Dorothy Thompson's Blog, page 53
November 15, 2011
5 Things You Should Know About the Dead by Jason Krumbine
5 Things You Should Know About the Dead
By Jason Krumbine
1. They often don't want to be dead. True story. Everyone's always taken before their time, even that old guy who was around for the invention of the wheel.
2. They are always disoriented. Dying is often sudden, even when it's not. One moment you're alive, the next you're not. It's a shift of your very being and it can someone a few minutes or more to get organized.
3. Some times they can be very mean after they're not so ...
Supernatural thriller author M.E. Patterson tells us we need to stretch our brain a bit
The Muse Next Door
By M.E. Patterson
Launching a writing career is a funny thing. You go to a party or a social gathering and, with your book now finally "on the shelf" (albeit maybe only virtual shelves), you finally have the confidence to answer the inevitable "what do you do?" question with the answer, "I'm a published author."
Man, that is an awesome feeling the first time you say it, though you also feel a bit like a fraud, because you're really thinking, "well, I'm no J...
November 13, 2011
Decking the Halls with Heidi Ann Smith, author of 'The Clara Ann Burns Story'
Heidi Ann Smith grew up in the Chicago area and began publishing poems as a child. At a young age, she won various local and academic awards for her writing; based on her writing abilities, she was awarded a scholarship to a private high school and attended college courses during her high school years. After high school she began raising a family and was taken away from her writing, but soon returned to complete a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Illinois University. She then...
November 12, 2011
Pump Up Your Book Announces Terri Giuliano Long's 'In Leah's Wake Virtual Book Tour 2011′
Join Terri Giuliano Long, author of the women's fiction novel, In Leah's Wake (Createspace/Inspired Quill), as she virtually tours the blogosphere November 14 – January 27 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Terri Giuliano Long
Terri Giuliano Long is the bestselling author of the award-winning novel In Leah's Wake. Books offer her a zest for life's highs and comfort in its lows. She's all-too-happy to share this love with others as a novelist and a ...
November 10, 2011
Author Vids: Juvenile Fantasy Author Mike DiCerto Talks to Literarily Speaking
We have a treat for you today. Today starts our series of Author Vids. So what is an Author Vid? An Author Vid is where we send questions to an author and they answer them in a video they have prepared themselves. Today's guest author is Mike DiCerto, author of the wonderful Rupert series, The Door to Far-Myst. Not only is this is a wonderful middle grade fantasy but I'm kind of partial to Mike being as he's a fellow Zumaya author (like me!). After watching the video...
5 Things You Should Know About Descriptive Visualization aka 'Over-Active Imagination' by Robert Nelson
5 Things You Should Know About Descriptive Visualization aka *Over-Active Imagination*
By Robert Nelson
1. The first thing you should know about descriptive visualization is to put yourself in your character's shoes. Feel what they feel, see what they see, even smell what they smell. Transport yourself into the pages.
2. Setting is key to putting yourself into your character's shoes. If you can create a descriptive enough environment; it would prove a million times easier to...
November 9, 2011
Pump Up Your Book Announces Emlyn Chand's 'Farsighted Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′
Join Emlyn Chand, author of the YA paranormal novel, Farsighted (Blue Crown Press), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Emlyn Chand
Emlyn Chand has always loved to hear and tell stories, having emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). When she's not writing, she runs a large book club in Ann Arbor and is the president of author PR firm, Novel...
November 7, 2011
Pump Up Your Book Announces Caitlin Rother's 'Poisoned Love Virtual Book Publicity Tour 2011′
Join Caitlin Rother, author of the true crime thriller, Poisoned Love (Kensington), as she virtually tours the blogosphere December 5 – 16 2011 on her second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Caitlin Rother
New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer-nominated journalist with more than 240,000 books in print, Caitlin Rother is the author or co-author of seven books: Poisoned Love (Kensington, December 2011), Naked Addiction (Dorchester, January 2012), Body...
November 6, 2011
Book Review: Born Mad by Robyn Wheeler
Title: Born Mad
Author: Robyn Wheeler
Genre: Nonfiction; Self-Improvement
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Balboa Press
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1452536408
BOOK SUMMARY:
Follow Robyn on her journey from fits of rage as an angry child, blunders and setbacks as an adult in deep denial, to her quest for awareness and enlightenment. Robyn takes you inside her deepest thoughts and fears, as well as her chronic anger and thoughts of suicide. After being diagnosed with a "bad ...
November 4, 2011
Guest Blogger: What on earth made you do it? by Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy was born in Killarney where he spent his first three years before his family was deported to Dublin, the Strumpet City. Growing up in the verdant braes of Templeogue, Peter was schooled by the De La Salle brothers in Churchtown where he played rugby for 'The Wine and Gold'. He also played football (soccer) in secret!
After that, he graduated and studied the Humanities in Grogan's under the guidance of Scot's corner and the bar staff; Paddy, Tommy and Sean.
Murp...
