Emma Palova, born in Czech Republic, is an author, a writer, a screenwriter, a journalist, a photographer, a designer and the founder of Emma Blogs, LLC, based in Lowell, Michigan.
Currently, she is working on her memoir "Greenwich Meridian" which she intends to turn into a screenplay.
Palova started her blog EW Emma's Writings at http://emmaplova.com in support of the publication of her memoir in January, 2013.
The blog has grown into a passion and a company that designs blogs for other people under the umbrella of Emma Blogs.
Palova is a prolific online publisher open to new ideas and to new horizons. A natural innovator, Palova loves to create progressive brands into the future. Check out her inspirational post "Desert epiphany" and the authors page on About_me and on Facebook.
I am looking forward to seeing you around the greater Grand Rapids area and on my blog.
I am seeking an agent or a publisher for the memoir that I intend to publish for my mom Ella's 80 birthday on Aug. 23.
I celebrated my fourth anniversary on the WordPress publishing platform on Jan. 15th, 2017 with more than 1,000 followers and 500 plus posts.
Love always,
Emma
Making reading time a bit more musical with Bingo Books.
Author librarian Cassie Veselovsky makes reading time a bit more musical in her sing-along books for the five-year-olds and under crowd, and their grown-ups.
“I’ve taken my old rhymes and converted them into books,” she said in the podcast interview.
A librarian of 40 years, Veselovsky also loves pairing books with readers to see the joy in kids’ eyes when they say, “I loved the book.”
In her sing-along books, Veselovsky matches up the rhymes with online purchased illustrations.
“Rhyming books are not easy,” she said, “so they don’t sound silly.”
She would like to disperse a common misconception about her Bingo Books that they are like a bingo game.
“They’re not a game,” she said. “They’re sing-along books with five-letter words.”
Veselovsky will be at Winter Whimsy in Hartford on Dec. 8.
She has attended Reading Rocks in Rockford, hosted by the Rockford branch of the KDL system.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of ‘Tis the Season.“
Are you up to the 50k-word marathon challenge that starts on Nov.1 aka NaNoWriMo?
The NaNoWriMo special panelists suggest just keep on writing without any interruptions even if you hit the proverbial wall. Make November your writing month.
“This is my writing month,” author Jean Davis said.
Davis will be participating in the 18th year of the challenge.
That sentence resonated with all the panelists because as Jane Smiley said,
“Every first draft is perfect because all the first draft has to do is exist. It’s perfect in its existence. The only way it could be imperfect would be to NOT exist.”
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Don’t punish yourself, and have fun. Enjoy the camaraderie.
The panelists are authors- Vera West, Emma Palova, Jean Davis, John Winkelman, Andrew Smith, and Ed Bentley.
Listen in for a chance to win some free E books, and mainly to win the challenge.
Sound editing and effects by Douglas Kelly of Evolve Solutions, LLC.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, Emma Palova, Ed Bentley, John Winkelman, and Andrew Smith.
Author Ed Bentley’s hobby as a researcher in genealogy led him to research early American artists and journalism in the 1880’s. The writing enabled him to literally visualize the incredible loss of life as if it were happening in front of Ed at that moment.
“My intention in assembling these life-ending stories is to share the fascination with, and the appreciation for, journalism in the 1880s. Such a relief it is that our own future is hidden from us.”
-Ed Bentley-
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Ed’s book What a Way to Go! Death in the 1880s.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent and authors Ed Bentley and Hilton Everett Moore.
In his second book of short stories North of Nelson Vol. II, UP author Hilton Everett Moore explores themes that most authors will not touch; Moore exposes stories of incest, lust, love, and hate all set in the rugged terrain of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The five stories include “The Cell Tower,” “The Ditch Dog,” “Ode to a Lone Wolf,” “A Beast Called Fate,” and “Lust and Lightning.”
Author Sue Harrison has written the following review: North of Nelson should be read slowly, savoring the quirky characters, the poetry of the words, and the odd fierce stories. Hilton Everett Moore is far more than a regional writer. His words and stories place him in high literary circles indeed.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of North of Nelson Vol. II.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent and authors Hilton Everett Moore and Ed Bentley.
Jan Afman spent 10 years in Taiwan and six years in the Philippines during a difficult time in her life. She managed to write about it in her memoir SariSari many years later after processing her experience.
“It was hard to pry myself out of my comfort zone,” she said. “I had to get over a culture shock.”
However, she encourages people not to avoid difficult experiences since they are opportunities to grow.
“I learned to look for good things each day,” she said. “I learned about growing from not being a happy camper to contentment.”
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of SariSari.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, authors Hilton Everett Moore and Ed Bentley.
Jan Afman spent 10 years in Taiwan and six years in the Philippines during a difficult time in her life. She managed to write about it in her memoir SariSari many years later after processing her experience.
