In the Author's Corner with Etienne

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  • Jeryl F. Hodge Is Saving the Pages for Future Generations
    Jeryl F. Hodge’s book, Save the Pages for Future Generations, is of special value to her for a personal reason. She and her mother had a good relationship when her mother died at age 59. Although Jeryl thought about how much she valued her mother, she wanted to write about their lives. She believes some of the stories might help resolve old conflicts and promote understanding among family members.
    Jeryl takes a great deal of pride in recognizing the role of her late parents, Esmie and Charles Frazer, during the course of her life. In 2011, Jeryl was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was 57 years old. She learned to manage her therapy throughout her life. Jeryl F. Hodge now loves to read, write, and collect information on the early history of the US Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands. Her interest in the final was to write a book about her family history as it was in her homeland.
    Another reason for writing this book is that her mother told her about her experiences growing up in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and was not able to publish them. Jeryl recalled wonderful, often-forgotten experiences and have written them on paper since she retired.
    Jeryl, a native of Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, grew up in Saint Thomas with her parents and in Tortola with her grandparents and aunts. A graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School, Jeryl lives in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
    A former employee with 38 years of employment with VITelCo (Virgin Islands Telephone Company), now Innovative Telephone Company, Jeryl is best recognized for singing with the eleven-o’clock choir at Christ Church Methodist. She is the wife of Irvine Hodge Sr. and a mother of two children, Irvine Jr. and Devin.
    Visit Jeryl at: http://www.savethepages.com/
    31 min
  • Keesha D. Fox: Naked, Unthinkable, and Unbreakable
    Author, Songwriter, Poet, Songstress, Photojournalist, Jack-of-all-trades from Seat Pleasant, MD, Keesha D. Fox is also a wife, mother of four (J.A.K.A.B), and all around goofball that can’t live without nature and music.
    At the age of 6 Keesha started writing short stories, songs, and screenplays about anything her imagination could provide.  Writing was a means of escape for her: a path to a fantasy world that she created.
    Her walk into poetry started after a very interesting relationship I had about 15 years ago when she decided to create a journal of her feelings about what was going on in her life at that time. Out of those writings came, Life and Love from My Eyes.  This is a book of poetry that reveals one woman's story about her journey in finding the true meaning of love: unconditional love for self.
    As she continued her journey, Me: Naked, her second poetry book was born. Me: Naked. is a raw, stripped account of what she felt as a single woman searching for true love. The poetry came from growth and understanding of the woman she had become, having learned much about myself: her needs, wants, and dreams.
    One of those dreams was to write a novel. In 2013, that dream finally came true. Her first novel, Unthinkable emerged from a dream Keesha had about meeting her celebrity crush. Look for the second installment of Keena and Chase’s crazy love affair in her second novel, Unbreakable.
    Visit Keesha at: www.KkeeshaDFox.com/
    31 min
  • Tamika Moseley, Sickle Cell Patient Advocate, Wears Her Passion
    You may know that Tamika Moseley is an advocate for sickle cell disease. You may also know that she spends most of her time speaking at events and posting beneficial information on all her social media sites. She will forever continue to raise awareness and educate people on this disease because she was once in a position where her son was suffering from sickle cell and she had no help, nor anyone to reach out to for guidance. Now that she has the knowledge and has gained the education from reputable homeopathic advisors, she vows to spend the rest of her days helping others!
    Tamika Moseley grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Relations and Business from Amberton University in Garland, Texas.  She is the project manager for Healing Blends Global, a company whose focus is to improve the quality of health and life for individuals, families, and communities around the globe.
    Tamika's purpose in life is to be of service to others. As a member of Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas, she serves on the Benevolence and Missionary teams. Because her son has sickle cell disease, she has a huge passion to help others in this fight. She wants to share her amazing story with other parents and all who suffer from this disease. Tamika's current focus is teaming up with Dr. Charlie Ware and aiding the sickle cell battle in Africa, where the disease is so prominent. Their main goal is to provide education, guidance and useful information on the importance of natural herbs and how they can help sustain our health while living with sickle cell disease. 
