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Today, we would like to welcome you to the official book release celebration of "<strong>Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality</strong>".</div>
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Not many anthology collections can say that it is composed of the best Indie and Traditionally published authors on the market today. "<em>Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality</em>" is the culmination of the combined efforts of Award Winning, Amazon Best Selling and Up and Coming Authors works. Yet, it is more than that. "<em>Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality</em>" is the examination of the theme question "<em>What force drives your spirit?</em>" It is the interpretation of the element of air. It is even the collective talents of spectacular writers in various genres. Inside "<em>Concordant Vibrancy 2's</em>" pages you will find various translations of the main topic, every one guaranteed to satisfy people from all walks of life.</div>
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"<em>Concordant Vibrancy 2</em>" analyzes things such as:</div>
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Every one an important link to the force that drives our spirits.</div>
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This compilation of short stories and essays demonstrates the fusing of talented and sui generis works by eight amazing writers. Contrasting in genre and writing style, each piece is a wonderful representation of the theme question; What moves your spirit?<br /></div>
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"Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality" is coming soon, so don't miss out on the opportunity to grab a copy of this collection upon its release! Now, without further ado, we would like to introduce you to the Cover of "Concordant Vibrancy 2: Vitality" a collaborative work by the members of the All Authors P&P Family.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #500050; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Can you tell us a little about yourself</span><span style="background: white; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">? My name is
Jeremy Breitenbach. I am legally blind with cerebral palsy. I use
Braille. I've been writing since I was 15. I started out with
writing original stories based off of The Legend of Zelda and original stories
based off a '90's cartoon I love called <i>Adventures
of Sonic the Hedgehog</i>, but in the years </span>since<span style="background: white; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I stopped writing the <i>Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog</i> stories, but still continued to
write <i>The Legend of Zelda</i>
stories. I evetually created an original series based on The <i>Legend of Zelda</i> consisting of 3 books so
far. I also began writing my own original stories based on the anime
Dragon Ball Z (which I'm a HUGE fan of); so far writing 3 original Dragon Ball
Z stories. In 2009, I started writing my first real book; a book for
adults entitled <i>The Gateway</i> finishing it in 2011. While writing that I
began writing children's books. I've written four (so far). Those
books being: <i>The Abduction of Benjamin
Williams, My Dog George, Tim's Story, </i>and<i> Lost in Wisconsin</i>. I also wrote a how-to book entitled <i>How To Read and Write Braille</i>. In
2014, I came across Author Ronnie C. Dawson, CEO and founder of Broken
Bars Publishing and told him about myself and all 6 of my books. I
e-mailed him The Gateway, and long story short I published it through
them. It's available on Broken Bars Publishing's website, Amazon in
paperback and Kindle, and Barns and Noble's website for Nook. Here's what
all 6 of my books are about <i>- How To Read
and Write Braille</i>: details how to read and write Braille, The Gateway: a
physicist opens a gateway on a planet within another dimension which leads to
an alien invasion; violence and strong language, <i>The Abduction of Benjamin Williams</i>: a family gets betrayed by a
neighbor they thought they could trust, <i>My
Dog George</i>: a boy's dog runs away, <i>Tim's
Story</i>: A boy becomes an orphan after his parents are killed in a tragic car
crash. (None of the characters in this book are based on actual
people. The basis for this book was inspired by the story told in
Contemporary Christian Music artist Steven Curtis Chapman's song "When
Love Takes You In", and Tim's red hair was inspired by the hair color of
the orphan boy in Steven Curtis Chapman's song "All I Really Want".),
and <i>Lost in Wisconsin</i>: a boy gets
separated from his parents while they are going on vacation, and due to his
dyslexia boards the wrong plane. Excerpts from all 6 of these books can
be found under the "Notes" tab of both my official Facebook page and
my personal timeline (for those that wish to "Follow" me).
Here's what the books in my original <i>The
Legend of Zelda</i> series are about - The Hyrulean Civil War: The Saga of King
Link, Book 1 (a civil war breaks out in Hyrule), The Rezlorian Empire: The Saga
of King Link, Book 2 (an emperor wants to conquer Hyrule), and The Great Moblin
Invasion: The Saga of King Link, Book 3 (the King of the Moblins plans to
invade the Upper World). Here's what my Dragon Ball Z original stories
are about - The Return of King Piccolo (King Piccolo returns to Earth to seek
revenge on Goku), Turles' Revenge (Several years after his defeat, Turles
escapes from Hell in another attempt at taking over the Earth), and The Return
of Garlic Jr. (The shattering of dimensions caused by Janemba destroys
the barrier which separates the Dead Zone from Earth's dimension once again
releasing Garlic Jr). Excerpts from The Legend of Zelda original series
and my original Dragon Ball Z stories can only be found under the
"Notes" tab of my personal timeline. (They will not be put into
Notes on my official Facebook page. So if you are interested in reading
any of these particular stories feel free to "Follow" me.) Here are
links where The Gateway can be purchased<span style="color: #500050;">:<br />
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</span><span style="color: #222222;">Here is the link to my official Facebook
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<span style="background: white;">Here's a link to my personal Timeline (I will
not accept any friend reequests sorry; just click "Follow":</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #7030a0; font-family: inherit, serif;">Who's
you favorite author? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">Stephen King.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a favorite time or place to write? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">No.
I write whenever the mood strikes me.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a favorite food or drink while you write? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">No.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you do to relax? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">I listen to music, and/or watch TV.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #7030a0; font-family: inherit, serif;">As
writers, we all have to deal with writer's block, what do you do when that
happens? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">Take a break and wait for ideas to continue
whatever I am working on to come to me.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it be and what would you ask? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">Stephen King. I would
ask him which of his own books is his favorite and why. I'd ask this out
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</span><span style="background: white; color: #500050; font-family: inherit, serif;"> Now that we've got the easy stuff out of the way, let's
talk about your book.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #7030a0; font-family: inherit, serif;">Could you tell us something from you latest
project? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">I'm currently working on Tim's Story the book
about a boy who becomes an orphan that was inspired by the story told in
Contemporary Christian music artist, Steven Curtis Chapman's song "When
Love Takes You In". It is the next book I plan on publishing.
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</span><span style="background: white; color: #7030a0; font-family: inherit, serif;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #7030a0; font-family: inherit, serif;">Are you traditionally or self-published? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">I am published by Broken Bars Publishing.</span></div>
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been your greatest reward? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">Finally becoming published
after "dising at it for several years.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"> If you had one professional wish, what
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readers? </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit, serif;">If you have a dream never give up on it.
My dream was to be an author, and I never gave up. It finally happened.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What happens when passion blinds reason? The ardent fire of desire meets the shocking and harsh blows of reality in this Prelude of Prism. The convoluted relationships of three individuals morph into a rainbow of disarray.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I'd like to thank the Queen of Spades and MJ Holman for stopping in to sit on my virtual coach and answer some questions about ther newest project.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: Asking me to tell a “little” about myself is asking a lot, simply because I am many things. Yet, if I were to sum myself up in a tiny intro, it would be this: One, whose creative blood stems from the rush of lines and stanzas, yet has the propensity to adapt in cadence with the passion of a storyteller.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ; I write, I paint. My creativity is driven by the lack of fulfillment in other areas of my life, which I won't divulge here. If I did not have the writing and the painting, I would not have survived this far and my time on earth would have been very short.</span></div>
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<b><b><u>Do you have a favorite time or place to write?</u></b></b></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: Inspiration usually hits in the morning and my ideal place to write is outdoors or in my bedroom at home. However, since my poetry muse doesn’t operate on restraints, it is not surprising for me to write on a napkin after grabbing something hot to drink at Dunkin Donuts or have words wake me up at two in the morning and I have to rush to write it down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: Hmm … I don’t necessary need a food or drink to write, per se. Yet I have found that when I have drunk a soothing glass of white wine that I can have more zest here and there for writing.</span></div>
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<b><b><u>Who’s your favorite author?</u></b></b></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: Dacia Maraini. Divine Dacia. She has accomplished the rare feat of mastering different fiction genres with aplomb.</span></div>
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<b><u>What do you do to relax?</u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: Besides writing? I do like to read, draw and listen to music. From time to time, I watch movies but I usually tend not to look at a lot of television, since the amount of quality TV shows has declined significantly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: I paint, watch a movie, or go somewhere like the British Library in London. I went to the BL a couple of days ago for research and was recharged by the journey, by the ambiance of the building, and by being able to sit quietly and look at old documents.</span></div>
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<b><b><u>As writers, we all have to deal with writer’s block, what do you do when that happens?</u></b></b></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: It depends on the type of writing I’m doing. If I am writing a poem, I tend not to write any poetry when I’m experiencing a block. The reason being—the rush of thought I had which led to start the poem may not be the same wavelength while in the midst of a block. As a result, I have trains of thoughts where the destinations are never reached, or poems that I’ve finished but the endings were not even close to what I initially imagined.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">When I’m writing a story, it’s different. I come up with a draft of events I want to occur and then when I’m ready to go back to the story, I attempt to get the bulk of the action down, even if it isn’t pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I’m more patient with myself in story writing than poetry writing while dealing with my writer's block because I know how different the presentation of my poetry can be when trying to write while blocked as opposed to when I’m not struggling. Also, the poems I write while blocked are the ones that do not meet the eyes of the public.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: This latest project is the collaborative effort entitled Waves to Light. Waves to Light, although it can stand alone, is a follow up to a previous work entitled The Sea of Conscience, in which I contributed poetry and prose to MJ Holman’s collection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">In Waves to Light, the spotlight is on a more even keel, since both of us are outlining our travels to treatment upon discovery of our ailments. This journey is told through poems and prose.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: It's a collaboration with Queen of Spades and it explores mental illness. From my point of view it charts the various states or shades of my condition and looks towards treatment, both traditional and personal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ; Our first aim was to be part of the movement to remove the stigma attached to talking about mental illness. We also wanted to bring a greater understanding of what it is like to be in the midst of an episode, that it is not just a case of 'pull yourself together' or that the sufferer is weak.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">My personal ambition was to use language to describe the two states I often find myself in: depressed or hypomanic. I hope this language gives a voice to all those who find it hard to express the symptoms and behaviours they endure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: In the realm of mental illness, there are so many that do not speak out because of the culture in which they are raised or the stigma that still surrounds this plight. I believe that speaking out on this issue not only serves to be therapeutic but also educational. For those who have significant others who suffer from mental illness, particularly depression, it is easy to be at a loss on what to do, or even blame yourself. This can help shine a light not only to those suffering from this, but to loved ones, and even outsiders who can’t fully get the gist of why those who are depressed can’t “simply snap out of it”, “think happy thoughts”, and all of the other clichés that can (and sometimes do) make the sufferer even more depressed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ; I wrote many of my poems while undergoing cognitive behavioural therapy, writing was part of the therapy. Like the Sun was a poem my therapist used in a session and she used it to challenge my idea that despite thirty plus years of suffering from bipolar disorder, things can change. In this way writing was therapeutic and I think it can do the same for others, it can challenge belief systems.