tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44713598855430961622024-03-14T01:51:33.669-07:00idrinkalotofteaSo I'm a writer. No really. I'm a real writer and everything. I've published poetry, articles, and my first book, Diary of A Sick Chick; A Year in The Life of A Chronically Ill Woman. So there.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-36013943082796094862016-10-16T19:04:00.000-07:002016-10-16T19:04:23.391-07:00Published On Apple News and Next...Another Platform<a href="https://www.quora.com/What-was-it-like-the-day-you-were-diagnosed-with-a-disease/answer/Sonya-Abarcar">https://www.quora.com/What-was-it-like-the-day-you-were-diagnosed-with-a-disease/answer/Sonya-Abarcar</a><br />
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Sometimes you have to use unconventional ways to get the world to read your work.<br />
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Look out there. There is a lot of competition to write. You’re out there competing against seasoned writers that have been writing for years, writes who are mediocre but have a large following/fan base, writers who are literal gods that should be worshipped when they drop a pen in a cafe somewhere, writers who just write about any and everything, writers who write what they want to write about so they don’t become “commercialized” and wanted to write about tings that they liked. Screw the world and commercialization.<br />
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Sure they haven’t published anything since Dan Quayle set his English book on fire, but none of that matters. Principles. We all have them until our stomach begins to growl and we’re writing by candlelight.<br />
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So, we do what we can do to get published. Again, in the writing world, writers are practically standing on their heads and screaming “Notice me!”. Some are good and some shouldn’t even be writing a grocery list. I’ve found some appalling books on Amazon.<br />
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However, through Quora, a writer could be published by writing a great answer. Use every opportunity that you can find to become published.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-31810794515440139562016-09-21T11:31:00.000-07:002016-09-21T11:31:06.029-07:00Two New Books Coming To You!--Faithful and Lovely Readers! Get Your Kindles Plugged in and Charged to Go! From Sonya Dickerson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Looking for something to read this Fall? Like a great short story that you can immerse yourself in? I have two book on the horizon that I know will keep you busy on the treadmill, knitting some socks, or reading on the train. However you read, I promise these two books from Sonya Dickerson won’t disappoint you in the least. </div>
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A young mulatto man, working in the trade of peddling human flesh has a change of heart. He envisions a place where free people of color can live and grab a piece of the American dream that they were getting ready to fight for in the American colonies. To free themselves from the same kind of Tyranny that the Americans wanted from the British. However, where were these people coming from. He would have to free them first.</div>
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This will be hopefully a Kindle Single if selected, once submitted, and a short story about a slave rebellion. Good for a Sunday morning read or a read in front of the fireplace for the Fall. A great time to start a story. </div>
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Eileen Cake has just learned that her first born and only child is dead. She later finds out that he has died. Since putting him out of her house in the late 70s, she didn’t realize how his life had changed in such a short period. She also didn’t realize that a silent pandemic was growing. The only thing she has is his diary that he left, while she pieces together the fragments of his tragic and short life. She learns so much from the book about her son and about her self. She makes a decision in the end that will have consequences but she feels that it would be the last thing that she could do for her son. </div>
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Bullets not only
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They shatter ties
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Unfulfilled quests
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For those that came
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Facing death
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Those grazed by
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Now losing faith in
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When hatred lives in
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The heart beating
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Blowing precious
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Hateful and said
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They are as powerful
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-30834042737159053392016-04-20T09:39:00.000-07:002016-04-20T09:39:04.313-07:00Best Seller on Amazon "The Bridesmaids"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Bridesmaids-Sonya-Dickerson-ebook/dp/B01AX9KLFG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">Best Selling List on Amazon, "The Bridesmaids"</a><br />
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So The Bridesmaids is doing well...<br />
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It's #16 in Women's Fiction/Psychological<br />
It's #40 in Suspense/Psychological<br />
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Pick a copy of this book up today. Because it costs you NOTHING.<br />
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Looking for a good read? This book is the book to kick off the 2016 Wedding season. If you are getting married, in a wedding, or just love weddings, then this is a great book for you to read. Planning weddings are stressful and this is a great book to unwind with.<br />
