Author Claire P. Gordon To Appear On The Authors Show To Discuss Her Latest Novel 'The Color Of Music'

Claire P. Gordon, Duke Ellington’s secretary when she was in her 20’s, is the author of several books about jazz . 'The Color of Music', her first novel, is an unusual story about bi-racial twins. She will talk during her appearance on The Authors Show on December 23, 2010

Claire P. Gordon, who lives on the California Central Coast, recently announced the publication of her first novel, “The Color of Music.” Her previous books about jazz are 'Boy Meets Horn, the Autobiography of Rex Stewart', 'Marshal Royal, Jazz Survivor' and 'My Unforgettable Jazz Friends'. In the “The Color of Music” she tells a gripping story about twins. Although separated and raised in different cultures, both twins have musical talent and like jazz.

In the story, the children are the identical boy twins of a couple – the father a famous black jazz pianist and the mother, his blonde girl friend. She is alone when the twins are born and unable to keep them. One is raised by a French couple, who didn’t know that his father was black, and the other adopted by a black American couple who know about this about the father, but nothing else.

"This novel," stated Ms. Gordon, "has been rolling around in my head for many years. The twins are separated at birth. One is kept by a French couple, raised as their own child, and brought to Quebec, Canada where he grows up. The other is adopted by a black American family and spends most of his childhood years in Los Angeles. The reader gets to watch them grow up, and sees the many problems that arise. There are twists and turns and cliff-hangers in every chapter."

Claire Gordon brings a unique and personal perspective to this story, as she was the secretary for Duke Ellington. A Caucasian, she served in this role during a time when race and color were not issues to be politely debated or discussed. Segregation was a hard cold fact of every day life. She observed discrimination against these world class musicians, allowing her to bring a perspective to 'The Color Of Music' that very few people could manage.

Ms. Gordon has recently been interviewed on television and will appear as a featured guest on The Authors Show Radio at www.TheAuthorsShow.com on December 23, 2010. She is available for media interview and can be contacted using the information below or by email at clgordon@charter.net.'The Color Of Music' is available at her website at www.ClaireGordonJazz.com and from Amazon.com. 'The Color Of Music' is available in both paperback and Kindle versions.

Claire P Gordon
The Color Of Music
ISBN 978-0-9749814-0-6

Profile:

Claire P. Gordon was born in Los Angeles, California. The subject of twins always intrigued her because she was raised with a cousin her age, creating the concept and inner feeling of being a twin.

Claire skipped through school, graduating from LA High when she was sixteen. She enrolled at UCLA and then transferred to Berkeley, Her first love was music and specifically jazz music. Through a series of strokes of luck she became acquainted with Duke Ellington and eventually became his first and probably only secretary.

While working there, she met the young songwriter, Irving Gordon. They began seeing each other and after a year, they married. Irving’s career flourished as he turned out many songs. One that he placed with a publisher was a disappointment because the company had been unable to get anyone to record the song. When Claire heard this, she dialed Nat Cole's number. Her old friend had become a big celebrity but not too big to remember his long-time fans. Nat King Cole looked at the sheet music, played the notes and sang the words. “I’ll record this for you, Claire,” he said. Thus was born one of his biggest hits, 'Unforgettable'.

Claire Gordon is the author of 'Boy Meets Horn, the Autobiography of Rex Stewart', 'Marshal Royal, Jazz Survivor', her own memoir entitled 'My Unforgettable Jazz Friends' and finally 'The Color Of Music'.

Contact:

Claire P. Gordon
clgordon@charter.net
www.clairegordonjazz.com
PO Box 526
Pismo Beach, Ca 93448

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Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Offers Teleseminar Packed With Tips On How Grandparents Can Connect With Grandchildren

These days grandparents feel more and more out of touch with their grandchildren. Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, a positive psychologist, educator and author of fiction books for teens and tweens, believes teens and tweens can learn valuable life skills from grandparents in spite of an ever widening generational gap. In her new teleseminar, available for download at no charge, she demonstrates how and why grandparents can take a lead role in the grandchild's social development without stepping on the toes of parents

In today's technological world, grandparents often feel unable to connect with their grandchildren. They often feel neglected, out of touch or out of sync. This is very unfortunate, as it is often a grandparent who can provide much needed guidance in regards to helping a grandchild develop the social and intellectual skills needed to become a good citizen. Establishing communication between the grandparent and grandchild is the key. The problem is sometimes related to overcoming the challenges inherent in new technologies grandparents do not understand. At other times parents themselves can present barriers. Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein believes these challenges can and indeed must be overcome. She is offering a no charge teleseminar download to grandparents and group leaders to help guide them in making the right decisions. The important topics covered in the teleseminar dovetail with the concepts presented in the second book in The Truth Series, 'Secrets: You Tell Me Yours and I’ll Tell You Mine…Maybe!’.

"There are three important reasons," stated Dr. Holstein, "why parents, grandparents and teachers should download this seminar and then share 'Secrets' with the teens and tweens in their lives:

* You have a window into the most innermost thoughts and feelings of a young person.

* You can use this window for discussion and really getting to know the child or teen in your life.

* You will have the fun of a trip for yourself down memory lane as you read about the girl's adventures."

Many grandparents feel out of touch in a world dominated by computer, social networking and cell phone technologies. But if grandparents realize how important they are, they can take the time to step up to the plate. It is the grandparent who can create magical moments through one on one interaction with a grandchild. Grandparents can help grandchildren develop curiosity, develop their intellects and help them develop effective social skills. In a world where most two parent families must work to support the family, it is the perhaps retired grandparent who can help fill in the gaps. The end result is that the grandchild may grow up to be a fine, caring and knowledgeable person with a desire to help others and be able to socialize with people of all ages.

"The youngster, teen or tween," continued Dr. Holstein, "can also benefit from sharing 'Secrets' in many ways:

* The grandchild can enjoy a great fictional read with all the twists and turns that happen at this age, such as finding a best friend, crushes, moving, family issues, moods, etc

* The youngster will see that it is ok to have lots of moods, feelings and new ways of viewing themselves and the world at their age

* They will feel reinforced to be themselves in all their glory."

The no charge seminar and links to 'Secrets - You Tell Me Yours I'll Tell You Mine - Maybe!' can be found at www.enchantedself.com/teleclassgrandparenting.html . Dr. Barbara speaks regularly on radio programs around the country, and appears on television in New York and New Jersey. Her inspiring audio shows and podcasts can be found on the web, along with hundreds of her articles and stories. She has been a contributor to Heart and Soul, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Redbook, Simple Pleasures, The Wall Street Journal, Time on line, and Family Circle Magazine. She was quoted in an article entitled 'What A Big Mistake Can Teach You' in the September issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. She can be reached using the information below or by email at drbarbara@enchantedself.com.

Profile:

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Positive Psychologist and Happiness Coach, is the creator of The Enchanted Self ®, a positive psychology method for increasing happiness. Dr. Holstein has been a school psychologist for over 25 years. She is in private practice in Long Branch, New Jersey with her husband, Dr. Russell M. Holstein.

