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Rebecca Smith Rebecca Smith is the author of the political Union Hypocrisy. Writing Daze caught up with Rebecca recently and asked her some questions On Writing and Self-Publishing. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by her answers.    About Rebecca Smith Rebecca Smith had been a member of the Teamsters Union for 16 years.   Her final three years with the Teamsters was as the Director of their Training Program in Nevada.   She has always had a love for books and a desire to be a writer.   After attempting to write several fiction books that never would see the light of day, she finally decided to write about what she knows best – labor unions.   Her next book will be based on the true events that occurred when Chicago met head on with what some would say is the most dysfunctional Teamster Local in the country.   UNION HYPOCRISY will be available on Amazon.com as an e-book or can be ordered in hardcopy. www.unionhypocrisy...

Real Dogs Don't Whisper Book Tour Our guest today is Kelly Preston, author of Real Dogs Don’t Whisper: Life Lessons from Larger Than Life Dog and His Owner. We asked Kelly where her writer’s inspiration comes from and who did she want to thank for getting her where she is today.   Hi, allow me to introduce myself; I am Kelly Preston, author of Real Dogs Don’tWhisper, this is my first book and I am still surprised at myself that I took a vision and made it possible.   It all started one morning in December 2010, I had a “light bulb” moment that I wanted to share an incredible, rewarding journey with special need pets.   The goal was to inspire the audience that no matter what may face us, with determination, unconditional love and support from others; and, opening your heart to allow love in when not expected, amazing and priceless outcomes will occur.    Once I determined the goal and the reason why I wanted to write this book, it took a littl...

RIVERWALKER Book Tour RIVERWALKER features the character debut of San Antonio PD veteran detective Gifford Holloway, a former Special Agent with Army Intelligence.   Holloway is in pursuit of the most despicable of criminals, a savage murderer who victimizes children and dumps their remains in the water and along the banks of San Antonio’s beautiful and world-renowned Riverwalk attraction. Frustrated at the lack of progress on the case and spurred on by an encounter with the mysterious Madame Candelaria, a local psychic, Holloway contemplates calling upon his special gift of “seeing”, though officially off-limits within the SAPD, to help solve the case and end the terror.   Along the way, Holloway finds an ally in the capable and sensuous newspaper reporter, Salma Veramendi, who carries her own history of abuse

Crashers Book Tour By Lindy Hudis      While in the process of promoting my latest book, “Crashers”, I thought I would speak a little bit about my “aspiring actress” past. Now, I was just an aspiring actress, mind you. I had tiny bit parts here and there. I was a dancing bimbo on Married With Children , and a nosey reporter on the daytime drama Sunset Beach .   I was as interesting journey, being an actress wanna-be in Los Angeles, and yes, I have written a book about that, too. However, I will talk about that on my next blog tour – when promoting that book.    It was an exciting yet heartbreaking time, but it was also a time of self discovery. I discovered that I am much better suited behind the scenes, like writing. My husband, a Hollywood stuntman, and I have started our own production company, Impact Motion Pictures. We are in the process of producing out own scripts and projects. So far, so good. We have several horro...

About Anthony Caplan  Anthony Caplan is an independent writer, teacher and homesteader in northern New England. He has worked at various times as a shrimp fisherman, environmental activist, journalist, taxi-driver, builder, window-washer, and telemarketer. Currently, Caplan is working on restoring a 150 year old farmstead where he and his family tend sheep and chickens, grow most of their own vegetables, and have started a small apple orchard from scratch. You can find him at http://www.anthonycaplanwrites.com/ Latitudes A Story of Coming Home

Author Hank Quense Hank Quense is the author of the Fantasy novel Falstaff's Big Gamble. Writing Daze caught up with Hank recently and asked him some questions On Writing and Self-Publishing. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by his answers. About Hank Quense Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He writes humorous fantasy and scifi stories. On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun. A member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, he refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page of any daily newspaper and on the evening TV news. Zaftan Entrepreneurs is the first book of a trilogy. In it, an alien mining ship discovers a planet that holds promise to be a mining bonanza.

Latitudes Book Tour  Anthony Caplan, author of the young adult novel, Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home is guest posting at WV Stitcher on Tuesday, September 04, 2012 about his favorite books. Caplan is on virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book   during September to talk about his book, the writing life and his future projects. About Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home  LATITUDES – A story of one boy overcoming dysfuntion, dislocation and distance… When Father and Mother, a highflying young American lawyer and his party-hard bride, fall prey to the self-destructive lure of alcohol and sexual liberation, Will and his sisters pay the price in divorce and kidnappings that take them back and forth between the rain forest hideaways of coastal Latin America and the placid suburbs of Long Island. Will identifies with the oppressed workers laboring in his father’s fast food restaurant and longs for American freedom. Father remarries the daughter of a local aristo...

Volupsa Book Tour By Ray East and Sam D Firstly, I believe my book has a mass appeal that transcends boundaries of age and gender – it will hold the interest of even the most discerning reader. Secondly , the main character of the book Amy Benson is someone every teenage girl will be able to relate to. She has the usual age related problems like fitting in at school, body image issues, dating woes and so on. But what is inspiring about her character is how she never gives up – she fights for what she believes in, irrespective of consequences. I think it’s important for young girls to have women role models who are strong and are not forever waiting to be rescued by their prince charming. They possess the conviction to stand up for themselves. 

Tina Haveman is the founder and CEO of eXtasy Books and Devine Destinies . Tina was born in Europe, left there at age eight, then traveled to several countries with her parents, to finally settle in Australia for many years. She immigrated to Canada in 1973 where she has lived since. After raising a family of five as a single mother, she finally found time to concentrate on her writing. In 2000 she started her own publishing house with a partner but became too busy with eXtasy and Devine to continue her involvement and withdrew to focus entirely on eXtasy and Devine. Tina devotes all her time to her publishing house and authors and is grateful for the success her company is experiencing. “After many years of struggling to keep my head above water while raising five children on my own, I have much to be thankful for,” said Tina. “While the company affords me a comfortable living now and I have quite a staff aboard, I thoroughly enjoy what I do and won’t stop until someone up above te...

Byron Katie is an author and speaker who created a powerful process called “The Work.” In her first book, Loving What Is , Katie suggests that there are three types of business in the world: “My Business,” “Your Business” (“Other People’s Business”), and God’s Business. She points out that anytime you find yourself in “Other People’s Business” or “God’s Business,” you feel stressed. Why? Because you don’t have any business in “Other People’s Business” or “God’s Business.” When you’re in “Other People’s Business,” or “God’s Business,” you have no control and no influence. In fact, when you’re in “Other 

Joe is ordered to uncover the cause of a military accident. He needs Kathryn’s help but he is not looking forward to working with her. Joe and Kat argue the first time they meet, and again the second and third time, but they still can’t stop thinking about each other. Kathryn has climbed the Alps and several peaks in Tibet. Death threats and challenges don’t really scare her. What does scare her is the way she feels about Joe. Parker Moore is 6 years old. He has trouble remembering his shoes and he thinks goats are cool. Joe and Kat share a very unusual first date. While investigating the accident Joe and Kat encounter two murder attempts, one aimed at her. Joe’s younger sister, Charlie, thinks he needs a date. This is book-two of the series, but it’s a prequel. You can read it first! The pain of Joe’s past has left him lonely. He blames himself, even though he could have done nothing to save his wife. Kathryn has been hiding behind her cold shell so ...