“It was hard to pry myself out of my comfort zone,” she said. “I had to get over a culture shock.”
However, she encourages people not to avoid difficult experiences since they are opportunities to grow.
“I learned to look for good things each day,” she said. “I learned about growing from not being a happy camper to contentment.”
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of SariSari.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, authors Hilton Everett Moore and Ed Bentley.
In his fourth true crime book Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer author Rod Sadler offers an in-depth account of the brutal murder of Frances Lacey on Michigan’s Mackinac Island in 1960.
So, why would anyone commit a murder in this paradise on earth?
“Well, it depends on who you ask,” Sadler said during the podcast interview.
The city officials think it was somebody who lived on the island; the island folks think it was an insurance job and others think it could have been a young serial killer who moved on in his “criminal career.”
Sadler went through a 2,000-page police report and interviewed the islanders who remembered the atmosphere; however, nobody mentioned what happened with the evidence items taken off the victim’s body.
Will new DNA technology help identify the Person of Interest in the Mackinac Island cold case?
Embark on a journey with Sadler for a detailed look into the murder of Frances Lacey.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, authors Hilton Everett Moore and Ed Delaney.
In his memoir, This Tender Man-My Father’s Story Nelson explores the journey of an ordinary man caught up in the extraordinary circumstances of war. “My father nearly died of malaria in the jungles of WWII New Guinea” is the opening line of the book.
Woodrow F. Nelson served in the U.S. Army’s 1462nd Engineer Maintenance Company in the tropical Pacific during WWII, coming home damaged by war but committed to leaving the war behind and going back to work, starting a family, and serving his community.
However, like many veterans, he never shared any of the war stories with his son. Author Rich Nelson embarked on a journey to find out about his father’s experience.
The book also delves into Muskegon’s colorful historical and cultural tapestry.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of This Tender Man-My Father’s Story.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, The Lowell Ledger, and UP author Hilton Everett Moore
Farrell’s inspirational memoir touches all who feel they are broken, alone, have no hope in their future, and those who seek a true purpose for their life.
The story starts with Farrell’s crippling childhood anxieties to a desire to end the author’s life after believing there was no future or purpose for his life.
“If you look for bad things you will find them,” Farrell said.
Then after a divine encounter, Farrell turned the corner and sought one good thing a day. His sports participation and an eventual perfect national collegiate football record stand today as a testament to the amazing blessings God provides in life.
“This memoir was a way to thank my family, friends, and teammates who’ve helped me,” he said.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Farrell’s new book.
Sponsored by Doc Chavent, The Lowell Ledger, and UP author Hilton Everett Moore.
A minute of silence for the victims and the heroes
Updated Sept. 11, 2023
On this rainy Monday afternoon, I reflect back on that ominous day 22 years ago. I have just returned from a very successful selling weekend at the Silver Lake Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival and my suitcase is still unpacked.
I spent the rainy day writing about the upcoming Oakwood Cemetery Tour organized by the Lowell Area Historical Museum. The setting is almost the same as on 9/11 a long time ago in that aspect that I am still writing; this time for The Lowell Ledger. And I wrote a peaceful story about remembering individuals who contributed to the Lowell community.
As I walked the Oakwood Cemetery on a sunny Sunday afternoon in search of the headstone of the founder of The Lowell Ledger, Frank Johnson, I thought about the victims of the attacks. They too have their names on a wall and they also lived lives within the dash.
-stories of lives that were lived within the dash-
Oakwood Cemetery: Fourth Historical Walk
September 11, 2001
It was a Tuesday morning and the week was young waiting to be filled with reporting of the unknown news in the small community of Ionia. Nothing out of the ordinary; a few township and school board meetings and some nice human interest stories with heartwarming pictures of kids back in school.
That perspective changed in a few minutes.
As I was listening to the finance committee reports by the Ionia County treasurer Nancy, little did I know the events of that day would fill the newscasts around the world for years to come.
I looked up from my notes and saw the county administrator’s face twist in a grimace of total disbelief and dismay as he watched in shock the attacks on the towers on his laptop. He shared the news with us and dissolved the meeting.
Disbelief ensued and we left the meeting to watch the attacks at our office of the Ionia Sentinel-Standard in Ionia with my colleagues, editor Val Gaus, reporters Brandon Lacic and Katelyn.
I remember the immense silence after the airplanes were grounded for four days. I also remember a story we did about a preaching pastor, that we got into trouble for doing it.
“He was preaching,” said publisher Val Rose.
The newspaper headlines varied: “A day of infamy.” For some reason, I remember that one the most. Then my dad came over in the evening to consult the situation, while mom was in the Czech Republic and thought it was a horror movie on TV.
The patriotism that followed was amazing, as well as the camaraderie of the people. I hope the memories will never fade away for the sake of the people who died during the catastrophe.
Right now, I am still at a loss for words. I always hold a minute of silence for all the victims.
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