10 Tips for authors featuring Harrine Freeman

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I asked author Harrine Freeman to give 10 Best tips for Authors for 2009. In this economy we can use all the tips we can get. I will be featuring more articles and tips from other business professionals and ideas that I have come up with too.

10 Tips for Authors in 2009

1.Network. Since we are in a recession and many small businesses and authors lack a marketing budget, attend as many free networking functions as you can. Check your local newspaper or local civic organizations for networking events in your area.
2.Promote. Always carry your business cards and at least 10 copies of your book with you. Every encounter with someone mention you are an author or hand the person your business card. You can also post your events for free on sites like www.booktour.com. You can also use social networks to promote your book such as www.facebook.com, www.twitter.com, www.linkedin.com, and www.craigslist.com.
3.Create a website. If you don't already have a website, create one. If you can't afford to pay for a website, create a free one on www.myspace.com or www.authorsden.com.
4.Sell. Think of creative ways to sell your books. Sell them at barber shops, hair salons, networking events, conferences, grocery stores, libraries, and community events. You can also sell your book on www.ebay.com or www.amazon.com.
5.Create a shopping cart. Create a shopping cart on your website or use Google or PayPal. Make it easy for customers to purchase your book and any other products you wish to sell.
6.Learn. Learn everything you can about marketing your book, selling your book, and how to run a business. As an author you are a business and you must promote yourself as a business. Some great books to use as a reference are 1001 Ways to Market Your Book by John Kremer and The Publishing Game by Fern Reiss. Do research on web marketing by visiting websites such as www.wilsonweb.com and www.writersmarket.com, and www.writersdigest.com.
7.Revise. Review your book at least once a year and revise the content and publish the new version with a new ISBN or write a new book to keep yourself in the market.
8.Barter. Barter services with other authors or small businesses if you cannot afford to pay for them. This will save you money and help out someone else.
9.Create a newsletter. Create a newsletter and provide a sign-up sheet at each event you attend. Use websites like Icontact or Constant Contact to create your newsletter. You can also find free newsletter templates on Microsoft's website. A newsletter is a great way to promote your book without spending a lot of money.
10.Develop a plan. Develop a marketing plan for your book, plan at least 6-12 months in advance of what you hope to accomplish with your book. Set target dates for each goal and document steps taken to accomplish each goal.

Thank You for sharing Harrine

Harrine Freeman
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Inauguration Party

Inauguration Party
I am absolutely giddy about Tuesday’s swearing in of President Barack Obama. I am very proud and overjoyed at the promise of CHANGE. And of course because he’s the first African American to be elected President.

Now… I am not ridiculous. I know for sure this process will take years to accomplish, not too many I hope, BUT …I do see people who are like me who are excited and hopeful.

I saw a bumper sticker the other day and it said
“We can be the CHANGE we want to see”…
How profound. You guys that have been following my blog know how strongly I believe in THE SECRET. I see people focusing on the future, on better days A coming and that is what could help President Barack Obama make this change really happen. I feel that if we put all of our positive thoughts and energy towards the Change We What To See, it will help and happen. I also truly believe that’s what helped him win the election.

Let’s all focus on how we can Be The Change. How can you and I help?

I feel such a sense of responsibility to this presidency because I took part in the process. It occurred to me during the election that I need to help Barack, After the WIN..

HOW??? Heck I don’t know.
I do know for sure that I am looking at things and people with a different mind set. And I am responsible in making this Change also. Just my positive attitude is a huge start. Little things turn into big things.

CHANGE your attitude and change your mind

What are YOU doing for your Day of Service????

JUST MY 2 CENT

Happy Barack Obama Day !!!

