Monday, December 20, 2010

Why I Write–Doug Sievers http://ping.fm/Jcc5g

Why I Write–Doug Sievers

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

D.E. Sievers is the author of the novel, “The Trees in Winter” You can read more about the author and the novel at the following:

On Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/276ljju

On Barnes and Noble: http://tinyurl.com/286r7d5

Author’s Blog: http://ping.fm/US66j

Having the passion to write was never a problem for me.
Making the time to write, however, was a challenge—but only until I made it a priority!
About three years ago, I began writing a novel.
It was clear to me that, without committing myself to a daily writing regimen, I would never achieve my goal.
So I began going to my regular job at 6:30 a.m. and leaving at 3:30 p.m. Fortunately, my job allowed me this flexibility.
Between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., my time was devoted to writing. And has been ever since. I finished the novel.
Then wrote a novella. Read the rest of this entry…






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Why I Write–Doug Sievers

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

D.E. Sievers is the author of the novel, “The Trees in Winter” You can read more about the author and the novel at the following:

On Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/276ljju

On Barnes and Noble: http://tinyurl.com/286r7d5

Author’s Blog: http://ping.fm/SKJQM

Having the passion to write was never a problem for me.
Making the time to write, however, was a challenge—but only until I made it a priority!
About three years ago, I began writing a novel.
It was clear to me that, without committing myself to a daily writing regimen, I would never achieve my goal.
So I began going to my regular job at 6:30 a.m. and leaving at 3:30 p.m. Fortunately, my job allowed me this flexibility.
Between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., my time was devoted to writing. And has been ever since. I finished the novel.
Then wrote a novella. Read the rest of this entry…




From: http://ping.fm/9O0fm

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Robert Batista of “The Funky Writer”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Download and/or listen to my interview with author, Robert Batista, host of The Funky Writer talk radio show, where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my process of writing, advertising and how I use my website for marketing and networking with readers.


You can also here me read an excerpt from The House at The Funk Soul Cafe hosted by Robert Batista.


From: http://ping.fm/ghvYx
Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Robert Batista of “The Funky Writer” http://ping.fm/XAHjr

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Robert Batista of “The Funky Writer”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Download and/or listen to my interview with author, Robert Batista, host of The Funky Writer talk radio show, where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my process of writing, advertising and how I use my website for marketing and networking with readers.


You can also here me read an excerpt from The House at The Funk Soul Cafe hosted by Robert Batista.


From: http://ping.fm/7QAzX

Friday, December 10, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Carolyn Denise http://ping.fm/0KkcN

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Carolyn Denise

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Download and/or listen to my interview with host, Carolyn Denise, as I discuss on her blog talk radio show, my, soon to be released, novel, The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my process for writing.




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Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd with Carolyn Denise

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Download and/or listen to my interview with host, Carolyn Denise, as I discuss on her blog talk radio show, my, soon to be released, novel, The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my process for writing.




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Radio Show | Peter Canova http://ping.fm/ZQIBv

Radio Show | Peter Canova

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Interview, Radio Show

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Author, Peter Canova, discusses his debut novel, “Pope Annalisa,” the opening book in The First Souls Trilogy.

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Radio Show | Peter Canova

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Interview, Radio Show

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Author, Peter Canova, discusses his debut novel, “Pope Annalisa,” the opening book in The First Souls Trilogy.





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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Why I write? –Leca Sinziana http://ping.fm/vlzMi

Why I write? –Leca Sinziana

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Why Do I Write ...

I really don’t know an exact answer to this. Maybe, I write because I have nothing else to do, because I love doing it, I never get bored.

Writing has been my best way to live different lives, to get out all my frustrations without harming others, to explore different realms, to relax.

I write because I feel the need to do it. I express myself far more better with a pen than sounds.

I usually get these crazy ideas and every time they have a plot, “Here it is, another story!” Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/4RuGD

Why I write? –Leca Sinziana

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Why Do I Write ...

I really don’t know an exact answer to this. Maybe, I write because I have nothing else to do, because I love doing it, I never get bored.

Writing has been my best way to live different lives, to get out all my frustrations without harming others, to explore different realms, to relax.

I write because I feel the need to do it. I express myself far more better with a pen than sounds.

I usually get these crazy ideas and every time they have a plot, “Here it is, another story!” Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/jdFtC

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Blog Tour | Week #5 | “The House” http://ping.fm/DiAbc

Blog Tour | Week #5 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 29th, 2010 for the 5th Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 29, 2010

APOOO Books
http://ping.fm/QF1HA


Readaholic
http://ping.fm/SONZI

Joey Pinkney
http://ping.fm/88jn0

Create a Unique Experience
http://ping.fm/jFabk


A Word Please
http://ping.fm/HKbJk


Age is Just a Number
http://ping.fm/Czuut


Laina Turner
http://ping.fm/fbZ6J



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Blog Tour | Week #5 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 29th, 2010 for the 5th Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 29, 2010

APOOO Books
http://ping.fm/0e1Qi


Readaholic
http://ping.fm/z3UPe

Joey Pinkney
http://ping.fm/jByPY

Create a Unique Experience
http://ping.fm/yHt0X


A Word Please
http://ping.fm/XinDm


Age is Just a Number
http://ping.fm/giQ10


Laina Turner
http://ping.fm/oR4fx


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Characters of “The House” http://ping.fm/ySXVE

Characters of “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Book Discussions, Guest blog, The House One of the questions asked me on this blog tour, by Yasmin Coleman of APOOO, was which actresses and actors might I see playing the roles of the various characters in my novel, The House. I found this question interesting. I tend not to think of movie or television characters when creating those in my novels and stories. And yet I had great fun doing this exercise. I’d love to here your thoughts on my choices. Or if you have read The House make your own list and compare it to mine. Send it to me. Interested to see whom I picked? Read the rest of this entry… Share

From: http://ping.fm/OOk1A

Characters of “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Book Discussions, Guest blog, The House One of the questions asked me on this blog tour, by Yasmin Coleman of APOOO, was which actresses and actors might I see playing the roles of the various characters in my novel, The House. I found this question interesting. I tend not to think of movie or television characters when creating those in my novels and stories. And yet I had great fun doing this exercise. I’d love to here your thoughts on my choices. Or if you have read The House make your own list and compare it to mine. Send it to me. Interested to see whom I picked? Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/EcKAJ

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Whitney Peckman–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process? http://ping.fm/o355T

Whitney Peckman–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process?

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Why Do I Write ...


“Why Do You Write and What’s Your Process? “
The group asks the question.

Answers flutter in – something like butterflies in the height of summer pirouetting from bloom to bloom, overlapping one another, dodging, racing, touching petal with fragile hairs, drawing nectar up and in…searching. I am the writing butterfly.

I flit from story to story, sometimes finishing them, often not, grabbing bits of time here and there, starting anew, hoping to recall the thought left mid-sentence when my cramped legs call for stretching.

My life is pure creative expenditure. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/M9yBM

Whitney Peckman–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process?

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Why Do I Write ...


“Why Do You Write and What’s Your Process? “
The group asks the question.

Answers flutter in – something like butterflies in the height of summer pirouetting from bloom to bloom, overlapping one another, dodging, racing, touching petal with fragile hairs, drawing nectar up and in…searching. I am the writing butterfly.

I flit from story to story, sometimes finishing them, often not, grabbing bits of time here and there, starting anew, hoping to recall the thought left mid-sentence when my cramped legs call for stretching.

