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March 1, 2014
Are You A Genius? Read These Signs And Find Out
Love this! So that’s why……..
Originally posted on Sparkonit:
Have you ever wondered what geniuses have in common? A number of experiments have been conducted to find that out and some peculiar behaviors have been observed among people with high IQ. How anyone turns out to be is due to their Genetics. So Genetics of geniuses definitely differ from “not so genius” ordinary people, but these brainy people do have similarities in their genetics that leads most of them to possess similar qualities. How would you recognize a genius if you come across one?
Well, Science answers to that. Read the list below and you will know if you or someone you know, have got more brains than Average, because geniuses commonly have more than one of the following signs.
February 26, 2014
Originally posted on 
Latest release from Author Angus H Day
Meet Angus Day – creator of some old-school, great science fiction, reviewer of many books, and all around nice guy.
Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
Today we share the latest release of author
Angus H Day
. Angus is a prolific writer, which is much appreciated by the avid followers of his series. I asked him to tell us about himself, and he happily obliged with that dry sci-fi writer wit. But first.
The Book:
Minus A Conscience: Volume 2 (Next You Universe)
February 25, 2014
Rave Reviews Book Club – Recruitment Day!
Rave Reviews Book Club is only two months old, and it is soaring! My African Me & Satellite TV has been chosen to be read and reviewed, and three days in to me sitting on the awesome chair, I am totally blown away at the support I’ve been getting from the club members. This is the first time any of my books has gone beneath 100 000 in the rankings, so I’m a very happy bunny! Our spotlight author, Bruce A Borders has reported similar results. Author spotlight hosts are getting their sites noticed, and we are all supporting each other like crazy. I have never had so much fun, and getting my books noticed and purchased by so many is just brilliant! Everyone is welcome to join for free. The more we grow, the more of a blast you will get when it’s your turn to be in the spotlight.
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
I am a very proud member of the
Rave Reviews Book Club
. Today we are inviting you to join us, be a part of our very quickly growing club, and start being supported as you have never been supported before. No matter where you are in your writing career, you will find only benefits at Rave Reviews.
Membership
is free.
Here is how it works.
Street Walker Free In The Kindle Store From 25 February Until 1 March
Originally posted on newauthoronline:
My collection of short stories, Street Walker And Other Stories, is free in the Kindle Store from today (25 February) until 1 March.
In this collection of flash fiction we meet a variety of characters, many of whom have been deeply damaged by life. The stories range from a young prostitute
who walks the dangerous streets of London to tales of vengeance and comeuppance. Serious issues of abuse of power are touched upon. Anyone who is looking
for a comfortable read should avoid this book.
February 24, 2014
Why cameras were invented – Part 2 (Awwww Alert)
Cutie sweeties from our wonderful Story Reading Ape.
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's New (to me) Authors Blog:
It don’t matter if you’re black or white (Michael Jackson)
Eat it all up and you’ll grow to be a big strong boy / girl!
February 23, 2014
Virgil Creech Takes a Swipe at Redemption by Mark Myers
Meet the author of Virgil Creech Takes a Swipe at Redemption – author and great person too, Mark Myers.
Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
Introducing fabulous author, Mark Myers, the man who made Virgil Creech come alive.
About the Author:
As the father of four daughters, Mark Myers spends his days in a frilly pink world lined with ballet slippers and drama. Oddly enough, his favorite thing to write about is mischievous boys and the trouble they cause. He cut his teeth as a boy and little brother in Louisville, Kentucky but now resides in Georgia with his wife, daughters, two overweight retrievers and a manipulative cat with no name. In his spare time, he enjoys running, reading classic literature, and building furniture. Mark and his family have particular concern for Africa and orphan-related causes. He has been fortunate to travel to Africa and Haiti to use his building skills to help orphan-care ministries.
In his writing, he strives to weave moral truth and humor into a story that is relevant and engaging to children. One of the greatest compliments he’s ever received came from a woman who said: “Thank you for showing me what goes on inside a boy’s mind.” Not much goes on in there, you can be sure of that.
February 22, 2014
Introducing Author Charles Yallowitz and FREE Promotion of Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero
Celebrating this books first birthday, Charles Yallowitz is giving it away for FREE from right now to February 24.
Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
To celebrate its anniversary, author Charles Yallowitz is offering one of the books in his Legends of Windermere series, Beginning of a Hero to readers for free. Enjoy!
Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero
Event: Free from February 22-24 to celebrate ‘1 Year Birthday’
February 21, 2014
Ethiopian woman faces death penalty for being raped. (What the…?)
Signed! This is unbelievable!
Originally posted on Kev's Stuff:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/186/454/761/pregnant-and-raped-ethiopian-woman-languishes-in-sudanese-jail/?taf_id=10685263&cid=fb_na#
February 20, 2014
Troll La La La La Laaaaaa
When I first joined the old interweb I was pure as the driven snow. Well…. Maybe not so much, but my eyeballs hadn’t encountered as many unexpected, flaming burns as they have these days. My first experiences with a couple of the various breeds of troll were quite traumatic. Mainly for the trolls I think. These days I just ignore the idiots.
I had a Facebook troll who was incredibly abusive about one of my short stories on my timeline. I don’t mind critique, but even the white space around the words enraged this fella. I made the mistake of politely responding to him. I was a newbie scribbler back then, and his nasty remarks pretty much broke my heart. As the conversation continued, it became clear that the guy hadn’t read much more than Archie comics, and he was just having a blast being a mean prat. Unfortunately, instead of just deleting and banning him, I lost my temper and pretty much squished him like a bug. I immediately felt bad though. Troll or not, us writers have a lot more ammunition in our verbal toolboxes than they do, if we slip into the dark zone.
My second troll was a pervert who had the ability to make the Marquis de Sade blush. Again I made the wrong move by sending a polite message asking him to please stop sending porn to my message box. Boy, did he let rip! After I got a couple of massively foul, and threatening rants I blocked and reported him. Easy peasy. Should have done that in the first place.
Trolls don’t get to take up any of my time at all these days though. Other than laughing at their desperate tries for the wrong kind of attention, I’m not interested in responding to ignorant psychos in any way, and wasting too many seconds of my time. The only way to deal with these people is to ignore them or block, ban, or report them depending on the level of their abuse.
Being an indie author means connecting with loads of new people on line every day on all our various sites. Meeting up with these ooglies now and then goes with the territory, and we should make sure that they are never allowed to insert themselves in our nostrils for long, or give them the satisfaction of knowing that they succeeded in inflicting pain, because that’s what these bottom feeders need for sustenance. I suggest the following course of action if one pops up on one of your sites.
1. Raise brow, and curl lip derisively.
2. Allow yourself one second to be appalled that such a creature actually exists.
3. Snort.
4. Ignore – block – report.
5. Forget that tool
6. Sip some champers, and write on.
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