Politicians Who Suffer From Depression: Terezia Farkas, Author Of Book Dealing With Depression, Issues Statement

Over 17 million Americans are dealing with depression - over 9 million of them are classified as clinical or major. Depression can strike anyone - including politicians. Best-selling Canadian author Terezia Farkas offers strategies for dealing with depression, encouragement and hope in her latest best-selling book about depression, 'Heart Of Love Evolution'

When we think about dealing with depression, politicians are not the first people to come to mind.  In a recent article in Canada's Toronto Star (thestar.com), Bob Rae, the Liberal MP and former Ontario premier talked about his experience with depression.  In the same article Phil Upshall, National Director of the Mood Disorders Society of Canada stated that he knows of several members of the current cabinet who suffer from depression. The article also mentions the 2009 suicide of Dave Batters, former conservative MP from Saskatchewan.

“Overcoming depression” stated Ms. Farkas, “needs hope, courage and self-love. When you are regularly mocked or humiliated, your self-esteem cracks. You lose hope and courage. People don’t respond to mental injuries because the wound is not seen. So you start breaking down and forget that the pain you feel can and will pass. That’s the battered and broken soul. Depression is a desire to end the pain and the struggle to do so. It is the darkness that binds everyone - politicians included - who has given up hope, who believes that no one cares for them, and who think that suicide is the only way out.”

Terezia Farkas, author of the best-selling depression memoir 'Heart of Love Evolution - Surviving Depression', never imagined that she would attempt suicide until she slipped deeper and deeper into a state of desperation and depression. Her attempted suicides were a slow wake-up call that she needed to love herself. Her example shows that overcoming depression, while challenging, is not impossible.

Growing up with an emotionally abusive alcoholic father, and a mother dying from cancer, Terezia stepped into the role of caregiver and homemaker at an early age. When her mother died, Terezia went from grief to depression and attempted suicides. Terezia's deepening despair made her not only question the meaning of her life, but also contemplate other elements that contributed to her state of depression.

Terezia was strong enough to survive her dark nights of the soul. She turned her life around by looking for the light within her experiences and through loving herself. She eventually found her soul path that at the end led her to a higher level of being and self-love. Terezia's message of hope and self-love shows that those who suffer from depression can go past the pain and hopelessness and can end up recovering from depression.

“The most important thing to keep in mind when battling depression," Farkas stated, "is to love yourself. I’m talking about the healthy self-love where you say I love who I am. I believe in myself. If you can do that and remind yourself daily, then lying down and dying is no longer an option.”

Terezia Farkas is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at tmfarkas@shaw.ca.  'Heart Of Love Evolution - Surviving Depression' is available at Amazon.  More information is available at her website at http://www.tereziafarkas.com.

About Terezia Farkas:

Terezia Farkas earned her two degrees, B.Sc. Psychology Specialization and B.Ed. at the University of Alberta, Canada. Her poetry and writings have been published in books, Canadian magazines, and newspapers. She is a Bestselling Author with Heart of Love Evolution, a memoir dealing with depression and how to recover from depression and suicidal thoughts.

Contact:

Terezia Farkas
tmfarkas@shaw.ca
http://www.tereziafarkas.com

Leia Mais…

Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of December 22, 2013

Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. The site offers no-charge marketing training, book publicity opportunities and a buyers club for book marketing services

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of December 22, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Marketing Powerhouse site.

For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits:

* No charge publicity - members can upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. Each author can develop a personalized page and a personal blog. The site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter.

* No charge marketing training - provided through the Book Marketing Master Class series of training videos and peer to peer sharing of information.

* Buyers club - low pricing on products and services used by authors and publishers to market books allows members to dramatically reduce book production and book marketing costs.

The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings.  The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show.

The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. Segmented shows by genre include fiction, non-fiction, children's, Christian and book marketing shows. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week December 22, 2013 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week December 22, 2013 On The Authors Show

Emeka Iwenofu
Terezia M. Farkas
Jeffrey W. Kern
Gary Doman
Helen Hipp

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.

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

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com

Leia Mais…

Author Gary Paul Corcoran Releases New Mystery Novel, 'South On Pacific Coast Highway'

'South On Pacific Coast Highway' is the first in a series of mystery novels, featuring Michael Devlin as its hard luck, hard-boiled private investigator

 Author Gary Paul Corcoran’s critically acclaimed crime novel 'South On Pacific Coast Highway' is now available in paperback, as well as in an updated e-book edition. This first in a series of murder mystery books will soon be followed by the release of the second novel in the series, ‘Love In A Dying World'.

"I’ve always had the urge to write at least one good crime book," Corcoran stated, "but in the vein of Chandler and Hammett, the great noir fiction I had read in my youth. Thus I made Michael Devlin of 'South On Pacific Coast Highway' a jaded private detective, in the image of Phillip Marlowe and Sam Spade, rather than making him a cop.”

Operating a one-man shop out of the sleepy little beach town of Laurel Lagoon, the reader will find Michael Devlin slumming his way among the sometimes seedy, sometimes tony but always alluring venues of the Southern California coastline, doggedly attempting to solve four murders, free a wrongly imprisoned friend and wrest Zen enlightenment from a handful of better forgotten dreams. Against a backdrop of hot and restless summer nights, add a cheating wife, a hardnosed cop, two Feds, a couple of nasty boys from south of the border, one Russian named Boris, a fortune teller, along with a miniature poodle named Butch and ‘South on Pacific Coast Highway’ has the ingredients of both a haunting love story and a searing portrait of contemporary life along the Southern California coast.

"If someone is enamored of reading a good murder mystery book by the fire," Corcoran continued, “I expect this summertime tale of love and misdeeds will warm their bones on a cold winter's night.”

In a recent review, Michael Cannan, former Art Director for Christy Brinkley Enterprises and author of soon to be released, 'One Way to Valhalla' stated, “To open this book is to be all in and emotionally engaged from page one. One of those rare and truly riveting murder mystery books. Vigorous but tender prose from a man who clearly knows what it’s like to slum the streets of LA.”

Gary Paul Corcoran is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at info@freepublicitygroup.com.  'South on Pacific Coast Highway' is available at Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, Sony, Kobo, Baker & Taylor, Copia, Gardners, eBookPie, eSentral, Scribd and PagePusher.  More information is available at Corcoran's website at http://www.garypaulcorcoran.com.

About Gary Paul Corcoran:

The product of an Irish/Italian family, Mr. Corcoran was transplanted as a boy from the clapboard New England of his youth to the stucco subdivisions that began to litter the disappearing ranches and orange groves south of Los Angeles in the 1960s. True to his rebellious nature and the folk music/coffee house idealism that helped shape his early worldview, Mr. Corcoran chose to resist the Vietnam War, was a man without a country for several years as the result and can count incarceration in a Mexican prison as one of his many colorful experiences from that era. Having pursued a love of reading and writing in one form or another all his life, Mr. Corcoran finally took this passion seriously at the turn of the millennium and has dedicated the remainder of his days to authorship.

Mr. Corcoran currently resides in Laguna Beach, California and travels frequently to Baja California for inspiration.

Contact:

Gary Corcoran
http://www.garypaulcorcoran.com
info@freepublicitygroup.com

Leia Mais…

Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of December 16, 2013

Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. The site offers no-charge marketing training, book publicity opportunities and a buyers club for book marketing services

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of December 16, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Marketing Powerhouse site.