My life is pure creative expenditure. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/P5KWR

Monday, November 22, 2010

Blog Tour | Week #4 | “The House” http://ping.fm/n50Qh

Blog Tour | Week #4 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 22nd, 2010 for the 4th Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 22, 2010

Reading Our Stories

http://ping.fm/3oHp6

Paulette Harper

http://ping.fm/hGmbK

Wanda B. Campbell

http://ping.fm/ljWJL


From: http://ping.fm/PsoBr

Blog Tour | Week #4 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 22nd, 2010 for the 4th Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 22, 2010

Reading Our Stories

http://ping.fm/QojOB

Paulette Harper

http://ping.fm/lvdt5

Wanda B. Campbell

http://ping.fm/we3Eg


From: http://ping.fm/oVmlY

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Radio Show | JJ Michael http://ping.fm/irZRN

Radio Show | JJ Michael

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, JJ Michael discusses her latest novel, Secrets Unraveled.
JJ is also the author of Path to Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Higher Consciousness, It’s No Over Yet, and Life Is Never As It Seems.

Visit JJ’s blog.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/yQsqG

Radio Show | JJ Michael

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, JJ Michael discusses her latest novel, Secrets Unraveled.
JJ is also the author of Path to Truth: A Spiritual Guide to Higher Consciousness, It’s No Over Yet, and Life Is Never As It Seems.

Visit JJ’s blog.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/6ymyp

Monday, November 15, 2010

Blog Tour | Week #3 | “The House” http://ping.fm/8ZulC

Blog Tour | Week #3 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 15th, 2010 for the 3rd Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 1, 2010

SORMAG

http://ping.fm/m8XtM

The Phantom Photographer

http://ping.fm/2DhEE

Writing Canvas

http://ping.fm/USHiD

Arms of a Sister

http://ping.fm/TQfMC

Shelia Lipsey

http://ping.fm/wsMyU

RAWSistaz Literary Group

http://ping.fm/Jy33B

From: http://ping.fm/ZgzNz

Blog Tour | Week #3 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 15th, 2010 for the 3rd Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 1, 2010

SORMAG

http://ping.fm/7vbJU

The Phantom Photographer

http://ping.fm/YCgfA

Writing Canvas

http://ping.fm/uCzaG

Arms of a Sister

http://ping.fm/qI4wl

Shelia Lipsey

http://ping.fm/8nmJX

RAWSistaz Literary Group

http://ping.fm/jyxy4




From: http://ping.fm/UvpW5

The Word According to Shelia (TWAS): The Word According to Shelia Welcomes The House Blog Tour featuring Author Anjuelle Floyd

The Word According to Shelia (TWAS): The Word According to Shelia Welcomes The House Blog Tour featuring Author Anjuelle Floyd

Friday, November 12, 2010

Guest Interview @ The Secret Writer http://ping.fm/n8kAP

Guest Interview @ The Secret Writer

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Guest blog, Interview

Please visit my interview and guest blog post at The Secret Writer hosted by Calum McDonald.
An Author Interview with Anjuelle Floyd


From: http://ping.fm/V5WIV

Guest Interview @ The Secret Writer

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Guest blog, Interview

Please visit my interview and guest blog post at The Secret Writer hosted by Calum McDonald.
An Author Interview with Anjuelle Floyd


From: http://ping.fm/EqQam

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Blog Tour | Week #2 | “The House” http://ping.fm/U5DfN

Blog Tour | Week #2 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 1, 2010 for the 2nd Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 8

My Love Affair with Books

http://ping.fm/mrj0P

Shelia Deeth Blog

http://ping.fm/UZTd5

This That and the Other Thing

http://ping.fm/Hrdj8

Dellanioakes Weblog

http://ping.fm/6P57G
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Blog Tour | Week #2 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 1, 2010 for the 2nd Monday of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

November 8

My Love Affair with Books

http://ping.fm/Ex0f8

Shelia Deeth Blog

http://ping.fm/sTzEi

This That and the Other Thing

http://ping.fm/TDwnn

Dellanioakes Weblog

http://ping.fm/MKTNO
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Friday, November 5, 2010

Radio Interview | Christine M. Whitehead http://ping.fm/D4r9b

Radio Interview | Christine M. Whitehead

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author and attorney, Christine M. Whitehead, discusses her debut novel, “Tell Me When It Hurts“.

So tune in.
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Radio Interview | Christine M. Whitehead

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author and attorney, Christine M. Whitehead, discusses her debut novel, “Tell Me When It Hurts“.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on WordThirst Literary Journal http://ping.fm/W0kH6
Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on WordThirst Literary Journal http://ping.fm/20h91

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on WordThirst Literary Journal

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Join me as a guest of Ashea Goldson host of WordThirst Literary Journal where I discuss my, soon to be released, novel, The House, and my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident.

So tune in.
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Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on WordThirst Literary Journal

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Join me as a guest of Ashea Goldson host of WordThirst Literary Journal where I discuss my, soon to be released, novel, The House, and my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident.

So tune in.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations http://ping.fm/CtJiW
Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations http://ping.fm/kSfHl

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/aGDkM

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/UmHhz

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/jVGIO

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on Black Authors’ Network with Ella Curry of EDC Creations

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/BPoGx
Radio Show | Linda Beed http://ping.fm/OgPoO
Radio Show | Linda Beed http://ping.fm/wWWkD

Radio Show | Linda Beed

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.
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Radio Show | Linda Beed

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Black Authors’ Network hosted by of Ella Curry of EDC Creations and Black Pearls Magazine where I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and writing in the 21st century.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/2L2aF

Monday, November 1, 2010

Why do I write and what is my process? | By Brett Foster http://ping.fm/lxXSH

Why do I write and what is my process? | By Brett Foster

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

Why do I write, to explain myself, over explain myself, tell a story, make someone cry tears of joy at an ending they never thought could be.

No, I write because a fire inside me burns with such a fury I have to find a way to let people here my war cry.

I write to yell out for the world to hear: “If no one believes in you, believe in yourself, never stop believing in yourself! Society does not determine who we are, that right was never theirs, it is reserved for us, that right has been reserved for every person that thinks they stand along! I had to fall and hit rock bottom, and now I must crawl back to the top, and I am thankful, I would have it no other way, now I have the opportunity, my opportunity to define what it is simply to exist, not for society, or for my peers, but for myself, it is my turn to define what it is to persevere!!!!”

I write to express myself, but most of all to let out what I never had the words to express to anyone, to free myself from life’s prison of anxiety, hate, doubt, and people telling you you’re a mistake even when you are trying to do everything you can just to make it to see the light of the next day.

“Please all I want is one last beautiful sunset, the last one my father never got to see.”

I write so people can finally hear the fury of my wrath through my silence expressed in the form of ink slammed onto paper. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/RHGm1

Why do I write and what is my process? | By Brett Foster

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

Why do I write, to explain myself, over explain myself, tell a story, make someone cry tears of joy at an ending they never thought could be.

No, I write because a fire inside me burns with such a fury I have to find a way to let people here my war cry.

I write to yell out for the world to hear: “If no one believes in you, believe in yourself, never stop believing in yourself! Society does not determine who we are, that right was never theirs, it is reserved for us, that right has been reserved for every person that thinks they stand along! I had to fall and hit rock bottom, and now I must crawl back to the top, and I am thankful, I would have it no other way, now I have the opportunity, my opportunity to define what it is simply to exist, not for society, or for my peers, but for myself, it is my turn to define what it is to persevere!!!!”

I write to express myself, but most of all to let out what I never had the words to express to anyone, to free myself from life’s prison of anxiety, hate, doubt, and people telling you you’re a mistake even when you are trying to do everything you can just to make it to see the light of the next day.

“Please all I want is one last beautiful sunset, the last one my father never got to see.”

I write so people can finally hear the fury of my wrath through my silence expressed in the form of ink slammed onto paper. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/rF6h2

Why do I write and what is my process? | By Brett Foster

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

Why do I write, to explain myself, over explain myself, tell a story, make someone cry tears of joy at an ending they never thought could be.

No, I write because a fire inside me burns with such a fury I have to find a way to let people here my war cry.

