Monday, June 14, 2010
Fantasy Lovers Take Note
Our monthly "Win A Book" contest features a great fantasy book this month. For June, we're offering a SIGNED copy of Chrysalis: Tribulations by M.L. Lacy. You can read the review here and then enter the contest here. Good luck!
Author Interview with June Chen
Today we're talking to June Chen, author of Seeing the Light.
FQ: Rhea and her friend Karen encounter several people in the book who threaten them and even hurt them. They are exposed also to other violence and drug use. Do you see the world as a dangerous place for young people generally?
Yes.
FQ: Rhea's family is loving and close, a contrast with the chaotic world Rhea encounters outside of her home. They care for each other and even for strangers, and they seem happy to give their time and energy to family matters. Did you base her close-knit family on personal experience?
No.
FQ: The pet farm is an unusual setting for a novel. Do you think that living in the country is part of what allows the Kosmo family to have such a happy and supportive home life?
Yes.
FQ: Rhea spends some time thinking about the story of "The Prodigal Son." Do you think of the story as a metaphor for Rhea's life?
Yes.
FQ: We see the world through Rhea's eyes. She has a warm relationship with her family and pets and seems like a smart person. I found it easy to identify with her, and even like her, though you also portray her as someone who is selfish and opposed to making charitable donations. Do you think most readers will recognize pieces of themselves in Rhea? Could her transformation inspire others to make changes, as well?
Yes.
To learn more about Seeing the Light please visit our website and read the review at: Feathered Quill Book Reviews.
FQ: Rhea and her friend Karen encounter several people in the book who threaten them and even hurt them. They are exposed also to other violence and drug use. Do you see the world as a dangerous place for young people generally?
Yes.
FQ: Rhea's family is loving and close, a contrast with the chaotic world Rhea encounters outside of her home. They care for each other and even for strangers, and they seem happy to give their time and energy to family matters. Did you base her close-knit family on personal experience?
No.
FQ: The pet farm is an unusual setting for a novel. Do you think that living in the country is part of what allows the Kosmo family to have such a happy and supportive home life?
Yes.
FQ: Rhea spends some time thinking about the story of "The Prodigal Son." Do you think of the story as a metaphor for Rhea's life?
Yes.
FQ: We see the world through Rhea's eyes. She has a warm relationship with her family and pets and seems like a smart person. I found it easy to identify with her, and even like her, though you also portray her as someone who is selfish and opposed to making charitable donations. Do you think most readers will recognize pieces of themselves in Rhea? Could her transformation inspire others to make changes, as well?
Yes.
To learn more about Seeing the Light please visit our website and read the review at: Feathered Quill Book Reviews.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday Finds
Here's another great group of books, just in for review. Check them out! We'll have reviews posted soon.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Author Interview with Irene Watson
Our interview today is with Irene Watson, co-author of Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts
FQ: Why did you choose to collaborate on this book?
It all started when Nancy Oelklaus and I met with Bill Wigmore, CEO of Austin Recovery. During the meeting he expressed a need to address the families and their own recovery when a family member goes through a treatment program. From that, we did research and indeed found most treatment programs don't address the families, and there was very little information directed toward them. We connected with Liliane Desjardins. Liliane has over 30 years experience in an addiction treatment program and created the Desjardins Unified Model of Treatment of Addictions.
FQ: What type of personal experiences did you use in creating the recovery model for families?
All three of us come from different walks of life and experiences therefore making the collaboration flow. Although most families go through much of the same internal experience when there is an addict in the family, we also experience different aspects.
In the book we used our own stories and of others. We wanted to be sure most aspects of feelings and outcome are covered. As well, using the Desjardins Unified Model we are able to give the reader clear definitions of what really goes on, and how we have to look after ourselves in order to have a healthy relationship with the addict. As well, we cover family dynamics, the self-recovery program, and accessing our authentic self. All three of us have been through a recovery program and are now sharing what we've learned, experienced, and what works.
FQ: What is the best way readers should go about using this book?
