Author Fridays Presents...Chelynne Nicole!

Welcome to this week's edition of Author Fridays!  Sit back, get comfortable and read about our featured author, Chelynne Nicole!

 

Chelynne Nicole is a first-time author.  Her first book is entitled "Carnival Mirror", and it is published by Publish America.

www.publishamerica.com

 

Besides being an author, Chelynne Nicole is a Speaker and Self Esteem Coach. Her kids are grown and she has a ten-year-old grandson. Her nineteen-year old son is in Army boot camp and will graduate soon.

Her daughter is in Security. She likes to spend time with her family when she can. When it comes to writing, she says she will jot down notes while in line or at an appointment. She also enjoys cooking, going to the beach, and entertaining. Photography is something she has started just recently. In addition to all that, she also fixes computers and trains people on their uses.  "I like to read books that inspire me," she says. "Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have Written some of the best inspirational books with their "Chicken Soup For The Soul" Series. I enjoy self-help books. I like to read about other people and their journeys."

 

Chelynne says she has written poetry for years, but she always knew she had a story she needed to tell. "I just sat down and wrote it, and it took me 4 months. The words just flow when you

are inspired."

 

Chelynne's second book praises plus size women. It is based on her struggle with weight and how the media makes women feel bad about their bodies. It is about body acceptance and how a woman's self-esteem is affected by society..

 

"My first book is gripping and real," says Chelynne. "It is hard to put down. It is my story and it

Is unusual that any woman would be in 3 abusive marriages. However, when you have

low self-esteem, you make bad decisions. So my book is also a self help book for people with low self-esteem. My books will have more than one message."

 

When I asked Chelynne if she had any advice for someone who wishes to become a published author, she answered, "Sit down with your ideas and just start writing. I sat down with notebook paper and

Started writing and then later I put everything in order and typed it up. You do

Not have to be perfect in your writing at first. There is time to correct things

later. Write what you feel. A good author zones in on the potential inspiration of an every day situation."

 

To learn more about Chelynne Nicole and her books, please visit her website at

www.chelynnenicole.com

 

Thank you for joining me for another edition of Author Fridays!  Due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA, there will be no featured author next week, November 27, but be sure to come back in two weeks, Friday, December 4th to read about our next featured author, Lynne Woodvail!

Author Fridays Presents...Tracy Moody-Williams!

Welcome to another edition of Author Fridays!  Sit back, get comfortable and read about this week's featured author, Tracy Moody-Williams!

 

Tracy Moody-Williams is the authr of "Ghetto to Godly", published by Xulon Press

www.xulonpress.com

and "Ghetto to Godly re-visited", currently in the editing stage with Publish America.

www.publishamerica.com

 

Tracy is married with one child.  It took her many years to find God's purpose in her life, and it took many detours down the wrong roads in order to get where she is now.  She loves to write poetry, but says that her passion is being a servant.  "I volunteer at a local shelter and try to instill purpose into the women there, who are facing some of the obstacles that I faced, once, and I get so much joy seeing a little hope in their eyes."

 

When it comes to reading, Tracy says she gets bored too easily, and the only reading she does is research or when reading her daily Scriptures.

 

As for writing, Tracy says, "I knew I had to be a writer when I woke up one day and looked at my life and did not like what I saw.  Growing up, friends would always ask me to write love letters, cards, poems, and even obituaries for them or their loved ones , and the way people responded to my writings, I knew I had the tools to change someone's' life and bring forth healing through my words.  The environment I grew up in, it was not such a good one, and writing took me away from that place, so I would have to say watching my single mother raise three kids on her own and not miss a beat, was what inspired me."

 

"My first book "Ghetto to Godly" was an autobiography, which was self published. Ignorant of self publishing the book was released prematurely with a great deal of formatting errors.  The sales were amazing, but my spirit grieved, because I was not representing the God I serve , so I had to revisit my book and get it out the seco^nd  time with a more hands on approach.  After submitting my manuscript, Publish America has signed me to Re-visit "Ghetto to Godly"."

 

When I asked Tracy what makes her book so special, she told me, "Honestly, my book is not for everyone. There are details in my book that some people in the church have called disgusting.  But, if you know anyone who has ever been raped, molested, abused, addicted to drugs or tried taking their own life, than this book is for them.  The truth about a part of society, is what they will get out of reading my book; that part of society people disregard, the broken, battered and the bruised, who have given up on themselves, and so have many in society."

 

"Be patient, be proactive, be thorough, and never leave your destiny in someone else's hands."  That is Tracy's advice to someone who wants to become published..

 

When I asked Tracy if there was anything else she would like to share, she answered, "I just want to thank you for this opportunity, for allowing myself and all the other authors your platform."

