What’s Behind My Book “Revelations”?

Good morning all.  Please drop by Cynthia’s Blog today and learn about the inspiration behind my book “Revelations”.  http://bit.ly/tXB25W .  Christian Drama, Family, Suspense and more.  Thanks.

90 Top Secrets Of Best Selling Authors

Please check out this link to T Denise Clary’s blog.  Very inspirational and educational words from best-selling authors.

http://tdeniseclarybooks.blogspot.com/2011/11/90-top-secrets-of-best-selling-authors.html

Is Bigger Always Better?

A new author is taught many tools to attract a potential reader’s attention.  After the book is written, comes the sometimes difficult and time-consuming task of making your book stand out among the many other selections available for readers to choose from.  Careful planning and attention must be given to every aspect of the book’s packaging.  Finally the title is intriguing, the cover looks great, and the blurb is set to entice.  Then comes the big reveal.  Page one, chapter one, and paragraph one.

Ebooks or Paper? I’ll Take Both Please.

I read an interesting article this morning.  I’d heard about the demise of Borders.  But this article in The Telegraph, “Internet and Supermarkets Kill Off 2,000 Bookshops”, shows the tremendous impact that epublishing is having on bookstores internationally.  Read full article here:  http://tgr.ph/o5MJGv .  As an ebook author I am excited about the popularity of ebooks.  However, as an avid reader it really saddens me to see so many books stores going out of business.

Nothing in Common???

You know, I was just thinking about and marveling at how writing can cross all boundaries.  Maeve Binchy is one of my favorite authors and has been for a long time.  “Circle of Friends” was one of the first books of hers that I read.  I immediately connected with the anguish and joy of the young woman, who was a little chubby compared to her other friends, but turned out to be the type of woman that the handsome hero of the story couldn’t help but fall in love with. And when the movie aired with that dreamy young Chris O’Donnell giving visual to the imagination, I was hooked for good.

I immediately read every Maeve Binchy book I could get my hands on.  So enamored of her stories and well-rounded characters was I, that it was quite awhile before I realized where she was from.  One day, I finally slowed down long enough to wonder at the name of a city I didn’t recognize.  I was shocked to find out the setting was in Ireland.  Maeve Binchy is actually from Dalkey, Ireland.

Inspirational Story of Love, Faith, and Romance

Greetings Book lovers, 

Do you enjoy reading Christian Fiction Romance with a twist of mystery and suspense thrown in?   I would really appreciate it if you would please support me and share this information with your book club members, and family and friends on email, twitter, facebook if you enjoy the book. 

And if you do get the chance to read it, I would really appreciate it if you would go back in and write a one or two sentence review of the book for me, as in if you would recommend it or not.

The book information is:

Revelations

by Pamela Kay Noble Brown

On Sale for .99

Description: 

Melanie has finally met the man of her dreams, but life is never easy for one who has suffered a lifetime of horrific loss. She was compelled to return to her hometown, sure that enough years had passed since the tragedy.

Outstanding Read!!!

Just read “Deliver Me From My Enemies” by Sharon Oliver.  This book picks up right where “Keep your Enemies Closer” left off.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book, a page-turner that keeps you reading straight through to the end.  Ms. Oliver brings back the beloved cast of zany characters and introduces us to some very interesting new friends and family members. 

Ms. Oliver is a talented writer who fills this books with people that we care about because we can relate.  Her observations and descriptions are witty and on-point.  This book will have you feeling the full range of emotions from curiosity, shocked disbelief,

Sooooooo Anxious!!!

Wow!!! This debut novel by Sharon Oliver is as mouth-watering as the tasty dishes whipped up by character “grandma” Mattie Mae. There were several things that I really appreciated about the book.
For one thing, as a Christian, I can’t remember the last time I had such a guilt-free pleasurable read. Ms. Oliver is so talented that she conveys the gamut of emotions from anger, despair, joy, and longing, without resorting to the use of profanity. The author explores every emotion of her characters. They are Christians, being perfected, but not perfect. Ms. Oliver presents them as they are, as we all are really, an incredible mixture of faults and faith.

Another aspect of this novel that really resonated with me was the fact that it’s so easy to care about the characters and what will become of them because we all “know” them. Ms. Oliver’s characters are immediately recognizable as people we have met, will meet, or will become ourselves. You can easily imagine sitting around the table talking with them over a cup of coffee, feeling comfortable and welcome.
Ms. Oliver is also gifted in the areas of scene and details. Her description of Turtle Bay Island is so vivid that you can see it as you’re reading. So much so, that I was shocked to learn that it is not a real town.
As for that “chutch” (as the older southern characters call it), Ms. Oliver does a wonderful job of showing it’s not just a building in which to take a quick nap on Sundays, but how members reaching out to and embracing the community is what really draws people to God’s love.
Now to the “dirt” (just kidding). Without so much as a smidgen of x-rated naughtiness,