First of all, the reader needs to be aware that reading Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families will transform them. As well, the readers need to be willing to make changes in their own lives, rather than attempt to change the addict. Once this is acknowledged and accepted, the readers can proceed by reading the book, understanding what is being said, paralleling to some of the stories, and doing the exercises.
FQ: How is your model for recovery different than the typical model of addiction treatment?
Our book focuses on the family, not the addict. The addict has gone through treatment and has some type of base for a continuing process. We address the family and not making it about the addict. Our model is directed for the families to take their own responsibility of healing within. We focus on having a healthy relationship with the addict. We cover important aspects such as enabling, giving up control over the addict, addressing our own denial as well as communicating and supporting the addict in a healthy manner.
We also focus on changing ourselves through honesty, humility, hope and purity of intent. We give exercises to help the families through the steps of transformational recovery.
FQ: If there is one key idea or concept readers should take from reading this book, what would it be?
Peace of mind, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the ability - truly - to live happily ever after.
To learn more about Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts, please read the review at: Feathered Quill Book Reviews.
FQ: Why did you choose to collaborate on this book?
It all started when Nancy Oelklaus and I met with Bill Wigmore, CEO of Austin Recovery. During the meeting he expressed a need to address the families and their own recovery when a family member goes through a treatment program. From that, we did research and indeed found most treatment programs don't address the families, and there was very little information directed toward them. We connected with Liliane Desjardins. Liliane has over 30 years experience in an addiction treatment program and created the Desjardins Unified Model of Treatment of Addictions.
FQ: What type of personal experiences did you use in creating the recovery model for families?
All three of us come from different walks of life and experiences therefore making the collaboration flow. Although most families go through much of the same internal experience when there is an addict in the family, we also experience different aspects.
In the book we used our own stories and of others. We wanted to be sure most aspects of feelings and outcome are covered. As well, using the Desjardins Unified Model we are able to give the reader clear definitions of what really goes on, and how we have to look after ourselves in order to have a healthy relationship with the addict. As well, we cover family dynamics, the self-recovery program, and accessing our authentic self. All three of us have been through a recovery program and are now sharing what we've learned, experienced, and what works.
FQ: What is the best way readers should go about using this book?
First of all, the reader needs to be aware that reading Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families will transform them. As well, the readers need to be willing to make changes in their own lives, rather than attempt to change the addict. Once this is acknowledged and accepted, the readers can proceed by reading the book, understanding what is being said, paralleling to some of the stories, and doing the exercises.
FQ: How is your model for recovery different than the typical model of addiction treatment?
Our book focuses on the family, not the addict. The addict has gone through treatment and has some type of base for a continuing process. We address the family and not making it about the addict. Our model is directed for the families to take their own responsibility of healing within. We focus on having a healthy relationship with the addict. We cover important aspects such as enabling, giving up control over the addict, addressing our own denial as well as communicating and supporting the addict in a healthy manner.
We also focus on changing ourselves through honesty, humility, hope and purity of intent. We give exercises to help the families through the steps of transformational recovery.
FQ: If there is one key idea or concept readers should take from reading this book, what would it be?
Peace of mind, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the ability - truly - to live happily ever after.
To learn more about Rewriting Life Scripts: Transformational Recovery for Families of Addicts, please read the review at: Feathered Quill Book Reviews.
Teaser Tuesday
Back from our little break to attend BEA. Here are this week's teasers.
Dr. Cotton's lightness of being pulled me in like the inertia he professed. It's no wonder that twenty years later I fell for another physicist who taught me that life is all about energy.
With all that had been happening with our family and friends, we decided we needed a break away from home and farm routine. Our destination was San Luis Obispo and vicinity, and he headed off in high spirits.
How does he expect us to sell 2,ooo tickets? I only know 23 people!
She was so excited, it sounded as though she were talking about having gone swimming with sharks rather than merely visiting a theme park. All I could figure was, for all the glitz and glamour her life appeared to have, Summer had so few normal experiences that she found them incredible.
"Oh, sir, don't you know the legend of Onslow Square? Where true lovers walk, there are coins tossed at their feet like at their wedding."
