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Another Email Phishing Scam: African Development Bank: Mr. Donald Mathew
As most of you are already aware, there is this thing called email phishing. Think of the word as fishing, like they're trolling for suckers. Don't be that sucker! This one looks SO REAL because they produced an entire website for their bogus bank. Here's a few things you might notice . . . Full Article
Posted by Rob on February 3, 2010 at 6:58pm
New Article About Power Technology & Deregulation in New York
Summary: What, if anything did we learn from Enron? Can it be applied to the new wave of Power Generation firms? How will technology play a roll in the deregulation wave? An article from as far back as 2001 in the Wall Street Journal written by some folks at the Manhattan Institute nailed it, in my opinion. Enron was a first round deregulation company, and rather than spelling the end of deregulation, it instead, taught us a lot about power deregulation, and maybe most of all, what not to do, an… Continue
Posted by Rob on February 3, 2010 at 11:21am
Polish your craft, pitch your project, promote your writing
Beginner or advanced, fiction or nonfiction, you have three days to mingle with other writers and agents and to talk about what matters—your writing and the writing life.
April 23-25, 2010 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
I'll be speaking and leading two workshops:
Friday, April 23 3-4pm:
From Journalist to Novelist with John DeDakis
Think you're too busy to write a novel? Veteran CNN editor John DeDakis traces the arc of his 40-year career -- from getting tear gassed co… Continue
April 23-25, 2010 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
I'll be speaking and leading two workshops:
Friday, April 23 3-4pm:
From Journalist to Novelist with John DeDakis
Think you're too busy to write a novel? Veteran CNN editor John DeDakis traces the arc of his 40-year career -- from getting tear gassed co… Continue
Posted by John DeDakis on January 27, 2010 at 8:46am
"DAYMARES" - A Novel - Synopsis, Excerpt and Author Bio
Brief Author Bio/Novena T. Beget
DAYMARES – A Novel
I am a beginning writer in the reference/polishing stages of my first novel. I actually enjoyed making books as a child, and kept small journals periodically, but nothing as serious as my first work. The seed of compelling urge existed through the years and I did possess the foresight to record important events, many of which live and breathe in DAYMARES.
The scratching of dates and notes on paper erupted into increased content, as ironically,… Continue
DAYMARES – A Novel
I am a beginning writer in the reference/polishing stages of my first novel. I actually enjoyed making books as a child, and kept small journals periodically, but nothing as serious as my first work. The seed of compelling urge existed through the years and I did possess the foresight to record important events, many of which live and breathe in DAYMARES.
The scratching of dates and notes on paper erupted into increased content, as ironically,… Continue
Posted by Nancy T. Bush on January 25, 2010 at 6:00pm
New Radio Interview with Successful Business Founder Andy Kurtzig, Owner of JustAnswer.com
I recently had the honor of interviewing one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in the history of business. He revealed many of the things that lead him to his third profitable business. Andy Kurtzig talks about his newest venture, JustAnswer.com and tells us about raising 8 million dollars for his last venture. To learn how he raised millions and how he became successful listen to CyberVillage… Continue
Posted by Rob on January 19, 2010 at 4:09pm
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MIND ECHOES – Chapter One
Chapter 1 Man sick. The telepathic words shot through Veterinarian Brody McAlister’s mind so strong they rocked her back in her seat. Pain sliced into her head, searing and hot. She took a deep calming breath, slid out of her Explorer, and slammed the door. The noise reverberated through the quiet neighborhoodlike a pistol shot. With shaking hands, Brody hoisted her medical [...]“U is for Undertow” by Sue Grafton – a confusing mess
Okay, I’ll admit it – I’ve read all of Sue Grafton’s alphabet mysteries. When she started the series few people thought she’d ever make it to the end but it looks like, by hook or by crook, she’s going to do it. Buy why? The last few books haven’t been that good and, sad to [...]“Without A Sound” by Carla Cassidy – a real page turner!
I had never heard of nor read anything by Carla Cassidy when I picked her book, “Without A Sound” off the bookshelf at my local library. What can I say? I’m so glad I tried a new author. I read this book in almost straight through – yup, it’s a page-turner. The novel starts with a [...]“Rough Country” a Virgil Flowers novel by John Sanford
After reading the last Lucas Davenport “Prey” novel by John Sanford, I swore I’d never read another of his books. What can I say? I’m weak – and desperate. There just isn’t that much good reading out there, so when I saw “Rough County” I decided to take a chance. It’s good! I believe Sanford made [...]“Dancing in the Dark” by Mary Jane Clark – good one!
