Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
An Interview with Anna Othitis ***My First Travel Book Blog Tour**
Anna Othitis lived and was raised in the beautiful land and country of Zimbabwe, Africa (home will always be home. She left all of her life long memories, endless charity work and good people behind vowing that she will continue supporting the needy children in her land Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond. After traveling long and short distances from the East coast to the West coast twice she and her family eventually found their sense of belonging and final settling destination in New Jersey, USA.
Her husband George, sons Johnny, Elia and Frankie encouraged her to write her first children's book titled "My First Travel Book", inspired by Frankie (Captain Frankie), who is graduating from his Masters degree in Aeronautical Science and beginning his career as a professional pilot. Anna's favorite saying is "Be Bold Be Brave".
She was inspired to write her children's books with a vision to link up the children Africa and of the world on Angelic Airlines to so many beautiful places of interest and popularity on our wonderful planet Earth with all its beautiful some natural and some man made creations and resources. One of the beautiful natural wonders featured in her books is in her birth land of Zimbabwe "The Mighty Victoria Falls" All of her books educate our children and widen their scope of interest in the amazing surroundings, creations and nature to appreciate and look after our environment for many generations still to come.
Where
are you from?
Gweru,
Zimbabwe, Africa
Why
do you write?
I love to write children’s travel books. It
takes children to popular destinations all over the world showing them what a
wonderful and interesting world that we have beyond their borders. They can fly
and travel from the comfort of their own homes, reading and educating
themselves. Parents reading to their children on their laps can also learn so
much of our world and earth out there. To
teach our children about the world beyond them and teach them to preserve our
environment - we only have one living earth of beauty always – to give back to
humanity in some way or another.
What
inspired you to write your first book?
I was inspired
to start writing my first book when I came to the USA where our youngest son
Frankie was given the opportunity to live his American Dream by taking up his
pilot’s career. I love inspiring and encouraging children to live their dream
like our son is doing.
What
genre do you typically write?
Children’s
Books
Do
you feel like you have a specific writing style?
Yes I feel that
I have a simple style in rhyming and other making it fun for the children to
read and imagine themselves within the scenes.
How
long does it usually take you to write a book?
A
day to a week - depending on my work load.
What
do you do to conquer writer’s block?
I
love to listen to soft soothing music while I write, such as Enya.
What
can you tell us about your favorite character from your book?
Frankie is our
wonderful Captain pilot who takes children to visit beautiful and popular world
destinations educating them and making it fun learning while they travel with
him.
What
actor or actress would you like to see play your character in the movie
adaptation
John
Travolta
What book are you reading now?
“The
Healer” by Christop Fischer
What are your current projects?
What are your current projects?
My
work as an ABA Therapist, for wonderful young, autistic children.
If
you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
No
Can you share a little of your work with us?
Can you share a little of your work with us?
Visiting
wonderful sites, cities and countries, such as UK, USA, Africa, Canada, South
America and more
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
To get all information
as accurate as possible and making sure the illustrations are as close as to
the real destination.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
Never
give up hope, stay focused keep writing and keep inspired.
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?
Welcome aboard
our flights, relax and have fun while we fly you safely into our wonderful blue
skies to enjoy these wonderful sites.
Preserve the
environment we only have one living earth of beauty always giving
back to humanity
in some way or another.
We would love to
see you back again on our Angelic Adventures to discover more our earth that we
live on.
MY FIRST TRAVEL BOOK
**BLOG TOUR**
& GIVEAWAY
Are you ready to take to the skies?
Captain Frankie welcomes you on board.
Come join the adventures of Captain Frankie and the Angelic Airlines flying angel as they travel across the world to some of the most popular, entertaining, and educational places in the world. Captain Frankie is waiting for you to book your ticket, safely stow your bags, and open your eyes to the beautiful places created for all of us to visit in My First Travel Book.
WHAT THE REVIEWS SAY
ChristophFischerBooks "Chris"
"My First Travel Book" by Anna Othitis offers a wonderful way to teach young children about famous and beautiful places of our world.
A short illustrated page on several cities and sights in Africa, Europe and the US explains the significance of the places and then asks questions so you can see if the children still remember.
It's a great way to learn, Othitis has carefully composed the pages to make them fun and entertaining as well as educational.
It is books like these that made me decide to make travel my profession, which is was for 15 years. Othitis brought back my excitement of those days and I am sure she will have the same effect on her readers, young and old.
The production values of the e-book are amazing.
Caryl McAdoo "Christian Novelist / Simon & Sc...
