Brummet's Conscious Blog

  -- World of Writing -- We are thrilled to present yet another World of Writing interview here on our blog with our featured guest: Karen Pierce Gonzalez - an award winning fiction and nonfiction writer and author of Black Pepper Visions:   Original Folktales & Stories You Can Eat, Family Folktales: What Are Yours,   and Family Folktales: Write Your Own Family Stories . She has been interested in folktales and folklore for more than two decades and has facilitated writing classes and workshops for more than fifteen years. Her writing credits include nomination for the Pushcart Prize and awards from Farmhouse Magazine , National League of American Pen Women , California Writers Association , and others. Q: As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?   A: I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I used to devour books and then try to rewrite them with my own slant. There was something wonderful – and very satis...

-- Conscious Living Event -- May 7 - 11 IFAT Entsorga 2012 Location : Muich Germany Info : www.ifat.de/en World of Writing -- It is time for another Q&A World of Writing interview ! Today we have the pleasure of featuring:   Nicky Van Valkenburgh is the author of Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life: Conquer Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 60 Days, Without Ritalin – which was was voted Best Self Improvement Book of 2011 by the Mom’s Choice Awards and “Best Motivational Book” by Reader’s Favorites Awards . Nicky is a motivational writer with 20 years’ experience writing for various publications, and is currently a contributing writer for Upstate Parent, Low Country Parent and Palmetto Parent magazines, which are published in South Carolina, with a circulation of a quarter million people. Nicky is kept busy with her work as the Director of www.TrainYourBrainTransformYourLife.com - based in South Carolina, USA - w...

 -- World of Writing Interview -- We love hosting interviews with people in the world of writing here on our Brummet's Conscious Blog ... Today we have James V. O’Connor joining us - author and founder of O’Connor Communications, Inc . ( a public relations firm that has specialized in book publicity).  Jim and his wife Lynda won three national awards for the successful promotion of his first book,  Cuss Control: The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing .  He is also the author of Another Man’s Treasure , a mystery/romance novel published last September. Jim’s first-hand experience includes appearances on more than 100 TV programs (including Oprah ), interviews on more than 600 radio stations, and features in over 400 newspapers and magazines.  For more information, visit www.oconnorpr.com and www.jamesvoconnor.com    Q: So Jim - you have a lot of experience in the realm of marketing and have published 2 books so ...

 -- World of Writing --  It is time for another World of Writing interview... this time with Ty Schwamberger - a growing force within the horror genre. He is the author of a novel, multiple novellas, collections and editor on several anthologies. In addition, he’s had many short stories published online and in print. Two stories, Cake Batter (released in 2010) and House Call (currently in pre-production in 2011), have been optioned for film adaptation. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Managing Editor of The Zombie Feed Press - an imprint of Apex Publications . Find Ty @:  http://tyschwamberger.com . Q: How have your books gotten published? A: Traditional, small press publishers have released all six of my novellas, collections, and anthologies where I’m Editor. The same goes for the six or seven books that will be coming out over this year and next. Also, I'm ...

 -- Quote of the Day -- “ I think that words have always helped me nail down the significance of an experience that I was living. I feel that words help you understand what you are, who you are, what you have lived through, what your relationships are with others … because words are concepts. And these concepts refer to elements of your experience that you are trying to structure into some kind of meaningful coherent pattern. …And so I have always used words to help me to understand myself… and I have loved literature because literature offers you a particular authors view of a human experience… so that you can see it much more sharply than you can when you are living in a particular time. …You live the experience and when you write about it you stand aside so that you can assess it much more clearly. Literature helps me understand the human condition .” ~ Leonard Rosmarin Today's quote originates from the World of Writing interview that aired on the Conscious Discussions...

-- A Few Favorite Writer's Resource Sites -- I just finished a fun, extended interview with ... Authors Articulating radio host - Jo-Anne Vandermeulen... You can find the archived interview via this link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/prempromotions/2010/10/19/authors-articulating-with-jo-anne-vandermeulen During the interview, the host asked me to list my favorite writer's resources (websites) here on my blog this evening for our listeners: www.writersjournal.com www.writersunlimited.com www.bewrite.net http://writersmanual.com www.oncewritten.com www.absolutewrite.com www.writer2writer.com www.firstwriter.com www.writersandbeyond.com  www.writercrossing.com www.writersgazette.com www.wizardsofwords.com www.coffeebreakforwriters.com *I do have many more favorites, but these should keep you busy for a while :) Hundreds of more resources can be found via Purple Snowflake Marketing - How to Make Your Book Stand Out in a Crowd  Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerp...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Writing is a great comfort to people like me, Who are unsure of themselves, And have trouble expressing themselves properly ." ~ Agatha Christi -- Conscious Living Events -- September is Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month ! Gotta love that! :) There are many things we can do at anytime during the month of September to honor this event. We can send an e-card or kind email expressing our gratitude for networking with others in the industry, pointing out what we appreciate about each individual we are writing to. One thing that I do often is after reading an article, poem or something written that I really enjoyed - I'll follow up on that writer's website, contact them if I can and let them know what I enjoyed about their piece. Writers love hearing from readers, even if you challenge something they've spoken about, or offer corrections, or just communicate with them about the topic - it helps them feel appreciated, respected an...