When a young woman goes missing from Ocean Beach, New Jersey during a summer heat wave, everyone in town is naturally concerned and they all go out to try and find her. After three days, she shows up, dirty, dehydrated but unharmed.She tells police that the kidnapper never spoke, but he came back several times [...]Groups
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Beginner or advanced, fiction or nonfiction, you have three days to mingle with other writers and agents and to talk about what matters—your writing and the writing life.
April 23-25, 2010 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
I'll be speaking and lea…
Beginner or advanced, fiction or nonfiction, you have three days to mingle with other writers and agents and to talk about what matters—your writing and the writing life.
April 23-25, 2010 - University of Wisconsin-Madison
I'll be speaking and lea…
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Brief Author Bio/Novena T. Beget
DAYMARES – A Novel
I am a beginning writer in the reference/polishing stages of my first novel. I actually enjoyed making books as a child, and kept small journals periodically, but nothing as serious as my first wo…
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Authors On Tour
Monday, June 8, 2009
Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours continued to follow Barbara Weaver Smith's Whale Hunting at these addresses: Thursday June 4 – Joyce Anthony shares her review for Whale Hunting Women on her blog http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/Friday June 5 – 7:30 am PST - www.salesmanagement20.com
Ellen interviewed Barbara Techel at To the Max, where she writes about parenting and life, including her beautiful son who has cerebral palsy. These ladies explored Barbara's responses when her beloved dog, Frankie, was injured in an accident, and touched on the parallels between Barb's journey and the experiences of those of us who have children with "special needs."
Be sure to stop by and leave a comment for Ellen and Barbara. It will automatically enter you in a drawing for a gift from Frankie's store!
http://lovethatmax.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-inspirational-dog.html
Georgianne interviewed Dyan Garris live by Georgiann. Download the show later at www.blogtalkradio.com/breakingthrough
Lots more happening at Virtual Blog Tours. Enjoy and keep on the sunny side. Terry
Terry L White -Author of the Chesapeake Heritage Series
"Travel Through Time With Terry"
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Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours Stopped by to visit Dr. Kim Bloomer and her Neopolitan mastiff, Shadrach at Bark 'n Blog Tuesday. They are shared Shadrach's interview with Frankie and her human companion, Barbara Techel, author of Frankie the Walk n' Roll Dog. Find out how Frankie feels about being one of the animal ambassadors who help humans learn.
Be sure to leave a comment for Dr. Kim and Barbara. It will automatically enter you in a drawing for a gift from Frankie's store! http://www.bark-n-blog.com/2009/05/29/interview-with-barbara-techel-frankie-the-weiner-dog-authors-of-frankie-the-walk-n-roll-dog
Nikki Leigh interviewed Barbara Weaver Smith on Promo 101 Create and Promote Radio – 4 pm EST yesterday. Listeners were able to call in during the show and listen online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nikkileigh You can download the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nikkileigh/2009/06/02/Nikki-Leigh-Talks-With-Barbara-Weaver-Smith
Have a great day and keep on the sunny side. Terry
Terry L White -Author of the Chesapeake Heritage Series
"Travel Through Time With Terry"
http://www.terrylwhitesblog.blogspot.com/
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours spent a few minutes with Barbara Bonfigli at her book launch in New York on Thursday May 28th at the fabulous Greek Restaurant Periyali on 20th - http://corinescorner.com/blog2/2009/05/on-may-28th-i-attended-book-party.htmAre you a book blogger? Are you a book lover? Are you interested in finding a book that will transport you to an exotic locale? You NEED to learn more about this book. We will be working with author, Barbara Bonfigli during the summer and we can't wait to share her debut novel and fictional memoir- Cafe Tempest. Get your "ticket" now for a summer trip to a Greek island.
Promo 101 Virtual Blog Tours also announced the Just the FAQs Blog Tour with MaAnna Stephenson from July 6-31. Join nationally acclaimed author, MaAnna Stephenson, on her blog book tour this July. Two decades of technical writing, web design and marketing for countless private clients and community groups have led her to produce a new instructional series titled Just the FAQs, the ultimate user-friendly guides to the technical aspects of internet marketing and promotions.
