Having Joule and Allen tell the story of The Kitchen Dance was a challenge, especially for a debut novel. I like to jump right on into the deep in.
Carolyn Arnold shares some insight in her blog:
Carolyn Arnold: Setting the Scene: POV Character
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Douglas Henson: Geri G. Taylor Selected as Finalist in MARSocial's...
Douglas Henson: Geri G. Taylor Selected as Finalist in MARSocial's...: International competition gains world wide recognition for its author helping author altruism. from Books - United States - Latest News ht...
Monday, January 27, 2014
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Thursday, January 23, 2014
Rose & Beps Blog: What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog by E...
It is always great to find a blogger who supports the efforts for authors promoting their books.
Here is an example of a post about one of my author friends, Ed Gellock.
Rose & Beps Blog: What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog by E...: What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog by Ed Gellock Life as a puggle is always interesting, but life as a pugg...
Here is an example of a post about one of my author friends, Ed Gellock.
Rose & Beps Blog: What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog by E...: What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog by Ed Gellock Life as a puggle is always interesting, but life as a pugg...
Monday, January 13, 2014
I am a MARSocial "Author of the Year" Competition Finalist!
From Romantic Comedies to Eroticism, from Crime Fiction to Fantasy, from Contemporary Fiction to Science Fiction and one autobiography by a dog named Lynyrd Skynyrd...okay, he had some help...this compilation of genres has proven to be quite a competition.
The Prophecy by Lisa Jones
Light of Darkness by Victor Wright
The Harvest by Anne Ferretti
The Best Laid Plans by James McAllister
With Devils Dwell by Anne Reeve
Awakenings by Hally Willmott
Between Boyfriends by Sarka-Jonae Miller
Someone Else's War by Erin Solaro
The Glasgow Curse by William Lobban
Arousing the Legacy by A.J. Raven
The Realm of the Purple Dragon by Laura Crean
Monsoon Reign by R.C. Fettig
Larkin's Letters by Jax Jillian
Allon's End: Corr Syl the Warrior by Garry Rogers
The Reporter and the Girl MINUS the Superman by S.C. Rhyne
Godonism by Theo Von Cezar
Angel in My Heart, Devil in My Soul by Linda Hays-Gibbs
To Hide From Death II When Death Comes Stalking
by Theresa Moretime
Dead Blonde by Beck Robertson
The Brain Exchange by Robin Glasser
When the Chips are Down by Anne Rasico
Arielle: Immortal Awakening by Lillian Roberts
Babylon: Rise of the New Age by Janie E.M. Storer
Second Chances Sammy's Story by Annie Edmonds
Desperate Pursuit in Venice by Karynne Summars
The Danish Pastry by LaRae L. Parry
Leadership by Virtue by Jaro Berce
Xhazul's Box The Rainbow Sphere by Jon Castle
What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog
Suki: What does love really look like? by C.F. Winn
The Dark Citadel by Jane Dougherty
Concealed in my Heart by Regina Puckett
The End of Humanity by Coleman Weeks
One Hot Summer by Ian Barker
Prophecy's Heir by D.J. Ridgeway
Worry is the Darkroom Where Negatives are Developed by Doug Bolton
The Turning by Xao Thao
Dumb Waiters: The Awakening by Kyle Brown and Bailey Johnson
Kerri's War by Stephen Douglass
Destiny's Decision by Lisa Glenn
A Stranger Came Crawling by A.G. Moye
Bertram & Gertrude's Steamy Amsterdam Weekend
by William Frederick
Revelations of Cian by Augusta Fern
Sam, the Superkitty by Marion Lovato
The Genealogist's Guest by Ann Simpson
Upon Your Return by Marie Lavender
MARSocial, in conjunction with Keeran Vaani Creations International Film Producers, has designed a competition that is run by authors for the benefit of all the authors who enter. Excerpts of the participants’ book are shared via friends, family and followers on social media throughout the competition. With well over 200,000 individual Marzian (MARSocial Members) author's book excerpts tweeted and retweeted over a millions times, this competition has provided excellent exposure for all who participated.
I submitted an excerpt from my debut novel, The Kitchen Dance. At the bottom of excerpt, viewers can support their favorite authors by sharing the link on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks. Just click on the highlighted text to read each finalist's excerpt.
In the final stages of the competition; authors’ chapter excerpts are being tweeted to millions of followers around the world in hopes to claim the coveted Ephraim Prize. On February 1st the winner will announced and they could have the chance to have their work turned into a film adaptation by Keeran Vaani Creations.
According to founder of the competition, Joseph Ephraim or “Cap’n Joe” as he is known online, “Our Aim is to give all our Marzian authors who enter this competition as much maximum exposure via the large social media networking sites as we possibly can.
