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A Prequel to Papa Bois: ESCAPE FROM SILK COTTON FOREST

The author's animated readings score big with avid fans.   ESCAPE FROM SILK COTTON FOREST - Francis Escayg "Now that's what I call great writing; but don't take my word for it, read the book and see for yourself." Cherian Gordon, Caribbean Compass Series Editor's Q & A with the author: JJ: I call it a prequel to Papa Bois although its a bit of a "spolier" to what comes in the end, but I do this because I feel so strongly that it's a good thing for Caribbean people to make that  connection. Did you set out to write how Papa Bois came into existence or did it evolve into that? FE : It certainly did evolve into that. And the “spoiler” I think piques the curiosity because many people never thought of this character as having to grow into or to earn the title Papa Bois. It was just accepted that He has always been there, one with everything from the beginning of time. JJ: The Lorax, a Dr. Seuss creation, is ma

Celebrating Love: Gerald's & Lorry's; and Mine for TIME SWIMMER

BUY NOW AT AMAZON http://www.amazon.com/Swimmer-Island-Fiction-Gerald-Hausman/dp/1405098988 Available in T&T at RIK Stores Celebrating Love: Gerald's & Lorry's; and Mine for TIME SWIMMER Gerald Hausman and his wife Lorry have been "Earning a Loving" (see my last post) for a lifetime. Together they are authors of more than 70 books, of which 35 have won awards. Their work includes adult novels, poetry and children's books. They celebrate their fruitful union annually, not only on their wedding anniversary but on Good Friday. It was the day they first met in the Gallinas Canyon outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico 46 years ago. "Some friends had a campfire by the river but we chose to climb above to the bare rocks where the ancient flume wound around the cliff walls.......Devout, strained voices came and went on the wind. Moorish chants from another time, a world away. We sat quiet, listening, penitents ourselves. Holding hand

Earning a Loving - (no typo)

Creating themed content can help build your book title(s)  into more of a brand. In this You Tube clip  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D74IilngIkc Island Fiction author of LEGEND OF THE SWAM CHILDREN, Maureen Marks-Mendonca creates  'mouse art' images and puts them to a tender, musical composition of her own. Earning a loving has never been more accessible thanks to the internet, e-commerce and social media tools. More and more of us can cover our expenses or at least supplement our income working in the field which sparks our creative passions.  Producing and publishing intellectual properties is a form of REAL ESTATE. Through passive earnings, (royalties), and spin off opportunities - speaking engagements, merchandising etc. more and more individuals are loving the ways they earn a living. It is vital to keep tending your plot. Creating a website is only like setting up a store front, but who wants to return to a store where there are no new items, not enough content o