October 2012 Blog Posts (80)

I am finding by writing this book there is a character that keeps moving into the lead. I know he will be gone in the beginning about 8 chapters and others will take his place.

What I want to know have you changed your main characters as the story begans to grow.

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I would like to introduce myself. my name is John Rakes and I have published two books on Amazon under my Author name John M. Rakes. the titles are three weird shorts and the other is The Imangination Has Awaken. Check it out.

I am now writing a book and still writing short stories.

It may take me awhile to come to a decision, but when I do it, I jump in with both feet. No tipping a toe in to check the water, just dive in and swim for your life. The decision to become an eBook author was much the same. I wanted to create a tangible product that someone could hold in their hand and was a little nervous about having my hard work in a digital form.

I had tried to pitch my masterpiece to more agents then I could keep track of and fell flat on my face. My story was…

It's free so I don't know how good it would be.

(« Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji Meditation Hall » by Michael Dougan)

After Simon tells his roshi the story of the man who waited at the door of the Law, the student begs his master to explain the dark…

My mystery/suspense novel, Mixed Messages, takes place the last week of October, which, of course, includes Halloween. As I was doing research for the book, I discovered some interesting facts about the combination secular and religious origin and history of the holiday.…

FOREWORD

If you have ever asked the questions: Why am I here? What is my purpose? This is your wake-up call. Raymond confronts the idea that we are all here for a reason. And he does it with a passion that reveals his own purpose: to help you discover the reasons you are alive in this very moment.

Raymond took 45 years to finally discover and align with his purpose - a true example that it is never too late. Raymond also demonstrates what…

Raymond's book is a 'Must Read' for every aspiring

Entrepreneur and Business student and young

person. I recommend getting 2 copies, one for

yourself and one you can share!"

-Michael Butler

Entrepreneur, Innovator, Business Catalyst"

MichaelDButler.com

Amazon:…

Here are some promotional pictures that I threw together.…

I'm new to Authors.com and I'm excited to meet new friends and learn about new books. I'm a new author just getting started in this industry and I hope I can learn a lot here.

I've written a Gothic supernatural action/thriller called THE AGE OF APOLLYON, published by Trestle Press. If anyone is interested, I would be happy to send you a free ebook for you to review for Amazon and Goodreads. If you're looking for something creepy, atmospheric, and action-packed, I think you'll…

Do you see the world through troubled eyes? I do see the world with troubled eyes...I can never go back to the innocents I once had. It’s better now as I have learned that the soul I have within me can’t be  lied to so easily as it once could.  I’ve once took things as face value. That love was love and trust was trust. I can’t tell you the day and time that all that became blurred. I guess when you start asking yourself it really doesn’t matter anyway. I often wonder if I would even go back…

As you read ‘Who’s Minding the Store?’ you see a customer named PJ Nabors, a.k.a. Burly Man, slamming his hand on the front counter demanding satisfaction. He’s your typical do-it-yourselfer, which is to say a Jack-of-all-trades and master of     you get the rest. This happens on Derrick’s last day at The Design, Your Choice for Home Improvement’s Kearny Mesa branch store. He’s being transferred to the Encinitas branch location in north San Diego as the operations…

"Untitled, Undiscovered, Unveiled"

If I want all the phantoms to vanish,

if I want the undead not to dare…

(« Ganjoji in Izushi » by 663highland)

The third part of « The Door Of The Law » is entitled « Parable » and presents the part of the story wherein Simon, the Zen student, reads to his master the bewildering…

Mark Carver is the author of The Age of Apollyon. Following the summary of his book, I hit him with seven questions to give you some insight into his work and life.

Summary: Notre-Dame Cathedral lies in ruins. The mangled corpses of the possessed are…

Actually, no this isn't about dystopic fiction but dystopic fact.  I've just had notice today that our benevolent British government (and I voted for them) will be reassessing me as part of their campaign to prove that there is no such thing as illness or disability so forget all those years paying National Insurance just exactly in case you should fall ill.  It's a grim time, and some of the stories of hardship, desperation and even deaths as a result of the cruelty of the policy and the…

The trauma of abuse is never fully gone from a person's consciousness. Its filthy stain leaves its residue on the soul forever. However, like all bad experiences, it is possible to turn this experience into good by developing compassion and empathy for others who have been through this experience. Many people feel that bringing meaning to a traumatic experience is a path to healing. When I turn a negative experience into a…

...unheard of?

This is something out there, even for me. At the same time, it delivers a valuable message.

What is it, you ask?

I say it is: Fields of Zombies - An Amish Parable…