Friday, February 15, 2013
Author Otis Ritch featured on The Examiner
Spirit of the Wolf by Author Otis Ritch http://www.examiner.com/article/spirit-of-the-wolf-by-author-otis-ritch via @examinercom
Interviewing Author K-T Meador
Welcome to Meet The Author! Today K-T Meador has stopped by to
give us a little insight into her life and her books. So let’s get started.
Please tell us a little
about yourself.
I am the youngest of five children, raised in Texas on a seventy acre
farm. I learned how to drive a tractor, shoot a gun, assist in birthing calves,
and install carpet all before I could drive a car!
After High School, I attended a technical college and majored in
aviation maintenance. This profession has allowed me to travel to places such
as Hawaii, South Carolina, Georgia, and I currently reside in Oklahoma.
In addition to being an aircraft mechanic, I also write a book article
column for The Examiner, Austin, Texas and am an avid blogger.
I
have two grown sons; one who is training to be a Master Scuba Diver, and my
other son is attending a technical college majoring in Welding.
My first short story, at the age of sixteen, was “No
Way Out” which won a contest in High School, and I was awarded fifteen dollars
and a feature in the local newspaper.
What
projects have been published?
I have three
books currently published: Journey to Freedom (April 2012), Their Journey
Begins (November 2012), and Transcendence (December 2012).
Tell
us about your books.
Journey to Freedom is a full length novel set
in the American Civil War. It chronicles the adventures of several people
through their fight for freedom.
Their Journey Begins came about because readers
of Journey to Freedom wanted to know more about certain characters prior to
Journey to Freedom beginning.
Transcendence is a collection of poetry from my
heart and experience spanning the time of 1998 through 2012.
What
are you currently working on?
The Inner
Chamber is a Christian Suspense/Thriller with a subtle meaning written in the
first person voice.
It is about how our actions inside our hearts and minds
control our actions on the outside.
Thus, the name of the book: The Inner
Chamber.
The heroine,
Alisa, is in her early forties and finds herself the target of a kidnapping
while doing a tour as a civilian aircraft mechanic over in Afghanistan.
During her
captivity her actions and choices are broadcasted to the world via the
internet. With no way out, she begins to have limited interaction with the
other captives and then it is her turn to face The Controller. And she learns that her decisions will equate
to life or death for the other captives…some who are her friends and some who
are acquaintances.
As the challenges begin,
Alisa is placed under tremendous pressure and the love and faith that she has
talked about to others is now being put to the ultimate test. Alisa questions
her beliefs, faith, love, forgiveness, and the God who she claims to believe
in.
What are you reading at the moment?
What do you like to do in your free
time when you're not reading or writing
Do you have any advice
for other authors?
Advice for other
writers would include:
start
networking/marketing before your project is complete
develop the
networking/marketing relationships that you come in contact with – make them personal and support their work as much as your own
write well and then hire
an editor; using friends are okay, but hiring a professional editor makes a world of difference
And finally, can you
tell us some fun facts about yourself, such as crossed skydiving off my bucket list
When I do watch
television it is limited to professional or college football or cartoons.
I love food, but
don’t like to cook or clean.
I have blue eyes and therefore: People who have blue eyes are often associated with youthfulness. It has been noted that the blue-eyed people mostly have long-lasting relationships. They are pretty, peaceful, kind and smart. Those who have deep blue eyes are spiritual people and also possess a good power of observation.
Would love to
visit my long-distance friends across the pond.
Get my
motorcycle license, buy a Harley and tour America.
I want to go
skydiving through a rainbow in Hawaii. It is possible!
I want to go on
a hot air balloon ride.
Learn sign language
Learn how to write in
calligraphy
Where can we find out more about
you, and where can we purchase your books?
website: www.authorkmeador.com
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKMeador
The Examiner: http://www.examiner.com/user-author-k-meador
Amazon Author Central Page:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
History Trivia
February
15
44 BC, Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar the diadem of royalty which he refused.
360 AD the first Cathedral of Santa Sophia in Constantinople was dedicated.
399 Philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death.
670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subordinate to King Penda of Mercia for 13 years died. When Penda invaded Bernicia, he was killed by Oswy's forces. Oswy then united all of Northumbria, which he ruled from 655 until his death.
1113 Knights Hospitaller was formally named and recognized. The Hospitallers were founded to care for sick pilgrims in Jerusalem. The order evolved throughout the Crusades and still exists today.
