THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB discussion

My second-oldest grandson made me a birthday card. What do you think he drew? The answer will surprise you. Well, ... http://janetsyasnitsick.wordpress.com...

My new blog is up and running. Please take a minute and visit, leave your wonderful thoughts and wise sayings and marvelous suggestions! Have a blessed week everyone!
http://www.authorrandymassey.com/

I have been checking our member blogs and WOW!! Alot of very good stuff!! Highly recommend all to start clicking away!

What kind of witness would you make if you saw a crime? Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

What changes have taken place in publishing since the digital revolution? As a guest blogger I was able to take a light-hearted look at this on the My Book Shelf blog: http://shirley-mybookshelf.blogspot.c...

A Reminder from my Blog- About ten hours left to get your free Ebook- Volume III-

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Thanks, George. I grabbed a copy.

Thanks, Kimberly. Please let me know what you think.

"Chaos breeds further chaos. Order breeds freedom."

I would like to invite everyone to come check out my brand new blog (and by brand new, I mean brand spanking new, as it just went live today!!) -

http://chaosbreedschaos.com

From the About Page:
Chaos breeds Chaos is the brainchild of Bryan Caron, screenwriter-author-director-editor-graphic designer (and possibly some other hyphenates as well; there are just too many to keep going). It’s a place to speak one’s mind on any topic imaginable, whether it be in entertainment, sports, politics, or just the most mundane observances across the world, so long as it sparks passion within and remains as random as Wolowitz’s wardrobe. (And it’s a convenient place to promote his work. Don’t judge.)

It’s structure without rules, chaos among logic. It is, simply put, delirious intelligence. For when we allow chaos to reign, then and only then will we find the truth within ourselves.

This weeks blog is about Spiders, Snakes and Ghosts. Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ and find out what my Sunday was like.

It has been a long journey, but LA BELLA MAFIA from Houdini Publishing is now forming presale lists. This true story by co-authors Dennis N. Griffin and Morgan St. James as told by Bella Capo is an inspirational book that tells of survival and redemption. In a nutshell, the abused child of a power broker with mob ties grows up to run clubs and after-hours clubs on Hollywood's famed Sunset Strip complete with the rotten underbelly of drugs and guns. She later becomes something unheard of--a white female boss in the Crips, then, stalked by her ex-husband and his mob buddies flees for her life and goes into hiding.

That wasn't the end. She founded the online Facebook movement La Bella Mafia helping abuse victims and those in jeopardy. A shocking but amazing story. http://labellamafiabook.wordpress.com. Special presale offers at Amazon and Houdini Publishing. Release date: October 15, 2013.

Today PI and fellow mystery author Colleen Collins visits my blog with an article about Paranormal Investigations: Do Ghost Hunters Really Find Ghosts? She's also running a contest for those who comment. Two people will win an electronic copy of the her latest nonfiction book, Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye. Please stop by!
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This week's blog is about an author's Dirty Little Secrets. If you have a moment, please stop in at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ and share your own experiences.

Thank you,

Marja

I absolutely LOVE the blogs posted here!! Thanks so much!! SO much terrific material!!

"A Rainy Night's Romance"
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Sqeee! I finally broke 500 GFC followers on the blog, thank you guys so much! I have a new Hunk of the Week posted,....who loves the show Being Human??
http://shadowkissedcassie.blogspot.com/

Today fellow mystery author Susan McDuffie visits my blog to answer my interview questions. She's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed copy of her latest Muirteach MacPhee mystery, The Study of Murder. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

This week's blog is about the idea that things aren't always as they appear. I hope you'll check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

I read a short but excellent blog today by Evelyn Cullet at http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/ about books vs. movies. See what you think.

I have three blogs. The first is Michelle Earl's writing, a writing blog about my writing life and what is going on. It can be seen at http://michelleearl.wordpress.com

The second is a blog called the Kings poetry, a Christian blog of poems. It can be seen at http://kings poetry.wordpress.com

The third blog is called The Kent Chronicles-It's a blog about five people and their journeys together in the city of magic and wonder. It has just started and it's in the journal format with some dialogue. It can be viewed at http://kent chronicles.blogspot.com.

