Peradventure, Legends & Lore Anthology

GIVEAWAY, INTERVIEW, REVIEW

As part of the Legends and Lore Anthology blog Tour, I was assigned to read and review Peradventure, a short story by Sarah Seeley. And I feel lucky I have come across Ms Seeley’s work. Peradventure is an absolutely a fantastic read. Amazing and chilling from the beginning to the end! I was engrossed from first word to last.

Peradventure by Sarah Seeley: A jinni must choose between the woman he loves and destroying the city that persecuted her.

Judging of the quality of this short story, I’m convinced the rest of the book is such amazing like this particular one.

Here is what Sarah Seeley has to say about her work:

How did the idea for this story come to you?

I read the description for Xchyler’s Mr. and Mrs. Myth contest, of which Legends and Lore is the result, and interpreted the theme to be about fantasy married couples who might be intent on destroying each other (as in the movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith). The story of Samson and Delilah seemed to fit that idea nicely, and I decided to retell it in a way that cast these two classic characters in a completely different light.

What makes your main character unique?

Delilah of Sorek is not the scheming seductress often portrayed from the classic Biblical tale. In “Peradventure,” she is a woman of tragic circumstances, caught between the advances of a brutal jinni named Samson and the wrath of his enemies as she struggles to balance doing the right things with her own survival. The jinni knows Delilah is afraid of his magic and doesn’t believe him when he says he loves her. The jinni knows Delilah is going to betray him. The jinni also knows she doesn’t belong in the city he’s come to destroy. He wants to save her, but she is too good, even for him.

Is this part of a series?

“Peradventure” stands alone.

When did you realize you wanted to be a writer?

I’ve always loved writing. My first attempt to write books was around age ten, though I didn’t get very far. I wrote little stories about my toy dragons coming to life, and adventures I had with my real life friends on Star Trek mission simulators at the Christa Mcauliffe Space Education Center in Pleasant Grove, Utah. I even wrote my own rule manuals for clubs that never took off (I was obsessed with the idea of starting common interest clubs as a child). I’ve also kept journals on my life from a very young age.

What have you written?

I have two independently published works. One is a novel, a paranormal thriller entitled Maladaptive Bind. It’s about a woman who survives being kidnapped by a serial killer and discovers she is turning into a vampire. The other is a novelette called “Blood Oath: An Orc Love Story.”

There is one other short story of mine aside from “Peradventure” coming out in a formal publication this year. “Driveless” is a technothriller about a paraplegic man trapped in what is essentially a Google Driveless car gone rogue. It is due to appear in Leading Edge Magazine Issue #66.

Overall I enjoy writing both science fiction and fantasy, and my stories tend to have darker elements.

What are you working on?

Lots of things. Short stories have been my main focus lately as a way to break into traditional publishing, but there are a number of novel-length projects I’ve started and set aside. I plan on completing more novels and taking the traditional rout to publishing them eventually, if I can. On the short story front, I’m churning out new stories at a slow but steady pace. I plan to enter more writing contests in the future, including Xchyler’s upcoming Steampunk contest.

How do you write? Longhand, typewriter, laptop, tablet?

I use a laptop while spinning drafts, but I also keep handwritten notebooks for brainstorming, making notes, or exploring structure points in my stories. Changing back and forth between handwriting and typing helps me shake ideas loose, focus, and combat writer’s block.

What is your writing zone and how do you get there?

I like my space quiet and generally like to work on my writing in the library, or at home late at night when my folks are asleep. I also like writing late because I’m too tired to care if my writing is bad. It’s easier to make connections and seed the various sections or chapters of my drafts when I’m not feeling self-conscious about things that aren’t quite working yet in my story.

What’s the hardest thing about writing?

Life gets in the way sometimes, for better or worse. I’m a slow writer and become discouraged easily. The best thing I’ve found to stay motivated and regain lost momentum is tenacity. I’m still learning. Every story I write is an exercise, exploring something new that I haven’t tried before. Demystifying what a story is and how to create one has been a long, slow, arduous process for me, with plenty of frustration and confusion and loneliness along the way.

What’s the best thing about writing?

Writing, like all art, is about exploring what it means to be human. There’s something magnificent about stirring the imaginations of others, and articulating thoughts and experiences in a way no one has thought of before. The ability to connect with other people and their emotions using something called words arranged on a two-dimensional page or a screen is amazing. An author can literally alter the metabolism and brain chemistry of their readers from miles and miles, and eons away. That is my favorite thing about writing.

What are you currently reading?

I’ve been listening to books on tape at work lately. I recently finished James Dashner’s Rule of Thoughts, and have plans to begin Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter series as well as Ellis Peter’s Cadfael series. I have a non-fiction in my Audible cue called The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver that I’m curious to listen to. For reading of the eyeball-scanning-text variety, I’m currently reading Jason King’s Valcoria: Children of the Crystal Star and Brad R. Torgersen’s science fiction collection Lights in the Deep. And I have far too many non-fiction books on psychology and evolution, my favorite topics, which I’ve begun and need to finish.

