GMTA PUBLISHING's Blog – April 2012 Archive (53)

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, DAVID LYONS

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "ICE FIRE", DAVID LYONS

We at Great Minds wish to thank you David for allowing us this interview. Our first question has to do with one of your previous occupations. It says in your bio on the Simon & Schuster site that you were a musician/singer. What kind of music did you perform and what were some of your favorite highlights during this time?

I have performed folk…

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GUEST BLOG WITH AUTHOR, SHANNON DUFFY

GUEST POST WITH TRIBUTE BOOKS AUTHOR OF "SPECTRAL" SHANNON DUFFY

Things I’ve learned from being a writer:

I’ve learned quite a few things from being a writer. A very important lesson is that you must have patience. First of all it takes a good chunk of time to write a novel in the first place—you nurture it, it becomes like a baby to you,…

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, JOEL T. MCGRATH

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "SHROUDED SECRETS" JOEL MCGRATH

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Hello Joel, thank you so much for allowing us this interview. First this is the ice breaker question, how many times a day do you have to keep the cats from eating the gerbils?

That’s a pretty funny question, but it’s more like, how many times a day do I have to rescue my seventeen-pound Maine Coon cat from my maniacal gerbils.… Continue

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, LEA RYAN

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM" LEA RYAN

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Hello Lea, thank you so much for allowing us to interview you. When were you first drawn to the paranormal and what was your main inspiration for writing in this genre?

Hi, Kitty! I’ve always been into sort of weird stuff. I grew up watching Twilight Zone reruns, X-Files, Tales from the Crypt and similar strangeness. The… Continue

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORS, ANN WERNER AND KIMBERLY JOHNSON

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORS, ANN WERNER & KIMBERLEY JOHNSON

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Hello Ann & Kimberley, I want to thank you both for allowing us to interview you. My first question has to do with how you began this mother & daughter writing team and is it hard to write together or do you find it easy?

Ann: We started the company when Kimberley moved to Northern California. We had this great project -… Continue

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APRIL 25, 2012

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, AMY LIGNOR

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "UNTIL NEXT TIME" AMY LIGNOR

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I have to start out with the fact that I truly love your site and these interview questions are hysterical! I am really honored to be a part of ‘Great Minds’ today!

Hello Amy, thank you so much for this opportunity to interview you. Now, I have to ask after reading your bio on Goodreads, do you still…

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, ARTHUR S. WOOTEN

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "LEFTOVERS" ARTHUR S. WOOTEN

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Hello Arthur! It is so wonderful to have this opportunity to interview you. I have recently received your newest novel by the way, "Leftovers" and I cannot wait to read it. Tell us a bit about that novel and what the inspiration was behind it.

First, it’s a pleasure to talk with you, Kitty. “Leftovers” is an homage to the 1950s housewife and… Continue

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, OLIVIA DEBELLE BYRD

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "MRS. HILDRETH WORE BROWN" OLIVIA DEBELLE BYRD

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Hello Olivia! It is so wonderful to have the chance to interview you. I have recently read "Mrs. Hildreth Wore Brown" and I absolutely LOVED it. I passed it on to my mother-in-law so she could read it because I just knew she'd enjoy it as much if not more than I did. I just would like to say I think you are a beautifully stunning Southern… Continue

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GUEST POST WITH AUTHOR, JORDAN K. ROSE

GUEST POST WITH AUTHOR OF "PERPETUAL LIGHT"

JORDAN K. ROSE

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Hi Kitty. Thanks so much for having me on Great Minds Think Aloud today. I love the site and am so happy to be here. Having just launched my debut novel, Perpetual Light, I thought I’d talk about how I developed the characters.

I always find it interesting how writers develop characters, concepts and plots. I’ve heard a number of writers talk… Continue

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THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF "THE NECRO DEVICE" BY M.T. DISMUKE WITH GMTA PUBLISHING

APRIL 21, 2012

THE RELEASE OF

"THE NECRO DEVICE"

BY M.T. DISMUKE

FROM

GREAT MINDS THINK ALOUD INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM & CREATESPACE

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SYNOPSIS:

A page-turner of darkest depths, betrayal, fear, and… Continue

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, AMANDA J. BRADLEY

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "HINTS AND ALLEGATIONS" & "OZ AT NIGHT" AMANDA J. BRADLEY

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Hello Amanda, thank you for taking time with us for this interview. Tell us about your first book of poems, "Hints and Allegations" and what was your inspiration behind beginning to write poetry?

Hi, Kitty. Thank you for interviewing me. I appreciate your interest.

I made the first attempt I recall at a… Continue

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INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR, SARA JO EASTON

INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR OF "THE ZARDER" SARA JO EASTON

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Hi Sara, thank you so much for allowing us to interview you. You began writing in the 8th grade. Do you still have any of the stories you wrote then?

Thank you for inviting me here!

I still have a very rough draft of what eventually became “The Zarder”. I look at it for laughs sometimes, because one of the characters is the wrong… Continue

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"ANIMALS AND OBJECTS IN AND OUT OF WATER" (GMTA REVIEW)

Book Title: "Animals and Objects In and Out of Water”

Author: Jay Ryan, Joe Meno, Andrew Bird

Published By: Akashic Books

Age Recommended: 15+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard…

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"DAISY" (GMTA REVIEW)

Book Title: "Daisy”

Author: R.B. Clague

Published By: Karabeth Publishing

Age Recommended: 10+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard

Raven Rating: 5

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Review: I absolutely loved this book. “Daisy” reminded me of another great classic. It was “Watership Down” for cows. When Daisy and two of her friends, Bunyip and Tulip push down their fence in pursuit…

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"DNA: CODE FLESH" (GMTA REVIEW)

Book Title: "DNA: Code Flesh”

Author: Alan Dale

Published By: Self Published

Age Recommended: 17+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard

Raven Rating: 5

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Review: A superb apocalyptic zombie novel with a new twist. It’s finally happened and zombies are all over the world making lunch meat out of humans. These decomposing humans, called Scrats by the…

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"SPARTACUS" (GMTA REVIEW)

Book Title: "Spartacus”

Author: Tony Bradman

Published By: A&C Black Publishers

Age Recommended: 14+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard

Raven Rating: 5

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Review: Spartacus by Tony Bradman is a short book, part of the “Lives In Action” series that tells you the story of Spartacus the rebellious Thracian gladiator and slave, and his fight against…

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CHILDREN'S SERIES (GMTA REVIEW)

ook Title: "The Hungry Python” “The Dinosaur Cloud” & “Kiki and Meeka”

Author: Prashant Karhade

Published By: APK Publishers

Age Recommended: 3+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard

Raven Rating: 5

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Review: Prashant Karhade has succeeded well in writing the perfect children’s series for ages 3-7. These stories all teach very valuable lessons…

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"SANTA'S BIRTHDAY GIFT" (GMTA REVIEW)

Book Title: "Santa’s Birthday Gift”

Author: Sherrill S. Cannon

Published By: Strategic Book Company

Age Recommended: 3+

Reviewed By: Kitty Bullard

Raven Rating: 5

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Review: Another wonderful book from this author, I have often wondered what the best way to incorporate both Jesus and Santa into Christmas in such a way it would make sense to a child how the holiday could be about… Continue

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