Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Writer Interview #12 -- Lillian interviews Katie Salidas, an author with a sincere passion to entertain. Katie tells us that since early childhood, she's dreamed up fantastical characters and scribbled them into pages of various journals and notebooks. Taking an interest in vampires at an early age, she devoured every book, featuring those blood-sucking creatures, in any genre she could find. It was only natural that a love of reading about vampires, and a love of writing, turned into a desire to write her own stories. She is the author of the new vampire series, Immortalis Carpe Noctem.  Find Katie at: http://www.risingsignbooks.com   K: Lillian, thank you so much for having me on your blog today. I am extremely happy to be here! L: It is a pleasure Katie! Tell us about yourself… K: You want to know a secret? Ok it’s not really a secret considering I am telling it on a public blog. I am a horribly shy individual. It actually works for writing. I am comfortable at h...

-- Thank You, Readers -- We love the comments, readers! Thank you all for taking the time to share your thoughts via emails to us, and also for telling your friends on social networking sites about us! -- Writer Interview # 11 -- We have had such a wonderful time participating in BK Walker's Book Tour in celebration of Poetry and Library Month (April) that we have decided to continue featuring one author per week indefinitely.  The full schedule for the participating BK Walker Book Tour authors is: http://bkwalkerbooks.weebly.com/virtual-book-tours.html  Bio: Susan Hanniford Crowley crossed over from science fiction and fantasy into paranormal romance two years ago.  She is a professional member of SFWA (Science fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.), a RWA-Pro, and the author of the Vampires in Manhattan series. Susan enjoys her family, collecting dragons, and Thai kickboxing.  She can be found at:  www.susanhannifordcrowl...

-- Quote of the Day -- "People often say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder,'  and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder.  This empowers us to find beauty in places  where others have not dared to look,  including inside ourselves."  ~ Salma Hayek  -- Conscious Celebrations -- Today is World Press Freedom Day and also World Laughter Day :) According to Wikipedia.org " The United Nations General Assembly declared 3 May to be World Press Freedom Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press... ". The focus for 2010's awareness holiday is Media Under Fire .  According to wan-press.org, the protection of journalists is vital: " A climate of intimidation, impunity and corruption has lead to journalists wearing bullet-proof vests and not putting their names to articles ." I had so little knowledge of World Laughter Day , and did some research onlin...

-- Quote of the Day --    "In the hopes of reaching the moon  men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet." ~Albert Schweitzer -- Sunday Gardening -- Today's Sunday Gardening segment of the Conscious Discussions talk radio show (10 AM Pacific) will cover pollination issues and blight issues - discover easy preventatives to a host of ailments and increase the size of your harvest... Check out the live, or archived episode, by clicking on the hyper-links above. If you're joining live, don't forget to join us in the chat room :) -- Interview -- Lillian will be appearing on the Life With a Twist radio show (1 PM pacific / 4PM Eastern) along with host Kimberly Smith (Kim) & her co-host, Julian Green: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/l-kimberly-smith   *Call in: (347) 327-9069 ... This interview will be archived and available for anyone to listen to at their convenience. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ I’ve seen the richness of the Amazon forest and the horrifying sight of the bare red earth where it had been torn away… One person may not be able to change things but together we can ”  ~ Stephen Fry May's Schedule  May's Schedule is now online here... You can view our schedule a week at a glance here:   http://blog.myspace.com/canadianauthor And a month-at-a-glance here: http://booktour.com/author/lillian_dave_brummet   -- Conscious Living Events -- Waste Expo 2010 Date: May 3 Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA  (USA) Info: www.wasteexpo.com Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries convention & Exposition Date: May 4 Location: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA (USA) Info: www.isriconvention.org IFAT China Location: Shanghai New International Expo Centre Shanghai, China Info: www.ifat-china.com -- May is World Water Awareness Month -- Ca...

-- Announcement -- SAVE THE FROGS DAY EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN 20 COUNTRIES TODAY Largest Day of Amphibian Education And Conservation In Planet’s History Amphibians are rapidly disappearing around the planet, and a worldwide effort is underway today to save them. The 2 nd Annual Save The Frogs Day, taking place today, is the largest day of amphibian education and conservation action in the planet’s history. Over 80 Save The Frogs Day events are being held in 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, Ireland, Madagascar, India, South Africa, and Australia. The events are being coordinated by SAVE THE FROGS!, America’s first and only public charity dedicated to amphibian conservation. Amphibian populations worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have already completely disappeared in recent years. “Habitat destruction and an infectious disease c...

-- Brummet's @ the Watery Tart Blog -- Check out the Brummet's Guest Blogging " You've Signed the Contract - Now What? " at Watery Tart Blog: http://waterytart23.blogspot.com   -- Writer-Related Interview -- Lillian will be joining host of the Page Readers radio show, Nanci Arvizu, for a 1/2 hour interview at  10 AM (pacific) this morning. The show will be archived for those who cannot make the live episode:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/page-readers We'll be discussing working with a spouse as a co-writer, sharing an office, learning to accept each others limits and skill range... Promotions take up a majority of a writer's time and so few out there realize how hard one has to work for just a few book sales. So we will discuss the reality of the career, how to create a plan and stay organized.  Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows and free resources and more at: www.brummet.ca