For a long time I had felt compelled to write a story about the challenges and triumphs of second-generation immigrants and their interesting, sometimes twisted lives. Besides, my husband and I have raised a daughter in this American culture, and observed her dealing with the trials and tribulations of fitting into two diverse cultures in…
Guest Post: “Confessions of a Broken Man” © Joseph Schneller 2011 Your Average Joe: Unplugged In the fall of 2008, I left my job in the hope of something new, something better, something far less stressful than operating a quick-service restaurant. More than anything, I left in the hope of a professional writing career. I’d…
Name: Nemo James Name of Book: Just A Few Seconds, A Story From the Hidden World of Music and Beyond Guest Post for The Story Behind the Book: Although I was a successful musician, composing was my real love and after 30 years of being unable to a make a living from…
It all started more than a year ago when I finally finished Guardian in Magic, which is part one of my fantasy story. I had no clue about publishing, didn’t even plan to publish at all at the beginning, so I walked the internet up and down and read about other people’s experiences in discussion…
During my career as a psychiatrist, I have been given a very privileged view into the lives of thousands of people. One day, I actually took the time to estimate just how many contacts I had witnessed over my tenure as a psychiatrist. I began my residency in 1985 and continued the general practice of…
My road to publication isn’t the typical query, rejection, query, rejection, ten years of debauchery and drinking query, agent, and publisher story. For three years, I researched the industry and worked on Glazier. Luckily for me that time was running parallel to a big change. EBooks. With the introduction of eBooks and ereaders everything changed.…
My book “My Heart Stopped Beating” tells a tragic story, one that happened between 1965 and 1979. It is my story. I was a happy girl, before my aunt devastated me so much in what I think was the most horrible suffering that humans can imagine. I entered into a vortex of pain with no…
Join Nemo James as he tours to blogsphere September 6 – October 28, 2011 with Pump Up Your Book to talk about his new autobiographical memoir, Just a Few Seconds, A Story From the Hidden World of Music and Beyond ( Derek Newark Publishing). Nemo James will be on an online book tour with interviews,…
My new book follows two parallel story lines. One follows Marc, a successful executive who lives in an upscale neighborhood in Portland, Oregon and has a beautiful spouse and two great kids who are ready to launch their own lives. However, Marc is troubled by the behavior of his wife Aimee. What is wrong with…
Name: U.L. Harper Name of Book: In Blackness Guest Post for The Story Behind the Book: Purchase the book at Amazon I had the general story idea for In Blackness for quite a while. There were numerous pieces that added up but it never really worked, but then one day something clicked and…
The Story Behind the Book 