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: In life, in writing or with this particular project? Don’t mind me … I tend to operate a lot in specifics. I’m unsure whether I should blame my Zodiac sign or my overall blueprint. In any case, having clinical depression along with another ailment that impacts my immune system, has been challenging. There are moments when I have the desire but due to moments when my body is weak, the execution may not surface. This is in direct opposition to my “get things done/workaholic” tendencies, so I am doing my best to achieve balance to where my health and my gusto are satisfied. However, it is still a work in progress, so all I can do is be thankful for whatever gets achieved from day to day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: I wouldn't be the first or the last to say this, my biggest challenge is overcoming crippling self-doubt. Authors expose their vulnerabilities through their work if they put it in the public realm and have to be prepared to take any criticism that may come. For someone with low self-esteem this can be agony. The challenge is to accept we can't please all the people all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: My greatest reward is when others say they really like my work—particularly when a person can say they can connect to a poem, or that he feels like I told his story in one stanza. That is a better gift that achieving Amazon Best Seller status, to reach the audience in such an intimate way.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: I once wrote about depression, 'It's like watching a blunt stone fall from the sky, waiting for it to hit you on the head. The problem is, you are both the victim and the stone.' A reader told me these lines had an impact on their thoughts and how they felt about the condition. I find this kind of feedback rewarding because I have managed to make someone reflect on how depression feels to them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: To be able to retire off my earnings from writing—no, scratch that, I think that is the most used answer, and really it isn’t my one professional wish (although it would be nice).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I think of the slogan of one of my favorite sites Koobug: “Write to be read”. I not only want to "write to be read" but I want the type of writing I do (whether in poetry or in storytelling) to transcend preference and current trends in literature.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Even when all of the trends in genres and presentation have faded, I would like to be that author whose book a reader can pick up and consider a classic—a work that touches even those who would not have even though to pick up a poetry book or contemporary fiction in the first place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: To be read. It does not matter if I am indie or traditionally published, I would like to be noticed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen; Be willing to go outside of your reading preference—you never know what you can learn and what gems you may discover.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: Keep reading. We're better readers and better writers if we continue with the habit.</span></div>
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<b><b><u>That wasn’t so bad was it? I was wondering if before you go, could you share a little from your book?</u></b></b></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen: This particular excerpt is from the poem “Imprisoned by Stigma”. I think these lines clearly depict the struggle of a person who wants to get help.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">TV flashing images of the instability of old.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Unkempt individuals saying illegible jargon,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Getting shocked with electric nodes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Walls painted in the gruesome alabaster white</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">With matching strait jackets and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Sitting on my blanket accessing the conundrum of now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I keep looking for the hope, but I can’t see the how.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">I can’t dare to cry for the help I desperately need:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Fear of being liked to those stereotypes on the screen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">MJ: Yes I'll end with a verse of hope. We all have the potential to achieve great things and the resolution to overcome our hurdles:</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">That like some ancient scroll </span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">It exists in the potential</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">Of all things blue</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">Wherein I reside</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime;">Stupefied by my own resilience.</span></div>
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<b><u>Both of these authors can be found here and I'm sure they would love to hear from their readers.</u></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Queen of Spades:</span></i></b></div>
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<a href="https://aqueensramblings.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Blog: A Queen's Ramblings</span></a></div>
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Dear Readers, Writers and Precious Patrons,<br />
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All Authors Publishing House would like to welcome you to event of the year! TODAY, All Authors Publishing House celebrates the release of "<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25420835-crackles-of-the-heart?from_search=true&search_version=service">Crackles of the Heart: Divergent Ink, Book One</a>", a collaborative work by 6 very talented individuals!</div>
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What EXACTLY IS "Divergent Ink"?</h3>
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<em>Divergent Ink</em> is the mesh of different frames of thoughts, various interpretations of one core question that yearns for universal expansion. Although the subject matter may change every year, the purpose of the Divergent Ink series will remain the same.</div>
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The first book in the Divergent Ink anthology series, “Crackles of the Heart”, centers around the following question: Can the hot, handsome guy fall for the average, awkward woman? Six Divergent Inks exploring "Crackles of the Heart". Will there be hearts rejoicing or hearts breaking?</div>
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<strong><em>Da'Kharta Rising</em></strong>: A five word invitation sets the tone for an afternoon journey. Short, provocative connectivity sizzles “<strong><em><span style="color: red;">Inside Me</span></em></strong>”.<br />
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to the service of a liege lord and her emperor. After her father and liege is killed
in an attack my rebels, Ketsae is tasked with hunting them down and avenging
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ketsae barely had time to notice the
third warrior before his dart struck her in the shoulder. The impact was like
being hit with a hammer and she staggered slightly under it, her sword dropped
from a suddenly nerveless hand. How had she not seen him? She dropped down to
retrieve it with her other hand when small, grey flowers bloomed across her
vision. As a messarii, she was well versed in many weapons and there was no
mistaking the nature of the dart or the toxin that was coursing through her
bloodstream. There was a soft buzzing in her ears coupled a cold sensation that
was quickly spreading out from the dart. She tried to stand but her legs were
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under the suffocating weight but nothing worked. All she could do was lie
helplessly as hands bundled her up and hoisted her off the ground. Until a few
minutes ago, everything had gone as she had planned, but somehow she had missed
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I have a project that refuses to let me put
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and one of my favorite authors, James Clavel.
Messarii about a warrior class and their world. Blood Hunt is a look into that world and the
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<i>Could Science Serve as Salvation?</i></div>
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<i>One-fourth Human.</i></div>
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There's Love ... and then there's Love Beyond Limits.</div>
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Felipe and Therice had a love that knew of no boundaries. When Therice and “Mama” lose their lives in a tragic car accident, Felipe has a gaping hole that just refuses to heal and Therice has a determination to see him again that just refuses to die.</div>
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A dull roar, that's all I could hear. Souls, that's all I could see... So many people. Some good. Some bad. Some breathing. Some barely breathing. All souls. It was funny what you could see when you stood in the middle of the Emergency Room. Who survived. Who didn’t. All of them, every one, a soul. A soul for the taking.</div>
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My name is C. Desert Rose (I keep my first name abbreviated because it isn't pretty). Well, I am a Youth and Young Adult novelist with an affinity for all things paranormal. My upcoming collection the "Fate's Endeavor Series" explores the realms of angels and demons and twists it up with love and loss.</div>
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My first novel "If Death Should Love Me", Book One of the Fate's Endeavor Series will be released October 2014 and represented by All Authors Publishing House. The next novel in the series, Demoness Enchanted will come everyone's way the following year.</div>
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"It would seem that it is once again time to choose the next Angel of Death. Have you made a decision on my proposal yet Majesties?" Gabriel's voice was calm, yet anxiety hid behind his words. </div>
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"Yes, we have." The function of acting as a unit defined them. Therefore, they thought as one, acted as one and spoke as one. This, was their true nature. </div>
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"What?" Shock transfixed him, "Why? I have served you faithfully since the beginning of time." Silent anger, tempered remorse filled him. "What is it about these humans that you must grant them their hearts' desires? You allow them freedom of will, yet they walk all over you. Even still, you bestow unmerited privileges upon them!" His voice began to slowly rise with the passion of his conviction, then he subdued it once more, attempting to control his internal commotion. "I deserve this much more than any of them." He pivoted on his heels, pacing with conjecture. "None of them deserve anything." he concluded. </div>
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"We have found him, the chosen one Gabriel. It is our assurance that he shall serve us well. 'Tis his calling and fate." Proclaimed decision in their tone.</div>
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Sabrina can't believe her ears. The man she's been fawning over for far too long now has completely turned on her, leaving her with nothing. Sabrina decides it's time to get up and get away.</div>
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Taking a long over due trip far away from her bane, things steam up really quickly and Sabrina discovers all of the Delectable Things that life has to offer.</div>
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It is said that confession is good for the soul. Does it still ring true when circumstances are complicated? Kesha has finally come clean. She has let Teresa know about her feelings. The only drawback is Teresa's engagement to Chris. Teresa is forced to make a choice between Chris and Kesha. The fallout will be nothing less than a fire of simmer sweet.</div>
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Darbi has had her share of bad luck. She is unexpectedly in job purgatory and has no chance of ever getting a promotion. Her online dating profile sat months without any responses. Why should she continue?</div>
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As she signed on to delete everything entirely, three responses catch her eye. All are different but each has something about them which makes Darbi want to meet all three. Ade appears to be the guy next door. Boyde looks like a supermodel. Choise looks like the rugged type.</div>
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When all is not what it seems, Darbi has concluded that her love life is mating with her job status in purgatory. Will anything come in handy to turn her luck around?</div>
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Author Synful Desire is a proud representative of the LGBT community. As so she eloquently and honestly puts it, she writes "Literature for unorthodox romantic situations."</div>
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There is nothing about Synful Desire's approach to erotica that says "Slam, bam, thank you ma'am", she writes her stories with depth of character and intensity of plot. There is a realness to her contemporary fiction that brings the reader in and envelopes their psyches. The erotic aspect is just a plus.</div>
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Once you've read Author Synful Desire's work, you've immediately become a fan—LGBT or otherwise. She writes erotica for the masses, and her approach is unparalleled. It is a well balanced mixture of literary elegance and in vogue indulgence.</div>
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Not many literary morsels can compare to the tasty treat that is "<em><strong>Delectable Things: Special Edition</strong></em>" by <a href="https://synfuldesire.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Synful Desire</strong></em></a>. Today we are pleased to host this cover reveal on her behalf.</div>
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Let's talk about the scrumptious delicacy that is "<strong><em>Delectable Things: Special Edition</em></strong>" and why you should give it a bite:</div>
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You get <em><strong>THREE—</strong></em>that's right, <em><strong>THREE—</strong></em>entire stories for the price of <em><strong>ONE</strong></em>.</div>
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"<em><strong>Delectable Things: Special Edition</strong></em>" is a compilation of 2 Novelettes and 1 Short Story.</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Delectable Things</strong></em></span></h1>
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Satisfy your appetite for spicy sensuality and provocative plots with these dishes of erotica.