Do you prefer reading eBook or paperback?

I like both, but I do enjoy the feel of tangible pages. For my non-fiction collection in particular, I like paper so I can make handwritten notes in the margins when I feel so inclined.

What advice do you have for fellow writers?

Put people first, and be aware of yourself and your needs. Sometimes important things happen that pull me away from my writing goals. Sometimes less important things affect my mood and make it difficult to believe in my own abilities to learn and create. Sometimes the story I’m writing is simply not going to work out and I don’t know how to fix it because I lack the skill. Whatever the circumstances, I’ve seen that no effort is lost.

If you have to take a break from writing, do it. The key is coming back. If you’re passionate about it, you’ll return. At times, you might not feel like you’re any good, or like you have a clue what you’re doing. But if you keep working through all the things that don’t work and don’t make sense, the important things will start to click. You’ll meet one goal, after adjusting it several times. Then you’ll meet another goal, and another.

Don’t quit! Take care of yourself. Put people ahead of your craft. Keep learning. Stay determined. Be bold. Keep writing!

Author Bio

Through two wonderful mentored research experiences, Sarah E. Seeley had the opportunity to work with dead sauropods and ancient odonates while acquiring her undergraduate degree in geology from Brigham Young University. She hopes to study more dead things in the future and contribute to scientific discussions about what makes life on Earth so amazing. In the meantime, she explores the bright side of being human by writing dark fiction. Sarah’s independently published works include Maladaptive Bind and Blood Oath: An Orc Love Story. Another short story, “Driveless,” appears in “Leading Edge Magazine” Issue #66. You can learn more about Sarah on her writing blog at http://www.SlithersOfThought.com.

Email: seeleyspeech@gmail.com

Website: http://www.slithersofthought.com

Twitter: @SarahESeeley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorsaraheseeley

Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/SarahESeeley

Blurb: Delve into myth and legend, where the Fates force post-modern man into a world of the unknown—a world long since dismissed as ignorant superstition.

The Brother-Sister Fable by Alyson Grauer: A young boy disappears into a realm where only his sister can follow.

Faelad by Sarah Hunter Hyatt: Claire Whitaker didn’t even know she was Irish, let alone The Morrigan, the goddess of war.

By Skyfall by Emma Michaels: A mer-couple from Atlantis find themselves in the middle of a human murder investigation.

Charon’s Obol by. R. M. Ridley: Jonathan Alvey didn’t believe in gods, until he helps a lost child find her all-powerful parents.

Peradventure by Sarah Seeley: A jinni must choose between the woman he loves and destroying the city that persecuted her.

Natural Order by Lance Schonberg: When Carlos Vasquez is kidnapped, he discovers powers within himself to change the world.

Two Spoons by Danielle E. Shipley: A little girl’s soul meets its match in the family diner’s most mysterious patron.

Grail Days by A. F. Stewart: Living forever has its drawbacks, especially when you spend it clearing away the messes of other immortals.

Downward Mobility by M. K. Wiseman: They say love conquers all, but can it save a Valkyrie when she breaks all the rules?

Link to the Publisher’s page:
http://www.xchylerpublishing.com/site.cfm/Our-Books/Legends-and-Lore.cfm

Let’s help Laura Lee’s Indentity Theft to be published

INTERVIEW

A bored employee in a rock star’s office begins an online relationship with a fan in the guise of his boss and sets off a chain of events he cannot control.

Indentity Theft by Laura Lee

Laura Lee is the author of 15 books with such publishers as Harper Collins, Reader’s Digest, Lyons Press and Running Press. Laura Lee is an amazing writer, best known for humorous reference such as The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation, which sold 85,000 copies for Black Dog and Leventhal. Her first novel was Angel published by Itineris Press. The San Francisco Chronicle has said of her work: “Lee’s dry, humorous tone makes her a charming companion… She has a penchant for wordplay that is irresistible.”

Today we have the priviledge to host her on our blog and we have a lot of questions to ask her, such as her Pubslush campaign for Indentity Theft, her upcoming contemporary, fiction novel.

Well, Laura Lee who exactly are you?

“Who am I? That is an interesting question considering the theme of the novel. (Identity and loss of identity.) Americans tend to answer this question by reciting their resumes. I am a full-time writer and the author of about 15 books. Most of them traditionally published. I was raised in suburban America but moved quite a bit. I spent my junior high school years in Bowling Green, Ohio, which is a bit of a small town when you take the university out of the equation. The essence of who I am may be an introverted person who likes to observe and reflect on human nature. I automatically reflect on things verbally. I don’t know whether that is nature, nuture, or habit.”

How did you decide to pursue a writing career?

“I came to it by default. I studied theater, but never had any success at that. Then I pursued a career in radio. I did that for three or four years before I burned out. I had already started doing some writing on the side when I worked in radio. It was clear I had an aptitude because whenever I would write something I would get this great feedback. After a brief period working in Borders Books and Music, I moved to New York and got a journalism job with no formal background on the strength of clips. It is a shame there are not more of these jobs around because working for a newspaper and having to produce copy every day is a great practice. It hones your skills. You can’t sit around waiting for the muse, you just have to get to work.”