I write to yell out for the world to hear: “If no one believes in you, believe in yourself, never stop believing in yourself! Society does not determine who we are, that right was never theirs, it is reserved for us, that right has been reserved for every person that thinks they stand along! I had to fall and hit rock bottom, and now I must crawl back to the top, and I am thankful, I would have it no other way, now I have the opportunity, my opportunity to define what it is simply to exist, not for society, or for my peers, but for myself, it is my turn to define what it is to persevere!!!!”

I write to express myself, but most of all to let out what I never had the words to express to anyone, to free myself from life’s prison of anxiety, hate, doubt, and people telling you you’re a mistake even when you are trying to do everything you can just to make it to see the light of the next day.

“Please all I want is one last beautiful sunset, the last one my father never got to see.”

I write so people can finally hear the fury of my wrath through my silence expressed in the form of ink slammed onto paper. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/PXVml
Blog Tour | Week #1 | “The House” http://ping.fm/hyxHF

Blog Tour | Week #1 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 1, 2010 for the first day of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

All The Buzz Reviews
http://ping.fm/9qan8

Literary Gumbo
http://ping.fm/cXjZg

Writer @ Work
http://ping.fm/McDn5

Readaholic
http://ping.fm/snXJC

Thoughts from the Akazia Files
http://ping.fm/IO2xB



From: http://ping.fm/OOdjM

Blog Tour | Week #1 | “The House”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, November 2010 Blog Tour--"The House"

Please join me on November 1, 2010 for the first day of a blog tour celebrating the release of my second book and novel, The House.

The blogs listed below will be displaying guest interviews and blog posts written by me.

Participants in the tour can enter to win a free Kindle.

I look forward to connecting with you at one of the sites below.

Peace and Blessings.


_____________________________________________

All The Buzz Reviews
http://ping.fm/9AP5C

Literary Gumbo
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Anjuelle Floyd http://ping.fm/EHhZN

Anjuelle Floyd

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Author, Kathryn Wagner, discusses her debut and historical novel, “Dancing for Degas“.

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Anjuelle Floyd

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, Kathryn Wagner, discusses her debut and historical novel, “Dancing for Degas“.

So tune in.


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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Radio Show | Nahid Rachlin http://ping.fm/U3TaV

Radio Show | Nahid Rachlin

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Author, Nahid Rachlin, discusses her novel, Foreigner, memoir, Persian Girls, and short story, Strangers in the House that was aired on NPR’s Selected Shorts and read by actress Freda Fo Shen.

Nahid has also authored the Jumping Over Fire, Married to a Stranger, The Hearts Desire, and a collection of short stories, “Veils”

Nahid has taught writing at Barnard College and Yale University.

Nahid leads many writing workshops across the country and throughout the world. She taught writing students in The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center Summer Writing Program, The Paris Writers Workshop, The Geneva Writers Conference, Centrum Writers Conference, and many more.

So tune in.


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Radio Show | Nahid Rachlin

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, Nahid Rachlin, discusses her novel, Foreigner, memoir, Persian Girls, and short story, Strangers in the House that was aired on NPR’s Selected Shorts and read by actress Freda Fo Shen.

Nahid has also authored the Jumping Over Fire, Married to a Stranger, The Hearts Desire, and a collection of short stories, “Veils”

Nahid has taught writing at Barnard College and Yale University.

Nahid leads many writing workshops across the country and throughout the world. She taught writing students in The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center Summer Writing Program, The Paris Writers Workshop, The Geneva Writers Conference, Centrum Writers Conference, and many more.

So tune in.


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Why I Write | Elaine Crepps http://ping.fm/loyhC

Why I Write | Elaine Crepps

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

Writing for me is a catharsis.

It is a means to channel the pent-up anger, frustration, humiliation and shame, which I have endured for 19 years.

The book which I am writing, “This Far by Faith: Racism, Misogyny, Police Brutality, Corruption and the Mafia,” is a testament to the strength of women everywhere who are determined not to allow themselves to be defeated or destroyed by a male dominated society.

I write because I want my voice to be heard!

I write for those women who want their stories to be told, but who have neither the means nor the opportunity to speak for themselves. I write to instill within other women the courage to keep fighting to realize their goals and dreams regardless of the obstacles or setbacks they encounter along the way.

–Elaine


From: http://ping.fm/Q2ofj

Why I Write | Elaine Crepps

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

Writing for me is a catharsis.

It is a means to channel the pent-up anger, frustration, humiliation and shame, which I have endured for 19 years.

The book which I am writing, “This Far by Faith: Racism, Misogyny, Police Brutality, Corruption and the Mafia,” is a testament to the strength of women everywhere who are determined not to allow themselves to be defeated or destroyed by a male dominated society.

I write because I want my voice to be heard!

I write for those women who want their stories to be told, but who have neither the means nor the opportunity to speak for themselves. I write to instill within other women the courage to keep fighting to realize their goals and dreams regardless of the obstacles or setbacks they encounter along the way.

–Elaine


From: http://ping.fm/1eVAj

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Radio Show | Author, Stacy Hawkins Adams http://ping.fm/F5dkt

Radio Show | Author, Stacy Hawkins Adams

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

The Jubilant Soul Series

Spirit and Soul Series


Author, Stacy Hawkins Adam discusses her recent novel, “Dreams That Won’t Let Go” of the Jubilant Soul Series.

Stacy is the author of The Someday List, and Worth A Thousand Words, Speak to My Heart also of the Jubilant Series, This Far By Faith: My Mother’s Shadow/A Cracked Mirror/Honor Thy Heart, Nothing But the Right Thing, and Watercolored Pearls.

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Radio Show | Author, Stacy Hawkins Adams

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

The Jubilant Soul Series

Spirit and Soul Series


Author, Stacy Hawkins Adam discusses her recent novel, “Dreams That Won’t Let Go” of the Jubilant Soul Series.

Stacy is the author of The Someday List, and Worth A Thousand Words, Speak to My Heart also of the Jubilant Series, This Far By Faith: My Mother’s Shadow/A Cracked Mirror/Honor Thy Heart, Nothing But the Right Thing, and Watercolored Pearls.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/6nEq1

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Radio Show | Tyora Moody, and Her Many Facets…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Serving up a creative mix, flavored with faith.

Writer, graphic designer, online book promoter and all-­around literary assistant with a deep love for God Tywebbin Creations, Tyora Moody, discusses Tywebbin Creations LLC (Tywebbin.com), the design and marketing company she started and operated. Tywebbin Creations assists authors with branding and developing an online presence.

Tyora has worked with authors, Sharon Ewell Foster, Stacy Hawkins Adams, Sherri Lewis, Tia McCollors, Rhonda McKnight, Vanessa Miller, Francine Craft, yours truly and many others.

An avid bookworm, she also manages two book blogs, Christian Bookworm Reviews and Written Voices Blog.

Tyora writes romantic suspense and cozy mysteries.

She is a member of Sisters in Crime and American Christian Fiction Writers.

Her first publication, a short story, Birthing Pains, helps comprise the anthology, Home Again: Stories of Restored Relationships.

When Tyora is not working or a client or doing something literary, she enjoys spending time with family, catching a movie on the big screen, traveling, and when the mood hits her, baking cookies.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/muror
Radio Show | Tyora Moody, and Her Many Facets… http://ping.fm/ddt8F

Radio Show | Tyora Moody, and Her Many Facets…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Serving up a creative mix, flavored with faith.

Writer, graphic designer, online book promoter and all-­around literary assistant with a deep love for God Tywebbin Creations, Tyora Moody, discusses Tywebbin Creations LLC (Tywebbin.com), the design and marketing company she started and operated. Tywebbin Creations assists authors with branding and developing an online presence.

Tyora has worked with authors, Sharon Ewell Foster, Stacy Hawkins Adams, Sherri Lewis, Tia McCollors, Rhonda McKnight, Vanessa Miller, Francine Craft, yours truly and many others.

An avid bookworm, she also manages two book blogs, Christian Bookworm Reviews and Written Voices Blog.

Tyora writes romantic suspense and cozy mysteries.

