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APOCALYPSE LATER. A farcical spin on the environmental crisis. It’s a story of a

modern day savior who has gone astray. His plan to save the world backfi res when

he and his disciples kidnap the children of two corporate moguls. Their companies

are staunch contributors to global warming. Ostensibly, the plan works but, the kids

prove to be a handful and rival factions enter into play. It’s a tale of the tail wagging

the dog.

DÉJÀ VU DÉJÀ VU. Two Eighties yuppies lose their shirts in the crash of ’87. They

are also being studied by students in another dimension. In an experiment they

catapult our heroes on a time travel adventure. They start their trek at Woodstock

in 1969. Eighties yuppies who were once hippies become disillusioned. Now, they

have to go back to the future the old fashioned way - one day at a time.

HOOSIER DADDY. A black youth, brought up in rural Indiana by his white coach/

dad, develops a promising basketball career. He comes of age and decides to search

for his biological father, only to fi nd out his daddy is now his momma. He/she is now

an exotic dancer in Vegas.

Since the study of writing is closely linked to the study of grammar, the book Understanding English Grammar should be a good supplemental text in any writing class.

In grade school, students acquire some understanding of grammatical terms. Most study parts of speech and classification of sentences—such as simple, compound, complex and compound-complex. Many also learn to recognize declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences. In junior high, they often study clauses—adverb, adjective, etc.—and may study phrases: such as prepositional and verbal—infinitive, participle and gerund.

In senior high, students also often diagram sentences. While diagramming is helpful in understanding grammatical relationships, it often seems, to the student, to fragment the sentence and serves more to confuse that to enlighten. Understanding English Grammar uses a new approach that clearly explains how every word or word group relates to all elements in every sentence. Understanding the grammar of sentences can help students become better readers and writers.

Writing Insights is not a writing handbook, not a writing guide book, not a grammar text, not a reader. It really is a writing textbook. It uses a completely new approach to the task of teaching students what they need to know to write with the same confidence that professional writers have. Professional writers somehow -- in journalism school or in a one-on-one writing experience with editors or other professional writers -- acquire an unerring sense of the structue of every sentence they write -- the subordination and parallelism that writers must understand to punctuate and write acceptably. Students need this same “sentence sense” to write with confidence. Writing Insight has explanations and exercises that enable students to acquire this “sentence sense” that they deserve to have. Students who learn what this book teaches about writing will experience a very helpful “behavior modification” insofar as writing is concerned. They will observe the structure of every sentence they write and read -- the subordination and parallelism -- and will be able to write more skillfully and confidently. Writing Insights also deals extensively with content -- theses, development, and the defense of theses. Also covered are usage problems -- such as faulty agreements, run-on sentences, distortions, grammatical errors, etc. There are also units on book review and research paper writings.

Written by a writer who understands writers' concerns about entering the writing world, So, You Want To Be A Writer offers assistance to aspiring writers. Created strictly as a helpful overview of the writing process, it is informative and enlightening! The book guides the writer/reader on a step-by-step journey down the writer's path. From answering the "write" question and getting started as a writer, to believing to achieve, developing tools of the trade, making that first impression as a writer and  more, Colton shares not only her own experiences as a writer and author, but also her interactions with other emerging writers and published authors. 

If you've always wanted to be a writer, but didn't know how to get started, this book definitely belongs in your home library. Filled with lots of helpful writing-related information, dos and don'ts, and tips of the trade, So, You Want To Be A Writer, Book 1 of Jo Ann M. Colton's "Little Red Writer Book" Series, is a must-read resource for beginning and unpublished writers.

 

Written by a writer who understands writers' concerns about entering the writing world, So, You Want To Be A Writer offers assistance to aspiring writers. Created strictly as a helpful overview of the writing process, it is informative and enlightening! The book guides the writer/reader on a step-by-step journey down the writer's path. From answering the "write" question and getting started as a writer, to believing to achieve, developing tools of the trade, making that first impression as a writer and  more, Colton shares not only her own experiences as a writer and author, but also her interactions with other emerging writers and published authors. 

If you've always wanted to be a writer, but didn't know how to get started, this book definitely belongs in your home library. Filled with lots of helpful writing-related information, dos and don'ts, and tips of the trade, So, You Want To Be A Writer, Book 1 of Jo Ann M. Colton's "Little Red Writer Book" Series, is a must-read resource for beginning and unpublished writers.

 

How to Develop Story Line Ideas is a stimulant for the imaginative mind. Designed to help new writers seek and recognize a plethora of ideas for books and other pieces, Book 2 of Jo Ann M. Colton’s “Little Red Writer Book” Series energizes aspiring writers to follow their literary dreams and aim high for success.

 

Story line ideas are everywhere—often right before our very eyes. Colton discusses what she believes to be the fundamental foundation for developing ideas for writing books, short stories and articles, and then expands upon her theories.

