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Nov

Book Review – Little Shepherd by Cheryl Malandrinos

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Featured Writer Series, Uncategorized, Writing

Book Details: Genre: Children’s Inspirational Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing Synopsis: In the hills outside Bethlehem, Obed guards his first flock of sheep. When the angels appear to tell of the Savior’s birth, he is hesitant to follow the others to see the new King. When Obed returns to his sheep, he realizes it is a [...]

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Tags: Cheryl Malandrinos, Children's books, Christmas, Little Shepherd

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22

Nov

Guest Post by Deborah Barnes – Cat lovers take note!!

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Animals, Featured Writer Series, Fun, Writing

When I found out I would have the opportunity to guest blog for “Coffee and a Keyboard,” I immediately felt a kinship. As a new author, I realized that coffee and a keyboard was the precise synopsis of what my life had become. As I wrote my first book, The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey [...]

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Tags: cats, coffee and a keyboard, Deborah Barnes, The Chronicles of Zee and Zoey

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17

Nov

Book Review – Echo Falls

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Book Review, Featured Writer Series, Uncategorized, Writing

Book Details: Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: CreateSpace Publication Date: July 15, 2001 Synopsis: Running from a nightmare stalking her every move, Phoebe Martin arrives in Echo Falls hoping she has finally found a safe place to stop. But trouble has a way of catching up and soon the signs are there. After a vicious attack [...]

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Tags: Aidan, Echo Falls, Jaime McDougall, paranormal romance, Phoebe, Twilight, Werewolves

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16

Nov

Author Interview – Jaime McDougall

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Creativity, Featured Writer Series, Reading, Writing

Hello everybody! Today I am very happy to welcome Jaime McDougall author of “Echo Falls” to Coffee and a Keyboard. Thank you so much for being here! Thank you so much for having me. After exchanging so many emails, it’s great to be a guest at your blog. When and why did you begin writing? [...]

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Tags: Echo Falls, inkyblots.com, Jaime McDougall, Werewolves

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15

Nov

Guest Post – From Mind to Paper: Building Worlds is Virtual Reality and Psychoanalysis

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Featured Writer Series, Fun, Writing

By Mike DiCerto Writing is the perfect Rorschach inkblot test.  A novel is the author’s thoughts, world-view, secret desires and alter egos splashed across a few hundred pages in the forms of characters, locations and plot twists.  A novel is personalized virtual reality. The images and creations of the author’s imagination are projected into a [...]

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Tags: Mike DiCerto, Rorschach inkblot test, The Door to Far-Myst

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14

Nov

Music Monday – Wake Up Call

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Music Monday

It’s amazing how your first few waking moments can set the tone for your entire day. I used to have my alarm clock set to the loud buzzer setting on the alarm clock. I used to be a heavy sleeper and the grating buzz buzz buzz was the only thing that would wake me up. [...]

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Tags: clock radio, music monday, wake up call

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7

Nov

Music Monday – The Art and Science of Becoming a Star

Posted by vrleavitt  Published in Fun, Music Monday

I was in the car listening to the radio the other day and a Carrie Underwood song came on. I remembered watching her on American Idol, which was the first season I’d ever watched. I didn’t vote or anything, just watched. And what happened that season, was a little nobody farm girl from Oklahoma turned [...]

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Tags: American Idol, BMG, Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, manufactured artists, Singing

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