She is a member of Sisters in Crime and American Christian Fiction Writers.

Her first publication, a short story, Birthing Pains, helps comprise the anthology, Home Again: Stories of Restored Relationships.

When Tyora is not working or a client or doing something literary, she enjoys spending time with family, catching a movie on the big screen, traveling, and when the mood hits her, baking cookies.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/Fb439
Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Off the Shelf”… http://ping.fm/Y0sLz

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Off the Shelf”…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest of Denise Turney host of Off The Shelf where I discuss writing and publishing in the 21st century, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my soon to be released, novel The House.

So tune in.



From: http://ping.fm/ovjPM

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Off the Shelf”…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest of Denise Turney host of Off The Shelf where I discuss writing and publishing in the 21st century, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my soon to be released, novel The House.

So tune in.




From: http://ping.fm/gBLdL

Friday, October 15, 2010

Radio Show | C. M. Jones http://ping.fm/mNrOZ

Radio Show | C. M. Jones

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author C. M. Jones discusses her novel, “Nothing Is Too Hard for God,” a sequel to her first work, “I Still Do“.

Click “Nothing Is Too Hard for God,” and read an excerpt.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/6bN3l

Radio Show | C. M. Jones

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author C. M. Jones discusses her novel, “Nothing Is Too Hard for God,” a sequel to her first work, “I Still Do“.

Click “Nothing Is Too Hard for God,” and read an excerpt.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/h6Rhr

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Radio Show | Stephanie Cowell http://ping.fm/5rupv

Radio Show | Stephanie Cowell

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

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“It was very difficult and took almost six years, during which time I pulled a lot of my hair out! (The previous novel took nine months and so I felt it was all quite unfair!)”

– Stephanie Cowell on writing her latest historical novel, Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet. She is also the author of Marrying Mozart.

So tune in.



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Radio Show | Stephanie Cowell

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

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“It was very difficult and took almost six years, during which time I pulled a lot of my hair out! (The previous novel took nine months and so I felt it was all quite unfair!)”

– Stephanie Cowell on writing her latest historical novel, Claude and Camille: A Novel of Monet. She is also the author of Marrying Mozart.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/rUsts

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Why I Write & What Is My Process | by Shannon Vettes http://ping.fm/pxXuw

Why I Write & What Is My Process | by Shannon Vettes

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

I actually never wanted to be a blogger.

I wanted to be a “real” writer.

You know, fiction, essays, articles.

Things that sounded “professional” to me last year.

So, I slaved over drafts of my novel and hit the forums to get some feedback because I didn’t have the slightest clue of what I was doing.

Little did I know, this would be the beginning of a new love affair with writing that has taken my hobby in a whole new direction.

“Get a blog!!” everyone seemed to be saying to me.

A blog? About what? Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/p0n2s

Why I Write & What Is My Process | by Shannon Vettes

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

I actually never wanted to be a blogger.

I wanted to be a “real” writer.

You know, fiction, essays, articles.

Things that sounded “professional” to me last year.

So, I slaved over drafts of my novel and hit the forums to get some feedback because I didn’t have the slightest clue of what I was doing.

Little did I know, this would be the beginning of a new love affair with writing that has taken my hobby in a whole new direction.

“Get a blog!!” everyone seemed to be saying to me.

A blog? About what? Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/ZdzdP

Friday, October 8, 2010

Of Reviewers, Where the Dog Star Never Glows, and Lifting Spirits… http://ping.fm/71JDG

Of Reviewers, Where the Dog Star Never Glows, and Lifting Spirits…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays

In a recent blog post, author, and editor, Tara Masih, gave homage to the importance of book reviewers.

Book reviewers provide an invaluable service to fiction writers in both the areas of helping us get the word about our work–promotion and marketing.

Their words of praise also grant us emotional support when the sale numbers do not always reflect the investment of time, heart, soul, and money in offering our personal best when crafting our novels, novellas, and short stories.

In her blog post Tara speaks of author and reviewer, Angela Lam Turpin. In addition to writing reviews, Angela is also the author to Legs and Blood Moon Rising. Read the rest of this entry…
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Of Reviewers, Where the Dog Star Never Glows, and Lifting Spirits…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays

In a recent blog post, author, and editor, Tara Masih, gave homage to the importance of book reviewers.

Book reviewers provide an invaluable service to fiction writers in both the areas of helping us get the word about our work–promotion and marketing.

Their words of praise also grant us emotional support when the sale numbers do not always reflect the investment of time, heart, soul, and money in offering our personal best when crafting our novels, novellas, and short stories.

In her blog post Tara speaks of author and reviewer, Angela Lam Turpin. In addition to writing reviews, Angela is also the author to Legs and Blood Moon Rising. Read the rest of this entry…
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Monday, October 4, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “From the Heart and Soul”… http://ping.fm/aZ6gA

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “From the Heart and Soul”…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest of Rachel Berry aka Lady Serenity on, From the Heart and Soul as I discuss how I came to writing, my process for crafting fiction, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my soon to be released, novel The House.

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Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “From the Heart and Soul”…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest of Rachel Berry aka Lady Serenity on, From the Heart and Soul as I discuss how I came to writing, my process for crafting fiction, my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident, and my soon to be released, novel The House.

So tune in.
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Cheryl Snell–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process? http://ping.fm/Xx02p

Cheryl Snell–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process?

Cheryl Snell is a poet and literary fiction writer, author of seven poetry collections, a book of short stories, and two novels.

She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, had work chosen for inclusion in the Sundress Best of the Net Anthology, and, in collaboration with her sister Janet, won the Lopside Press chapbook competition for Prisoner’s Dilemma, a collection of art and poetry on game theory.

She can be reached at cherylsnell3@gmail.com

Cheryl keeps two blogs, one devoted to poetry and her sister’s art at http://ping.fm/YNzro; the other an author’s blog for her debut novel at http://ping.fm/u2NIE

The novel, Shiva’s Arms (The Writer’s Lair Books) explores the relationship between an American woman and her Hindu Brahmin in-laws.
“When I first met my new family, this passage from Wonderland’s Alice popped into my head– “What if I should fall right through the center of the earth…oh, and come out the other side, where people walk upside down?”

I knew the basics—don’t touch the men, no shoes in the house, have a fry pan uncontaminated by meat handy. But there were an overwhelming number of ambiguities to sift through, from the comic head-shaking that looked like No but meant Yes, to the serious conflict between freedom and family. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/1jr5X

Cheryl Snell–Why Do I Write and What Is My Process?

Cheryl Snell is a poet and literary fiction writer, author of seven poetry collections, a book of short stories, and two novels.

She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, had work chosen for inclusion in the Sundress Best of the Net Anthology, and, in collaboration with her sister Janet, won the Lopside Press chapbook competition for Prisoner’s Dilemma, a collection of art and poetry on game theory.

She can be reached at cherylsnell3@gmail.com

Cheryl keeps two blogs, one devoted to poetry and her sister’s art at http://ping.fm/PQs4X; the other an author’s blog for her debut novel at http://ping.fm/bZRfg

The novel, Shiva’s Arms (The Writer’s Lair Books) explores the relationship between an American woman and her Hindu Brahmin in-laws.
“When I first met my new family, this passage from Wonderland’s Alice popped into my head– “What if I should fall right through the center of the earth…oh, and come out the other side, where people walk upside down?”

I knew the basics—don’t touch the men, no shoes in the house, have a fry pan uncontaminated by meat handy. But there were an overwhelming number of ambiguities to sift through, from the comic head-shaking that looked like No but meant Yes, to the serious conflict between freedom and family. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/KwXMk

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Radio Show | Wayne Street http://ping.fm/5e4Vk

Radio Show | Wayne Street

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, high school social studies teacher, husband, and father, Wayne Street, discusses his book, Game, Set, Life that addresses his fight to survive Crohn’s Disease and cancer, and that can be purchased from Tate Publishing.