 

This seek-and-you-will-find guide provides innovative tips, information and exercises to increase writers’ mental acuity and get their creative juices flowing. From embracing the idea of writing to discovering and gathering story line ideas to getting those ideas down on paper, the book encourages writers to push themselves toward greater accomplishments. As a result, How to Develop Story Line Ideas is an interesting and enjoyable motivational experience for rising writers.

How to Develop Story Line Ideas is a stimulant for the imaginative mind. Designed to help new writers seek and recognize a plethora of ideas for books and other pieces, Book 2 of Jo Ann M. Colton’s “Little Red Writer Book” Series energizes aspiring writers to follow their literary dreams and aim high for success.

 

Story line ideas are everywhere—often right before our very eyes. Colton discusses what she believes to be the fundamental foundation for developing ideas for writing books, short stories and articles, and then expands upon her theories.

 

This seek-and-you-will-find guide provides innovative tips, information and exercises to increase writers’ mental acuity and get their creative juices flowing. From embracing the idea of writing to discovering and gathering story line ideas to getting those ideas down on paper, the book encourages writers to push themselves toward greater accomplishments. As a result, How to Develop Story Line Ideas is an interesting and enjoyable motivational experience for rising writers.

Marketing Matters

For writers who subscribe to the "nontraditional" approach to book publishing via self-publishing or publishing through a POD (print-on-demand) publisher, Marketing Matters belongs on your bookshelf.

Marketing is a means of transferring services and products to consumers. As indicated on Para Publishing's web site (www.parapublishing.com), citing R.R. Bowker, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2004, there are "over 2.8 million books in print." Writers will have to take an aggressive approach to targeting their book's audience and reaching their readers. 

For those who feel a bit intimated by the subject, Marketing Matters provides a reassuring introduction into the mechanics of marketing. This basic guide offers an elementary glimpse of the muscle of activities involved in the marketing process.  Designed for aspiring writers, beginning writers and recently published new writers who don't consider themselves marketers, the book presents helpful information and suggestions about marketing.

On the journey through its pages readers will learn of the connections between marketing, advertising, publicity and public relations.  Marketing Matters also discusses the 4 Ps of marketing, what they mean and how they relate to the author's own book.  From "MAPP-ing" for success, to thinking outside the box, from marketing plans to marketing tools, readers will soon be enlightened as to what they can do to market their books, even on a shoestring budget. 

Marketing Matters

For writers who subscribe to the "nontraditional" approach to book publishing via self-publishing or publishing through a POD (print-on-demand) publisher, Marketing Matters belongs on your bookshelf.

Marketing is a means of transferring services and products to consumers. As indicated on Para Publishing's web site (www.parapublishing.com), citing R.R. Bowker, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2004, there are "over 2.8 million books in print." Writers will have to take an aggressive approach to targeting their book's audience and reaching their readers. 

For those who feel a bit intimated by the subject, Marketing Matters provides a reassuring introduction into the mechanics of marketing. This basic guide offers an elementary glimpse of the muscle of activities involved in the marketing process.  Designed for aspiring writers, beginning writers and recently published new writers who don't consider themselves marketers, the book presents helpful information and suggestions about marketing.

On the journey through its pages readers will learn of the connections between marketing, advertising, publicity and public relations.  Marketing Matters also discusses the 4 Ps of marketing, what they mean and how they relate to the author's own book.  From "MAPP-ing" for success, to thinking outside the box, from marketing plans to marketing tools, readers will soon be enlightened as to what they can do to market their books, even on a shoestring budget. 

La cultura mexicana ha producido gran poetas como Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz e Octavio Paz.  El siglo veinte e uno, ha producido un poeta de talento mayor.  Estudiado en las materias de historia, ciencia política, filosofia y literatura, esta poesía viene de una perspectiva intelectual y romántica donde se nota las detalladas observaciones sobre la vida cotidiana del ser humano.  En, Mi Familia Mexicana: Versos Sinceros, el lector va a poder ver muchos diversos temas eclécticos que introduce la obra del señor Calderón.  Los versos en este libro incluyen poemas de pasión de amor e intelectual pero más que nada un entrego total hácia la condición humana.  Estos poemas son brindados no para la familia en el sentido parroquial si no como dice Calderón, “…para la persona quién pueda conectarse con la cultura mexicana, no importe su origen.”  La persona quien tenga una dedicación profunda hácia la literatura mexicana, tiene que añedir este libro a su biblioteca.

Poeta contemporáneo y hombre de letras, Rudy Calderón hace disponible su décimo volumen de poesía.  El hecho de realmente vivir es luchar contra el tiempo, espacio, y las tragicomedias que se nos introducen.  Capitan Sin Mar, trae una poesía con corazón abierto por uno y por todos.  “La ironía de la poesía verdadera,” dice Calderón “…es que los versos más transcendentales y que pasan las pruebas del tiempo son forjados entre el fuego e infierno después de haber aventurado al epicentro del abismo emocional.”  Capitan Sin Mar es un librito que cambiará el modo de percibir la vida.  Después de leer este poemario, el lector perderá unos cuantos minutos de su vida mas lo hará cuestionar el nivel de su sensibilidad y humanidad.  Para los estudiantes de la poesía española o de inglés del siglo veintiuno, Capitan Sin Mar  es indispensable porque aquí, con dos distintas obras biling es, se estará observando el desarrollo de uno de los poetas más profundos y prolíficos de nuestros tiempos.