Her pathfinder book ‘The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy’ was published in 1997 by Harwood Academic Publishers and is now in its second printing through Brunner-Routledge. Her second book ‘Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU!’ has received rave reviews as a wonderful inspirational story book. ‘DELIGHT’, Dr. Holstein’s third book is available in two versions, paperback and a CD-rom that includes music, art, and Dr. Holstein’s voice.

Her book, ‘The Truth, (I’m a girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything)’ is a first in positive psychology. It is a fiction book for girls, tweens and teens. Written by an 11 year old girl as a diary, Dr. Barbara has embedded within the story positive truths and concepts geared to help girls develop self-esteem and resiliency.

Her second book in The Truth Series is Secrets: You Tell Me Yours and I’ll Tell You Mine…maybe!’ The girl is now 13. She handles many adolescent issues, including a crush, moving, a death in the family, feeling fat and problems with girlfriends. Kids and grandparents have a book they can share and use as a sounding board for needed communication between the generations. This book can make a wonderful holiday gift from grandparent to grandchild to begin to open those lines of communication. Purchasers of Secrets will receive a DVD of one of Dr. Holstein's teleclasses or the audio edition of Recipes for Enchantment, at no charge. Simply write to her at drbarbara@enchantedself.com with proof of purchase and a mailing address. All books are available at the author’s websites below, online booksellers and stores nationwide.

Contact:

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
170 Morris Ave.,
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
732-571-1200
www.enchantedself.com
www.thetruthforgirls.com
drbarbara@enchantedself.com

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As The RV Industry Rebounds, Americans Take To The Road In Search of America's Heartbeat

Recreational vehicle sales are on the increase as the result of cautious optimism regarding the economy. The recreational vehicle industry is showing signs of a turnaround, and Americans once again are taking to the road

The past two years have seen the recreational vehicle industry in its worst shape since 1991. Recent figures however suggest that the RV industry is on the rebound at last and Americans are preparing once again to take to the road for those highly anticipated extended travel trips. Bob Mottram, the author of 'In Search Of America's Heartbeat', is relieved to see this happen now.

“Many people, including myself, are happy that the RV industry is pulling out of its Great Recession nosedive," Mottram said. "This means there is significant pent-up demand for entry into the RV lifestyle, and my book is nicely positioned to help those who would like to take that plunge. 'In Search of America’s Heartbeat' not only provides practical advice for persons contemplating a life on the road, but also captures the feelings and the allure that draw so many into the lifestyle in the first place.”

'In Search Of America's Heartbeat' is both an engaging tale and a guide to the ultimate road trip. Mottram and his wife lived the secret dream of countless American couples; a year on the road -with no timetable- that took them more than 30,000 miles into the far-flung corners of the nation. Along the way they came face-to-face with personal grief but also with the warmth and humanity of America and its people. The book has garnered excellent reviews. Readers find the story engaging and the information provided invaluable. Mottram also was featured recently on The Authors Show, and was selected to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show.

“I’m delighted to have been selected," Mottram said, "from among the hundreds who have done broadcast interviews on The Authors Show for inclusion among only 50 in '50 Great Writers You Should be Reading'. As a life-long professional journalist, I find the recognition gratifying.”

Bob Mottram is available for interview, and can be reached using the information below, or by email at searchforamerica@msn.com. More information, including a pre-trip checklist, a list of America's best RV parks, America's top 10 must-see locations and photo galleries are available at Mottram's website at www.RVAcrossTheUsa.com. 'In Search Of America's Heartbeat' is available through most online book retailers and wherever books are sold. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show website at www.TheAuthorsShow.com.

In Search Of America's Heartbeat
Robert Mottram
ISBN 9781934248362

Profile:

Robert Mottram has spent his life in journalism. His career has taken him from the North Slope of Alaska to the humid jungles of Costa Rica, into classic smoke-filled rooms where politicians have decided the fate of important social programs and even into a small Russian Orthodox Church for what purportedly was the first canonization ever conducted by any church in the Western Hemisphere. He has spent more time in courtrooms than many lawyers, and has covered courts at every level but one in the American judicial system.

His latest book,' In Search Of America's Heartbeat', is a step-by-step guide to road-trip planning. Richly written and detailed, the book recounts a 12-month RV trip covering more than 30,000 miles.

Contact:

Robert Mottram
www.rvacrosstheusa.com
360-588-1972
PO Box 901
Anacortes, WA 98221

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Michael Kleiner, Award Winning Author of 'Beyond The Cold', Chosen For '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Michael Kleiner, award winning author of 'Beyond The Cold: An American's Warm Portrait Of Norway', has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The award winning autobiography details Kleiner's move to Norway as a young child and his eventual return as an adult that builds a lifelong relationship with a country, a culture and a social system not his own

Award winning author Michael Kleiner has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show. In his book, 'Beyond The Cold: An American's Warm Portrait Of Norway', we are offered a rare glimpse into the experience of a young boy who must suddenly learn how to function within a country and a society not his own.

"To be included," stated Mr. Kleiner, "in an austere number of 50 anything is gratifying, but to have the adjective, “great,” between “50” and “Writers” was overwhelming. Being included in 50 Great Writers, to go along with the first place in the 2009 Beach Book Festival and the Honorable Mentions in other Book Festivals for my first book, was validation of my writing ability beyond sports writing. Knowing the work that went into paring the list from hundreds to the 50, and to have colleague and friend, Lois W. Stern, both of us from Infinity Publishing, make that 50 was special. 'Beyond the Cold' percolated for years waiting to see publication. I knew I had a good story to tell. What a journey from the six-year old who first picked up a pencil and realized it could do wonderful things.”

There are many books about people “adopting” another country not their own. Most are written by adults who visit those countries and come to love them. But what was it like for a child to spend a year in another country, thousands of miles away from relatives and friends, familiar activities, and suddenly be in a school and environment where there was a different language, culture, sports and customs?

In 'Beyond the Cold: An American’s Warm Portrait of Norway', we find out. As an 11-year old, Michael Kleiner spent 1969-70 in Norway with his family, attended a Norwegian school, learned Norwegian, the country’s culture, new sports and enjoyed unique experiences. He would not return to Norway until 1986 as an adult. During that and subsequent trips, Michael’s affection, passion and appreciation for the country, its social system, and a culture not his own grew. The book is written with warmth, sensitivity, humor, caring, and insight, showing how Norway and the people’s characteristics influenced him. Michael discovered the value of multicultural experience, and a “second home” in Norway -- a country that is more than cold weather. It also impacted his life and work back in the United States.

Kleiner has won numerous awards for 'Beyond The Cold' including First prize, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 Beach Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 Nashville Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 New England Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 London Book Festival, Honorable Mention, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 Do It Yourself Book Festival and Honorable Mention, Autobiography/Biography category, 2009 Los Angeles Book Festival.