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<strong><em>Main Course: Delectable Things</em></strong></div>
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Sabrina can't believe her ears. The man she's been fawning over for far too long now has completely turned on her, leaving her with nothing. Sabrina decides it's time to get up and get away.</div>
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Taking a long over due trip far away from her bane, things steam up really quickly and Sabrina discovers all of the Delectable Things that life has to offer.</div>
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<em><strong>Dessert #1: Simmer Sweet</strong></em></div>
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It is said that confession is good for the soul. Does it still ring true when circumstances are complicated? Kesha has finally come clean. She has let Teresa know about her feelings. The only drawback is Teresa's engagement to Chris. Teresa is forced to make a choice between Chris and Kesha. The fallout will be nothing less than a fire of simmer sweet.</div>
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Darbi has had her share of bad luck. She is unexpectedly in job purgatory and has no chance of ever getting a promotion. Her online dating profile sat months without any responses. Why should she continue?</div>
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As she signed on to delete everything entirely, three responses catch her eye. All are different but each has something about them which makes Darbi want to meet all three. Ade appears to be the guy next door. Boyde looks like a supermodel. Choise looks like the rugged type.</div>
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When all is not what it seems, Darbi has concluded that her love life is mating with her job status in purgatory. Will anything come in <em><strong>handy</strong></em> to turn her luck around?</div>
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Without further fuss, we would like to present you with the Cover of "Delectable Things: Special Edition" by Synful Desire.</div>
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“Girl, I can’t believe he did that shit!”</div>
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Sabrina was now on the phone with her friend, Rachel. <i>This day</i> was one of the worst days of her life. She couldn’t believe she had gotten fired and the behavior of Mr. Torrance. He was using his personal feelings to try and justify this decision. The thing that pissed her off the most was that Veronica had set out to ruin her.</div>
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“Yeah, I can’t believe it either. Especially Veronica. The bitch had me on tape! I couldn’t say shit to defend myself!”</div>
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“So Sabrina, what are you gonna do?”</div>
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“Find another job; what else?”</div>
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“I mean, do you have enough in your savings to cover the rent? I know the place you are in now is hella expensive.”</div>
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“I got enough back in my savings for another four months or so, but after that, I’m going to have to find a new place to live.”</div>
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“Well love, you can always move here.”</div>
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She and Rachel had talked about this before. Sabrina knew that Rachel had feelings that went beyond friendship. As much as she loved Rachel as a friend, she didn’t have feelings for Rachel that extended past that point. This was why she would usually reject Rachel’s offers for help.</div>
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However, her back was up against the wall.</div>
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She knew it wouldn’t take long before word got back to her father, if it hadn’t already. Her father would not be pleased, since he pulled some major strings for her to work at Joynt Enterprises. It would hurt her greatly if her father’s business got negatively impacted due to her fallout with Mr. Torrance. She didn’t know if she’d be able to face him or if she could live with her father, given the circumstances.</div>
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Welcome one and all! Thanks for joining us today in the celebration of the Release of <b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23290810-concordant-vibrancy" target="_blank">Concordant Vibrancy: Unity, An All Authors Anthology</a></i></b>.</div>
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All Authors Publishing House, a subsidiary of All Authors Publications & Promotions, is pleased to present its first short story anthology, Concordant Vibrancy .</div>
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Concordant Vibrancy represents the interweaving of unity and uniqueness through the eyes of eleven incredible writers. Through the array of genres, all of these talents share a phenomenal love of writing which aims to leave imprints in the reader's imagination.</div>
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"<b><i>Butterfly Mask</i></b>" by Nicola McDonagh</div>
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"<b><i>Messarii's Blood Hunt</i></b>" by D. John Watson</div>
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"<b><i>Seven Days</i></b>" by Harmony Kent</div>
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"<b><i>Touch Me</i></b>" by Andrea Houtsch</div>
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"<b><i>... and we</i></b>" by Adonis Mann</div>
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"<b><i>Til Death Do Us Part</i></b>" by A. Lopez Jr.</div>
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"<b><i>Coalesce</i></b>" by Da'Kharta Rising</div>
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"<b><i>Her A to Z</i></b>" by C. Desert Rose</div>
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"<b><i>Lester's Release</i></b>" by Synful Desire</div>
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"<b><i>The Authentic Snap</i></b>" by Queen of Spades</div>
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"<b><i>Alma's Unsung Angel</i></b>" by Y. Correa.</div>
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What makes Concordant Vibrancy Different than most Short Story anthologies?</div>
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Once upon a time I sat under a large and old tree—the tree was surrounded by many others like it, all of them contented with one another.</div>
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I marveled at the wave of wind that passed by, which like an invisible tide drew past the trees making the leaves on them swish like the perfect choreographed symphony—first one, then swiftly and smoothly the rest followed in suit. It was an inspiring thing to behold.</div>
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I thought …</div>
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There is no better demonstration of unity than that of Mother Earth. She teaches us that all things are connected—the heavens to the earth, the earth to the ocean, the ocean to the heavens—round and round it goes, dancing without squabble in absolute unison. It truly is a beautiful thing to see.</div>
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As the matter of fact, the bigger picture is that the entire universe is connected. Whilst our planet is the size of a marble in comparison to the enormity of our universe, that by no means makes us any less valuable. She, Mother Earth, depends on the universe and vice versa. Could you imagine the impact on our solar system if just one planet became misaligned with the rest, just the smallest bit askew? We would all feel the repercussions of that micro-movement. The surface of earth would spin out of control, ravaging humanity with a cataclysm of natural devastation.</div>
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And so, I thought further, and said to myself, “Does humanity not realize the impact they have between one another? Do they not see that one action of strife can cause a wave of destruction?”</div>
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While it is true that I do not know you, I know this; you and I are linked simply because we are inhabitants of this planet.</div>
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Why do I say these things? Because unity was the foundation of the establishment of All Authors Publications and Promotions.</div>
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A year and a half ago a thought occurred to me, it was “Why are authors competing with one another? Why can’t they just work together?” Now I’m certain that I was not the first person to think that way, and certainly not the first to act on it, but I did see that while some authors were trying to work together they were doing it in a way that rivaled one another. It was around that time that the idea of the All Authors Blog Blitz crossed my mind.</div>
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I’d done some research on Blog Blitzes, their use and aim, and I thought, we can all do that together. We can create a tidal wave of recognition if we just work together.</div>
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What I did not expect was all that would follow after the All Authors Blog Blitz. In less than a year’s time, All Authors Publications and Promotions was born. A place created by an author, for authors, trying to establish unity in this market.</div>
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In time the All Authors Magazine was born, then All Authors Graphic Design, then the All Authors Certificate of Excellence, and many more projects.</div>
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Some people ask me why I chose the name All Authors. Well, that’s pretty self-explanatory, it’s because we advocate all authors, and try to reach all readers.</div>
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<i>So, like leaves on a tree, we are all connected.</i></div>
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<i>Mother Earth, the best example of unity mankind has.</i></div>
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Today, marks the historic event of the RELEASE of <b><i>Concordant Vibrancy: Unity, An All Authors Anthology</i></b>. In commemoration of this wonderful day we've decided to give <b><i>3 lucky people</i></b> a chance to win a Paperback Copy.</div>
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All Authors Publishing House, a subsidiary of All Authors Publications & Promotions, is pleased to present its first short story anthology, <b><i>Concordant Vibrancy.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Concordant Vibrancy</i></b> represents the interweaving of unity and uniqueness through the eyes of eleven incredible writers. Through the array of genres, all of these talents share a phenomenal love of writing which aims to leave imprints in the reader's imagination.</div>
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"<b><i>Butterfly Mask</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7107481.Nicola_J_McDonagh" target="_blank">Nicola McDonagh</a></div>
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"<b><i>Messarii's Blood Hunt</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6424805.D_John_Watson?from_search=true" target="_blank">D. John Watson</a></div>
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"<b><i>Seven Days</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7086026.Harmony_Kent?from_search=true" target="_blank">Harmony Kent</a></div>
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"<b><i>Touch Me</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8105257.Andrea_Houtsch?from_search=true" target="_blank">Andrea Houtsch</a></div>
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"<b><i>...and we</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8634657.Adonis_Mann?from_search=true" target="_blank">Adonis Mann</a></div>
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"<b><i>Til Death Do Us Part</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5327972.A_Lopez_Jr_?from_search=true" target="_blank">A. Lopez, Jr.</a></div>
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"<b><i>Coalesce</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8183620.Da_Kharta_Rising?from_search=true" target="_blank">Da'Kharta Rising</a></div>
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"<b><i>Her A to Z</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8178176.C_Desert_Rose?from_search=true" target="_blank">C. Desert Rose</a></div>
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"<b><i>Lester's Release</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8111165.Synful_Desire?from_search=true" target="_blank">Synful Desire</a></div>
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"<b><i>The Authentic Snap</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5525017.Queen_Of_Spades?from_search=true" target="_blank">Queen of Spades</a></div>
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"<b><i>Alma's Unsung Angel</i></b>" by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5129204.Y_Correa?from_search=true" target="_blank">Y. Correa</a><br />
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It was important to portray both the unification and individuality of each author as well as the theme of this anthology on its cover. In the introduction of <b><i>Concordant Vibrancy</i></b>, Y. Correa, the creator of All Authors P&P explains it this way, "<i>... like leaves on a tree, we are all connected. Mother Earth, the best example of unity mankind has.</i>"</div>
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The story however, was originally a script I was working on before I even started converting it. I remember thinking “this should be a book” That was back when I was a little confused on which path I should take (screenwriting or novel writing), I just went with my gut and haven’t regretted since.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Medina Price always wanted to be a cop, just like her successors, until she gets thrown into a corrupt life at an early age due to witnessing her mother being slaughtered at the hands of a hired gunman. Now that she's been seduced by darkness, she vows to get revenge, but she gets more than she bargained for. What will Medina do? At this juncture in her life Medina realizes that... Everyone is capable of something.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Her short stories consisted of characters such as She-ra and He-man. Later on she decided to delve into something more real and personal. <u></u><u></u></div>
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She always had a passion for storytelling even though she couldn’t express it verbally. <u></u><u></u></div>
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After dabbling in other areas, she found her true calling and vowed to share her gift with the rest of the world.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Just like every other kid, she grew up on Stephen King and Alfred Hithcock, she became obsessed with horror. Most importantly gore.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Snake Pit: Jr High Can be Torture</b></span></div>
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The Snake Pit: Jr High Can be Torture is a book everyone who has ever experienced bullying or knows someone who is, should read. This isn't an easy book to read but those who do will feel it's weight. Sadly this book is timely and sheds light on what has become a serious problem today and at a time when many at not free of it even in their own homes. No longer is this a problem of half hour family shows where the bully gets a black eye and leaves his victm alone.<br />
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Donna Dillon published her first book in October 2010. When Master Koda Select Publishing approached her with a publishing contract, she took the opportunity in hopes to expand her reach and build her brand.<br />