You can order Wayne’s new publication, The Summer of the Goose, also from Tate Publishing.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/RU4f2

Radio Show | Wayne Street

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, high school social studies teacher, husband, and father, Wayne Street, discusses his book, Game, Set, Life that addresses his fight to survive Crohn’s Disease and cancer, and that can be purchased from Tate Publishing.

You can order Wayne’s new publication, The Summer of the Goose, also from Tate Publishing.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/HlVHX
Of Shrinking Advances, Entertainment, and That Which Remains Present in Translation… http://ping.fm/WjnFV

Of Shrinking Advances, Entertainment, and That Which Remains Present in Translation…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays

One of the things we learn as psychotherapists is to interpret what clients are actually saying versus the words they speak.

This is not to say that clients lie. I have found those with whom I have worked to be incredibly honest. They were investing a substantial amount of time and money into their sessions to learn more about themselves and how they could achieve their goals and dreams.

And yet we all have our defenses.

As a client myself, I have benefited enormously from psychotherapists who could see through my defenses and careful choice of words and lead me to the heart of the truth ebbing or perhaps bleeding through. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/9bJRl

Of Shrinking Advances, Entertainment, and That Which Remains Present in Translation…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays

One of the things we learn as psychotherapists is to interpret what clients are actually saying versus the words they speak.

This is not to say that clients lie. I have found those with whom I have worked to be incredibly honest. They were investing a substantial amount of time and money into their sessions to learn more about themselves and how they could achieve their goals and dreams.

And yet we all have our defenses.

As a client myself, I have benefited enormously from psychotherapists who could see through my defenses and careful choice of words and lead me to the heart of the truth ebbing or perhaps bleeding through. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/o5vY3

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd http://ping.fm/F5xa5

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Whisper Out Loud with host Kevin Womble as I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House and my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/iUVsj

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Please join me as a guest on Whisper Out Loud with host Kevin Womble as I discuss my soon to be released, novel The House and my collection of short stories, Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/gq2o0

Friday, September 24, 2010

Stacy-Deanne | I Say I Love Writing, But Maybe I’m Just Insane http://ping.fm/9t644

Stacy-Deanne | I Say I Love Writing, But Maybe I’m Just Insane

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write ...


I never intended to become a writer. It started as a fluke.

I’d always loved reading, had a big imagination and talent for crafting stories but hadn’t inspired to do it professionally until I turned nineteen and got my first computer.

From that moment another world opened up to me.

My very first story started from a vision of this boy on the beach. I just couldn’t get this out of my head.

Everyday I added to that scene and before long I had my first finished novel.

After seeing that nothing else had ever made me feel so good as writing I decided to try to become a published author. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/jpTVl

Stacy-Deanne | I Say I Love Writing, But Maybe I’m Just Insane

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write ...


I never intended to become a writer. It started as a fluke.

I’d always loved reading, had a big imagination and talent for crafting stories but hadn’t inspired to do it professionally until I turned nineteen and got my first computer.

From that moment another world opened up to me.

My very first story started from a vision of this boy on the beach. I just couldn’t get this out of my head.

Everyday I added to that scene and before long I had my first finished novel.

After seeing that nothing else had ever made me feel so good as writing I decided to try to become a published author. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/vqOZR

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Radio Show | Fran Lewis http://ping.fm/smycL

Radio Show | Fran Lewis

Author, book reviewer and radio show host for Red River Writers, Fran Lewis discusses her recent publication, Sharp as a Tack or Scrambled Eggs–Which Describes Your Brain?

So tune in.

“Sharp as a Tack or Scrambled Eggs–Which Describers Your Brain?” is also available through X-libris.

From: http://ping.fm/RtnOX

Radio Show | Fran Lewis

Author, book reviewer and radio show host for Red River Writers, Fran Lewis discusses her recent publication, Sharp as a Tack or Scrambled Eggs–Which Describes Your Brain?

So tune in.

“Sharp as a Tack or Scrambled Eggs–Which Describers Your Brain?” is also available through X-libris.

From: http://ping.fm/QKH96
Kimberly Cain | Author, Musician, Artist http://ping.fm/oNr0M

Kimberly Cain | Author, Musician, Artist

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write ...

HEAVEN, a novel (& music CD) by Kimberly Cain 2010

Heaven is a novel about the nature of God as seen through the eyes of an exotic dancer.
It is a story of healing the perceived separation between the sacred & the sexual self.

The modern-day Eve is intent on questioning accepted religious norms and presenting her unique ideas about humanity’s relationship to the Divine.

What if the mythical Serpent was really a savior, inviting humanity to awaken from a mindless existence?

What if Eve was a heroine, courageous enough to buck the system and take the Serpent up on his offer to bust out of the cage?

Eve discovers her power to discern truth from falsehood at the hands of her religiously abusive foster family.

She chooses to release her light into a dark world by combining her love for music and dance, stripping naked as a symbol of fearlessly unmasking her true Self.

Her passion for challenging society’s labels as representations of “truth” brings controversial and dangerous repercussions from club patrons, cops, and religious zealots. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/Alg8y

Kimberly Cain | Author, Musician, Artist

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write ...

HEAVEN, a novel (& music CD) by Kimberly Cain 2010

Heaven is a novel about the nature of God as seen through the eyes of an exotic dancer.
It is a story of healing the perceived separation between the sacred & the sexual self.

The modern-day Eve is intent on questioning accepted religious norms and presenting her unique ideas about humanity’s relationship to the Divine.

What if the mythical Serpent was really a savior, inviting humanity to awaken from a mindless existence?

What if Eve was a heroine, courageous enough to buck the system and take the Serpent up on his offer to bust out of the cage?

Eve discovers her power to discern truth from falsehood at the hands of her religiously abusive foster family.

She chooses to release her light into a dark world by combining her love for music and dance, stripping naked as a symbol of fearlessly unmasking her true Self.

Her passion for challenging society’s labels as representations of “truth” brings controversial and dangerous repercussions from club patrons, cops, and religious zealots. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/3HsV7

Kimberly Cain | Author, Musician, Artist

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write ...

HEAVEN, a novel (& music CD) by Kimberly Cain 2010

Heaven is a novel about the nature of God as seen through the eyes of an exotic dancer.
It is a story of healing the perceived separation between the sacred & the sexual self.

The modern-day Eve is intent on questioning accepted religious norms and presenting her unique ideas about humanity’s relationship to the Divine.

What if the mythical Serpent was really a savior, inviting humanity to awaken from a mindless existence?

What if Eve was a heroine, courageous enough to buck the system and take the Serpent up on his offer to bust out of the cage?

Eve discovers her power to discern truth from falsehood at the hands of her religiously abusive foster family.

She chooses to release her light into a dark world by combining her love for music and dance, stripping naked as a symbol of fearlessly unmasking her true Self.

Her passion for challenging society’s labels as representations of “truth” brings controversial and dangerous repercussions from club patrons, cops, and religious zealots. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/Z3K4j

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Radio Show | Mingmei Yip http://ping.fm/21dBY

Radio Show | Mingmei Yip

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, Mingmei Yip, will discuss her recent novel, “Petals from the Sky“.
Mingmei has also written “Peach Blossom Pavilion“.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/L3HKC

Radio Show | Mingmei Yip

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, Mingmei Yip, will discuss her recent novel, “Petals from the Sky“.
Mingmei has also written “Peach Blossom Pavilion“.

So tune in.

From: http://ping.fm/GlXJ7

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Why Do I Write and What is My Process? | Eliza Earsman http://ping.fm/KnyYN

Why Do I Write and What is My Process? | Eliza Earsman

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

About the Author:

Scottish Ritual Freemasonry: a group that tries fervently to stay under the radar!

There is awareness and recognition that the details involved in www.elizaearsman.com and the frequently updated www.elizaearsmanbooks.wordpress.com
affect us all.

I have done much to enhance international communication.

