The Eclectic Artist Cave Presents: Gae Polisner

Gae Polisner is going to join me LIVE on The Eclectic Artist Cave on Saturday  April 30th at 10 AM CST that's 11 AM EST. Join us as we talk about her unique style and how she came up with the characters in her novel, The Pull of Gravity!! Gae Polisner is a family law mediator by trade, but a writer by calling. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two sons. When she's not writing, she can be found in a pool or, in warmer weather, in her wet suit in the open waters of the Long Island Sound. The Pull of Gravity is her first novel. ...

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The Definition of Frustration

The definition of frustration is simple....grrrrr. It doesn't matter why I'm frustrated...it just matters that I am. I'm standing still in the middle of the freeway with all these cars honking as they pass me. Some of them even flip me off. I feel like doing it back but I don't. For the most part, it's just a part of life. Things aren't working out the way I want them to. My "car" isn't fast enough and I'm really tired of being honked at. I know some smart ass comment is coming my way. Get out of the road idiot or buy a new car. You know something stupid. All this is a metaphore. I'm sure you're sitting there going, "really" and my reply would be some sort of look. One that says come on did you have to go there? Still, I feel the frustration building in every aspect of my life. Summer...

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Feeling Introverted: One Writer's Journey

This morning I used my new equipment with a guest, Maxwell Cynn. He was such a good sport with my newness to the wired and button filled system in front of me. For me, it felt like I had absolutely no clue as to what I was doing. The truth is I was just nervous about doing a good job not just for Max, but the people who were listening as well. I have to admit that there are so many things I don't know or understand. I can only hope that someday it will be second nature. I'm sure it will....but today I'm so thankful Max was such a sweet heart about it. There is so much to learn about being a show host. In a way, it's a lot...

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The Eclectic Artist Cave Presents: Maxwell Cynn

The Eclectic Artist Cave presents: Maxwell Cynn Live SATURDAY morning at 10 am CST!! The show will be broadcasting on FATE RADIO.com Come on in and hear the first live broadcast that will include music and loads of fun!! Bio - Maxwell Cynn is a freelance writer, novelist, amateur coder, webmaster, and Indie Publisher. He writes an eclectic mix of science fiction, romance, fantasy, and adventure. His short stories are published in sundry media, online and in print, and he is active in the emerging Indie Lit community. His website, and links to his various social networks, can be found at:  http://maxwellcynn.com/ CybrGrrl Created...

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Feeling Introverted: One Writer's Journey

My novel, I AM WOLF has now been requested by St. Martins and Farrar, Straus and Giroux. That's awesome. You would think I would jump up and down for joy at the prospect of my novel being out at 6 major houses total. The truth is that I'm nervous as hell. There are so many things that go through my mind when I'm told it has been requested. What if they don't like it? What if they do like it? What happens if I don't do ...yadda yadda yadda? What happens if I do? There seems to me that there is more pressure in the whole business of writing than there is in the art of writing. I mean when you think about it, we are sharing a part of ourselves and those who hold the golden tickets are much like the masters of fates. They are the rulers of destiny. They are the ones who get to say you are...

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Books R US

Books R US is a new blog designed for just book reviews and writer tips. This is the new page I was talking about doing for a while now. The idea is this. My show is going to five days a week. So The Eclectic Artist Cave is going to be for the show. The new blog is for all the info that is given during my show and for book reviews that I do. Please click on Book Reviews in the upper right hand corner of this page and check it out. I've began with Stephen Prosapio's novel, Dream War. It's a really good book and I know you're going to love it. huge hugs and thanks for listening to me every weekend......

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The Eclectic Artist Cave Presents: Ken Carroll author of Family Portraits

Ken Carroll will be LIVE on http://www.fateradio.com/ on Saturday morning at 10 AM CST. I'm so excited about his novel, Family Portraits. Join me live in the chat room. Ken Carroll is a Christian writer with a real gift for the written word. His novel will make you laugh and cry while giving a true message about love and family. FAMILY PORTRAITS Add caption 'The room was silent as all the adults stared him into the floor. With carefully enunciated words that whipped across the room, his father spoke, the almost-a-whisper voice louder than any shout could have been. 'You're killing me, Aaron. You're killing me. I do my best for you. Mom...

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Book review for Angela Carlie's "Dream Smashers"

Sixteen-year-old Autumn has spent her entire life worrying about others. Her ailing grandma, meth-addicted mother, and a best friend who's always in trouble. She's spent the last few years attempted to worry less, to be carefree, without success. Enter Evan, whose radiant attitude is an Autumn magnet. With Evan at her side, Autumn's able to let some of her worries go as they trudge through life's difficulties and fall for each other in the process. Dream Smashers is a coming of age story about a girl who not longer wants to care and a boy who cares enough for the both of them. It's a love story, but mostly, it's about rising above the dream...

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The Eclectic Artist Cave Presents: Jeffery H. Baer

The Eclectic Artist Cave Presents, Jeffery H. Baer , author of A Song Apart. Synopsis Rising pop singer Shannon Kistler never expected to see college student Kevin Derow on a Manhattan street wearing her concert shirt. But she offers gratitude in her own way, leaving her biggest fan in shock. When the two teenagers meet again six days later, Shannon slips Kevin her phone number, and the unlikely romance begins. Soon they find they have several things in common: lonely childhoods, a passion for music, and making unpopular choices about their own lives. The public cannot take Shannon seriously as a teenaged recording artist, but she risks...

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