Katina Makris, Award Winning Author Of 'Out Of The Woods: Healing Lyme Disease' To Appear At Healthy Living Expo In Plymouth MA

The 9th Annual Health And Fitness Expo Symposium and 5K Road Race will be held in Plymouth on Sunday, April 6 2014 from 10 am to 4pm

Katina Makris, author of the award winning book about Lyme Disease, 'Out Of The Woods: Healing Lyme Disease' will appear at the 9th Annual Healthy Living Expo to be held in at the Plymouth Radisson Waterfront Hotel in Plymouth, MA on Sunday, April 6, 2014. Her 2-hour presentation will begin at 1pm local time.

Celebrating 9 years of promoting wellness, this year's event will feature a 5k Road Race that starts at 9am at East Bay Grill. The event supports Team Project Arts of Plymouth, Inc. and Team Children's Miracle Network.

“Lyme disease,” Makris stated, “is the epidemic infectious illness of our era that asks us to unite the two hands of health care. We must marry the scientific diagnostic and pharmaceutical weaponry of allopathic medicine with the restorative therapeutics of natural medicine. Two hands working together are better than one. I will outline this roadmap during my workshop.”

Other speakers at the 2014 Expo include Liam Galvin and Lori Sheridan, Judy Giovangelo, Leroy Malouf, Margaux Skalecki, Darnell Nestor annd Doreen Tripp.

In addition to penning an award winning book about Lyme Disease, Makris also hosts the first radio show of it's kind, ‘Lyme Light Radio with Katina'. The show promotes dialogue among Lyme disease researchers, doctor, patients, authors, caretakers and any other person associated with or suffering from lyme disease A segment of the Transformation Talk Radio network, and in partnership with the very popular 'Dr. Pat Show', ' Lyme Light Radio With Katina' is a place for Lyme disease and associated conditions to be discussed in a host/guest/call-in format with a world wide audience.

Lyme Light Radio and Transformation Talk Radio’s mission is to broadcast a distinctive blend of live talk radio interviews with a mix of uplifting and intelligent news, education and practical information. Topics range from personal development to critical issues relevant to a rapidly changing world.

Past guests include notable names such as Dr. Richard Horowitz, Dr. Alan MacDonald, Dr. Kenneth Liegner, Researcher Dr. Kerry Clark, ILADS President Dr. Daniel Cameron, TBDA Foundation Co-Chairman David Roth, and many more notable Lyme disease advocates, lawyers and doctors.

Tickets for Makris' presentation are $46 in advance and $60 at the door. Ticket admission includes a copy of 'Out Of The Woods'. Seating is limited to 150 people. More information including a complete schedule and participant list is available at http://www.MyHealthyLivingMag.com.

About Katina Makris:

Katina Makris, has worked in natural health care for 30 years, as a Classical Homeopath and Certified Intuitive Healer. She is a former popular newspaper health columnist or 10 years and a board member of The Council for Homeopathic Certification. She currently is a board member of Be Tick Ready, a Lyme education group. Katina is a graduate of Duke University and The Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing. After 5 years of misdiagnosis and 5 more years of treatments, Katina has triumphantly overcome advanced chronic Lyme disease. Her story is filled with inspiration for all the many who suffer with this misunderstood, misdiagnosed illness. Having lost her career, savings, home, health and marriage to Lyme, Katina bears a sense of what deep loss and true healing really involves.

Katina is on a nationwide Lyme awareness campaign with her recovery memoir and guide, “Out of the Woods; Healing Lyme Disease – Body, Mind & Spirit,” an award finalist for 2011 Best Book in Health with USA Book News and winner of “50 Authors You Should be Reading” by the Authors Show. She speaks extensively to groups of all size. Katina is honored to be hosting ‘Lyme Light Radio with Katina’ and sees this show as a promising step forward for Lyme disease.

' Lyme Light Radio with Katina' is broadcast live on WBLQ 1230 AM on Wednesdays at 4 PM EST and covers all of Southern New England, including Long Island, Cape Cod and Islands. The show is streamed live on www.transformationtalkradio.com, www.thedrpatshow.com and www.wblq.net and is part of a 300 cable radio syndicate reaching multi-million listeners worldwide. Those who wish to call in may do so on the call in line at 800-930-2819.

Contact:

Katina Makris CCH, CIH
http://www.OutOfTheWoodsBook.com
katina.makris@comcast.net

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of March 31, 2014

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 March 31, 2014. 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 March 31, 2014 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week March 31, 2014 On The Authors Show

Emeka Iwenofu
Darden North MD
Roland Allnach
Terezia M. Farkas
Myrlande Sauveur
Donna Stanley
Gary Doman

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

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Palestinians Misrepresented In American Media - Terror Expert And Consultant Tony Attanasio Issues Statement

Attanasio is the author of a one true to life story and two historically based fiction books dealing with crime and terrorism. As an expert on terrorism, he believes much of the furor around the Palestinians has been created by American media outlets

When one reads articles in the US Media that depict Palestinians living in abject poverty, suffering harassment constantly by the Israelis, the astute reader soon learns that this information is not always accurate.  It doesn’t really take much research to bring to light the readily available history and current events that give a solid rebuttal to these claims.

"The Obama Administration," Attanasio stated, "recently gave the Palestinian Authority (PA) 450 million dollars. This is in addition to 950 million dollars that has been given outright to the PA over the past few years.  Several Counter Terrorism experts have stated that a good deal of this funding finds its way into private bank accounts and five star hotels on the Gaza beach front. Unfortunately, some of this funding finds its way to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for weaponry such as rockets and mortars. The US is one of the main contributors to the PA treasury.  Also and never reported is the support received by the PA directly from Israel."

"Recently, a DNA testing took place to determine the origins of Palestinians. Simply, they are Arabs. So with this said where is the assistance from the Arab world in supporting and creating the State of Palestine? Both Israel and the US are not opposed to its formation. The assistance we have seen and documented from the Arab world is the payments up to $50,000 dollars to the families of Shaeed (suicide bombers.) These funds have come mainly from rich Saudis and Hezbollah, which is based in nearby Lebanon."

