R.T. Kaelin's writing style has been compared to Brandon Sanderson and David Eddings and the book's scope to those penned by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Kaelin recognizes that making Progeny available in ebook format will allow his hit novel to be made available to a wider audience, including ebook readers
Ebooks and eBook readers have taken the industry by storm over the last few months. R.T. Kaelin, author of Progeny, recognizes that any author who hopes to be successful in the current book marketing environment must meet the demands of the marketplace. For this reason, he has chosen to offer his high fantasy novel, Progeny, in eBook format for the Kindle. The eBook version of Progeny hit the virtual shelves on February 4, 2011.
“I am extremely pleased," stated Kaelin, "with the critical success of this fantasy novel. Progeny was written to draw the reader into a vibrant, vivid world full of characters as substantive as any living person. The goal was to have the tale flow seamlessly from the first chapter, picking up and sweeping reader and characters alike into a masterfully woven, tidal epic. I wanted loyalty and love to contrast with scheming and treachery, combining together to create a richly rewarding journey full of both joy and heartache. When the last line is completed, I wanted the readers of the first entry in The Children of the White Lions series to demand to know what comes next. I believe I have achieved that goal.”
Progeny, the first installment in the Children of the White Lions series, has garnered rave reviews. Many believe it is among the best fantasy books released recently. Progeny has been compared to Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Interest in the book has been high for this fantasy book, and R.T. Kaelin has been very busy sharing his fantasy fiction novel with readers. The author has been touring high schools, talking with hundreds of students about creative writing and the power of the written word while sharing his love of reading and writing. A ten-day Authors Chat with R.T. Kaelin was held at LibraryThing.com where the reading community interacted directly with the author, asking him questions about his high fantasy book.
Kaelin has also been involved in a number of high profile media interviews, the most recent appearance being The Authors Show, where listeners were able to hear what went into writing the epic fantasy story. He shared where the ideas for his top selling book came from and why the writings of certain bestselling fantasy authors like Raymond E. Feist, Christopher Paolini, and Robert Jordan inspired him to write.
Future events for the author include additional speaking appearance to discuss creative writing as well as a book reading and signing events. Kaelin is available for media interview and can be reached using the contact information below, or by email at rtkaelin@terrene.info. More information, including reviews, is available at his website. Progeny is available at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and may be ordered from any bookstore. The Kindle edition was published on February 4, 2011 at Amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks.
Progeny
R.T. Kaelin
Terrene Press
ISBN 13 (Print): 978-0-615-42103-2
ASIN (Kindle): B004M8S7T2
Profile:
R.T. Kaelin grew up in Cincinnati and now resides in Pickerington, Ohio with his wife and two children. He works in the information technology field in Columbus. He realizes that the traditional method of publishing involves a high amount of luck and, not wishing to have his high fantasy novel bogged down in the traditional publishing business model, he decided to follow the path of self-publishing. His gamble has paid off as evidenced by the success of his fantasy novel, Progeny.
Contact:
R.T. Kaelin
13448 Canyon Lane
Pickerington, OH 43147
614-946-0249
rtkaelin@terrene.info
www.ProgenyTheBook.com
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
High Fantasy Writer R.T. Kaelin Releases Fantasy Novel, Progeny, In Ebook Format For Kindle
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Book Marketing, The 'Authors Marketing Powerhouse', Announces The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of February 7, 2011
Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings. Facebook and Twitter integration are available
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule.
Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
"We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors and publishers," stated Mr. McCauley, "as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."
Group discussions include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.
Appearances on The Authors Show, Internet radio and tv versions, are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio and TV interviews that are broadcast worldwide. This upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
Alysa Braceau
Cindy L. Herb
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
Maralys Wills
Hilda Ruch
Brian Bass (Business)
Carol Coots (Business)
Michelle Matro (Business)
Joan Hogge (Children)
Doreen Ingram (Children)
Paulina Rael Jaramillo (Christian)
Penny Zeller (Christian)
Diane K. Dean (Christian)
Susan C. Beer (Wellness)
Jeff Knott (Wellness)
Week February 7 On The TV Version
Helen Osterman
Michelle Matro
Janice Weinheimer
"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources, group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."
Don McCauley is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
TheAuthorsShow.com
danielle@TheAuthorsShow.com
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Fifteen Year Old Teams Up With Nationally Known Celebrities To Co-Author Book, 'Drugs Make You Un-Smarter'
Savanna Peterson has seen first hand the devastation drug addiction has in the lives of her own family. She, along with her grandmother, award winning author Jill Vanderwood, have co-authored 'Drugs Make You Un-Smarter' in an effort to help others take a stand against drug addiction. The book features numerous interviews with high profile celebrities
What do you do when a parent, a grandparent, your brother, cousins, and an uncle are doing drugs? You are also expected to do drugs, right? Fifteen-year-old Savanna Peterson went beyond the expectations of others and took a stand against drugs, even when her older brother had parties while her mom was at work, the police were watching her house, and her dad spent most of her life in prison for drug-related crimes.