1. What led you to publish your work with MKSP? I can write, but I suck at marketing. Kim and her team had some definite ideas about how we could get The Snake Pit books moving. It was a no-brainer for me.<br />
2. How has it felt being with a publisher compared to doing it all on your own? I have never been a loner. I much prefer being part of a team, so, so far, it has felt pretty good!<br />
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Together, Donna and Master Koda Select Publishing will be re-releasing her first novel today with updated editing and a fresh new cover.<br />
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Donna, why did you write this book?<br />
Cinda, the character in my book, The Snake Pit, was born with a cleft palate, and so was I. The things that happen in the book are fiction, but how she felt was exactly how I felt growing up. Being bullied for something you can't possibly help, or change, is horrible. I chose to turn it into something positive, but many bullied children do not. I'm 47 y ears old now. I can still hear the bullies voice in my head. But, the thing I remember the most, the thing that bothers me the most: the silence from those who just stood by and let it happen, and did nothing to stop it. That is why I wrote this book.<br />
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Hello everyone! I am Donna Dillon: Author, Illustrator, and M&M connoisseur. I am the author of 5 and 1/4 books thus far. I have been writing in the young adult genre with The Snake Pit and Return to the Snake Pit which both deal with bullying in the public schools, and the children's genre with Why Did It Have to Rain Today? and My Special Christmas Child. My new book is a leap into the thriller/suspense genre so I'm anxious to finish and see how that goes.<br />
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Fun facts about Donna:<br />
Five things people might not know about Donna<br />
5 things about myself that few people know:<br />
1. I can ride a unicycle.<br />
2. I can write as fast backwards as I can forward.<br />
3. I once played Miss Mona is a stage production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.<br />
4. I can't breathe through my nose and I have never had a sense of smell. I can taste, though, don't ask me why, it's a miystery.<br />
5. When I was 22 I was flown out to Hollywood and made a make up commercial for Victoria Jackson cosmetics that you can still catch on TV late at night. I also met Johnny Depp and had my picture taken with Heavy D on that same trip.<br />
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The Snake Pit: Jr. High can be Torture Synopsis:<br />
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Cinda doesn't look like other twelve-year-old girls. A facial defect, and the surgery to correct it has left her face scarred and disfigured. When she walks into Hargrove Junior High for the first time, Cinda knows the other kids won't see how smart she is, or what a good friend she could be. The other kids will see her as a monster, and her life will be torture.<br />
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The school cafeteria, or The Snake Pit, as the kids call it, is the prime location for bullying. One pretty girl in particular takes an instant dislike to Cinda. Day after that day she is pushed, tripped, and laughed at. Not all the other kids bully her, but only one tries to help.<br />
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Charlene Carsten is Cinda's only friend. She tries to stop the bullying, but the other kids won't listen. She tries to tell the Principal, but he only sees what he wants to. She tries to tell the teachers, but they all say the same thing, “kids will be kids.”<br />
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When Cinda falls victim to a vicious prank at a school dance, it sets off a series of events that will change the lives of everyone involved.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CAMMY WALTERS</span></b></div>
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I’d like to thank Cammy Walters for stopping by and sitting down with us fon my virtual couch or a few minutes to answer some questions .</div>
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Can you tell us a little about yourself? I was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in a small suburb town called Hurst, Texas. Several years ago, I assisted another pastor in writing his books, and then in 2012-13 became a best-selling author for my own books. I am is a wife of 23 years to my soul mate, Don Walters and we have 7 children, and 18 grandchildren. Our youngest son served in Iraq in 2007-2008. I came into the faith at the age of 26, and by God’s Great Grace have been teaching and preaching the Word of God ever since that time. I hold several degrees from Practical Biblical Theology, to an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity. I have come through the ranks so to speak, holding bible studies in our home, children’s Pastor, Pastoral Care Minister, to what I to call “Pastorship of the Potty’s ” before being called into a different ministry direction. In 1997-1998 the Lord called me to begin preaching and teaching the gospel message and He began my in field training at that time. In 2008, the Lord called me to begin a ministry called Finally Free Ministries in Springtown, Texas where we raised children. Finally Free Ministries, assists folks that are coming out of a substance abuse or domestic violence situation get back on their feet and become productive members of society again. In 2010, I was given two different Leadership awards by a national publication called Nursery Management, for my community service efforts through the ministry. .<br />
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Who or what inspires you? I don’t want to sound cliché, but Who or What inspires me is God and all His creation. Since my husband’s accident almost two years ago now, I never realized how the smallest things in His creation, the seeming insignificant things, are the most inspirational. The inspiration of God and the beauty that He alone created for us to enjoy, study, and learn of Him. Lessons to be learned about Him, through the simple things of life and how important it has been for us to get back to. Trust me it has taken me about as long as it has been since the accident to enjoy slowing down enough to enjoy it all. .<br />
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Who’s you favorite author? Can’t say that I really have a Favorite Author, because I cross so many genre lines throughout my research and study of God and His creation that I see God involved in every genre for the most part. .<br />
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Do you have a favorite time or place to write? This sounds kind of funny to say out loud, but I only write when something hits me that I have to get down on paper before I forget it. But if I had to be specific, I write many time just after my prayer time. You see, Prayer is not just telling God your troubles, your wishes and wants, it’s also about being able stop long enough to listen to His answers. I have seen to many times in my early walk with the Lord that I would rattle off my list and then go on about my day, never waiting to hear the Lord’s answers. He will always provide an answer, but if we aren’t in a listening frame of mind, we miss what was said. .<br />
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Do you have a favorite food or drink while you write? No I don’t have A Favorite drink, I am a bit of an “odd duck”, I have to have at a minimum of 3 different types of drinks available at arm’s length at all times. In the car I try to keep it to two different drinks, but when I write, watch tv, even when we are playing cards with my editor and her husband it’s at least three, Coffee, cold Tea(with stevia), and either a coke or vitamin water. .<br />
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What do you do to relax? Funny that you ask what we do to relax, I don’t have one answer, but really two from different phases of our life. B.A – Before Accident, and A.A. – After Accident. BA – Had you asked me what we did to relax, I would tell you, putter around the old homestead away from the hustle and bustle of city life and daily drama. Our last vacation we had just gotten back from was exactly 11 days before the accident. That vacation was what I would classify as a “World Wind Vacation” – 3600 miles in eight days through 7 or 8 States, and only repeated the first and last 5 miles into and out of town. AA – We drive slow and eat ice cream every day within a thirty-mile radius now! Every day is a new world, where we drive slow and eat ice cream within a thirty-mile physical radius of the old homestead. The slower pace allows us to refresh ourselves daily in God and His creation. We watched an ant struggle with a piece of food that was at least 200 times his size, get stopped dead in his tracks and could go no further than a piece of straw would let him. To watching the speed at which a ground wasp, no bigger than a regular red wasp, hunt down and find a medium size wolf spider in the grass and drag it over rocks, boulders (compared to his size), approximately 30 feet around the corner of the house within only a couple of minutes to his nest. To ministering to a group of people physically in Lahore, Pakistan and me in my bathrobe in Springtown, Texas USA where 8 people understood the importance of water baptism and accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior through one of my teaching chapters in my book “Sharing Your Faith Effectively”, titled; Sharing Your Faith on Water Baptism. Now my relaxation time is sharing mine and others testimonies of faith, strength, and endurance to live this thing called life and what our priorities in this life should be, and being extremely outspoken on most occasions. Watching TV shows like Unforgettable, and Reckless, to simply sitting on the porch every morning with my husband and best friend, enjoying the fact that we get to be best friends that spend 24/7 together for eternity. I think they wrote a song about that, “slow down, you move to fast you got to make the moment last” hence the driving slow and eating ice cream.<br />
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. As writers, we all have to deal with writer’s block, what do you do when that happens? I really can’t say that I have what most writers refer to as “writer’s block”, I call it more of a “Divine Delay”. There are times where I will talk to my Heavenly Father (Daddy God), and sometimes it’s as if I can’t hear response at all, and at other times it’s not the answer that I was wanting or looking for. I am currently in that Divine Delay pattern right now working on Chapter 2 of my 6th book. I have been in this Divine Delay pattern for several months now with that book, and THANK GOD, I work on several different projects at the same time at least two to three minimum. If I don’t feel like writing on any particular day, I simply allow myself to sit and ponder (meditate), read the stock market news and charts, read a book, work in my gardens, study different kinds of rocks, and recently I have considered trying my hand at throwing pottery on a pottery wheel. I believe that we writers can be so caught up on the deadlines of our work, real or imagined that we miss the part of our writing gift that is just for our own personal pleasure and growth. As you can see, I can’t really say that I ever really quit writing or don’t have something to write, it just might not be the project that I wanted to work on or was talking to Daddy about for the day. .<br />
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If you could ask one question of any writer, who would it be and what would you ask? King Solomon – The writer of several books of the Old Testament, the only person to ask God for the highest and most honorable request by asking for Wisdom. Where in God’s wisdom was it found that you needed to be driven crazy by more than one woman? But seriously, if there was only one question I could ask it would be to say; Over 300 wives and mistresses…What were you thinking???????<br />
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Now that we’ve got the easy stuff out of the way, let’s talk about your book. . Would you like to share something from you latest project with us? My lastest project is what I call a “serial project”, because it is a Series that will be published on a yearly basis with new testimonies/stories and Fresh Golden God Nuggets from everyone who is willing to share a chapter from their life and how they Know that God got them through. “A Life of Significance” which is in its second edition currently only available through my publisher until its official release date of November 11, 2014 (Veterans Day). The Official Release Date is I believe a God Thing to me because in this edition I share a very blunt story of our youngest son in chapter 2 titled: Marcus The Sole Survivor. He served in Iraq 2006-2007 was EVAC’D from there 2 weeks before Christmas and is a sole survivor of his squad that he graduated boot camp with. .<br />
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What genre is it? Both my current editions of, “A Life of Significance” and “Sharing your Faith Effectively” are Christian Life, Education and Spiritual Growth genres. .<br />
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Where do you draw your artistic inspiration from? All my artistic inspiration comes from MY DADDY God. Just look around you, everything and everyone has a purpose, whether they or we realize it or not. Even the bible tells us that about all created vessels (which we are created, in His likeness and In His Image); some are created for honor, and some are created for dis-honor, however, each one has a purpose, a function to perform. I guess you could say it this way; Haters are gonna hate and Lovers are gonna love, but all have a purpose. Haters teach us lovers where our love gauge is at, whether it is full or running on empty. Lovers teach haters hopefully; that regardless of your hate, your Heavenly Father through us loves you in spite of your hate. .<br />
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Of all your characters, who is your favorite? For me to choose just one as my favorite characters/REAL People, would be like asking a mother, which one of her children was her favorite child. Allow me if you will to tell you just a bit about a couple of my Real People/Real life stories that stick with me as I continue with each new edition of “A Life of Significance”: Meet my friends Shelley and Ricky. Shelley and Ricky are the parents of John in Chapter 5. They are an average middle class family. She had her dreams and demons, and he had his, however, through it all, God’s Grace brought them back together again through the birth of their son, John. Might not have been pretty but who else but God can bring order from chaos! Meet my friends JoAnn and Ferris. Joann shared three testimonies of three of their 15 children, Tori, Tobi, and Misty Lynn chapters 10, 14, and 16. When I first heard that Joann would be willing to share their story, I had no idea what God was about to show me. As I drove up this dirt road where it was obvious that work was going on, to my surprise I arrive at what can only be described a Fortress or Compound of the Most Royal kind. With its white stonewalls surrounding what they call home. As I was leaving their home, the sign on the entry/exit way said it all, “We may not have it all together, BUT, together we have it ALL.” That one line plaque is the main lesson that I hope the reader learns with each new edition of my book, “A Life of Significance”, because within every life is hidden for us to mine out the Golden God nuggets that God has deposited within every human being. It was several weeks after my interview with her, that I found out that Joann’s husband and his brother had been named in a magazine article. They were included in that article as two of the top newest billionaires that year 2011, for selling their company several months prior to our interview. This was also the same year that, “A Life of Significance” was first released on October 13, 2011. They are truly the most humble and down to earth family you could ever meet. Truly, Yahweh’s servants here on this earth as you will see as you read their children’s stories. <br />
