Archive for August, 2007

GUEST BLOGGER | Monica Anderson

Aug 30, 2007 Comments Off by

Five Things You Should Never Ask An Author by Monica �Dr. Moe� Anderson I have been going nonstop promoting and marketing my latest novels, I Stand Accused and When A Sistah�s FED UP, with bookstore signings, book club meetings, online/telephone chats, seminars, booths at conferences….I’m gone almost every weekend. I turned my oven on yesterday [...]

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PROMOTION | Good Girl Book Club Online

Aug 29, 2007 Comments Off by

Change the lives of thousands of women worldwide when you promote your book, product, CD, event, resource, business or ministry the Good Girl way! Check out what people are saying about promoting the Good Girl way: “Good Girl On-line is more than a book club — it is an international gathering place for readers who [...]

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HEALTH | The Silent Kid Killer

Aug 29, 2007 Comments Off

THE SILENT KID KILLER: 5 WAYS TO PROTECT THEM By Makeisha Lee, Health and Nutritional Advisor Columbus, OH (BlackNews.com) – There is a killer on the loose and not her or him, but “it” is showing no signs of being caught. The silent killer we are referring to is pediatric hypertension. Based on late breaking [...]

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FAMILY | Parents Keep Their Eyes On The Road While Driving; Teens Keep Their Eyes On Their Parents

Aug 29, 2007 Comments Off

Nationwide survey shows children as young as 10 are keen observers of parents’ driving behaviors – good and bad Columbus, Ohio – Although they may seem to be involved with listening to music, chatting with friends or gazing out the window, pre-teens and teens are keen observers — and students — of their parents’ driving [...]

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INTERVIEW | Rudelle Thomas

Aug 23, 2007 Comments Off

Rudelle, describe yourself for our visitors. Well, I am a very busy person I can tell you that. I am a single mother of three teenagers ages 15, 16, and 17 and I work fulltime as a Program Information Technician. In addition to writing books and article for various publications, I am the Editor/Publisher of [...]

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FOR WRITERS | Why You — Yes, You Who Aced English — Need an Editor

Aug 22, 2007 Comments Off

Excerpted from the Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success By Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the HowToDoItFrugally series “Publishers — even traditional publishers — do not want to edit anymore; they want to print a 99.9 percent finished product directly from the author. It’s a cost-cutting thing. Many publishers [...]

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LITERARY NEWS | Grandma Buddy's House

Aug 16, 2007 Comments Off

PICTURE MEMORY BOOK INSPIRES CHILDREN TO READ AND WRITE Bronx, NY (BlackNews.com) – Grandma Buddy’s House is a beautiful loving picture book written and illustrated by Betty Stallings-Murray. The author, Grandma Buddy, focuses on her own family and the excitement of seeing each other. The book is a celebration of wonderful memories, sweet love, warm [...]

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FAMILY | Bridging the Gap

Aug 16, 2007 Comments Off

Bridging the Gap – The African American Learner by Emily Terry, M. Ed. Why is Shiquan in the hallway again? How can he learn if he is never in class? Why is it that Shiquan’s teacher constantly asking an African-American peer teacher to help explain proper classroom behavior to the student daily? These scenarios leave [...]

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