The wonderful little book MY FIRST TRAVEL BOOK: ANGELIC AIRLINE ADVENTURES is one children from the ages of 4 or 5 all the way to 11 or 12 years old will have fun reading (or hearing it read). The little ones will enjoy the illustrations and poetic text and the older ones will really learn so much about all the great destinations in MY FIRST TRAVEL BOOK: ANGELIC AIRLINE ADVENTURES by Anna Othitis! And it'll have an international appeal!
Anna gives such informative information, and I can't believe she rhymes it, too! And the questions will get the little ones thinking about their adventures around the world in a 'learning' sense. It's great for children about to travel and for those who don't get to really go. Even I learned a few things reading it to my grandson! Definitely made me hanker to go to the places I've only heard about. The author has been blessed to travel the world over and is so sweet to share her travels in this way.
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Saturday, January 24, 2015
Nefretiti A. Morant **Author Feature**
Nefretiti A. Morant was born in the United Kingdom to Barbadian Parents.
Nefretiti always loved reading and writing poetry. In 2004 she graduated from
The University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelors in Psychology.
Nefretiti worked
for New York City's Department of Social Services for ten years before deciding
to pursue her passion for writing full time. In 2012 Armed with lots of
ambition and a desire to create beauty with her words Nefretiti started a
poetry blog on her popular website; www.nefretitim.com. Within 19 months she
created the tantalizing series; "Perspectives".
Perspectives follows
seven individuals who through their struggles learn to appreciate their loved
ones and life. Nefretiti's inspiration for writing comes from her belief in
positive thinking and her desire to inspire individuals from all walks of life.
Nefretiti currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two children.
VICTORY:
A BROOKLYN LOVE STORY
Victory is a talented and gifted pediatrician living in Atlanta Georgia.
Despite her successful career Victory's past seems to be standing in her way when it comes to finding love. When the love of her life shatters her trust by cheating, marring and starting a family with someone else, Victory decides to avoid Brooklyn and any ties to that betrayal.
Frustrated and unable to trust her decisions in men, Victory falters time and time again when faced with opening up to the possibility of love.
But when a tragic accident forces her to return home,
Victory suddenly finds herself in the arms of the man she could never truly stop loving. Will Victory falter beneath the passion she still holds for this man or will fate force her to love someone whose been worthy of her trust all along. Indulge in an adventurous and gripping love story as Victory learns that true love is always Victorious when pitted against deception and lies.
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Friday, January 23, 2015
An Interview with Steven Woodford, Author of SHORTS,
Interview:
Steven Woodford, author of SHORTS, auto-bio collection from a life in the deep
south, the upside and downside of New York City, falling in love, suffering the
death of love (both figuratively and literally, teaching middle school for 28
years, spending 30 years as a NY theatre and music critic and
then……….finally………coming to rest, mid-flight, in the Florida Keys.
Where
are you from? Born in Winston-Salem, NC; raised in Homestead, FL, matured
(allegedly) in New York and New Jersey, and retired to an acre of paradise near
Key West
Why
do you write? Because I have lived so many lives that someone had to write them
down. You can’t make this stuff up!!!
What
inspired you to write your first book? I was shamed into it by three friends
who published a wide range of fiction, fantasy, and murder mysteries, who
shamed me into doing it.
What
genre do you typically write? Short stories came first and now a novel (“Blue
Ridge Walker”) is in the works, in which nobody is who they seem and nobody
knows one woman in particular…………A ghost?
A witch? A psychic? Or just an
old bag lady who is younger than her years.
Do
you feel like you have a specific writing style? It all comes down to telling the truth
(either embroidered or not) and learning to laugh and cry with equal gusto.
How
long does it usually take you to write a book?
About a year.
What
do you do to conquer writer’s block?
Take a nap! Drink a beer! Let the block dissolve of its own accord.
What
actor or actress would you like to see play your character in the movie
adaptation? I’d like to be played by
Bryan Cranston, since people say I look like him and he is a terrific actor: that is unless Hugh Jackman is available.
Who
is your favorite author and what is it about them that inspires you? Nora Ephron because her heart and soul are in
everything she put to paper.
What book are you reading now? Dean Koontz’s “The City”
What are your current projects? A new novel, wildlife photography and wondering
why anyone would want to live anywhere other than Key West
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing? Researching a locale that I have not
previously explored.
Do you have any advice for other writers?
JUST DO IT !!!
Connect with Steven Woodford:
Website: www.stevenwoodfordauthor.com
Facebook: StevenWoodfordAuthor
Twitter:
@AuthorWoodford
GoodReads: Steven Woodford
Short stories of three generations of a southern family, focused on a gay boy who grows up in a redneck town, moves to NYC, deals with love and loss, teaches theatre and becomes a music and theatre critic, rubbing elbows with celebrity in spite of prejudice.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
New Release: Rise of the Flame
Half-price for a limited time!