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. What authors have had the strongest influence on you as a writer. Amiee Semple McPherson – For her tell it like it is style, because she crossed so many barriers at a time when women preachers were at its infancy and her outspokenness an oddity at best. Joyce Meyers – God showed me through her that He made me exactly the way that He wanted me, In the brain out the mouth syndrome and all. Cher – God taught me early in my life through her, to say what you mean and mean what you say. I love her classic line best of all and pretty much summarizes my life’s mantra. “Take that you bitches.” To all those that told me when pigs fly, and whatever other nonsense the generally accepted establishment is trying to shove down our throats at the time. Oops, there I go again chopping up those sacred cows, oh well, we are called to be Salt and Light, and Life adds the pepper to spice things up…right? Yep, even God calls me one of His many Renegade Pastors and smiles when He says it! .<br />
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Do you use an outline or do you let the story emerge as it goes along With the type of writing that I do, I employ both an outline and allowing the story to emerge as it goes along. With “A Life of Significance” I had to allow my natural curiosity and willingness to ask what others sometimes won’t, to get the information and stories from people that were willing to share a chapter of their life, while at the same time being guided by the sections with that particular edition of the book. With my other book, “Sharing Your Faith Effectively” which is more teaching and show and tell lessons, I have to use an outline, to maintain some type of flow. With these types of books, the table of contents is really the outline that I use. .<br />
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Are you traditionally or self-published? I am really glad that you asked about my publishing experience. I try to share this with every writer wanting to be published. The Publisher that published my first editions of my first two books was Publish America, which has since changed its name to AllStar American Books I believe. This company was more of a indie/hybrid company, and not really how it was marketed to me when they approached me to publish my books. However, I was excited to say the least that a publisher wanted to pay me to write books, but that was where the romance ended. It wasn’t until after I had gotten on several Best Selling Authors lists from Amazon, Kobo, and a few others listed #37 and #76 in 2012 and 2013, that Tate Publishing offered me a contract to re-release my books as second editions in March of this year, that I couldn’t refuse. Tate Publishing is exactly what I thought a Traditional Publisher should be. They advertise Active Authors, and the inactive ones will not be successful. The unwilling or inactive authors are the main ones that I believe are the chief complainers about Tate Publishing. I would like to add, I truly believe that Publishers Don’t Sell Books, Authors DO! If you think that your work has ended once you are finished editing your manuscript, you are in for a rude awakening. Actually, if you aren’t selling yourself, and your books, by whatever means available to you, you will not be successful in your writing career. .<br />
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What made you pick that route? Simply put, I went the route that I have as an author, to help other authors through the maze of How to Get Published. It is my goal to assist other authors and even those that don’t yet know that they are writers to begin sharing their life experiences. My only goal is that through my life along with others to expand on that plaque of my friends ‘We may not have it all together, but together we have it ALL’. That spirit to show that regardless of your background, if my Daddy God can and has done it through me and my life, He will certainly use you for your specific purpose that you were made to fulfill in and through your life, if you are willing to share it with others. .<br />
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What has been your biggest challenge? My biggest challenge in writing “A Life of Significance” editions to date is finding people willing to share their life experiences so that myself and others can learn and glean from the Golden God Nugget that are held within every life. Many people too often think that it is a sign of weakness to show your struggles and your pain. When in fact, I have seen more often than not that by sharing your struggles and pain and reflecting back upon how you survived is a testament in its self of the healing power contained within everyone’s story. Also, allowing someone else to come along beside you and help carry that load, if it is only for a moment in prayer and remembrance on an intentional and continual basis is a blessing that we are all blessed with if you have even just one person on your friends’ list. My biggest challenge is to remember that every one of us is a Work is Progress, and all are developing at a different pace and timing. Such was the reason I felt that I should and did start the 60 Day Prayer Challenge, challenging all of my facebook friends to begin coming along beside their friends in their lists. Helping to cast the burden, the worry, the fear of whatever situation they may be going through at the moment. Showing in a tangible way, that we are here for one another, and through the help of others God gives us the Strength and Comfort to carry on each day doing the best that we know how to at the moment. Moment by Moment, and Day by Day, Our Heavenly Father wants us to Cast that Care upon Him, because He cares that deeply for each and every one of us regardless of who we are, or where we have been.<br />
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What has been your greatest reward? My greatest reward is through the many testimonials I receive telling me how they have gained the freedom to share their most intimate, personal trials that life can throw at anyone, and how and what their God taught them as they went through it. The most emotional reward that I have received was from a 95-year-old woman, who shared with me personally, how she didn’t realize the chains that she still carried from an abortion that her husband made her have when she was only in her twenties. She told me that it was through the story in chapter 13- Amy’s Fragments in my book, “A Life of Significance” that she was finally able to feel the Peace of God flood her soul over the loss of that child, as a fine wine warms the soul. The most valuable recent reward was the lesson that I was personally given through one of the testimonies that was shared in only the currently available Second edition in Chapter 18 – Jeanie’s Journey. This testimony struck home with me because since Don’s accident, I too have felt very much as if I had been sentenced to a cave, with no way of escape. I truly believe I was the first one healed of the loneliness and despair that only another Full-time caregiver could possibly understand. . If you had one professional wish, what would it be? I have a two-fold professional wish, to fill the Library of Congress with 10’s of Millions of testimonials of God’s Great Mercy and Grace through my Lord and savior Jesus Christ toward all of the lives that my Daddy God formed and fashioned within the womb of life. The bible tells us; that if all the Acts of Jesus were written down, the world would not be able to contain the volumes that there would be, but I would like to try to fill the Library of Congress with as many testimonials of God’s Love and Compassion for ALL of US, as I can in my lifetime. The second fold of my professional wish is that through my through my writing and speaking engagements, that I would be able to completely fund our ultimate Ministry Project called Eddies Acres. Eddie's Acres is a Project that allows our clients who are coming out of Substance Abuse or Domestic Violence to have a Safe Place to live, learn job skills, have Safe Daycare for their children, and learn New Life skills for a New life. That wasn’t so bad was it? This has been one of the best interviews that I have done in my professional career as an Author or Pastor. John truly has the inquiring mind enough to ask the questions that gets to the heart of the topic at hand. It has been an awesome privilege to share my experience as an author and Daughter of the Most High God, whom I call, Daddy. I want to make sure that I thank you and all your readers again for this opportunity.<br />
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But before we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading this? Yes as a matter of fact I do have a couple of last words of wisdom and encouragement to add. To the writers: Relax, Write what you know about, and share those Golden God Nuggets that your life is made up of. Typically, an authors’ first book contains more about themselves than your subconscious mind realizes. Such was the case for me with my first edition of “A Life of Significance” which was was published in 2011, there are 9 out of the 21 chapters I wrote about our own family stories. My previous publisher wrote an article about how most author’s first books were mainly about themselves, it was true as the Lord allowed me to become healed from some of my past through my own stories contained within the book. Since that time, I have found it to be true for the most part regardless of the genre. Everyone has a story to share, we are just the only ones willing to put ourselves out there for the world to pull apart and try to tear down because we say what others are thinking every day through our gift of words. Lastly, remember this quote as you write by Mark Twain: “Write without pay until someone offers pay. If nobody offers within three years, the candidate may look upon this as a sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for.” To the Readers of Books and Learners of Life: Share your story, and glean from yours and others the Golden God nuggets hidden within each story. God told me many years ago when He called me to preach the gospel; It takes twice as strong a man to contain a strong woman. The only way a strong man or woman will be able to withstand the trials and trails of life, is with a partner who is twice as strong as they are. Don’s interpretation of what the Lord said was: “Always remember BA comes before BI in the dictionary.” John, the last thing that I would like to share with you and your readers is something that I learned while writing my first story which is Chapters 7 and 8 of “A Life of Significance”. We all have a story to share, and audience to reach, and people to share your Golden God Nuggets that are hidden deep within all of us. I would like to extend to your reader and writers of the group the invitation that I have posted on our facebook pages: Attention all Friends and Neighbors: We are currently in the process of compiling “Chapter” submissions for the THIRD edition of “A Life Of Significance”. I you or someone that you know has a blog, or story to share where they knew in their particular situation that God was there and helped them through. Looking for Cancer/Disease Survivor Stories, Life Struggles, Life taken too soon, Angel Visitations, and Divine Healings, Adoption Stories, anything where you KNEW that God was there and how you felt before, during and after to help others that might be going through a similar situation. You don’t have to have any writing skills or a blog, just a story that you are willing to share to help someone else. Now while I cannot pay you for your contribution, I will provide a FREE copy of the edition that your story is published in, and YOUR CHAPTER CONTRIBUTION WILL HAVE YOUR NAME printed and published on your story only. To you writers that means, you will have the By Line on your story chapter. To those of you that only answer interview questions, your name will be printed in first name only format within your story.<br />
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If you are interested in sharing a chapter of your life, please contact me by PM, and we can chat about how this works. The Second Edition of “A Life Of Significance” is only available only through my publisher until the official release date of November 11, 2014. ALL SUBMISSIONS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED to me BY JANUARY 2015 TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE THIRD EDITION. Blessings! Links to Books, You-Tube video of 60 day prayer challenge, Facebook pages, and my personal Facebook page. Link for 60 Day Prayer Challenge – Casting your Cares Project: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgYWcGnoVk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOgYWcGnoVk</a> Link to purchase in Paperback or E-Book formats: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_328914366"></span>https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/search.php?search=cammy+walters <span id="goog_328914367"></span></a><a href="https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-63306-963-3">https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-63306-963-3 </a><a href="https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-63306-964-0">https://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-63306-964-0</a> Link to my both my books’ facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/alifeofsignificance <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alifeofsignificance">https://www.facebook.com/alifeofsignificance </a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Handbook-for-Sharing-your-Faith-Effectively-By-Carmella-Walters/234986546561896">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Handbook-for-Sharing-your-Faith-Effectively-By-Carmella-Walters/234986546561896</a> Link to my personal facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cammy.walters">https://www.facebook.com/cammy.walters</a> Link to Ministry facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/finallyfreeministries">https://www.facebook.com/finallyfreeministries</a> Link to Eddie’s Acres Project page. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eddiesacres">https://www.facebook.com/eddiesacres</a> Link to Cammy’s Linkin page: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cammy-walters/23/982/399/">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cammy-walters/23/982/399/</a> Link to Pastor Cammy’s Blog site: <a href="https://pastorcammy.wordpress.com/">https://pastorcammy.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">John Emil Augustine</b></div>
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I’d like to thank for stopping by and
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Can you tell us a little
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I grew up in Minneapolis and St. Paul,
Minnesota which is where my book series takes place. I spent my 20s
and early 30s playing music around town and the upper Midwest. Those
were wild times, but my books deal with what happened to me during
those times, namely, my marriage to a woman with some pretty serious
mental and emotional issues. The child we had and my subsequent
relationships have all been affected by the choice I made, and I
unravel the events in as entertaining and thoughtful a way as I
possibly can.<br />
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Who or what inspires you?</div>
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I’m inspired by everyone who has
gotten behind me to help spread the message that even in our worst
times, we can find hope. When I started out , nobody, and I mean
nobody, knew I published a book because I used a pseudonym and never
said a thing about it to anyone. Not even my wife knew at first.