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The book isn't long so it doesn't take long to get to the end. The suspenseful end that you won't see coming. The characters pretty much leap off the page and the dialogue writes itself. See what happens when the secrets of these four women come to light.<br />
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Thank you guys so much for the love and support!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-88889655179291402592016-03-24T16:21:00.001-07:002016-03-24T16:24:36.651-07:00The BridesmaidsI'm so excited for my next book, "The Bridesmaids"!<br />
Get swept up in the characters as they navigate through this bizarre world. Things aren't as they always seem.<br />
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Four friends are coming together to celebrate a wedding of two high school sweethearts. However, these girls don't travel alone to Chicago. They bring secrets packed along in with their makeup cases and phone chargers.<br />
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One by one, each secret will be revealed throughout this three day wedding weekend. Each secret could threaten the wedding or their very lives.<br />
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It's a book that you won't be able to put down. Preorder the book today so that it will be on your Kindle immediately! Or order your copy on the 27th!<br />
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<i>"The characters come alive from the very first page! Some writers write characters that are so bland, you can barely tell who's talking. Not in this book! There are quite a few twists and turns that you really don't see coming! I couldn't put it down. I was given this book to review and I was totally blown away by the writing. If this book isn't a best seller by the summer, then I don't know what to do!"--KH</i><br />
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Celebrate with us! Starting March 27, 2016, the Bridesmaids will be celebrating our week! This kicks off the official wedding season of 2016! If you love weddings this is the event for you. Celebrate with us, no matter where you are in the world! <br />
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Order your copy of "The Bridesmaids" today. Get swept up in the fever surrounding this book. You'll be sucked in immediately by the characters and the secrets that they carry. Drive yourself crazy trying to figure out where the next twists and turns will be. I had a ball writing this book and I hope that you enjoy it as you plan for the 2016 Wedding Season!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-1711813267304349242016-02-29T11:34:00.000-08:002016-02-29T11:34:10.870-08:00A Review for "The Bridesmaids"Interesting Review---The Bridesmaids is that kind of book that you're not sure of what you're getting when you open the pages, however from the start it grabs you with some really great dialogue and interesting characters. <br />
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You feel like you've got a great backstage seat to this wedding that is just trying to keep it together. However as each secret is revealed, the facade that these girls have set up for themselves is just ripped to shreds....and not delicately. These girls messed up lives and philosophy just makes things worse. This novel is like watching a plane crash into a train wreck. Twice.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gMCaoTLG7bToAL4M-We_nZ5MW0xWZVXqy84FhPqy8UvjqYdaSXDzMF2dOZ7n9_D5YyRBJeb66dqBDbioj0Bfc2_tNKVnO2Cy0Ex5lHgH4oQNcPzVT5hYgI6Jki3Q8-jxWqy-Qm38dMwx/s1600/BRIDESMAIDS+COVER+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gMCaoTLG7bToAL4M-We_nZ5MW0xWZVXqy84FhPqy8UvjqYdaSXDzMF2dOZ7n9_D5YyRBJeb66dqBDbioj0Bfc2_tNKVnO2Cy0Ex5lHgH4oQNcPzVT5hYgI6Jki3Q8-jxWqy-Qm38dMwx/s320/BRIDESMAIDS+COVER+copy.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-70063153547017180272016-02-23T09:24:00.001-08:002016-02-23T09:25:49.682-08:00The Bridesmaids--The Trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Bridesmaids is a "chick thriller." It's about five women that have had a long standing friendship with each other.<br />
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One of those women is getting married! The remaining four women are traveling to Chicago for a fabulous weekend of planned activities and outings. This is supposed to be a weekend of relaxation and fun, however that's not to be.<br />
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Along with tons of makeup, dresses, and luggage, these four women are also carrying secrets with them. Secrets that could destroy the wedding and possibly even their lives.<br />
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<b>Tara</b> is the beautiful bride. With her thousand watt smile, she is charming and gregarious. With her fun loving personality, she wants this weekend to be a memorable one, however this group of girls is making this hard. Will her wedding be destroyed by the very women that vowed to stick by her side?<br />
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<b>Brittany</b> is a typical spoiled rich woman who works for a prestigious financial firm. As a first rate snob, her sharp with and tongue makes her an easy target. She is very outspoken and opinionated.<br />
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<b>Penelope</b> has a wild side that she has put away through years of therapy, however don't let her turtlenecks and poise fool you. Underneath, there was a sex addiction and lies brewing inside of her. As the Maid of Honor, she was not looking forward to this weekend. She has a secret to tell the Bride that is so horrific, she wanted to run back to the West Coast and never show her face to her friends again.<br />
