Toronto Area Author Rusty Blackwood Announces Children's Book Reading Event In St. Catharines, New Interview

Canadian Author Rusty Blackwood will be appearing at Chapters in Fairview Mall in the St. Catharine's area on June 16th 2012

Acclaimed Canadian author Rusty Blackwood, author of the 'Passion In Paris' series, today announced a new event in the St. Catharines area in June of 2012 and a new interview at Cat's Eye View.

On June 16th Rusty Blackwood will appear in the Children's Department of Chapters in Fairview Mall for a reading from 'Through The Eyes Of Innocence'. 'Through the Eyes of Innocence' is a collection of imaginative short stories for children as well the young at heart who still wish to touch the child dwelling inside each of us. There is nothing more innocent than a child and the way they look at the world with a curious mind filled to the brim with exciting adventure, whimsical imagination, and endless wonder.

Rusty also did an in-depth interview with Toronto based journalist which is now available at Cat's Eye View (http://www.askgill.blogspot.ca/2012/05/interview-with-author-rusty-blackwood.html) in which she discussed writing, publishing and a number of other topics.

All of Ms Blackwood's titles are available at Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com, and at her website bookstore.

Rusty Blackwood has written an eclectic array of Contemporary and Traditional poetry, publishing her first collection in October of 2009 entitled, "Feelings: A Rhythmic Journey in Thought". This title was re-released with additional content through CreateSpace Publishing in 2011 under the title, "Impressions: Poetic Rhythm in Emotion". Feelings was followed in April of 2010 by a collection of assorted short stories for children as well the young at heart, entitled,"Young Minds"  which was later re-released with new added content through CreateSpace Publishing in 2011 entitled, "Through the Eyes of Innocence."

Her first venture into the competitive world of main-stream fiction was a long time in the making, but was finally realized in early October 2010 with the release of her debut romance novel, ‘Passion in Paris: Connections to the Past’, the first of two in the ongoing romance/drama. The second part, a romance novel entitled, ‘Passion in Paris: Directions of the Heart’ was released in May 2011. In March of 2012 she released a short story comedy, 'The Misadventures Of Derwood Tugbottom'.

Rusty Blackwood is available for interview in the Toronto area and can be reached using the information below. More information regarding her work is available at the site. Ms. Blackwood also holds a monthly drawing for copies of her works. A signup form is also available at her website.

Ms Blackwood's titles are available at Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com, and at her website bookstore.

Ms. Blackwood resides in St. Catharines, Ontario and is the author of a number of romance novels, poetry books and children's books.

Contact:

Rusty Blackwood
Romance novels: http://www.Rusty-Blackwood.com
Other works: http://www.rusty-blackwood.com/blog/
Email: writerrusty@hotmail.ca

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Author And Infertility Advocate Fran Meadows Releases ‘The Truth Behind The Secret Infertility’

Fran Meadows is an infertility advocate and is the author of ‘The Truth Behind The Secret Infertility’. In the book she offers inspiration, strength, advice and hope for couples living through the anguish of infertility

Author Fran Meadows has released ‘The Truth Behind The Secret Infertility’. Her new work, based on her own experiences, offers an opportunity for other women fighting infertility and those who have experienced a stillbirth.

Infertility affects one in eight couples – 7.3 million people. The experience is heartbreaking and, for some, exceeding difficult to endure. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, stillbirths occur in 1 of every 160 pregnancies. Now a mother, Meadows offers hope and strength to those who struggle with infertility day in and day out.

"I wrote this book," stated Ms. Meadows, "as my self-therapy.  As an infertility advocate, I wanted other couples struggling with infertility to know that they're not alone and to help them gain the strength, hope and inspiration to get through their journey. I hope to help them build their own brighter tomorrow."

Fran Meadows knows first-hand the triumphs and tribulations that can be found on the journey to motherhood.  With a keen sense of humor, compassionate insight and a rare, witty wisdom she explores how our society prefers to remain silent on the subjects of infertility and stillbirths. She believes that sharing her own story will help others break their silence and she hopes to offer factual information and resources to those people on both these important topics.

This book also explores the science of infertility. It details experiences through infertility treatments: IVF, IUI and stillbirth, ultimately leading to a successful conclusion - motherhood.

"Readers will enjoy this book," Meadows continued, "as it is a heartfelt story that readers can relate to.  As they read they will feel like they are going through my journey firsthand."

Fran Meadows is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at franga27@aol.com. ‘The Truth Behind The Secret Infertility’ is available at Amazon.com and at her website. Much more information is available at her website at www.SecretInfertility.com.

