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Self-Publishing…Yes or No?

My first thoughts on self-publishing used to be no, no, NO! After all, it was one of the first pieces of advice I was given as a budding writer. If I wanted to be taken seriously, I needed a publisher behind me, a real publisher. One fellow writer said, "Some authors are opening small companies [...]

Self Publishing…Yes or No?

My first thoughts on self publishing used to be no, no, NO! After all, it was one of the first pieces of advice I was given as a budding writer. If I wanted to be taken seriously, I needed a publisher behind me, a real publisher. One fellow writer said, "Some authors are opening small [...]

Which of my characters is my favorite?

I'm a featured author at Whispered Writings, a blog written by Rachel Kovacs. She's written such a remarkable feature about me that I have to share with everyone! She's truly a talented writer. One of the questions I answer for Rachel is: which of my characters is my favorite? Interested to know? Here's the feature: [...]

Take a chance on someone you don't know.

Author Unknown - This is a beautiful and touching story of love and perseverance.  Well worth the read.  At the prodding of my friends I am writing this story. My name is Mildred Honor and I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa. I have always supplemented my income by teaching [...]

Blogfest 2011 Results and Winners Announced

For anyone that did not make it by my blog over the weekend, I posted three of my book covers and put them up for a vote to see which one readers like the best! The choices were Altered Beginnings, Predetermined Endings, or The Curse of a Mind. The final results were close! Here are [...]

Welcome to Blogfest 2011! Come win prizes!

Welcome 2011 Blogfest participants! I'm so excited this year because there are so many wonderful blogs signed up! Here's a complete list so you don't miss out on any of the fun giveaways and prizes! http://www.ajourneyofbooks.com/2011/0... For this year's Blogfest, I've planned a simple and quick contest. It's summer and we don't want anything too [...]

A story to make you smile

Shirley & Marcy Author Unknown A mother was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn't want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe.  So she had an idea of how to handle it. She [...]

Do you know how to love?

Love is so much more than an emotion. Feelings come and go, folks. Love requires more than joy and butterflies in the stomach. Do you know how to love? Love is an action verb. It is something you have to do, and that means it won't always be easy. Even more than that, it is [...]

Celebrate big this 4th of July!

Happy Independence Day!  

What I'm working on…Sound interesting?

I'm still looking for a title for this one, but here's a glimpse of what I'm working on. Eric Teague is moments away from becoming a very rich man. Thanks to him, the world of gaming is about to experience technology like it has never seen before. When his new establishment, Against the Game opens, [...]