What really makes the competition stand out is that, like no other literary contest I've ever heard of, the authors actually HELP each other to gain more recognition for their hard work. It has been a great experience just being a part of such a supportive community. I'm already a WINNER for just having entered.
WARNING: Some excerpts may have mature content.
WARNING: Some excerpts may have mature content.
The Prophecy by Lisa Jones
Light of Darkness by Victor Wright
The Harvest by Anne Ferretti
The Best Laid Plans by James McAllister
With Devils Dwell by Anne Reeve
Awakenings by Hally Willmott
Between Boyfriends by Sarka-Jonae Miller
Someone Else's War by Erin Solaro
The Glasgow Curse by William Lobban
Arousing the Legacy by A.J. Raven
The Realm of the Purple Dragon by Laura Crean
Monsoon Reign by R.C. Fettig
Larkin's Letters by Jax Jillian
Allon's End: Corr Syl the Warrior by Garry Rogers
The Reporter and the Girl MINUS the Superman by S.C. Rhyne
Godonism by Theo Von Cezar
Angel in My Heart, Devil in My Soul by Linda Hays-Gibbs
To Hide From Death II When Death Comes Stalking
by Theresa Moretime
Dead Blonde by Beck Robertson
The Brain Exchange by Robin Glasser
When the Chips are Down by Anne Rasico
Arielle: Immortal Awakening by Lillian Roberts
Babylon: Rise of the New Age by Janie E.M. Storer
Second Chances Sammy's Story by Annie Edmonds
Desperate Pursuit in Venice by Karynne Summars
The Danish Pastry by LaRae L. Parry
Leadership by Virtue by Jaro Berce
Xhazul's Box The Rainbow Sphere by Jon Castle
What's Your Name? Life as a Rock 'n' Roll Dog
Suki: What does love really look like? by C.F. Winn
The Dark Citadel by Jane Dougherty
Concealed in my Heart by Regina Puckett
The End of Humanity by Coleman Weeks
One Hot Summer by Ian Barker
Prophecy's Heir by D.J. Ridgeway
Worry is the Darkroom Where Negatives are Developed by Doug Bolton
The Turning by Xao Thao
Dumb Waiters: The Awakening by Kyle Brown and Bailey Johnson
Kerri's War by Stephen Douglass
Destiny's Decision by Lisa Glenn
A Stranger Came Crawling by A.G. Moye
Bertram & Gertrude's Steamy Amsterdam Weekend
by William Frederick
Revelations of Cian by Augusta Fern
Sam, the Superkitty by Marion Lovato
The Genealogist's Guest by Ann Simpson
Upon Your Return by Marie Lavender
Saturday, December 28, 2013
A Very Special Santa Claus Cypress Knee
Over the past few years I have painted cypress knees given to me by a friend, and in exchange, I create customized Santas, Angels, even a Raggedy Ann and Andy for him to give his sweet wife and daughters-in-law for Christmas.
This year I happened to meet two of his daughters-in-law while set up at a Farmers and Artist Market. When they realized I was the artist who had created their Santas, they asked me if I could paint them a very special Santa for their father-in-law who, unbeknowst to me, had lost his wife to cancer only a couple of months ago.
The young ladies came over and picked out an especially nice cypress knee that their father-in-law and given me and sent me emails of photos of the special things they wanted to add to his Santa Claus.
I called my friend a couple of days after Christmas and left him a message. He came by see me today and we talked about his loss and all the love he had for his wife. The Santa Claus cypress knee I painted touched him immensely and I told him that I had happy and loving thoughts all the time I was working on it.
This year I happened to meet two of his daughters-in-law while set up at a Farmers and Artist Market. When they realized I was the artist who had created their Santas, they asked me if I could paint them a very special Santa for their father-in-law who, unbeknowst to me, had lost his wife to cancer only a couple of months ago.
The young ladies came over and picked out an especially nice cypress knee that their father-in-law and given me and sent me emails of photos of the special things they wanted to add to his Santa Claus.
They asked that special items be added to the Santa including 8 grandchildren. |
On one side, I painted three helping with decorating and setting out toys. |
On the back, two step grandsons are sitting on Santa's bag. The oldest is holding one of his step cousins. I thought is was extra special that they included these two boys on the Santa. |
Part of the cypress knee's design made for a great garland, |
Raggedy Ann and Andy were a favorite of his wife's, so they were added to the toy bag. |
At first I thought about adding my friend's face on the Santa, then I decided that since this was more about his wife, the Santa needed to be unique. |
HIs wife cross-stitched every one in the family a stocking, so they asked that I add hers to the cypress knee Santa along with a very special hummingbird feeder that she loved. |
And of course, the angel, painted to look like Deb, in one of her favorite gowns. |
He was blessed to have had such a loving, thoughtful, and sweet wife. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
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