Curtis Mayfield




We're a winner
Curtis Mayfield

We're a winner
And never let anybody say
Boy, you can't make it
'Cause a feeble mind is in your way
No more tears do we cry
And we have finally dried our eyes
And we're movin' on up (movin' on up)
Lawd have mercy
We're movin' on up (movin' on up)

We're living proof in alls alert
That we're two from the good black earth
And we're a winner
And everybody knows it too
We'll just keep on pushin'
Like your leaders tell you to
At last that blessed day has come
And I don't care where you come from
We're all movin' on up (movin' on up)
Lawd have mercy
We're movin' on up (movin' on up)

Hey, Hey
We're movin' on up (movin' on up)
Lawd have mercy
We're movin' on up (movin' on up)

I don't mind leavin' here
To show the world we have no fear
'Cause we're a winner
And everybody knows it too
We'll just keep on pushin'
Like your leaders tell you to
At last that blessed day has come
And I don't care where you come from
We're just go move on up (movin' on up)
Lawd have mercy
We're movin' on up (movin' on up)
We'll just keep on pushin'
We're a winner
Lawd, baby
Everybody
Hey, you know we're movin' on up
We're a winner







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Rearrange a bookstore day

I’ve been known to go next door to my job, to the Wal-Mart, and rearrange books. Sure I have better things to do but I do it regularly. At first the store manager would, ask me what I’m doing and I simply told him “I’m straightening up your book shelf”. But then I guess they realized they were not just straightened up but also rearranged. LOL
They are not going to raise hell when I have a $100.00 worth of merchandise in my shopping cart now are they?

Why do I do this? Well first off , I don’t think we should be segregated. I will stick some Donna Hill’s and some Marcia King Gamble’s and most recently Cheryl Robinson’s, (just to name a few off a very long list), books into the Main Stream romance section

They ARE romance authors that just so happen to be black.

Yesterday I was at the Books A Million, here in Florida and I caught an attitude big time. the romance section was 43 feet long yes I counted. Each shelf was either 5 rows or 7 rows. The 5 rows were hard backs and mass paper backs and the 7 rows were trade paperbacks.

As I looked to see if any of us were sprinkled in, my attitude worsened.

I then went to the African American Literature section and really got pissed. The African American section was 9 feet long and each rack was 5 rows per, and very sparse. Not only was it romance it was also fiction, non fiction, and bio’s scattered in or shall I say peppered in. I started looking for some authors I know recently released new books. Hmmmm I am not happy, one Seduction and Lies, Donna Hill’s newest release, one Gotta Keep On Tryin’ De Berry and Grant one Tempting The Mogul, Marcia’s new book, 6 Something On The Side, Carl Weber’s book released last January 2008, and I could keep going be you get the point.

Yes maybe they were sold, it was the weekend, but re-stock damn it. It was not kept and not in order at all. I went to my friendly African American salesperson and asked her what’s up with this??? And why are we segregated?, Ain’t Obama in office now? We both laughed but she understood where I was coming from. She said the same argument that I’ve heard repeatedly, half the people want an African American section and half don’t.
That was still no excuse for the way the section looked.

I remember years ago when I wanted one too. The names of authors I wanted to read I did not know unless they came out in Essence magazine each month. I would run to the store and look for them and sometimes be disappointed because they weren’t there, or very annoyed when the salesperson said ”WHO”? GRRRR. E. LYNN HARRIS was the book I was requesting and it was not his first one either.

So I spent the afternoon doing my chosen task, putting the books in order, “peppering the salt” and I did a top shelf of new releases.
Hey, it’s all about love lol
While I was doing this I was thinking about Carlene Brice’s blog about give a black book to a non black reader.

Hmmmmm

Light Bulb Moment
What if I could get all my friends, bloggers, readers, and authors, to do this too???
THIS COULD BE BIG!!!!

If you spend as much time in bookstores as I do
Let’s pick a day and we all do it.
Rearrange, pepper in and spread us around
put us on the top shelf on an end cap at the check out counter. If they have several copies. If not face the book forward in the African American section.

The only thing I wish was I had way of tracking the results.