For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits:

* No charge publicity - members can upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. Each author can develop a personalized page and a personal blog. The site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter.

* No charge marketing training - provided through the Book Marketing Master Class series of training videos and peer to peer sharing of information.

* Buyers club - low pricing on products and services used by authors and publishers to market books allows members to dramatically reduce book production and book marketing costs.

The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings.  The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show.

The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. Segmented shows by genre include fiction, non-fiction, children's, Christian and book marketing shows. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week December 16, 2013 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week December 16, 2013 On The Authors Show

Toi Thomas
Marcy Luikart
Lois W. Stern
Carl O. Helvie
P. J. Van Sant
Shirley Gerald Ware
MaryAnn Diorio, PhD
John DeFilippis
Richard White
Marie Maiden
Donna Stanley

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.

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

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com

Leia Mais…

Author And Positive Psychologist Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Presents Page To Stage Reading Of 'Around Every Corner'

Ocean Township Hadassah in Ocean Township NJ hosted the event on November 19th, 2013. The presentation was directed by Bob Angelini of ReVision Theatre

On November 19th, Ocean Township Hadassah hosted a very special evening for their members at Congregation Torat El in Ocean Township with guest author and psychologist Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein. Dr. Holstein presented a page to stage reading of 'Around Every Corner'. The presentation was directed by Bob Angelini of ReVision Theatre in Asbury Park which was based on Dr. Holstein's book trilogy 'Next Year in Jerusalem' which has just been reissued on Amazon's Kindle as Around Every Corner, Romance & Mystery.... The performers were Amy Goldman as 'Natalie', Alan Goldman as 'Jack' and Susan Belfer as 'Maggie'.

"I found it exciting," stated Dr. Holstein, "to combine my expertise as a psychologist with my writing talents. I think readers will enjoy the result - a story filled with romance, intrigue, mystery, travel and spiritual awakenings."

In 'Next Year In Jerusalem', two women face extraordinary circumstances in one of the most spiritual, mysterious, romantic cities in the world. In this new novel, the reader is taken into the depths of confusion and mixed feelings that the protagonists, Natalie and Maggie, experience as they fall into mystery, spiritual awakenings and romance. The three parts of the 'Next Year In Jerusalem' trilogy have now been combined into a single edition and have been republished as 'Around Every Corner: Romance And Mystery . . . '.

Dr. Holstein is a prolific writer who crosses genres with ease. Dr. Holstein's book for teens and tweens, ‘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. Sky Pony Press will be publishing The Truth in the summer of 2014.

Her second book in The Truth Series is 'Secrets: You Tell Me Yours and I’ll Tell You Mine…Maybe!’  Now the girl is 13. She handles many adolescent issues, including a crush, moving, a death in the family, feeling fat and problems with girlfriends.  'Secrets' provides a book kids and parents and grandparents can share and use as a sounding board for needed communication between the generations.

Both 'The Truth' and 'Secrets' are great for grandparents, older siblings and teachers to establish lines of communication with the tweens in their lives. Both books will be re-released by Sky Pony Press.

In addition to running a thriving practice, Dr. Holstein is a very successful author. She is available for media interview and can be reached using the information below or by email at drbarbara@enchantedself.com. All of her works are available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and all other online retailers. More information is available at her website at http://www.NewRomanceBooks.com.

Profile:

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, internationally known Positive Psychologist 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.

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, Real Simple, The Wall Street Journal, Time on line, and Family Circle Magazine.

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.

Other works include ‘The Truth, (I’m a girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything)’, 'Secrets: You Tell Me Yours and I’ll Tell You Mine…Maybe!’, and 'Around Every Corner: Romance And Mystery . . . '

Contact:

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
170 Morris Ave.,
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
732-571-1200
www.newromancebooks.com
www.next-year-in-jerusalem.com
www.enchantedself.com
www.thetruthforgirls.com
drbarbara@enchantedself.com
https://www.facebook.com/thetruthforgirls?ref=br_tf
Twitter: @truth4girls

Leia Mais…

Authors Sharan Kumar Arunachalam And Gary Corcoran Release Suspense Novel, 'The Slow Train To Rishikesh'

With hints of Kipling and ancient Hindustan as a backdrop, 'The Slow Train to Rishikesh' is a riveting tale of love and greed, set against the corruption of modern day India

Sharan Kumar Arunachalam and Gary Corcoran have announced the recent release of 'The Slow Train To Rishikesh', a spellbinding novel set in modern day India.

When Hiresh, a thirty-something investigator for the Central Bureau of Investigation is ordered to abandon his vacation in Rishikesh and go investigate a minor poisoning incident in the city of Indore, he soon finds this minor incident has blown up into a full scale catastrophe, with shoddily run factories, hundreds of people dead from pesticide poisoning and corporate malfeasance everywhere he turns. As Hiresh has seen hundreds of times before, unchecked capitalism and systematic payoffs have combined with greed and negligence to place profits above the well-being of everyday citizens. Worse still, Hiresh’s investigation quickly leads him to a shocking conclusion. This poisoning incident appears to have been the result of a deliberate act. But why? And by whom? Hinted at but never fully revealed until later in the story, Hiresh has a dark secret in his past, a history that leads him inexorably back to just this sort of industrial accident.

"The Slow Train To Rishikesh", Corcoran stated, "is a mesmerizing journey through the underbelly of Indian society, where deals are struck to save reputations, the public is deluded by a false sense of justice and the next industrial disaster is always waiting to happen around the next corner. Yet this book is really dedicated to people like Hiresh and his accidental British partner from Human Rights Watch, Chelsea, who together go on fighting the good fight, despite a deck seemingly stacked high against them."

Gary Corcoran is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at info@freepublicitygroup.com. 'The Slow Train To Rishikesh' is available at Amazon. More information is available at Corcoran's website at http://www.garypaulcorcoran.com.

About The Authors:

Born in Chennai, southern India and to a prosperous merchant family, Sharan Kumar initially pursued a career in fashion design but soon realized his real passion was in film making. This led to several years in college and a stint at New York Film Academy, after which he returned to India, where he now works as a screenwriter in the film industry. In need of an English speaking author to assist him with turning his ideas for The Slow Train to Rishikesh into prose, Mr. Kumar hired Mr. Corcoran as his collaborator.

The product of an Irish/Italian family, the ‘60s folk music/coffee house scene and a survivor of the psychedelic journey that concluded that decade, Mr. Corcoran was transplanted from New England to the cookie cutter, stucco subdivisions south of LA in his youth and has been writing about that unexpected journey for many years. The author of numerous books, Mr. Corcoran currently resides in Laguna Beach, California and travels frequently to the solitude of Baja California for inspiration.

Mr. Kumar and Mr. Corcoran wrote this novel out of a shared passion for justice, economic fairness and a sustainable future. Mr. Kumar was inspired to write this book while rusticating at his father’s black pepper and cherry robusta coffee farm outside of Kerala. Mr. Corcoran was drawn in by the opportunity to bring India’s ancient but rapidly modernizing culture to life.

Contact:

Gary Corcoran
http://www.garypaulcorcoran.com
info@freepublicitygroup.com

Leia Mais…

Author Jacob Singer Chosen As Finalist In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Singer was chosen as the result of a public voting process. His work, entitled ‘The Vase With The Many Coloured Marbles’ is a book about racial discrimination and apartheid in South Africa

Jacob Singer, author of ‘The Vase With The Many Coloured Marbles’ has been chosen as a finalist in the ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ Awards contest. The contest is sponsored by The Authors Show.