"So why this treatment of brother Arabs? Simply put, they are not well liked or welcomed in most Arab lands. Many Arab countries actually have created laws and rulings to keep the Palestinian populations in their land from achieving both population growth and in many cases citizenship. Let’s look at some of these rulings that control the Palestinian populations:

-Not allowed to become citizens of Arab countries, in accordance with Arab League Decree 1547 for 1959, "in order to preserve the Palestinian entity and Palestinian identity."

-Even in Jordan they can no longer become citizens. (There have been some exceptions: Palestinian Christians in Lebanon in the 1950s, Palestinians born from Egyptian mothers in 2011.)

-Palestinians face severe travel restrictions throughout the Arab world. They do not receive passports and their travel documents are only accepted by a few countries.

-Palestinians cannot vote or run for office in national elections in Arab nations

-Children born to Palestinians do not get citizenship in their host countries, violating Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

In the full statement on my site I break this down by country, including Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Syria.”

"Recently a poll taken among Palestinians indicate that no matter how badly they are treated by their brother Arabs....it is America they hate more. This was obvious on 9/11/01, when Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the West bank dancing, rejoicing and giving out candy in celebration of the horrific attack that killed over 3000 people of which many were of Arab descent."

Tony Attanasio is a terrorism consultant and an accomplished writer who writes from direct personal experience. Tony was seriously injured in a line-of-duty incident that ended his career with NYPD. He subsequently served ten years with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), where he served as an Intelligence specialist. During his tenure he served in Miami, Europe and New York City. Both in Miami, Florida, and Europe, he served as liaison with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and traveled to CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, where he presented a course on International Organized Crime.  Tony is currently a member of the NYPD Shield - counter terrorism group

Attanasio writes from real world experience. Tony has had a long career in investigating organized crime, money laundering, and radical Islam. His books have received national acclaim and five star reviews. Tony has consulted for Robert DiNiro in establishing authenticity for his film ‘Ronan’.

"If Arab nations," Attanasio continued, "would support their brother Palestinians in achieving a separate State of their own, they would then be able to resolve the issues that they have put into place in their respective countries relative to the Palestinian populations. But it seems that radical Islam wants very much for the present Palestinian situation to continue. They want the world to see Palestinians, as one would view an open wound with Israel causing a mass infection and preventing a cure. "

"The so called 4th estate badly needs to return to factual reporting of news events as they have occurred and stop creating news events that serve their political whim at that given moment."

Tony Attanasio is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at pts@bellsouth.net. His latest work, ‘The Iranian Connection: Code Word Orchid’, is available at Amazon in both print and Kindle editions and at Barnes and Noble. More information is available at his website at http://www.Tony-Attanasio.com.

About Tony Attanasio:
Tony Attanasio is a former U.S. Marine and a retired NYPD Detective. He served ten years with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He served in Miami, New York and while attached to the American Embassy in Miami and Rome, Italy, he served as DEA’s CIA liaison and liaised with various intelligence agencies from Europe and the Middle East. Tony has been declared an expert in International drug trafficking and organized crime by the N.Y. State Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court in Miami and the German (Bavaria) Supreme Court.

Tony has a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice (Core concentration - counter terrorism strategies). In 1991, Tony attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

He has served as an Adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, where he taught an undergraduate course in the discipline of terrorism. Currently Tony is teaching at Palm Beach State College, where he teaches courses in Forensic Accounting, Organized Crime Investigations, Arabic/Moslem Culture, The Psychology of a Suicide Bomber and a course that focuses on terrorist investigations and intelligence collection techniques.

In addition, Tony is a certified Florida Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Instructor and has taught at the Connecticut State Police Academy in Meriden, Connecticut.

He also served as the organized crime advisor, to Robert DeNiro relative to his film Ronan. Tony has received numerous awards in the field of law enforcement and government, including seventeen awards for valor from NYPD, three awards from DEA for exceptional duty, an award from the BKA (Germany) and an award from the Republic of Italy.

In 1998, Tony received a commendation from the Governor of the Marianna Islands for the training of his investigators in the discipline of Forensic Science investigations. In 2004, Tony received the state of Florida’s prestigious “Davis Award.”

His first book, 'The Orchid Memorandum', was written with Howard Hellman was published in 2004. His second book, 'Kenny O - An Untold Story from the Annals of NYPD', was published in August of 2012. His 3rd book: A Silent Star has received glowing reviews, both on Amazon and B&N.com.

Contact:

Tony Attanasio
pts@bellsouth.net
http://www.Tony-Attanasio.com

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Romantic Fiction Author Rusty Blackwood Announces Release Of 'An Evening With Rusty Blackwood - Part 1'

In her new 3-part interview, Blackwood discusses 'Passions In Paris', her latest romance novel, written in the tradition of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and 'What Dreams May Come'. Recent reviewers have compared it to Erich Segal's 'Love Story' and Nicholas Sparks' 'The Notebook'. The novel presents an intense story of soul mates whose love spans lifetimes

Canadian Indie author Rusty Blackwood has announced the release of 'An Evening With Rusty Blackwood - Part 1'. In the video interview she discusses her unique experiences in writing, producing and marketing 'Passions In Paris' and her overall experiences as an independent author. Part 1 is available now. Parts 2 and 3 of the interview will be released soon.

Blackwood's romantic fiction novel is a sweeping saga written in the tradition of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and 'What Dreams May Come'. It has been compared to Erich Segal's 'Love Story' and Nicholas Sparks' 'The Notebook'. The novel has also received extremely positive reviews from Reader's Favorite reviewers.

“I very much welcomed the chance to sit down and do these audio videos,” stated Rusty, “for they allow me the chance to discuss areas of my work in a laid-back atmosphere, as opposed to a more rigorous venue where allotted airtime is of the essence, and one cannot always express themselves to the length in which they might like.”