I hope you enjoy them.

Michelle

Hi everyone,
Today fellow Colorado mystery author Mario Acevedo visits my blog to answer my interview questions in a most amusing way. He's also running a contest for those who comment for a free electronic copy of his latest release, Good Money Gone, written with Richard Kilborn. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

My guest blog on "England and the Crusades" appeared yesterday on the English Historical Fiction Author Blog. Here's the link:
http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot...

“The Tao of the Alligator and the Crocodile” presented me with some unique challenges & forced me to answer questions I would not have otherwise asked myself. The genesis for the book was twofold. At one time I was doing a lot of articles on alligators & the American crocodile. Alligators are easy to find & photograph in Florida & unless they've been fed by people you can get very close to them without putting yourself in any danger, I'd spend hours watching them & soon became fascinated by them. Hard to explain because they don't do very much. They lay in the sun, float in water, hunt every now & then. Lots of energy conservation. More acquired knowledge increased the fascination. I got a part time job at an alligator park & worked with them, specifically one 12-footer & around 15 6-footers, feeding them, draining their pools, giving educational talks etc. & when not doing that I watched them for hours. And they watched me. They sunbathed or slowly swam in the pools. I gingerly managed to touch the smaller ones. They never attacked or ran away. They simply were. I wondered what was going on behind their eyes. Crocodilians have brains the size of walnuts, they're not particularly intelligent. I realized that nothing & everything was going on. It was a Zen-like moment of epiphany because I knew I finally understood what they were about. I wanted to do a book about them which I did, a trade paperback about alligators & crocodiles, got a nice advance & an option for a second book. We all know the marketing department has a great deal of influence on the editors as to what will sell & what won't. Editors invariably defer to the marketing gurus. In this particular case the marketing people had a diametrically opposite opinion as to what I thought the book was about. Turns out they were wrong, the book didn't sell. Very bad experience because I had to make compromises I was uncomfortable making. Never again. We learn & move on.
I gave serious thought as to whether I should write the ebook I really wanted to write about alligators & crocodiles. But I know it's going to be a hard if not impossible sell. Nobody really cares about alligators/crocodiles. Personally I think they're really cool because they're the perfect animal. And connecting the Tao to alligators/crocodiles is even harder because the Tao is an essence that can't be explained in conventional terms. It's almost like trying to prove a negative – it can't be done. In my research I discovered the relationship between crocodilians & dragons & that's when the challenges & questions arose. I don't write for free. I'm reasonably compensated for my time & effort. So should I spend a lot of time & effort not to mention a certain amount of money for cover design, webmaster services etc. on a project that I really want to do but I'm pretty sure won't compensate me for my time & effort? I'm also pretty sure I'm going to lose money. Plus I also know it'll be a hard book to promote which I'm not very good at to begin with. Or should I spend the time on another project that would keep the lights on & (I think the saying is) put a crust of stale bread & a bottle of cheap red wine on the table? The question/problem created much existential & professional angst. Very uncomfortable position to be in. In the end I decided to do the book.
We do what we have to do & sometimes we do it for love.
J.M. Garlock
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Write as if your life depended on it. In some ways, it does. For me, writing offers:
freedom to be who I want to be (a tribal member)
go where I want to go (back to the tribe)
behave as I wish to behave (run naked in slow mo through daisies...)
and the list goes on...............
I am my fictional character, Ma, a "99 year old" shaman who runs a Sydney cafe for the lonely and homeless. Each evening, one of these quirky patrons shares their tale... check it out on all store fronts.

"Tales from Ma's Watering Hole" My blog offers Australian aboriginal mythology woven with writing craft and an occasional flash fiction thrown in. Ma's antics.
blog: http://singingformyfriends.com/
www.kayelinden.com

What could a blood test possibly have to do with writing? Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

I'm an author/artist and here is my creative blog:

http://kayiscah.livejournal.com

My guest this week is Evelyn Cullet. She's got some interesting things to say about movies and writing. I hope you'll stop in at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ and check it out.