In 2005 I made sure the details of Days of Elijah: A True Story were lodged with The Institute of War Documentation in Holland.

History is proving that the details are correct but that public reaction time is much too slow. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/DiWFQ

Why Do I Write and What is My Process? | Eliza Earsman

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

About the Author:

Scottish Ritual Freemasonry: a group that tries fervently to stay under the radar!

There is awareness and recognition that the details involved in www.elizaearsman.com and the frequently updated www.elizaearsmanbooks.wordpress.com
affect us all.

I have done much to enhance international communication.

In 2005 I made sure the details of Days of Elijah: A True Story were lodged with The Institute of War Documentation in Holland.

History is proving that the details are correct but that public reaction time is much too slow. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/WGuqt

Why Do I Write and What is My Process? | Eliza Earsman

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Why Do I Write ...

About the Author:

Scottish Ritual Freemasonry: a group that tries fervently to stay under the radar!

There is awareness and recognition that the details involved in www.elizaearsman.com and the frequently updated www.elizaearsmanbooks.wordpress.com
affect us all.

I have done much to enhance international communication.

In 2005 I made sure the details of Days of Elijah: A True Story were lodged with The Institute of War Documentation in Holland.

History is proving that the details are correct but that public reaction time is much too slow. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/zdgQX

Monday, September 13, 2010

Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger @ “Project to Published” http://ping.fm/tP47B

Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger @ “Project to Published”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Guest blog

Take a peak at my guest blog in the series Project to Published at The Thirteenth Chime/Emma Michaels’ Blogspot.
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Emma Michaels is the author of The Thirteenth Chime about a college coed prepared to graduate, enjoy a relaxing summer with her friend, and marry, but whose world is turned upside down when an antique clock mysteriously chimes thirteen times and someone attacks them, sending Stephanie and her mother to the hospital.

From: http://ping.fm/QiERD

Anjuelle Floyd as Guest Blogger @ “Project to Published”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles & Essays, Guest blog

Take a peak at my guest blog in the series Project to Published at The Thirteenth Chime/Emma Michaels’ Blogspot.
_______________________________________________________________________________

Emma Michaels is the author of The Thirteenth Chime about a college coed prepared to graduate, enjoy a relaxing summer with her friend, and marry, but whose world is turned upside down when an antique clock mysteriously chimes thirteen times and someone attacks them, sending Stephanie and her mother to the hospital.

From: http://ping.fm/mcCCr

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn http://ping.fm/Y9iAu

Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author Deanna Raybourn, returns to discuss her 5th and recent publication, and the 4th in the Lady Julia Grey series, Dark Road to Darjeeling.

Deanna is the author of the Lady Julia Grey Series that include: Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor

and The Dead Travel Fast“.

So tune in.

Listen to previous interviews with Deanna on Book Talk, Creativity & Family Matters.

October 24, 2009

April 24, 2010

From: http://ping.fm/PJZrj

Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author Deanna Raybourn, returns to discuss her 5th and recent publication, and the 4th in the Lady Julia Grey series, Dark Road to Darjeeling.

Deanna is the author of the Lady Julia Grey Series that include: Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor

and The Dead Travel Fast“.

So tune in.

Listen to previous interviews with Deanna on Book Talk, Creativity & Family Matters.

October 24, 2009

April 24, 2010

From: http://ping.fm/ab4B9

Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author Deanna Raybourn, returns to discuss her 5th and recent publication, and the 4th in the Lady Julia Grey series, Dark Road to Darjeeling.

Deanna is the author of the Lady Julia Grey Series that include: Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor

and The Dead Travel Fast“.

So tune in.

Listen to previous interviews with Deanna on Book Talk, Creativity & Family Matters.

October 24, 2009

April 24, 2010

From: http://ping.fm/FIrNE

Friday, September 10, 2010

Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing http://ping.fm/ZH2mr

Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview


What are the differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing?

Where do the two converge?

Where do they stand distinct?

What if your book is non-fiction or fiction?

How does this affect they way to seek to bring it to print?

How do you balance marketing your book–fiction or non-fiction–with writing the book?

Can authenticity and embedding a bit of yourself–who you truly are–in your promotion tactics create an effective marketing strategy, one that pays off in both the establishment of your brand, and achieves the sale of books?

Non-fiction author Sharon Saylor, and fiction writer, Anjuelle Floyd will address these questions during Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing, a discussion hosted and moderated by Elizabeth Stark Powers, author of Shy Girl: A Novel, writing teacher, and founder of Book Writing World.
http://ping.fm/IxZY8

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 9am PDT, 10am MT, 11am CDT, 12 pm EDT

To listen to, or join this online meeting go to:
http://ping.fm/TKklD
Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/nnudF

Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Event, Interview


What are the differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing?

Where do the two converge?

Where do they stand distinct?

What if your book is non-fiction or fiction?

How does this affect they way to seek to bring it to print?

How do you balance marketing your book–fiction or non-fiction–with writing the book?

Can authenticity and embedding a bit of yourself–who you truly are–in your promotion tactics create an effective marketing strategy, one that pays off in both the establishment of your brand, and achieves the sale of books?

Non-fiction author Sharon Saylor, and fiction writer, Anjuelle Floyd will address these questions during Self-Publishing v. Traditional Publishing, a discussion hosted and moderated by Elizabeth Stark Powers, author of Shy Girl: A Novel, writing teacher, and founder of Book Writing World.
http://ping.fm/tUbat

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010
Time: 9am PDT, 10am MT, 11am CDT, 12 pm EDT

To listen to, or join this online meeting go to:
http://ping.fm/gXaGX
Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/MgCxb

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Of Fiction, Facebook and Potential Consumers of Our Writing… http://ping.fm/bKWGm

Of Fiction, Facebook and Potential Consumers of Our Writing…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays

Authors and publishers must be willing to provide an entertaining, well crafted, and substantive product if both are to thrive and achieve financial success in the 21st century marketplace.

This takes time.

Authors must also fine and devise ways to remain in contact with our readers.

The Internet becomes our godsend in this respect. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/UCz3u

Of Fiction, Facebook and Potential Consumers of Our Writing…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ... anjuellefloyd ..., Articles and Essays

Authors and publishers must be willing to provide an entertaining, well crafted, and substantive product if both are to thrive and achieve financial success in the 21st century marketplace.

This takes time.

Authors must also fine and devise ways to remain in contact with our readers.

The Internet becomes our godsend in this respect. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/ZuWSm

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Of Apprenticeships, Marketing and Patience… http://ping.fm/n0IzF

Of Apprenticeships, Marketing and Patience…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays


[Writer's Digest]–”What’s the most important change happening in the publishing industry right now that’s impacting the future of the author-agent relationship?”

[Agent--Paige Wheeler of Folio Literary Management]: “The change in the delivery mechanism is huge. Barriers of entry to publishing are down, and authors are able to make (their work) available to anyone with an Internet connection. It’s still a small percentage of the business, but it’s growing. ..the two biggest obstacles to success seem to be spectacular editorial content and the market capability to reach a vast audience. At Folio, we’ve been exploring opportunities (for) providing outside services (marketing, speakers services, licensing, apps) to really serve (authors’) needs.”

–Evolution of the Literary Agent, Writer’s Digest, October 2010

Agent, Paige Wheeler’s response to the question presented by the interviewer from Writer’s Digest gives a succinct summary of the new world of publishing that is available to writers and authors in connecting with readers.

Her comments also tell what we must do to be successful as career authors. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/lKuTe

Of Apprenticeships, Marketing and Patience…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

[Writer's Digest]–”What’s the most important change happening in the publishing industry right now that’s impacting the future of the author-agent relationship?”

[Agent--Paige Wheeler of Folio Literary Management]: “The change in the delivery mechanism is huge. Barriers of entry to publishing are down, and authors are able to make (their work) available to anyone with an Internet connection. It’s still a small percentage of the business, but it’s growing. ..the two biggest obstacles to success seem to be spectacular editorial content and the market capability to reach a vast audience. At Folio, we’ve been exploring opportunities (for) providing outside services (marketing, speakers services, licensing, apps) to really serve (authors’) needs.”