Blackwood went on to add, “Most readers of books, whether they choose novels or simply a condensed short, often know very little about the author of what they are reading other than what revolves around the titles they write, and I think it is important to learn different sides of an author, for it shines a totally new light on the name that is located on the cover of a book. I believe it also brings a reader closer to a story's creator if they are allowed insights, such as these videos provide.”

In the new novel the city of Paris, one of the most romantic places in the world, sets the scene for what some believe could be one of the best romance novels to come along in ages. The book is peppered with drama, intrigue, deception, adultery and jealousy. The fictional romance centers on star-crossed lovers Joy Wychmere and Cullen Malone. A diary, lost for almost half a century, opens a door to the past and one fateful evening changes two lives forever.

Reader Fred Pifer stated the new romance book, "is a fascinating book of a love story that seemed to be written with me in mind. In the book 'Love Story' by Erich Segal, he told of a deep abiding love story that reminds me of Cullen and Joy’s in Ms. Blackwood’s book, but the twists of intrigue and mystery that she adds keeps the reader on edge throughout."

Linkk Kulakane said, "Passions in Paris I think stands it ground with these other powerful romantic stories like 'The Notebook' by Nicolas Sparks. A long kindled love, which finds its place from a romantic spark in the mind of one, to a mounting real life experience between two different worlds, brought together by an on going weave of circumstances, doubts, mystery, and intrigue, that sets ablaze forbidden emotions on a roller coaster ride of endless desire, and surmounting obstacles, that test the strength of their determination to prevail. Miss Blackwood has a rare talent to bring this and more into the minds and hearts of those who have had the privilege to be transported into her wonderful world of story telling."

Other reviewers have praised the new romance book. Reviewer Cat Howard said, "Eternal love, finding your true soul mate, and how echoes from past lives can influence the present, this story has it all . . . " Another Reader's Favorite reviewer stated, "Enjoyable and exciting, this is a book for people who have romance flowing in their veins."

Readers can download the epub version of the book at Smashwords. 'Passions In Paris: Revelations Of A Lost Diary' is also available at Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions, Barnes and Noble in paperback and Nook editions, and Create Space.

Rusty Blackwood is available for interview in the Toronto area and can be reached using the information below or by email at writerrusty@hotmail.ca. More information, including 'An Evening With Rusty Blackwood - Part 1' is available at her website at http://www.rusty-blackwood.com.

Profile:

Rusty Blackwood is a prolific Indie author of romantic fiction, short story comedies, contemporary and traditional poetry and children's books. Her first love is romantic fiction, but she crosses genres with ease.

Contact:

Rusty Blackwood
Web: http://www.Rusty-Blackwood.com
Email: writerrusty@hotmail.ca

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'I Will Never Forget', Award Winning Dementia Memoir By Elaine Pereira Achieves Top Amazon Rankings

Elaine Pereira's book, 'I Will Never Forget', a multi-award winning dementia memoir, is the one book on Dementia / Alzheimer's that no one else could write

'I Will Never Forget', the multi-award winning dementia memoir by Elaine Pereira, recently took the number one position on Amazon in its genre.

Elaine Pereira has written the one book on Dementia that no one else could write. She is a daughter who has lived the Dementia drama, an occupational therapist who understands the neurology and an unwavering caregiver. Pereira’s exclusive perspective has enabled her to produce a one-of-a-kind book about Dementia that encompasses several uniquely special approaches.

While most authors unveil theirs stories chronologically, Pereira’s memoir unfolds in dynamic and creative time shifts, revealing her mother’s decline in a “then and now” format, transitioning beautifully between past and present.

"I’m thrilled, ecstatic and humbled," Pereira stated, "to have finally achieved this prestigious milestone and also grateful to all the supporters who made it happen.  Like most authors, I have worked tirelessly to promote my Mother’s Story as it is Everyone’s Story.

Truthfully my mother’s journey through dementia was difficult, bewildering but also touching as those who have walked in my shoes understand so well.  Alzheimer’s is a horrific disease that robs us of our loved ones and 'I Will Never Forget' is a tribute to caregivers everywhere.  As I donate from each book sold to further Alzheimer’s awareness and research, rising to the top spot helps me help others.”

While Dementia is a serious disease not to be trivialized, Pereira believes there are humorous one-liners and anecdotes in all of life’s dramas. She blends her mother’s Dementia induced tragic mishaps, episodes of illogical thinking and agitated behaviors with tasteful hilarity as well as her ridiculous but funny remarks. The end result is a book about Dementia that is unlike any other book on Dementia ever written.

‘I Will Never Forget - A Daughter's Story of Her Mother's Arduous And Humorous Journey Through Dementia’ has received numerous, high-level industry awards. These include:

2013 Winner National Indie Excellence Award, Aging Category

2013 Bronze Winner Global EBook Awards, Aging Category
2013 Honorable Mention Reader's Favorite, Memoirs
2013 Finalist LuckyCinda Publishing Book Contest
2012 Finalist Best New Non-Fiction USA Book Awards & Hollywood Book Festival

Elaine Pereira is available for speaking engagements and media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at elainep@iwillneverforgetbook.com. ‘I Will Never Forget - A Daughter's Story of Her Mother's Arduous And Humorous Journey Through Dementia’ is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other book retailers. More information is available at Pereira’s website at http://www.IWillNeverForgetBook.com.

About Elaine Pereira:

Elaine C. Pereira is a retired school occupational therapist who worked with special needs children. She earned her bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from Wayne State University and later completed her master’s degree. Pereira and her husband Joseph live in southeastern Michigan.

Contact:

Elaine C. Pereira, MA  OTR/L CDP CDC
Author. Speaker. Certified Dementia Practitioner & Caregiver
elainep@iwillneverforgetbook.com
http://www.IWillNeverForgetBook.com

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Teachers Lesson Plan Now Available From Award Winning Inspirational Book Author Emeka Iwenofu

Iwenofu's latest work, 'Francine's Miracle, teaches young people that hard work and focus can overcome any life challenge. A no-cost lesson plan for the book is now available for teachers

Award winning author Emeka Iwenofu has announced a no cost downloadable lesson plan, based on his inspirational book 'Francine's Miracle', is now available to educators, teachers and others.