Was getting published hard?

“I had the great advantage that my father was a writer. He pushed me. I mentioned to him in passing that I had an idea for a book, and he would not let up on me until I had created a proposal and sent it out to publishers. My first book proposal was accepted within a month. So I had the advantage of an in-house mentor to show me how to do proposals and queries and how to research markets. Whenever I did, initially, doors opened fairly easily. I was lucky. From 1999-2001 I put out five books with increasingly large advances. The last in that run, The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation sold 85,000 copies. This all set me up with unrealistic expectations, I fear. I expected things to continue at that pace and to be as easy.”

Are your characters based on people you know?

“No. I never write fiction that is autobiographical. My earliest attempts at fiction were fairly autobiographical. They were also terrible. I find that I need distance from my subject to make it into a story. There are things, here and there, that are drawn from my life but they are combined in ways that make them different. By the time I’ve finished a novel, even the things that are the most autobiographical stop seeming like my life story and they become part of the fiction.”

What genre are your books?

“Identity Theft, if it is funded, will be my second novel. I have a hard time assigning a genre to either of my novels. Angel is literary fiction. Identity Theft is contemporary fiction with some humor.”

Which of your books is your favorite?“I always like the one I am working on the best. Right now Identity Theft is my favorite. I would really like to share it with people so I hope your readers will look at the Pubslush page and consider ordering the book. The pre-orders will allow me to produce it to professional quality. With this crowdfunding platform, only projects that reach their goals are funded. It is hard to get people excited about a book in a short period of time and to get them to act and buy the book. It is especially hard with a book that doesn’t exist yet. I’ve put a sample chapter on the web page and a synopsis. I hope that my enthusiasm for the characters will rub off and people will take a chance on it.”

Do you have a specific writing routine?

“It is different depending on whether I am writing non-fiction or fiction. With the fiction, what tends to happen is that I have an idea and I work at it in fits and stabs. I will write a bit and then find that it is not working, and I’ll set it aside and work on other things. Then at some point something will bring the idea back and I will work on it again. I may finish it, or I may get stuck again. Every time I start and set it aside, I come back to it with a new perspective. So the story grows and evolves. It is a process of layering. I never write from beginning to end. I write scenes, and then when I have a certain number of them, I string them together and look at what is missing and what needs to be added or subtracted.”

What are your current projects?

“The audio version of my first novel Angel should be coming out this week or next. I am pleased with it. My main focus is Identity Theft. It is a novel I have been working on for 15 years or so. I think it has the suspense, intrigue, depth and humor that I want to put out there. I have gotten excellent feedback from those who have read it so far, and it would be a shame to keep it under wraps. I need votes of confidence from readers to make it a reality. I hope you will visit the Pubslush page and consider backing it. The funding level is the cost of the book, so it is essentially an advance order.”

This is Laura Lee, an amazing young lady and a fantastic author. You can check this out yourselves, just visit https://pubslush.com/project/3991 and read excerpts from her upcoming novel, Indentity Theft.

Here is a snippet:

Spider Under Glass Ethan Penn’s desk was right under the gold record. It hung a bit crooked, no matter how many times he tried to adjust it. He had some ideas about blue tack, it worked on his posters at home, but he never got around to bringing the stuff in. More annoying was the spider. At some point it had crawled under the glass and died. It had been there, preserved in the golden grooves since Ethan had gotten his job, about four months before. He looked at the dead bug every day.

What do you think? We say “Let’s help Laura Lee get this book published!”

A.J. Reid knows how it is to live in A Smaller Hell

INTERVIEW

He’s been a barman, a floor mopper, warehouse hand, a personal trainer for LFC players, high-ranking CID, gangsters, venture capitalists, security firms etc.

He’s a published musician/composer and a department store lackey, whence he drew inspiration for A Smaller Hell.

He’s 35 years old and he lives on a peninsula between the Mersey, the Dee and the Irish Sea in the Northwest of England.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you A.J. Reid…

– How did you decide to pursue a writing career?