Contemporary poet and a man of letters, Rudy Calderón makes available his tenth volume of poetry.  The act of truly living is to wrestle with time, space, and the tragicomedies that are introduced into our lives.  The Sealess Captain, brings poetry with a heart that is open for one and for all.  “The irony of true poetry,” Calderón states, “…is that the most transcendentalist verses and those that stand the test of time are forged within the fire and hell after having ventured to the epicenter of the emotional abyss... 

En su decimotercer volumen, Calderón presenta una nueva poesía biling e que extiende su cosmovisión tanto sobre el mundo real como las ideas transcendentales que desarrollan una vida contemplativa. “El colibrí” es el poema que introduce este libro. Una buena cantidad de poemas vienen escrito en forma de prosa, tal que se pueden leer como historias breves. La cosmovisión de Calderón le dará al lector distintas ventanas de cómo él ha internalizado y descifrado esta cosa interesante llamada - la vida cotidiana. Incluso, aquí se encontrarán unas canciones que bailan al ritmo de la rima y del compás del poeta. Todo lector que se interesa sobre las escrituras poéticas de los latinos del la primera parte del siglo veintiuno, chocará sin duda con las extensas obras de Rudy Calderón.

In his thirteenth volume, Calderón presents a new bilingual book of poetry that extends his worldview over the real world as well as the transcendental ideas that unfold a contemplative life. “El colibrí” (The Hummingbird) is the poem that introduces this body of work. A great quantity of poems are written in prose form, such that they can be read as short stories. Calderón’s worldview will give the reader distinct windows of how he has internalized and deciphered this interesting thing called - the everyday life. Also, this book contains songs that dance to the rhythm of rhyme and the beat of the poet. All readers that are interested in poetry from Latinos of the first part of the 21st century, will come into contact with the extensive works of Rudy Calderón.

En su decimotercer volumen, Calderón presenta una nueva poesía biling e que extiende su cosmovisión tanto sobre el mundo real como las ideas transcendentales que desarrollan una vida contemplativa. “El colibrí” es el poema que introduce este libro. Una buena cantidad de poemas vienen escrito en forma de prosa, tal que se pueden leer como historias breves. La cosmovisión de Calderón le dará al lector distintas ventanas de cómo él ha internalizado y descifrado esta cosa interesante llamada - la vida cotidiana. Incluso, aquí se encontrarán unas canciones que bailan al ritmo de la rima y del compás del poeta. Todo lector que se interesa sobre las escrituras poéticas de los latinos del la primera parte del siglo veintiuno, chocará sin duda con las extensas obras de Rudy Calderón.

In his thirteenth volume, Calderón presents a new bilingual book of poetry that extends his worldview over the real world as well as the transcendental ideas that unfold a contemplative life. “El colibrí” (The Hummingbird) is the poem that introduces this body of work. A great quantity of poems are written in prose form, such that they can be read as short stories. Calderón’s worldview will give the reader distinct windows of how he has internalized and deciphered this interesting thing called - the everyday life. Also, this book contains songs that dance to the rhythm of rhyme and the beat of the poet. All readers that are interested in poetry from Latinos of the first part of the 21st century, will come into contact with the extensive works of Rudy Calderón.

En su decimotercer volumen, Calderón presenta una nueva poesía biling e que extiende su cosmovisión tanto sobre el mundo real como las ideas transcendentales que desarrollan una vida contemplativa. “El colibrí” es el poema que introduce este libro. Una buena cantidad de poemas vienen escrito en forma de prosa, tal que se pueden leer como historias breves. La cosmovisión de Calderón le dará al lector distintas ventanas de cómo él ha internalizado y descifrado esta cosa interesante llamada - la vida cotidiana. Incluso, aquí se encontrarán unas canciones que bailan al ritmo de la rima y del compás del poeta. Todo lector que se interesa sobre las escrituras poéticas de los latinos del la primera parte del siglo veintiuno, chocará sin duda con las extensas obras de Rudy Calderón.

In his thirteenth volume, Calderón presents a new bilingual book of poetry that extends his worldview over the real world as well as the transcendental ideas that unfold a contemplative life. “El colibrí” (The Hummingbird) is the poem that introduces this body of work. A great quantity of poems are written in prose form, such that they can be read as short stories. Calderón’s worldview will give the reader distinct windows of how he has internalized and deciphered this interesting thing called - the everyday life. Also, this book contains songs that dance to the rhythm of rhyme and the beat of the poet. All readers that are interested in poetry from Latinos of the first part of the 21st century, will come into contact with the extensive works of Rudy Calderón.