I have had the pleasure of knowing Cyndi Lord mostly through social media. We are both participants in an annual charity event hosted by Tammy Thompson called Gathering of Authors and held in Texarkana. The event raises funds for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
When I learned Michelle Dalson featured Cyndi in an author interview I was determined to read it. Cyndi has leveraged experience as a private investigator and criminal justice professional to become a best selling paranormal mystery author.
This post discusses Cyndi’s background, providers writing advice and important information on marketing your book.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I.
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Cyndi Lord: Advice for Planning, Writing, and Marketing Your Book
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August 16th Denton Poets’ Assembly Meeting Announcement
Reblog: Announcing the Denton Poets’ Assembly August 16th meeting – Join us from 10 a.m. – Noon at the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton for readings of poetry based on a lesson last month by J. Paul Holcomb on Heroes.
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July 19th Denton Poets’ Assembly Meeting Announcement
Greetings poets and lovers of poetry. Join us from 10 a.m. – Noon at the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton for readings of poetry based on last months lesson by J. Paul Holcomb titled, “The Rondel,” a fourteenth century French form with characteristics similar to the villanelle and triolet.
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A Tribute to Mothers Everywhere
A Tribute to Mothers Everywhere on this Mother’s Day Weekend − It is all about recognizing the love and sacrifice by the one who gave us life, to our spouses and our daughters. To all mothers in my family and friends who are mothers, I want to honor you with this tribute. May you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day Tribute
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Thoughts on The Resurrection
My friend and author, Thomas Drinkard posted an article with compelling arguments for the Resurrection and Christianity; arguments well worth sharing. I hope you read and give it thoughtful consideration.
I’ve posted this before, but now—on Good Friday—it seems appropriate to think about the Resurrection deeply.
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After the Resurrection, the Romans—as well as those in the Jewish hierarchy who opposed Jesus and his ministry—said that his disciples had stolen his body away from the tomb. It came about when the chief priests bribed the soldiers who had guarded the tomb.
Matthew 28 tells the story:
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
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For Veteran’s Day
A fitting tribute to Vietnam Veteran’s Day by my friend and former Special Forces officer, Thomas Drinkard.
This is the first poem for Veteran’s Day. This one is especially for Vietnam Veterans. The Wall was paid for, not out of government funding, but from veteran’s organizations. The poem tracks a soldier from his earliest days to his return to America.
The Wall
For the Vietnam Veterans of America
I. Roll Call
Arrayed in perfect ranks and files,
row on row,
gleaming metal and polished black,
sharp straight edges cutting the wind,
they stand
in static silent formation.
Only their nameplates speak…
a voiceless babble of American families,
no other speaks, or spoke, for them.
Soldiers should not make their own monuments
Away from this place of silence,
this place of unheard voices,
(where a limp flower hangs,
pushed into a crevice of the black stone),
the nation erected proper monuments of heroism:
sinewy white marble demigods with laurels;
or helmeted bronze men, thrusting a flagpole upright.
These…
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Denton Poets’ Assembly March 15th Meeting Announcement
Members and guests, join us from 10 a.m – Noon at the Emily Fowler Public Library in Denton for readings of poetry based on last months lesson by J. Paul Holcomb titled, “Close Counts.” Our assignment is to take actual events, experiences or other truth and apply a bit of creative, or poetic license to write a new poem.
Denton Poet’s Assembly meets again this Saturday, March 15. For more information, checkout the link below:
DPA Announcement
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December Meeting Announcement — Denton Poets’ Assembly
December 21st Denton Poets’ Assembly Meeting Announcement
Denton Poets’ Assembly invites you to join us for poetry readings and Holiday Season brunch, Saturday December 21. We will be sharing our ekphrastic poems, ones inspired by artwork such as paintings and photos. As always, members and guests are welcome to bring a poem of your choice in any form.
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Reflections on the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
by Rich Weatherly
For anyone old enough to remember the JFK assassination it’s one of those significant emotional events we’ll never forget. It’s much like our memory of the attacks on 9/11.
I began my day on Friday November 22, 1963 preparing to return home from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center north of Chicago. Having just completed the US Navy Class A Radar School, I’d packed my sea bag, taken care of last minute administrative details and found myself sitting in the waiting room of the dispensary over the Noon hour, getting ready to retrieve my medical records. Our school was one of many graduating classes at the training center; some returning home while others transferred directly to a new duty station. Conversations centered on plans for the transition. The room filled with the low hum of chatter. Each person waited for his name to be called from a clerk at the front desk. At about 12:30 p.m. someone patched a Chicago radio station broadcast over the public address system.
Dealey Plaza (Photo credit: Miradortigre)
The first announcements only mentioned an attack on the presidential motorcade and that Texas Governor John Connolly had been injured. As the facts began to be sorted out, we learned the truth. Shock and dismay spread across the faces of everyone gathered and the chatter transformed into silence when we learned that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated.
English: John F. Kennedy, former President of the United States. Slightly modified from original (right eye darkened to match brightness of left). Türkçe: John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963), Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin 35. Başkanı. 1961 yılında Başkanlık görevine başlayan Kennedy, 1963 yılında hâlâ görevdeyken bir suikast sonucu hayatını kaybetmiştir. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Later that afternoon, I boarded a Santa Fe passenger train on my way to Union Station in Dallas, Texas only a couple blocks from the School Book Depository. The train was scheduled to arrive almost exactly forty-eight hours after the assassination of the president but minutes before arrival at the station, our train pulled off to a siding. When we finally arrived at union station we learned why we were delayed. Jack Ruby had shot and killed the alleged assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.
Ruby shoots Oswald. Robert H. Jackson won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography for this photograph. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
That was quite a blight on the six-week leave I’d taken before returning to active duty. Speculation reigned for a time over the meaning of the events that weekend of November 22-24, 1963. The entire nation mourned this popular president, and we watched as the media covered events leading up to his burial in Arlington Cemetery. It’s hard to believe fifty years have passed since the terrible sequence of events.
If you were old enough at the time to remember the impact this event had on your life, I encourage you to leave a comment. This was a pivotal event in the history of our country.
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Free Book Promotion via Katie Jennings
Halloween is almost upon us! Get in the ghostly spirit by downloading Gypsy of Spirits: Prequel to So Fell the Sparrow by bestselling author Katie Jennings for FREE on Amazon from October 21-25.
Gypsy of Spirits is the prequel short story to So Fell the Sparrow, a haunted romance coming November 21st, 2013. This short story includes an extended preview of So Fell the Sparrow.
While traveling down a lonely highway in the Ozark hills, Jackie Hart stumbles upon the lost spirit of a young woman. A gifted medium, Jackie comforts the spirit while telling the extraordinary tale of her own life.
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Learn more at www.katieajennings.com
Stay tuned for November 21st, 2013 for the highly anticipated release of So Fell the Sparrow! Watch the trailer below for a teaser!
Meet Katie Jennings…
International bestselling Author Katie Jennings is the author of seven full length novels, including the popular fantasy series The Dryad Quartet as well as the bestselling family drama series The Vasser Legacy.
She lives in sunny Southern California with her husband and cat, who both think she’s the biggest nerd ever. She’s a firm believer in happy endings and loves nothing more than a great romance novel.
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Rich Weatherly - Author 