This is fast becoming my favorite piano piece and I am just beginning to learn how to play it. Listen and enjoy.
LUDOVICO EINAUDI - Nefeli (Only song) Video by GORDON CHIARI - MySpace Video
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Meet Kathy Stemke: a wonderful author with brilliant ideas!
This month I am proud to host another wonderful author.
Kathy Stemke has a passion for writing, the arts and all things creative. She has a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Hanging her hat in the North Georgia Mountains, she has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, tutor, writer and an antiques dealer for many years.
Now where was she when I was going to school? She sounds like the kind of teacher I would have enjoyed immensely!
She has published a book called Moving Through All Seven Days and has another one called Trouble on Earth Day soon to be released. Let's get to know more about Kathy and her writing through this interview.
Q: Did you always want to be a writer?
Kathy: Yes, I’ve been writing as long as I can remember. I write poetry for self-expression. I’m working on a book of poems about life from a dancer’s point of view. Here’s an example:
An Empty Stage
Coiled torso frozen on an empty stage,
a living sculpture trapped in place
with no gown of tulle to hide her age
only weeping knees below her waist.
Framed in light, her insides groan
with pent up passion poised for release,
she now waits long and alone
for rhythm to carry her to peace.
But I remember her unencumbered
prance, so light for one held down
by unfulfilled dreams remembered,
floating above her tattered gown.
Educationtipster blog (used most) http://educationtipster.blogspot.com/
Moving Through all Seven Days ebook purchace on lulu: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965#
Articles: http://www.helium.com/users/406242.html
Articles: http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/237923/Kathy_stemke_dancekam.html
Website: http://kathystemke.weebly.com/
Kathy Stemke has a passion for writing, the arts and all things creative. She has a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Hanging her hat in the North Georgia Mountains, she has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, tutor, writer and an antiques dealer for many years.
Now where was she when I was going to school? She sounds like the kind of teacher I would have enjoyed immensely!
She has published a book called Moving Through All Seven Days and has another one called Trouble on Earth Day soon to be released. Let's get to know more about Kathy and her writing through this interview.
Q: Did you always want to be a writer?
Kathy: Yes, I’ve been writing as long as I can remember. I write poetry for self-expression. I’m working on a book of poems about life from a dancer’s point of view. Here’s an example:
Coiled torso frozen on an empty stage,
a living sculpture trapped in place
with no gown of tulle to hide her age
only weeping knees below her waist.
Framed in light, her insides groan
with pent up passion poised for release,
she now waits long and alone
for rhythm to carry her to peace.
But I remember her unencumbered
prance, so light for one held down
by unfulfilled dreams remembered,
floating above her tattered gown.
Q: Tell us about your children's books.
Kathy: My first book, Moving Through All Seven Days, was an outgrowth of a blog post. This book inspires movement as children learn about the days of the week. The lyrical rhymes also teach them how to spell each day! The activities at the end of the book are designed to reinforce the concepts as well as give impetus to movement exploration.
Q: What books do you plan to write next?
Kathy: I plan to write a series of picture books with environmental themes. Trouble on Earth Day is almost ready to be released. This is a fun and educational story about a Squirrel who helps a new friend while learning to recycle. This book is full of great recycling ideas, craft projects, and worksheet pages.
I recently completed the second book in this series titled, Wonderful Water Explorers. This book opens up conversation about water preservation with a story of a thirsty bluebird named Charlie, who has lost his ability to sing due to a lack of water. When he meets up with his squirrel friend, Shelby, they set out on an adventure to find fresh drinking water and to bring back singing to the forest.
Guardian Angel Publishers will publish my book titled Sh, Sh, Sh, Will the Baby Sleep? In this action packed story a boy named Zachary must keep his new baby sister asleep. In the process he finds out that he loves her very much. This book and the activities included in the back focus on teaching children about consonant blends. Teachers will love it.
Q: What are you working on now?
Kathy: I’m working on my third book of the environmental series, which is about air pollution, as well as a picture book about dancing wood fairies.
I’ve also started my first YA fantasy novel. Although I’m still fleshing out my characters and plot, I’m very excited about this story.
Q: What type of book promotion works for you? Any special strategies you’d like to share?
Kathy: Because my books have teacher activities in them, I belong to several teacher groups online. This is a great way to keep in touch with what teachers are looking for in the books they buy for school, as well as develop friendships.
My free Movement and Rhythm Newsletter reaches over 350 teachers and parents each month. I continue to add subscribers everyday.
I belong to a wonderful virtual book tour group, Writers on the Move. This is a good way to develop an online presence, and develop friendships with other authors.
I do library and school visits in my community. I plan on writing a teacher tips column in my regional newspaper. While giving away great educational activities to the community, I will let them know about my books.
Q: What advice would you offer aspiring writers?
Kathy: Take an online course on writing, which will teach you the basics of writing, and give you support. There are several great authors who offer coaching clubs and even critique your work as you learn. There are also week-long online conferences with several brilliant teachers to inspire you.
Read good books in the genre you want to write. Explore what makes those books so special. Take what you like from these successful authors and develop your own voice.
Thank you for visiting with us, Kathy.
You can visit Kathy at her website and blogs by going to the following:
Kathy: My first book, Moving Through All Seven Days, was an outgrowth of a blog post. This book inspires movement as children learn about the days of the week. The lyrical rhymes also teach them how to spell each day! The activities at the end of the book are designed to reinforce the concepts as well as give impetus to movement exploration.