–Evolution of the Literary Agent, Writer’s Digest, October 2010

Agent, Paige Wheeler’s response to the question presented by the interviewer from Writer’s Digest gives a succinct summary of the new world of publishing that is available to writers and authors in connecting with readers.

Her comments also tell what we must do to be successful as career authors. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/EwodU

Of Agents, Publishing and Writers…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

I recently read an article in the October 2010 Issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine.

While it bears the title, Evolution of the Literary Agent, one could easily substitute the word Publishing, for Literary Agent and the title would remain consistent with the content, if not more in line with and indicative of the topic(s) discussed and information given.

Read the rest of this entry…





From: http://ping.fm/ikX12

Of Agents, Publishing and Writers…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays

I recently read an article in the October 2010 Issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine.

While it bears the title, Evolution of the Literary Agent, one could easily substitute the word Publishing, for Literary Agent and the title would remain consistent with the content, if not more in line with and indicative of the topic(s) discussed and information given.

The four literary agents interviewed in the article, and their responses and comments leave much for any author, whether seasoned and financially successful or just starting out, to consider and ponder. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/a1bza
Danica Davidson–Why I Writer and What Is My Process? http://ping.fm/qXdVQ

Danica Davidson–Why I Writer and What Is My Process?

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Why Do I Write & What Is My Process

I know this may sound like a cliché to writers, but I never chose to write.

Writing chose me. I started telling stories not long after I could talk, and, by the time I was three, my parents starting writing down the stories I would dictate.

They were simple stories, and usually about cute animals or dinosaurs, but they had plots. Back then, I didn’t think of myself as a writer. I just knew there were stories going through my head and I would tell them. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/QwNfQ

Danica Davidson–Why I Writer and What Is My Process?

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Why Do I Write & What Is My Process

I know this may sound like a cliché to writers, but I never chose to write.

Writing chose me. I started telling stories not long after I could talk, and, by the time I was three, my parents starting writing down the stories I would dictate.

They were simple stories, and usually about cute animals or dinosaurs, but they had plots. Back then, I didn’t think of myself as a writer. I just knew there were stories going through my head and I would tell them. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/6cFUu

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Radio Show | Rachel Berry http://ping.fm/hGTki

Radio Show | Rachel Berry

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Poet, and author of “From the Heart and Heat of Me,” “Family Pictures,”and the young adult novella, “A Slip in the Right Direction,” Rachel Berry,will discuss her writings and her radio show.

Rachel hosts blog talk radio host of “From the Heart and Soul with Lady Serenity”. She is also the founder and president of Black Pearls United INC., which was founded in 2000.

Rachel’s inter-generational saga, Family Pictures earn EDC Creations Book of the Year 2009 .

Tune in.



From: http://ping.fm/dpNKc

Radio Show | Rachel Berry

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Poet, and author of “From the Heart and Heat of Me,” “Family Pictures,”and the young adult novella, “A Slip in the Right Direction,” Rachel Berry,will discuss her writings and her radio show.

Rachel hosts blog talk radio host of “From the Heart and Soul with Lady Serenity”. She is also the founder and president of Black Pearls United INC., which was founded in 2000.

Rachel’s inter-generational saga, Family Pictures earn EDC Creations Book of the Year 2009 .

Tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/KMlb9

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Of Plot, Nouns and Verbs… http://ping.fm/WvEvZ

Of Plot, Nouns and Verbs…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings

According to plot guru, Martha Alderson, plot can be viewed as either a noun or verb. She states: “Plot as noun encompasses every element of a story. Plot as verb allows conscious development of those elements.”

I invite you to visit her blog, and to follow her on Twitter. Her daily Tweets are gems of gold. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/lclGz

Of Plot, Nouns and Verbs…

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings

According to plot guru, Martha Alderson, plot can be viewed as either a noun or verb. She states: “Plot as noun encompasses every element of a story. Plot as verb allows conscious development of those elements.”

I invite you to visit her blog, and to follow her on Twitter. Her daily Tweets are gems of gold. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/mqEVa

Monday, August 30, 2010

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process–by Emily Kennedy http://ping.fm/Xxkvu

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process–by Emily Kennedy

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Why Do I Write & What Is My Process, anjuellefloyd.com

I come from a family of writers, though none of them knew it. They hid their thoughts, so eloquently expressed in letters packed carelessly in cardboard boxes and stashed in a hot and dusty attic. I found these letters from the twenties, forties, fifties when I was settling my aunt’s estate. They were there with my own, the ones I sent her throughout my childhood. I was faithful if not completely in command of my words then. I can tell that I tried to sound literary, even when describing a trip to the movies or a problem with my sister. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/LyI7a

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process–by Emily Kennedy

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Why Do I Write & What Is My Process, anjuellefloyd.com

I come from a family of writers, though none of them knew it. They hid their thoughts, so eloquently expressed in letters packed carelessly in cardboard boxes and stashed in a hot and dusty attic. I found these letters from the twenties, forties, fifties when I was settling my aunt’s estate. They were there with my own, the ones I sent her throughout my childhood. I was faithful if not completely in command of my words then. I can tell that I tried to sound literary, even when describing a trip to the movies or a problem with my sister. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/9bq4C

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Radio Show | Eric Jerome Brown http://ping.fm/h6OfT

Radio Show | Eric Jerome Brown

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, producer, and documentary film maker, Eric Jerome Brown, discusses his novella, Miss Sue Lucky’s Fishin’ Secrets.

So tune in.


From: http://ping.fm/QNPie

Radio Show | Eric Jerome Brown

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Author, producer, and documentary film maker, Eric Jerome Brown, discusses his novella, Miss Sue Lucky’s Fishin’ Secrets.

So tune in.



From: http://ping.fm/MvmVT

Thursday, August 26, 2010

…the writing life… | “Bollywood, The Hijinks of Thrillers, and Definition…” http://ping.fm/fZRSY

…the writing life… | “Bollywood, The Hijinks of Thrillers, and Definition…”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Musings

I am always amazed how much screen time Bollywood movies donate to establishing and clarifying family relations of the film’s protagonist compared to the nil to absent mention of family connections in American movies.

The protagonist of an American made movie can be undergoing the direst and most despairing of circumstances and the screenplay makes no mention of mother, father, sister, or brother. Often very little time or explanation is given to the ex-spouse or ex-significant other, unless she or he is central to the plot.

Where Bollywood movies perhaps overdramatize the gifts and goodness of family, American theater emphasizes the need to break away and discover who one truly is. Read the rest of this entry…




From: http://ping.fm/E9tHz

…the writing life… | “Bollywood, The Hijinks of Thrillers, and Definition…”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...the writing life..., Musings

I am always amazed how much screen time Bollywood movies donate to establishing and clarifying family relations of the film’s protagonist compared to the nil to absent mention of family connections in American movies.

The protagonist of an American made movie can be undergoing the direst and most despairing of circumstances and the screenplay makes no mention of mother, father, sister, or brother. Often very little time or explanation is given to the ex-spouse or ex-significant other, unless she or he is central to the plot.

Where Bollywood movies perhaps overdramatize the gifts and goodness of family, American theater emphasizes the need to break away and discover who one truly is. Read the rest of this entry…





From: http://ping.fm/9kNK7

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Katherine Harms–writer aboard S/Y No Boundaries

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Why Do I Write & What Is My Process, anjuellefloyd.com

When I first began writing, I wanted to write, because I wanted to have published something.

In 2000, I started writing, because I had something to say.

In 2000, during Lent I studied the life of Hannah, the mother of Samuel as a model for making sacrifices.

By the autumn, I was working on a novel about Hannah.