'The Vase With The Many Coloured Marbles' is a story about the racial discrimination based on the color of one’s skin in apartheid South Africa and how many within the country secretly fought against the system that was eventually abolished when Nelson Mandela became President. The story is about people the author knew who fought the system and how one young girl, Emily Kleintjies, born into the Coloured community in District Six of Cape Town, managed to cross the racial barrier and become a White Emma Kline, in Johannesburg. Some have called the book a Cinderella love story with a surprising and happy ending.

"Entering a contest," Singer stated, "is always a hopeful wish...a wish that the book one has taken years to write is a winner and that sales exceed expectations. When the news that the book has been chosen to be in the final 50 of a competition is announced, one feels that the hard work writing the book was worth it. You know the story is a good one that had to be told. Getting the public to know that is not an easy task, but achieving the entrance to a contest that will lead to readers appreciating what one has written is a great win."

Readers of 'The Vase With The Many Coloured Marbles' will learn about life in South Africa under the apartheid system, a system based on National Socialism of Germany in the 1930’s.  They will learn how everyone of Colour was discriminated against by the White Government and forced into a form of slavery.

In the storyline, Emma (Emily,) born into a "coloured" family, feels the injustice of the segregationist society; however because she is able to "pass" as a "white," she crosses barriers that the rest of her family cannot. Emma strongly believes in the power of education. After completing high school, she is determined to attend the university, but her family is large and needs the income she could provide. Rather than work at a low-paying job in Cape Town, Emma decides to use her lighter skin and the English language she perfected to travel to Johannesburg to live and work as a "white."

Emma keeps learning, working hard, and making friends, some of whom know her secret. (Some of her friends fled Nazi Germany only to find a similar prejudice infesting the country to which they had escaped.) She sends her family money that they use to improve their house, when permitted, and educate her sisters and brothers. Behind the scenes, she works with and donates money to groups that are attempting to reverse apartheid laws, while also trying to stop the imposition of harsher new laws after the 1960's. Her daughter Marla is raised as a white, but she and many of her college friends protest the government's policies although this always causes Emma to worry that Marla's heritage will be discovered.

Jacob Singer is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at jaxxinn@gmail.com. The book is available at Amazon in Kindle format, iTunes and is available as an epub for all forms of e-readers. The public is encouraged to vote at The Authors Show site at http://www.theauthorsshow.com. More information is available at Singer's website at http://www.jacobashersinger.com.

Profile:

Jack Singer practiced as a pharmacist in South Africa from 1958 to 1985. He retired in 1985. In 1996 he started writing a book of short stories about people he knew in South Africa called 'Brakenstroom'.  In 2006 he started working on the book 'The Vase With The Many Coloured Marbles'. 

Jack’s philosophy is not only to work hard but to work smart. When not at his desk providing assistance and advice to his former clients and associates, Jack can be found at home, either writing his new book on Day Trading Strategies under present market conditions; on stories of his life in South Africa, or on the golf course.

Contact:

Jacob Singer
jaxxinn@gmail.com
http://www.jacobashersinger.com

Leia Mais…

The Widowhood Effect: Author Thelma Zirkelbach Believes Grief Should Not Define The Future

Thelma Zirkelbach’s highly acclaimed book, ‘Stumbling Through The Dark’, is a powerful story of love, loss and unexpected courage

A recent Harvard study pinpointed the “widowhood effect,” suggesting that during the early months after the loss of a spouse, the surviving spouse faces a higher risk of dying.  Thelma Zirkelbach, author of ‘Stumbling Through the Dark’, a memoir of her husband’s final year and her early months of widowhood, notes that in 1967 psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, who studied and rated life stressors, found that loss of a spouse is the most stressful event in one’s life and that grieving individuals are at risk for some type of physical illness during the year after their partner’s death.

Is it possible to mitigate the widowhood effect?  Zirkelbach suggests that widowhood results in both emotional stress and stressful events of daily living.  While no one wants to “prepare” for widowhood, the fact is that one member of every couple will be widowed.  After her husband died and she had to cope with searching for his business accounts, IRA, car title and numerous other papers, she bought a small briefcase, filed all her papers in it, labeled it When the Time Comes, and showed her children where to find it. Fortunately for all of us who will face this issue someday, she also decided to write a book.

“The writer in me,” Zirkelbach stated, “compelled me to recount Ralph’s and my final year together with all its anger, beauty and pain.  ‘Stumbling Through the Dark’ is the result. The book begins at the end, with Ralph’s funeral and then circles back to chronicle the year leading up to his death.  That year of his diagnosis and illness begins with fear and hope and ends with grief and loss.  It was a dark time, but there were moments of laughter and shared memories.  I believe, with the poet Wendell Berry, that “dark, too, blooms and sings.”

“I remind myself, and those of you who are reading this, that grief and loss are part of life.  They are as old as time, but every loss is new.  Everyone handles grief in their own way.  In ‘Stumbling Through the Dark’ I talk about finding my own way through grief–twisting, turning, backsliding and forging ahead.”

Zirkelbach wishes she had learned more practical things while her husband was still alive.  She advises spouses to learn to do each other’s usual jobs while the other is still around to teach.  Some things can’t be taught. When Zirkelbach woke alone in the middle of the night and found a large possum in her bathroom, she realized her husband wouldn’t have known what to do any more than she did.  She slammed the door, went back to sleep, and called an animal rescue service the next morning.

Emotional stress is harder to ameliorate.  “I knew in my head that he was dying, but I didn’t really believe it until it happened,” Zirkelbach said.  “Even after the doctor pronounced him dead, I was certain I saw his chest moving.”  Loneliness and grief are difficult to overcome. Having the support of her children and good friends helped.  She never felt uncomfortable about calling when she needed company or a listening ear.  She believes too many widowed people wait for others to make the first move.  “Don’t,” she advises.  She was also fortunate that she and her husband each had their own interests and friends as well as those they shared.

She found reading about how other widowed individuals got through the early months was helpful and seeing a therapist when she was overwhelmed with grief gave her emotional support.  “Everyone grieves differently,” she says, “but you have to believe there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

Thelma Zirkelbach is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at thelmaz@hal-pc.org. All of Thelma Zirkelbach’s works are available at Amazon. More information is available at Zirkelbach’s website at http://www.lossgriefandwhatcomesnext.com.

About Thelma Zirkelbach:

From the time Thelma Zirkelbach was four years old, she knew she wanted to be a writer.  She first became a speech pathologist, a career she still pursues.  She graduated from the University of Texas. She then worked for the Houston Independent School District and retired to become a Fifties homemaker. She had two children, baked cookies, played bridge, drove carpools and lived in suburban Houston.  Divorce sent her out into the wider world.  She went back to school, got a Master’s degree and became a working mom.  Along the way, she met Ralph Zirkelbach, the love of her life, who became her second husband.  Together they raised a family. She continued working and eventually began a second career as a romance novelist, finally fulfilling her dream of becoming a published author. She books can be found on Amazon, one written as Thelma Zirkelbach, several written as Thelma Alexander, and others as Lorna Michaels.