Up until I left school, I received a great deal of attention from teachers – and the odd child psychologist – for my writing. I won all sorts of prizes and even landed a spot at a posh school that no-one thought I would get into. I struggled by with maths and science, various child prodigies knocking my confidence on a daily basis. When I think back to how brilliant some of those guys were, it was a privilege to be at school with them, but they also served to convince me that my real strength was writing. I became a reporter for The Early Times and the Young Independent, but found that I was a lot less enthusiastic about writing fact as opposed to fiction. I chose both English Language and English Literature as two of my five A Levels, gaining an A grade in each, then went to interview at both St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and UEA in Norwich. The second Cambridge interview didn’t go so well, but UEA offered me an unconditional place on the M.A. course, studying writing under the Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion. I look at it now and think what an opportunity I passed up, but I was in love at the time, and decided to put Liverpool University as my first choice, as my girlfriend did. Unfortunately, she didn’t get the grades and ended up going to Hull, while I still went on to Liverpool, but I travelled to and from Hull for three years to stay with her. There was something of a catastrophic event during those three years which did the relationship no favours: we were both victims of a very serious violent crime which made the front page of the local papers etc. I became somewhat manic through chronic insomnia (I still sleep with a knife and a bat under my pillow). I didn’t want to know about victim support or criminal compensation, refusing both. I was going out drinking and getting into fights constantly. I left university and suddenly all of my friends stopped answering my calls. After about 18 months, it occurred to me that instead of reclaiming masculinity by going out and getting into fights, that I might do so by returning to serious writing. However, I found it hard to change my ways overnight, and I ended up fighting with the police on one occasion (inspiring A Smaller Hell’s opening chapter), landing me in quite serious trouble. I was handed a suspended sentence on the condition that I attend counselling for PTSD, which I had refused thus far. This led me to begin the outlines for The Horseman’s Dream, which will be published next year, hopefully. I suppose that the short answer to your question would be that I didn’t have any say in being a writer: it’s just always been something that I’ve done for as long as I can remember, and that it makes me feel very peaceful and free.

– Was getting published hard?

Being self-published, it wasn’t hard at all: this is both the glory and the horror of the digital revolution!

– Are your characters based on people you know?

They are composites, usually. Indicators of personality traits are of great interest to me: the peculiar and idiosyncratic things, you know? I keep a very keen eye out for these at all times.

– What genre are your books?

I hate the concept of genre. Hate it. I know that’s a massive cliché for authors, but it really is counter-productive. I think it’s a menace to creativity, and to the imagination. A Smaller Hell is most definitely rooted in the Gothic tradition, but I can’t market it that way. I think that darkly-comic Gothic Modern Fantasy Thriller just about covers it. The next project – The Horseman’s Dream – will be an Existential Science Fiction trilogy which will actually shift genre to full blown Fantasy for the final book. That’s how I feel about genre: I want to be an eel in its grip, wriggle free and bite its fingers off.

I probably won’t be talking so tough when sales drop off, though.

– Which of your books is your favourite?

Whichever I’m working on at the time.

– Do you have a specific writing routine?

Mandheling Sumatra in the cafetiere, pine in the fire if it’s winter, at least 1000 words a day. If I’m writing away from home, I need only earphones to make it happen. I have a music playlist for writing that includes a lot of Mozart, Ennio Morricone, Craig Armstrong, Satie, Howard Shore, Vangelis and even some video game soundtrack composers who are just as good as the composers working in film. I got myself a tablet this year, too. Being able to carry around all my notes and ideas without risk of losing them is like some kind of dream for me, so that has changed my routine, as now there is potential for me to sit down and write anywhere, anytime.

– What are your current projects?

The Horseman’s Dream, as previously mentioned, is the priority. I also have 20k words on a smuggling idea, a dark comedy about a serial killer, a book of poetry, and a survival thriller about civil war in the UK on the back burners at the moment.

– What’s next for you?

I’m learning all the time. Being an independent author, it has taken me a while to learn how to market a book. A Smaller Hell has done well so far, but I would still like to see it do more. I think that there is enough demand now for a short run of hardbacks, so that and a few book signings will happen in 2015. A small theatre company had it shortlisted for a production, but that never transpired. For a while there, it was a real thrill to imagine seeing it brought to life by a dramatic crew, so that’s something I am still hoping will happen one day. I have recently had the privilege of interacting with various artists and authors whom I admire, and taking advice and learning from them, so I am planning to put all that into practise when writing The Horseman’s Dream. My goal is really to create the best book I possibly can – the book that I have always dreamt of reading myself – and then see what happens. I know that I am setting myself up for something of a commercial fall, but I think that to write this story any other way would be somewhat dishonest. I don’t want to cheat my readers: I want to thrill them, move them and lift their spirits beyond the confines of whatever hell they might feel trapped within, as so many wonderful authors have done for me. I think that you can only do that if you’re being truthful.

Author Bio:

Caveman, heavy build, big beard, 35 years old with GSOH seeks open-minded readers for symbiotic relationship. Must have own transport and be willing to travel long distances through their Imagination. Interests include boxing, heavy/psychedelic blues/soul/rock (Curtis Mayfield, Pink Floyd etc.), Absurdism, Surrealism, fishing, kissing, cigar-smoking, laughing, fires on the beach, animals, teaching, debating, films (David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Peter Mullan, Mike Leigh etc.) and cooking. Seeking readers with a healthy disdain for and distrust of the daily doo-doo banquet served up by the mainstream.
Big fan of all imaginative writing, but JG Ballard, Franz Kafka, TS Eliot, Martin Amis, Will Self, Aldous Huxley, HG Wells and William S Burroughs are some of my favourites.