Michael Kleiner, who operates his own public relations and web site design business in Philadelphia, is available for interview and can be contacted using the information below. ‘Beyond The Cold' is available at www.BeyondTheCold.com, Infinity Publishing, www.BuyBooksOnTheWeb.com, most online booksellers and from Vestserheim Norwegian American Museum. An ebook version is also available. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show web site at www.TheAuthorsShow.com.

Beyond The Cold: An American's Warm Portrait Of Norway
Michael Kleiner
Infinity Publishing
ISBN: 0-7414-2854-7

Contact:

Michael Kleiner
215.704.2397
pr@beyondthecold.com
www.beyondthecold.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/michaelkleinerprweb
LinkedIn: http://linkedin/in/michaelkleiner
Plaxo: http://michaelkleinerprweb.myplaxo.com
Skype: michael-kleiner

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Sandra Bell Kirchman, Author of 'Witchcanery', Chosen For '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Sandra Bell Kirchman, author of 'Witchcanery', has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. Kirchman was chosen from a field of hundreds of authors who appeared on The Authors Show last year. 'Witchcanery' is a fast paced, engaging fantasy fiction novel that has garnered rave reviews

Author Sandra Bell Kirchman has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show for her first fantasy fiction novel, 'Witchcanery'.

"I am very happy," stated Ms. Kirchman, 'to be included in the book '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading.' It’s too bad you can’t see my grin from ear to ear. I am delighted, because it’s a way of putting me and my book on a higher level of profile. When you consider how hard it is to get promoted in today’s publishing world, it is a great honor to be part of a book such as '50 Great Writers...'

'Witchcanery' spins the tale of Shelley Kesinkowsky who, at the age of 312 is a relatively young, modern-day witch. And she has internet access. Nowadays, when she gets messages from witch headquarters, it comes via email, much neater than the old method of being dropped on the doorstep by a raven. However, on the day that Shelley is deeply depressed by the anniversary of her beloved adopted son Brad's death, she is roused out of her blues by not one, not two, but three emails, only one of which is junk mail. The other two are from the powers that be in her life--the Witches' Sabben and the Grand Council of Wizards, and each of these powerful bodies want her to do something different. The Sabben wants Shelley to close up shop in Iowa and move to Montana for some environmental applications.

At the same time, apparently, Planet Earth is in deep trouble from the golem legionnaires of Mother Earth herself, who has blown her top over the sloppy environmental practices of Earth's humans. Thus, Shelley's special golem-creating ability becomes a high-ticket commodity. The Grand Council of Wizards orders Shelley to build a special golem that will mysteriously keep Earth alive, at least until they can think up an alternative plan. Shelley opts to follow the all-powerful Grand Council's orders. As if that's not enough for her to deal with, the Council teams Shelley up with her wizardly nemesis, Jason. Unknown to the young witch, however, is the deadly card the wizard has up his sleeve, should Shelley's golem fail the task.

"I am grateful," continued Ms. Kirchman, "to Danielle Hampson, Don McCauley and the staff at The Authors Show. Great and caring people very often produce great and caring products. This book is one of those."

Sandra Bell Kirchman is available for interview. She can be reached using the contact information below or by email at sandrakirchman@sasktel.net. Witchcanery is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Chapters, iUniverse and at the authors website at www.FantasyFic.com. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show website at www.TheAuthorsShow.com.

Witchcanery
Sandra Bell Kirchman
Fantasy Fiction Publishing
ISBN 978-0-9783344-0-6 1st Ed.
ISBN 978-0-595-51441-0 2nd Ed.

Profile:

Sandra Bell Kirchman is a prolific writer who has utilized her talents by writing everything from radio ad copy to in-depth articles for police magazines. She has written extensively for the internet, including articles for clients' websites. She started out as a cub reporter for a weekly newspaper in Northern Ontario, Canada.

Through the years she has served in many roles in widely diverse fields such as radio broadcasting, international lecturing engagements, legal secretary and paralegal careers.

In July, 2007, her first full book, 'Witchcanery', was published. 'Birth Of A Unicorn And Other Stories' was published by FantasyFic in October of 2010. She is currently working on her next novel, 'Battle Cleric'.

Contact:

Sandra Bell Kirchman
P.O. Box 1707
Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Web: www.fantasyfic.com
Email: sandrakirchman@sasktel.net

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Janet Smith Warfield, Award Winning Author of 'Shift', Chosen For '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Janet Smith Warfield, award winning author of 'Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World', has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. Warfield proposes that we can change the world in which we live through changing the words we use. She believes that by understanding the dynamics of word energy and learning a few simple tools we can develop strength, self confidence, peace, serenity and awareness. 'Shift ' took First Place in the New Age non-fiction category in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and is an Amazon Best Seller


Award winning author Janet Smith Warfield has been chosen to be included in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show. In her book, 'Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World', we are offered a rare glimpse into the mind of an individual who has learned to transform her perception of the world as the result of a mystical experience. She invites us, through the words and the tools she uses, to interact with her and to follow her into this new world.

Ms. Warfield’s mystical experience occurred unexpectedly as a young wife and mother. Her book 'Shift' is aptly titled. Suddenly, just like seeing the other side of an optical illusion, her perception, words and emotions shifted. The shift changed her life forever.

"Danielle Hampson and Don McCauley," stated Ms. Warfield, " have been such a huge support in my ability to get a very important message out into the world. Together, we have the power and ability to bring peace and prosperity into the lives of every human on this planet. How? By ...

* Creating safe environments where all can speak and all can listen
* Being respectful toward ourselves and others
* Being accountable, both for ourselves and to others
* Listening from our hearts
* Speaking our pain, anger, fear, despair, grief, frustration, and needs from the heart
* Collaborating to solve our mutual problems and meet our mutual needs

“Most people,” continued Ms. Warfield, “have never looked at their own thoughts, feelings or words. Yet that’s where the answers lie. 'Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World', can help. This book offers simple and unusual word tools to stimulate our thinking. As we manage these tools using our own awareness and choice, we’ll notice our competence, clarity, strength, self-sufficiency, courage, and serenity increasing. We’ll watch our self-esteem growing as we take our power back.”

Ms. Warfield is available for interview and can be contacted using the information below. More information is available at her websites at www.WordSculptures.com and www.JanetSmithWarfield.com . ‘Shift is available in hardcover and paperback and will soon be available for Kindle. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show website at www.TheAuthorsShow.com.

Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World
Janet Smith Warfield
Word Sculptures Publishing L.P.
ISBN: 978-0-9778324-6-0

Profile:

Janet Smith Warfield works with wisdom-seekers who want understanding and clarity so they can live peaceful, powerful, prosperous lives. Through her unique combination of holistic, creative, right-brain transformational experiences and 22 years of rigorous, left-brain law practice, she has learned how to sculpt words in atypical ways to shift her listeners into experiences beyond words, transforming turmoil into inner peace.