Are you willing to rearrange a bookstore?
I have even left notes to say “LOOK IN African American ROMANCE SECTION”….. by the way, it works both ways.
Put your favorite authors and new releases on top
“Pepper” them in “Main Stream” sections
Order some books they will add it into inventory or you can, when they hand them to you
Demand that books are in store and on shelf on release date
Talk to browsers about your favorite book or author
Place new books or your favorites face out
Don’t put them in a weird place; we do want folks to find them
Leave a book review
Leave a post it note
Leave a bookmark in the book from an author
Leave information about your book club
Start a African American club in store

Readers, do you want to add to the list?
Are you willing to adopt a African American book section?
I would love feedback on this

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Joyce Schwarz and Lisa Nichols

I am so full. I am so sated I could dance for joy.
I had the extreme pleasure of listening to Joyce Schwartz of The Vision Board and Lisa Nichols of The Secret, on Blog Talk Radio, with host Ella Curry . I cannot tell you how wonderful these women are. I feel as if this was a late Christmas Gift.

These phenomenal women have inspired me to push and keep it moving. There are so many things in life that drain you, your heart, your mind and you very soul. So when I can hear a gift, such as this, I must share it.
You may be feeling the same.

The Debra, Ella and Lisa speak of, is my story, so Lisa really hearing me was huge. I told her that I repeatedly said I know Like I know Like I know all the way to the hospital, It really carried and held me.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, Happy New Year
THIS IS A GIFT Listen to the interview
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The Vision Board Tomorrow Night

Tomorrow on BlogTalk Radio BAN with Ella Curry
Lisa Nichols Co-author of The Secret and 2 Chicken Soup For The African American Souls and
Joyce Schwartz author of The Vision Board will be discussing
The Secret
8PM to 10PM EST

Are you still excited about your book? If your not why should I be?

Are you still excited about your book? If your not why should I be?



Authors don’t get lazy. The same thing you did to create the initial buzz about your book, you need to continue, to keep the fire burning.

If you’re burnt out don’t let your fans or future readers see it. I want you as happy as I am to see me as I am happy to see you.

It works like a marriage, are you willing to put in the effort that it takes to make it work? What if divorce or no more sales were not an option, just a consequence?
Reaction brings action.


Surely you must realize that the effort you put in is what you’ll get back.

Step back and focus,
re-group, re-think and find the energy to keep it going.
Figure out what’s good about what your doing and what’s not working. It’s easier to maintain a buzz than to create one.

The hungry mouth gets fed, how hungry are you?
Learn how to fish you’ll eat for life.

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An Ode to a Bookmark

An ode to the bookmark
As ordinary and everyday as a bookmark can be, it also charts your progress through life.
By Julia Keller
December 29, 2008
Bookmarks are about as low-tech as you can get. They are superbly utilitarian. They are there to do a job, not to dazzle or otherwise draw attention to themselves. They hardly ever require a service call.

Bookmarks can be born that way -- that is, they can be items designed from the outset to slip between the pages so that you can close the book, go about your business and then return to your reading, secure in the knowledge that your place is preserved -- or they can be items designed for other tasks that, in a pinch, are commandeered to serve as bookmarks. In lieu of a purpose-built bookmark, I've used, among other things: a paper clip; a pencil; a nail; a key; a gum wrapper; a parking-garage receipt; a napkin; a business card; a shoelace; a postcard; a drinking straw; a pink ribbon; a snapshot; a tissue. (Clarification: an unused tissue. I do have standards.)

Bookmarks can be handmade or mass-produced. They can be precious or expendable. My friend Liz still has the bookmark given to her by her fifth-grade teacher. Yet my friend Carmel recently spotted a woman on the bus using a takeout menu as a bookmark. One's a keepsake; the other, just a fling away from the trash can.


And yet as ordinary and everyday as a bookmark can be, there is also something thrillingly intimate about what it ultimately represents: the progress of your journey through a book, which equates to the progress of your thoughts. You can share many things with a spouse or partner, but even if you're reading the same book, you can't share a bookmark; one's specific place in a book is unique to the reader.


I realize that the word "bookmark" has, like so many other words, been appropriated by computer technology. We refer to "bookmarking" a favorite website. But the old-fashioned, tangible bookmark continues to hang around. It's just happy to still have a job, to still be needed. There's no sadder spectacle than bookmarks with no books to belong to; they make the Island of Misfit Toys look like Club Med.


