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Coming July 13th , 2012 - a story that will open your eyes wide to the world of Domestic Violence.  As Amanda moves through her young adult years and from one relationship to another, the abuse she encounters escalates to a point that her life is on the verge.  Nicole is a strong confident…

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Mandy! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: Hello. My name is Mandy Steinfeldt Crane. I am from Eldora Iowa. I currently have two books that are published, At a Glance was published in March and On The bedroom Wall in September. The first is a simple love story that orginally was a high school English assignment that went above and beyond a short…

Tonight, indie author Lakisha Spletzer interviewed me tonight on her show, "Indie Author How-To". We spoke for two hours about me, the novel, writing, and so much more. If you'd like to listen to the podcast, click here: Podcast

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Sheila! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

 

 A. I’d love to. Thanks for having me! I’m a native of Alabama and reside there with my husband of seventeen years. My only children are my eight dogs. I work as a nurse for a psychiatric hospital and also does reviews for two magazines,…

waiting for the sun to rise

walking in the field of rice

as i listen to my favorite song

bringing my old guitar

sitting under the tree of the palm

playing a song that would never end

over the mountains i can see you face shining

but in your eyes i can see you are crying

whats the problem maybe i could help to you

maybe Im one of the tears in your eyes

im sorry for all of the things ive done…

'Great Expectations'. 

Autobiographical Reflections of a Writer and Rock…

I

the smile on your face

the look in your eyes

reminding me of you

the way you talk

the way you walk

it keeps me think of you even more

how can I forget you

If my mind speaks only you

chorus:

I MISS YOU....uoohh

I'LL always thinking of you

I NEED YOU

I'LL always thinking of you

Ive been dreaming we meet again

not today not tomorrow but we'll do

and…

It’s a brand new month and this week’s featured author sets the trasnporter’s controls for Space Coast near Kennedy Center. In a few minutes, we’re lounging in his music and writing studio listening to Dexter Gordon on the stereo and a mockingbird outside. He gives me cheap Walmart wine and crackers and says the pizza is coming soon. However, I can spend the night in…

This week's instalment of the Threshold Bookcast takes place in Hasania, the so-called artificial state governed by Omar Malaki.

As the chapter begins, we find Richard Ramsay, the legendary Conservative leader, entertaining himself around the estate of his wealthy hosts, while he waits to…

Part of the fun of writing an ongoing series is creating new characters with each story. I have the same core characters from the beginning (two of which I love almost like they were my own daughters). A large part of the newest plot has to do with a great guy I call Karl Lumpkin.

Q1: Thanks for participating in our Authors.com Spotlight Interview series Barry! Please introduce yourself and your book to help our readers get to know you.

A: I’m Barry Silverstein, a professional freelance writer who lives in Asheville, North Carolina (a wonderful town with a big creative vibe in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains). I primarily write business and marketing…

I've been known as the "Real Life Fiction for Real Life People" author. I mix fact and fiction and weave stories you can relate to. Now I'm thinking about expanding my genres.

Check out the first three chapters of "Ashley In Albuquerque." It's the story of Paul Summer, a 50-ish Indie author who goes around the country pimping his books, but eventually ends up pimping himself too.

Let me know what you think!…

Glad to have discovered Authors.com.  The site seems to be a very useful resource for writers and publishers.  Social networking in a community of helpful peers is definitely a must as there is seemingly a rather overwhelming series of choices and options for writers nowadays!

Amazon:  A Personal Epiphany.

Having been a writer and author for many years, I did not think I would be able to simply…

Up to this point in his journey, Allan has been focused on himself and his family. In volume 8, The Loophole, he may have found a higher calling. We finally find out why "his last chance was their only hope".

His…

The fourteenth episode of The Threshold Series focuses on Olivia Romero, the Chief Environmental Adviser of Neo Apollonia.

At the beginning of the chapter, the former activist is walking towards the church of the Community, all the while pondering the circumstances which have led her to…

(Detail from « American Quilt » by Natasha2006)

When I complete a composition there are often unused ideas left. Some of those I find actually pretty good but if I can’t see how to fit them into the piece then there’s not much choice but to discard them. For a…