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I'm an author with eight books traditionally published and three I published myself. I also started the Authors4Charity group back in 93 and am a speaker on the death penalty and violence to teens.

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my writers site is www.shirleydicks.net
www.amotherstorment.com and www.authors4charity.com
My MySpace URL: myspace.com/shirley85451

About Me:

I'm sixty six years old, orginally from NH and moved to Tn in the late 70's. I began to speak out against violence, the death penalty and speak to schools, colleges to the teens with a video called, The Choice Is Yours which I filmed on TN death row. www.thechoiceisyours.org

I've been on talk shows, Sally, ROlonda, Geraldo, Maury, Jerry Springer, and the BBC did a documentary on my life story.

When my life story was published by new Horizon Press, a movie company took out an option to make it into an movie which they backed out saying they needed an ending to the story. I've recently rewrote it, changed the title, brought it up to date and published it myself this time around. www.amotherstorment.com

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I like romance stories, true stories, westerns, and humor.

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Trailer for A Mothers Torment

I decided to get a trailer for my book, A Mothers Torment and placed it on my website. We'll see if it helps to sell the books. It might be something others may be interested in getting on their own books. Check it out

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Posted on March 17, 2008 at 11:19am —

A Long Road Home By Trevor Dicks

"I was eleven years old when I heard the judge exclaim, "Jeffrey Dicks, you are to be executed by electrocution until you are pronounced Dead, Dead, Dead!"

It was at that moment life as I knew it w

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Posted on April 30, 2007 at 10:36am — 5 Comments

Prologue A Mothers Torment

A Mothers Torment
Prologue

Greeneville, Tennessee Courthouse 1979
I had just been allowed back in the courtroom during my son’s murder trial, and as I listened to the lies the Prosecution was saying, I jumped up in my seat and
screamed,

""He’s innocent and you know it. You lie. You know he didn’t do it. He wouldn’t
have come back if he were guilty."

THE COURT: Sheriff, take the Jurors out
Again I scream

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Posted on April 30, 2007 at 9:30am —

Marketing

I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to market my newest book, A Mothers Torment at www.amotherstorment.com

With Road Angels, about ladies who ride motorcycles, I'm contacting motorcycle shops, motorcycle groups, leather shops to see if they'd carry Road Angels to sell. And with The Choice Is Yours, book and DVD, aimed at the teens about doing drugs, alcohol and doing crimes and violence, I have been contacting the schools to market it.

But my life story, A Mothers… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2007 at 4:27pm — 2 Comments

Authors 4 Charity

Authors for Charity is an organization organization dedicated to helping charitable causes
through the efforts of members conducting book signings and donating a portion
of the receipts to approved charities. By
offering a portion of the proceeds of our book sales, this concept will
undoubtedly open more doors for author signings than ever before, such as
coffee shops, gift shops, home offices of the charities you are donating
to, men and w… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2007 at 4:00pm —

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At 6:03pm on December 6, 2009, REID JACKSON (pen name) said…: Please add me my requests full. Checkout my blog entries here on my second novel I'm writing---Moral Dilemma

At 8:22am on April 13, 2008, Patty Gammons said…: thank you for the offer - i would need to know more and would consider - thanks, patty

At 6:56pm on March 12, 2008, Alex Timmers said…: i'm having trouble getting my first novel to even get looked at. appearently no one wants a book by a sixteen year old because i've had several publishers say i'm too young. may you have better luck than me.

At 8:20pm on February 28, 2008, David Brollier said…: Yeah, I know forgiving is hard. I'm not even where you're at and I find that I'm always having to ask forgiveness for something. Here's something that may help, unforgiveness keeps both the offended and the offender in bondage. Forgiveness sets both free. So if you want to live free, you have to forgive. It's hard, but with the grace of God and His love we can both do it. And when you stumble, Jesus understands.

At 8:11am on February 27, 2008, sharon rose said…: Thank you adding me to your friends list, I am looking forward to reading your books. Sharon

At 5:24am on February 27, 2008, Cai said…: Thanks for the add, Shirley.

At 7:33pm on February 26, 2008, Loretta Wheeler said…: Thank you for the invitation to your friend's list:)

Loretta

At 7:29pm on February 26, 2008, Linda Merlino said…: Thanks for the add. I am interested in your authors4charity. My new book's main character has breast cancer. I have been trying to figure out how to go about donating some of the proceeds for certain events to breast cancer research.
My best,
Linda Merlino

At 6:47pm on February 26, 2008, Jacqueline Seewald said…: Hi, Shirley,

Have you contacted your local newspapers? They might give you an interview. You might also want to be a speaker at your local library. Maybe you could speak at a local bookstore about your book rather than just have a signing. Hope these suggestions help.

Jacqueline Seewald
THE INFERNO COLLECTION

At 8:24pm on December 14, 2007, Susan K. Droney said…: Susan

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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?

Helpless

Over the Holiday weekend I took a good look at my house and that familiar helples feeling washed over me again. It seemed like an insurmountable task to get the place in order. It still does.

I spend so much time writing and promoting after I do my day job, what little time I have left is precious. Still, sometimes I just have to buckle down and ignore my compulsion to write and make myself clean house instead. I tackled the spare bedroom, which had clothes and all kinds of other articles strewn over the bed, on the floor, and anywhere you can think of, compliments of myself and the DH, who were equally guilty. I did make some headway, which made me feel good, but if I had more time I know I could do better. Also, there are so many other projects left to do if I were to get the house really into shape. I'm wondering how much I'll get done before Christmas, when I have my family over.

Maybe over the weekend I can get more done, that is, after I do the Illinois sales tax form first, which is due by the end of the month. I've got almost all of my check statements, except one, which I think I can find online, so maybe I can get that done. You may have guessed I'm not the most organized person in the world.

Anyway, let's see how far I can get cleaning up. I've got this kindle on loan from the library, with about 9 days left on it, and lots of good books on it beckoning to me. I've got some great ideas for stories I want to start and others I want to continue. I've got some blog buddies I haven't visited for a while. I wonder what will win out. (g)

What about you? What do you do about housework? Does it get in the way sometimes?

PS The not so surprising results are up on the left for my EZ poll. I'll have to do a harder one some time.

New Killer Career Excerpt at Acme Authors Link

Hi Gang,
Today, I've got a new Killer Career excerpt up at http://acmeauthorslink.blogspot.com/ . This one continues from the first excerpt I posted on Monday at http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/

If you're curious about my recently released romantic suspense, come on over to one or both blogs to check it out.

Thanks,
Morgan