Author: Catherine Lyon Author/Writer

I Welcome My Recovery Friend And Author, “Dean Ingram”…

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Welcome Recovery Friends, New Visitors, and Recovery Seekers,

I have the pleasure and honor today to welcome a fantastic writer, author and wonderful recovery friend, “Dean Ingram” as my “Special Guest Author” here today. As many of you know, I’m not shy about my recovery from addicted compulsive gambling with too much alcohol, and my mental health challenges. So when I meet like-minded friends, I enjoy sharing what they do! And Dean is one such friend! He has such a way with writing words, and in HOW he shares his own experiences, strength, and share *HOPE* to others!

I do have to confess, I haven’t read all of his book thus far, but it is my next “Recovery Read” on my list to finish.  As I’m trying to finish my next 2 books projects. But what I have read thus far is a powerful recovery share with in-depth insight into the dark world of addictions.

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He is the writer and author of the book, “Dark To Light,” available on Amazon and is in Paperback and e-Book for Kindle!
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http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Light-Dean-Ingram/dp/1480127183/
“Readers who’s lives are or have been touched in any way by alcohol and drug addiction
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“Here is a little from Dean as to how his book came to be, and a little about himself  in his own Honest and Raw words!”
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” …Alone (again) on my boat with an enormous amount of cocaine, I fully intended to blow my heart to smithereens. Cutting fat lines sure to end my misery, an unrelenting voice in my head urgently insisted I “write this down!”. Finally giving in, I found a pen and began. My hand would not stop writing. What spilled out onto that paper astounded me so that I threw the cocaine overboard. Alive and 20 years later, those very words begin Chapter 1, “The Experience”, in my book “Dark to Light”.
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Dedicated to readers and their loved ones whose lives are or have been touched in any way by addiction, “Dark to Light” relates by example the deeply personal, brutally honest, darkest throes of my 43 year alcohol and drug addiction, the difficult climb out of that hole and the hard-fought transformation to the man I am today while offering tremendous insight and hope for those who may have lost their own.As a teaching tool, I share many tough lessons including how reality is perceived and justified in an addicts broken brain, discovering the one word that was my life ring, 12 Step based solutions for the pain and problems of addiction and a very short sentence that can open the door to recovery”….

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Dean’s “Powerful words” on his website hit home for me. Because my book was born in a similar “calling” on my heart after reading about a woman who committed “Suicide” by shot-gun, just because she could not STOP her gambling addiction! After reading that article in the paper, I had such a desire and pull to write, because I almost was that woman! I had to see all I’d been through with my addiction on paper, and in black and white not knowing at the time, one day those writings would turn into a BOOK! That is what drew me toward Dean after meeting him on LinkedIn, and visiting his book website here: http://www.deaningram.com …
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You can also find Dean on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/pub/dean-ingram/84/324/544/  and follow him on Facebook to here: https://www.facebook.com/ingrambooks  so go connect and “Like” and follow his FB page, as he likes meeting new people as I DO!

Dean is a lot like me as he is not shy about who he is, and where he has been in order to reach out to others who still suffer from drug and alcohol problems or those addicted. We can not shatter the “Stigma” if those of us in recovery don’t speak out about these cunning addictions!  The only way to stomp stigma, is up to people like Dean and myself , and to share with others who have not been touched by any addiction, show a little “Insight” so we may “Inform, make Aware, and Educate” the public about these awful addictions that destroy lives.

So I asked Dean a couple of questions that I ask all my *Guests* about their books, as we in recovery all have a story to tell and share. And it is a powerful tool to help new people who have begun their own recovery paths.
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My 2 questions for Dean are,….
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1.) What made you become a Writer/Author?  (Dean)  Pent up emotions is what got me started.

2.) What do you find as the most enjoyable part about being an Author? (Dean)  Releasing the pent-up emotion by writing was the most enjoyable part … along with getting acquainted with my personal honesty.

 Are those answers too short? LOL………….
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*No Dean, your answers were just fine! So I hope you’ll join me in “Thanking Dean” for being brave enough to let me share him with all of you! I strongly suggest you go grab a copy of his New Book “Dark To Light,” and if you know a friend or loved one who may benefit from Dean’s story, buy the book and give it as a “Gift” to them, because you never know if it may just save a life, or help someone who has addiction problems reach out for help. And as I always tell you, please let Dean know that *Catherine* sent you!*
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MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon
Recovery From Addiction Can Happen!
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A Wee Bit Of My Childhood Of “The Goodtimes”…..

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Posts ,
Hello and Welcome All,

Even though I’ve been through much in my childhood, one “Bright” spot was the introduction to wrestling in the early 70’s by my dad. He was hooked on it, and loved all the old timers back in the day. This little family tradition seemed to be one of the few things we all enjoyed as a “family” together. Who would have thought a thing like that would intertwine as a family outing and gathering?
It continued to even to the next generation of kids, all 4 of my nephews…I know, it sounds “Crazy” that of all things, wrestling is one sport we all enjoyed as a family. My dad is the one who got us all hooked! When we first moved to So. California from the East Coast, my dad found they had live wrestling in the old part of downtown San Bernardino. So he started talking us kids to see it live. Of course, this was a much different time for wrestling stars back then. It had not become “Commercialized” like it is today.