Even the most evil of people use bookmarks. Last month, a woman was arrested in the Seattle area and charged with trying to sell what was claimed to be Hitler's personal bookmark.


A bookmark is a limit: This is how far you've come. But a bookmark is also a horizon: I wonder what's coming next? A bookmark, then, is both anvil and kite. It saves your place, keeping you tethered right where you are, but at the same time, it keeps tugging at you too. It keeps urging you to rise up and keep going.

A bookmark, then, is like a sliver of hope. It's all about where you are right now, and where you might be tomorrow.

jikeller@tribune.com

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The Bests Reads of 2008

Debra’s Picks The Best reads of 2008
Fiction
Not listed in any particular order

The Day I Stopped Being Pretty
Rodney Lofton

Shadows of The Heart
Lord Williams

Sex and Lies, Seduction and Lies, Temptation, On The Line
Donna Hill

Hook Line and Single, Tempting The Mogul, First Crush, Meet Phoenix
Marcia King-Gamble

Taking After Mudear
Tina McElroy-Ansa

Somewhat Saved
Pat G’Orge-Walker

Sleeping With Strangers, Waking With Enemies, Pleasure
Eric Jerome Dickey

Hallelujah Love, Sex In The Sanctuary
Lutishia Lovely

Mismatched
Laura Major

Something On The Side
Carl Weber

Double Platinum
Shelia M. Goss

Unexpected Interruptions
Trice Hickman

Dusk To Dawn
Niambi Brown Davis

Gotta Keep On Tryin’
Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant

When I’m With You
LaConnie Taylor-Jones

Something He Can Feel
Marissa Monteilh

Erotica City
Pynk

Lies Lovers Tell
Zuri Day

Ulterior Motive
Roy Glenn

Just To Good To Be True
E. Lynn Harris

Seen it All and Done the Rest
Pearl Cleage

Orange Mint and Honey
Carleen Brice

Once Upon A Project
Bettye Griffin

The Blues For Annie Mae
D.J. Parhams



Non Fiction

Letters to a Young Sister
Hill Harper

Letters to My Daughter
Maya Angelou

Get Rich Get Real
Farrah Gray

The Vision Board
Joyce Schwartz

How To Get Out Of Debt
Harrine Freeman

Do You
Russell Simmons

Dreams of My Father
Barack Obama

Advance Your Swagger
Fonzworth Bentley

Words of Wisdom:
Daily Affirmations of Faith from Run's House to Yours
Rev Run

Take Back Your Family
Rev. Run, Justine Simmons, and Chris Morrow



Honorable Mention

A Man In Transition
K.L. Bivens

Consequences
Linda R. Herman

Strength Within
Roland V. Tyler

This Hurts
Shaun Mathis

On My “TO BE READ LIST”

Midnight
Sister Souljah

Dying For Revenge
Eric Jerome Dickey

In the Night of the Heat
Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes

Reflections Of A Mississippi Magnolia
Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Any author listed here is more than welcome to stop by and chat, leave a comment, and their website/strong>>



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Marcia King-Gamble Interview

Hello Marcia King-Gamble , how are you!

Tell us, what led you to write Tempting the Mogul?
I had recently moved to Seattle. My editor at the time thought the setting would be perfect for a romance book. Most books featuring African Americans are set in urban cities. She felt that my readers would enjoy and maybe learn something from a book set in the Pacific Northwest. I also wanted to introduce characters with careers that were different from the norm.

Are any of the characters you or someone you know?

No not really. I'd been reading a lot about life coaches lately and thought that would make a different career. I also find men who color outside of the lines very appealing and so I created Salim Washington. He doesn't fit the mold. Salim is a trust fund baby who prefers to use his money to help those less fortunate. He's sexy and daring and my kind of man.


What genre is Tempting the Mogul considered?

Tempting the Mogul is considered a contemporary Romance.

What is Tempting the Mogul about?

