my novel Dead Witness, Nancy Wise from Sandhill Book Marketing, suggested I contact Theytus Books about publishing my novel Broken But Not Dead. I did. And last Saturday, October 17, I signed a contract. Note the gigantic smile on my face:

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Posted on October 22, 2009 at 9:30am —

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An Interview with author Martha Engber

An Interview with Martha Engber, author of The Wind Thief and Growing Great Characters from the Ground Up.

Martha wrote her first book at the age of seven. About flowers, or "flawrs," it included many lovely illustrations, including a painfully elongated, but happy, brown horse with a mouthful of daisies. Having just finished the project on the way to school, the smell of Crayon still fresh on her hands, she walked into the classroom beaming and handed the professionally stapled b… Continue

Posted on October 5, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

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Keith Pyeatt, author of STRUCK


My friend Keith Pyeatt will be guest blogging here next week, so in anticipation, I thought now would be a good time to introduce him and his book.
Keith and I met online in 1997. He's the reason my suspense novel DEAD W… Continue

Posted on August 10, 2009 at 1:30pm —

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Story Breakdown

I'm in the middle of doing movie plotting exercises because I've hit a wall with my work-in-progress. II'm hoping they'll spark some ideas. Monday, I watched Get Carter twice in one day to see if I could pinpoint its turning points.

Get Carter is about an enforcer for the Las Vegas mob going home to attend his brother's funeral. It stars Sylvester Stallone and is directed by Stephen Kay. If you're into screenwriting, you must purchase a copy. Under Special Features, Mr. Kay does a… Continue

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 3:00pm —

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At 1:16pm on July 26, 2008, WR.PARK said…
Great photos. Reminds me of the cabins we had in Minnesota.

Here's a recent review I just received for my newly released novel, COMA.

This suspense thriller has everything to keep readers intrigued: a witty, unconventional hero; an exciting plot that delivers non-stop action from beginning to end; a seemingly unstoppable villain; and a couple beautiful women vying to domesticate the loose cannon. This one would make an explosive movie. Think Bourne, or the Bruce Willis version of The Jackal, then multiply by ten and you’ll have an idea of what the movie version of COMA would be.

Review by Laurel Johnson/Associated with Mid West Book Review.

I invite to website: www.wrparkbooks.com

Bill
At 1:20am on July 7, 2008, Brian L Porter said…
Hi Joylene,

Glad you got a copy of the book. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for offering the review, I'll look forward to hearing your opinion of my humble offering.

Thanks also for offering to put a link up on your blog for me. My website is www.freewebs.com/brianlp and the bok has a site at www.freewebs.com/astudyinred

I don't have seperate blog as I have so many on the Ning networks, but you could include the one here on Book Place which is http://morganmandelbooks.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=twmockj5fzne

Thanks a bunch, and enjoy the book.

Best regards

Brian
At 11:33am on July 6, 2008, William Butler said…
BTW, thanks for viewing my website and leaving a guestbook entry (you'd be surprised at how hard it is to find anything on the Internet about myself--what with sorting through all the Yeats references first). I've recently joined the AuthorsDen website and have posted the first two chapters of "I Remember Tomorrow" along with a short story from the setting of my 2nd book and one of two poems I've ever written. The address is: http://www.authorsden.com/williambutler . I'm always interested in feedback.

One last note: I've always enjoyed writing in the female POV. Having two sisters and being raised by my mother, much of it comes rather easily.

Again, be well,
William
At 11:16am on July 6, 2008, William Butler said…
I enjoyed New Mexico... terribly so. It's always interesting that those who live in cold climates long for warm and the reverse is also true. Raised in Los Angeles, I never felt more alive than when I was in Germany in Winter. We would wait until after midnight and go for walks in the shopping district when all of the stores were closed. With the temperature below freezing, all bundled in our winter parkas, listing and felling the snow crunch beneath our feet. Then again, the memories are probably more wonderful than the reality. Time does that to us.