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<b>Kendra </b>is a curly haired, intelligent, and witty girl. The only person with, "a vagina" that could put up with Brittany's rough personality, she worked with Brittany at the same firm as a secretary. An outsider would see Kendra's and Brittany's back and forth banter as hostile, but it was more affectionate than anything. However Kendra is also carrying a secret that she plans to carry with her to the grave. However, that was not to be. Her secret causes an explosion sure to rock every one of the girls to their core.<br />
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<b>Phoenix</b> wanted to be a business woman when she grew up. If someone told her that she would become a master of the pole at the local strip club, she would have slapped them for the insult. But that's where Daddy's little girl wound up in order to take care of her sick mother and paid some bills. However, Phoenix has a plan for her next come up. Soon, she will find herself on top of the world. She would rescue her mother from poverty, find some doctors to take good care of her, and get away from that pole that was slick from baby oil. However, how she plans to escape from her lifestyle is the secret that she's carrying. And she's not alone in her master plan.....<br />
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These five women plan to make this a weekend that they will never forget.<br />
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Available now for preorder on Amazon.com!<br />
This is the best one yet!<br />
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This is the day they've all been waiting for. Four best friends are coming together to meet in Chicago for the wedding of their good friends Tara and Brandon. However, each girl is carrying with her a secret and it'll explode in the Windy City.<br />
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Brittany, a successful Southern Belle hedge fund manager, is facing the SEC on Monday, but she feels confident that she will beat the rap and keep moving forward. Her friend Kendra is trying to come from behind her shadows and shine on her own terms. Maid of Honor Penelope is getting over the death of her husband and a sex addiction, while Phoenix is chasing a bus as well as her own demons as she heads towards the Second City. Meanwhile, the Bride Tara is just trying to keep the girls from falling apart long enough so that they can stand next to her as the Bridesmaids they'd always promise to be.<br />
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Will they be able to pull this wedding off with relative ease or will it blow up in their faces as each secret is revealed?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-23402716737005892502016-01-09T15:02:00.000-08:002016-01-09T15:02:33.230-08:00The Patient--new book coming soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-35021455665950513212015-12-26T14:05:00.001-08:002016-10-01T21:20:25.167-07:00Chronic Illness Memoirs and The Problems With Writing ThemI read a beautiful book about a woman with bipolar disorder. It was a great book that I couldn't put down. I finished it with breakneck speed. It was fascinating to read about what this woman went through in her life and the challenges that she continues to face on a daily basis, including her hospitalizations and the effects on her husband and child. She was very candid about many things, including her violent episodes where she made an attempt on her husbands life, during a manic episode.<br />
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I left a dazzling review, however I read the reviews that were left from the book. While there were many five star reviews, there were a plethora of bad reviews. Mostly from those who suffered with bipolar disorder.<br />
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<span class="a-size-base review-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 19px !important;"><i>I live with bipolar. I could have written a more true to life book. The most true accounts were from her son and husband. Don't waste your time on this read.</i></span></div>
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<span class="a-size-base review-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 19px !important;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Was quite disappointed in this book. Thought it was going to be about living in a bipolar mind on a day to day basis and the struggles-not just the crisis and hospital visits. Not worth reading.</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="a-size-base review-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 19px !important;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">I, suffering from depression and bipolar condition, was disappointed with this book.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">It did not give me a lot of information, nor was it particularly interesting. I should have guessed from the title. Maybe just not my style.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I get really confused by reviews in this category of books. The reader often places expectations on a book by whatever means and then if the book does not live up to these expectations, they rate the book a failure. One of my books received a review from a woman who hoped that the book would be "inspiring" and "uplifting". But the title of my book is, "Diary of a Sick Chick". One woman accused me of navel gazing. Well if one can't "navel gaze" in a diary, where can you? Nowhere did I promise that the book would be inspiring and uplifting. It was just my life. Whether you find it inspiring, insulting, or downright boring is up to the reader. However, when I read books, I try not to put too many expectations on a book. I don't go into it thinking that it will somehow magically make me feel better. I'm either looking to be entertained or enlightened. I hope to come through the experience different. That's all. For better or for worse. I don't look for inspiration, especially in chronic