Contact:

Thelma Zirkelbach
http://www.lossgriefandwhatcomesnext.com
thelmaz@hal-pc.org

Leia Mais…

Genetically Engineered Organ Replacement - A.W. Daniels, Author of 'Genetically Privileged' Issues Statement

Daniels is the author of two fiction novels that address the issue of genetic engineering. Daniels believes the implications of genetic engineering for society, both now and in the future, are staggering

A recent article on Soludify asked the question, 'Are genetically engineered organs the solution to donor shortages?'  A.W. Daniels, author of 'Genetically Privileged' and 'Genetically Conflicted' believes that lives can be improved and extended, while the ethical issues are virtually nonexistent.

"This field of genetics," Daniels stated, "is the most interesting of all. Not only are the ethical arguments eliminated, since the process uses cells from the patient's own body to manufacture the organ needed, but it also addresses a growing need for donor organs which are currently in short supply. The impact of developing these processes can be immediate and contribute to improving the quality, as well as the extension of life while removing the threat of the body rejecting the donor organ."

Those future benefits and challenges of genetic engineering, as well as the social implications, are subjects addressed in a pair of novels by Daniels, the first entitled "Genetically Privileged", and the second, now in release, entitled 'Genetically Conflicted'.

In the storyline of 'Genetically Privileged', nature disappoints a young couple's aspirations of parenthood. They turn to a series of fertility experts and finally an old friend. Their friend, as it turns out, has been modifying the human genome for a government project and the couple becomes entangled in a web of deceit. ‘Genetically Privileged’ is a socially relevant read, addressing the advancements of technology and science as Daniels speculates on the social impact of those developments.

In ‘Genetically Conflicted’, the seemingly idyllic world of the genetically engineered students from ‘Genetically Privileged’ is shattered as they are confronted by a foe bent on destroying not only their lifestyle but also those responsible for their very existence. The students learn quickly that theirs is not the only reality on this planet as they find themselves in a fight for survival against an enemy that insist upon unconditional compliance in return for their lives. These demands become increasingly complex as the students find their adversaries to be from the same family tree as their own. The students are still as charming as they were in the first edition; they’ve just learned to become more lethal.

‘Genetically Privileged’ has received numerous favorable reviews. Recently Midwest Book Review stated, "Genetically Privileged is an insightful spin of science fiction exploring genetic engineering, recommended." Kirkus Review stated, "Daniels skillfully develops a sense of threat. An inventive, intriguing novel. Animated plot and thoughtful questions posed about genetic manipulation.”

A.W. Daniels is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at aw.daniels@yahoo.com. Both books are available at Amazon, Smashwords and CreateSpace. More information is available at Daniels' website at http://www.AWDaniels.net.

About A. W. Daniels:

‘Genetically Privileged’ and 'Genetically Conflicted' are the first two offerings in a series of works by A. W. Daniels. The author's ability to craft compelling stories has been honed by extensive travel and observation of the human nature. This allows Mr. Daniels to weave a tapestry that colorfully, and sometimes bluntly, exposes the good and evil humankind inflicts on each other daily.

Contact:

A.W. Daniels
http://www.AWDaniels.net
aw.daniels@yahoo.com

Leia Mais…

Dr. Darden North’s Medical Thriller, 'Wiggle Room', Featured In Journal Of Mississippi State Medical Association

North's latest medical thriller novel combines medicine, terrorism, murder, intrigue, suspense and flawed female characters into a fast-paced, action-packed mystery fiction novel

Dr. Darden North's latest medical thriller, 'Wiggle Room' was recently featured in the 'Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association'.

"It’s not often," Dr. North stated, "that fiction wiggles its way into a medical journal. My fourth thriller, ‘Wiggle Room’, exposes the complicated non-medical forces at work for a physician providing medical care in a war zone. Returning the protagonist home to his southern roots mixes in a candid look at the conflict romance brings to the practice of medicine in the United States. National and international best-selling authors, as well as readers and other literary journals, tell me they are drawn to ‘Wiggle Room’ by the novel’s frightening look at the ease with which terrorism can infect a community and change the dynamics of long-standing friendships."

As stated on the association website, the ‘Mississippi State Medical Association Journal’ is in its "54th year of continuous publication. The monthly scientific journal is the official publication of the Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA), a physician organization serving as an advocate for its members, their patients and the public health. The association promotes ethical, educational and clinical standards for the medical profession and the enactment of just medical laws. Founded in 1856, the Mississippi State Medical Association provides a way for members of the medical profession to unite and act on matters affecting public health and the practice of medicine."

Author Darden North practices medicine full-time as an obstetrician/gynecologist at Jackson Healthcare for Women, PA, and writes mysteries and medical thrillers. ‘Wiggle Room’ is his recently released fourth novel. North’s first two novels, ‘House Call’ and ‘Points of Origin’, have received national book awards, most notably an IPPY in Southern Fiction for ‘Points of Origin.’ His third medical thriller, ‘Fresh Frozen’, is in film development and received five national writing awards: the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards -- Winner, Best Cover Design and Finalist, Regional Fiction; the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival – Honorable Mention in General Fiction; 2009 New Generation Indie Book Awards -- Finalist, Best Cover Design Fiction, and Finalist, Regional Fiction. His first three books have been nominated in Fiction by the Mississippi Institute for Arts and Letters.

'Wiggle Room' has received high praise. Robert Dugoni, New York Times best-selling author of 'The Conviction', said: "A rollercoaster ride of murder, intrigue, and plot twists, 'Wiggle Room' keeps (readers) turning the pages to the final, climactic finish." Carolyn Haines, author of 'Bonfire of The Vanities' called the book "An action-packed, edge-of-the-seat thriller."

Darden North is available for media interviews, personal appearances and book signings. He can be contacted using the information below or by email at darden@dardennorth.com. All of his books are available at most online book retailers including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. More information is available at his website at http://www.DardenNorth.com.

About Dr. Darden North:

Darden North, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician/ gynecologist who grew up in the Mississippi Delta and now lives in Jackson where he practices medicine. A graduate of Ole Miss and the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and Medical Center, he is a certified DaVinci robotic surgeon and still delivers babies. North’s first novel, 'House Call' was awarded Finalist in Mystery/Suspense by the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. His second novel 'Points of Origin' was recognized in Southern Fiction by the 2007 Independent Publishers Book (IPPY) Awards. His third novel, 'Fresh Frozen' is in film development by Frank Vitolo and Scott Alvaraz. The screenplay adaptation of ‘Fresh Frozen’ is by Amy Taylor. The novel received Best Cover Design in the 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards and Finalist in Regional Fiction.

North presented at the 2013 Killer Nashville writing conference discussing the construction of medical thrillers and mysteries and served on the faculty of the 2010 Southern Expressions Authors Conference. He has been a panelist at “Murder in the Magic City” (Birmingham, AL), “Author! Author! Celebration of the Written Word” (Shreveport LA), “Murder on the Menu” (Wetumpka, AL), and “Thriller Author Panel – 2008 SIBA Trade Show” (Mobile, AL).

Contact:

Dr. Darden North
darden@dardennorth.com
http://www.DardenNorth.com

Leia Mais…

The Entertainment Books No Other Person Could Write – 'Circumstances Beyond My Control' By Author Ben Bryant

The followup to 'Three Stages’, Ben Bryant’s second book offers a backstage view of the inner workings of the entertainment industry from a different point of view - that of movie production

Hollywood memoirs and celebrity stories can be found everywhere today. But never have entertainment books been written that offer an insider’s backstage – and on stage – view of the inner workings of the entertainment industry at nearly every level over a period of five decades. Nobody could ever write such a series of books – save for one man – Ben Bryant.