Janet is a graduate of Swarthmore College and cum laude graduate of Rutgers School of Law, Camden.

Contact:

Word Sculptures Publishing, L.P.
3225 McLeod Drive Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89121
888-969-2677
www.WordSculptures.com
www.JanetSmithWarfield.com
marketingdirector@wordsculptures.com

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Wright Fulfillment, Oregon Based Order Fulfillment Company, Achieves GMP Compliance And Now Serves The Natural Products Industry

Wright Fulfillment specializes in order fulfillment, ecommerce fulfillment, fulfillment outsourcing, retail order fulfillment, shipping fulfillment, book order fulfillment and cd and dvd fulfillment. The company is FDA registered, GMP compliant and is licensed with the Oregon Department of Agriculture as a food storage, vitamin, dietary supplement order fulfillment and warehouse facility

Wright Fulfillment, an Oregon based order fulfillment company with a 17 year history, recently became FDA registered and GMP compliant. This compliance allows Wright Fulfillment to be one of a small percentage of order fulfillment companies qualified to serve the needs of the natural products industry. This compliance is required for companies who process, warehouse and ship orders in the food, vitamin, body care and dietary supplement industry.

"With 17 years in the order fulfillment industry," stated a company representative, "we saw an emerging need to be FDA registered and GMP compliant in order to serve the natural products industry. We are very happy to be able to extend our highly personalized and customized services to the food supplement and body care commerce."

Wright Fulfillment's successful track record is built upon a 'percentage of sales' model. This allows their clients to know in advance what services will cost. There are no hidden fees, line item charges, receiving fees or touch fees. Most of Wright Fulfillment's customers have been with them for over 10 years. The company is sharply focused on personalized customer service and attention to detail. They specialize in order fulfillment outsourcing for startup companies and clients who ship 50 plus orders per day.

Some of Wright Fulfillment's clients include Brain Sync, Enchanted World, New Earth Records, Ancient Circle, Stephen Halpern's Inner Peace Music, Raw Family and West Wind Flags. More information regarding Wright Fulfillment, including a Client Wish List Questionnaire is available at the company's website at www.WrightFulfillment.com.

Profile:

Oregon based Wright Fulfillment offers businesses a fully customized order fulfillment and warehousing service that goes from Pick and Pack to complete comprehensive management. Wright Fulfillment is FDA registered and GMP compliant. The company offers the full spectrum of fulfillment services customized to provide innovative solutions for all order fulfillment and warehousing needs.

Wright's focus is on personalized customer service and sharp attention to detail. Wright Fulfillment utilizes state-of-the-art ecommerce order fulfillment outsourcing solutions. The company offers generous discounts on expedited services, no-hassle, easy-to-understand billing and seamless shipping fulfillment systems with up-to-the- minute accurate shipping details.

Contact:

Wright Fulfillment Company
Jan Wright
700 Jefferson Avenue P.O. Box 3120
Ashland, Oregon 97520
Phone: 541-488-3344
Email: wfc@WrightFulfillment.com
Web: www.WrightFulfillment.com

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Book Marketing Announces The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of November 29, 2010

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 trailers. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings

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 trailers. 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 and publishers," 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. 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:

Anne K Edwards
Linda Watson
Lynda Hilburn
Joseph Fray
Paula Holland De Long
Cecile Forte
Kay Marshall Strom
Karla Johnson
Edward Meyer
Elizabeth Arnold
Olivia Parr-Rud

Week October 18 On The TV Version:

Angel Tucker
Iris Rae

"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 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.

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Award Winning Author And Speaker Alice Rene Chosen To Appear In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Ms. Rene was chosen as the result of publishing her award winning memoir, 'Becoming Alice: A Memoir'. Her book vividly details her Jewish family’s escape from persecution, and their life as refugees in Portland, Oregon. She writes about the cultural clash they experienced and her own identity crisis. Compounded by the turmoil of a troubled family, Becoming Alice showcases, with both pathos and humor, her triumph over adversity

Alice Rene, author of 'Becoming Alice: A Memoir', was recently chosen to appear in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The book is produced by The Authors Show. Ms. Rene was chosen from from among hundreds of interviewees.

"I am honored" stated Ms. Rene, "to have been chosen as one of the fifty authors to be included in the book, 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading. Even though my memoir has succeeded well beyond my expectations, my aim to expose it to as many readers as possible remains my main objective and with the publication of this book, I hope to promote it further."

As a six-year-old, a young girl named Ilse watched Nazi soldiers march down her street in Vienna, Austria. It was the beginning of an odyssey that would take her to Riga, Latvia, and end in Portland, Oregon. Becoming Alice chronicles Rene’s Jewish family's harrowing escape and their struggle as immigrants to fit into the American landscape. The added problems of growing up within a troubled family clouded her childhood and adolescence. Hoping to fit in with her classmates, Ilse changed her name to Alice, but it was not until she moved into a boarding house in Berkeley, surrounded by girls from a patchwork of cultures, that she made peace with her true identity.

“I wrote this book after my grandson chose the Holocaust as his subject for a class assignment and interviewed me as part of his paper,” said Ms. Rene. “That event triggered a thought in my mind that perhaps I should write this story down so that it would not be lost with the passage of time. I took some writing classes and joined a writing group in which we read our work. The first draft was received so enthusiastically by this group that I set about having it edited, and eventually published. I am pleased that it has done so well in the marketplace.”

Becoming Alice has placed and has won numerous industry awards, the most recent being chosen Winner in the Hollywood Book Festival 2009 Contest, Teenage Category. It was a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for 2008 in the Autobiography/Memoir Category; it was also a finalist in The Forward Magazine Book of the Year Award 2008 in the Autobiography/Memoir Category. The book took First Place in the Young Adult category in the 2007 Reader Views Awards Program in 2007 and was a semi-finalist in the Autobiography/Memoir category of the same year.

An excerpt from the book entitled the Camel Hair Coat was a finalist in the Southern California Genealogical Society Short Story Contest in 2007. Cashmere, another excerpt, received Honorable Mention in Byline Magazines 2008 Short Story Contest. The book was also chosen as a Publisher’s Choice Book by iUniverse in April 2007 and was chosen as a Star Book by iUniverse in March of 2008.

Ms. Rene is available speaking engagements and interviews. She can be contacted through her website, www.alicerene.com or using the information below. Becoming Alice is available for purchase online at www.Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com, iUniverse.com, and from local Barnes and Noble Bookstores. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show site at www.TheAuthorsShow.com.

Profile:

Alice Rene grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Reed College before moving to California where she received a Master’s degree in Social Welfare from the University of California at Berkeley. She worked as a Medical Caseworker at UC Hospital in San Francisco, teaching the house staff the importance of social and emotional issues in understanding and treating patients.

While raising three children, Alice worked as a travel consultant with a special interest in packaging and escorting groups to exotic foreign destinations. These trips were documented on film and shown at schools, clubs, and private gathering for entertainment and educational purposes.