Profile:

Fran Meadows is an infertility advocate and author of ‘The Truth Behind The Secret Infertility’. She has appeared on The Steve Katsos Show, The Authors Show Radio, Fertility Forum Radio, Power Women Radio, Redbook magazine, The Rockaway Wave, Suite 101, and The Ladies in Waiting Book Club.

Contact:

Fran Meadows
www.SecretInfertility.com
franga27@aol.com

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of June 11, 2012

Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings. Facebook and Twitter integration are available

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule.

Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.

"We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors, publishers, self published authors and publishing companies," stated Mr. McCauley, "as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. No cost video training is provided to members at the site. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."

Group discussions include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.

Appearances on The Authors Show, Internet radio and tv versions, are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio and TV interviews that are broadcast worldwide. This upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week June 11, 2012 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood

Week June 11, 2012 On The Radio Version

Robert Ours
Kelli Sue Landon
Kath Russell
Larry Peterson - The Childrens Authors Show
Wayne Brillhart - The Childrens Authors Show
Hayley Rose - The Childrens Authors Show
Bobbie Freiberg - The Wellness Authors Show
Susan Schenck - The Wellness Authors Show
Alan Ellman - The Business Authors Show
Clyde Bradley - The Business Authors Show
Louis Straney - The Business Authors Show
John DiCicco - The Christian Authors Show

"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources,  group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."

Profile:

Don McCauley is a marketing strategist and is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio.  Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.

More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
TheAuthorsShow.com
danielle@TheAuthorsShow.com

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R. Peter Ubtrent, Author Of The ‘Dark Pilgrim Series’, Announces New Science Fiction Release, ‘The Chaos Of Unity’

R. Peter Ubtrent is the author of the popular ‘Dark Pilgrim Series’ of science fiction books. ‘The Chaos of Unity’ is the epic conclusion of the science fiction book series ‘The Sslithax Heresy’

Acclaimed author R. Peter Ubtrent has announced the release of his latest science fiction novel, ‘The Chaos Of Unity’. Ubtrent was also recently interviewed on the Author Show radio. In the interview he discusses what he feels makes for the best science fiction books.

Ubtrent is the author of The Dark Pilgim series of science fiction books. Titles include ‘Book One: Dark Pilgrim Rising’, ‘Book Two: Seed Of Power’, ‘Book Three: Dark Throne’. ‘Book Four: Dark Enlightenment’, ‘Book Five: Dark Redemption’ and ‘Book Six: Fallen Pilgrim’. All of the books in the Dark Pilgrim series have received 5 star reviews from Reader’s Favorite. In addition to the Dark Pilgrim series, Ubtrent is also the author of ‘Eternity’s Handmaiden’, ‘The Sslithax Heresy’ and the Va’Shan Trilogy.

“All of the basic ideas for my books,” stated Ubtrent, “have come to me in dreams, sometimes in one night and sometimes spread out over several nights. I usually have the beginning and the end set and it's all the middle stuff that I have to work at, but when I write, it's like I have someone whispering into my ear and telling me what to type. I'm usually surprised by the time I finish a chapter with where it ended up, not having seen it coming. The Dark Pilgrim Series was supposed to be only three books long and expanded easily into six and I probably could have written more."

A recent Amazon review stated, “Set in the a future far different than we would ever expect, ‘Dark Pilgrim Rising’ is a fast paced, multiple sub-plot adventure that carries the reader to worlds excellently described, to believable aliens, and to characters that jump out of the pages at you with their realism. I can hardly wait for the next book of the series. This will prove to be a classic!”

“I write for those people,” Ubtrent continued, “who like to read books with substance. So much of what is written today to me seems to be filled with fluff aimed at young teens. I don't follow that route. I write for the adults who grew up on Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jose Farmer, Issac Asimov, Tolkien and Frank Herbert.  Their books were true science fiction and fantasy.  They took the time to describe the settings and the characters and their books were driving by the characters and not the story or the genre. They were masters at writing, writing that draws the reader into their world and makes their imaginations work, makes they think about what they are reading. That's what I strive to achieve with my books. The best science fiction books have sub-plots and sub-sub-plots that make the reader have to concentrate on the story and learn the characters, whether they like them or not, and then become surprised when a character acts in a way one didn't expect."

R. Peter Ubtrent is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at sandiablonde38@yahoo.com. More information, including The Authors Show interview, is available at his website. All of R. Peter Ubtrent’s books are available at Amazon.com, Lulu.com and at his website.

