Until You Walk the Path: Author, Ambassador, and Veteran Charles Ray

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author Ambassador Charles Ray on October 3 at 5 pm eastern.

Charles Ray was bitten by the writing bug in his teens when he won a short story contest sponsored by a national Sunday school magazine. As a young soldier in Germany in the early 60s, he frequently contributed poetry to the Stars and Stripes newspaper.
From the late 1960s through the early 80s Ray did magazine and newspaper writing, photography and cartooning, and was editorial cartoonist for the Spring Lake (NC) News. He has done magazine cover art and photography and cartoons for publications such as Ebony, Essence, and Asia Magazine. Ray has written on everything from cultural history to travel to theatrical reviews.

His first book length work was a leadership book, “Things I Learned from My Grandmother About Leadership and Life,” published in 2008. This was followed in 2009 by “Taking Charge: Effective Leadership for the Twenty-first Century.” In 2009, he published an e-novel, “Color Me Dead,” a mystery featuring DC-based private investigator, Al Pennyback. He has since published “Deadline” and “Memorial to the Dead,” in the Al Pennyback series. These books are at Lebrary.com.

His recent book, “Angel on His Shoulder,” available at amazon.com in paperback and lebrary.com as an e-book, is a fantasy/humor book about Winston Nesbitt, a 40-year-old loser whose grandmother comes back to life as a twelve-inch tall impish spirit who complicates his boring life.

Tune in at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on October 3 at 5:00 pm eastern to learn more about Ambassador Charles Ray work.. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to talk to Charles Ray call (347) 324-3745 or Skype is available by using the click to talk on the show page.. The interactive chat room is also available.

Until You Walk the Path: Lillian Cauldwell

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes is pleased to host author, and President of Passionate Internet Voices Radio, Lillian Cauldwell on June 28 at 5 pm eastern.

Lillian Cauldwell had her first nonfiction book published in 1996, 'Teenagers! A Bewildered Parent's Guide' by Silvercat Publishing. Between 1996 and 2003, Ms. Cauldwell wrote short stories and had them published by Simegen.com for their Do A Good Deed Charitable Section. In 2003, Lillian wrote a historical science fiction book, 'Sacred Honor. Ms. Cauldwell spends her time writing, doing Book Reviews, Mentoring high school students in learning how to write, and owns and operates an Internet talk radio station, Passionate Internet Voices Talk Radio, Inc. Currently, Lillian Cauldwell is working on three plays, 'Betty, Death By Starvation,''A Camp David Christmas,' and 'Faithless Angels,' ‘The Anna Mae Mystereis - King Solomon's Ark, and Camazotz’, a vampire story set in South America.

Tune at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on June 28 at 5 pm eastern to learn more Passionate Internet Radio as well as Cauldwell‘s amazing writing career.. Those who wish to speak to Lillian Cauldwell may call in at (347) 324-3745. Free phone calls through Skype as well as an interactive chat room will be available on the show’s page.

Author of Sacred Places of the Goddess: Karen Tate

Karen Tate will be stopping by to talk about her book, Sacred Places of the Goddess. Reverend Karen Tate, independent scholar, accomplished researcher, gifted writer, seasoned traveler and sacred tour organizer is a prolific lecturer on the subject of Goddess worship. She will be sharing her adventures, her wisdom and her research. Karen Tate examines the varied Divine Feminine traditions as old as the Neolithic temples of Malta or as new as the Goddess Temple of Orange County, in locations as inaccessible as Sedna's Watery Domain near the Arctic Circle or as crowded as the Ueno Park in downtown Tokyo.


This fascinating travel perspective is sure to become an invaluable resource in every library and on every coffee table and bookshelf as the past is uncovered through the lens of sacred travel. Including both academic and popular religious perspectives, this comprehensive world guide will be of interest to both experts as well as the spiritual novice. Author Karen Tate deftly combines current trends, academic theories, and historical insights, some of which may surprise even the most well read or jaded traveler. This volume of sacred sites brings both lesser-known and famous locales into perspective as it explains the significance of Goddess both today and in centuries past. Whether the reader is an armchair or seasoned traveler, they will be delighted by the insights, humor, as well as the in-depth cultural and artistic experience of Sacred Places of Goddess. Never before have so many cultures, places, and spiritualities of Goddess been compiled between two covers.

Karen Tate will be appearing April 28 at 8 pm eastern at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze

She will be available to answer questions by calling (347) 324-3745, through Skype on the show's page or in the chat room.

C. F. Jackson Shares Online Book Marketing tips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaLrziSwF0E

Until you walk the path, You dont know where it goes is proud to host Author and website makeover trainer C.F. Jackson on February 25 at 8 pm. Jackson launched Website Makeover Workshop with the purpose of helping fellow authors and writers achieve greater results online

Blog Talk Radio: Cynthia Clampitt-Author and World Traveler

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Date / Time: 2/11/2009 8:00 PM eastern

Category: Entertainment

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Fresh out of college, Cynthia Clampitt headed for corporate America. However, though she enjoyed considerable success at two major international corporations, after ten years, it was clear to her that this was not where she belonged. She wanted to write—and she wanted to get as far away as possible from the temptation to remain in the corporate world.