She began writing seriously after a grandson interviewed her for a high school history assignment. She realized then that her story might be of interest to a wider audience. After studying the art and craft of writing for several years, she wrote her memoir, Becoming Alice. She now lives in southern California with her husband and Golden Retriever.

Contact:

Alice Rene
http://www.alicerene.com
alicerene1@aol.com

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Author Richard Palombi Releases His Hilarious Third Book, 'Big Son N' Little Son'

Author Richard Palombi has released his third book, 'Big Son N' Little Son'. In this book Palombi offers a wildly entertaining look at growing up in Texas

Author Richard Palombi has released his new book, 'Big Son N' Little Son', The book serves as a follow up to his first two novels, 'Open The Door Richard' and 'The Geronimo Corndogs'.

Big Son ‘n Little Son is a humorous tale of two farm boy cousins growing up in Texas. Half the size, but oh-so-much smarter than his mammoth cousin, the pintsized Big Son narrates the story. The dimwitted Little Son is a giant square peg in a world of round holes. The better part of the county passes him up in school while he languishes in sixth grade. Saddled with an evil little sister and a tool ban for “bendin’ all his Daddy’s hammers out of shape,” it isn’t long before his day of infamy on Grandpa Jack’s farm costs him his tractor privileges. Of course, when one of your only two friends starts wearing an executioner’s mask to keep folks from recognizing him, you pretty much know the cards are stacked against you.

"I wrote this third book," stated Mr. Palombi, "as sort of a modern-day salute to Tom Sawyer, with a dose of The Beverly Hillbillies for added flavor."

In a recent review, Donetta Garman of Allbooks Reviews said, 'Author Richard Palombi has done it again! In his newest release, Big Son ‘n Little Son, Palombi uses his storytelling skills and sense of humor to weave an entertaining tale. . . . I recommend Big Son ‘n Little Son as a great way to escape reality and to put a little humor in your life.'

Mr Palombi was recently interviewed on The Authors Show Radio program. In this interview he discussed his comedic writing style. He also talked about his past life as a joke and monologue writer, his street ministry for at-risk teens in Houston, Texas and his involvement in prison ministries.

Richard Palambi is available for media interview. All of Mr. Palombi's titles are available at the Stonegarden Publishing website at www.stonegarden.net, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and at most large Internet book retailers.

Richard Palombi
Big Son N' Little Son
Stonegarden.net Publishing
ISBN 1-60076-178-X

Profile:

Retired with five grandchildren, Richard Palombi wrote jokes and monologues for various stand-up comedians in the seventies and eighties. He later started a street ministry for at-risk teens in Houston, Texas and became involved in prison ministry.

He was also a chaplain at Harris County Jail until moving to Austin, where he worked in various psychiatric hospitals and alcohol and drug centers. He’s written three novels: 'Open the Door, Richard'; 'The Geronimo Cordogs' and 'Big Son ‘n Little Son'.

Contact:

Richard Palombi
RichardPalombi@sbcglobal.net
www.stonegarden.net
3851 Cottonwood Dr.,
Danville, CA 94506
925-984-7867

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Author Gene K. Garrison To Be Featured In 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Gene K. Garrison was recently chosen to be featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The book is produced by The Authors Show. She was chosen as the result of her release entitled 'From Thunder To Breakfast'

Author Gene K. Garrison was recently chosen to be featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The book is produced by The Authors Show. She was chosen as the result of her release entitled 'From Thunder To Breakfast'

"I am very pleased," stated Ms. Garrison "to have been chosen as one of the "50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading. It's a privilege."

Gene is originally from Delaware. After moving from Phoenix to Cave Creek, Arizona to work on the New Dick Van Dyke Show, she founded Desert Artists, Inc., a cooperative gallery, in the Carefree/Cave Creek area During this time she started a writing career by freelancing an article to Arizona Magazine, a Sunday supplement to The Arizona Republic. After reading several of her stories, the editor of Carefree Enterprise Magazine offered her a job as feature articles writer where she worked for 20 years.

Ms. Garrison then relocated to Sedona AZ. In a scenic town where there are approximately 50 art galleries, artists tend to give art lessons. She found the experimental, abstract, expressionistic art that she relates to and took intensive five-day workshops at th Sedona Arts Center. Her latest educational involvement was a Yavapai College Arts and Technology course titled Digital Storytelling, which involves the melding of photography, writing, narration and music. In Sedona she joined the The International Society of Experimental Artists, the Sedona Camera Club, The Sedona Writers Salon, Q-2 Artists, and the Professional Writers of Prescott.

Two of her books were published by traditional publishers, "From Thunder to Breakfast" and "Widowhood Happens." After they reached out-of-print status, she discovered print-on-demand, and got them back into circulation through Xlibris.com. The next writing project happened because she had photographed javelinas in Cave Creek, so she wrote text to go with the photos — and had a children’s nonfiction book about wildlife on the desert entitled 'Javelina - Have-uh-WHAT?' . Her latest endeavor is a book published by Lulu.com, titled "There’s Something About CAVE CREEK (It’s The People)." She had written more than 550 magazine articles on a variety of subjects, but the people she wrote about in the 1970s and 80s remained clumped together in her mind. She knew she was writing recent history at the time, and in 2006 it all came together. 'From Thunder To Breakfast' is a book about lifestyles, a gentle Western — intimate conversations with cowboys, prospectors, strong women, pioneers, and just people doing what they had to do to get along. It’s a peek into the kinds of lives that we might have been living if we had arrived 75 years earlier.

Ms. Garrison is available for interview and can be reached using the information below or by email at gkgarrison@npgcable.com. More information is available at her website at http://www.authorsden.com/ggarrison. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show site at http://www.TheAuthorsShow.com. 'From Thunder To Breakfast' is available at most online book retailers.

Contact:

Gene K. Garrison
www.AuthorsDen.com/GGarrison
gkgarrison@npgcable.com

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Author Madeleine Herrmann To Be Featured In 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Madeleine Herrmann was recently chosen to be featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The book is produced by The Authors Show. She was chosen as the result of her release entitled 'Partita - A Psychological Mystery'

Madeleine Herrmann was recently chosen to be featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. The book is produced by The Authors Show. She was chosen as the result of her release entitled 'Partita - A Psychological Mystery'.

"When I look at my life," stated Ms. Herrmann, "and remember coming to the States in the fifties, with a little suitcase and no money but a scholarship, when I look back at my inability to speak English at the times, I feel very proud to have been chosen today to rank among the 50 great writers featured in this book! Life is amazing!"

Partita is a psychological mystery as complex as the extraordinary violin solo music by Bach. Ernst Feidler, a brilliant linguist psychologist and violinist, commits a shocking and unexplainable suicide at the height of his career. His devastated wife, Manou, is left to raise their four children and piece together the hidden motives behind the death of her beloved Ernst. The iconoclastic European couple rode the intense post World War II world into the cultural upheavals of the 1960s with tireless energy. Through Manou's progressively deeper scrutiny of their life, she unveils his descent into psychosis and her own participation in his decline. Finally, she gives birth to a new self without him.