’Francine’s Miracle’ features miraculous stories that teach young people how to achieve their dreams. Parents will appreciate the inspirational book as it empowers parents and grandparents to help children achieve their goals. Educators will find the messages in 'Francine's Miracle' to be uplifting, inspiring, appropriate for class projects and a powerful teaching tool. Children will find the book to be a down to earth, honest, entertaining tale that will allow them to see a troubled person’s success story unfold step by step.

"This lesson planner,” Iwenofu stated, “is a very comprehensive inspirational approach for readers, educators, teachers, children, parents, and grandparents to understand the message behind the story as well as the exercises that they can do right now to achieve their goals and dreams. It will address not only their comprehension level but help them evaluate their own lives in discovering how they're responsible for everything created in their lives and how they can correct them if they're not happy with the results. The guide is divided into two parts. Part 1 analyzes the story with questions geared to the reader or study group about the story, while Part 2 delivers a personal approach of what one must do now in order to start attaining the things they want if they're truly serious. But in all, this is a lesson planner you will admire, respect, and love if you utilize the instructions suggested so that you obtain the results you desire. If you truly understand this planner, you will model it daily, never forget it, and share with those you love."

In the tradition of his mentors, Og Mandino, Anthony Robbins, Napoleon Hill and Wayne Dyer, Emeka Iwenofu teaches young readers through inspirational books and engaging works of fiction how to achieve their life goals despite limitations or challenges.

“Parents, grandparents, children and teachers will enjoy this inspirational book” Iwenofu continued, “because it is displayed in a story form - as an indirect guide to the reader on how they can achieve their goals regardless of their current situation that they, their family members or students are in. 'Francine's Miracle' demonstrates how anyone can still triumph to ultimate glory and greatness, regardless of their current status in life or in the classroom.”

The no cost teacher's lesson plan is available at Iwenofu's website. Emeka is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at jackiesmiracle@gmail.com. All of his works are available at most online book outlets including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. More information is available at the website at http://www.FrancinesMiracle.com.

About Emeka Iwenofu:

Emeka Iwenofu lives in Cleveland where he attended Cuyahoga Community College before transferring to Cleveland State University where he earned his degree in Accounting. He eventually found his true calling as a writer.

He was inspired to write the three book series that he calls 'The Miracle Trilogy'.

Since publishing Francine’s Miracle, Emeka has appeared on numerous radio stations, sharing his mission and sharing his message of positive thinking, spirituality and proven self help techniques with people all over the world. He was recently chosen as one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’. His story is featured in the 2013 – 2014 edition of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’.

Virtually all the material contained within his books are techniques he endorses and continues to model in his daily life as the fundamental principles needed for anyone to achieve success in life. He sincerely hopes that reader’s lives can be changed for the better, enriching both their lives and others around them.

Contact:

Emeka Iwenofu
jackiesmiracle@gmail.com
http://www.FrancinesMiracle.com

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of March 24, 2014

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 March 24, 2014. 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 March 24, 2014 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week March 24, 2014 On The Authors Show

Susan K. Earl
Marcy Luikart
Stanley S. Thornton
Lois W. Stern
Kandy Kay Scaramuzzo
Henry B. Zimmer
Jeffrey W. Kern
Tom Donnan
MaryAnn Diorio PhD
Anne Redelfs MD
Anika B. Connage
Linda Maria Frank
Helen Hipp
Leyland Hazlewood

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

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Author Myrlande Sauveur Takes First Place In '50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading'

Sauveur was chosen as the result of a public voting process.  Her work, entitled ‘Daily Spiritual Vitamins And Minerals For Your Soul’, offers a dozen meditational reflections and daily key verses to enhance self esteem

Myrlande Sauveur, author of ‘Daily Spiritual Vitamins And Minerals For Your Soul’, has taken first place in the ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ Awards contest. The first contest award was comprised of thousands of dollars in marketing services. The awards contest was sponsored by The Authors Show.

Often the vicissitudes of life get in the way of building an intimate relationship with God. We live in a fast-paced society and sometimes feel overwhelmed to the point that we question God’s plan for our life. ’Daily Spiritual Vitamins and Minerals for Your Soul’ offers a dozen meditational reflections, supported by daily key verse, as a regulator to give reader’s lives the rhythm they need to enhance self-esteem, elevate morale, increase faith, and strengthen fellowship with the Lord. As all people need vitamins and minerals to stay physically healthy, they also need the Word of God to remain spiritually healthy.

“I am humbled,” Sauveur stated, “to be voted as the 2013/2014 grand prize winner of ‘50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ contest among hundreds of great writers seasoned and new. Such honor not only adds credibility and prestige to my writing but it’s also the greatest blessing to know that someone somewhere is being touched by my testimony and deemed it worthy to share with others.”

The book took a Bronze Medal from Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest. It took a Gold Medal in the 2013 Illumination Book Awards, “Shining A Light On Exemplary Christian Books” and is rated 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon.

One reviewer stated, “This beautifully inspiring book deals with the gamut of human problems. Whether the author speaks of loneliness, unrequited love, depression, anger, impatience, or just plain old hard times, the reader has no doubt that Myrlande Sauveur is speaking from personal experience. Through well-chosen scriptures, taken from both the Old and New Testament, she shows the reader how to take on every path-blocking situation. She shows how to handle life with boldness, confidence, and faith, and she leaves you with no doubt that God is in control. Not only is this a great book for daily, personal guidance, its attractive, unique design makes it an excellent gift book.”

Myrlande Sauveur is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at myrlandesauveur81@yahoo.com. ‘Daily Spiritual Vitamins And Minerals For Your Soul is available at Amazon. More information is available at Sauveur’s website at http://www.myrlandesauveur.com.