Since then, I have had tons of help from some incredible people:
Brenda Perlin, Judy L. Brekke, Lynelle Clark, Richard Novy, Fran
Lewis, Marsha Casper-Cook, Kim Mutch Emerson, Sarah L. Wallace,
Rebbekah White, Deanna Bradley, Theresa L. Myrick, Sheena Swenson,
Rebecca Mills, Lia Hearn, Shon French, Corry Parnese, Steven Moynier,
Erin Moynier, Kd Russell, Douglas Davis, Crissy Sutcliffe, Sophia
Hazelman-Holt, Jamie Hieston Willhite, Deausha K Felker-Sernicola,
and most importantly, my wife who has gotten behind me and supported
my work even when I was losing at it. I am amazed and thankful every
day that I have so much help. These people continue to inspire me to
no end.<br />
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I read Martin Buber, Wayne Dyer,
Prentice Mulford, Shree Rajneesh.<br />
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Do you have a favorite time or place to
write?</div>
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I write at work before I start my
shift.</div>
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Do you have a favorite food or drink
while you write?</div>
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Coffee.</div>
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What do you do to relax?</div>
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Music.<br />
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As writers, we all have to deal with
writer’s block. What do you do when that happens?</div>
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I have to realize that I have not had
sufficient time to catch up with my story, either emotionally or
intellectually. Perhaps both. So I do something else and don’t
think about it; let myself process and feel during another activity.<br />
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If you could ask one question of any
writer, who would it be and what would you ask?</div>
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I used to have questions for writers I
looked up to, but I feel that in being still and allowing the
questions to just be there, I have discovered the answers on my own.</div>
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<br />
Now that we’ve got the easy stuff out
of the way, let’s talk about your book. . Would you like to share
something from you latest project with us?</div>
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Here is a bit of From the Abyss III</div>
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<i>Jan was yelling, and I grabbed a
wooden kitchen chair and swung it at the wall. I still remember it
like it was in slow motion, because I have replayed it again and
again. All the work I was putting into cleaning up the house was
going down the drain anyway, and I was at my breaking point. The
chair hit the wall and splintered like a prop in a movie. It broke
into six or seven pieces, and I stood there with the back of the
chair in my hands as I looked at the hole in the drywall. What was I
doing?</i></div>
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<i>Jan went silent. Things became hazy,
and I was angry and unfocused. I had to get Jan to stop questioning
my every move. I had to make her…no…I couldn’t. I wanted to
kill her. I couldn’t.</i></div>
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<i>What was going on? Why did I feel
like this?</i></div>
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<i>I tossed the piece of the chair onto
the floor and turned around, walking out the door and to the east.
Jan got in the minivan and followed. She did not try to stop me, but
she hovered nearby in the safety of the van with Andy. I walked at a
rapid pace and saw our minivan here and there on the street as Jan
followed me. It was like the Easter Cindi had chased me with her car.
That time I had gone back. This time, I decided, I would atone for
that mistake. I would not go back. I would just keep walking.</i></div>
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<i>Unlike Cindi who had just screamed
profanities at me that Easter morning, Jan only shouted at me to
please stop and calm down. But I was far beyond that point. I soon
left the street and took off through the yards. If I got in that
minivan, who knew what would happen?</i></div>
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<i>Somehow I got onto County Road B2
going east and kept up my rapid pace. Angry thoughts began to enter
my head as I quickly chugged along. I thought of how pissed
everything made me. I would show them. Damn college. I would show
them. I would burn the building. See how they liked their lives
turned into an ash pile. Damn Jan. I would burn her too. I would take
care of her all right. Sandy, my dumbass former boss, she would get
hers. I would take care of her.</i></div>
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<i>All these thoughts rumbled in my
head as I walked, glaring straight ahead. I looked at no one for fear
I would kill anyone who gave me the least reaction. Eventually, I
made it to the tennis courts on Fairview Avenue in Saint Paul. Many
people were out in the beautiful June evening having a great time. I
hated them. I could feel their eyes on me from the bus stop and the
tennis courts as I passed by at my rapid pace. I knew I could pull
their eyes out of their heads, but I kept walking.</i></div>
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<i>Then I noticed I was slowing down.
Where was I going? Three hours soon passed, and my adrenalin had
decreased a notch. I was still angry, but I was becoming tired. I
passed Har Mar, the strip mall on Snelling Avenue where Charles and I
usually hung out on Tuesday nights. Moms and dads went in and out
with their kids. Teenagers smoked in groups outside the Leeann
Chin’s.</i></div>
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<i>What would I do with Charles now
that I was moving so far away, I wondered? It was a dreadful thought.
Cindi, who had been so kind lately, would go after me in court again.
I just knew she would. What was I supposed to do? The pain and the
anger began to return as I passed the strip mall. Damn Cindi, I
thought. I’ll show her. I’ll burn her house down too.</i></div>
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<i>The sun was beginning to set as I
got a few miles down the road to Lexington Park just before Lexington
Avenue. I cut across the park which was still full of toddlers at the
playground, teens on the basketball courts, and little-leaguers on
the baseball field. They were having a great time in the fading
sunlight which made their shadows so long.</i></div>
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<i>As I cut through the park, standing
to my right were two young guys wearing black slacks, white shirts,
and black ties. They had Bibles and little fliers to hand out. They
were talking when they saw me pass by. I assumed I looked crazed.
Bizarre. One guy was young and I could see he was in charge. The
other guy was younger and I imagined he was learning the ropes about
how to sell God’s message door-to-door. Now they had an example of
Satan’s power in the demon-possessed man walking by them. I figured
they would pray for me, or the older guy would say I was beyond
saving. I was ready to tell them to get away from me and back that up
with my fists, but they never approached. They were smart.</i></div>
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<i>In the red sunset I eventually got
to the corner of Lexington and Larpenteur and sat on the bench at the
bus stop. My legs were tired. My feet hurt. I could feel blisters
forming. It felt so good to sit down. What was I doing? I had no
idea. Why was I there? Four hours, and what had I been doing? Had I
come to sit on this bus stop? Was this it? What else was I going to
do? Walk to Wisconsin? Cindi lived nearby. Was I going to her house?
That thought was an awful one. Would I actually burn her house down?
That no longer seemed like a good idea. </i>
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<i>I had no phone. I had no money. I
was perhaps stuck there. Cindi could drive me. I shuddered at the
thought. And where would she drive me? 40 miles outside the city to
our new house? Or to the empty house in Northeast Minneapolis? What
was I doing? I was completely disappointed with myself. I was
compounding my problems. I was compounding Jan’s problems. She did
not need this stress. Was she still looking for me? I hoped not.</i></div>
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<i>And what about Andy? At least
Charles knew nothing about this. What about Andy? He had seen the
whole thing. What was I teaching? Just when I thought I could not
sink any lower, here I was, lower yet. I had to get a hold of myself.
I had to deal with all of this better than I was. I had gone from
helpful to detrimental in the blink of an eye. I could plainly see
the thin line between positive and negative which I had just crossed.
It was like pointing a wind-up robot in the wrong direction and
watching it walk through a fire and then immediately set the curtains
ablaze.</i></div>
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<i>The sun went down, and I slowly
stood up.</i></div>
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What genre is it?<br />
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I think of it as reality because it is.</div>
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Where do you draw your artistic
inspiration from?</div>
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Brian Wilson.</div>
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Having read your first book, what made
you decide to put this story out there and what has been the response
been from people you know who've read it?</div>
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I just thought it was a good story, so
I dared myself to publish it on Smashwords. Later, when people began
to discover it, I began to realize it was a story of abuse. It hadn’t
even occurred to me I had been abused until a few people said it! As
for people I know, not many people I know have written my books. My
wife has read From the Abyss 2 and decided it was pretty accurate.
She also laughed all the way through reading the sex scene.</div>
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What authors have had the strongest
influence on you as a writer?</div>
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Songwriters. Brian Wilson, Paul Simon,
Van Dyke Parks, Willie Dixon…people like that.</div>
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Do you use an outline or do you let the
story emerge as it goes along?</div>
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With my story, I’ve lived it, so I
just start writing. I can see plot points emerge which I aim for and
try to set up as best I can during the writing. Then, as I am now
drafting From the Abyss IV, I am able to draw parallels to plot
points or revelations in the existing books…which is really fun to
do.<br />
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Are you traditionally or
self-published?</div>
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I am published by Master Koda Select
Publishing.<br />
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What made you pick that route?</div>
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When I was self-published, I had
another publisher ask to publish my book before I went to MKSP, but
they rewrote three pages of it and then left it to sit for six
months. I knew some of my friends had connections to Master Koda, so
I wrote a little letter to Kim and Rebbekah and sent it along with
the first installment of my series. It was another thing that I just
dared myself to do.<br />
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What has been your biggest challenge?</div>
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Reliving some tough moments. Some of
them, I have heard, are tough to read, so writing them down has been
as tough or tougher. Once you put yourself completely back into your
mindset during a situation, it can be hard to pull back out. What
saved me then and saves me now is knowing things will work out ok. If
you think that, your thoughts will come true. It works in terms of
both hindsight and foresight.<br />
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What has been your greatest reward?</div>
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The friendships I have been blessed
with since I began sharing my story.<br />
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If you had one professional wish, what
would it be?</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>This is it. To be
doing. To be able to focus on something I love and feel strongly
about it.</div>
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That wasn’t so bad was it? But before
we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading
this?</div>
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Whatever you write, write it with your
heart.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b> Linda Hamonou</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">At times, life can be so depressing. She is walking her usual recovery tour in Harajuku, finishing with a crepe, trying to forget that her boyfriend dumped her once again for the week-end... When the unthinkable happens... A boy stops in front of her in the street and kisses her, in the middle of the street, before running away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Trying to discover more about him, she is dragged into a dangerous game of mystery. A biologist has been murdered and a deadly virus is on the loose. First suspect: the mysterious Harajuku's stranger. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Born in November 1983 in Brittany, France, Linda Hamonou spent a lot of time lost in Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels. She entered university to study physics and obtained her PhD at Queen's University Belfast in 2009. Her studies allowed her to travel to Europe and America. She then moved to Japan and after three years doing research in Tokyo, she is currently doing a new postdoc in Sendai, Japan.</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You have something that belonged to me and I want it back, I have been in Harajuku every night without success,” he said.</span></span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We missed each other <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1279794750" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Monday</span></span>, I saw you on the train in Yoyogi, on the opposite side,” I said.</span></span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You are able to recognize people you met only once just like that, that’s some skills,” he said.</span></span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Only when they give me a surprise kiss,” I answered.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He laughed at me again. That was a laugh, saying that the kiss didn’t matter. I knew I should have gotten up and left him right there, but something irresistible about him made me sit still. He continued eating his spaghetti quietly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He was a fast eater. I was a fast eater too but my plate was still half full, while his was empty. I hesitated one instant, I knew that if I was to give him the memory stick just now, I would probably never see him again, that it would be the end of the adventure and I wasn’t sure that I wanted it to end this way.</span></span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don’t have it with me,” I said with my liar voice rising to a high pitch.</span></span></span></div>
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me on your wonderful blog. I appreciate it. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;">J</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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little about yourself? I grew up in a family that dealt with the paranormal.
