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Destiny Denied is at the printer now awaiting the cover art.

The manuscript received a 5-star review from Readers Favorite.  It is too long to post, but here is just one paragraph of the review:

"Destiny Denied" is an intriguing story of a family's deep secrets coming to light and leaving them with choices that they'd rather not make. That the late local parish priest Father Lahdra kept a journal telling of those secrets is a good writing ploy and makes "Destiny…

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee

I put frozen pieces of banana into the blender, along with crushed ice, a little cream.  I blended until the texture was thick, smooth.... it became banana ice cream!  I learned to do this from looking at recipe sites on my computer.  Oh, it's heavenly!

I spooned all into a cup, found my favorite spoon ( it is a long, slender teaspoon :))).  I took all outside on the porch to…

Introduction

When a person is diagnosed with having a brain tumour, it is a natural assumption to fear the worst, thinking that life is virtually over. I was only eight years old when my tumour was discovered, and I was not particularly aware of its seriousness.  But it was my parents and family who suffered the most, hurling their lives into turmoil.

Back in the 1970s technology was not as…

Yesterday evening we stopped at a service station, got out of the pickup to go inside.  Screaming... happy screaming filled the air behind us!  We turned to look, saw a huge ferris wheel going 'round and 'round.  The happy screams were coming from there!  Skip and I turned to look at each other... for a moment we were children again.  The fair!  The fair's come to town!  We were looking at a county fair....

We stood there to watch the different rides in motion.  Happy colors…

“Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.”

Been there, done that. And let me tell you, there is no easy way to smoothly extricate yourself and still look cool.

Admitting you're wrong is difficult. Admitting someone is right can be, too.

This is especially true when it come to critiques about your writing.

All…

I just read an email from Sweden, one of Lena's family members wanted to tell me that she is

also, thinking of Lena today.

Today is Lena's birthday... Lena is gone.  Lena died last year.  I sit here thinking back through the time…

(« In Search Of Lost Time » by bogenfreund)

In « Lifeforce, » the story is told in non-linear time. It begins just after the collapse, and its various stages are presented as objects of an introspection. Eventually, this…

I write to keep the memory of Tommy alive, to never be forgotten.  Tommy was my only child, my son. 

Tommy died May 29, 2010 on a Saturday evening ... he and his family had gone to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to spend a week.  It was their summer vacation, they were happy, excited to be going to the beach.  Tommy was…

Today marks the final stepping stone in a journey started over one year ago. It is available now for ONLY 99 Cents on Kindle - http://goo.gl/GE6k1. Also on Nook, iTunes and Kobo. Keep reading to find out if it really is the end of One.

http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/09/one-and-done.html

This is an announcement about the Visalia, California TASTE OF ARTS event. I will be there as a local/regional author in space F7, for one day only on Saturday September 29. 

The Taste of Arts event runs from Thursday, September 27 through Monday October 1 at different locations around town. This Saturday location is at the OLD LUMBER YARD, on Oak Avenue and Garden Street.

Here are a few important reminders about Taste the Arts, regional art fair on Saturday, September…

Hello Everyone,

I'm Sal Corrente, author of, The Adventures of Boochi Malloochi series (Vol 1-12).

The main character, Boochi, who is based loosely on my first daughter, (my wife and I have four all together), was developed with a strong sense of wit, morals, repect for others, genuine courtesy and well portioned sarcasm. The delicate balance of her personality is a combination of her real life parents. I believed when creating this series, that is was essential to provide a…

Hi,

I - Ari Rusila - am a development project management expert, blogger and freelancer from Finland with a special interest in the Balkan and MENA regions. My other interests include civil crisis management issues, EU external relations and conflicts.…

If someone were to ask me why I write, I would have to reply, “Why not?” It is part of who I am.   As a child, my love of a good story often got me into trouble at school. I would hide my library book, usually  a mystery, behind the pages of a bulky school text. That is probably the reason my grades suffered in other areas, especially math.

At night, my mother would often find me hiding under the bed sheets reading. This was after she had told me more than once to turn out the lights…

(Detail from « Quarryman at work » by Unidentified Artist)

« Stonecutter » is intended as an anthem to perseverance and is based on one of my favourite citations, one which has helped me on several occasions, the following quote…

Hi. My name is Richard Neal, and I'm the author of Kingdom of the Antichrist/Rise of the Beast. This is my first book - it took me ten years to research and write, and another three years to get published. So I'm a bit nervous being on a website like this with all you talented authors...

Richard Neal

In November of last year (on another blog site), I posted a series of humorous statements entitled Adult Truths. Many people enjoyed them and one person, my editor and friend, Sunny, suggested I think about writing a blog about each individual truth.

Well, I kept the idea in mind, wondering how I might turn these bits into blogs about writing. Now that my blogs…

      When Mary Gilmartin strolled into my Evening at Emory Creative Writing Class, two years ago, with that effervescent smile and sparkling personality, I knew she was destined to be a successful novelist.

     What impressed even more was her personality and how she interacted with the people in the class. I knew she could be creative in marketing her…

Polina Seminova

I just hate it when someone speaks about writing or dancing as if they know what it really entails when, in fact, they don’t have a dang clue!!

I…

One would think for a manager to answer the phone is a basic task. In truth it’s as difficult as getting people to come to work on time. Being a manager myself I know why managers don’t want to perform this task.

They’re LAZY!!!

We’ve all seen managers check caller ID when their phone rings and if it’s the cashiers, return desk, or an outside customer call they let the call go right to voicemail, knowing full well they have no intention of checking the voicemail…