    Visit Tamika at http://www.ssnaturalhealing.com/ and [email protected]
    31 min
  • Phil Coale, Winner of I Want to Be Heard Showcase
    Phil Coale of Tampa, Florida, heads up the Phil Coale Band, a modern mix of rock n roll, blues, soul and old time country with Mike Merritt on bass and Brian Jones on drums.
    On August 13th performers, including Phil Coale Band, Kimberly Fulton, Devin C Wynn, Hometown Hero, and others participated in the spoken word and musical artists’ competition as they competed in I Want to Be Heard Showcase.
    Phil Coale emerged as the victor. Subsequently, and as one of his prizes, he earned tonight’s interview.
    Visit Phil at www.Facebook.com/PhilCoaleMusic.
    32 min
  • Peggy Vincent's a Baby Catcher
    Peggy Vincent, the author, is also Peggy Vincent, the midwife. She's the author of Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, an inspiring collection of birth stories by a charming midwife.
    "Each time she knelt to catch another wriggling baby—nearly three thousand times during her remarkable career - California midwife Peggy Vincent paid homage to the moment when pain bows to joy and the world makes way for one more. With every birth, she encounters another woman-turned-goddess: Catherine rides out her labor in a car careening down a mountain road. Sofia spends hers trying to keep her hyper doctor-father from burning down the house. Susannah gives birth so quietly that neither husband nor midwife notice until there's a baby in the room."
    "More than a collection of birth stories, however, Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife is a provocative account of the difficulties that midwives face in the United States. With vivid portraits of courage, perseverance, and love, this is an impassioned call to rethink technological hospital births in favor of more individualized and profound experiences in which mothers and fathers take center stage in the timeless drama of birth."
    "Since observing the birth of a baby for the first time when I was a 19 year-old nursing student in the mid-sixties at Duke University, childbirth has been my primary focus."
    ". . . I began working as an obstetrical nurse at a prominent hospital in Berkeley, California, where my first 2 children were born. In 1978, I established the Alternative Birth Center and then went to midwifery school, graduating in December 1980."
    Visit Peggy at www.facebook.com/BabyCatcherBook/.
    16 min
  • Peter Mack, the Webspinner, and Published Author of Five Books
    A sample from Peter Mack’s book, AYANA CHERRY & THE TABERNACLE GLORIOUS Includes Rev. Mathias Lovejoy's sermon, "Satan's Whisper"
    An Excerpt:
    Ayana Cherry's education in the power of seduction will be put to the test when she is taken in by Rev. Mathias Lovejoy and given a place to live and work at The Tabernacle Glorious. Her stride of seduction is on full display as she navigates the inner sanctum of a church that is rife with blackmail, sex, secrets and lies, all pitted against a reverend who has plans to build a grand cathedral to rival the biggest in the nation. When Rev. Mathias Lovejoy calls on Ayana's help, she has a perfect opportunity to get her friend, Peaches, released from jail in the process.
    After seducing the reverend, satisfying a judge's request to be sexually dominated, and exposing a thieving, adulterous, blackmailing deacon, Ayana Cherry is a half-a-million dollars richer and on her way to California to find love.
    Peter Mack is the highly acclaimed author of A Neighborly Affair. His follow- up novel, The Seduction of Ayana Cherry, was also met with high praise. Peter Mack was born in Los Angeles, California.
    31 min
  • Tanya Jones: Taking It to the Reader, One Tour at a Time
    Tanya with TJs Virtual Book Tours will be here with a few words for authors!
    "Looking for an economical way to promote your books? No time for book signings or manning a table at one convention or another? Just not increasing your social media network base fast enough? Let’s talk about virtual book tours."
    "One of the biggest challenges for authors, in particular indie authors, is promotion. Until that big break, a large percentage of self-published authors have to watch their costs. There’s no big advance check coming in like with some of the traditionally published authors. Virtual book tours are the way to go. There are other options, but the elements specific to tours make them a great way to get your book out there. I will touch on some of the reasons that make virtual tours an excellent choice when promoting your book."
    "TJs Virtual Book Tours provides an economical way to broaden exposure for your book. Join me Saturday, August 22nd at 10 AM Eastern time (9 AM Central) for an engaging discussion of why you should consider using book tours."