And I feel very blessed that we actually got to see and meet many of the “Real Old Time Superstars of Wrestling” before it did become “Big Business” by way of WWF,  which then turned into WWE, “World Wrestling Entertainment”….

Many of the old timers I met back then like, “Andre The Giant, Freddie Blassie, John Tolos, and even the “Ladies of Wrestling” like, “Mae Young” and “The Fabulous Moolah”!! I seen both wrestle back in the day! It was a time when the wrestlers would come out into the lobby area after all the match’s were done to come out and sign autographs and talk with you. But by the 80’s? It became a whole another ball game! It became “Commercialized.”
But, many of the “old timers” became trainers and mentors to the “New Superstars of wrestling.”….

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“The Great Mae Young” Later many wrestlers called her “Auntie Mae”..

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In current times, staying in one vocation for 20 to 25 years seems like an eternity for most. Even in the rough world of sports-entertainment, where every match could be a Superstar’s last, a quarter-century is considered an incredibly lengthy career. Take that and triple it, however, and you have the span of one of the greatest female competitors to ever lace up a pair of boots — Mae Young.

Johnnie Mae Young began her professional career in 1939. Already an incredible athlete — she was on her Tulsa, Okla.-based high school wrestling team and a national champion softball player — Young embarked on her chosen livelihood at the tender age of 15…

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“The Fabulous Moolah”

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They also changed the WWF, “World Wrestling Federation” to the “WWE ~ World Wrestling Entertainment”…
And brand new superstars became to emerge like, “Hulk Hogan and The Rock”….
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Just a little trip down memory lane. Who would have thought that a thing like “Wrestling” could make a family happy together? You just never know what can bring a family together.

My family was not your typical bunch, as many know from my sharing. I remember going to visit my Aunt Joan in the early 70’s, and many times she would get tickets for all of us to go see “Wrestling and Roller Derby.” We would watch roller derby, the LA Thunder-birds, then they would have wrestling after. Those were fun and awesome times as a family. Then as my nephews were growing up, they were introduced to wrestling as we would take them to watch wrestling live.

I’ll never forget the time we all went to the LA Sports Arena, as my brother scored pretty damn good seats for all of us. We were 7 rows up from ringside, and right in the isle where the wrestlers came walking down the ramp to the ring!! I actually seen and touched “Hulk Hogan’s” BICEP!! It was HUGE!! And he even stopped to say a few words and flexed his muscles for us! I just about passed out!! It was such an awesome night. But, sadly as I had moved to So. Oregon, I haven’t seen a live WWE match in years.

And, as I got older, I lost my excitement for wrestling. But I still have all those awesome memories of our family all together. Even my mom loved to go! It seemed for a long stretch that the WWF/WWE seemed to get a bit cheesy and off into more “Script” than wrestling.

That was until the introduction in the form of  Mr. Dwyane Johnson ~ “The ROCK”!! I then perked up a bit, and started watching WWE Raw on TV. I actually seen, and had the pleasure of seeing “THE ROCK’S” father wrestler, “Rocky Johnson” back in the early 70’s wrestle.
And The Rock’s grandfather was also a wrestler, “Rocky Maivia”…..

So he had good mentors who helped shape him into the wrestler he is today. And of course,  he branched out into acting & movies…. That was all “Rock’s” doing. I have seen all his movies! Sounds crazy, but one of my favorite movie of the Rock’s is “The Tooth Fairy”….
Of course he made that “Fairy outfit and Wings LOOK GOOD”!!

Now at this point, you most likely wondering why I’m writing about my old childhood memories about wrestling, and how it brought our family together?
Well, I happen to see on”The Rock,” Dwyane Johnson’s Facebook page today a photo of him and Auntie Mae Young.
“The Great Mae Young,” professional wrestler passed away yesterday at the age of 90.
I was so blessed to have seen her wrestle. She was a strong and empowered woman.

“Auntie Mae” will be missed. R.I.P…..
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“And Auntie Mae, Thank You for being a part of my “Families Good Memories and mine”
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*Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon*
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“Here are just a few other wrestlers I had the awesome experience of seeing back “In The Day”
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The Junkyard Dog     Superfly Jimmy Snuka            
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Just When We Thought The World Couldn’t Get Any Crazier?~”Dennis Rodman, MAN…WTF?”

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Posts

OK…..Like there isn’t ENOUGH WEIRD STUFF going on in the world today, here walks in “Dennis Rodman”…AGAIN!

