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    The basketball player on the cover, captures the mystery of the Phantoms. The fact that you can't see his face adds to the mystery and the intrigue in the book.

    The championship banners in the background shows the final goal of the Phantoms return to Earth.

     Purple Phantoms' one-line synopsis: "Five Ghosts---basketball players whose lives were cut…

My Award Winning Poem (C) 7-2012

                       The practice of Art, Literature and Culture signifies the progress of a Nation with the cultivation of Science and Technology. Scientific development and technology secure man’s easy living where as deep inclination to art and culture leads a nation to mental broadness and humanity. The cultural heritage of India is considered…

When was the last time you cried or laughed aloud while reading a book? Do you remember why the story affected you so? Let's discuss what it takes as a writer to create fiction that will make our readers laugh or cry.

Is it the story? The answer to that is yes and no, for a story alone has no power to make the reader's emotions erupt. Yet a bad story can ruin everything. Most importantly, for emotions to come to the surface, the reader has to have people to care about. Real…

When was the last time you cried or laughed aloud while reading a book? Do you remember why the story affected you so? Let's discuss what it takes as a writer to create fiction that will make our readers laugh or cry.

Is it the story? The answer to that is yes and no, for a story alone has no power to make the reader's emotions erupt. Yet a bad story can ruin everything. Most importantly, for emotions to come to the surface, the reader has to have people to care about. Real…

So, I'm reading The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood as (you guessed it) inspiration for a writing course I am developing. As a writer myself, I found this list interesting, but rather than just post it, I wanted to add my 2 cents, just because. I hope you find both the list and my comments useful!…

(« Introspection II » by Christopher Stewart)

« Introspection II » is the fifth section, and second with vocals, of « The Chrome Lake. »

The chapter is an almost-but-not-identical twin to « Introspection I. » And again, the subject matter is pretty much self-explanatory.

Here are the lyrics :

I see you feel restrained,…

Available Now!! At Create Space https://www.createspace.com/3956211 or Amazon.com in ebook format at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008SNZILM.…

The Seance : Not Really Good, But Not Bad Either.

The Séance By Heather Graham

This is more of a random book thrown into mix. Like the reviews aren’t random enough. This one is a supernatural mystery called, “The Séance” by Heather Graham apparently is a New York Time best seller auditor, who seems to be unknown by myself and everyone I know. This one I grabbed out of a free box at a yard sale. It had water damage, a torn cover and smelled like perfume. But regardless of its…

Almost at some point in life we are working so hard at a specific goal, rather it's a house, car, career or that handsome man. In my case, I was in college I had a class with a young man who was six feet two inches, wide shoulders, muscular shape of a body builder, with a face that make a baby smile with joy. "Yes, could I make him mine? I can do this!  Those jeans must be mine."

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Hello ALL,

     I think this web page seems great for a number of reasons. It is fortunate to find a place that connects beginners in the writing process to publishers who have been in the business for a while.

Mostly it is refreshing to find a place where there are like-minded individuals who ultimately value the power of writing and reading, and the coming together to learn, share, and explore.

A snippet about myself:

 I have been reading…

12 million people take a cruise each year.

Most have fun.

Some die.

Henry Grave investigates.

Join Henry Grave aboard the cruise ship Indulgence.

SACRAMENTO, July 30, 2012: BookYear Mysteries is thrilled to announce the publication of William Doonan’s Grave Indulgence, the…

Hello fellow authors

Fancy an opportunity to have your books featured in a PopUp shop in one of the most bohemian and cool areas of  London - Brick Lane. The store opens on 15th August until mid November

The store, PopUp Collection is a PopUp store open for 3 months to exhibit up and coming new fashion designers. Within the store we have been offered the chance to put up to 15 Authors, ideally 5 a month, to have their books featured in the store. 

The deal is £87 for the…

The first Friday in August bodes another day of heat and no rain…just like the last, uh, I can’t remember how many. The weather girl on WHO Radio is bored out of her mind because the forecast never changes.

So, I’m off to pick up this week’s featured author and we transport to what she calls her wonderland. (Again, I don’t know the actual destination because…

This weekend is the 3 month anniversary of Humanless' publication! I can't believe how time has flown. Three months ago, Humanless was a word file on my hard drive and 2 people in the whole wide world had read it. Today, it's a bestselling book, top 10 in its categories on several occasions in many countries including Germany, Italy and UK. I'm so grateful for every single person who's bought the book and gave some of their precious time to read it! A big, big thank you to everyone who…

The rich have been in the news since the “Occupy” sit-ins.  Well, further back than that of course. Currently the 1% is being blogged about and referred to in “social media” circles.  Is it important to writers? Possibly.  Bookstores are affected by the economy and market trends. I got fairly beat up on a social media comment reply that went five or six rounds. The topic was the 1% and their fair share. You can see where this was going. The other person didn’t believe my point. It…