Profile:

R. Peter Ubtrent was born in New York City but moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of eight. Although he has lived in both Florida and California, he seems to have settled in Edgewood, New Mexico for the moment. Peter served in the US Naval Reserve for 12 years as a sonar technician, spent several years teaching and coaching at the high school level and has been repairing watches and clocks with his father for the last 15 years. Peter starting writing in high school but didn't really get started with serious novels until about ten years ago and since then, he has self-published nine science fiction novels, six in one series called Dark Pilgrim, one stand-alone titled Eternity's Handmaiden, and two in The Sslithax Heresy. Peter has obtained bachelor's degrees in astrophysics, history, and secondary education, has a Master's degree in military history. When he's not writing, Peter works improving his gardens and builds wooden and plastic models. He has been married to Genevieve for over sixteen years.

Contact:

R. Peter Ubtrent
http://www.ubtrentbooks.com/
sandiablonde38@yahoo.com

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Clement Binnings Jr., Award Winning Virginia Author Of 'Angel Through The Storms', Now Appearing On The Authors Show

Binnings will appear on The Authors Show through February 3, 2013. He will discuss his latest novel, 'Angel Through The Storms: A Love Story'. The show is airing currently at The Authors Show site. Angel Through The Storms was one of two finalists in the 2012 Indie Excellence Book Awards for Visionary Fiction

Don McCauley interviewed award-winning author Clement Binnings Jr. recently for a segment of The Authors Show. Binnings is the author of 'Angel Through The Storms: A Love Story'.  Angel Through The Storms was one of two finalists in the 2012 Indie Excellence Book Awards for Visionary Fiction.

Clement Binnings is a family physician practicing in Salem, Virginia and serves Primary Care Associates as its Vice President. As a writer, Binnings attempts to reveal the light of Spirit, acting in the darkness of the world.

"As a novelist," Binnings stated, "I’ve chosen to depict sanity, in all its glory, entwined in the dark drama that our insanity perpetuates in the world."

'Angel Through The Storms' brings a healing angel to the loveless realities of child abuse and molestation, to the psychological pathologies these atrocities create, and to the abandoned refugees suffering on the sweltering streets of New Orleans during the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The novel generates great suspense and insight through the actions and interactions of compelling characters moving through their environmental, physical, psychological and spiritual storms. It sends a powerful message – that storms contain the power to catalyze spiritual transformation; the worse the storm, the greater its potential to invoke change.

'Angel Through The Storms' took a Reader's Favorite Bronze Award in Southern Fiction and was a finalist in USA Best Book Awards in both New Age Fiction and Visionary Fiction. The book was one of two finalists in the Indie Excellence Books Awards for Visionary Fiction.

"Readers," Binnings continued, "will enjoy this book because they will experience the storms of its characters, characters they will love or hate, and will grow with them.  They will be introduced to an untainted soul in the form of a child and see his vision contrasted with the limits of human vision.  They will see the effects of child and spousal abuse inflicted by family and clergy upon the innocent and will come to understand PTSD as an instigator of panic disorder and dissociation.  They will entertain questions about reincarnation, divine potential, guilt, redemption and forgiveness.  They may even contemplate what is real – the inner or outer realms of life experience?  This novel truly is ‘A Love Story,’ in that it emphasizes the ultimate power of Love to heal.”

Binnings will appear for a book signing at Barnes and Noble in Roanoke, VA at Valley View Mall from 1 to 4pm on Saturday, June 16th, 2012. His interview with The Authors Show will run at the show site through February 3, 2013.

Clement Binnings Jr. is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at cbinnings@cox.net. More information is available at his website. 'Angel Through The Storms' is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble and at his website.

Profile:

Clement Binnings Jr. is a family physician practicing in Salem, Virginia and serves Primary Care Associates as its Vice President. In 2011 he published his first novel, 'Angel Through the Storms: A Love Story', a multiple award winner, and is presently completing its sequel, 'The Bubble Rule'.

Dr. Binnings graduated with a degree in English Education from L.S.U. Shreveport in 1977 where he was the editor of its Spectra Literary Journal and was awarded the college’s Mastery in English Award. After teaching for three years, he changed careers, earning his medical degree from L.S.U. Medical Center in Shreveport and enjoyed being the editor for its Synapse Newspaper. His twenty-eight years as a physician have rewarded him with the insight needed to produce characters that come to life. His forty years as a metaphysician add a spiritual dimension to his writing that contrasts sharply with the harsh realities he depicts. Dr. Binnings lives with his wife Joan in the Roanoke Valley of Virginia, nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Contact:

Dr. Clement Binnings Jr.
www.sbpra.com/clementbinnings
cbinnings@cox.net

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