Kennedy Fitzpatrick, my heroine has returned from her job in Japan coaching executives to find her car repossessed, and her house close to foreclosure. Desperate she is forced to take a job whipping Salim Washington into shape. He needs to assume his ailing father's position as television studio head. One problem, Salim does not want to be whipped into shape. He is much happier traveling the world and helping AIDS victims.


What were the easiest and the hardest parts to write?
This wasn't a difficult story to write at all. I had much of it laid out in my head. I just had to keep remembering that I wasn't writing a mainstream story with many layers. It can be challenging for me to remember that.


Does Tempting the Mogul have a sequel coming?

Yes, actually the next book is completed. This time Kennedy Fitzgerald takes a back seat. My heroine this time is a free spirit (shopaholic) and my hero is a financial planner and a total tightwad. It makes for an interesting pairing.


Has writing Tempting the Mogul, given you any AHHH HAAA moments?

It made me pause and think about the type of men I go for; Bohemian but with ethics, humanity and a generosity of spirit. These qualities can be a challege to find in one package. The 'all about me' approach is a total turn off for me.

You had another book in November, First Crush, let’s chat about that.

First Crush was set in Washington State wine Country. It starts off with a couple breaking up and then finding their way back to each other. Sound familiar? We've all been there.

How has your writing journey been?

It's had its bumps and bruises but here I am ten years later. I am very grateful for readers who allow me to keep doing what I love. Without you there would be no books on the shelves.

How many books have you written?

Twenty six in print.

Not calling any of your babies ugly, but which was your favorite?
My favorite book is Jade which is considered mainstream. I loved the setting both Vietnam and New York and I got to explore a romance that happened during a senseless war.


As a writer, what has been your epiphany?

Realizing early on that this is a business and as such it's all about the bottom line. You can be the flavor of the month one month and then the next gone.

What was the killer line in any of your books for you?

I can't think of a line right off but I can think of a title: Hook, Line & Single- my January release.

Let’s talk about Marcia! What do you have brewing?
I am currently working on a mainstream book and that's all I can say right now. Marcia is a pretty happy individual and has always been. I'm blessed with one of those personalities that when handed a lime I make lemonade.



When should we expect it?

There is no publishing date as yet.

Who do you like to read?
There are too many talented authors out there to mention. I do enjoy a good classic romance with characters that are full developed.


What did you do while writing? Music etc?

I'm a big multitasker. I can talk and write at the same time. The setting doesn't have to be perfect.

When you finished writing First Crush your November release and Tempting the Mogul ? How did you celebrate?

I slept a lot. I have had five releases this year which meant little or no social life and keeping some really odd hours. It felt good to sleep in,and to write when I want too now as opposed to having too.

What is you one guilty pleasure?

There is nothing I do that I am guilty about. I believe in pleasure for pleasure's sake. If it feels or tastes good, and doesn't hurt anyone, bring it on.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I'm not good at thinking that far ahead. Hopefully I will still be writing.


What do you want people to know about you?
That I'm down to earth and keep things real.

What is your Book and Contact information?

You can reach me at

mkinggambl@aol.com or
P.O. Box 25143, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33320,
visit my website at
www.lovemarcia.com


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The Vision Board The Secret To an Extraordinary Life

The Vision Board
The Secret To An Extraordinary Life
By Joyce Schwarz
www.ihaveavision.org




• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Collins Design (November 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061579084
• ISBN-13: 978-0061579080
Forward by Bob Proctor,
Featured teacher in The Secret
Afterword by Jack Canfield
Co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

This book is EXTRAORDINARY!!!
What a Gift!!!
The gift is not in receiving the book, but getting the message.

This book is truly gorgeous.
The Cover made me run my hand over it because it is just beautifully done, with a strip of vision boards wrapping around it.
As I opened the book I was extremely pleased at the quality of the paper and the awesome images were phenomenal.



OK I Thought…. Is this all beauty and no substance????
That answer is a resounding NO!!!