Barbara Weaver Smith’s article on How To Overcome This sluggish Economy on her blog - http://www.asuccessfulwoman.com/success/2009/05/29/overcome-this-sluggish-economy-by-barbara-weaver-smith
More lively blogs will be featured in June, please check back often, leave comments and keep on the sunny side. Terry
Terry L White -Author of the Chesapeake Heritage Series
"Travel Through Time With Terry"
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I make no promises that this feature will turn into a regular thing, but is always nice to give a couple of shout-outs, to old familiar places and newly discovered ones.
A Handful of Blogs You Should Follow
1. Unless you have been ignoring APA (and why would you do that?) you should know that I am in coo-hoots with my almost-other-half and we have a blog, where we journal the journey and now have this constant conversation:
"Are you sure you want to post that?"
"No, really, you can't post that."
"Don't post that!"
2. Kathleen Ortiz , Associate Agent and Foreign Rights Manager at Lowenstein Associates now has a blog, http://kortizzle.blogspot.com/
Filled with insights, helpful bits and sincerity, it is worth following and reading.
3. Hart Johnson's blog http://waterytart23.blogspot.com/ always leaves an impression. Once you give it a read, you'll be hooked.
4. Jo Lynne Valerie's blog, http://jolynnevalerie.blogspot.com/ will encourage, inspire and leave you feeling just a bit more magickal. A definite daily read.
5. Anne Lyken-Garner, has several blogs but the one of hers, I enjoy the most is http://www.myrelationshipsupermarket.com where you can find helpful advice on pretty much every relationship.
Happy Friday!
Thoughtful Thursday: To Create!
Thoughtful Thursday: To Create!
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Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
''To give style'' to one's character -- a great and rare art!
He exercises it who surveys all that his nature presents in strength and weakness and then moulds it to an artistic plan until everything appears as art and reason, and even the weaknesses delight the eye.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart, to give yourself to it.
Buddha
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.
Henri Bergson
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.
Rumi
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Book Feature: My Five Autobiographies: My Soul's Experiences Lived through Five Recent Lives, Miriam Slozberg
My Five Autobiographies chronicles the personal journey of an old soul as she travels through her last five lives, providing an intriguing glimpse into the fascinating world of reincarnation, occult matters, karma, and the real reasons behind many of life's challenges.
Miriam Slozberg has always possessed a strong desire to delve into life's hidden mysteries, including past life and reincarnation phenomena. After contacting two renowned mediums and conducting extensive soul-searching, she discovered a colorful past—five separate lives she describes in a self-disclosing, honest, and entertaining way. She details a life in Kenya during the early 1700s, a life in Colonial America during the late 1700s, another life in Victorian Britain during the mid-1800s, her brief and tortured life in Auschwitz during World War II, and ends with her current life in Toronto. Miriam shares exactly how she taught herself to balance her past life karma, master new life lessons, and nurture her old soul—all while learning the mystery behind her suffering.
By tapping into her subconscious and triggering amazing soul memories, Miriam offers an in-depth exploration of the doubts, fears, and perplexities she has experienced in various lives, providing hope for others experiencing similar life challenges.
Miriam Slozberg has always possessed a strong desire to delve into life's hidden mysteries, including past life and reincarnation phenomena. After contacting two renowned mediums and conducting extensive soul-searching, she discovered a colorful past—five separate lives she describes in a self-disclosing, honest, and entertaining way. She details a life in Kenya during the early 1700s, a life in Colonial America during the late 1700s, another life in Victorian Britain during the mid-1800s, her brief and tortured life in Auschwitz during World War II, and ends with her current life in Toronto. Miriam shares exactly how she taught herself to balance her past life karma, master new life lessons, and nurture her old soul—all while learning the mystery behind her suffering.
By tapping into her subconscious and triggering amazing soul memories, Miriam offers an in-depth exploration of the doubts, fears, and perplexities she has experienced in various lives, providing hope for others experiencing similar life challenges.
To Learn More About My Five Autobiographies: My Soul's Experiences Lived through Five Recent Lives And Author Miriam Slozberg please visit: http://www.myfiveautobiographies.com/
To purchase this book directly please go to: http://www.myfiveautobiographies.com/index.php?page_id=264#9781440162183
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Our Guest: The Unedning Job of Marketing Your work, Helen Macie Osterman
The Unending Job of Marketing Your Work by Helen Macie Osterman
When I wrote my first novel, I naively thought that as soon as I found someone willing to publish it, my work was done. Isn’t that what an author is supposed to do—write? Wrong. I soon found out that was just the beginning.