While in his acting period, Bryant shared the stage (and personal occasions) with literally dozens of household name level stars such as Mel Brooks, Paul Newman, Clint Eastwood, Christopher Walken, Charles Bronson, Roy Rogers, Barbara Hershey, Mary Martin, David Carradine, John Cassavettes, Raul Julia and scores of others. In his second book, covering his years in production, he presents an enlightening view of the world of film and television production.

"During my active years as a producer and First Assistant Director," Bryant stated, "I often found myself in social situations – both with fellow film professionals and 'civilians' – recounting bizarre or otherwise interesting and funny tales of my adventures in production. At least a dozen times someone said, 'You should write a book.' I often joked that, due to the nature of my work, should I ever create such a tome it would be titled 'Circumstances Beyond My Control'. Having finished 'Three Stages', book one of my autobiography, the obvious next step was this volume."

'Circumstances' picks up where 'Three Stages' left off in 1972 and continues until the early ‘90s. It is quite different since Bryant's life changed radically during that period. He had been a working professional singer/actor for fifteen years and, while remaining in showbiz, he quickly transitioned to the other side becoming a production manager, producer and First Assistant Director in commercials and movies.

Bryant’s captivating and utterly unique stories capture the entertainment industry experience in ways no other work has ever captured it before or ever will again. Every segment of the industry – theatre, television, Las Vegas, national tours, The Metropolitan Opera and the Broadway stage – occupies a place in his tale. Bryant’s insightful “backstage view” of the world of entertainment and filmmaking is panoramic. His up close and personal stories form the basis of a work that readers will find revealing, amusing and wildly entertaining.

"My observation," Bryant continued, "is that most people are interested in the process of movie making. There are TV shows and magazines devoted to the subject and most of them are exploitative of celebrity stories. I find that in my own life folks are fascinated by the behind the camera 'nuts & bolts' of the process. That’s the primary subject of "Circumstances Beyond My Control". The title derives from the chaotic, unpredictable and crisis management nature of the filmmaking process.

While a singer and actor, Ben Bryant performed on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as well as on stages and in concert halls all over the USA and Canada. He was even briefly an opera singer at the Met. He has known and worked with many extraordinary people. After leaving the stage he worked as a motion picture camera assistant, a sound man, a producer, a production manager, an assistant director, a cameraman and a video director. He was involved in the production of over 1,000 commercials and several movies, short films and documentaries. During his years in production he worked with many more household name level stars - from Carole King whose Central Park concert he production managed to Tony Randall and Paul Newman with whom he did commercials as an Assistant Director. 'Circumstances Beyond My Control' contains stories about more than a score of Hollywood and Broadway stars he worked and hung out with during these years.

Ben Bryant is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at authorauthor@earthlink.net. Both books are available at his website, at Payhip in all ebook formats and at Amazon in Kindle format. More information is available at Bryant’s website at http://www.EntertainmentBooksByBen.com.

About Ben Bryant:
Ben Bryant’s show business and real world careers include being a choir director, an oratorio soloist, a musical theatre singer, an actor, a jazz arranger, a recording artist, a theatre director, operating partner in a typography company, a magazine production manager, a dancer, a motion picture camera assistant, a sound man, a producer, a motion picture production manager, an assistant director, a cameraman, a video editor, an author, a mentor and a video director.

He has performed on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as well as on stages and in concert halls in the USA and Canada. He has worked with or known stars such as Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock, Mel Brooks, Neil Diamond, Frank Zappa, Christopher Walken, Charles Bronson, Dave Brubeck, Roy Rogers, David Carradine, Jon Voight, Michael Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Tony Martin, Charles Durning, Mary Martin, Jack Benny, Jack Jones, Frankie Avalon, Barbara Hershey, Dale Evans, Ricardo Montalban, Raul Julia, Cyd Charisse, Alan King, Jerry Orbach and many others.

Contact:

Ben Bryant
http://www.EntertainmentBooksByBen.com
authorauthor@earthlink.net

Leia Mais…

Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of December 1, 2013

Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. The site offers no-charge marketing training, book publicity opportunities and a buyers club for book marketing services

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of December 1, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Marketing Powerhouse site.

For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits:

* No charge publicity - members can upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. Each author can develop a personalized page and a personal blog. The site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter.

* No charge marketing training - provided through the Book Marketing Master Class series of training videos and peer to peer sharing of information.

* Buyers club - low pricing on products and services used by authors and publishers to market books allows members to dramatically reduce book production and book marketing costs.

The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings.  The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show.

The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. Segmented shows by genre include fiction, non-fiction, children's, Christian and book marketing shows. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week December 1, 2013 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week December 1, 2013 On The Authors Show

Susan K. Earl
Toi Thomas
Darden North MD
Carl O. Helvie, R.N., Dr. P.H.
Lois Stern
Terezia M. Farkas
Donna Stanley
Marie Maiden
Gary Doman
Lawrence Sola
Helen Hipp
Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

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.

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

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com

Leia Mais…

How To Create Word Of Mouth For Authors - New Book Marketing Training Segment Released By FPFG

The new segment is the sixth in a series of training segments released at no charge for authors, self-published authors and publishers

In a recent training segment entitled ‘Book Marketing: How To Create Word Of Mouth’, Don McCauley states that word of mouth is one of the most powerful methods of creating new and ongoing sales for authors of books. Creating word of mouth is a challenge for many authors, especially in today’s book marketing model.

“The key to success,” McCauley stated, “lies in the strategy used to create word of mouth and in the implementation of methods to maintain the momentum of a word of mouth marketing campaign.”

In the training segment he clearly demonstrates that word of mouth marketing is a dedicated component of a book marketing strategy. It is not social media marketing, testimonials or reviews. A word of mouth marketing strategy must begin with buyers.

“Social media contacts,” McCauley stated, “are generally not yet buyers. Though we can create conversations around a book or topic, it’s not likely we can create much real word of mouth unless all of our social media contacts are buyers of the book. How can someone possibly recommend a book with any credibility at all if they have not read the book? And while testimonials and reviews could be said to be a form of word of mouth, these are much more indirect, as there is really no incentive in place for these readers or reviewers to ‘spread the word’ to their list of contacts.”

But the primary reason many authors fail in regards to their book marketing efforts McCauley believes lies in the overall book marketing strategy employed.

“The old school, ‘yell, tell and sell’ push marketing approach,” McCauley stated, “usually takes a very long time, a lot of effort and a good deal of luck to create success. Using that strategy the seller ends up chasing buyers, hoping to find those who might want to buy. The days of the interruptive, intrusive, outbound advertising style message are gone.”

Other segments in the book marketing series include:

Segment 1 - How To Get In Front Of Your Target Buyers
Segment 2 - The Most Powerful Book Marketing Strategy
Segment 3 - 5 Reasons Why Your Book Marketing Plan Is Not Working
Segment 4 - How To Get In Front Of Book Buyers
Segment 5 - Book Marketing For Self Published Authors


Don McCauley is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at don@freepublicitygroup.com. More information is available at the FPFG site at http://www.FreePublicityGroup.com/blog.

About The Free Publicity Focus Group:

The Free Publicity Focus Group is a full service, results focused marketing and publicity agency. Services provided include marketing strategy development, Internet publicity planning and implementation, targeted search engine optimization, strategic social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing and traditional media outreach. FPFG also develops websites, audio and video marketing tools, teleseminars and webinars.