Profile:

Myrlande E. Sauveur was born in Haiti. She came to the United States when she was 17 years old to further her education. She started writing poetry and short stories at a very early age. Some of her writings won national recognition back in her homeland. Although she had a passion for and excelled in writing, she never major in English literature or communication in college. She obtained her MBA in Business Management from Strayer University and kept writing on the side as her main hobby and a place to escape when life became too overwhelming.

In August 2009, she was recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in marketing. She is the author of Daily Spiritual Vitamins and Minerals for Your Soul. She is a volunteer youth counselor working with troubled teens all over the U.S and Canada through a Christian online mentoring program.

She is a health and wellness consultant, teaching people how to live a healthy and well-balanced life.

She is the Co-Chair of Dorcas Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on helping Haitian College students and Haitian women in Stamford, CT and the surrounding areas by providing them with charitable services in the form of scholarships, college fairs and health fairs.

In September 2013, her first book Daily Spiritual Vitamins and Minerals for Your Soul was the recipient of a Bronze Medal from Readers Favorite International Book Award Contest.

Contact:

Myrlande Sauveur
http://www.myrlandesauveur.com
myrlandesauveur81@yahoo.com

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Author Gary Paul Corcoran Releases Epic Tale Of The 60's - 'The Trip Into Milky Way'

The new fiction novel, 'The Trip Into Milky Way', billed as 'the other side of 'Vietnam', forges together resistance to that war, psychedelics, drug running, a stint in a Mexican prison and the search for spiritual enlightenment into one riveting tale about the 1960's in America

Critically acclaimed author Gary Paul Corcoran has released 'The Trip Into Milky Way'. Corcoran calls this riveting new fiction book 'the other side of Vietnam', or what happens to a young man when he refuses to die for his country. The book is based on Corcoran's personal experiences and will allow baby boomers to rekindle memories of one of the most exciting times in American history. Just as importantly, it will give those who missed the Sixties a penetrating, raw and fact-based look at a time that is gone, but will never be forgotten.

In the storyline, Clay Matthews walks out of an induction center in LA and in that instant becomes a man without a country, ostracized from family and friends. Clay's one hope is to find a place in the sun, an odyssey that leads him from a sojourn in the South Pacific to the Mexican Riviera to smuggling drugs across the Mexican border, this life of a desperado ultimately leading to Clay’s incarceration in a Mexican prison. Within this crucible, Clay finally faces what his efforts to avoid the war have done to him. His ideals have been forsaken along the way. His entire focus has become one of unfettered selfishness. Yet Clay’s only thought is to escape and regain his freedom, which he does, only to find himself now haunted by a friend he has left behind. Clay's quest to rescue this friend leads both to a series of spiritual awakenings and a riveting conclusion, in which a host of colorful sixties' characters play their part, among them, Stan, the 'Nam chopper pilot, Faith, the expatriate slumming down in San Blas, Eric, the Bhagavad Gita toting space cadet and Sarah, the former revolutionary who is always game for one more battle against the empire.

"Back in the day,", Corcoran stated, "the question was always, ‘Wow, you were in a Mexican prison! What was that like?’ So I sat down one day to convey the experience, felt claustrophobic as an author, as if I had a Mexican version of the Midnight Express on my hands and opted for a novel. Now people frequently ask, ‘Is it fiction? You know, the part inside the prison?’ to which I reply, Sure, to a degree, but it’s also a brutally honest rendering of what went on behind those Mexican prison bars, right down to the dead bodies."

In a recent Amazon review, one reviewer stated, “...Historical fiction that is smart, political, inspiring and epic...a much anticipated journey that is well worth the trip!”

Gary Paul Corcoran is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at info@freepublicitygroup.com.  'The Trip Into Milky Way' is available exclusively on Amazon Kindle.  More information is available at Corcoran's website at http://thetripintomilkyway.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.thetripintomilkyway.com/
info@freepublicitygroup.com

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Author Lowell Harrison Young Appears On The Author Show To Discuss 'Biodesign Out For A Walk'

Young discusses his experiences over 24 years as 700 students and 400 chaperones followed the footsteps of John Muir and slept on the top of Yosemite’s famous Half Dome.  The experiences inside the classroom and outside in the wilderness proved to be a catalyst for learning lessons that would last a lifetime

“Memorizing all the parts of a pig is a lot of work, and I was just wondering if it were really important in the big picture.”

This was the question asked by a student in Young's classroom. That question laid the foundation for what would become a one-of-a-kind advanced class in biology. 24 years and 700 students later, Young recounts these experiences in 'Biodesign Out For A Walk'. His interview is currently available at The Authors Show.

This student and her classmates rightfully and instinctively questioned the validity of memorizing all the parts of a fetal pig, when most of them would likely never have use for that information.  When given the chance to discuss what was important, the students opened up and shared hopes, dreams and desires to learn to be more loving, compassionate people.

For 24 years, Lowell Young taught Biodesign, which gave high school students the chance to go into the wilderness and discover the interactions of plants, animals and themselves. The class was dedicated to studying biology by exercising the illimitable freedom of the human mind and probing the mysteries of the physical, mental and spiritual nature of man.

Following the footsteps of John Muir, they slept on the top of Yosemite’s famous Half Dome.  They followed Loren Eiseley and John Wesley Powell to the bottom of Grand Canyon.  Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck led them into forests and tide pools of California’s beautiful Mendocino coast.

"Biodesign out For A Walk," Young stated, "was written as an extended 'thank you' letter to the students who taught me about spiritual biology. I also wanted to offer a tribute to the legacies of John Muir, Henry Thoreau and Loren Eiseley. Finally, I wanted to encourage all teachers to include lessons from inspired scientists, naturalists  and sages who approached the universe from an holistic perspective.""