'Drugs Make You Un-Smarter' is written by a high school student and her grandmother. The book is a compilation of stories and includes reports of people who have abused drugs and interviews with actors and professionals. The book offers the hard, cold facts about drug abuse, directly from the users themselves and from those who love them. Judy Shervill, Coordinator of Foundation For A Drug Free World states that "Peterson shows that faith in oneself is the most powerful resistance." [to drug abuse and addiction]
Celebrity interviews in the book include:
* Sherriff Tom Allman - Mendocino County, CA. Originated the Face2Face program to teach kids about the dangers of Crystal Meth
* Erica Catton - After her own battle with addiction, Erica has dedicated her life to helping others with their battle with addiction. Erica Catton is working as an executive over promotion, marketing and public relations for Narconon Arrowhead, a successful leader in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction
* Tray Cheney - an actor who has taken a stand against drugs. Best know for his part as ‘Poot’ in HBO’s Drama “The Wire”. Tray is the author of The Truth You Can’t BeTray” and featured in music videos with Lil Bow Wow and Lil Mo
* Sherry Gaba LCSW - Licensed Physiotherapist and Lifecouch-VH1’s Celebrity Rehab; author of 'The Law of Sobriety, Attracting Positive Energy for a Powerful Recovery'
* Brooks Gibbs -Teen Motivational Speaker - Brooks Gibbs has earned a reputation as a leading authority on the youth issues of bullying and life choices. Featured in Teen People Magazine, The Washington Post and interviewed on CBS
* Jason London - Actor- is affected by the drug abuse of a family member. He is one of People Magazine’s Top 50 Most Beautiful People. Best known for his roles in, Jason and the Argonauts, 7th Heaven and the Man in the Moon
* Dr. Punyamurtla Kishore - Founder of the National Library of Addictions. Medical Director of the Washingtonian Center for Addiction, the first organization in the U.S. to recognize addiction as a disease. Dr. Kishore has been a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine since 1986
* Kristen Moeller, MS - Author of Waiting for Jack (Morgan James 2010); the celebrity ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association
* Jennifer Storm - is the author of two personal memoirs; 'Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America' (Hazelden 2008) and 'Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery and Self-Discovery' (Central Recovery Press 2010)
* Vanessa Van Petton - 25 year old author of the parenting book 'You’re Grounded!' She founded RadicalParenting.com where she gives her expertise, along with 60 teen writers, ages 12-20 to help parents and adults get an honest and open view into the world and mind of youth
* Dr. Talia Witkowski is an addictions and eating disorder specialist. Dr. Witkowski learned about these afflictions through her own suffering. She is now the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator of Heal Your Hunger
"My granddaughter," stated Ms. Vanderwood, "Savanna, told me she wanted to write a book telling kids that even if people in their own family are doing drugs, they don’t have to. I told her if she was really serious about writing, I would drop everything and help her. In 'Drugs Make You Un-Smarter' we share fifteen-year-old Savanna’s story about her dad who was in prison for drug related crimes, and the drug abuse she has witnessed during her life. We add in drug facts and stories of drug addicts who have turned their lives around. Even my own story of a marriage to a drug addict/alcoholic shows the effects that drugs have on a family. We have a section called 'Taking A Stand Against Drugs' where readers will learn about goal oriented kids and how they remain drug free."
Paperback: 244 pages
Publisher: Motivational Press Inc.
Publication Date: February 1, 2011
ISBN-10: 1935723243
ISBN-13: 978-1935723240
Profile:
Savanna Peterson, nicknamed Bab Sav because she is less than five feet tall, is a tenth-grader from Utah. Her favorite thing to do is ghost hunting with friends. Her favorite band is Sleeping Giant. Her favorite movies are 'The Sandlot' and 'Stand by Me'. Savanna says, “I try to have as much fun as I possibly can, and that doesn’t include drugs or drinking. You have more fun when you can remember your memories. I like to remember what I did the night before.
“I spend all my time wisely. I want to be an archeologist when I am older. I’m very open-minded and kind. I have a heart and I show it most of the time, but I just can’t tolerate seeing people mess up their lives with drugs.”
Jill Vanderwood is Savanna’s grandmother and the author of four children’s books. She is the winner of the 2008 Writer of the Year Award from the League of Utah Writers. Jill has witnessed firsthand how drugs affect a family through marriage to an alcoholic and the drug addiction of several family members.
Jill’s book, 'What’s It Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids by the Way They Live', is the First Place Winner of three national book awards and won second place on a state level. Through her book sales, she has been an active fundraiser for the Literacy Action Center in Salt Lake City, Wheelchair Foundation, the Hibiscus Children’s Center in Florida, and the Southwind Sustainable Park, in Springfield, IL. Jill Vanderwood also appears in the documentary film, 'Achieve Your Ultimate Success'.
The authors are available for media interview and can be reached using the information below, or by email at throughtherug@earthlink.net. More information is available at her website. 'Drugs Make You Unsmarter' is available at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and anywhere books are sold.
