Friday, September 18, 2009

Author Kenneth Weene About Faith

You don't want to miss author Kenneth Weene's guest post at The Nurse Mommy Blog http://www.thenursemommy.com/2009/09/guest-posting-about-faith-from-author.html today as he makes thes next stop along his online tour devoted to his novel Widow's Walk. He talks about his main character, Mary, and questions whether or not she is really a woman of faith or merely a follower of religion. Interesting and thought provoking you don't want to miss this one. Be sure to stop by and leave a comment. If you do, you put yourself in the running to win a copy of Widow's Walk or Ken's poetry book. Winners will be drawn at random.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Widow's Walk Reviewed


Check out the latest review of Widow's Walk by author Kenneth Weene as Marilyn's Musings http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/2009/09/widows-walk-by-ken-weene.html joins the blog tour. Marilyn says, "This is a love story, a tales about religion and faith, marriage, life and death. It's not a particularly happy story, but it is a true slice of life, wonderful at times and heart-wrenching at others." Widow's Walk reflects how family, friendship, love, faith, and character affect that struggle.


When you stop by be sure to leave a comment. Ken is offering a couple of giveaways to those who leave comments along the Widow's Walk tour stops. Winners will be drawn at random and have a couple of chances to win. Prizes include a copy of Widow's Walk for one lucky winner, and he's also giving away a few copies of his poetry book.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Monday, September 14, 2009

Widow's Walk a Story of Lives Turned Upside Down


Drop by Xanga.com http://cce613.xanga.com/711963936/book-promo-widows-walk-by-ken-weene/ today to catch the latest peek inside author Kenneth Weene's Widow's Walk. Host Chelle Cordero shares an excerpt from this riveting book in which you'll meet Mary Flanagan, a woman caught between her sense of religion and obligation on one hand and her very human desire for love and life on the other.


Widow's Walk is a story of good people who struggle – sometimes successfully and often not – to deal with the challenges in their lives. The novel reflects how family, friendship, love, faith, and character affect that struggle. For the Widow's Walk blog tour, Ken Weene is offering a couple of giveaways to those who visit tour stops and leave comments. Winners will be drawn at random and have a couple of chances to win. Prizes include a copy of Widow's Walk for one lucky winner, and he's also giving away a few copies of his poetry book.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Friday, September 11, 2009

Meet Christian Author Kenneth Weene

Katie Hines – Walking on Water http://katiehines.blogspot.com/2009/09/meet-christian-author-kenneth-weene.html introduces Christian author, Kenneth Weene and talks with him about his first novel Widow's Walk.


Widow's Walk is a story of good people who struggle – sometimes successfully and often not – to deal with the challenges in their lives. The novel reflects how family, friendship, love, faith, and character affect that struggle. Throughout Weene's diverse career which included teaching, pastoral care and psychology, he has also been devoted to writing. For the Widow's Walk blog tour, he is offering a couple of giveaways to those who visit tour stops and leave comments. Winners will be drawn at random and have a couple of chances to win. Prizes include a copy of Widow's Walk for one lucky winner, and he's also giving away a few copies of his poetry book.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Widow's Walk Peels Back the Layers of a Good Family


According to the latest review at Astrology for Everyday – One Writer's Passion http://gooddaysnodays.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-review-widows-walk.html Widow's Walk by Kenneth Weene "peels back the layers of a good family torn apart emotionally, spiritually and physically." Be sure to stop by and read the entire review and while you're there leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of the book, or possibly a copy of Weene's book of poetry. The chance to win will be available to people who visit any or all of his stops along the tour route and leave comments. Winners will be drawn at random.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Friday, September 4, 2009

Widow's Walk and the Irish Experience in WWII


Stop by Ascroft, eh? today http://dianneascroft.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/widows-walk-by-kenneth-weene/ to get a taste of Kenneth Weene's new novel Widow's Walk. Kenneth sets up introduction to an excerpt you don't want to miss. It offers a glimpse into the Irish experience in WWII.

Widow's Walk is a story of good people who struggle – sometimes successfully and often not – to deal with the challenges in their lives. The novel reflects how family, friendship, love, faith, and character affect that struggle.