Buy Links:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Smaller-Hell-J-Reid-ebook/dp/B00A4HPX5Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412960038&sr=8-1&keywords=dark+romance

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22838294-a-smaller-hell

Meet the author:

https://twitter.com/A_J_Reid

https://www.facebook.com/asmallerhell

http://uk.pinterest.com/asmallerhell/

Veronica McDonald knows how to Find Love After Loss

INTERVIEW

Veronica McDonald is a Registered Nurse Executive Leader by trade, and author of Left to Love: Finding Love After Loss.

She is a Certified Life & Business coach and is the owner of PowherUP Coaching.

She is the proud owner of Imagine Me Girls Club which is a mentoring program for youth girls ages 8 to 18.

Veronica is also a dynamic motivational speaker and understands clearly that there are no limits to what we can do in this life.

She’s an amazing woman and we are very glad we had the chance to chat with her about her great achievements.

– Veronica, how did you decide to pursue a writing career?

“I had a very strong urge to tell my story. I wanted to use my pain to heal someone else’s and show them that they too can make it through.”

– Was getting published hard?

“Trying to use traditional publishing was quite challenging, costly and cumbersome. I connected with an individual who had similar experiences and decided to self-publish to get his story out and gave me the knowledge to do the same.”

– Are your characters based on people you know?

“Yes, they are. Left to Love: Finding Love After Loss describes my personal journey.

– What genre is your books?

“My book is a Self-Help / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem. This is my first published book.”

– Do you have a specific writing routine?

“Anytime is a good time to write. I typically write when I’m happy and sad alike. It’s a form of release for me. I had no idea that I would be a writer or publish a book.”

-What are your current projects?

“I have completed a companion journal that has been sent for editing/proofing. I have an e-book titled Power 2 Manifest: 7 Steps to Manifest the Life You Shout About and Your Dream Life Now-How to Unlock Your Potential and Live a Life of Passion.”

– What’s next for you?

“There are no limits for me. I am looking forward to new speaking opportunities, Hosting a Life Changing Women’s Conference, Helping others Unleash their full Potential and writing more books.”

http://www.power2manifest.com/

Wade O’Tàilliùir holds the key of financial freedom and he shares it with you

INTERVIEW

Wade O’Tàilliùir had a day job and he was working away nicely. It was until financial crisis affected global economy and he found himself “in between jobs”. All of sudden, in September 2013, he embarked on a new career. Now, 12 months later, he is a successful author and online entrepreneur, living the dotcom lifestyle, sailing in Australia, Thailand, France, UK, and Ireland and diving the Red Sea in Egypt.

We asked him to reveal the secret to his success and he gladly accepted. We found out he doesn’t want to keep the key to success for himself and that’s why all his eBooks are completely FREE to download.

“My life story is similar to many subscribers on the www.6cima.com emailing list” he says.

And he continues: “Perhaps you may also resonate with this. Working away nicely, no hassle, then the global financial crisis (GFC) suddenly and unexpectedly raises its ugly head. Like many other countries, Ireland suffered an economic downturn, with the construction industry and related services being severely hit. I managed to survive until October 2012 then wham! … I was officially “in between jobs” (I don’t like to use the term “unemployed” – that’s just me, always positive in my “glass-is-half-full” approach to life).

All of a sudden it is September 2013 and I am verging on an entire year “in between jobs”. I had constantly been searching for new opportunities … new positions, return to study, undertake internships, start my own business, purchase a franchise, etc. Eventually, after extensive research I embarked on my new career as an Author and Online Entrepreneur in the internet marketing niche.

I was a complete newbie at the coal face of internet marketing, with no previous experience whatsoever and very, no … make that extremely, limited IT skills (Hey, I wasn’t even on Facebook … never mind Twitter!).

Now, barely 12 months later, my business is expanding at break-neck speed and I am finally looking to trade-up and purchase my dream yacht.

My LinkedIn profile states:

“Author & Online Entrepreneur @ http://www.6cima.com – helping others to make money online & obtain financial freedom!”

I live the dotcom lifestyle, sailing in Australia, Thailand, France, UK, Ireland and diving the Red Sea in Egypt. Being able to work from anywhere in the world (well, anywhere that has reliable internet access) is a huge perk of the industry.

Soon I will have my new Mercedes Benz car (for more about the Merc program and how you also can get one, just click on the banner ad on the 6CIMA website homepage). Now, a lot of people here in Ireland have nice cars but the difference is I won’t paying for mine. It will be given to me for FREE and in my new eBook (it is absolutely FREE for you to subscribe and receive a copy) I will show you how you can get your own FREE Merc.

Available now at: http://www.6cima.com/ebook-2/“

Was getting published hard?

“I deliberately make all my eBooks completely FREE to download. My first eBook, “4 Ways to Make Money Online” has been downloaded in various countries and has helped numerous people to make money online. My new eBook is even better, so please take the time to read it, digest all the info, and most importantly → take action.”

Download now at: http://www.6cima.com/ebook-2/“

What genre is your book?