Contact:
Jill Ammon Vanderwood
Email: throughtherug@earthlink.net
Web: www.jillvanderwood.com
Phone: 801-891-3370
Monday, January 31, 2011
Buker, Inc. Offers The Visual Factory Course
The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies
Buker, Inc. offers a Visual Factory Course for companies on their Lean Manufacturing journey. The Visual Factory Course is a one day event that defines the basic visual factory blueprint of best in class Lean Manufacturing factories. The course focuses on the visual tools being utilized in Lean factories to drive continuous process improvement. The Visual Factory Course focuses on:
5 Pillars of Workplace Organization
The Value Stream’s Territory
Visual Production Control
Visual Quality Control
Communication and Visible Progress
Michael Tincher, President of Buker, Inc., stated, “Many companies are engaged in Lean Manufacturing implementation, but most of them stop after some type of initial factory re-arrangement. The Visual Factory Course is designed to help these companies implement the visual factory characteristics that are paramount to driving continuous process improvements.”
The Buker organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, PerkinElmer, Highway Technologies, Inc., Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Company and many others.
For more information go to the Buker, Inc. website, www.Buker.com for free assistance to manufacturing questions (Ask The Expert) and a free download of the Lean Manufacturing Assessment.
Contact:
Michael Tincher, President
Buker, Inc.
800 Main St.
Antioch IL 60002
www.buker.com
847-395-3050
Thursday, January 20, 2011
One To Grow On Bedtime Stories Help Parents And Grandparents Connect With Kids Through Audio Books And Short Stories
Today many grandparents feel out of touch with their grandchildren. In the past, storytime, especially bedtime stories, allowed grandparents to pass on core values and life experiences. This is difficult in an age of cellphone and computer technology. One company, however, is using technology to help grandparents connect with grandchildren
In the modern age of technology, many grandparents feel left behind, unable to connect in a meaningful way with their grandchildren. Bedtime stories, fairy tales and books were once a core activity in regards to connecting with grandchildren, but much of that has been lost as technology has taken center stage. Trenna Daniels believes that technology can actually enhance communication. She has created a full line of bedtime stories available for download in electronic format.
These award winning bedtimes stories form a series of highly entertaining adventures, filled with engaging music and sound effects, that help children cope with growing up. The ideals and values imparted are time-tested, and the stories are delivered in a way that children get the message.
"I know I don’t stand alone," stated Ms. Daniells, "in the outlook that our children are becoming ever more connected through TV, videos, cell phones they are being more disconnected. Unfortunately many of the values that children are formulating today are not providing them with the foundation they need to become functioning, well-adjusted, responsibly independent adults. As parents and grandparents we need to actively instill good values and promote strong family bonds. I think we all remember the wonder, magic and value of bedtime stories. By sharing stories in which characters survive and prosper while facing adversity and challenges, it helps children to understand that they will survive too. By sharing these stories in a format in which children have a natural affinity, we not only open the channel of communication and reconnect, we allow young minds to engage their creative imaginations! Sounds like a good old fashioned storybook to me."
"As our lifestyles change," she continued, "and more families have both parents working outside the home, grandparents are more actively involved in rearing grand kids. It becomes incredibly important to reinforce and reestablish strong family ties. We must approach our child-rearing with a new and different spirit. We must create a family atmosphere that doesn’t center on passive activities such as watching videos, TV and playing video games. I can’t overly stress the importance of building this kind of foundation and it is never too early or too late to start. Stories open a door of communication where children are more comfortable to talk about situations in which they are having difficulty coping. Audio stories open that magical world where we can realize we all create our own life's story.
The One To Grow On Audio Series has won numerous awards and has been recognized by some of the country's most prestigious childrens organizations. The series was awarded the Seal of Approval by the National Parenting Center. Creative Child Magazine gave the series the 2010 CD of the Year award. The series was named among the best in family-friendly media, products and serves by the Mom's Choice Awards. 'Exercising Good Relationships' received Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products Award in 2010.
More information including a no-charge kid's audio bedtime story and numerous samples are available at the company's website. Trenna Daniells is available for media interview and can be reached using the information below or by email at trenna@kids-audio-stories.com.
Profile:
Trenna Daniell’s formal education was in art and music. A life-long student of philosophy and metaphysics, she won a national reputation as a Human Potential Seminar trainer and lecturer. She has appeared on more than a hundred radio and television programs throughout the United States, including Good Morning America. Braille International of Stuart, Florida translated many of Trenna’s stories into Braille books and cassette stories for the blind.
When not writing children’s books, Trenna uses her education at Mt. Hood College and the UCLA Design School in California to express her art. Among her credits: a series of greeting cards for Island Heritage. Her work has appeared in Aloha Airlines Magazine and Artists of Hawaii, and in the Collectors Galleries on Maui and Kauai. The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas commissioned Trenna to produce southwestern pastels for its hotel. Her work also hangs in numerous resorts around the world, including Sandals Resort on Negril Beach in Jamaica. She currently shows in galleries in both Vail and Aspen, Colorado. More information regarding her artwork is available at www.TrennaDaniells.com.
Contact:
Trenna Daniells
Web: http://www.KidsAudioStories.com
Email: trenna@kids-audio-stories.com
Phone 800-514-6820
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