When my parents were married, they were the directors of the UFO Investigator’s
League in Fairfield, Ohio. They also investigated ghost hauntings and Bigfoot
sightings in addition to UFO’s. I think that’s why I have a fascination with
the paranormal world and love to write about it. Creating and writing stories
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author? I have more than one, but Anne Rice was my first favorite author. I
grew up reading her books. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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favorite time or place to write? The best time to write is when it’s cool,
cloudy, and rainy outside. My favorite place to write is at my desk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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write? Coffee! I love, love, coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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relax? Read or watch my favorite TV show, or watch a movie. Oh! And going out
to eat and having a couple drinks with my husband and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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question of any writer, who would it be and what would you ask? George Orwell
who wrote 1984. I’d love to talk to him about life and writing. I’d ask him how
he came up with 1984 and Animal Farm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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way, let’s talk about your book. Ok. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;">J</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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share something from you latest project with us? Sure. I have a book coming out
soon called, Tangled Roots. It’s a companion book to my Beyond the Eyes
trilogy. The main character (Paige) in my trilogy is not in this book—her two
best friends, Carrie and Tree, are the stars in Tangled Roots. It has witches,
magic, curses, betrayal, love, and friendship in it, among other things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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New Adult Urban Fantasy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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artistic inspiration from? From the universe, I suppose. I don’t know.
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Ameerah. She’s in my second (Dark Spirits) and third book (The Devil’s Third).
In fact, after Tangled Roots is published, I’ll be plunging into writing
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on you as a writer. Anne Rice, Stephen King, and JK Rowlings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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emerge as it goes along. I do both. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or self-published? Self-published. I could have been traditionally published,
but I chose to do it on my own for many reasons. One of the main reasons was to
see if I can do it. I was lacking self-confidence and was hoping to gain some
by taking on this huge, scary task, which was totally out of my comfort zone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biggest challenge? Marketing. I suck at technology. Hell, I don’t even own a
cell phone. I don’t even know how to use one. LOL. So yeah, trying to get my
name and books out there, in the virtual world is a huge challenge for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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greatest reward? Hearing from people who</span><span style="color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3e454c; line-height: 107%;"> love my books. I love my fans. They’re
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">Rebekkah Ford grew up in a family that dealt with the paranormal. Her parents’ Charles and Geri Wilhelm were the directors of the UFO Investigator’s League in Fairfield, Ohio, back in the 1970s. They also investigated ghost hauntings and Bigfoot sightings in addition to UFO’s. Growing up in this type of environment and having the passion for writing is what drove Rebekkah at an early age to write stories dealing with the paranormal. Her fascination with the unknown is what led her to write the <i>Beyond the Eyes </i>trilogy and her soon to be released new adult urban fantasy, <i>Tangled Roots</i>.</span></div>
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Amazon US: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Eyes-Rebekkah-Ford-ebook/dp/B0088JF7HQ/">http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Eyes-Rebekkah-Ford-ebook/dp/B0088JF7HQ/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Where are you from? My parents came from Greece and I grew up in New Jersey. Currently, I live in Las Vegas in a beautiful home on the edge of town. When I first arrived in Las Vegas I lived at The Aladdin Hotel, then moved to the Luxor. I love Las Vegas!<br />
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What do you do to relax? Up until recently I partied as hard as I work. I've been with a lot of women but I know there's a special gal out there for me.<br />
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Any favorite foods or drinks? Greek...my mom makes the best!<br />
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Is there something that you wish others could understand about you but don’t? I'm really lonely and want love, true love. But I'm famous and everyone wants a part of me, so I don't expect it to come my way.<br />
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Is there something that others think they know about you but don’t? The think I enjoy this party life and that everything makes me angry.<br />
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What do others think of you? They think I'm arrogant. They may be right!<br />
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What’s your greatest fear ? drowning...<br />
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What’s your biggest ambition? To be the most famous magician ever! Bigger than Houdini.<br />
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We all have a driving force behind us, what’s yours? My dad. He always believed in me.<br />
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If you could speak with any one person, who would it be and why? Houdini. I can't do the water trick either, but together I know we could figure it out.<br />
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I think everyone has a moral code of some sort, something that guides our actions. What’s yours? I don't use live bodies....<br />
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Do you have a favorite quote? No<br />
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That wasn’t so bad was it? But before we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading this? Check out Incantation and see if Christina is under my spell....<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Peter John</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Can you tell us a little about yourself?</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OChVg3qBPCs/U8E7v3Lv8MI/AAAAAAAAAww/aluoOWmsroY/s1600/Wrapped+Up+In+Brown+Paper+and+Other+Poems.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OChVg3qBPCs/U8E7v3Lv8MI/AAAAAAAAAww/aluoOWmsroY/s1600/Wrapped+Up+In+Brown+Paper+and+Other+Poems.jpg" height="320" width="197" /></a><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was born in Bromley, Kent back in the early seventies. I spent most of my childhood riding bikes, playing tag and kicking tin cans around the street, unless there was an actual football to hand. At the age of fourteen I had a milestone experience. Prior to that I had never shown the slightest interest in writing, if I remember rightly I wanted to be an astronaut, but then I got put into detention one afternoon. I had failed to bring in my homework assignment and the teacher had punished me by forcing me to write a short story during the lunch time break. While all the other boys kicked tin cans around the playground, I was sat in a room on my own with a sandwich, a carton of Kia-Ora and an exercise book. I picked at the sandwich while staring at the blank pages in front of me and then it happened. All of a sudden a story formed in my head and I almost instinctively threw in down on the paper. 45 minutes passed in what felt like seconds and the short story which I had called ’Thinking Crash’ was spread throughout the exercise book in my scruffy, barely coherent handwriting. I had never fallen into a story like that before, where my hand was struggling to keep up with my brain and I didn’t look up once from the pages until I heard the lunch bell ring. Ever since that day I have been hooked. I could have been circling the earth in a tin can and eating my dinner out of a tube if it wasn’t for that one stint in detention; I still like to consider it as a lucky escape.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Many number of things. To tell the truth, inspiration usually hits me when I least expect it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Piers Anthony has always been my favourite ever since I was a boy. I still love his Xanth series.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No, not really. I write when I can and where I can. The only thing I generally require is some peace and quiet.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. Do you have a favorite food or drink while you write?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A cool glass of real ale is a nice writing companion on occasion, but nothing much other than that.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>.What do you do to relax?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I struggle to relax. My mind buzzes sometimes, especially if I have an ongoing work in progress simmering in the back of my head.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. As writers, we all have to deal with writer’s block, what do you do when that happens?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Now that we’ve got the easy stuff out of the way, let’s talk about your book.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. Would you like to share something from you latest project with us?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My latest work in progress is a spin-off sequel to my book”Dead Medium”. It is called “Just Medium” and follows the story of a supporting character from my previous novel.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. What genre is it?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It is a Paranormal Comedy, the same as Dead Medium.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. Where do you draw your artistic inspiration from?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">With both Dead Medium and Just Medium I drew my inspirations from members of my family and my experiences with mediums and psychics from when I was a child. My mother used to visit my spiritual people and usually had to tag along.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. Of all your characters, who is your favorite?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Without a doubt, May Elizabeth Trump. The grumpy, old ghost from Dead Medium.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Piers Anthony, Jack Giles, Terry Pratchett and Michael Crichton.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. Do you use an outline or do you let the story emerge as it goes along</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The stories start without any real structure, but I build one as the ideas start to form. I find starting with a rigid direction to follow can stifle the story, but to continue with out at least a few guidelines will set the story on a wavering path.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I am self-published, Indie and proud.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. What made you pick that route?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The flexibility and the hands-on control.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. What has been your biggest challenge?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Exposure, getting the word out. I don't have a massive publicity budget.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. What has been your greatest reward?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">People reading my book and receiving some fantastic reviews.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>. If you had one professional wish, what would it be?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I would love to write full time. I don't expect to make a fortune but to one day be a self-sufficiant author is my greatest hope.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>That wasn’t so bad was it? But before we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading this?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">My advice for a fellow writer would be: Never give up, never surrender. Roll with the knocks and let your writing evolve with every hurdle.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author site: <a href="http://deadmediumpeterjohn.webs.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://deadmediumpeterjohn.<wbr></wbr>webs.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AttemptedAuthor" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr></wbr>AttemptedAuthor</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Goodreads: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6899829.Peter_John" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.goodreads.com/<wbr></wbr>author/show/6899829.Peter_John</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18080835-wrapped-up-in-brown-paper-and-other-poems" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.goodreads.com/book/<wbr></wbr>show/18080835-wrapped-up-in-<wbr></wbr>brown-paper-and-other-poems</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18622244-the-rekindled-affair" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/<wbr></wbr>book/show/18622244-the-<wbr></wbr>rekindled-affair</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Youtube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_FyuybXnr5N9q9WENslIwA/videos" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/<wbr></wbr>channel/UC_<wbr></wbr>FyuybXnr5N9q9WENslIwA/videos</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author Page: <a href="http://author.to/PeterJohn" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://author.to/PeterJohn</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dead Medium: <a href="http://viewbook.at/DM" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://viewbook.at/DM</a></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jeremy Breitenbach</b></span></span></div>
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I’d like to thank Jeremy Breitenbach for stopping by and sitting down with us for a few minutes on our virtual couch and answering a few questions.<br />
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. Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Jeremy Breitenbach. I am legally blind with cerebral palsy. I use Braille. I've been writing since I was 15. I started out with writing original stories based off of video games I liked specifically The Legend of Zelda and original stories based off a '90's cartoon I love called Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, but in the years since I started writing less of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog but still continued to write The Legend of Zelda stories as well as writing my own original stories based on the anime Dragon Ball Z (which I'm a HUGE fan of). But in 2009 I started writing my first real book; a book for adults entitled The Gateway finishing it in 2011. While writing that I began writing children's books. Completed three: The Abduction of Benjamin Williams, My Dog George, and Tim's Story (and still working on a 4th: Lost in Wisconsin). I also wrote a how-to book entitled How To Read and Write Braille. In 2014 I came across Author Ronnie C. Dawson, CEO and founder of Broken Bars Publishing and told him about myself and all 6 of my books. I e-mailed him The Gateway, and long story short I started publishing it through them. It's being edited, but in about 2 weeks he'll be sending me the first draft so I can review and approve or disapprove the edits. He says by August it'll be finished. Stephen King is my inspiration for wanting to be an author.<br />
