Birthday Dance for the first anniversary of Fiction Frenzy TV The first year anniversary of my show Fiction Frenzy TV was a hoot. I had such a blast making videos with my Fiction Frenzy TV team, fans, authors and friends to celebrate our birthday episode and to mark the start of Season 2. I was overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm and support. Really, it is beyond words for me to describe how … [Read more...]
Book Doula – a writer’s confession
January 9, 2015 by
a book doula - confession: how my developmental editor journeyed with me through the writing process I can't believe how time has sped past us. It seems like yesterday when I was scribbling away a storyline for the Among Us Trilogy. I can even remember how nervous I was to ask Josefina if she'd even consider being my developmental editor. She's a hard sell, if you know what I mean. But my … [Read more...]
Digital Journal article – Korean War not forgotten in Owen Choi’s novel Tendrils of Life
January 26, 2013 by
Digital Journal article - Korean War highlighted in Tendrils of Life, Owen Choi's debut novel My latest article and interview published on Digital Journal is a touching one. The plight of the Koreans who survived the War of 1950 is told through the eyes of Jimin in Owen Choi's novel Tendrils of LIfe. The article reached 200 views on Digital Journal in under 24 hours and headlined the front page … [Read more...]
Digital Journal Interview – Emily Hill author, publishing coach, founder of Kindlegate
January 21, 2013 by
I wrote an article for Digital Journal about a video interview I had with Emily Hill, founder of Kindlegate.starts.com, author and publishing coach. In the interview, she explains how the latest technical glitches on the Amazon KDP reporting website caused her and other indie authors to unenroll from the Amazon exclusive KDP Select Program. Here is an excerpt from the article: With … [Read more...]
Interview with Cid Andrenelli – Artist, Playwright and Novelist
December 14, 2012 by
Interview with Cid Andrenelli I write for the Digital Journal and had the pleasant opportunity to interview Cid Andrenelli, a talented trans-media artist, author of The Burqa Master. Her paintings are bold, colorful, mesmerizing and beautiful, and yet very disturbing. Here is an excerpt of the interview below: Finding an enigmatic artist and activist whose talents cross multiple mediums is … [Read more...]
Amazon reviews for Almost a Turkish Soap Opera
December 1, 2012 by
Customer Reviews Almost a Turkish Soap Opera Amazon reviews 8 Reviews 5 star: (5) 4 star: (3) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) Average Customer Review 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) Share your thoughts with other customers Create your own … [Read more...]
Featured GoodReads Authors
November 28, 2012 by
I am participating in this author-to-author blog tour which is like a game of tag. An author tags five other authors and post their latest work in progress on their blog. I was tagged by Sheila Callaham, author of Truth Runs Deep, a story of mystery, suspense and murder. I have it in my reading list and can't wait to start. Now that I've been tagged, I am supposed to write about the latest … [Read more...]
Review by Ravina on the 8th stop of my Book Tour and wonderful surprises
November 26, 2012 by
Today I came home exhausted mentally, not expecting anything but curling up in a ball and falling asleep in front of the fireplace. When I checked my email, I found a beautiful review on Amazon and GoodReads for my poetry book Gathering Dust which lifted my spirits. This really meant a lot to me because poetry was my first form of creative writing. As a child and early teens and then to … [Read more...]
Book Tour stop 6 – Review Here – #78 on Amazon Best Seller List
November 19, 2012 by
If you're following my book tour, today is the book tour stop #6 at Review Here. I am monitoring the success of the book tour by watching the Amazon best seller list to see if Almost a Turkish Soap Opera is appearing in the top 100. Since the book was launched, the ranking of the book sat at 250,000 to 375,000 in all books. However, it never was ranked high enough in a category to show up in any … [Read more...]
Literary book of the month @ Kindle Daily Nation
November 7, 2012 by
November is book launch month Okay so the book launch on November 7 was muted out by the American election coverage. Just in case you didn't know, Obama has renewed his license to lead the American people for another 4 years. :) So now to the real news, Kindle Nation Daily is featuring my book Almost a Turkish Soap Opera as the Literary Fiction genre book of the month. This is a great tie in … [Read more...]
Review of The Burqa Master by Cid Andrenelli
October 29, 2012 by
The Burqa Master by Cid Andrenelli Satire at its finest mixed with a handful of Persian saffron spice The Burqa Master by Cid Andrenelli is a satirical, tongue-in-cheek look at the lives of a multi-generational Persian family living in a cramped apartment in London. The comedy is told in the style of a play with literary elements of a novel. As a film maker myself and also having … [Read more...]
Who says I can’t be the next Amanda Hocking?
October 26, 2012 by
I've read about four different self published author blogs where the general advice is... If you are self-publishing, don't think you are going to be like Amanda Hocking. Amanda Hocking, if you don't know, is a self published author who sold over 1 million copies of her Kindle books. You can read more about Amanda by clicking here. Sorry, but I'm not going to take that advice. If you do your … [Read more...]
Almost a Turkish Soap Opera – Web series
October 24, 2012 by
Watch Season 1 of the web series of Almost a Turkish Soap Opera on our YouTube channel. The web series is an adaptation of my book Almost a Turkish Soap Opera which if you don't have it yet, you can get a Kindle book or the good old fashioned paperback on Amazon now. … [Read more...]
Almost a Turkish Soap Opera – web series
October 23, 2012 by
You can watch the web series as you read along with the book. The web series and feature film are an adaptation of the first draft of the book so you will see some differences in the storyline and/or characters. I hope sharing different types of media will be a cool way to watch and read. Feel free to leave me a comment. Almost a Turkish Soap Opera book is only available on Amazon. If you … [Read more...]
