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Now here is a guy who fully supports the self-publishing movement! His name is John Kremer and he has several self-published books of his own. He is the author of this book:

And he is also the author of John Kremer’s Self-Publishing Hall of Fame, showcasing stories of hundreds of successful self-publishers.

But, the cool thing that he is doing now that I want to tell you about is a seminar. It is an awesome teleseminar package that contains a ton of information to help you along in your quest to become a New York Times bestselling author! The package is called How to Create a New York Times Bestseller.

Included are the audio files from two separate teleseminars Mr. Kremer gave on the topic; another audio about outselling the NYT market without breaking the bank; almost 800 independent bookstores’ data files, including the names of the buyers and event coordinators, and all of the contact information; and two helpful ebook downloads, valued at $30.00 each.

If you have a book in the works, or even one dancing around in your grey matter, this would be the perfect person to start listening to. He has loads of information to share, to help fellow authors!

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Every now and then, I enjoy reading horror novels. It’s kind of like that traffic accident that you just can’t stop looking at! I’ll be reading along, completely engrossed, and then reality slaps me in the face, and I ‘realize’ what I’m reading, and I get scared half out of my wits! Crazy, I tell you, it’s just crazy! My husband has a few good Stephen King novels on his bookshelves that I keep thinking, ‘Maybe I should read one of those…’ – but, I know better. With my luck, I’ll be reading it on the day he comes home late for work, or worse, is working out of town! And I’ll freak out, running around locking the doors and closing the window blinds! I just love those books, though, really – I just hate what they do to me! Speaking of Stephen King, though – we were on a drive with the family last weekend through some beautiful Alabama country roads, and we saw a pet cemetery! A real pet cemetery! I looked over at Mark, smirking, and said, “Ooooh, Ma-ark! Pet Cemetery!!” And we both laughed!

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Last week, schools across the country celebrated Read Across America, the nation’s largest reading celebration, and this year was the tenth anniversary of the event.
And since March 2 was The Cat in the Hat’s 50th birthday, the focus all week was on Dr. Seuss.

I know my kids had a blast at their school! Each day of the week focused on a different Dr. Seuss book, and had corresponding funny/interesting attire:

Monday was Oh, The Places You Go, and the children were asked to wear a t-shirt from a place they have been.

Tuesday was Green Eggs and Ham, and the children were asked to wear green.

Wednesday was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, and the children were asked to wear a red shirt and blue pants/jeans.

Thursday was The Foot Book, and the children were asked to wear their silly socks.

Friday was Cat in the Hat and the children were asked to wear their favorite hat to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday!

They were selling the stovepipe hats at school for only $5, and each of my kids bought one. They tried to buy one for my nephew in Texas, but, there weren’t enough left.

It was funny, because, on the same day that my daughter bought her hat, here in Alabama, my nephew was visited by The Cat in the Hat at his school, in Texas! It was a great way for my 3 year old nephew to connect his scholastic experience with my 10 year old daughter’s experience! I thought that was really cool, since they are so far apart in age!

The National Education Agency website says that this is actually a year-round event, and that you can get involved in a number of ways. They list some of the ways right here: Ten Ways to Celebrate the Tenth Anniversary.

Once you’re done reading there…

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I’ve just run across a wonderful and uplifting blog! It’s all about getting and staying healthy and helping one another to do so along the way. I love it! It’s called, Eat 4 Today

The author of the blog, back in January, spoke about a very interesting novelist named Christina Jones. She sounds like a spunky and tough and really cool chic! And – she loves cats! I just love cats!

You can read all about Ms. Jones right here: Meet Christina Jones, author and inspiration

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