Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Writer Interview #8 :) -- As many of you are already aware, we are participating in a special event throughout April & May (Poetry & Library Month), helping to spread literacy and the love of reading to a wider audience. David Fingerman is our featured author of the day, and he can be found at: www.davidfingerman.com. * BK Walker has been behind this - the full schedule for the participating authors is: http://bkwalkerbooks.weebly.com/virtual-book-tours.html Q: So, David – tell us, what motivates you to write? I hate to sound cliché (a terrible thing for a writer) but pretty much everything motivates me to write. I can be taking a walk and something might catch my eye, or sitting in a restaurant and inhale an odd scent or overhear a snippet of conversation, or even be staring at my computer screen when I'll get a flash of an idea. Then my brain goes " What if . . .?" And with a little twisting around ~ there's the beginning of a new story. I...

-- Quote of the Day -- " If you're going to be a writer, the first essential is just to write. Do not wait for an idea. Start writing something and the ideas will come. You have to turn the faucet on before the water starts to flow ." ~ Louis L'Amour -- Taking Literacy for Granted -- Today's post comes from Fiona Ingram who is here to share her thoughts on childhood literacy, a passion of hers. Fiona’s earliest story-telling talents came to the fore when, from the age of ten, she entertained her three younger brothers and their friends with serialized tales of children undertaking dangerous and exciting exploits, which they survived through courage and ingenuity. After 15 years in the field of journalism, Fiona has released a children’s adventure series, Chronicles of the Stone – the first installment of this series has already been released and the second is on the way. Find Fiona at: http://fionaingramauthor.blogspot.com I love this piece Fiona wrote for us ...

-- Authors Read Radio -- Today's featured guest, Jason Mathews, will be reading from his novel Little Universe on Authors Read radio this morning at 9 AM - (pacific). If you can make the live show, join us in the chat room! The episode will be archived, as always, for anyone on this planet with an Internet connection or access to iTunes can tune in and listen at their convenience. Click on the hyper-linked show title above to find today's featured guest. -- Writer Interview -- As I mentioned the other day on my blogs, we are hosting a series of writer interviews to offer writers of all genres insight, comfort, support and ideas to advance their career. We are proud to host several special events on this blog and on the Conscious Discussions radio show in celebration of Poetry and Library Month (April) - so keep dropping by every day to find what we have for you! :) Interview with: Nedyne Shorts Nettles Author Website: http://nedyne.webs.com Q: Tell us a little about yourse...