Throughout Weene's diverse career which included teaching, pastoral care and psychology, he has also been devoted to writing. For the Widow's Walk blog tour, he is offering a couple of giveaways to those who visit tour stops and leave comments. Winners will be drawn at random and have a couple of chances to win. Prizes include a copy of Widow's Walk for one lucky winner, and he's also giving away a few copies of his poetry book.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Blog Tour with Author Ken Weene Kicks Off Today


Author Kenneth Weene kicks off his virtual blog tour with a stop by Writer's In the Sky http://yvonneperry.blogspot.com/2009/09/widows-walk-by-kenneth-weene.html where Yvonne Perry delves into Kenneth the person and the author with an in-depth interview.


Kenneth's novel, Widow's Walk, is for women who are trying to decide what to do with their lives. It's a book for people who like to experience emotions and at the same time think about life’s meaning. Kenneth's career – primarily in New York – has included teaching, pastoral care, and psychology. Throughout his career Ken has also been devoted to writing, and he is offering a couple of giveaways to people who visit his stops along the tour route and leave comments. Winners will be drawn at random and have a couple of chances to win. Prizes include a copy of Widow's Walk for on lucky winner, and he's also giving away a few copies of his poetry book.


If you haven't already read Widow's Walk, be sure to pick your copy up at Kenneth Weene’s Author Website - http://widows-walk.webs.com/ or at Amazon http://tiny.cc/M5TjW.


You can also connect with him on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/kenneth.weene or Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken_Weene.


For more information about Kenneth Weene and his virtual tour, check the schedule at http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/08/widows-walk-blog-tour.html

Monday, August 24, 2009

What Is an Energy Vampire?


Today's Book Hookup guest is Dr. Judith Orloff author of:

Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life

Book Summary -

New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller!

Emotional Freedom
by Judith Orloff, MD

A Guide to Staying Brave and Positive During Stressful Times

National bestselling author Judith Orloff MD presents new solutions for dealing with emotions in our hyper-tense world. She invites you to take a remarkable journey, one that leads to happiness, serenity, and a mastery over negativity that pervades daily life. You possess the ability to liberate yourself from worry, anger, and fear. True emotional freedom is closer than you think.


What is an Energy Vampire?

by Judith Orloff MD


Relationships are always an energy exchange. To stay feeling our best, we must ask ourselves: Who gives us energy? Who saps it? It's important to be surrounded by supportive, heart-centered people who make us feel safe and secure. It's equally important to pinpoint the energy vampires, who, whether they intend to or not, leech our energy.

Positive energy in others can be rejuvenative. For instance, you're nervous about a job interview, but the minute you meet your prospective boss you relax. He's so calm and welcoming, you calm down too. Or perhaps you have a good friend around whom you always feel loved. These are energy-givers, those we must gravitate towards.

In contrast, energy vampires exude negative energy that drains. Vampires range from the intentionally malicious ones to those who are oblivious to their effect. Some are overbearing and obnoxious; others are friendly and charming. For example, you're at a party talking to a perfectly nice person, but suddenly you're nauseous or weak. Or how about the co-worker who drones on about how she broke up with her boyfriend for the tenth time? Eventually, she feels better, but you're spent. The bottom line is that on a subtle energy level these people suck you dry.

Exercise: Take an inventory of people in your life who give energy, and people who drain. Specifically identify the energy vampires, and begin to evaluate ones you'd like to limit contact with or eliminate. Plan at least one complete afternoon with people who give off positive energy and avoid drainers. Notice how this beneficially affects their physical and emotional well-being.

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About Judith Orloff
Judith Orloff MD, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and intuition expert, is author of the new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Harmony Books, 2009) Her other bestsellers are Positive Energy, Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight. Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition and energy medicine. She passionately believes that the future of medicine involves integrating all this wisdom to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness. www.drjudithorloff.com


Purchase “Emotional Freedom” from Amazon through the link below and you can receive 100 free gifts from noted transformational leaders such as Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Michael Beckwith, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Shirley Maclaine and more go to: http://www.drjudithorloff.com/emotional-freedom-promotion. For more information about the tour, please visit: http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/07/emotional-freedom-by-judith-orloff.html



Authors Unleashed Interviews Donna Sundblad



Donna Sundblad, author of the young adult fantasies Beyond the Fifth Gate and Windwalker
stopped by Authors Unleashed for an interview. Check it out to learn about the inspiration behind these fantasies, along with plenty of fun facts.

