How did I discover that I wanted to be a writer? Stephen Hise asks with a wink and a nod. Well I would have to give some credit to my elementary school 3rd grade teacher who asked all of us to write out a story. My story was good enough to win the class contest and I still have the award somewhere. It says something like this. To the biggest liar in Mrs. Blanks class. I was so proud. I didn’t go any further with this new found skill until college when again I was asked to write a story in one of my classes. I got an A. My first one. “Maybe I was on to something”, I thought and went home and began writing. Continue reading “Reggie Ridgway Announces Upcoming Release: Moon Shadow”
Lovely Whitmore is an author, radio show host, and actress. She is a Georgia native, born in Macon Ga raised in Atlanta Ga from age 4 to 17. She went to Booker T Washington Magnet High School. She attended Turner Job Corps, Central Texas College, and Western Governors University. She currently resides in Louisiana.
She is a mother of three and loves sports, reading, chatting, and meeting new people. She says, “I like writing for different genres. My first book was published Jan 2, 2012 it is titled Journals of a Wannabe Basketball Player inspired by my twin daughters who are on the cover of the book.”
Lovely is a basketball enthusiast and says her favorite point guard is Rajon Rondo. “I have his poster on my bedroom wall!”
She also loves music from the 80’s and 90’s and enjoys singing. She says her favorite song is “All I ask of You” by Rafael Sadiq.
Her favorite author is VC Andrews. Lovely says, “I love those books!”
Lovely enjoys writing and aims her material at different audiences from children to adult.
Journals of a Wannabe Basketball Player
by Lovely Whitmore
9 year old Kayla loves the sport of basketball, it’s all she dreams about is becoming a WNBA player. While her twin sister Kela is better at everything basketball is the one thing that Kayla feels is her “thing”. Every day she faces ridicule from her peers, coaches, and even her friends. If she’s gonna play basketball Kayla must overcome some of her most inner secret obstacles.
Kayla was given a journal as a birthday present on her 9th birthday. It is unique in that it’s the only gift she received that her twin sister Kela did not get too. She uses this journal to document her adventures and daily life. All of her most inner secrets are recorded in this journal. Sit back and see the world through the eyes of this ambitious 9 year old as she quickly learns that the real world is full of let downs and disappointments.
Journals of a Wannabe Basketball Player is available from Amazon in print or Kindle format. Check out all of Lovely Whitmore’s titles at her Amazon Author Page.
Mr. Schuyler is a native Montanan who moved to the warmer climate of California to complete his B.A. and M.S degrees from San Jose State University.
Completing a major in English and Speech arts, he spent the next 22 years as a high school English and drama teacher. After leaving the education field he shifted gears and became a sales representative for several companies involved in the FAA airport noise abatement programs.
He now makes his retirement home in the lovely foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Sacramento, CA. He and his wife Barbara are celebrating their 54th year of marriage. Mr. Schuyler has written his first novel at the age of 74.
In “The Rightful Heirs,” the past and present intersect in this captivating fortune hunt to recover the inheritance of six Italian-Jewish industrialists thought lost in World War II. Imagine these families caught in a web of impending war and atrocities, trying to stay alive and protect their combined fortune of $4.5 million in cash, gold, securities and bonds. Imagine that great fortune stashed away in 24 Swiss bank accounts for nearly 70 years. What would it be worth today?
“The Rightful Heirs” will keep readers riveted from beginning to end in this worldwide treasure hunt to recover and unlock the security to a vast, unclaimed fortune.
Learn more about author Tom Schuyler and his book, The Rightful Heirs from his fabulous website.
Reggie Ridgway always dreamed of becoming a writer. An avid reader from an early age, he found a wonderful escape in stories. He did not start out in life as a writer, After graduating high school, Vietnam happened and after 7 years as a medic in the Air Force, he went on to study medicine. Then life happened, a wife and two children kept his dream of becoming a Doctor on the back burner. He did manage to get a BA in computer science while holding down a day job as an x-ray tech in Southern California. He taught math and computer programming in a local junior college. Writing a novel was still something he always wanted to do and after some encouragement from his creative writing professor, he began to write. His first novel is out on Amazon and his second novel is being shopped around for representation. He is inspired by Peter Clement and Michael Palmer who write medical thrillers, and likes to infuse his experience working with computers and in the medical field into his own blend of high tech drama. He lives with his wife in a house which looks out on Lake Isabella, in Southern California, where he derives much peace and inspiration.
His current title is In the Midnight Hour:
Doctor Jonathan Anderson is having the worst day of his life.
Forced to resign from his prestigious position as chief of surgery, he goes home to find his wife in bed with another man. On the brink of suicide, his wife tries to wrestle the gun from him and is accidentally killed. Convicted for her murder, he finds himself in prison, but after managing to escape, he ends up in the same hospital he ran, this time as a patient.
Hell-bent, Anderson seeks revenge on those responsible for ruining his life. Things are not as they should be, and a series of murders ups the stakes, but despite the work of two committed hospital employees and the investigating detective, the identity of the murderer and the motive for the heinous crimes may come too late to save any of them.
“A fast paced thriller with good story points and characters which are believable and worth reading about.” Author Scott Nicholson says. “You won’t want to go to the hospital again after reading In the Midnight Hour.”
This book is available from Amazon. You can find Reggie on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and learn more about him and his writing from his blog.
