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How to Craft Compelling Characters Guest Opportunity: Randy Weir --- Fictional Crime Writer, Well Known Novelist, and Author of the â??Jarvis Mann Detectiveâ?? Series Writing a legendary story is not easy. The premise has to be on point, the plot and subplots need to be seamlessly weaved in, and the cast of characters need to jump off the page as if the account is not of ink-and-paper creatures but of flesh-and-blood people and their real-life story. Certain techniques are required to will our characters to life. We need to draw on the unconscious, memory and the imagination until our characters begin to act of their own accord. What are the first steps to character creation? Fictional Crime Writer Randy Weir uses his insight to explain the process of creating compelling characters and how he came up with the concept for his soon to be released, "The Front Range Butcher: A Jarvis Mann Detective Novel." Randy Weir can answer the following questions: * How do you begin to create a fictional character? * How is this character named and inserted into a story? * How did you come up with this concept for your series? * What is the next book in this series and when will it arrive? ***The Front Range Butcher: A Jarvis Mann Detective Novel is #7 in the Series and will be released on March 27th! Pre-sale Available Now at www.amazon.com/FrontRange*** Meet Randy Weir: * Independent Writer * Fascinating Storyteller and Fictional Novelist * Best Selling Author of "Jarvis Mann Detective" Series For more information - www.rweir.net and www.amazon.com/R-Weir

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Welcome to the mysterious and sometimes scandalous world of the language of flowers. Since the days of Queen Victoria (and earlier the harems of the Middle East) flowers have allowed lovers and friends to express themselves without saying a word. In Loves Me, Loves Me Not, author and illustrator Peter Loewer explores the fascinating history of floral messages. In this book youâ??ll find intriguing plant lore, unexpected historical connections, or simply an opportunity to connect with a beloved in a unique way. Confess unrequited love with a daffodil. Show happiness with primroses. Wish someone luck with a four-leaf clover. Make your declaration of love not with a rose, but with a tulip! With intriguing stories and stunning full-color illustrations, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, introduces you to flowers that have been conveying messages for centuries. As Loewer says: â??The language of flowers is a delightful idea. In the world of cell phones and mass communications, sending a simple bouquet that tells a tale of love and affection seems to be a great idea whose time has come again.â?? About the Author: is a botanical illustrator and author of many books on natural history and gardening, biographies, and childrenâ??s books, including Hydroponics for Houseplants and The Wild Gardener, called one of the 75 Great Gardening Books by the American Horticultural Society. His work is in the permanent collection of Carnegie Mellonâ??s Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Loewer lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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First guest, to be called Tues at 12:15 pm CA time, is the multi-talented Craig Leener, award-winning author of the novel, "This Was Never About Basketball":...call him at 818-998-4957 backup 661-575-7558 He's back with the media because of all the publicity the game of basketball got recently when pro basketball legend Kobe Byrant of the L.A. Lakers won an Academy Award as the writer of a short film, "Dear Basketball," inspired by a poem he wrote...Bryant is a retired basketball star...Craig can comment further about the Oscar won by Kobe... Further, Craig has Kansas as the setting for his novel..so he's enjoying all the extra attention since the recent Oscar TV show....people want to know more about Craig's involvement in basketball...and what he thinks of Kobe earning an Oscar... Ask Craig about the new book he's working on...now in the writing stage... Where can listeners purchase Craig's book and what is his website... You can visit Craig on the Internet by simply typing in his name and getting more info on his background... just type: Craig Leener the author... more on your second guest to follow this...Irwin Zucker

English is "Americaâ??s top chronicler of organized crime" (Christian Science Monitor) and with THE CORPORATION he expands upon the atmospheric, rich topic of the mafiaâ??s reign in Cuba that he explored in the New York Times bestseller Havana Nocturne, now revealing how political revolution led to the birth of a powerful Cuban exile crime organization in the U.S. By the mid-1980s, the criminal underworld in the United States had become an ethnic melting pot; one of the most ruthless organizations was none other than the Cuban mob, let by José Miguel Battle, known as El Padrino, the Godfather. The Cuban mobâ??s primary criminal racket was a simple game of numbers known to law enforcement as â??policyâ?? or â??the numbers racketâ?? but to Latinos and on the street as â??bolita.â?? Betting the number was a hugely popular activity, with nickels and dimes wagered by average citizens adding up to billions of dollars for Battle and his underlings. The organizationâ??s power stemmed from a criminal culture embedded in South Floridaâ??s exile community and stretched up the east coast to New York and New Jersey. This organization became known as â??the Corporation,â?? and for decades it ruled supreme, even outstripping the Italian Mafia, until it all come crashing down in a crescendo of violence An epic story of gangsters, drugs, violence, sex, and murder rooted in the streets, THE CORPORATION reveals how an entire generation of political exiles, refugees, racketeers, corrupt cops, hitmen, and their wives and girlfriends became caught up in an American saga of desperation and empire building. T. J. English interweaves the voices of insiders speaking openly for the first time with a trove of investigative material he has gathered over many decades to tell the story of this successful criminal enterprise, setting it against the larger backdrop of revolution, exile, and ethnicity that makes it one of the great American gangster stories that has been overlookedâ??until now. T.J. English has appeared on national television programs such as The Daily Show with John Stewart and CBS This Morning as well as Fresh Air in 2008, he is a captivating interview. Drawing on the detailed reporting and impressive volume of evidence that drive his bestselling works, English offers a riveting, in-depth look at this powerful and sordid crime organization and its hold in the US. The book has already been subject of a hot auction in Hollywood with Paramount snapping up the film rights in the first deal for Appian Way Productions, with Leonardo DiCaprio producing and Benicio Del Toro attached to play José Miguel Battle Sr.â??the â??godfatherâ?? of THE CORPORATION.

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