Dr. Cotton's lightness of being pulled me in like the inertia he professed. It's no wonder that twenty years later I fell for another physicist who taught me that life is all about energy.
With all that had been happening with our family and friends, we decided we needed a break away from home and farm routine. Our destination was San Luis Obispo and vicinity, and he headed off in high spirits.
How does he expect us to sell 2,ooo tickets? I only know 23 people!
She was so excited, it sounded as though she were talking about having gone swimming with sharks rather than merely visiting a theme park. All I could figure was, for all the glitz and glamour her life appeared to have, Summer had so few normal experiences that she found them incredible.
"Oh, sir, don't you know the legend of Onslow Square? Where true lovers walk, there are coins tossed at their feet like at their wedding."
Monday, June 7, 2010
AuthorsandExperts
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Star Tracks publishes essays and articles written on subjects designed to assist authors and speakers in their professions and share their expertise on marketing, writing, lecturing, selling, social media, sales, publishing, touring, business practices and a myriad of other subjects helpful to writers and orators. To help those who submit articles glean some free PR for their efforts, submissions may include a personalized byline, e-mail address, phone number and website link; however, articles may not be blatant sales pitches for services or products. In addition, keeping the articles royalty-free allows members of the media and social bloggers to reprint Star Tracks articles, thus increasing the contributors' exposure exponentially!
In addition to industry-directed articles, Star Tracks also contains qualified leads for authors and experts, information on catalog listings, cooperative advertising opportunities and other helpful data and ideas.
The deadline for the July 1 Star Tracks is June 28. The July issue is a very special one, in that it is A&E's target date for activating A&E members' free online blogs on their member profile pages. As a member, you will be sent more info on the free blogs very soon. Contributed articles are printed on a space-available and content-relative basis. Although not all contributions will be published; all good submissions will be held in reserve for future issues if there is not room in the current issue to publish them. To view past issues of Star Tracks, visit www.AuthorsandExperts.com. We welcome articles up to 1500 words. To be placed on an A&E Star Tracks deadline reminder list, e-mail info@AuthorsandExperts.com or call 480-940-8182.
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P.S. Although membership starts as low as $4.95, you do not have to be a member of A&E to contribute essays and articles.
Star Tracks publishes essays and articles written on subjects designed to assist authors and speakers in their professions and share their expertise on marketing, writing, lecturing, selling, social media, sales, publishing, touring, business practices and a myriad of other subjects helpful to writers and orators. To help those who submit articles glean some free PR for their efforts, submissions may include a personalized byline, e-mail address, phone number and website link; however, articles may not be blatant sales pitches for services or products. In addition, keeping the articles royalty-free allows members of the media and social bloggers to reprint Star Tracks articles, thus increasing the contributors' exposure exponentially!
In addition to industry-directed articles, Star Tracks also contains qualified leads for authors and experts, information on catalog listings, cooperative advertising opportunities and other helpful data and ideas.
The deadline for the July 1 Star Tracks is June 28. The July issue is a very special one, in that it is A&E's target date for activating A&E members' free online blogs on their member profile pages. As a member, you will be sent more info on the free blogs very soon. Contributed articles are printed on a space-available and content-relative basis. Although not all contributions will be published; all good submissions will be held in reserve for future issues if there is not room in the current issue to publish them. To view past issues of Star Tracks, visit www.AuthorsandExperts.com. We welcome articles up to 1500 words. To be placed on an A&E Star Tracks deadline reminder list, e-mail info@AuthorsandExperts.com or call 480-940-8182.
Best regards,
Linda Radke
President, A&E, Five Star Publications
info@AuthorsandExperts.com
P.O. Box 6698
Chandler, AZ
85246-6698 USA
P.S. Although membership starts as low as $4.95, you do not have to be a member of A&E to contribute essays and articles.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday Finds
After a brief break to attend BEA (did YOU go???), we're back with our weekly Friday Finds. These are books that have just come into Feathered Quill Book Reviews. Looks like an interesting selection.
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