illness memoirs. I look for truth. I look for honesty. That's all. I look for authenticity. I look no further and expect no more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm writing a new book called, "The Bible of Chronic Illness". Where my last books about illness were about lupus, this one will be more inclusive of all diseases. I learned that there are many similarities with the struggle of living with sickness and that I could put together a book that would promote that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When reading a chronic illness memoir, don't look for entertainment. Honest, Truth, and Authenticity are good enough. When you're getting the truth, it is the best. You don't want to put lipstick on a pig anyway. It's still a pig. </span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-77222879952141765372015-06-04T13:31:00.001-07:002015-06-04T13:31:10.519-07:00So Many TitlesI have so many titles that are coming up right now I can't keep them straight. Just know that I've been a busy woman writing and also knitting. Hopefully I can stay focused and release something soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-1650010900466561142015-05-05T13:44:00.002-07:002015-05-05T13:44:27.785-07:00To The Murdered ChildThis poem was written for children that died at the hands of the people who was supposed to save and protect them. The people that were supposed to love them and d care for them but chose to take their lives.<br />
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Every child in nearly every land,<br />
All are familiar with the same drill,<br />
That they shouldn't have to be afraid,<br />
And that monsters aren't real.<br />
Creepy demons crawling from the closet<br />
Dead things living under the bed,<br />
Hellish creatures from under the pillow,<br />
Living ghouls underneath their head.<br />
But there was a difference with this child<br />
Who looked death in the face,<br />
Having to face an awful reality,<br />
That this was no ordinary place.<br />
The last moments in terror,<br />
That no child should have to face.<br />
Alas, Evil Triumphed over Good,<br />
While ripped from life's embrace.<br />
Not the voice of a stranger,<br />
Nor the face of an unknown,<br />
A glance in the face of Evil,<br />
Mirrored back to be his own.<br />
These monsters showed no mercy,<br />
With horrifying zeal.<br />
Proved that death was to be its fate.<br />
And the monsters under the bed were real.<br />
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By Sonya Dickerson © 2015Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-66427636974359634992015-03-16T00:00:00.000-07:002015-03-16T00:00:17.171-07:00Dreaming of Okinawa<div>
When the soldier goes to bed at night,</div>
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And he closes his eyes.</div>
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He dreams of Okinawa,</div>
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And all the men that died.</div>
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The bullets flying over head,</div>
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With the sand at his feet,</div>
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He prayed that God would watch over him,</div>
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He had promises to keep.</div>
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Many soldiers lost their lives.</div>
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On one fateful day.</div>
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He found God on the Battlefield.</div>
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As she shouldered his rifle to pray.</div>
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He locked eyes with one maiden.</div>
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Before she leaped to her death.</div>
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He tried to forget her and move on,</div>
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Soon realizing that he never left.</div>
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Marching through her jungles,</div>
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Blind to her beautiful land.</div>
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But soldiers can't see beauty,</div>
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When death is close at hand.</div>
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When he thinks of Okinawa,</div>
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And her beautiful sandy shore.</div>
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He wondered if things were different?</div>
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Could he have done more?</div>
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To save his fallen comrades.</div>
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As they died one by one,</div>
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Was it worth all the human cost?</div>
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For the battle to be won?</div>
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His battle wounds have since healed.</div>
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But his heart remains on her shore.</div>
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The two will always be one in the same,</div>
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Okinawa and he, forever more.</div>
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<i>I wrote this poem to every US and Allied soldier that fought in the Pacific Theatre. The fighting on this little island was ferocious...as it was on Saipan and Iwo Jima. I hope and pray that this world will find peace and war to be something we did in the past. I pray that our children's children can figure out how to live with each other in a global community without having to shed each other's blood.</i></div>