“My niche is Internet Marketing. So, if you are unemployed and looking for a job, in a job but seeking a new job, wanting a career change, want to start you own business, dreaming of being your own boss, want to start living the dotcom lifestyle … then read my new eBook and connect with me (details inside eBook).

My first eBook, “4 Ways to Make Money Online” was hugely popular. Now, my new eBook titled “How to Use the Internet to Obtain Financial Freedom”

(+ bonus offer inside eBook) contains the exact techniques that yours truly, unemployed for almost a year, with no experience, used to start an online business, working from home and went from nothing to more than $10,000 per month in less than 12 months!

The eBook can be downloaded or FREE here: http://www.6cima.com/ebook-2/

This eBook contains:

The secret to making a 5-figure monthly income on the internet.
The 3 online business models that can make you wealthy & how you can use them today.
The secrets to obtaining financial freedom & living the dotcom
How you can work from almost anywhere in the world.

Below are some reviews of “How to Use the Internet to Obtain Financial Freedom” eBook:

This is not your typical “get-rich-quick” book. Wade O’Táilliúir really gives you three practical models to make money on the Internet which in my mind are completely doable and realistic. Everything is spelled out in plain & simple to understand context so there are no excuses other than failing to apply yourself. If you are looking for extra income or alternative ways to make money, then I highly recommend you read this book! – Anna.

A very clearly written and concise guide to making money using the Internet as your marketing tool. If you are looking to start an online business, this is a great place to start, Check it out! – Kevin Lintner.

A nice straight to the point guide for anyone looking into making Internet his primary source of income. If you have no idea where to get all the info you need, you’ll find everything in this little concise book. The writing is very direct and the graphics are awesome. Highly recommended. – Christopher Silvestri.

Thank you! This is just the book I’ve been looking for. It’s nice to see that someone has taken the time to clearly explain internet marketing principles in a clear and concise manner. It’s also the perfect book for anyone, like myself, who is thinking of starting their own online business and/or working from home! – Mary Jane.

Get a samble for free:

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What’s next for you?

“Keep enjoying what I am doing … and to help as many people as possible to get out of the “rat race” and escape their “dead-end” jobs. Take action today!

Download eBook now at: http://www.6cima.com/ebook-2/
Best wishes for a successful future. “

Fire Your Boss, Sell Your Car, Travel the World as Graham Brown did!

INTERVIEW

Graham Brown is an author and entrepreneur. In 2012, he and his family took the Location Independent plunge, sold everything and traveled the world.

“When I mean everything, I mean everything – cars, furniture, clothes – the lot” he says.

Since then the Browns traveled New Zealand, Japan, Fiji, Hawaii, California, Florida, London, Cyprus, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

In 2001 Graham Brown published his first book The Mobile Youth: Voices of the Mobile Generation. His latest book is called Fire Your Boss, Sell Your Car, Travel the World. He hopes that with his books he’ll help people achieve their travel dreams too.

Today Graham Brown is making a stop at our blog and what we’re dying to know is how he turned his hobby into a business.

– So, how did you decide to pursue a writing career?

“They say writing teaches the writer most. I was traveling the world a lot in business and visiting exciting places like Japan and India so I encountered many stories on the road. Writing was one way of collecting and sharing those stories with others.

I am a non-fiction writer and I write about technology, culture and travel. As you can imagine, a lot of people are interested in these frontier markets so there was a space for someone to packages those stories as books, and that’s how I became a writer. I published my first book “The Mobile Youth: Voices of the Mobile Generation” back in 2011.

I really enjoyed the writing process, I learned a lot. So, it’s turned from a hobby into a business.”

– Was getting published hard?

“I chose the self-publishing route. Unless you are J.K.Rowling or Malcolm Gladwell, self-publishing is the future. It’s a lot hard than using a publisher but it forces you to become a better writer and learn writing as a business (rather than as a hobby).”

– Are your characters based on people you know?

“The stories I write are all based on real people. In my book “The Mobile Youth” I share the lives of 10 young people in different countries – from the favela slums of Rio in Brazil, to the hectic urban sprawl of Tokyo. I changed all their names for privacy reasons but everything in their stories – from the gang violence to complex family realtionships – is based on real lives.”

As for my latest book Fire Your Boss, Sell Your Car, Travel the World it’s a personal journey, a life experiment with living and working anywhere in the world. Everyone in that book is real, sometimes too real!”

– What genre is your books?

“Travel, culture, psychology, anthropology.”

– Which of your books is your most favourite?

“Fire Your Boss, Sell Your Car, Travel the World has to be my favorite because I put the most into it. I spent 2 years writing the book and thinking about what experience I could share from my world travels that would help others follow their dream too.”

– Do you have a specific writing routine?

“I’m getting better, learning from the masters like Stephen King. I find that a set time to write doesn’t work for me, rather I now try to write in short bursts of 20 minutes. That keeps the motivation and creativity high.

I believe everyone has a story inside them, they just need to find the write tools and environment to release that story. Travel is a great way to do that. There is nothing more conducive to writing than staring out of the airplane window down on the world below or nursing a coffee in a cafe in a foreign city.”