1564 Galileo Galilei was born.
44 BC, Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar the diadem of royalty which he refused.
360 AD the first Cathedral of Santa Sophia in Constantinople was dedicated.
399 Philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death.
670 Oswy, King of Bernicia and subordinate to King Penda of Mercia for 13 years died. When Penda invaded Bernicia, he was killed by Oswy's forces. Oswy then united all of Northumbria, which he ruled from 655 until his death.
King Oswy
1113 Knights Hospitaller was formally named and recognized. The Hospitallers were founded to care for sick pilgrims in Jerusalem. The order evolved throughout the Crusades and still exists today.
1564 Galileo Galilei was born.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Independent Author Index Compiliation - Author Mary Ann Bernal featured
Murder in the First - an excerpt
An eerie sea fog shrouded the rocky shoreline, enveloping the massive cliffs and dense foliage while rolling slowly across the countryside. Bethel cursed the limited visibility but was thankful for the obscurity as she drove towards the cliff. Verdi’s Requiem played from her iPod that had been tossed carelessly on the dashboard, an appropriate choice that reflected her mood. Bethel sang along with the chorus, her fingers tapping the steering wheel, her foot resting gently on the gas pedal as the car inched its way through the thickness. She kept her eyes on the familiar road, the dim lights cutting through the fog, applying the brakes when she reached the top.
Bethel shut off the engine but remained in the car, waiting for the last song in her playlist to finish before opening the door, silently begging the Lord’s forgiveness for the grave sin she was about to commit. She stepped onto the graveled road, her senses heightened as the sound of crashing waves resonated throughout the still night. When she opened the back door, a solitary tear escaped from the corner of her eye as Michael slumped forward, hitting his head against the driver’s seat, his soft moans deafening in the stillness.
"We’re here," Bethel said while helping Michael out of the car.
"My head," Michael whispered, leaning against Bethel for support as he shuffled along the road, his gait unsteady upon the loose pebbles.
Bethel spoke of nonsensical things, knowing Michael would be comforted by her steadfast voice as they approached the edge. She struggled under his weight, ignoring his incoherent questions as the effects of the drug began to wear off.
"Not much further. You can do this…you must do this," Bethel thought.
"I’m…cold," Michael stuttered as Bethel stopped abruptly, which caused him to stumble forward.
Bethel stepped away quickly as Michael flapped his arms to steady himself while the earth crumbled beneath him. She looked away, closing her eyes and covering her ears as he fell off the cliff and into the sea, the roaring surf obscuring his screams. A salty mist caressed Bethel’s face as she peered at the rocks below through the lifting fog. Minutes seemed like hours as she searched for Michael’s body, which was nowhere to be seen.
As red and orange hues lightened the darkened sky, Bethel drove down the steep hill, singing along with the chorus as Verdi’s haunting melody warmed her heart.
***
It was Sunday morning and the church bells rang loudly, calling the faithful to prayer. Bethel hurried across the gardens, entering the cathedral just as the priest kissed the altar. She stood in the last pew, near the door, as she waited for Mass to begin. She mumbled the responses, behaving appropriately for the hour, but waiting impatiently for the service to be over while wondering if God had forgiven her. The bells pealed again as the priest and the altar servers processed out of the church, but just as Bethel was about to leave, someone grasped her arm.
"I know what happened to Michael," the stranger whispered.
History Trivia
February 14
44 BC, Julius Caesar was made dictator of Rome for life, which turned out to be one month and a day.
1014 Henry II, the last of the Saxon dynasty of emperors, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1400 Britain's deposed Richard II was murdered in Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire.
1556 Thomas Cranmer, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, was declared a heretic when staunch Catholic Mary I became Queen.
44 BC, Julius Caesar was made dictator of Rome for life, which turned out to be one month and a day.
1014 Henry II, the last of the Saxon dynasty of emperors, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1400 Britain's deposed Richard II was murdered in Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire.
1556 Thomas Cranmer, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, was declared a heretic when staunch Catholic Mary I became Queen.
Phil Naessens talks with Jameyan Smith
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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History Trivia
February 13
1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, was executed for adultery.
1633 Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1689 British Parliament adopted the Bill of Rights.
1692 Massacre of Glencoe Scotland where 38 members of the MacDonald clan were murdered by soldiers of the Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William of Orange.
1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, was executed for adultery.
1633 Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition.
1689 British Parliament adopted the Bill of Rights.
1692 Massacre of Glencoe Scotland where 38 members of the MacDonald clan were murdered by soldiers of the Campbell clan for not pledging allegiance to William of Orange.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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History Trivia
February
12
881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the grandson of Charlemagne who suffered from epilepsy and other illnesses; he also paid the Vikings to keep the barbarians from pillaging his empire.