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First hand written accounts of historical events are something that I treasure greatly. There is nothing better than to get an accurate account of an important historical event. I love history just as much as I love writing. Today I found myself giving my daughter a history lesson about WWII and just how it affected the world today. When people say that history is in the past, I give a little chuckle. I could write a book on how that particular war changed the very face of the world and is the backdrop to the current events that are going on today.<br />
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Thanks to the ugly side of the Internet, I've been reading for white supremacists that African history is insignificant until the white man came through. I thoroughly reject that argument and began doing research and found it patently false. I turned to Haiti when I learned of the slave rebellion but there is not many witnesses that recorded the history. It was a gruesome history but history nonetheless.<br />
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During my research, I learned of a wonderful book, 'Island Beneath The Sea' by a wonderful author Isabel Allende. I am currently reading this book and I can't put it down. I haven't gotten to the Haitian Revolution and am having a fine time reading about the characters. Even though they are fictional, they seem so real and the story is building to a great climax to when the revolution starts.<br />
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I highly recommend the story, especially if you are into that time in history. Of if you happen to subscribe to white supremacist ideology....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-33424268454724681042014-12-15T11:53:00.000-08:002014-12-15T18:15:39.579-08:00A Paladin Without a King: Robert Gould Shaw<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To Robert Gould Shaw....<br />
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A reluctant Knight in the beginning<br />
It was to be a troubled start,<br />
But his character and youthful wisdom,<br />
Was emblazoned on his heart.<br />
He was given a great challenge.<br />
To persuade those who weren't quite there,<br />
But he remained on the side of Justice,<br />
Equality, Truthful, and Fair.<br />
This reluctant Knight soldiered on,<br />
A paladin without a King.<br />
Loyalty, Honor, and Bravery,<br />
Which the Truth will always bring.<br />
He earned his place in history,<br />
Before being buried amongst his men.<br />
An insult intended to bring dishonor,<br />
Brought him honor time and time again.<br />
He won the hearts and minds of many.<br />
With the respect that these men had won,<br />
This reluctant Knight now forever valiant<br />
To Him and the fallen 54th, "Well done!"<br />
What could have been of these honorable men?<br />
Whose legacy remains unmarred.<br />
He couldn't have had a better company in death,<br />
Nor a better bodyguard.<br />
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BY SONYA DICKERSON<br />
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Why write a poem to a man that died over a hundred and fifty years ago? Many people have watched the movie, "Glory," in which Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman starred in 1989. It was one of the greatest Civil War movies made of all time according to the critics.<br />
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This movie was very good and still can't watch it without crying, even though the writers took great liberties with the story, even going as far as creating fictional characters.<br />
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The Confederates thought they were insulting this great man when they left him in a mass grave full of Negro soldiers but what better way to die amongst the men that revered and respected him the most?<br />
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Rest in Peace Colonel. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-90591220916335687002013-12-01T00:30:00.000-08:002014-12-15T12:36:38.324-08:00Writing With A Chronic IllnessSometimes the hardest thing in the world is to think. To have a coherent thought. To be able to form a sentence regardless of the pain that you're feeling. To feel motivated to finish a paragraph. To care enough to check for grammar. To feel desperate to create by smiting that nagging, blinking cursor on the screen.<br />
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It's easier to hide under a mountain of pillows, chuck some pills, and stare in a daze. It's easier to stuck in a good novel on my Kindle while my manuscripts suffers silently. My characters are left in suspended animation waiting on resolution to a conflict. Waiting for that inciting incident that's going to take their lives from order to chaos; a simple scientific lesson on entropy.<br />
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There are many days that I've sat and watched the cursor blink away at my face....taunting me that I'm not getting anything done. Then there are days that I've looked up and twenty pages have passed...and I'm still writing.<br />
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Those days I try to take advantage of because who knows when I'll be able to write again. I try not to think about other writers out there, churning out books, blogs, and articles like nothing. I try not to think of those writers who get up at seven am in the morning and write until lunch time. Or those writers that take their show on the road and have several pages completed daily. What are they doing that I'm not? Do I make excuses for myself because of my illness or do I realize that I have more time on my hands than I've ever had before?<br />