Australia was a lifelong interest, and it seemed to be the best, and farthest, place to start over. Clampitt headed for Australia with little more than a suitcase, dreams, and a six-month visa. By the time she left, she had circled and crossed the continent, covering nearly 20,000 miles.

Back home again, Clampitt built a new career around her passions of writing, history, travel, and food—though that rebuilding took a few years and a lot of very frugal living. Today, Clampitt is a successful freelance writer, world traveler, and culinary historian. Her clients range from magazines to educational publishers to Colonial Williamsburg.

Clampitt has returned several times to Australia, but the sense of adventure awakened during her first visit Down Under has also taken her to Mongolia, Morocco, India, Iceland, Turkey, Tibet, Vietnam, Ecuador, China, and more than a dozen other countries. The dream of starting over came at a price—but the dream has come true.



Book Description

Waltzing Australia was born out of a dream—and a journey. After walking away from her corporate career, Cynthia Clampitt headed to Australia, to start over, to write, and to test the limits of what she could do. Waltzing Australia recounts that joyous adventure. It is a story about change and about making dreams come true. But more than that, it is about Australia: the history, legends and art, both European and Aboriginal; the beauty, the challenge, the people, the land. From Sydney to Perth, Tasmania to Darwin, tropics to desert, city to wilderness, Clampitt carries the reader along on an exhilarating grand tour of a fascinating country. With a writing style reminiscent of Annie Dillard, she captures the essence of the land Down Under and invites others to fall in love with Australia.

Interview with Author and Marketing Expert Janet Elaine Smit

Romance author and book marketing expert, Janet Elaine Smith will be stopping by to talk about her novels as well as how to promote an market you book on a small budget. The show information is Date / Time: 2/4/2009 8:00 PM Eastern

Category: Entertainment


Call-in Number: (347) 324-3745--this is the number you will call.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze is my page. If you can be on the phone and net at the same time, going to this link you will be able to see what is happening in the chat room. If you would like to participate in the chat, you will have to create a free account at www.blogtalkradio.com

Writing Tip: Read What you Write to Know Your Genre and Your Reader

Writing Tip: Read What you Write to Know Your Genre and Your Reader

The two biggest mistakes most authors make are not knowing their genre or their readers.
Without knowing the rules of the genre or what the readers expect when they pick up the book, the author won’t be able to be gain a following. In addition, readers have expectations when they pick up a novel. Although they require uniqueness in the characters, plot and conflict, the story structure needs to follow established genre guidelines. The author needs to tailor the characters, language and sentence structure based on the target audience of the genre; the only way for authors to successful achieve both standards is to become an expert by reading the genre.

There are many books available explaining the specific guidelines an author has to follow. Nevertheless, unless the author has read it, there is no way she or he can possibly understand the complexities or convincingly write the genre. Sci-fi has different standards than a mystery. Even though fantasy and Sci-fi share many common components, they are very different. However, unless the author not only reads but also studies them, she or he will not be able to effectively write them. Two things both genres share are that their readership is well read and not shy about pointing out mistakes. Romance novels on the surface seem to be the simplistic in their style, but in fact, they are the most complex. From the traditional romance to the soft porn, the characters, plots and conflicts have established blueprints. Unless the author has a full understanding of what is expected, there is no way she or he will be able to find a position in the marketplace, because they will not be able to meet the readership’s expectations.

Short stories are usually limited to having one primary genre; however, longer projects such as novels and novelettes have subplots, which can cross genre boundaries. Star Wars would be considered Science Fiction, yet it also contains the romance elements with the relationship between Lela and Han and the fantasy aspect of using the "force". Romances are frequently mixed with comedy. Mystery and horror are commonly paired. Both are just two examples of the cross breeding in genres. The more complex the novel becomes, the more important it is for the author to understand the ground rules for each of the genres she or he utilizes. By breaking the formatting rules in plot, character or conflict, the author looses creditability.

Knowing the target readership of the genre is one of the most important aspects of how the author structures the characters, plot, and conflict. The reader only sees what the author shows and tells. By focusing on the wrong element, the author will not only miss the bull’s eye, but the target all together. Gender, age, education and social background are all factors the author must keep in mind when laying out the story. Even through age, education and social background are the fine tuning elements when it comes to romance, women are still the primary readership. When writing romance, the author needs to be aware of difference in how women see the world differently then men. Women don’t have breast envy--shoes, purses, hair and male companion most definitely, but they don’t look at another woman’s boobs and think I wish I had a pair of those. That is a guy thing. A western targeted for men or boys will focus on the action, the horses and the gun battles; if it was written for women, the author will talk about the handsome stranger with the seductive eyes and firm butt. In order to successfully attract and keep your target’s attention, the author has to know who they are and what they expect.


From Blank Page to Book Shelves--How to Successfully Write