The book has fifteen 5 star ratings on Amazon. Reviewers have stated, "Your amazing book recounting an amazing set of adventures is too superlative to describe," and, "What you have done for so many students and chaperones is truly remarkable."

Lowell Harrison Young is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below, or by email at young.lowell@gmail.com. 'Biodesign Out For A Walk' is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Young's interview is running now at The Authors Show. More information is available at Young’s website at http://www.biodesignoutforawalk.com.

Profile:
Lowell Young and his wife, Christie, have lived in California’s Napa Valley for over 40 years.  Mr. Young taught high school biology for nearly 38 years before he retired.  He holds a Masters’ Degree in the art of teaching biology.

The class that evolved into Biodesign was a collaborative, creative project where the roles of teacher and student were often reversed.  It was well known by the students that although Mr. Young represented the physical nature of the class, Christie’s silent spiritual guidance was often felt in their classroom circles as well as along the many miles of trails they walked.  The Biodesign class may be the only one of its kind taught in a public high school in the country.

Contact:

Lowell Harrison Young
http://www.biodesignoutforawalk.com
young.lowell@gmail.com

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of March 17, 2014

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 March 17, 2014. 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 March 17, 2014 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week March 17, 2014 On The Authors Show

Emeka Iwenofu
Roland Allnach
Darden North MD
Patrick Brigham
T. Wrage
Vincent McCrudden
Donna Stanley
Patricia Lyon
Kristin Barnes
Shirley Gerald Ware

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

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Ellen DeGeneres, Selfies And Narcissism - Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Makes The Case For The Selfie

As a Positive Psychologist and author of a romance novel entitled 'Around Every Corner, Romance & Mystery . . .', Dr. Holstein believes it is vitally important for women to take charge of both the living and recording of their lives. The selfie is both a reflection and a record of that opportunity

Everywhere we look today we see the most famous 'selfie' ever taken. Ellen Degeneres set a new standard for the selfie with her recent celebrity packed selfie taken at the Oscars. In a recent article on YourTango.com, where she is one of their Experts, Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Positive Psychologist and prolific published author, made the case for the selfie. While many believe the selfie is a narcissist act performed by self-centered megalomaniacs, Dr. Holstein believes the opposite.

Dr. Holstein recently examined the attraction of the selfie personally. Her husband believed she was exhibiting narcissistic behavior. Her daughter questioned her sanity. But the experience brought the subject into perspective for her.

"It got me thinking," Dr Holstein stated. "Why would I take pictures of myself on vacation on Block Island? Why would I start snapping photos later that summer, on my way to visit my college roommates in Connecticut, and in again Grand Central Station when I changed trains?"

"Why? Because I felt so alive that day, anticipating great talks with dear friends. Why? Because I liked the black and white sundress I had on. Why? Because Grand Central Station made me feel young, vital and as if I was on an adventure. Why? Because no one else would bother to record my adventure. Why? Because I felt able to take charge of an important part of my life; that I no longer had to give it over to someone else."

"If I want a visual memory of how I look and feel on any given day, I can now make that image for myself. I don't have to ask or explain, or feel vain for requesting a snapshot from someone else. Think about it: No one explains why they keep a diary, so why should taking photos be any different? This ritual is part of my diary: a part that technology has finally made possible."

"So today, camera phone in hand, I stand proud and announce: I support the selfie."

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 using fiction for positive psychology. It is a fictional diary 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.

Dr. Holstein believes that getting in touch with your strengths, talents and potential at every age, as well as learning how to hold on to the wise, playful, happy, gutsy and energetic girl that still resides within each woman is essential for mental health.

To assist this process she has written many books, including: case study material as presented in The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy;  inspirational stories as presented in Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! and romance, mystery books designed to bring fun, excitement, romance and positive psychological truths into women's lives.  Latest books are:  Parts 1 and 2 of Next Year in Jerusalem! available in paper and as e-books;  Parts 1,2 and 3 of Next Year in Jerusalem! are now available, incorporated into Around Every Corner on Kindle.

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
http://www.newromancebooks.com
http://www.next-year-in-jerusalem.com
http://www.enchantedself.com
http://www.thetruthforgirls.com
drbarbara@enchantedself.com
https://www.facebook.com/thetruthforgirls?ref=br_tf
Twitter: @truth4girls

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of March 10, 2014

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 March 10, 2014. 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 March 10, 2014 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week March 10, 2014 On The Authors Show

Darden North MD
Marcy Luikart
Patrick Brigham
Carl O. Helvie, RN, DrPh
Maria Daddino
P. J. Van Sant
Gary Doman
Deanie Humphrys-Dunne
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
http://www.theauthorsmarketingpowerhouse.com
don@freepublicitygroup.com

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How People Buy Books Today - New Book Marketing Training Segment Released By FPFG

The new segment is the eighth 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 People Buy Books Today’, Don McCauley states that inbound marketing strategies can prove to be the most powerful methods for creating new and ongoing sales for authors of books. Inbound marketing requires a different approach to create success. but is the key concept in understanding how and why people buy books in today’s book marketing model.

“The key to success,” McCauley stated, “lies in the strategy used to create awareness of a particular work within a targeted group of potential buyers.”

In the training segment he clearly demonstrates that inbound strategies are key to getting in front of that slice of the target market that has already made a purchasing decision.

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. And they clearly do not work.”

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
Segment 6 - How To Create Word Of Mouth
Segment 7 - Calls To Action For Author Websites

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

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Religious Freedom Movement And The Arizona Anti-Gay Bill: Author John DeFilippis Issues Statement

Dr. John DeFilippis, author of 3 fantasy fiction books written for Christian readers, believes it is time for Christians everywhere to take a stand to defend their Christian belief system and religious freedom

A recent article on the CNN website stated that the veto of Arizona's anti-gay bill would likely not put an end to the religious freedom movement. The article also lists 12 other states which have begun crafting legislation to help protect those who make decisions based on religious principles. Dr. John DeFilippis believes that the time has come for Christians to take a stand to protect their religious freedom.