– What are your current projects?

“A lot of people ask me “how do I do that?” when I sold everything and traveled the world back in 2012, so my projects are based on helping people answer that question. As I’m now living out on a remote island in the East China Sea, I’m focusing on travel and culture. I expect future books to be inspired by my surroundings here.”

“Fire Your Boss, Sell Your Car, Travel the World”

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‘Act Accordingly’ with C.E.Hansen

INTERVIEW

ACT ACCORDINGLY

By C.E. Hansen
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Paperback, 472 pages

Genre: Erotic Romance/Adult/Fiction

Twenty-six-year-old Nic Maretta is having a bad year.
She just found out that the man she was in love with and planned to marry is just that, married. So she does what any normal woman would do. She gets drunk, brushes herself off and swears off love forever.
She is thankful to have a best friend that not only loves her, but accepts the new ‘Nic’. This new Nic has decided to live life on her own terms, mocking convention; as well as her own situations. It’s goodbye heartache and hello sexual freedom. After all, what’s good for the goose, is good for the woman who likes sex! Or something along those lines.
Until she accidentally bumps into Brendon…
He is immediately taken in by her beauty and tenacity. She is instantly turned on by his good looks and sex appeal.
One crazy night, one too many champagnes and way too many phone contacts, Nic throws caution to the wind and calls Brendon. To her surprise he comes running.
Game on!

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C.E.Hansen was kind enough to make a stop to our blog and answer to some questions.

First we asked her to describe herself:

“I’m just a mother, a wife and a dog lover, who has a passion for writing. I can’t stop. It fuels my fire so to speak. In fact, I couldn’t stop if I wanted to. The people inside my head literally wake me up in the middle of the night and are very forthright with their opinions on how my story should go. I listen only because they have not steered me wrong yet.

By day, I work in an upscale wine and gourmet food store. It’s a living…for now!”

Are your characters based on people you know?
“They are to a degree. You can only write about people you know if you want them to come off as real to the readers. Whether they are loosely based on yourself, or someone you know, they need to have a little bit of ‘real’ in them. You can stretch the story, but if the people are real, flaws and all, the reader can relate to them.”

Which of your books is your most favourite?
“I’d have to say It’s A Crime, because it was my first. It was also the hardest, for the same reason. I was also really pleased with It’s A Shame, as it wrapped up Grace and Cole’s story perfectly in my mind.”

Do you have a specific writing routine?
“Yes, I actually do. It’s a very odd routine. I come home from work, get a glass of wine, sit on the sofa and open my laptop. My husband blasts the TV and I type away, lost in my own little world. It’s gotten so I can’t write without noise.”

What are your current projects?
“I actually have three books started, one a thriller, one about a serial murderer and another erotic romance. I won’t give too much away, but suffice it to say, I’ve been a busy bee.

What’s next for you?
“Now I have to concentrate on getting my books in front of as many readers as possible. Believe it or not, that is almost a full time job. That is why us writers love you bloggers, and readers. That equals reviews and that’s what we need the most.”

C.E. Hansen is an American writer who wrote her first romance novel at age fourteen when she discovered writing about boys and girls was way easier than actually having a relationship of her own. Since that time, her communication skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her writing has. After earning an associate’s degree in literature from WC, she worked in a bus company, a law office and a wine/gourmet food shoppe, but she never abandoned writing.

She’s a proud mother of a beautiful daughter, lives in New Jersey with her husband and Maltese Zoe, and if she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching cable television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to chocolate.

C.E. Hansen’s debut novel IT’S A CRIME was released May 2013, her follow up novel IT’S A SHAME, was released November 11th, 2013.

Her latest, ACT ACCORDINGLY, takes a turn from her normal. Instead of a thriller/suspense, it is a romantic comedy with a healthy injection of spice!

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Steve Fujita shows us how to Toe Up To 10K

INTERVIEW

Steve Fujita is a fighter. He has been through a life-changing situation and he came out a winner. Now Steve Fujita wants to share his experience with the world and help others who find themselves in a similar situation .

Steven Fujita is a writer living in Long Beach, California. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended college in Washington, D.C. In 2010, he published a novella, titled, Sword of the Undead, which is Bram Stoker’s Dracula tale re-told, but the vampire being a Japanese samurai warlord.

In 2012, however, he fell ill to a virus, which caused meningitis, and as a result, he became paralyzed from the waist down. Doctor’s did not guarantee he would walk again. Even if he did, it would take about two years. Within six months, however, he was walking with a cane, and fifteen months later, he was walking mostly without a cane.

Steve Fujita wrote a book about his recovery process, Toe Up to 10K, A Journey of Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury.

“I’m just a regular person who has the same everyday interests as others, such as reading, watching movies, sports, etc. I went to work each day for an employer – but I have always liked to write, and finally, in 2010, I published my first book” he says when asked about himself.