Herrmann, 80, has lived in Taos since her retirement in 1991. She says she writes when she’s inspired and is working to complete a second novel about romance, idealism and relationships.

Born in Lyon, France, Herrmann lived during World War II in German-occupied Nantes, where repeated U.S. bombing occurred. After the war, she became an athlete who won French national track-and-field titles and competed in the University World Games in Budapest in 1949.

She earned admission to a school in Paris and studied physical education, which she notes was a rare course of study for women then. Out of 800 applicants only 40 students were enrolled in the Ecole Normale Superieure, where Madeleine entered number 1. After two years she won a Fulbright scholarship to study physical education in Iowa.

“The war darkly colored my parents’ attitude about life — made them rather gloomy even after it was all over — so I came to America to try to reinvent myself,” she says.

In Iowa she met Fred Herrmann, her future husband, who had been recruited into the Hitler Youth in Germany as had all young men of his age in those times, but he was never called to serve, she says. Defying historic animosity between the French and Germans, they bonded and moved to California to pursue the American Dream.

Herrmann had her four children by the time she was 27 and earned a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962. She taught women’s physical fitness, but primarily taught French at public schools in California, she says. She went back to college in 1983 for a master’s program in transpersonal psychology, which studies higher states of consciousness and the intersection of psychology and spirituality, according to the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. A few years later, in 1986, her book of French poetry was published, which she says she intends someday to translate into English.

More information is available at her website at http://www.MadeleineHerrmann.com. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show site at http://www.TheAuthorsShow.com. Ms. Herrmann can be contacted using the information below. 'Partita' is available at the authors website, from Plainview Press at http://www.plainviewpress.net and from most online book retailers.

Partita: A Psychological Mystery
Plainview Press
ISBN 978-1-891386-94-7

Contact:

Madeleine Herrmann
www.MadeleineHerrmann.com
madeleineherrmann@msn.com

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Author Greg Allen Chosen As One Of 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Greg Allen has been chosen to appear in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show. Allen is the author of 'War Of The Heart', 'Builder Of The Spirit' and a number of other books. He was chosen as the result of his recent appearance on The Author Show in which he discussed 'War Of The Heart'

Author Greg Allen has been featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. He was chosen for the book as the result of his latest novel, 'War Of The Heart'.

"To be included", stated Mr. Allen, "in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is an honor. To be recognized by my peers based upon those words which pour from my soul is something to behold. Accolades such as this, when bestowed, shouldn't be taken lightly. My heart felt thanks go out to the publishers of this book, and all my faithful readers."

War of the Heart follows the amazing journey of a young, adventurous American, Jonathan Freed. Growing up in the Deep South under the hardships of the Great Depression, Jonathan experiences his share of turmoil and hard living, but across the sea, the sinister brew of Nazism
lurks - threatening to embroil him and others in a dark conflict. Like many of the era, Jonathan hears the call of military service. His career spans two wars and eventually rewards him the distinction of being the youngest chief chaplain of the U.S. Army.

“In interviewing over a dozen veterans,” continued Mr. Allen, “while writing 'War of the Heart', I found it striking how many would stare at the floor when recalling their experiences; never bragging of hero status nor stating how bold they were, just unwilling to dredge up the horror. I became a better listener in the process. I could see the tortuous thoughts, painful memories, well in their eyes as they described how scared they were as the war raged around them. In the process I gained a greater respect for those brave souls.”

“America is a country like no other, birthed out of a longing for liberty, whose citizens will willfully fight tyrants like Hitler and Mussolini who oppress that God given right. The Constitution was divinely inspired, I'm convinced of that, a model for others, and as the persecution or destruction of innocent souls occurs, Jew or Gentile, it becomes evident that the fiber of our being is to intercede. Everyone who enjoys freedom should read this book, young and old alike, for it highlights the cost of freedom’s price. The Great Depression affected everyone back then, just as the Great Recession has today, but we Americans are a giving people who hang together, unwilling to sit back while others suffer.”

Profile:

Greg Allen is an poet, author, songwriter, and the founder of Builder of the Spirit Ministries in Jamestown IN., a distribution non-profit aiding the poor He is the author of a number of books including Builder Of The Spirit and War Of The Heart.

He is also a columnist for central Indiana newspapers and produces a column entitled "Thinkin' Out Loud." Mr Allen is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below.

Greg Allen lives in Jamestown, IN. His books are available at his website, www.BuilderOfThe Spirit.org, at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Borders, from Tate Publishing and wherever books are sold online.
Contact:

Greg Allen
Builder of the Spirit Ministries
PO Box 318
Jamestown IN 46147
Phone: 765-676-5014
Web: www.BuilderOfTheSpirit.org
Email: builderofthespirit@earthlink.net

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Author And Beauty Expert Lois W. Stern Chosen As One Of 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Author and nationally recognized beauty expert Lois Stern has been chosen as one of the '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. She is featured in a new book by the same name produced by The Authors Show.

[October 27, 2010 Wilmington NC ] Lois W. Stern, author and nationally recognized beauty expert, is featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading. The book was written and produced by The Authors Show. She was chosen for the book as the result of the release of her book, Tick, Tock Stop The Clock and the release of her new edition of Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery with an interactive back-of-book CD.

"I am thrilled," stated Ms. Stern, "to have been selected for inclusion in the first edition of the Authors Show book, '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. Most anyone can crack open a stone, but to skillfully crack it open to uncover an exquisite, undamage jewel buried within takes experience and precision. So it is with quality writing, where only through equal measures of talent, perseverance, and word polishing can an author bring out the jewel buried within. Because I understand the challenges inherent to the writing process, I feel especially honored and somewhat humbled to find myself amongst the featured authors in this book."

Lois W. Stern is a nationally known author, plastic surgery expert, editor-at-large for MakeMeHeal.com and is the author of 'Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery' and 'Tick, Tock Stop The Clock'. She also recently released a Professional Edition DVD to help plastic surgeons save time, reduce patient stress and ease communication between surgeon and patient.

The Professional Series DVD is a natural extension to Stern's highly acclaimed book, 'Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery', which garnered a number of industry awards, was featured in a full length article on page 2 of the Sunday edition of the Style section of the New York Times and L.A. Times, and was just released in a new edition with an interactive CD. This CD should not be confused with the professional edition DVD which includes key excerpts from this book as well as helpful checklists, self-assessment forms, original articles, video and audio segments and more. Book excerpts detail the real life experiences of over 100 women who have undergone cosmetic surgery (including those of the author), and was crafted to help anyone considering cosmetic procedures better understand its emotional undercurrents while answering crucial questions, providing reassurance and offering guidance. In short, it is designed to help the prospective patient better partner with her surgeon to enhance the entire cosmetic surgery experience.

