Just a quick notice that the interview conducted by author, blogger, and CPA Brigitte Thompson has been posted at Writers in Business. Please pop in and say “Hi.” Read this great interview.
Many thanks to Brigitte for taking the time to conduct this interview and for her contributions to The Write Stuff during the Month of March as she shares her financial expertise with all of us.
Brigitte shares her tax tips and record keeping wisdom with writers in her newest title, Bookkeeping Basics for Freelance Writers.
Today, Dear Readers, I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming published author, psych-therapist and island girl Toby Neal. More about Toby in just a bit, but first she will share with us some important things she has learned about writing from her own journey.
Bethany Lopez was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Michigan and San Antonio, Texas. She went to High School at Dearborn High, in Dearborn, Michigan, which is where she has set her Young Adult novel. She is married and has a blended family with five children. She is currently serving in the United States Air Force as a Recruiter in Los Angeles, California. She has always loved to read and write and has seen her dream realized by independently publishing her first novel through Amazon with CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing. Ta Ta for Now! is also now available through Smashwords at Barnes and Noble.com, on the Nook and the Sony eReader. Her second novella in the series, xoxoxo, will be release on March 2, 2012.
This free novella is the lead-in to Ms. Buroker’s series The Flash Gold Chronicles. And a fine lead it is. I’ll borrow the author’s synopsis:
Semper Audacia is the story of a warrior; the last of her kind, defending her home world via an orbital outpost. The planet’s population too has dwindled and is just hanging on. Their ancient foe attacks and the last guardian springs into action accompanied by a battalion of ghosts; the memories of her fallen comrades.
Arthur C. Clarke’s 1979 Hugo and Nebula Award winning novel, The Fountains of Paradise is Science Fiction’s definitive novel about the “space elevator,” or “Skyhook”. This concept enjoyed a brief period of enthusiastic interest among SF circles in the early 1980’s. The concept deals with an elevator (more like a monorail train car actually) that stretches from Earth’s surface to a space station in geosynchronous orbit, which would in turn serve as a construction, servicing and launching facility for ships voyaging to the moon, planets and even deep space. A primary plus was eliminating the need for expensive, inefficient, and environmentally unfriendly rocket launches from the ground. The whole idea seems incredible but is not outside the realm of engineering possibility. Clarke makes a strong case for the feasibility of such an unconventional project within the context of a completely engrossing story set mostly in the 22nd century. 