And he continues:

“I had always wanted to make a living as a writer, but found the field difficult to break into as a young man, and put it off to the side. But with technological progress, and costs of publishing manageable for the everyday person, I started writing in my spare time. I enjoy reading about people, writing about people, and imagining “what-ifs,” which is a great way to plot novels.”

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“My characters are generally not based on people I know, but there are times when I place much of my own personality into a character.”

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“My genre of books is supernatural fantasy: vampires, zombies, monsters. I prefer the word “fantasy” to “horror,” as did the late actor, Peter Cushing, because horror is found in real life, but vampires, zombies, and such are make-believe.”

“The favorite of my own books is the latest, “Toe Up to 10K,” which is about my recovery from spinal cord injury, from the Intensive care Unit, to rolling around in a wheelchair, to walking on my own power. Not only is it a personal story, but I hope for my story to help others who find themselves in a similar situation, not only through inspiration and motivation, but also to know what to expect when this type of injury occurs.”

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“I don’t have a strict writing routine, but I always have projects in mind, and I do try to do a blog post once a day during the weekdays.”

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“My future projects are to return to writing supernatural fiction. I continue to recover from my spinal cord injury, so perhaps a follow-up book on that subject is in order.”

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Steve Fujita’s website
http://stevenfujitaauthor.com

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Toe Up to 10K
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Mike Robertson has the key to creativity

INTERVIEW

OK, you have one peach, one pizza and one platypus, what do you do with them?

You don’t know, do you? So, let Mike Robertson tell you.

But who exactly is Mike Robertson…

“I’m a professional speaker, author, musician and storyteller. The main topic I speak about is creativity: how you can become more creative and some of the amazing changes you can experience once you do learn to think in a creative way.”

– Tell us more about your books…

“I’ve written three books, all very different from each other. My first one was a collection of short, humorous, inspiring essays. The second book was a historical novel about the birth of the motion picture business. My latest book, though, is The Pizza, the Peach & the Platypus, an expansion and accompaniment for my signature keynote speech on creativity. In the book, I’m able to go into much greater detail and share more personal stories of cool changes in my life that have happened because I got off the beaten path and used my own creative abilities.”

– Do you have a specific writing routine?

“The writing routine that seems to work for me is sort of a quota system. When I wrote my novel, I set myself a requirement of three pages a day. Regardless of quality, if I actually typed three pages, I could stop if I wanted. In just a couple of months, I had a great story. For this book, I tried to do 1500 words a day…but there were some days I hit 4000 words, just because I was on a roll.”

– What’s next for you?

“I already have the idea for my next book and will begin writing it very soon. In the meantime, I’ll be traveling and speaking to audiences about the current book. It’s a great feeling when someone in the audience is inspired to do something new as a result of hearing me speak. I’ve heard from people who did standup comedy, started their own business, or wrote their first book—at the age of 85—and that has been very gratifying.”

Minister Rosalind D. Solomon on How To Get To Heaven

INTERVIEW

“I’m Rosalind D. Solomon. I’m a prophetess and pastor of my own ministry, an international online radio show gospel host. I have a Prophetic Mantel YouTube channel and a Facebook Dream Interpretation, Prophesy, Prayer page.”

Today we host on our blog Minister Rosalind D. Solomon and we have a lot to ask her about her book Notes On How To Get To Heaven.

“Notes on How To Get To Heaven is my first book. I have another coming out soon on marriage for single and married.”

– How did you decide to pursue a writing career?

“My writing career began because of God and my deliverance journey I’d to endure.”

– Was getting published hard?

“NO, I paid for it all myself. I did not submit my book to publisher, I paid to publish it. I wrote this book in six days with the help of King Jesus. The book is based on my true story dealing with demons and witchcraft and Satan himself.”

– Which of your books is your most favorite?

“ALL I Write IS MY FAVORITE.”

– What are your current projects?

“I’m working on my new book, a marriage book, and my radio show.”

Notes On How To Get To Heaven

Learn about heaven and God’s promises in this book inspired by the Holy Spirit. Minister Rosalind spent hours in prayer, reading and listening to the Holy Bible. She has gathered and now published numerous prayers to help you with your struggles in every area of life. Never knowing how soon life will end, are you prepared to meet God? The Good News is that you can be ready to spend eternity in heaven no matter what happens in life. Get ready now to triumph even in death.

Notes On How To Get To Heaven reveals God’s promises. Minister Rosalind D. Solomon spent hours in prayer, reading the Word of God in The Holy Bible and listening to King Jesus Christ in Vision and Dreams. She has gathered and now published this teaching guide, so you can learn how to make it to Heaven, how to walk with King Jesus with God and with the Holy Ghost Spirit of God. There are numerous prayers to help you with DEMON OPPRESSION, Incubus AND Succubi and other type of demon. How to overcome curses and witchcraft and much more. The Good News is that you can be ready to spend eternity in Heaven no matter what happens in life. Get ready now to triumph in life and even in death.

Radio show

www.blogtalkradio.com/propheticvoiceofyahwehshow

Ministry blog

get-to-heaven.blogspot.com

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