Here's what all 6 of my books are about - How To Read and Write Braille: details how to read and write Braille, The Gateway: a physicist opens a gateway on another planet which is in another dimension and leads to an alien invasion; violence and strong language, The Abduction of Benjamin Williams: a family gets betrayed by a neighbor they thought they could trust, My Dog George: a boy's dog runs away, Tim's Story: A boy becomes an orphan after his parents are killed in a tragic car crash. (None of the characters in this book are based on actual people. The basis for this book was inspired by the story told in Contemporary Christian Music artist Steven Curtis Chapman's song "When Love Takes You In", and Tim's red hair was inspired by the hair color of the orphan boy in Steven Curtis Chapman's song "All I Really Want".), and Lost in Wisconsin: a boy gets separated from his parents while they are going on vacation, and due to his dyslexia boards the wrong plane.<br />
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. Who’s you favorite author? Stephen King<br />
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. Do you have a favorite time or place to write? No, I write whenever the mood strikes me.<br />
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. Do you have a favorite food or drink while you write? I don't eat or drink while I write.<br />
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.What do you do to relax? To relax I watch TV or listen to music.<br />
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. As writers, we all have to deal with writer’s block, what do you do when that happens? When I get writer's block I take a break from writing.<br />
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. If you could ask one question of any writer, who would it be and what would you ask? Stephen King. I'd ask what's the hardest part for you when coming up with an idea for a book.<br />
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Now that we’ve got the easy stuff out of the way, let’s talk about your book.<br />
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. Would you like to share something from you latest project with us? "The Gateway" introduces readers to Chicago, IL in 2059, and Dr. Richard Caulman, a physicist who aims to revolutionize transportation. Instead his creation leads to an alien invasion which puts the entire world in danger.<br />
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. Where do you draw your artistic inspiration from? I draw inspiration from Stephen King.<br />
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. Of all your characters, who is your favorite? My favorite character from The Gateway is the main character's son; Richie.<br />
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. What authors have had the strongest influence on you as a writer? Stephen King.<br />
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. Do you use an outline or do you let the story emerge as it goes along? I let the story emerge as it goes along.<br />
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. Are you traditionally or self-published? I'm publishing The Gateway through Broken Bars Publishing.<br />
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. What made you pick that route? They're who I came across in my search for a publisher. <br />
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. What has been your biggest challenge? Overcoming writer's block when it happens. <br />
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. What has been your greatest reward? Finding Broken Bars Publishing<br />
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. If you had one professional wish, what would it be? Making a living writing.<br />
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That wasn’t so bad was it? But before we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading this? For me becoming an author was a dream of mine and now it's coming true because I never gave up on it. If you have a dream such as wanting to be a writer or whatever it may be never ever give up on it because in time it will come true.<br />
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You can find Jeremy at http://www.brokenbarspublishing.com/our-authors or on facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJeremyBreitenbach<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">DW Davis</span></div>
I’d like to thank DW Davis for stopping by and sitting down with us for a few minutes on my virtual sofa to answer a few questions.. <br />
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. Can you tell us a little about yourself?<br />
I am an author of young adult romance/coming-of-age novels told from the guy's perspective, who recently joined Master Koda Select Publishing. My writing reflects my memories of growing up along the North Carolina coast near Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches. I left that area when I graduated high school and traveled half-way around the world and back collecting memories and experiences which help shape my characters. Now back in eastern North Carolina, I enjoy bringing to life characters whose adventures take place in my favorite part of the world.<br />
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. Who or what inspires you?<br />
Being near the coast inspires me. I grew up near the beach and it is still where I feel most at home.<br />
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. Who’s you favorite author?<br />
I can honestly say I do not have one favorite author. So many authors, from so many different genres have captured my imagination and inspired me over the years that I cannot narrow it down to one.<br />
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. Do you have a favorite time or place to write?<br />
When I’m at home, my favorite time to write is late at night when I’m the only one awake. My favorite place to write is the Majik Beanz coffee shop in Carolina Beach. This is the coffee shop that inspired the setting for much of my new book, The Boy From Buzby Beach.<br />
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. Do you have a favorite food or drink while you write? <br />
Coffee.<br />
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.What do you do to relax?<br />
When I can, I relax by going camping or fishing, preferably both on the same trip.<br />
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. As writers, we all have to deal with writer’s block, what do you do when that happens?<br />
My strategy for overcoming writer’s block is to read, listen to music, or watch a favorite old movie. Sometimes I find ideas or inspiration. Sometimes it just helps me relax enough that the words begin flowing again.<br />
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Now that we’ve got the easy stuff out of the way, let’s talk about your book.<br />
. Would you like to share something from you latest project with us?<br />
My latest project is the second book in the Buzby Beach series and includes Jacques, the main character from The Boy From Buzby Beach in a key role, but introduces a new character, Sabine, who is new to the island and facing myriad challenges of her own.<br />
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. What genre is it?<br />
Teen/Young Adult/Coming of Age<br />
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. Where do you draw your artistic inspiration from?<br />
I draw inspiration from my memories of growing up at the beach, having watched my sons grow up, and from watching my middle grade students learning to deal with life.<br />
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. What authors have had the strongest influence on you as a writer?<br />
This would be a long and storied list, from Isaac Asimov to Stephen King to Nicholas Sparks to Harry Turtledove to Sarah Dessen to WEB Griffith, just to name a few.<br />
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. Do you use an outline or do you let the story emerge as it goes along?<br />
I generally let the story emerge. I find that my characters will often go off and do the unexpected and enjoy letting them define themselves, so to speak.<br />
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. Are you traditionally or self-published?<br />
My first three books were self-published. My latest book was published by Master Koda Select Publishing. The MKSP family is a wonderful and supportive group of people and I feel very privileged to have been invited to join their growing list of authors.<br />
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. What made you pick that route?<br />
I self-published my first books after spending many months trying to find representation the traditional way. The more research I did, the more I learned about self-publishing, and the more viable an option it started to seem like. As I was searching the web for sites to help me market and promote my books, I was fortunate enough to meet folks associated with MKSP and ultimately they invited me to submit my latest work.<br />
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. What has been your biggest challenge?<br />
My biggest challenge has been marketing and promotion. There are so many avenues to pursue it can be frustrating trying to choose the right ones. Thankfully, through my association with MKSP, I have received lots help and direction in that regard.<br />
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. What has been your greatest reward?<br />
As a writer, my greatest reward is hearing from readers how much they enjoy my books.<br />
. If you had one professional wish, what would it be?<br />
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If I had one professional wish, it would be that I become known as a pre-eminent author of good, enjoyable, well written young adult novels.<br />
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That wasn’t so bad was it? But before we go, do you have any last words of wisdom to offer those reading this?<br />
My words of wisdom are this: Write. If you are waiting until the time is right to write, don’t. Write right now. Don’t worry about format, genre, grammar, spelling, etc. You can fix those later. Just start writing.<br />
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You can find DW Davis on:<br />
Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/author/dwdavis<br />
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/RiverSailorLiterary<br />
Twitter at: https://twitter.com/DWDavisRSL<br />
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D John Watson Interview of Bertha</div>
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I’d like to take a moment to introduce the always colorful, Bertha from Bertha-Size Your Life!<br />
Bertha, where are you from?<br />
Oh, here and there. I can be at home anywhere. You’ll find me wherever there’s a woman who isn’t quite sure who she is or what she wants out of life.<br />
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Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?<br />
Sure. Some people call me zany and some call me quirky but I prefer zany. I think that’s because zany goes better with redhead. Don’t you think? I love vibrant colors, especially lime green and flamingo pink…oh and spandex and tube tops. I like long walks on the beach and I’m not much for cats. You’ll rarely catch me without a fresh mani-pedi and the highest heels around. Oh, and, I jump on a soapbox at a moment’s notice. I always have something to say.<br />
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What do you do to relax?<br />
I find a mani-pedi one of the most relaxing things, ever or maybe some shoe shopping.<br />
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Do you enjoy reading?<br />
Oh…give me a shoe catalog and I’ll be happy for days. Basically, I enjoy reading anything that makes me feel good…‘cause feeling good is what it’s all about.<br />
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Is there something that you wish others could understand about you but don’t?<br />
I wish the cat would understand that I am always right. Somehow, it has the mistaken notion that it is supposed to be in charge. Talk about a bad cattitude…it has one!<br />
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What do others think of you?<br />
Oh…they love me. Women are always asking me what I would do about this or that. They seem to want my advice…that’s why I always carry a soapbox with me…just in case.<br />
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What’s your greatest fear?<br />
Chipping a nail?! Seriously, I faced most of my fears a long time ago. Rita (you’ll meet her in the book) is pretty much the only person who can ruffle my feathers because she can twist things around until I doubt myself. But I’m not afraid of her because I know how to get back to a good place. And surprisingly that self-doubt usually leads to a stronger sense of who I am and what I want.<br />
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What’s your biggest ambition?<br />
Well, my biggest ambition…my life’s purpose…is to inspire women to wear heels. I’ve found a few ways to do that. First, I’m writing a book, Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Bertha’s Guide to Life and Shoes. I’m also a shoe model for the local department store but my next adventure is going to be designing a line of fantasy shoes. By the time I’m finished, women all over the world will be in heels!<br />
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We all have a driving force behind us, what’s yours?<br />
I want to feel good. I always make choices for my life after considering what would feel the best. Now that may sound selfish but it isn’t. What feels good in the moment isn’t necessarily what will feel good in the long run. You know like overeating, over spending and that type of thing. Feeling good always comes from a place of integrity.<br />
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If you could speak with any one person, who would it be and why?<br />
I would speak to the woman who is doubting herself at this moment. I would tell her to look deep inside and see how beautiful she really is. I would ask her what she wants in her life and then I would help her figure out how to make that happen. Why would I choose her? Because…that’s what I do, I empower women to enjoy life and love themselves. And then…we’d go for a pedicure and shop for new heels.<br />
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I think everyone has a moral code, something that guides their actions. What’s yours?<br />
Truth. I always live my truth. But there’s a trick to that. First you have to know what your truth is. That takes a bit of work.<br />
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Do you have a favorite quote?<br />
“When life hands you an ostrich…make a boa!”<br />
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Interesting, do you have many boas?<br />
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Bertha, how did you get so smart?<br />
My Grandma Minnie Mae taught me so much about life and how to be happy. She didn’t know all the fancy terms we use today like Law of Attraction and things like that. But she understood the principals for living a good life and she taught me well.<br />
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Yes, I must say she did. Thank you for visiting with us today. Do you have anything else you’d like to tell our readers?<br />
I’d like to encourage everyone to take time today…even ten minutes…to do something that makes their heart sing. It doesn’t matter what it is…roller skating…painting…singing…whatever…just do something just for you that makes you happy. You’ll be amazed at how much easier it is to do everything else. Thank you so much for having me today. Think I’ll go and do my nails now…will you join me?<br />
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You can read more about Bertha's adventures and philosophy in Bertha-size Your Life at http://www.amazon.com/BERTHA-SIZE-YOUR-LIFE-Jane-Carroll/dp/1897512600<br />
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