Giovanni Gelati's Blog – April 2012 Archive (45)

Let’s start with the basics. Where did you grow up? Did your childhood contribute to your desire to be a writer? If so, how?

I grew up on the west side of Cincinnati. When I think back to my childhood, I realize it’s no wonder I became a mystery writer. My parents,…

 Marinda Askes: M is for MP3, but where do I shelve it??

Hi there!

The store has been live for a month and it has been an interesting four

weeks. It seems that people don’t quite know what to make of South African

audio books in downloadable format.

The response from readers who have browsed our digital shop has ranged from

“Finally! Here you are. South African audio books!”  to “OK. So when do

you post my CD?” or even to “So…

 Finding your voice. That does sound so euphoric, but it has a good ring to

it. Take the example below:

Like most actors living in London, I attended classes at the Actor’s

Centre, in an attempt to hone my skills. I especially liked the one-on-one

sessions with a vocal coach. My vocal coach was always extremely

interested in my accent as she didn’t meet many South African actors. She

said she had never had an Afrikaans student at all. Well…

Reprint with permission from author, Katrina Parker Williams

Writers struggle with how to write the introduction to a story. If the introduction is dull and unexciting, the reader is apt to put it down, never to even read the second paragraph. If the introduction is engaging and…

Sixty seven years ago, the Fourth Street Bank was robbed and the assistant manager murdered. The money was never recovered, and their only suspect disappeared into thin air. Everyone knew that he did it…except his family.

Pepper has been hired to clear his name, but that leaves her with…

Another Title in the Trestle Press Digital Short Story Series:

Mark Miller (One, Small World Global Protection Agency) teams with his daughter and first time author Olivia Miller.

In Sons of the King, they have created a fantasy world with a touch of science fiction. In the land of Mysstira on…

Mark has invited you to the event: The Authors of One, a G-Zone Panel.

Date: May 12, 2012 01:00PM

Venue: BlogTalkRadio- http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop

Location: The United States

Description:

The eclectic group of best-selling and award-winning writers and poets known as the Authors of One will be on the G-Zone blogtalkradio program for an hour of insightful…

His last chance was their only hope.

In this new, best-selling, periodical short story series from Trestle Press, a man on the brink of self-destruction is given the opportunity to start over.

Part 7 of 10.

With spring in full swing, Allan learns to start working his farm. He has chickens in…

 Thanks, Giovanni, for letting me be here today, and hello mystery fans.

I find myself fin a funny place.  I've lived and breathed STEAL THE SHOW for well over a year, but now I have to stand back and talk about the book, tell folks what it's about.  You'd think that would be easy, right? …

     Best friends, Todd and Boyd have recently graduated high school, in the small desert town of Icicle, California. On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, one friend receives a mysterious package containing a leather vest and an invitation to visit the Wolf Pack, an outlaw motorcycle club. His best friend…

Thursday, April 12, following a successful debut at the Union County Historical Museum, Things I Wish Jesus Hadn’t Said received an enthusiastic reception by an equally attended luncheon crowd. Present was well-known Pontotoc writer Dr. Forrest Tutor. The book sold out.

The mixed crowd on hand had numerous…

Atonement, a simple word, one that has a very simple meaning, yet in many ways it is incredibly complex, difficult, and at times emotionally painful.

At its core it is a simple noun that means-” satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends “ or, “reconciliation; agreement”…

Karen Anna Vogel on her new series, Amish Friends Knitting Circle

When I got done writing Amish Knitting Circle, I felt so sad. The series that took 30 weeks to write was over and I’d miss Granny Weaver and her girls. Although “Granny Weaver” is real and I can visit her in…

A power packed line-up this week on The G-ZONE filled with Best -Selling authors:

Monday- April 23- David L. Hoof-11am EST

Weds. – April 25- G.A. Zanni- 11am EST

Saturday- April 28- Thomas Kaufman- 9am EST

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Trestle Press presents Sam Lang’s Reprisal, a digital short story series.

Reprisal is a dying town built on secrets and haunted by a mysterious shadow since its beginnings.

Eddie Newport must survive one night in this town with his oldest friend as a bus full of escaped murderers breaks down on…

Do age-old Bible stories still hold relevance today? Does a forgiving God still exist?

In Volume 1, the first of eight installments of The Long Ride, the Mackenzie family, who seem to enjoy an idyllic Christian life on a North Dakota horse ranch, is introduced.

The aftermath of one…

A NOVEL

By David F. Gray

‘Old City…New Thrills’.  

Gideon is a Lightbearer, a servant and friend of the Lightgiver.  He is making the long journey to the True City, the…

A Kansas Native, Mark currently resides in Florida with his wife and four children. Since moving to Florida, he has pursued a lifelong aspiration of becoming a published author. He believes he has always been a writer and strived to follow in the footsteps of his namesake, Mark Twain.

His education…

Following the tradition of Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens) and Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery), Amish Friends Knitting Circle is a continuing story, broken down into 8 parts. If you liked receiving the installments of the best-selling, Amish Knitting Circle Series,…

 'COLLECTING INNOCENTS'

Highway travel can be lonely and treacherous. Broken down vehicles litter the Emergency Lane like corpses on a battlefield. What if you were alone with no one to call when you found yourself stranded? Your only companion; your small child sleeping in the back seat. What would you do?

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