 

To learn more about Tracy Moody-Williams and her book, please visit her website

www.ghettotogodly.com

 

Thank you for joining me for another edition of Author Fridays!  Come back next week, same time, same place to read about our next featured author, Chelynne Nicole!

Author Fridays Presents...Axelan Ziba!

Welcome to another edition of Author Fridays!  Sit back, get comfortable and read about this week's featured author, Axelan Ziba!

 

Axelan Ziba is a first time published author.  The name of his book is "Journey to Unknown" and is published by Publish America

www.publishamerica.com

 

An entrepreneur, Ziba is thirty-four-years-old, and says that his personality is shaped around good service and good manners, because of his eleven year employment in the hospitality industry.  "I opened my own retail boutique store five years ago when I met my wife," he tells me.  "I have found the divinity and have drunk from a secret cup of serenity and since with the encouragement of my wife, Farnaz, I discovered the beauty of the world of writing and its magical effects.  I love to read as much as I enjoy writing.   I enjoy non-fictions and true-life stories, biographies and history.  I simply love to learn a new thing everyday and so reading does just that for me.  I have many favorite authors, but on the top of my list I should say Florence Scovel shinn who have inspired me to read her books repeatedly one after another."

 

When I asked Ziba who influenced him the most to write, he gives all credit to his wife.  "I was influenced by the calm character of my wife," he says.  "She introduced me to the world of meditation and getting to know my true self while recognizing the innocence of my inner self.  We both wanted to move to a new place far from where we lived and for that we had to take a big risk and play with the trick of mind.  As we were in the middle of this important life changing migration, it reminded me of my first big decision in life when I was seventeen years of age and decided to find freedom in another world.  The memories of my past and its challenges freshened up by undergoing our new adventure.  As I told her about my past and what I had to go through to get where I was, she encouraged me to start writing it in details.  Day by day as I wrote word by word, trying to remember all the details, they started to elevate my confidence in our new challenge and help us getting through our difficulties.  Writing about my journey to unknown not only changed all challenges into a blessed events but also, every word I wrote, it made me recognize how much joy I have as I write.  When I write I discover who I am and as each word covers the white blank pages, I see what I have as thoughts becoming reality of existence.  To me writing is like creation.  An author creates his thoughts and within them, it influences some one's life and touches the heart of another.  And that entire discovery I owe to my wife, Farnaz for her encouragement and support."

 

"As I mentioned earlier,"Ziba continues, "life is very similar to a fashion and design.  It never gets old and repeats itself periodically.  My wife and I decided to move from east-side to far west and doing so we had to go through many unpredictable challenges.  In midst of all these changes, I remembered my past where at age of seventeen I decided to leave all my family behind and fled illegally across the border from Iran, my birth place, to find freedom and independence in a new world.  Such thoughts with encouragement of my wife turned into a wonderful book that I am extremely proud of."

 

"Every person in life has a unique story to tell," Ziba believes, and his is no exception.  "In this life," he says, "challenges bring fear and doubt and to overcome this enemy from within, one needs determination and to see clearly right through his/her desires.  At a younger age, I was tormented and tortured by the Islamic regime of Iran because of the route of my family being connected to the past revolution.  I decided to find the meaning of a lost word of freedom and independence without humiliation, in another part of this unknown world.  Making this life altering decision at that age, I had to sacrifice many dear things in my life such as the love of my parents and my family and leave them behind.  In "Journey to Unknown" I have detailed every single dilemma and challenges that I have faced to find my destination.  The one valued dependable lesson that I learned is to see right through every challenge as at the end it is a blossom of a new experience."

 

When I asked Ziba what advice he would give someone who wishes to become a published author, his answer was, "To be patient and to never give up on their dream, no matter how difficult the challenges are.  Doubt and fear creates darkness and takes away the sparkle of a brilliant future.  Be resistant and see your desire of being published clearly right to the end."

 

I also asked Axelan Ziba if there was anything else he would like to share, and this is his reply.

 

"I want to share the message on my book with those who have given up on their desires and lost their hope in disappointment and want to remind them to read "Journey to Unknown" and re-evaluate their surrounding to recognize their blessed soul and discover beauty in everything as it is meant for such.  And my heart goes to all who had to sacrifice their loved ones and closest people around them to search for something greater in life.  I wish my book to become a bridge and a step stone for these lion-hearted souls and that it encourages them to share the story of their life and its hardship so the world know that no matter what the purpose of their immigration was, by overcoming those difficult challenges along the way, it brought them closer to what they always have desired and was in search for."

 

The official release date for "Journey to Unknown" is November 7^th 2009.  The website for Axelan's book is

www.JourneyToUnknown.com

And in the website under Events, there are three links to his face book group and supporters, his YouTube video clip and the informative blogger.

 

Thank you for joining me for another edition of Author Fridays!  Come back next week, same time same place to read about our next featured author, Tracy Moody-Williams!