Joyce has created a FANTASTIC piece of work. The book touches on everything about creating the life you want. She is teaching us how to “picture your outcome and goals”, visually.
She has done an outstanding job breaking all the reasons why and how to create the life you want.
She even has case studies, activity sections, which I call “mind-work”, and areas throughout the book where you fill in the blanks, to help you really visualize what you want. She even has pages in the back to write notes to yourself,
but I could never write in such a beautiful book…. I’ll do post it notes!!!

Joyce really bring the point on that you are responsible for creating your happiness.

I loved her realization system called GRABS
G is for Gratitude
R is for Release and Ask
A is for Acknowledge and Ask
B is for Be and Believe
S is for Share

She also uses different key phases such as
“Like Attracts Like”,
“What ever you’re thinking you’re a attracting”,
“Suspend disbelief”

Pause and think about just those statements alone.


The book is filled with wonderful affirmations and positive creative energy. I found myself day dreaming my “Outcomes”.

Creating your Vision Statements and Vision Board is a Gift to You.
You truly can TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE with VISIONING.



I am working on my Vision Board and I hope it makes her next book!!!
I’m adding a music button to mine!

I am very Grateful to Joyce for her kindness.




Something else I saw in her book that I think is totally awesome is
Created by Jennifer Lee of www.artizancoaching.com
Make a Pocket-Sized Vision Board


Your Unfolding Your Life Vision collage book will be a personal, portable work of art and a visual affirmation of your values, goals and dreams.
This is the coolest thing, visit her site to see the video

Joyce also references this book, I read it, I want the audio version
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

This book is AWESOME as well !!!

CONTEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


OK BLOGGERS….

Joyce was gracious enough to send me 2 copies of this
FABULOUS BOOK,
One for me and one for a lucky winner!
Answer This Question
The best and closest answer to the message in this book well be the WINNER!!!!


What is your VISION for your Life?


Contest ends December 18th 2008
So I can get it to you for Christmas




My true wish to all that read this is…
That you have,
Joyce Schwarz’s The Vision Board
And create one
That you carry,
Jennifer Lee’s Pocket size Vision Board
And that
You read and understand,
Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret

It’s all about The Law of Attraction and Living Your BEST Life
“If your not Grateful for what you have, You’ll never have more

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Authors Did You Know ????

Authors did you know???

That to us, your fans, you are celebrities ???
Yep !!!
In my travels and in business, when I meet up with an author I have read and followed over the years, or one I am just becoming familiar with, it’s like I am meeting
A STAR !!!
I am star struck, I’m excited, I want your autograph, I want to take a picture with you, I want to hear about who you are and what your about, I want to know all about your next book and when it will be out, I want you to know how I feel about your books,
HMMMM…
Do I sound like a stalker?
Don’t worry I am far from that.
I am not planing to re-make the movie Misery!!!

Reading certain authors year after year and new ones too, I feel some what connected and loyal to those authors. I have listened to many of them speak about the journey and have agonized with several over deadlines.

I pre-order,
I rejoice and email congratulations when they have made a list be it major or minor. I talk about the books and post reviews. When I see a comment I’ll forward it to the author, just in cause you missed it.

This past summer at the National Book Club Conference, I finally got to meet Travis Smily, Eric Jerome Dickey, Pearl Cleage, Vickie Stringer, Walter Mosley , Trice Hickman, and Tina McElroy Ansa, just to name a few, but these in particular, were icing on the cake for me!!! I tried really hard not to gush and act like a groupie, I’m quite sure all of my trying went out the window, because I had a huge KOOL-AID grin on my face the whole 3 days. Eric, Pearl, Vickie, Trice and Tina, I got to listen to them talk to and take photos with them.

SECURITY !!!

Eric Jerome Dickey
I Love Eric !!!Wooooo Wooooo !!!!!


Walter Mosley


Vickie Stringer


Virginia DeBerry, Donna Hill And Donna Grant

What surprises me MOST TIMES……
Is that all egos are left outside the door. They were loving us as much as we were loving them. No attitude, WOW.