Be well,
William
At 10:30am on July 6, 2008, William Butler said…
Thank you for the "friend" invitation. Had I been fully awake when I responded to the discussion board last night, I'd have done so. I love your photos and must admit I'm a bit envious of your environs. Even in the Northeast part of Texas, the best we can hope for in winter is a little less heat and barren trees.

Be well,
William
At 12:41am on July 2, 2008, Brian L Porter said…
Hi Joylene,

This is the link for the paperback at Amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1554045274/sr=1-1/qid=1205086280/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1205086280&sr=1-1&seller=

All of the others have it as well of course, and the publishers have a link to take you straight to Amazon.com if you want the paperback from http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.php?ISBN=1-55404-524-X

It is selling far better in paperback than e-book I must say.

Hope this finds you well, and I hope to see you at the Candian Authors Network soon.

Best regards

Brian
At 5:07pm on July 1, 2008, Brian L Porter said…
Hi Joylene,

I've heard about the post in Canada. The book is available from Amazon.ca, but it may be quicker (and cheaper) to get it from Amazon.com in the US. It's funny, I have a Canadian publisher but the book is delivered faster if ordered from the States. By the way, you might like to join me at The Candian Authors Network at http://canadianauthors.ning.com/
(I was allowed to join because of my publisher being in Canada.

Look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Best regards

Brian

At 4:06pm on July 1, 2008, Brian L Porter said…
Joylene,

I do hope you enjoy A Study in Red. It should keep you on the dge of your seat at the very least, I hope. Most people have said in their reviews that they found it hard to put down, so I hope it draws you in as it has so many others. I'll be interested in your thoughts on it when you've read it.

Warmest Regards

Brian

At 12:03pm on July 1, 2008, Brian L Porter said…
Hi Joylene,

Thanks for your congratulations. I appreciate it very much. I hope you enjoy my books if you get any of them. 'A Study in Red' is doing especially well just now. One of our dogs (we have 6 rescue dogs) is abit like that. We have to exercise Alfie on a horse's lunge line because he loves to run off and do his own thing. Mind you, we've only had a short itme and are still training him, so there's hope yet.

Best regards

Brian
At 12:55pm on January 28, 2008, Anita Davison said…
Hi Joylene

If you have a moment on a sleepy January day, do drop by my latest interview at Unusual Historical Blogspot.

There's a copy of Duking Days Rebellion being offered in a draw too, just leave a comment at the end of the blog.

Unusual Historicals Blogspot
http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com
 
 

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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?

Things People Say and Do at Book Signings


Saturday was a Killer Career book signing at Barnes and Noble in Schaumburg. I just love the way they do their posters, by the way. Very professional looking.

It was 70 degrees outside, which is an unusual temperature for November. Needless to say, not everyone wanted to waste such a beautiful day by pending it inside a book shop.

The usual assortment of customers did come by, some asking me questions about how long it took to write my book, how I got started, and how many books I'd written.
Some said they'd never heard of me. I've heard that one before. (g) 

What was surprising is that three children, not at the same time or with the same party, asked for my autograph - two on the back of bookmarks, one on a slip of paper. That usually doesn't happen. Maybe it's the economy. I don't know if their parents put them up to it, or if they thought of it themselves.

One person asked about my book and then said she doesn't buy from Barnes and Noble, but online instead. Since she was in the store, I can only assume she was scouting there for books first. I don't know.

Oh, yes, a variation on the restroom question was, "Where are the dictionaries?"


Another took the time to show me some missing pages in one of the magazines.

What about you? What questions have people asked you at book signings? Anything that stood out at a book signing you'd like to share?

New Review for Killer Career

I'm happy to report a new review for Killer Career, this time from Lucille P. Robinson, from Sassy Brit's Gang at


http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2009/11/killer-career-morgan-mandel-choice-one.html



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Morgan Mandel

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