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group is a marketing strategist with over 30 years of experience. He helps individuals, small businesses and professionals create low cost publicity and marketing campaigns to increase sales. He is an author and currently writes for regional and national print and electronic publications. He serves as host of The Authors Show radio program. He is an Inbound Marketing Certified Professional and is a member of the Internet Marketing Association. He is the co-founder of Book Marketing, a site for all things related to marketing books.

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
http://www.freepublicitygroup.com
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Leia Mais…

Author Carl O. Helvie, R.N., Dr.P.H., Chosen As Finalist In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Dr. Helvie’s book, ‘You Can Beat Lung Cancer: Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions’, presents specific natural interventions used by the author when given 6 months to live by conventional medicine—38 years ago

Dr. Carl O Helvie, author of ‘You Can Beat Lung Cancer: Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions’, has been chosen as a finalist in the ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ Awards contest. The contest is sponsored by The Authors Show.

’You Can Beat Lung Cancer’ presents an overview of lung cancer followed by the specific natural interventions used by the author when given 6 months to live by conventional medicine—38 years ago and the subsequent interventions used to remain cancer free. Additional chapters in the book are provided by integrative physicians Dr Bernie Siegel, Dr James Forsythe, and Dr Francisco Contreras, and by health professionals Dr Kim Dalzell (nutritionist) and Tanya Harter Pierce (protocel expert). Other chapters in the book discuss how to carry out the holistic interventions used (physical, mental, spiritual) such as radon detection, smoking cessation, meditation, prayer, affirmations, visualization, staying positive, and maintaining faith.

”It is an honor,” Dr. Helvie stated, “to be selected as a finalist in the 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading contest. Recent responses to my radio, television, newspaper and magazine interviews on natural and alternative holistic treatments for lung cancer discussed in ‘You Can Beat Lung Cancer: Using “Alternative/Integrative Interventions’ and by those supporting my enrollment in this contest reinforces my belief that natural/alternative interventions for cancer are a timely topic.  I am excited about and appreciative of this opportunity.”

The book has received numerous positive reviews. In a recent Amazon review, G. Edward Griffin, Author of 'World Without Cancer' and 'The Politics of Cancer Therapy' said that Dr. Helvie's book " . . . is one of the most comprehensive books available on alternative treatments for lung cancer. It explains the treatments used successfully by a health professional/cancer survivor of 38 years and by some of the leading medical and health practitioners currently in the field. It will be useful, not just for the lay reader, but also for therapists and others with a scientific background.”

Dr. Carl O. Helvie is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at carlhelvie@cox.net.  Dr. Helvie’s work is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Readers are encouraged to vote for Dr. Helvie at http://votewinners2013.questionpro.com/. More information is available at Dr. Helvie’s website at http://www.beatlungcancer.net.

Profile:

Dr Carl O. Helvie, a registered nurse with two masters (U of California, Johns Hopkins U) and a doctorate in public health and wellness (Johns Hopkins U), has 60 years experience as a nurse practitioner, educator, author, and researcher.  He received national recognitions including the Distinguished Career in Public Health Award from the American Public Health Association in 1999 and listings in most major national references such as Who’s Who, Who’s Who in Virginia, Who’s Who in American Nursing, Outstanding Educator in America, Men of Achievement, and a listing on Wikipedia. He has published 8 books and chapters in 4 additional ones. He has also published or presented internationally over 100 papers and articles.

Dr Helvie is also a 38-year lung cancer survivor who was given 6 months to live by conventional medicine so he used natural interventions. His story and what he has done since to prevent recurrence is included in ‘You Can Beat Lung Cancer: Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions’. For the past 38 years his focus has been on holistic health and natural interventions. He has been host of the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio for the past 5 years.

Contact:

Dr. Carl O. Helvie
www.beatlungcancer.net
carlhelvie@cox.net

Leia Mais…

Nancy Alvarez, Author Of ‘The Girls And Me’ Is Finalist In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' Awards

Alvarez was chosen by public vote. Her entry is based on her latest novel, 'The Girls And Me'

Nancy Alvarez, author of ‘Little Nancy: The Journey Home’ and 'The Girls And Me', has been chosen as a finalist in the '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading' Awards sponsored by The Authors Show.

"When the Author’s Show named me a finalist last year for my memoir, 'Little Nancy: The Journey Home’, it was a real honor,” Alvarez stated. “To be named a finalist again this year for a novel, 'The Girls And Me', came as a complete and delightful surprise.  I have been a writer of fiction, nonfiction and screenplays for over thirty years; the life of an artist is never an easy one.  The Authors Show gives much needed support for that journey.  I urge you to go to the Authors Show site and vote for my inclusion in the 2014 edition of their book, 'Fifty Great Writers You Should Be Reading.'"

‘Little Nancy: the Journey Home’ is one woman's journey back into the childhood she thought she had left far behind, to find the delighted child she had once been because she feared she had lost her forever. Not only did she find that little girl, she was able to integrate her spirit into the life of the adult woman she had become. To help other women begin the same journey, the author has included a fourteen-page workbook with questions, chapter by chapter, so that other women might walk a similar path.

In 'The Girls And Me', Rebecca's eldest daughter Naomi has been helping the rural poor in 'Nicador' for months when Rebecca receives a phone call informing her that her daughter has been jailed. The mother and and her younger daughter, Sadie, fly south two days later to get Naomi out of this foreign prison, only to discover that the issue of her release is 'if', not 'when'. All three must find a way to cope, and to have a life in the midst of this painful new reality. Like the Julia Alvarez novel, 'In The Time of the Butterflies', it is the strength of the relationships between these women that will get them through the circumstances they find themselves in, each in her own way, and each with the succor and love they have for one another.

Both books have received high praise from reviewers. A recent 5 star review for 'The Girls And Me' on Amazon stated, "I love this book! I could not put it down! It gives a birds eye view into the relationship dynamics between a divorced couple with children, father and daughter, mother and daughter, and siblings. At the same time it allows the reader to maintain a complex and deep relationship with individual characters. I really enjoyed this story and would recommend reading it." Another review for 'Little Nancy' stated "Nancy Alverez takes aim and hits the nail right on the head. Time after time in her fine book, I recognized myself, thoughts I had had, problems I had confronted. She clearly defines the influences and times she grew up in, and how they affected her life as a woman, i.e., the kinds of choices she made because she thought she had to. It is an enlightening and moving read."

Nancy Alvarez is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at info@nancyalvarezwrites.com. Both books are available in paperback and for the Kindle at her website, and at Amazon.com. The public can vote at The Authors Show website at http://www.TheAuthorsShow.com. More information on Nancy Alvarez and her work is available on her website at www.NancyAlvarezWrites.com.

About Nancy Alvarez:

Nancy Alvarez began writing at Sarah Lawrence College. After graduate school in Russian History she was hired by the Follett Publishing Company to write a book about alternative high schools. Nancy wrote articles for the New York Times Magazine and Cosmopolitan. After moving to Los Angeles, she was hired to write episodes of  ‘The Waltons’ and ‘Movin’ On’ as well as several television movies, including “Sharon: Portrait of a Mistress”. Her first novel, ‘Ladycat’ was published by Crown in 1980 and purchased by Universal Studios to be made into a movie. She started teaching screen writing at UCLA in 1988, going on to teach in the Masters of Professional Writing Program at USC as well. After moving to Seattle she taught at Bellevue Community College, North Seattle Community College, and Seattle Central Community College. For more than five years she and videographer Dana Scheurholz facilitated video workshops for adjudicated youth in Jefferson and Clallam Counties, as well as for the Port Townsend Film Festival. She continues to teach private screen writing classes in Port Townsend, Washington. She is currently working on a multi-generational novel set in Austria, Poland, New York and New Jersey.

