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Author Cassie Veselovsky creates sing-along Bingo Books

December 7, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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.“

Happy Holidays.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and author Ed Bentley.

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Past NaNo Day 3, Advent begins

December 3, 2023 Author Emma Palova Leave a comment

I have yet to write today after wrapping up a shift at @LowellArts Artists Market located on 223 W. Main St. until 5 pm.

I will be at Artists Market next weekend, Dec. 9 from 10 am to 2 pm, and Dec. 10 from noon to 5 pm. Stop by to check out my books from the Shifting Sands Short Stories collection and Greenwich Meridian Memoir.

It’s a beautiful market with a variety of unique gifts ranging from jewelry, ceramics, paintings, fused glass to knitwear among others.

Of course my favorite are Petoskey stones and jewelry made with them. I love rocks, stones and geology.

Today is also the first Sunday of advent and a very short one since Christmas Eve is on Sunday.

I have learned about the three elements of Advent: penance, longing and hope.

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NaNoWriMo Day 1

November 1, 2023 Author Emma Palova Leave a comment

A freezin g 24F morning followed a snowy Halloween. But the view of my garden in the morning was beautiful . The remaining fall colors mixed with the white of the frost on the ground and shrubs.

“The hardest thing is to start,” said author Vera West in the special episode about NaNoWriMo. “Just like going to the gym or anything else.”

My stomach fluttered with anxiety from the unknown of the 50-k word challenge even though I had been preparing for my project, but not enough.

“It’s never enough,” I say about anything.

But the tips and advice from yesterday’s podcast stayed with me, “I have to keep on moving one foot in front of the other, right? I have to keep on writing.”

I logged in 1803 words as I sighed with relief.

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NaNoWriMo special panel advises to keep on writing

October 31, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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.

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UP author Hilton Everett Moore pens North of Nelson Vol. II

October 20, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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.

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Author Janice Afman pens memoir SariSari

October 11, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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.

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Author Janice Afman pens memoir SariSari

October 11, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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“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.

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Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer

October 5, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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.

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Author Rich Nelson pens This Tender Man – My Father’s Story

September 22, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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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

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Author Michael Farrell pens When Perfection Isn’t Perfect

September 22, 2023 emmapalova Leave a comment

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Find one good thing a day……….

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.