1554 Lady Jane Grey, the nine day queen of England, was executed at the age of 16.
1554 - Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane Grey's husband, was beheaded
881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the grandson of Charlemagne who suffered from epilepsy and other illnesses; he also paid the Vikings to keep the barbarians from pillaging his empire.
1554 Lady Jane Grey, the nine day queen of England, was executed at the age of 16.
1554 - Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane Grey's husband, was beheaded
Monday, February 11, 2013
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History Trivia
February 11,
Norway folk-belief: Christ's Cross was hewn on this day, and therefore the axe should not be used.
55 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor. 1
466 Elizabeth of York Queen of England and mother of Henry VIII was born. Elizabeth had seven children and died in childbirth on February 11th, 1503.
1531 Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Protestant Church of England.
Norway folk-belief: Christ's Cross was hewn on this day, and therefore the axe should not be used.
55 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor. 1
466 Elizabeth of York Queen of England and mother of Henry VIII was born. Elizabeth had seven children and died in childbirth on February 11th, 1503.
1531 Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Protestant Church of England.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
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History Trivia
February 10,
60 it is believed St Paul was shipwrecked off the coast of Malta on this date.
1098 Crusaders defeated Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch.
1162 Baldwin III, King of the crusader state of Jerusalem, died.
1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries and sparked revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence.
1355 the St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford, England, where 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals died.
60 it is believed St Paul was shipwrecked off the coast of Malta on this date.
1098 Crusaders defeated Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch.
1162 Baldwin III, King of the crusader state of Jerusalem, died.
1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries and sparked revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence.
1355 the St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford, England, where 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals died.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
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History Trivia
February 9
474 Zeno was crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1119 Callistus II became pope. He settled the lay investiture disagreement and presided over the ninth Ecumenical Council (the First Lateran Council). 1
540 The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) took place. According to official records, Chester Racecourse (Roodee Fields, Chester) is the oldest racecourse still in use in England.
1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt was defeated.
1555 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper was burned at the stake.
1567 Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in Edinburgh.
1649 Charles I was buried without a funeral at Windsor rather than Westminster to avoid public disturbances.
474 Zeno was crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1119 Callistus II became pope. He settled the lay investiture disagreement and presided over the ninth Ecumenical Council (the First Lateran Council). 1
540 The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) took place. According to official records, Chester Racecourse (Roodee Fields, Chester) is the oldest racecourse still in use in England.
1554 Battle at London: Sir Thomas Wyatt was defeated.
1555 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper was burned at the stake.
1567 Lord Darnley, the second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in Edinburgh.
Lord Darnley
1649 Charles I was buried without a funeral at Windsor rather than Westminster to avoid public disturbances.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
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History Trivia
February 8
421 Constantius III became co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth I but the revolt was quickly crushed.
1622 King James I of England disbanded the English Parliament.
421 Constantius III became co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth I but the revolt was quickly crushed.
1622 King James I of England disbanded the English Parliament.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
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History Trivia
February 7
457 Leo I became emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1301 Edward, eldest son of Edward I was made the first English Prince of Wales, a tradition continued to this day.
1477 Saint Thomas More was born. More was martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
1497 the bonfire of the vanities occurred in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
1550 Julius III became pope. He maintained excellent diplomatic relations with England's Queen Mary Tudor during her turbulent reign, and expanded the Vatican Library, supported universities, and was keenly interested in the arts.
457 Leo I became emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1301 Edward, eldest son of Edward I was made the first English Prince of Wales, a tradition continued to this day.
Edward II
1477 Saint Thomas More was born. More was martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
1497 the bonfire of the vanities occurred in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
1550 Julius III became pope. He maintained excellent diplomatic relations with England's Queen Mary Tudor during her turbulent reign, and expanded the Vatican Library, supported universities, and was keenly interested in the arts.
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History Trivia
February
6
337 St Julius I began his reign as Catholic Pope. Julius is credited with setting Jesus' birthday on December 25th.
1189 Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England. The riots began in Lynn when the Jews attempted to attack a baptized coreligionist who had taken refuge in a church. The seafaring population rose against them, fired their houses, and put them to the sword.
1508 Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1685 James II of England and VII of Scotland became King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
337 St Julius I began his reign as Catholic Pope. Julius is credited with setting Jesus' birthday on December 25th.
1189 Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England. The riots began in Lynn when the Jews attempted to attack a baptized coreligionist who had taken refuge in a church. The seafaring population rose against them, fired their houses, and put them to the sword.
1508 Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1685 James II of England and VII of Scotland became King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
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