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I guess both are true. On days that I don't feel well, then I don't push it. Besides, whatever I do write comes out like crap anyway. I try to keep a pen nearby with my trusty legal pad and jot ideas down. Sometimes I like to "free write". That's when I just type whatever comes to my head. On days that I do feel okay, I try to write something...anything. This is why an outline is the best way to go when writing a book. I've been stuck on my current book so long I don't know what to do anymore. I get as lost as a toddler in a mall. Stuck and not loving it.<br />
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So excuses don't help anyone. I'm sure the writers who aren't slackers will tell you that. How else can you get anything done?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-521472991710308262013-11-26T21:32:00.002-08:002014-12-15T12:37:57.048-08:00Brian Griffin From Family Guy Is Dead....Why I Won't Be Tuning InI never thought I'd care that a cartoon character was killed off but I find myself caring. Why? Because Brian was such a well developed and well liked character. He brought stability and reason to a house full of chaos. Family Guy, like it or not, is a show of great significance to pop culture.<br />
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It has the younger generation asking those of us who are older about certain references that are made about my generation. Don't believe me? Go to YouTube and Yahoo answers from younger kids questioning the generational references made. Because Seth MacFarlane and I are from the same generation, it starts a dialogue with me and my daughter. It also feels good to remember.<br />
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The show also teaches younger viewers about historical events. Events that they sometimes look up on Wikipedia to get more information on. I was amazed at the effect that this thirty minute cartoon had. And last Sunday, it destroyed the very spark that made this controversial but funny cartoon complete. Just because the writers wanted to "shake things up"? How about letting them move from Quahog? Or giving one of them a chronic illness. No you decided to kill off one of the most important characters that was integral to the show.<br />
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So what do I do? I don't know if I ever want to watch another episode again. It's like Thanksgiving dinner after Grandma dies. It's like running across an object in your house when you remember that the person that owned it is no longer living. There is absolutely no reason to watch the show any longer. Pulling the rug from under your audience is no way to shake things up. It's a way to make me turn the television off.<br />
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Bring Brian back or you've lost a fan forever.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-484230614781074392013-08-29T19:18:00.000-07:002013-11-26T21:33:22.213-08:00Bad Amazon Reviews: How To Move Past Them And Keep WritingYour face is literally burning at the screen as you read those horrible words. You can't believe that they didn't see your vision. The reader just didn't comprehend what you were trying to say. They couldn't have read it because if they did, they would have seen the pure genius of your work and rated it accordingly.<br />
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Your first thought? It may be to flag the review. Scour Amazon's guidelines to see if any were broken and try to get them to remove it. You may even ask your friends and family members to flag the review and get it removed. Some authors may even be tempted enough to respond with fury in the comments section.<br />
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Don't take the bait. It looks unprofessional and it should never be done in any circumstance. How to get over a bad book review? First, decide if the review has any merit. Some reviews are just personal. The reader may not like you for whatever reason. One of my non-fiction reviews focused on one incident that happened in the book that she didn't agree with and decided to write a three paragraph rant on why I should not have called an ambulance when I injured myself. Even though the paramedics told me I did the right thing, she felt otherwise and slammed my book for that reason. Remember, a reader doesn't really need a good reason to give you a poor review. One reviewer gave a writer one star because the writer's name was larger than the title on the cover.<br />
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If you are getting bad reviews based on poor grammar, poor sentence structure, typos, poor picture/illustrations, or formatting, you may want to take notice and make some edits. If the reviews are telling you that there are holes in the plot or there are too many characters, then you may want to remember that on your next novel. I can practically hear you screaming, "But I fixed one plot hole in chapter seven when the bad guy jumps out of the ground and....". If your readers didn't get what you were trying to do the first time, then it may be too complicated or you need to restructure your work. You don't want your readers flipping through the pages trying to figure out your technique. They should be getting caught up in your story, not getting caught up searching through their Kindle.<br />
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You are not going to make everyone happy so there is no reason to try. Take the good criticism and make your next novel better. Take the bad criticism and throw it out the window. It only takes three or four minutes to tear down something you spent the better part of a year or more trying to create. My personal saying is, "Those that can, do. Those who can't become critics." Write that statement on a piece of paper above your workspace, then keep writing. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-71890373656751209802013-08-15T21:26:00.001-07:002013-08-15T21:26:54.269-07:00Do You Want To Write? Then Read!Sigh....<br />