Contact:

Nancy Alvarez
www.nancyalvarezwrites.com
info@nancyalvarezwrites.com
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/NancyAlvarezWrites
Twitter:  @littlenanster

Leia Mais…

Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of November 24, 2013

Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. The site offers no-charge author marketing training, book publicity opportunities and a buyers club for book marketing services

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of November 24, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Marketing Powerhouse site.

For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. Book Marketing, branded as The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits:

* No charge publicity - members can upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. Each author can develop a personalized page and a personal blog. The site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter.

* No charge marketing training - provided through the Book Marketing Master Class series of training videos and peer to peer sharing of information.

* Buyers club - low pricing on products and services used by authors and publishers to market books allows members to dramatically reduce book production and book marketing costs.

The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings.  The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show.

The Authors Show radio shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. Segmented shows by genre include fiction, non-fiction, children's, Christian and book marketing shows. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week November 24, 2013 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week November 24, 2013 On The Authors Show

Darden North, MD
Patrick Brigham
Emeka Iwenofu
Les Morse
MaryAnn Diorio, PhD
John DeFilippis
Joseph Weiers and Mom Sandra
Linda Maria Frank

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.

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

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com

Leia Mais…

Help For Single Moms: Jennifer Barnes Maggio Of ‘The Life Of A Single Mom Ministries’ Offers Resources

Maggio, recently featured in a New York Times article, believes that connecting single mothers with church support groups can be the catalyst to helping single moms realize their life goals and start down the path to a much brighter future

A recent article in The New York Times featured the story of Jennifer Barnes Maggio, CEO of The Life of a Single Mom Ministries. In the article she credits God and her relationship with the church with her rise from poverty as a single mom to success beyond her own expectations. She has since taken the lead role in an organization that empowers single moms to rise above the vicious cycle of poverty, government assistance, low self-esteem and societal pressures to conform to accepted norms.

"Single moms," Maggio stated, "don't need someone else pointing a finger at them. They need hope, help, and encouragement. They want connection and friendship with other moms who have been there and understand the journey."

The Life of a Single Mom Ministries is a nonprofit organization committed to connecting every single mother to a support group in a local church. The group focuses on training churches and communities on how to meet the needs of single moms through effective support groups that offer education on a variety of relevant topics, networking opportunities, and encouragement. They offer an innovative training kit for both new and existing single mother programs, consultations, conferences, books, study materials and event speakers. Additionally, they provide single parents with resources for financial education, parental effectiveness, and overall emotional health.

Jennifer Barnes Maggio is a prolific writer and has authored a number of titles for both single moms and churches. These include 'Peace and the Single Mom: 50 Moments of Calm in the Chaos', 'Kids and the Single Mom: A Real World Guide to Effective Parenting', 'The Church and the Single Mom', and 'Overwhelmed: The Life of a Single Mom'.

"Our God," Maggio continued is much bigger than any statistic written on a sheet of paper. The power of God changes lives, offers freedom, and erases pasts. Two out of three single moms aren't attending church. As the body of Christ, this should move us to action."

The Life of a Single Mom Ministries has helped over 20,000 families connect to a local support group and has served more than 1,200 churches and nonprofits in 19 countries to better equip single parents in their communities to live successful lives. The group has won a number of high profile awards including:

2012 nominee for Best New Charity for the CLASSY Awards in San Diego
2012 Business Report Magazine’s Rising Star Award
Named 2012 #1 Single Parent Website by The Examiner
2011 recipient of the Mother of All Ideas Award
Guidestar Exchange Gold Seal Charity
KLOVE Radio’s Featured Ministry, July 2013

Jennifer Barnes Maggio is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at info@thelifeofasinglemom.com. Her books are available at Amazon. More information for both single moms and churches is available at her website at http://www.TheLifeOfASingleMom.com.

Profiles:

The Life of a Single Mom Ministries serves single moms in communities across the globe through events, workshops, and conferences. They have served single moms, their children, and taught single moms to serve others. They provide training for pastors, ministry leaders, and lay volunteers. The Life of a Single Mom Ministries is available for video conferences and simulcasts.

Jennifer Barnes Maggio has been featured in countless media venues in print, television, and radio, including The 700 Club, Moody Radio, Focus on the Family, Dr. James Dobson, Power Women, and many others. In addition to being a busy wife and mother of three, she is CEO and Founder of The Life of a Single Mom Ministries and Overwhelmed: The Single Moms Magazine. She also currently oversees one of the nation’s largest single moms’ ministries through the generosity of Healing Place Church. She is a columnist with Single Parents Town, Bizy Moms, iBelieve, and Crosswalk.

Contact:

Jennifer Barnes Maggio
www.TheLifeOfASingleMom.com
info@thelifeofasinglemom.com

Leia Mais…

Author C. Robert Cales Chosen As Finalist In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Cales was chosen as the result of a public voting process.  His work, entitled ‘The Bookseller’, is a paranormal thriller that has received rave reviews from readers

C. Robert Cales, author of ‘The Bookseller’, has been chosen as a finalist in the ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ Awards contest. The contest is being sponsored by The Authors Show.

‘The Bookseller’, written in the tradition of Stephen King and Anne Rice, is a paranormal thriller. Unlike many novels in the genre, the book is character driven and offers readers an emotional bond.

“The Authors Show” Cales stated, “has provided me with a tremendous opportunity by publishing a book highlighting ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. I am honored, thrilled and somewhat humbled to be considered for admission into this exclusive group of gifted writers. It is my great hope that through this book I can introduce myself to the world and share my talent for planting subliminal terror in the hearts of readers.”

In the storyline of ‘The Bookseller’, Carlos Ramirez is the ruthless leader of a South American drug cartel, violent beyond the pale and yet he is but the tip of the iceberg. He hides a dark secret that has plagued humanity from the beginning, a secret that runs red with blood. Carlos is the latest incarnation of an evil nonhuman spirit that the world has known by other names: Cain, Attila the Hun, Caligula, Vlad the Impaler, Blackbeard the Pirate, Jack the Ripper and Adolf Hitler, to name a few. The nonhuman spirit skips from life to life through time while maintaining memories of everything.

His best men have just perfected a method of infusing liquid cocaine into the pages of books and withdrawing it at the destination point. He has located a bookstore in the perfect location for acquisition to complete the first step of his plan. However it soon becomes evident that he picked the wrong bookstore.

The book has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating on Amazon. One reviewer stated, “…so many genres are effectively combined here that it reminded me in some ways of Stephen King's ‘Dark Tower’ series, only much more condensed. This is the type of story I could easily see adapted into a film. I highly recommend ’The Bookseller’”.

C. Robert Cales is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at meccrc7@aol.com. All of his works are available at Amazon and iTunes. Readers are encouraged to vote at http://votewinners2013.questionpro.com/. More information is available at his website at http://www.scarybobproductions.webs.com.

Profile:

C. Robert Cales was born with a triple dose of imagination. When he was ten he became addicted to horror at the hands of Christopher Lee as Dracula. When he was sixteen his imagination started demanding an outlet and he stepped onto the path to the Writing Craft. Sometime in his twenties he chose Stephen King and Anne Rice as his mentors.

He is the author of ‘Devil Glass’ and ‘The Bookseller’.