Trice Hickman

I’ve always said I would rather meet an author than a movie star simply said. Why ?? No ego, attitude, or paparazzi

What consistently blows my mind in meeting these Celebrities, and yes that’s what they are to me is that they as wonderful as there stories are, and they are very regular down to earth people who really do care about what we the
groupies ERRRR The Fans, say and they do appreciate us as much as we do them !!!
WELL… MOST OF THEM , but that’s another blog LOL

So I continue my quest to have all of the 1000's of books I own, autographed and to have pictures taken with my Most Favorite Stars on Earth !!!

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What are You GRATEFUL FOR today???

Count your blessings and be Thankful, not just today but everyday
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What are You GRATEFUL FOR today???

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Lord' Williams Author Interview

Hello Lord, how are you!


Tell us, what led you to write Shadows of The Heart?

I released Shadows of the Heart for so many reasons. The book has a paranormal feel to it because I wish to reach those who has physic abilities, to let them know they’re not crazy, most important to embrace their gift and not reject who they are. –The spirituality overtures and scriptures are aim directly at Christians, where I confront the core of our/their faith. –In Shadows, I try to display life as it effects you, I and those we live with. The classic battle between Good and Evil.


Are any of the characters you or someone you know?

This question is asked all the time, and it is so unfair, and that’s for reasons I cannot go into. –But the book is fictionally based on actual living people (and this is the first time I admitted so). –Some events are true, most are not. Who is who, I will never tell. These people are trying to find, or maintain peace within their lives, and I must respect that.


What genre is it?

Fiction – Suspense, Romance,


What is Shadows Of The Heart about?

A husband and wife trying to reconcile their marriage before all hell breaks loose. The main character William, knows he’s about to die, but he don’t know when, or how, and he doesn’t know that woman he put out the house a month earlier is returning to him where she must decide to kill him or not.


What were the easiest and the hardest parts to write?

I easiest parts to write were the sex! LOL. But the rest of it was a job. –This book The Unicorns has been a work in progress for over 15 years. Dealing with real life, and real issues these people faced.


How do the Unicorns fit into the story?

Straight from out the King James Holy Bible. Many people believe unicorns are fairytales, but they are mention 10 time in the bible, along with the many references to the Horn. Unicorns are one of those cannot explain topics so it’s much easier to say “there is no such thing”, or “they got it wrong” –Instead of understanding that everything in God’s world is not privilege us in our degenerate state of existence.


I know your just starting this writing journey, but how has it been?

The publishing world is really a journey. I am learning, which makes it easier to accept, because I like learning. –There is a lot to this business, and that’s something new writers and authors don’t realize, this is a business, and it’s not an easy one to conquer.


Does Shadows have a sequel coming?

Oh yes,
A Stem full of Thorns. So get a box of tissues because there will be cheers and tears at the end.




As a writer, what has been your epiphany?

That I am not an writer. I am a story teller. I have always wanted to be an author, because I have the ability to teach, and help many through the art of telling a story.


What was the killer line in the book for you?

There are a lot of parts in the book I just love, but what kicks at me more than anything is when William explain the tattoo on his back. It jaw dropping.


When should we expect it?

Shadows is available where ever books are sold. If you local bookstore don’t have it, tell them to get it.


What do you like to read?

I have a wide range of genres, drama, suspense, mystery, crime drama, fantasy, horror.


What did you do while writing? Music etc?

I usually play music. I would create playlist, CD’s, tapes, whatever with inspirational themes.


When you finished writing Shadows, how did you celebrate?

You really don’t wanna know, but I’ll tell because you asked. I broke out a cheap bottle of Champagne for the wife and I. Finished our glass and got busy.


Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I see myself having a wider audience and larger following, if that be God’s will.


What do you want people to know about you?

I want people to know I am just like them. –More than what the eyes can tell.


What is your Book and Contact information?

The title of the book is “Shadows of the Heart” 2nd edition. The book is available everywhere books are sold, or purchase it from my website where I will autograph it for you, and send you free gifts.
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