    31 min
  • Jewel Amethyst Now in the Heart of the Hurricane
    Jewel Amethyst was born and raised on the lovely island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. Jewel's debut novel, A Marriage of Convenience received 4 stars from Romantic Times. Her holiday romance story, From SKB with Love is part of the Holiday Brides anthology of romance stories which includes stories by Farrah Rochon and Stefanie Worth.
    With intimate romantic themes and a strong multicultural essence, Jewel's stories are greatly influenced by her Caribbean roots. Jewel lives with her husband and three kids in Maryland where she enjoys writing both romance and women's fiction. She has a passion for writing poetry and short stories emphasizing Kittitian culture and language, and is a romantic at heart.
    The Player
    When Kyle agrees to be the best man at his best friend’s destination wedding in Dominica, he has one thing on his mind: partying. But all that changes when a powerful hurricane strikes the island and he finds himself trapped in a village and falling hard and fast for the indigenous beauty queen, Alia Graneau.
    The Planner
    Alia Graneau has goals that do not include men, least of all an immature, irresponsible American party-animal like Kyle. But the hurricane devastates more than her beautiful island; it wreaks havoc on her heart when she falls under Kyle’s spell and is forced to choose between her ambition, her love for her country and her love for Kyle Robinson.
    Can their love, born in a hurricane, survive the ravages of real life?
    43 min
  • Nefretiti Morant’s Publishing House Takes the Internet by Storm
    Nefretiti Morant, an aspiring young writer, decided 2 years ago to pick up her pen and write from her heart. Armed with lots of ambition and a desire to create beauty with her words, Nefretiti started a poetry blog. 
     Within 19 months Nefretiti created the tantalizing series: Perspectives, a storyline that follows seven individuals who learn to appreciate their loved ones and their life.  The amazing thing about these works is the author's ability to keep the reader captivated while entertained. 
    According to one Amazon reviewer: "The author weaves a tale of several different characters with their own struggles, failures, love interests, and perspectives. The great thing about this book, is that every character is well-rounded, life like, and their stories are spaced out well enough to make you miss their parts, but excited to return to another character. You'll be instantly captivated by the prose in this book, the realistic dialogue, and engaging stories. This is my second Morant book..." 
    Nefretiti has garnered a plethora of positive reviews and according to a recent interview on Considered Bookshelf, a WordPress Blog by written by Considered Creative.
    According to Nefretiti, she doesn't plan to stop cranking out literary works anytime soon. Her feel-good reading is a refreshment to literature, inspiring others to follow their dreams and accomplish whatever positive things their heart desires.
    Visit Nefretiti at: www.Nefretitim.com/
    32 min
  • Welcome Bridgette McCullough and Rachel Butler, Mother-Daughter Team of Writers.
    ASWIFTT Literary Segment airs at 1:00 pm PST, 2:00 pm MST, 3:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm EST/AST.
    ASWIFTT Writer’s Guild welcomes its two newest members, Bridgette McCullough and Rachel Butler, a mother-daughter team who joined ASWIFTT Writer’s Guild with a desire to be mentored and become published authors. 
    New to the literary world, Bridgette is pursing her dream and putting her passion of writing to work. According to her, "It is a blessing to get the opportunity to work with ASWIFTT Writer’s Guild Founders, Brenda Johnson Padgitt, Eunice Bridges and Glenda Fields. I feel confident in the founders’ knowledge, skill-set, talents, and their desire to help me achieve my  literary goals."
    Since childhood, Bridgette has written poetry, short stories and thoughts about life in her journal.  An avid reader, lover of art and music, Bridgette is a proclaimed self-taught dancer, video/photographer, and admirer of the triumph of the human spirit.  Her ultimate life goal is to write and travel the world.
    Rachel Butler joined ASWIFTT Jr. Writer’s Guild with a passion to write. Rachel is a creative, thought-provoking 10 year-old student who has written several short stories. Having received an award for an essay she wrote, the award became a motivation for her to continue writing and become a published author. 
    With the assistance of ASWIFTT Jr. Writer’s Guild, she is happy to have support and mentorship to make her dream a reality. Rachel also loves to act, swim, play video games, and bake.
    For more information: [email protected]   or 1-866-302-0508.
    1 hr 1 min

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