Contact:

C. Robert Cales
meccrc7@aol.com
http://www.scarybobproductions.webs.com

Leia Mais…

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: The Real Problem Could Be Your Body Type Says Author Rakesh Sethi, CAHP

Type 2 Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, even celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Paula Deen and many others. One key to preventing Type 2 Diabetes is diet. However this approach can be greatly enhanced by understanding one’s unique constitution

Type 2 Diabetes cases are on the rise, especially in the 20 and under age group. The problem has become so acute that many are calling it an “epidemic”. Recently the headlines have been filled with stories about high profile celebrities who have developed Type 2 Diabetes – Tom Hanks, Paula Deen and a host of others. CBS News recently ran a report about the Diabetes Atlas that projected 10 percent of the world population will have Diabetes by 2035. Forbes, in a story on the same source, called the problem ‘devastating’ and stressed the need for awareness and new medications. That’s the very bad news.

The good news is that Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented. If not prevented, it can be treated using natural, easy to implement home remedies. Rakesh Sethi, Certified Ayurveda Healthcare Professional offers natural strategies for prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in his latest book, “Health Plus Happiness Equals Wellness’.

While many people put forth the idea that a specific type of diet may be the key to preventing Type 2 Diabetes that may not necessarily be the case. The real key lies in knowing one’s unique body constitution and using that information to formulate a unique diet and lifestyle plan.

"We find in Ayurvedic medicine,” Sethi stated, “there are certain body types that are more susceptible to become diabetic. However, if you discover who you are early in your life and live the suitable diet and lifestyle AS PER YOUR BODY TYPE, you can avoid diabetes altogether.”

Knowing one’s unique body constitution can greatly increase the effectiveness of diabetes prevention and treatment strategies. This however does not stop with Type 2 diabetes – it holds true in regards to all health care strategies. Sethi stresses 5 key points in regards achieving and maintaining optimum health.

1. Before you embark upon your healthy living path, you must know what makes your body-mind composition unique. Eating and living healthy revolving around your unique composition creates a personalized wellness path which can really slow down aging throughout your life.

2. Healthy living, utilizing your unique composition, facilitates your body’s inherent ability to heal itself. Your body is self-sufficient. It is the wrong thoughts and foods that compromise its ability to live in health.

3. Once you start to eat and live according to your unique mind-body constitution, you create less stress and toxins in your body systems. You live disease free. That is the underlying secret to really slow down aging naturally.

4. On your personalized wellness path, you promote health and participate in your wellness every day.  This is the true definition of practicing preventive care and living disease free. Practicing preventive care is NOT taking tests to find out if you have a disease or not. Prevention is what you practice prior to taking those tests.

5.Your wellness path is your own personal healthcare reform. There is no healthcare reform for you unless you take charge to reform your own health.

“The reason,” Sethi continued, “why the general diet recommendations for diabetes work for some and not for others is because people are built differently. Everyone has unique mind-body constitution.   A natural treatment plan to manage diabetes will be much more effective if it is adjusted to suit an individual’s unique mind-body constitution.  Besides suitable diet and exercise based on person’s uniqueness, Ayurveda offers very useful herbal supplements that can increase metabolic rate, boost the function of pancreas, and help formation and maintenance of all tissues. With Ayurveda you can manage and live quality of life without taking meds for diabetes or prevent it from happening in the first place if you are at high risk to get it. Your mind-body constitution can reveal if you are at higher risk to get diabetes.”

In the tradition of health professionals such as Deepak Chopra, and as a Certified Ayurveda Healthcare Professional, Rakesh Sethi bases his approach on Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a health-management approach that encourages wellness, rather than a disease-management approach that treats illness. In Sanskrit, 'Ayur' means life, and 'Veda' means science. This unique medical science addresses the whole person – not just the physical being. For millennia, people have recognized the power of the mind-body relationship and its importance to overall health and wellbeing.

In addition, Ayurveda medical science addresses each individual as an entirely unique person. Unlike traditional Western medicine’s one-size-fits-all approach, the Ayurvedic medical system recognizes that everyone has a unique mind-body constitution.

Rakesh Sethi offers a wide range of both wellness products and services. He is a keynote speaker and presenter on wellness and has spoken at many Fortune 500 companies including Chevron, AT&T, Blue Shield of CA and others.

A large number of articles on specific health topics, including Type 2 Diabetes natural remedies, are available at his website and blog. He offers wellness consultations, wellness coaching, wellness workshops and wellness webinars. He considers workplace wellness to be at the top of his priority list and is available for speaking engagements, workshops and seminars for companies and corporations of all sizes. A no-charge ebook entitled 'Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally' is available for those who sign up for his newsletter.

Rakesh Sethi is available for media interviews and speaking engagements and can be reached using the information below or by email at rakesh@truewellnessgroup.com. His recent Ayurveda book, 'Health Plus Happiness Equals Wellness' is available at the website at http://www.promotehealthwellness.com. More information on all of the above is available at the True Wellness Group website at http://www.PromoteHealthWellness.com.

About Rakesh Sethi:

Rakesh Sethi, BS, CAHP, graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree with courses in pre-med, engineering, and computer science and was employed by Hewlett-Packard. In 1987 he started reading the Vedic scientific philosophies and other scientific and philosophical books. In particular, the Tao of Physics resonated with him, because it presents a scientific way to understand our nature from both a philosophical and physics standpoint. This insight, combined from philosophy and science, connected the dots for him and helped him to understand his purpose and his responsibility as a human being.

As a result of his new focus he came to understand that health and happiness lead to true wellness.

Rakesh offers wellness consultations, wellness coaching, wellness workshops and wellness webinars. He serves as a keynote speaker and presents workshops and seminars for companies and corporations on a wide variety of topics including workplace wellness. He is the author of an Ayurveda book, 'Health Plus Happiness Equals Wellness'. The book has received very positive reviews from both laymen and medical professionals.

Contact:

Rakesh Sethi
www.PromoteHealthWellness.com
rakesh@truewellnessgroup.com

Leia Mais…

Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of November 18, 2013

Book Marketing serves as a resource for authors and allows members to engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Book Marketing offers no-charge marketing training, publicity opportunities and a buyers club for book marketing services

Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of November 18, 2013. The new show schedule is available at the Book Marketing site.

For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult, time consuming and expensive. The Authors Marketing Powerhouse helps authors overcome these challenges by providing authors and publishers three distinct benefits:

* No charge publicity - members can upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book videos. Each author can develop a personalized page and a personal blog. The site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter.

* No charge marketing training - provided through the Book Marketing Master Class series of training videos and peer to peer sharing of information.

* Buyers club - low pricing on products and services used by authors and publishers to market books allows members to dramatically reduce book production and book marketing costs.

The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings.  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. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a monthly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.

Appearances on The Authors Show are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio interviews that are broadcast worldwide. Segmented shows by genre include fiction, non-fiction, children's, Christian and book marketing shows. The upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:

Week November 18, 2013 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week November 18, 2013 On The Authors Show

RG Bud Phelps
Anne Preciado Rich
Toi Thomas
Maria Daddino
Kandy Kay Scaramuzzo
Thelma Zirkelbach
Jeffrey W. Kern
PJ Van Sant
Donna Stanley
Gary Doman
Marie Maiden

"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, all available 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 and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.

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

Contact:

Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com

Danielle Hampson
The Authors Show
danielle@theauthorsshow.com

Leia Mais…