"I’m not surprised," DeFilippis stated, "that the religious freedom movement is starting to take shape. For years now public schools have been confiscating bibles and rosaries from students, and having them turn their shirts inside out if it depicts an image of Christ. There have been lawsuits filed to remove crosses from memorials, monuments of the Ten Commandments from courthouses, and Nativity scenes from public buildings. But I believe that the contraception mandate in Obamacare was the last straw. For the federal government to be fighting a legal battle against the Little Sisters of the Poor—whose ministry in the United States dates back to 1868—is shameful and outrageous. Thus the time has come for those who believe in freedom of religion to take a stand and fight back."

Dr. John DeFilippis writes epic fantasy fiction for Christian readers. In the tradition of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, his novels bring to mind the adventure and excitement of Jason and the Argonauts, The Odyssey, and the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail.

‘The Quest of the Thirteen’ and ‘The Birth of Malgyron’ are the first two volumes of DeFilippis’ epic fantasy series titled ‘The Medallion of Mavinor.’ The series starts with thirteen loyal subjects being selected and trained to make an arduous quest to retrieve the long lost Medallion of Mavinor. Together they work against nearly impossible odds— rugged terrain, mythical beasts, death-defying adventures and, worst of all, betrayal in their ranks—in order to complete their mission. In the sequel, an evil plot is hatched to overthrow the king, one that has dire consequences not only for the kingdom of Mavinor, but for the entire world. The heroes of the story are forced to band together and fight to thwart the plot before it is too late.

The just-released third volume of the series, 'The Crusade Against Darkness,' picks up where 'The Birth of Malgyron' left off. When the forces of good finally mobilize in an attempt to reclaim Mavinor, they realize that they cannot afford to fail in their crusade or the world as they once knew it will be gone forever.

Ultimately the novels are about an extraordinary effort to resurrect a kingdom and the faith of its people in a world where that faith is quickly waning. They serve as an allegory for the assault on Christianity in modern-day society. While the work is classified as epic fantasy fiction, traditional Christian values lie at the very heart of the story and Dr. DeFilippis considers himself to be a Christian author. He is a devout conservative Catholic, and an avid supporter of religious freedom in an age of growing secularism.

“Christians today are facing the same challenges as the characters in my books,” DeFilippis said, “and if they don’t wake up and fight back, then they’ll also face the possibility that the world they once knew will be gone forever.”

Dr. John DeFilippis is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at jdefilippis@optonline.net. ‘The Quest of the Thirteen’ and the sequel, ‘The Birth of Malgyron’, are available in print, ebook and pdf formats from Crossroad Press. ‘The Quest of the Thirteen’ is also available in audiobook format. More information is available at his website at http://www.drjohndefilippis.com.

About Dr. John DeFilippis:

Dr. John DeFilippis was born on March 9, 1970 in Bayonne, New Jersey. He grew up in the Greenville section of Jersey City, graduating from Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School in 1984. In 1988 he graduated from Saint Peter’s Prep and went on to study at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree, Dr. DeFilippis attended the School of Theology at Seton Hall University for three years, from 1993 to 1996. During this time he earned his master’s degree in theology and discerned a call to the Catholic priesthood. After ultimately deciding that he did not have a religious vocation, Dr. DeFilippis transitioned into the field of education.

He taught for four years at both the elementary and secondary levels, and earned a second master’s degree in educational administration. In 2000 Dr. DeFilippis made yet another transition, this time accepting an offer to become an academic administrator at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City. He would spend the next seven years there, and in 2007 he completed his Ph.D. in educational leadership at Seton Hall University. After finishing his doctoral degree, he accepted an offer to become a director in the Division of Academic Affairs at New Jersey City University.

But through all the years of earning graduate degrees, teaching, and working in educational administration, Dr. DeFilippis never lost sight of his childhood dream. That dream was to become a published author, and through tireless work and relentless persistence, his dream was ultimately fulfilled.

Contact:

Dr. John DeFilippis
jdefilippis@optonline.net
http://www.drjohndefilippis.com

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The Jesus Myth: Author Sid Martin Unearths The Truth In New Christian Book, "Secret Of The Savior"

Did Jesus really exist? What is the Jesus myth? Where did the story of Jesus come from? A new book by author and religious researcher Sid Martin reveals the truth underlying the Gospel of Mark

The questions surrounding the life of the man called Jesus have been the basis of heated debate and controversy for centuries. The Jesus myth is still a hot topic today. The Gospel of Mark is the earliest account of Jesus. What if the Gospel is a myth of the messiah? Sid Martin, religious researcher and author of a Christian book entitled 'Secret Of The Savior', believes that is the case. His book puts forth the idea that that God is the Savior and that Jesus is a symbol of salvation who stands for the process of God saving man.

"I wrote this book," Martin stated, "to reveal where the story of Jesus really comes from. For too long, scholars have tried to recover the historical Jesus, to separate the Jesus of history from the Christ of faith.  My analysis of the Gospel of Mark, the earliest Gospel written, demonstrates that Jesus is a composite character. He stands for a series of savior figures from Joshua to David to the Teacher of Righteousness, and many others after that. There are many historical Jesuses, not just one. People need to know that."

Sid Martin is a religious researcher with a master of theological studies degree in Biblical studies from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is also a practicing attorney who specializes in legal research and writing. His view of the Jesus myth is that Jesus is identified with a series of savior figures from Joshua to David to the Teacher of Righteousness—who founded the Essenes, the ancient Jewish sect who wrote the Dead Sea Scroll—to Rabbi Johanan Ben Zakkai, the founder of Rabbinic Judaism, and many others. The Gospel of Mark is ultimately an ingenious myth about the history of salvation in Israel. 'Secret of the Savior' unearths the hidden history buried beneath the surface in this world-changing gospel.

"A person who reads this book," Martin continued, "will come away with an understanding of the origins of the Christian religion. The reader will come to appreciate the true meaning of Mark’s Gospel. Mark’s message is that God has saved his people and will do so again. Jesus is a symbol of salvation. The story of Jesus embodies the history of salvation. Every person can be an instrument of salvation, a Jesus for our time."