From international bestselling author, K.N. Lee comes Rise of the Flame, an epic beginning to the Eura Chronicles.
There are six races, four realms, and one human girl that can bring them together in peace...or war. Lilae has been hunted since the night of her birth. She is the only heir to the human god's throne.
For centuries the races have been separated by an ancient barrier. Now that the barrier is crumbling and vanishing, the races are once again pitted against one another.
For years Lilae and her surrogate family have avoided the dangerous Shadow Elf that hunts her. Years of training seem lost when Lilae is captured and enslaved by the emperor of an enemy race. Or is it? Through every hardship and moment of torture, Lilae finds comfort only in the strange man from her dreams.
On the other side of the world, Liam leads his army of Tryan’s across the realm to protect his people from Shadow Elves that are invading his land now that the barrier is broken. With his best friend, his betrothed, a fairy, and a specialized order of soldiers, he sets out on a journey to find a grand weapon that can aid him in this inevitable realm war.
The plan seems clear, until Liam dreams of Lilae... and Lilae falls for the emperor that made her his slave.
**Bonus Material** Chapter One of Night of the Storm: Book Two of the Eura Chronicles
Sub-Genre Keywords: Epic Fantasy, Swords and Sorcery, Magic, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Science-Fiction, Paranormal
Warning: This book contains (violence and some adult content) and is intended for an audience 13+.
K.N. Lee is an award-winning author that resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. When she is not writing twisted tales, fantasy novels, and dark poetry, she does a great deal of traveling and promotes other authors. Wannabe rock-star, foreign language enthusiast, and anime geek, K.N. Lee also enjoys helping others reach their writing and publishing goals.
Her works include, The Chronicles of Koa: Netherworld, Dark Prophet, A Gifted Curse, Wicked Webs, Empty Your Heart, Pixie Dust, and the paranormal collection of short stories, Thicker Than Blood. Her short fantasy story, The Last of the Jinn, is in the anthology, A World of Worlds and The Ticking Ring is in A World of Joy by ASMSG authors.
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From international bestselling author, K.N. Lee comes Rise of the Flame, an epic beginning to the Eura Chronicles.
There are six races, four realms, and one human girl that can bring them together in peace...or war. Lilae has been hunted since the night of her birth. She is the only heir to the human god's throne.
For centuries the races have been separated by an ancient barrier. Now that the barrier is crumbling and vanishing, the races are once again pitted against one another.
For years Lilae and her surrogate family have avoided the dangerous Shadow Elf that hunts her. Years of training seem lost when Lilae is captured and enslaved by the emperor of an enemy race. Or is it? Through every hardship and moment of torture, Lilae finds comfort only in the strange man from her dreams.
On the other side of the world, Liam leads his army of Tryan’s across the realm to protect his people from Shadow Elves that are invading his land now that the barrier is broken. With his best friend, his betrothed, a fairy, and a specialized order of soldiers, he sets out on a journey to find a grand weapon that can aid him in this inevitable realm war.
The plan seems clear, until Liam dreams of Lilae... and Lilae falls for the emperor that made her his slave.
**Bonus Material** Chapter One of Night of the Storm: Book Two of the Eura Chronicles
Sub-Genre Keywords: Epic Fantasy, Swords and Sorcery, Magic, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Science-Fiction, Paranormal
Warning: This book contains (violence and some adult content) and is intended for an audience 13+.
Purchase Links:
Amazon Australia: http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00Q2BEAKW?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Her works include, The Chronicles of Koa: Netherworld, Dark Prophet, A Gifted Curse, Wicked Webs, Empty Your Heart, Pixie Dust, and the paranormal collection of short stories, Thicker Than Blood. Her short fantasy story, The Last of the Jinn, is in the anthology, A World of Worlds and The Ticking Ring is in A World of Joy by ASMSG authors.
Author, K.N. Lee loves hearing from fans and readers. Connect with her!
Saturday, January 3, 2015
The Music Girl by, Kain Fairbrooks
The Music Girl
by, Kain Fairbrooks
Overview
Since she was six years
old, she had been locked in an attic by her jealous mother who physically and
emotionally abused her. But there was something with her that didnt make her
feel lonely. It spoke her muted words and even sang her sorrows. It was an old
antique piano, smothered in dust that she learned how to play. After ten years
she finally escapes the mansion she is captive in and so begins her musical
journey to find a meaning in her melancholy life.
Author Bio:
Twenty year old Author who writes nearly every genre
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