Thank you,

Marja

Today fellow Midnight Ink mystery author Sheila Webster Boneham visits my blog to answer my interview questions. She's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed copy of her latest release, The Money Bird. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

Check out my newest blog entry "Magic Markets" on the expanding latino market in the USA

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Good day from a beautiful day in north central Florida.

I post and send my blog once every few weeks.
Be careful about posting too often (some posts come to my email box each day) Too frequent posts will annoy the receivers and defeat your purpose in writing a blog.

Who is your audience and what would you like to achieve in writing your blog?

I specialize in writing about short fiction craft and Australian aboriginal mythology. I like to support other writers by tweeting their articles.

Welcome to my blog:

http://www.singingformyfriends.com
website: http://www.kayelinden.com

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Today fellow Midnight Ink mystery author Kathleen Ernst visits my blog with an article about her sleuth Chloe Ellefson's boyfriend. She's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed copy of her latest release, Heritage of Darkness. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

I started my book review blog a couple of months ago. It's so new that it probably still has a bit of polish on it. The list of genres that I don't typically review is quite a bit smaller than the list of the ones that I do. If you're interested, you can find it here: Robert's Reads

What happens when the Girls get together for lunch? Check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

I have been blogging away until the cows come home and the sailors return from sea at georgepritchardharris.com

Today Marilyn Meredith is visiting my blog to talk about what she does when she's not sitting at her desk writing. Please stop in at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ . You might even win a copy of her book.

Thank you,

Marja

"The Devil's Daughter"
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There's so much to remember when writing a book. How do you remember it all? Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

Halloween is this week so that's what I'm talking about. Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ and leave a comment if you want to add to it.

Thank you,

Marja

A new review from Library Journal and an interview in The Big Thrill webzine are both good news for my November book release, A Basket of Trouble: http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

Here's a novel idea. Write what you want to read. Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

Today fellow mystery author Mark Danielson visits my blog with an article about how he discovered the story idea for his latest release, Spectral Gallows. He's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed copy of the book. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

The Owl and The Pigeons: What could these critters possibly have to do with writing? Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

Today on my blog I interview fellow mystery author John Gaspard, and among other tidbits, he reveals his Harold and Maude fan moment. He's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed copy of his magician mystery, The Ambitious Card. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/

"SOCIAL MEDIA HEALING" Check out my new #blog and #videos on healing the power of #socialmedia in #medicine today: http://goo.gl/jgulwR

This week's blog is about entertaining the reader. I hope you have a moment to stop in at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,

Marja

Raised in a rural town outside of Philadelphia, Neil D. Ostroff has been a published author of dark, noir thrillers, romance thrillers, and middle grade sci/fi and paranormal novels for more than twenty years. He is an avid poker player when not working on his novels. Neil also enjoys fishing, hiking, and all things outdoors. He's been interviewed in such publications as PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, THE PHILADELPHIA INTELLIGENCER, TIMES PUBLISHING, and THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER.

To read more about him and his books, please check out his blog: ALWAYS WRITING
http://www.neilostroff.blogspot.com

Would you rather be famous or not famous? Please check it out at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you!

I have two blogs. Writing in the Modern Age does author interviews, hosts guest articles and poetry spotlights. http://marielavender.blogspot.com/

My second blog has updates about my books as well as my own articles. http://marielavenderbooks.blogspot.com/

If you want to start your morning with a chuckle, please check out this week's blog. It's all about humor and it's at http://blog.marjamcgraw.com/ .

Thank you,
Marja

Today on my blog I interview fellow Colorado mystery author Catherine Dilts, and among other tidbits, she reveals her most morbid fear. She's also running a contest for those who comment for a free autographed ARC of the first mystery in her Rock Shop series, Stone Cold Dead. Please stop by!
http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/