Ms. Stern is available for interviews and can be reached using the contact information below. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' is available at The Authors Show website at www.TheAuthorsShow.com. Ms. Stern's books and DVD programs are available at most online book outlets and from her websites listed below.

Profile:

Lois recently has teamed with Patty Kovacs, host of the Health and Beauty Revolution Show, to issue a no charge monthly newsletter/blog about health and ageless beauty. Their Coast to Coast ~ Eye on Beauty.Newsletter (www.coast2coastbeauty.com) has been created with the mission of empowering women to protect themselves by providing well-researched, unbiased information regarding innovations in aesthetic enhancement procedures and products. Lois is also editor-at-large for MakeMeHeal.com, the largest Internet site worldwide for news, articles and products relating to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

During her twenty years as an educator, where Lois W. Stern took an active role in her field as a presenter at state and national educational conferences and served as Co-president of Suffolk Reading Council and subsequent Regional Director of Nassau and Suffolk LI Reading Councils, a number of her articles have been published by ERIC (U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Research and Improvement), parent newsletters, Newsday and the New York Times.

Stern continued to pursue her love for writing, and soon became co-editor of a Long Island Internet web-zine, LI EYE. As she created and authored the column Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, she discovered her special niche of investigative journalism, and put those same talents to work in her book, Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, where she was able to gain the trust of over one hundred women while interviewing them about some of the most intimate aspects of their lives. Lois worked along with 11 nationally renowned experts to write her second book, Tick Tock, Stop the Clock ~ Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour. Stern received a Bachelor of Science degree from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in Sociology. She holds one Masters Degree in Elementary Education and a second in Reading and Special Education.

Contact:

Lois W. Stern
Web www.sexliesandcosmeticsurgery.com
www.ticktockstoptheclock.com
www.coast2coastbeauty.com
Email: cosmeticsurgery@optonline.net
Phone: 631-271-1566

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Award Winning Author Vera Jane Cook Chosen As One Of 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading

Vera Jane Cook has been chosen to appear in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading', produced by The Authors Show. Cook is the award winning author of Dancing Backward In Paradise and Hearts Upon A Fragile Bough

[October 26, 2010 Wilmington NC] Author Vera Jane Cook has been featured in '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'. She was chosen for the book as the result her latest novels, Dancing Backward In Paradise and Hearts Upon A Fragile Bough.

"I'm very happy," stated Ms. Cook, "to have been chosen for '50 Great Authors You Should Be Reading', it was a real honor. I hope it's an opportunity for me to expand my reach when it comes to introducing my novels to the public. So far I have published two books and my latest two novels should be published in 2011. Finding an audience that likes the way you write is what every author wants, so recognition like this is so welcomed."

An only child, Jane began reading novels at an early age and was deeply influenced by an eclectic group of authors including Nelson DeMille, Anne Rice and Jodi Picoult. Jane worked in the professional theatre for over a decade, falling further in love with the plays of Tennessee Williams, Eugene O’Neil, Lillian Hellmann, and Sam Shepherd. She has appeared in television, regional theatre, film and off Broadway. Some of her credits have included both classic and original plays at Playwrights Horizons, WPA Theatre, Kennedy Center, Theatre for The New City, Bucks County Playhouse and many others.

She worked as an education territory manager for The New York Times and presented many workshops on using the newspaper in education as a tool for teaching English as a Second Language. She has worked as a Project Manager for the Education department of the New York Daily News, as well as an Education Specialist for Oxford University Press (ESL division) and as an Education Consultant for Scholastic.

Jane has completed five novels and has developed her newest workshop/seminar: The Corporate Crunch: Get Creative or Crack. This seminar/workshop is presently available for workshops, seminars, and adult education courses and is also the basis for her first non-fiction book.

Dancing Backward In Paradise, Jane’s first published novel, received rave reviews from Midwest book review and Armchair Interviews. It also won the Eric Hoffer Award for publishing excellence and the Indie Excellence Award for notable new fiction, 2007. Hearts Upon a Fragile Bough is Jane's second published novel.

“I take risks in my writing,” stated Ms. Cook. “Readers who enjoy eccentricity, humor, history and flawed characters would like my books. They are very human stories and I write as poetically as I can because I enjoy the rhythm and descriptive beauty of the English language.”

Jane has published short stories, articles and newsletters and has also written early childhood curriculum. Her published curriculum has been for Weekly Reader and McGraw Hill.

Ms. Cook is available for interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at verajane@verajanecook.com. '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' can be purchased at the group’s website at www.TheAuthorsShow.com. More information is available at Ms. Cook’s website at www.VeraJaneCook.com. Ms. Cook’s books are available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, BooksAMillion and most online retailers.

Vera Jane Cook
Hearts Upon A Fragile Bough
ISBN: 978-0-9798087-8-4
Dancing Backward In Paradise
ISBN: 13-978-0-595-38871-4

Contact:

Vera Jane Cook
Web: http://www.VeraJaneCook.com
Email: verajane@VeraJaneCook.com

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Book Marketing - An Interview With Lois W. Stern

Book marketing is fast becoming a very specialized sub-set of Internet marketing. I recently had the opportunity to speak with author Lois W. Stern, editor-at-large for MakeMeHeal.com and author of several books on the subject of cosmetic surgery.


Lois is a writer who has experienced success in regards to marketing her work in today's Internet marketing environment. She knows what must be done and she does it well. In this interview she gives us a glimpse into what she has done to achieve her current level of success.

How many books have you written - Tell us about them

I’ve written two books for adults and four books for children. My most recent books include Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, which is an in depth look into the emotional undercurrents to cosmetic surgery. My second book, Tick Tock, Stop the Clock ~ Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour explains what to expect (and not expect) from the many non-invasive and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures that proliferate today.

What was your goal in writing these books?
The goals for these two books were very different. Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery was a blending of research, interviews (with over 100 women), and memoir. I know the common perception out there is that women who undergo cosmetic surgery are motivated by vanity, but I really didn’t find that to be the case. There are many other misperceptions floating about and taboo topics that I felt should be brought to light and did just that in SLCS. Tick Tock, Stop the Clock ~ Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour is packed with valuable, hype-free information about the non-surgical aesthetic treatments available to us today.

What have you found to be your greatest marketing challenge?
As authors, we write because we have something important to say or to satisfy a creative urge. Most of us give little thought to marketing our books until after giving birth to them. It wasn’t until my proof copy - that beautiful newborn baby - arrived in the mail, that I first began to focus on the next step - how to market my book. BIG MISTAKE! It’s absolutely essential to start building that platform early on, but so hard to do so before one has the credentials of a published book. It’s a catch 22 for most of us. Authors really need to work just as hard at building a brand for themselves as they do at writing their books - maybe even harder.