Here's a taste of that interview:

Who is your favorite cartoon character?

I can't say I have a favorite. It's more like I enjoy cartoon characters with relationships. Even if they are love/hate relationships. That's what makes them interesting I grew up watching the Flintstones and Jetsons, and today enjoy The Simpsons. The shenanigans of the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote are fun, too. Those writers have had to come up with new ways to blow Wile E. Coyote up, throw him off a cliff, and have something land on him, while keeping it fresh and even making us laugh.

Which cartoon character is most like you?

I guess out of the characters I listed above, I'd say I'm most like Marge Simpson. She's a caring mom, loving wife, and an independent woman.

If you could beam yourself to anywhere in the world (“Beam me up, Scotty!”), during any time in history, where and when would it be—and why?


You can find the answer to this and more at Author's Unleashed.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Inclinations by David B. Harrington


The little book that packs a powerful punch!

Replete with angels and mythical creatures, Inclinations is a strange and allegorical mixture of poetry and prose. Based on a series of mystical and esoteric visions, this collection of short stories and poems covers a wide variety of themes including faith, judgment, mysticism and spiritual warfare. With a bit of prophecy clouded in the metaphor of sacred language, one must decide where to interpret the text literally and where to interpret it figuratively.

Inclinations is available at Amazon.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Back Story - The Behind the Scenes Look at Writing a Novel


Check out the Back Story--The Behind the Scenes Look at Writing a novel as author Donna Sundblad shares insight into the backstory of writing Beyond the Fifth Gate.
Listen to Back-story on Blog Talk Radio

Monday, July 27, 2009

Reduce Your Learning Curve with MaAnna Stephenson's Just the FAQs

A Book Inside http://abookinside.blogspot.com/2009/07/do-you-need-website-ask-maanna.html talks to MaAnna Stephenson, author of the Just the FAQs ebooks series, about Just the FAQs - Blogs and Just the FAQs - RSS Feeds and how they help to dramatically reduce the learning curve of setting up a blog and adding RSS feeds with step-by-step directions to optimize and customize features of both.


The Just the FAQs series pulls from MaAnna's experience which includes two decades of technical writing, web design and marketing. When you visit her tour stop at A Book Inside, leave a comment and you'll be entered in a random drawing for two free Just the FAQs classes http://www.justthefaqs.net/classes.shtml . Not only that, but every commenter is a winner and will have the opportunity to receive a copy of MaAnna Stephenson's e-book the Quick Step Guide. If you haven't already read her books, be sure to pick up the series at http://www.justthefaqs.net/ebooks.shtml.


For the most up to date information for all tours, visit: http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/05/just-faqs-blog-tour-with-maanna.html

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Just the FAQs About Marketing, Web Design and More

Want to know more about author MaAnna Stephenson and her user-friendly guides to the technical aspects of internet marketing and promotions? Stop by Books and Authors http://joyce-anthony.blogspot.com/2009/07/talking-with-maanna-stephenson.html to take advantage of MaAnna's insights based on her Just the FAQs ebook series. MaAnna's experience includes two decades of technical writing, web design and marketing for countless private clients and community groups. Be sure to visit this tour stop to learn about how you can purchase the series at a discount.


When you visit the tour stop leave a comment and you'll be entered in a random drawing for two free Just the FAQs classes http://www.justthefaqs.net/classes.shtml . Not only that, but every commenter is a winner and will have the opportunity to receive a copy of MaAnna Stephenson's e-book the Quick Step Guide. If you haven't already read her books, be sure to pick up the series at http://www.justthefaqs.net/ebooks.shtml.


For the most up to date information for all tours, visit: http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/05/just-faqs-blog-tour-with-maanna.html


Donna Sundblad

Promo 101 Tour Coordinator

www.theinkslinger.net