The December issue of my newsletter Guilty As Charged is now posted on my website! This issue covers mental illness in the prison system.
Many mentally ill inmates, guilty of nonviolent crimes, are placed in “rubber rooms”, where they remain isolated for 23 out of 24 hours each day. Others are forced to co-exist in an overpopulated, violent system. Is this how we want to treat mental illness?
The blurb that will be on the back cover of my upcoming novel, Miami Snow:
One day Nick Donovan has it all; a beautiful, pregnant wife, a nice house, a great job. The next day he is on his own, starting from scratch with nothing but a few suitcases and his old truck.
Nick flees to the opposite coast of Florida, trying to leave his ex-wife and the memories behind. But that couldn’t happen. Soon Nick finds that he is tied to Shelley in a way that he hadn’t expected. And, in her bitterness, she does everything she can to ensure his misery.
Brandy is Shelley’s opposite; wild, sensual, free-spirited. With Brandy, Nick is able to rebel against all that Shelley stands for. Brandy quickly leads Nick into a world of sex, drugs, and cash. And now Nick finds himself caught between the two worlds, desperate to stay afloat.
Only a couple of days left to enter my November Book Giveaway! This month I am giving away a copy of my novel Hit List. The contest is open to everyone 16 and older in the U.S. and Canada. All you have to do is fill out the form on my contest page!
Good luck!
www.QuietFuryBooks.com/contests.html
According to a study published in Consumer Reports, 83% of all chicken meat – including organic – is infected with either campylobacter or salmonella at the time of purchase. Thought you had a stomach flu? More likely, it was a bacteria from a foodborne illness.
The CDC estimates that 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year in the U.S.
I’ve been reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer. Everyone should know where their food comes from, how it’s raised, and how it is prepared. Maybe then we’d all make smarter choices.
I just finished the second edit of my upcoming novel, Miami Snow. My brain hurts. Editing… blah.
Yesterday, I allowed my brain cells a reprieve and I worked on the cover design. I hope to have that completed by the end of this week. I’ll be able to post it for opinions soon!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the chance to win a mystery prize yesterday! The randomly chosen winner is Cathy Puett Miller. Congratulations, Cathy!
I just put a new 48-Hour Book Giveaway contest on my contest page! Enter between 10 AM EST today (Friday, November 20) and 10 AM EST Sunday, November 22 and you could win your choice of one of my four published novels!
The contest is open to everyone 16 and older in the U.S. and Canada.
www.QuietFuryBooks.com/contests.html
Today I am hosting fellow VBT (Virtual Book Tour) author, Iliana Metallinou (also known as Liana Metal). As part of our anniversary tour, we are giving a mystery prize to one lucky person! All you have to do is add a comment to this post and you may be chosen as the winner!
Iliana has written a wonderful children’s story called The White Snail. Here is a review given by a teacher:
Very Highly Recommended
Liana Metal is an EFL teacher and freelance writer from Greece. She has been writing articles, children’s stories, non-fiction books and short stories, as well as ELT books for classroom use for a very long time. Among her books are: “ The Hostel”, “Bedtime stories”, “Writing Basics”, “Flowers for Women”. You can visit her at: http://LianaMetal.tripod.com
and at her blog: http://Lianastories.blogspot.com.
The White Snail is about a snail that differs from the others in that he is not brown but he is white and so he thinks that he is not as beautiful as the rest of the snails. As a result, he decides to paint his “house” brown! But what will happen? Will he be able to achieve his goal? Will the other snails laugh at him or accept him as he is? And finally, will he ever realise that to be different is not bad?
Written in a simple language without difficult verbal images or exaggerations and double-spaced, it is a book that is suitable for very young children as well as for the “older” ones. Moreover, it is fully illustrated by the writer herself and this is an aspect that makes the book more interesting and entertaining. Most important of all is the fact that the writer tries and succeeds in introducing young readers to concepts such as discrimination, racism and love for animals in an amusing and easy way. It is absolutely a book that caters to everyone!
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Now let’s get to know a little about Iliana:
When did your passion for writing begin? It dates back to school time, primary school actually, when I was writing the lyrics for my own songs. I even created illustrated short stories for the English class I was attending, a sort of a diary. I was also fascinated by comics and tried to write my own stories then.
What types of writing do you do? I mainly write articles and short stories. After completing a Creative Writing Course, in the 90s, I created my first book, an illustrated children’s story. The whole experience of book making was exciting and worthwhile. Since that first kids’ book, I have been writing non stop, not only articles, but a variety of genres, both fiction and non fiction. Among them there’s a screenplay, a radio play and a comic book story.
Any type of writing ritual you have? Turn on the radio and write. I need some background noise to function! Sometimes I write articles in front of the TV. I prefer my study room to outdoor places though, and my own PC.
Who are your favourite authors, and why do they inspire you? Life inspires me, but still, some authors’ stories can ‘touch’ me and influence my thought. I am an avid reader and I review a lot of books every year, so I believe that each author has got their own unique style. But it depends on the readers to decide if and how much they get affected by the story.
Tell us about yourself! I am a Language teacher (MA in Ed.), artist, reviewer and writer living in Greece. As a mother of two, I have spent most of my time raising a family and working full time at my own Language School, while painting and writing in my free time. When my kids grew up I decided it was high time I followed my dream to become a writer. I have self published several e books and several print books for my students, and a great number of my articles have been published both in print and online magazines. I started my career by writing children’s stories and educational material, and then created e books of both fiction and non fiction. My articles, reviews and books can be found at http://lianametal.tripod.com, at http://liamet.tripod.com, and at my blogs http://lianastories.blogspot.com and http://lianaskerkyra.blogspot.com.
I am a member of the authors’ group at OU University, UK, and many writers’ groups online. You can contact me at lianametal@yahoo.com .
Where can we learn more about you? On my blogs at http://lianastories.blogspot.com
and http://lianaskerkyra.blogspot.com
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I hope you’ll all check out Iliana’s book! And don’t forget to leave a comment. You may just win a prize!
I’ve been working on December’s issue of Guilty As Charged, my monthly newsletter. This issue will discuss the mentally ill in prisons. Do they belong there? The prison staff is not trained to handle the mentally ill. The gangbangers and murders certainly don’t have the patience to deal with them. Is it safe for anyone?
I hope you’ll read December’s Guilty As Charged and explore these issues with me. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
www.QuietFuryBooks.com/newsletters.html
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