I had discovered that her faith journey in ancient Israel had many parallels with the faith journey of a woman in the twenty-first century, despite the three millennia that separated Hannah and me. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/AUuVb

Katherine Harms–writer aboard S/Y No Boundaries

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Why Do I Write & What Is My Process, anjuellefloyd.com

When I first began writing, I wanted to write, because I wanted to have published something.

In 2000, I started writing, because I had something to say.

In 2000, during Lent I studied the life of Hannah, the mother of Samuel as a model for making sacrifices.

By the autumn, I was working on a novel about Hannah.

I had discovered that her faith journey in ancient Israel had many parallels with the faith journey of a woman in the twenty-first century, despite the three millennia that separated Hannah and me.

In 2004, my book, Hannah’s Journal, placed third in a field of 270 entries in the Christian Writers Guild First Novel Contest.

That book is still unpublished, but my success in the contest invigorated me.

I soon tackled two more novels, which are at present unfinished. The reason is that I continued to develop a better sense of direction as a writer.

In the beginning, I almost dismissed my non-fiction writing as busy work, something to do when I couldn’t think of any stories.

I wrote meditations, prayers, worship guides, articles and teaching plans.

While I struggled with the problems of plot, character development, setting, dialogue and so forth that are part of the craft of a fiction writer, I wrote commentary and background spontaneously, as a natural outgrowth of my research.

One day I had the mind-boggling revelation that it was possible to be a successful writer without selling a novel. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/k2Bze

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Katherine Harms–writer aboard S/Y No Boundaries

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Why Do I Write & What Is My Process, anjuellefloyd.com

When I first began writing, I wanted to write, because I wanted to have published something.

In 2000, I started writing, because I had something to say.

In 2000, during Lent I studied the life of Hannah, the mother of Samuel as a model for making sacrifices.

By the autumn, I was working on a novel about Hannah.

I had discovered that her faith journey in ancient Israel had many parallels with the faith journey of a woman in the twenty-first century, despite the three millennia that separated Hannah and me.

In 2004, my book, Hannah’s Journal, placed third in a field of 270 entries in the Christian Writers Guild First Novel Contest.

That book is still unpublished, but my success in the contest invigorated me.

I soon tackled two more novels, which are at present unfinished. The reason is that I continued to develop a better sense of direction as a writer.

In the beginning, I almost dismissed my non-fiction writing as busy work, something to do when I couldn’t think of any stories.

I wrote meditations, prayers, worship guides, articles and teaching plans.

While I struggled with the problems of plot, character development, setting, dialogue and so forth that are part of the craft of a fiction writer, I wrote commentary and background spontaneously, as a natural outgrowth of my research.

One day I had the mind-boggling revelation that it was possible to be a successful writer without selling a novel. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/WQyIV

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Radio Show | Rinda Hahn http://ping.fm/4gA2L

Radio Show | Rinda Hahn

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Unspeakable Journey

Rinda Hahn discusses her debut novel, “Unspeakable Journey“.

So tune in.



From: http://ping.fm/T8blb

Radio Show | Rinda Hahn

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show

Unspeakable Journey

Rinda Hahn discusses her debut novel, “Unspeakable Journey“.

So tune in.



From: http://ping.fm/AD3UI

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Red River Writers” http://ping.fm/9wngC

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Red River Writers”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Interview

Join me with Brian Cohen, author of “The Life O’Reilly, on Red River Writers, as I discuss “Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident” with host, book reviewer, and author, Fran Lewis.



From: http://ping.fm/qLMy6

Radio Interview | Anjuelle Floyd on “Red River Writers”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Interview

Join me with Brian Cohen, author of “The Life O’Reilly, on Red River Writers, as I discuss “Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident” with host, book reviewer, and author, Fran Lewis.



From: http://ping.fm/nWd6i

Monday, August 16, 2010

…Married Life-why i write… | “Antonya Nelson, Escapism, and The New Frontier…” http://ping.fm/TLGxm

…Married Life-why i write… | “Antonya Nelson, Escapism, and The New Frontier…”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...married life | why i write...

During a recent interview for The Writer Magazine, short story writer, Antonya Nelson, also dubbed, “…master of domestic drama…” received the received the statement, “...your work focuses on family-centered problems. Sue Miller has said men used to light out for the territories, but that ‘home’ is the new frontier.”

To the interviewer, Sarah Anne Johnson’s question, “Do you agree?” Nelson responded, “I write about families because that’s what I know. I’m very glad other writers are writing about other things and places, adventures abroad, wars and plagues and science and zombies. But what I know intimately, what I can report on honestly, what I think about endlessly, is the relations among people who are attached to one another helplessly by faithfulness and need, as well as wrestling a contrary urge to be individuals. Family dramas are always positing the self vs. community, private vs. the public, and most importantly, the head vs. the heart.”
–A Gift for the Short Form, by Sarah Anne Johnson, The Writer Magazine, September 2010

Reading this I knew immediately that Antonya Nelson was someone whose work I needed to start reading, not simply and so much from my perspective as a writer, but as a person who loves reading about families working it out, trying to work it out, sometimes, and oftentimes failing to work it out.

I am also a writer, who as a wife of 28 years and mother of 3, ages 11, 18, and 23, continually ponders and explores the nature of the marriage relationship, connections that spin and sprout from this union and how ripples in this union spread to those interactions of family members surrounding them. Read the rest of this entry…


From: http://ping.fm/r86SK

…Married Life-why i write… | “Antonya Nelson, Escapism, and The New Frontier…”

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under ...married life | why i write...

During a recent interview for The Writer Magazine, short story writer, Antonya Nelson, also dubbed, “…master of domestic drama…” received the received the statement, “...your work focuses on family-centered problems. Sue Miller has said men used to light out for the territories, but that ‘home’ is the new frontier.”

To the interviewer, Sarah Anne Johnson’s question, “Do you agree?” Nelson responded, “I write about families because that’s what I know. I’m very glad other writers are writing about other things and places, adventures abroad, wars and plagues and science and zombies. But what I know intimately, what I can report on honestly, what I think about endlessly, is the relations among people who are attached to one another helplessly by faithfulness and need, as well as wrestling a contrary urge to be individuals. Family dramas are always positing the self vs. community, private vs. the public, and most importantly, the head vs. the heart.”
–A Gift for the Short Form, by Sarah Anne Johnson, The Writer Magazine, September 2010

Reading this I knew immediately that Antonya Nelson was someone whose work I needed to start reading, not simply and so much from my perspective as a writer, but as a person who loves reading about families working it out, trying to work it out, sometimes, and oftentimes failing to work it out.

I am also a writer, who as a wife of 28 years and mother of 3, ages 11, 18, and 23, continually ponders and explores the nature of the marriage relationship, connections that spin and sprout from this union and how ripples in this union spread to those interactions of family members surrounding them. Read the rest of this entry…



From: http://ping.fm/isxho

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process? | What Makes Me Tick?–Fran Lewis http://ping.fm/ERHlW

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process? | What Makes Me Tick?–Fran Lewis

Why Do I Write & What Is My Process? | What Makes Me Tick?–Fran Lewis

Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Why Do I Write & What Is My Process

Teaching in the NYC Public Schools was not only gratifying but also meaningful. Working with students in grades one through six for the first part of my career.

My Principal felt that I had a special talent and expertise when working with students in learning difficulties and encouraged me to get my second Master’s in Reading and Learning Disabilities. I am glad that I did. The next 19 years I worked as the Reading Specialist and then Staff Developer in both reading and writing.

The best part is I worked in the same school all of those years and the children and parents became part of my extended family.

I taught children from other countries and helped them learn to read, understand our language and excel in school. Before leaving, my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I was the Dean of Discipline and helped create a Peer Mediation Program in my school.

Freedom of expression is important, and after retiring from teaching, I realized that there were many new things I could learn to do. I love writing because it allows me to express my true feelings about any subject I choose. Read the rest of this entry…

From: http://ping.fm/YntdC