Q: What books do you plan to write next?
Kathy: I plan to write a series of picture books with environmental themes. Trouble on Earth Day is almost ready to be released. This is a fun and educational story about a Squirrel who helps a new friend while learning to recycle. This book is full of great recycling ideas, craft projects, and worksheet pages.
I recently completed the second book in this series titled, Wonderful Water Explorers. This book opens up conversation about water preservation with a story of a thirsty bluebird named Charlie, who has lost his ability to sing due to a lack of water. When he meets up with his squirrel friend, Shelby, they set out on an adventure to find fresh drinking water and to bring back singing to the forest.
Guardian Angel Publishers will publish my book titled Sh, Sh, Sh, Will the Baby Sleep? In this action packed story a boy named Zachary must keep his new baby sister asleep. In the process he finds out that he loves her very much. This book and the activities included in the back focus on teaching children about consonant blends. Teachers will love it.
Q: What are you working on now?
Kathy: I’m working on my third book of the environmental series, which is about air pollution, as well as a picture book about dancing wood fairies.
I’ve also started my first YA fantasy novel. Although I’m still fleshing out my characters and plot, I’m very excited about this story.
Q: What type of book promotion works for you? Any special strategies you’d like to share?
Kathy: Because my books have teacher activities in them, I belong to several teacher groups online. This is a great way to keep in touch with what teachers are looking for in the books they buy for school, as well as develop friendships.
My free Movement and Rhythm Newsletter reaches over 350 teachers and parents each month. I continue to add subscribers everyday.
I belong to a wonderful virtual book tour group, Writers on the Move. This is a good way to develop an online presence, and develop friendships with other authors.
I do library and school visits in my community. I plan on writing a teacher tips column in my regional newspaper. While giving away great educational activities to the community, I will let them know about my books.
Q: What advice would you offer aspiring writers?
Kathy: Take an online course on writing, which will teach you the basics of writing, and give you support. There are several great authors who offer coaching clubs and even critique your work as you learn. There are also week-long online conferences with several brilliant teachers to inspire you.
Read good books in the genre you want to write. Explore what makes those books so special. Take what you like from these successful authors and develop your own voice.
Thank you for visiting with us, Kathy.
You can visit Kathy at her website and blogs by going to the following:
Educationtipster blog (used most) http://educationtipster.blogspot.com/
Moving Through all Seven Days ebook purchace on lulu: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/moving-through-all-seven-days/7386965#
Articles: http://www.helium.com/users/406242.html
Articles: http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/237923/Kathy_stemke_dancekam.html
Website: http://kathystemke.weebly.com/
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Introducing one heck of an interesting author!
Marvin D. Wilson is no ordinary author (but then, who is?) writing ordinary, run-of-the-mill type of books. Just the titles alone make one want to crack open the books.
Before we have a look at these books, however, lets learn a bit more about Marvin through his Bio.
Marvin D. Wilson is the author of three published books, I Romanced the Stone (Memoirs of a Recovering Hippie), Owen Fiddler, and Between the Storm and the Rainbow.
Owen Fiddler has been awarded the prestigious AVATAR award for excellence in spiritual books. Wilson has had articles published in several Ezines, and has been interviewed on hundreds of blogs, radio and TV shows, both over the internet and on the airwaves. A prolific blogger, his internationally popular blog, Free Spirit, was voted first place in the 2008 Book Blogger Appreciation Week award contest, in the Christian/Inspirational Fiction category. His other blog, Tie Dyed Tirades, is also growing in global popularity.
Wilson is a family man, married for thirty-three years, with three adult children and six grandchildren. He has been around the block of life several times, through the ups and downs, and has survived in good enough spirits to desire to write about life, to write about living life on purpose. Wilson is a self-described “non-religious, dogma-free, Maverick spiritualist Christian.” He writes books that deliver spiritual and inspirational messages in an engaging, thought provoking, often times humorous, more than often irreverent, sometimes sexy and even ribald way, through the spinning of an entertaining tale.
Marvin D Wilson is an editor with All Things That Matter Press, and also does freelance editing.
Although he has written 3 books, let's take a look at just one of them. Owen Fiddler, the book that won the AVATAR award. Here is a brief descripti
on.Book Description:
(Sing along to the tune of the Beatles' "Nowhere Man")
Has a selfish point of view, why he's such a fool, no clue. Isn't he a bit like me and you?
Owen, man, please listen. You don't know what you're missing. Owen, man, your world is at your command!
He's no role model for you or your kids, but reading his story will learn ya a thing or two, and that's a fact. This is an entertaining, thought-provoking, humorous and spiritually insightful book which will surely have you thinking about your own life. Hey you – yeah, you! Do you like to dance? Don’t forget to pay the fiddler!
And for more details click on this link to a trailer on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRkDSmwSjE
To buy this fascinating book, you can go to the Book Website: www.owenfiddler.com or it is available for purchase at:
www.amazon.com
www.cambridgebooks.us
or at your favorite bookstore.
Email the author at: marvwilson2010@gmail.com
Phone: (989) 780-1302
Contact information:
E-mail: marvwilson2010@gmail.com
Primary Blog: http://theoldsilly.com
Twitter page: http://twitter.com/Paize_Fiddler
Thank you for paying us a visit Marvin!
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