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Everyday, thousands of books are being published, thanks to the eBook format. You can become an author in a matter of minutes; a feat that would have been wonderful twenty years ago when I was making my start in the world of writing.<br />
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I do feel blessed to be living in such a time.<br />
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However, a lot of people tell me that they've always wanted to write a book and think that they may have a "high concept" idea that people will just love. While I've heard some good and bad ideas over the years, the one thing I would tell a "would be" author is to READ!<br />
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You need to read the BEST literature and then you need to read the worst. There are a lot of people out there **cough my fiance cough** that constantly complain that they don't have time to read when they spend an inordinate amount of time catching up on what other people are doing on Facebook and other social media sites. Reading is an investment in yourself and I can't understand why people would rather care about what Rihanna is eating right now over investing in something that will help them in the long run.<br />
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If you want to write, read. It increases your vocabulary as well. Readers like stories that flow. They like words that they have to look up in a dictionary. Words are your tools and should be seen that way. Words are like the different prescription medications that doctors prescribe patients. You should try to perfect your craft all the time. I probably spend more time reading than I do writing.<br />
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You should too as a beginner.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-70462949256189501072013-08-09T18:57:00.001-07:002015-05-05T09:28:52.958-07:00GRAMMAR POLICE AND BOOK REVIEWSEvery author goes through the same thing. You have a pile of fingernails that you've bitten off in a nice neat pile on your desk. You try to get inside the head of your reader, hoping that they pay attention to the parts in your story that you believe you placed so much emphasis on.<br>
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You hope that they cheer when you want them to and feel what you wanted them to feel at the appropriate time. But it is nearly impossible.<br>
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As a writer, once you realize that everyone is reading your book for different reasons, you will see that not everyone will get the same thing out of your book.<br>
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I wrote a light comedic novella named Serial Me, where my character is the opposite of what most heroines look like in a book. She is overweight with low self esteem. She is trying to find Mr. Right while holding onto a job that she doesn't feel worthy of.<br>
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I hope that women with weight and self esteem issues will see that they too are beautiful. I hope that they stop worrying about self image and learn that once they accept themselves, others shall too. I should know. I'm in a wheelchair and suffer from many chronic illnesses. You think carrying a few extra pounds around is a possible deterrent. Try having 24 inch rims stuck on the side of your ass.<br>
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What will others get from the book? A great light and funny read on a Sunday afternoon. Perhaps someone interested in a high concept novel. Maybe someone looking for a few laughs. Or someone that just wants to size you up as a writer. Competition perhaps? Maybe.<br>
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I've noticed where a lot of reviewers will immediately make comment about grammar usage and misspellings. While there are so many horrible books out there that don't even grasp the basic concepts of the English language, there are some great books out there with just a few mistakes.<br>
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But there are those comments where the reviewer will berate the author over these errors. But what do you do when your book doesn't have errors?<br>
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I read one review where this woman was taking the author to task over grammar. But other reviewers chimed in and said that they could find no mistakes. Surely not as many as the first reviewer mentioned. Then it hit me....<br>
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What IF the reviewer didn't know what she was talking about? Novel idea, right? Of course! It makes sense. Most people that claim they know perfect grammar DON'T. What are their qualifications? Do they have a degree in English? Are they professional editors? What made this woman so sure that the book wasn't grammatically correct?<br>
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I saw two commercials and ten websites that displayed the word WALLAH! When it's actually written Voila! But you couldn't tell the original authors of these websites that they were wrong. How many people do you think they go on "correcting"?<br>
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Don't take it too personal when someone takes you to task over a few mistakes here and there. I've found an error in World War Z but the story was so good, I didn't care. I still don't. The ones that lament the most about how the English language is going straight to hell are the ones that's sending it there with gasoline drawers on.<br>
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Unless you're one of those writers that really need to take an English class or two. IF so then stop reading and get there....FAST!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4471359885543096162.post-20073456037980603952013-08-06T12:54:00.000-07:002013-08-06T12:54:20.399-07:00Diary of A Sick Chick Available on iBookstore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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