When I presented my story to a small press publisher at a writer’s convention, he said he loved the plot. The next question was the crucial one. “How do you intend to market this book?”
I wanted to answer, “Isn’t that your job?” but realized he expected an organized plan from me.
Fortunately I had given that some prior thought. I told him my target audience was women over fifty because my protagonist is in her sixties. I mentioned book signings, library appearances, women’s groups, and a web site. He seemed satisfied with that as a start.
When the book appeared in print, I knew my work was just beginning. I had postcards and bookmarks printed. I sent the cards to everyone on my mailing list. The post office loves me when I buy post card stamps in rolls of one hundred.
I purchased a list of libraries from the MWA that have a large mystery readership. My book is a cozy mystery. The list was seventy-six pages long and I spent weeks e-mailing a short blurb to these libraries. Of course, many of the e-mails bounced back because the contact person had moved on.
In the mean time, I contacted the local bookstores and set up signings. Along with members of my writers’ group, we arranged panel discussions at local libraries.
I contacted the neighborhood newspapers with press releases and even had a reported come over and interview me. A local radio station saw the article and asked me to be a guest.
I also appeared on a local TV program a number of times. (The MC happens to be a friend of mine).
I joined as many groups as time permitted. People must know who you are, what you write about, and where they can get your books.
My biggest fan is my water aerobics instructor. She always receives a complimentary copy. Since the folks in the class are in the appropriate age group, they buy my books and talk them up to their friends. Word of mouth is the best advertising.
Now I am marketing book number three with two manuscripts under consideration by two publishers. So, I guess all that work paid off.
I have a web site, am on facebook and just getting into the world of the blog.So, if anyone reading this has any more marketing suggestions, I would appreciate the feedback.
Helen Osterman
Author of The Emma Winberry mystery series.
Now available online and in bookstores: The Stranger in the Opera House, an Emma Winberry mystery Notes in a Mirror, a paranormal/historical, now available in bookstores and online.
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Call for Submissions: Broccoli to Writing: and Everything In-Between
Broccoli to Writing: and Everything In-Between
The WORKING TITLE is: Broccoli to Writing: and Everything In-between.
We have extended the date of entries until April 2, 2010, due to the Christmas Holidays.
This anthology is open for submissions of short stories and poems from all levels of writers in any genre of fiction or non-fiction. All submissions must be the original work of the individual submitting it, and rights for publication in this anthology must be clear.
Word count must be 1,000 (minimum) to 7,500 (maximum) words for short stories or essays. We will consider poetry of any length.
It is not necessary to have known Dick Stodghill in order to participate. However, the book is a dedication to him. The proceeds of the book will go directly to an established charity of Jackie’s choice, in Dick’s name. We will be announcing the charity she selects soon.
Please adhere to the submission guidelines put forth in this letter. The same rules apply as if you were submitting to an agent or publisher, which are as follows:
- Short Stories and Poems may be on any topic in any genre. The title promotes all things Dick liked and disliked, so no topic is off limits.
- Format all submissions in Word doc using Times New Roman, 12-point font, with 1” margins on all sides, and double-spaced with the pages numbered in the lower right-hand corner. Type the title of the piece and author’s name in the upper-right hand corner of each page. Example: Title/Author Name
- Poetry should follow the same guidelines, minus the double-spacing.
- A cover letter, with the title, the name you want used on the story, your contact information, and any other relevant information, should be included. If this is not included, we cannot accept the submission.
- We will edit and proofread all accepted submissions.
Works included in the Anthology will be decided upon by April 10, 2010 and notifications made by April 15, 2010.
Once a submission is accepted, a release form will be sent to you for your signature, giving us the right to use that particular submission for this anthology, as well as any advertising and/or marketing used for promoting this anthology. You will retain the rights to your submission.
Projected release date of this anthology is sometime in late spring or early summer. A definite date will be decided when we have received all the submissions.
Please submit your work to submissions@weavingdreamspublishing.com or mail to Weaving Dreams Publishing, P. O. Box 194, Watseka, IL 60970.
We are looking forward to your submissions!
Marie Pacha and L. Sue Durkin
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