What is the key to successfully marketing books in today's environment?
Don’t get discouraged. If plan A doesn’t work out for you, be ready to move on to plan B. I contacted many radio personalities in the hopes of getting on the air - mostly with discouraging results. But after having many of my requests ignored or turned down, I struck gold with Patty Kovacs, host of the Health and Beauty Revolution Show out in California. Patty has interviewed some of the most famous plastic surgeons, dermatologists and New York Times best selling authors, so you can imagine my excitement in learning that I was going to be a guest on her show! That interview went very well, and we became friendly through a series of coincidences. We worked together on several writing projects, and here’s the most amazing part of the story. We are now partners and dear friends - with our own website and newsletter - without ever meeting in person!

What has been the most successful book marketing method you have used?
For me, giving live presentations and interviews seems to work well. Sometimes I seek them out, but at other times I am approached first. A journalist called to ask: “Do people tend to treat you differently after cosmetic surgery?” We talked for awhile and 3 paragraphs about me ended up in her article “Hey, It’s Still Me in There” on the first page of the Sunday edition of the Style section of the NY and LA Times. My Amazon sales went through the roof for the next few months.

Here’s another idea that has worked for me. I did a panel presentation for an authors’ conference called “Authors Helping Authors”. I try to live that motto as I do believe there are so many little ways we can help one another. If I particularly like a book written by a fellow author, I write a review and post it on Amazon with a 4 or 5 star rating. I have also made good connections leading to bulk sales for a couple of authors.

I do find it very satisfying to extend a helping hand to other authors and recommend a buddy system. But be forewarned, there is no free lunch. No one will continue to reach out to the author who is just a taker. We all have to think in terms of reciprocity, not just what’s in it for me!

What has been the least successful book marketing method you have used?
I agonize over the details too much and tend to lose sight of the big picture. Sometimes I just have to step back and say to myself: “Hey, what do you really want to accomplish here and is this the most expedient path to that goal?”

Do you follow a formal marketing plan for your book?
No, not really. But I do keep a notebook with an itemized list of tasks I want to accomplish each week. I feel so good when I can check something off as a task completed - especially if it has worked out well. That list keeps me focused and on target. I don’t always start at the top of my list and work my way down. It’s more a matter of what excites me that particular day, because I know if I feel energized, I’ll do a better job.

Does the level of competition for the buyer's attention (on the Internet) concern you?
I don’t know if ‘concern’ is the right word for what I feel, but the level of competition is certainly a reality. I am keenly aware of it. No doubt my job would be much easier if those numbers were cut in half, but there is no point in fretting about things I can’t control.

What do you see in the future for the small independent book store?
I worry about them. So many of the independents have gone out of business and I find that so sad. Even the gigantic B & N near Lincoln Center in NYC has announced that it’s closing it doors. Amazon offers books at such low prices that the brick and mortar stores simply can’t compete. I support our local independent, Book Revue, as much as I can because they and others like them offer services that Amazon can’t provide. I did two author presentations at Book Revue and so has just about every best selling author you can name, including an impressive list of celebrities and politicians.

At what point would you feel you would be able to say 'I've made it'?
I guess that depends on one's definition of success, doesn't it. When I receive e-mail messages from readerstelling me of the profound effect Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery has had on them, that's an unbelievably rewarding experience! Here are two examples: I received one e-mail with the words, "Greetings From Switzerland" in the subject line. This woman wrote that she had purchased 12 books on cosmetic surgery in preparation for her own facelift. Yet with all those books at her disposal, Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery was the one that she and her hubby kept going back to post-surgery because it told it all with such honesty and candor. (She even shared it with her plastic surgeon, who now recommends it to his English speaking patients.)

Another woman, who was emotionally overwrought post-surgery, wrote to tell me that in desperation she googled the words: "Sexual attraction toward your plastic surgeon", discovered SLCS, and wrote to tell me how much my book
helped her understand and work through her own emotions - so much so that she then ordered a second copy for her plastic surgeon with a note suggesting that he pay particular attention to chapters 5 and 6. You see, she had tried to discuss this topic with him, but his inadequate response actually exacerbated the issue.

What are your feelings regarding e-books and electronic book readers?
I just returned from the Infinity Publishing annual writers conference where their CEO, Art Glutz talked at length about the huge impact e-books are already having on the book publishing market. Other speakers voiced similar opinions. Jerry Simmons, twenty plus year veteran executive with Time Warner Books has been touting the coming impact of e-books on the publishing industry for several years. No one has that crystal ball,but at least we should be aware of what the experts are saying.

What advice would you give to other authors just entering the book marketing arena?
Treat rejections and disappointments as an opportunity to learn and grow. Don’t retreat. Just move on. The name of the game is perseverance.

Along with that I would add, trust and follow your instincts. I knew I couldn’t write Tick Tock, Stop the Clock ~ Getting Pretty On Your Lunch Hour - a book of considerable scope and information requiring considerable expertise, without the help of a variety of aesthetic professionals. Do you know how I recruited my experts? I simply called, introduced myself, explained my mission and asked.

Lois Stern is editor-at-large for MakeMeHeal.com, the largest Internet site worldwide for news, articles and products relating to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Along with Patty Kovacs, host of the Health and Beauty Revolution Show she publishes a monthy newsletter entitled Coast To Coast - Eye On Beauty Newsletter.

During her twenty years as an educator, where Lois W. Stern took an active role in her field as a frequent presenter at state and national educational conferences and served as Co-president of Suffolk Reading Council and subsequent Regional Director of Nassau and Suffolk LI Reading Councils. A number of her articles have been published by ERIC (U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Research and Improvement), parent newsletters, Newsday and the New York Times.

Stern continued to pursue her love for writing, and soon became co-editor of a Long Island Internet web-zine, LI EYE. As she created and authored the column Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, she discovered her special niche of investigative journalism, and put those same talents to work in her book, Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery, where she was able to gain the trust of over one hundred women while interviewing them about some of the most intimate aspects of their lives. Lois worked along with 11 nationally renowned experts to write her second book, Tick Tock, Stop the Clock ~ Getting Pretty on Your Lunch Hour. Stern received a Bachelor of Science degree from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in Sociology. She holds one Masters Degree in Elementary Education and a second in Reading and Special Education.

Lois Stern
www.sexliesandcosmeticsurgery.com
cosmeticsurgery@optonline.com

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Book Marketing, The 'Authors Marketing Powerhouse', Announces The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of October 18, 2010

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 trailers. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings. Facebook and Twitter integration are available

[October 17, 2010 Wilmington NC] 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 trailers. 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 and publishers," 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. 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:

Nan D Arnold
Anthony Buccino
Stephen Schochet
Dennis Stockdale
Ron Barak
Chuck Blakeman (Business)
Diana Ennen (Business)
Carol Coots (Business)
Susie Baretz (Children)
Sherry Ellis (Children)
Michaelbrent Collings (Children)
Sarah Hamaker (Christian)
Jed Wright (Christian)
Harel R Lawrence (Christian)
Letricia Hendrix (Wellness)
Denise Krochta (Wellness)
Susan C Beer (Wellness)

Week October 18 On The TV Version
Ron Barak

"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 colloboration 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 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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