Sid Martin is available for media interviews and can be reached by email at smartin149@cox.net. 'Secret of the Savior' is available at Amazon. More information is available at his website at http://www.secretofthesavior.com.

About Sid Martin:

Author Sid Martin has a Master of Theological Studies degree with high honors from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, specializing in Biblical Studies.  His Master's Thesis was on the Gospel of Mark.

He also has a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa and is a practicing attorney.

He did graduate work in political and social sciences at the University of Colorado, University of  Illinois, and the Free University of Berlin, Germany.

He is the father of two grown sons.  Martin lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the buckle of the Bible belt. He belongs to All Souls Unitarian Church and serves on the Newcomers Board and the Pastoral Care Team.

Contact:

Sid Martin
smartin149@cox.net
http://www.secretofthesavior.com

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History Made In Roswell NM: Natasha N. Mackey Is The First Black Female To Be Elected To City Council

Mackey, a business owner and local resident for 8 years, looks forward to serving the city of Roswell as a City Councilor and is proud to be the  first elected black female in this capacity

Local Roswell NM resident and business owner Natasha N. Mackey made history last night. She is the first black female elected to serve on the Roswell City Council. She intends to be a "mover and a shaker" and looks forward to being part of the movement to revive Roswell.

"I would like to thank you for electing me as the fresh voice for Ward 1," Mackey stated.  "I look forward to representing you well as a member of the City Council.  It is my desire to continue to keep the lines of communication open between myself and the residents of Ward 1 by hosting quarterly Meet and Greets.  I will listen to your concerns and find timely responses and resolutions to the issues raised concerning our city.  The collaborative work of the Mayor and City Councilors is vital to the success of our community as a whole.  I look forward to working on the City Council to revive Roswell."

Natasha Mackey has lived in Roswell for 8 years and lived in New Mexico for almost 20 years. She has worked in the Roswell community through various initiatives to bring unity in the city through the 21 Days of Prayer and youth rallies. She is a member of Gateway Church International under the leadership of Rick and Linda Rapp. In addition, she is a member of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Keep Roswell Beautiful board as the secretary. She holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of New Mexico – Anderson School of Management, and is a small business owner.

Mackey is also a published author, a singer/songwriter and an accomplished public speaker. Her book, "Walking in Kingdom Authority: A Practical Jumpstart Guide to Kingdom Living", transcends denominational lines and is geared towards use in the universal church - the Body of Christ at large. The book is available on Amazon.

Natasha Mackey is available for media interviews and can be reached by email at mackeyventures@gmail.com. More information is available at her website at http://www.mackey-ventures.com.

Contact:

Natasha Mackey
mackeyventures@gmail.com
http://www.mackey-ventures.com
910-842-9248

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Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of March 3, 2014

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 March 3, 2014. 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 March 3, 2014 On The Book Marketing Show

Eric DelaBarre
John Meacham
Richard Godwin
Leyland Hazlewood
Dan Ames

Week March 3, 2014 On The Authors Show

Helen Hipp
MaryAnn Diorio PhD
John DeFilippis
Anne Redelfs MD
Susan K. Earl
Lois W. Stern
Thelma Zirkelbach
Les Morse

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

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Terezia Farkas, Author Of Book About Depression, Partners With Canadian Mental Health Association To Raise Funds

From March 1 through March 15, 2014, bestselling author Terezia Farkas will donate 50% of all author royalties from sales of 'Heart Of Love Evolution: Surviving Depression' to the Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta

Terezia Farkas, bestselling author of 'Heart Of Love Evolution: Surviving Depression' has pledged 50% of all author royalties to the Canadian Mental Health Association Alberta. Entitled 'Action On Depression’, the fundraising project will run from March 1 through March 15, 2014. Readers can participate in the fundraiser by purchasing the book from Amazon, Friesen Press or from any Chapters/Indigo or Coles bookstore.

“I want to reduce the stigma surrounding depression with my fundraiser,” says Ms. Farkas. “By hosting a mental health event, I am encouraging discussion and education about depression. There is still a lot of stigma and myths about depression. Sometimes it’s just a case of not knowing how to correctly deal with someone depressed or suicidal. Other times it’s about cultural norms and moral implications.”

“I know how difficult it can be for a depressed person to ask for help. Depression makes you embarrassed, ashamed and afraid to talk about it. Since coming out publicly with my personal struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, I’ve heard from many others who are depressed. All of them had been afraid or cautious to tell anyone that they suffer depression. For some I was a role model. For others it was my book ‘Heart of Love Evolution’ that gave them a starting point to have discussions with family about depression, suicide and death. Sometimes you need a person you can identify with, someone who got lost in that darkness of despair much like you, to give hope that you too can make it out.”

“Organizations like the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and Mental Health America in the US are good places to go for help and support. These are non-profit agencies with the same mandate: to promote good mental health through advocacy, education, research and service. Every year more than 400 Albertans commit suicide. For every suicide, there are more than a hundred attempts. Alberta’s suicide rate is the second highest in Canada. While suicide is one of the leading causes of death in men and women, almost 50% who suffer from depression never go to a doctor.”

In ‘Heart Of Love Evolution’, Terezia Farkas presents a powerful and compelling story that offers hope to those who suffer from depression. 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.

Tom Shand, Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division recently stated, "In 'Heart of Love Evolution – Surviving Depression', Ms. Farkas shares her journey of recovery from deadly depths of depression, guided by newfound hope and spirituality. It is well written and the expression of her experiences with depression will resonate well with people, as will the emphasis on self love and hope. I commend her for her desire to help others through this book, including donating a portion of proceeds from its sale to the Canadian Mental Health Association. The spiritual beliefs are those of the author and may or may not align with those of the readers or other theories."

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, FriesenPress, Chapters/Indigo and Coles.  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

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