DEAR DENNIS,
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DUDE? WTF?…..What the HECK where you thinking?
Like it wasn’t bad enough that you wanted to be the most “FABULOUS and FLAMBOYANT” basketball sports STAR there ever was on the face of the EARTH…..
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OK, WE GET THAT, so then you moved on.
Then we see you just not to long ago on “Donald Trumps show ~ THE APPRENTICE ALL-STARS” and you flamed out into the *REHAB SUNSET,” or so that was the rumor.
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BUT THIS NEXT VENTURE? WTF WERE YOU THINKING? NORTH KOREA? CAN YOU NOT SMELL JUST HOW WRONG THIS IS ON SO MANY LEVELS? …
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Now, I and many millions saw your CNN rant on TV with Chris, and I have to tell you it wasn’t PRETTY, even for your flamboyant standards. Really?  Singing Happy Birthday to a so-called friend of  yours? Since when? It was plain to see that you have NOW, not only fell OFF the Booze & Drug wagon, you have now lost your EVER LOVIN’ MIND MAN! I now think it’s time to call in “The Mental Health Professionals”…..

I know, I know, I hear all the “Dennis Rodman” fans and pals yelling! But come on, don’t you ALL think he has gone just a WEE BIT OVERBOARD? I mean, I get what he was trying to explain to Chris on CNN about his trip not being “Political, and he is NOT an American Diplomat ~ THANK GOODNESS,” but I’m pretty sure when he went on his rant yesterday, the looks on all his basketball friends faces looked like they wanted to hide under the FRIST CAVE they could find.

I think I’m also SAFE to say that MR. Trump and even DR. Phil are both shaking their heads at this story! All I know is, all the families of those who have been taken, been HELD HOSTAGE or murdered by North Korea are surely not very happy with you right about now Dennis. Can you blame them?
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North Korea just sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years of hard labor, creating a diplomatic crisis.

“When North Korea’s Supreme Court sentenced the American citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years of hard labor for “hostile acts”—a lesser charge than the capital crime of attempting to overthrow the government which Pyongyang had leveled at him earlier but a harsh punishment nonetheless—it was clear the North Koreans wanted to send a signal.”
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“Still, from the regime’s point of view, American hostages are much more effective, which is why there have been quite a few of them, including Evan Hunziker in 1996, Robert Park and Aijalon Mahli Gomes in 2010, and Eddie Jun Yong-su in 2011. In each case, the strategic and geopolitical reasons for the timing of the sentences and releases have been quite apparent, and if there is a previous case to learn from, Bae’s most closely resembles the 2009 made-for-television drama that centered on two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who crossed from China into North Korea without visas.”
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SO I ASK YOU DENNIS RODMAN,….
How do you feel about being there in North Korea knowing families here in “The United States Of America” have loved ones over there being held as “HOSTAGES,” and you not doing one thing to HELP? OR asking one SIMPLE QUESTION to your BFF??
WHY?  WHY don’t you ask your PAL why they think it’s OK to take AMERICANS as hostages?

Well I ASK YOU DENNIS RODMAN, what makes you think your something special? HOW do you think those SO-CALLED doors are going to open? WHAT DOORS? DO REALLY THINK you have what it takes to try the same “Sports Diplomacy that “NELSON MANDELA” tried? Sorry it’s not going to HAPPEN for you!
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SORRY DENNIS,
IT WON’T WORK FOR YOU….WHY YOU ASK?
Because Your NO “NELSON MANDELA,”  and so very far from it. He was a man of “Dignity and was Respected” by the people of his country. Your no leader, your just another AMERICAN in a very SICK COUNTRY, WITH A VERY SICK LEADER that’s IT. Your making a JOKE OF OUR COUNTRY for even being over there, and IF YOU can not see that, then your just as SICK as “Kim Jong Un. I’D watch my back if I were you, in the state of mind your in,…..
YOU JUST MIGHT BE THE NEXT “AMERICAN HOSTAGE.”
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*A KILLER AND VERY SICK MAN*
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It’s truly shameful on your part to bring and get your former basketball friends involved as well. It has nothing to do with “Global Unity” through sports, your just showing a “Killer Indulgence, a killer of his own family and people of his own country. Your feeding his Ego, and he is most likely making fun of YOU behind your BACK. Your making a joke of America to a Killer.
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HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? The SAME AMERICA who affords You all your FREEDOMS! By being in North Korea your mocking the very SAME AMERICAN ARMED FORCES who DIED for YOUR FREEDOMS you seem to enjoy. I’m sure you won’t, but you really should be thinking about that.
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I’ll only show a few Media Spins about you. You also mentioned about the media giving YOU ABUSE? YOU deserve all of it because of what you’re doing in North Korea! YUP! You should get it as it’s called “KARMA DENNIS”…
Always remember Dennis, you get back what You put out in the WORLD.
So when you get back to the United States, DO US ALL A FAVOR, and for yourself too,…..
Please go back into REHAB…..
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“Dennis Rodman Melts Down in CNN North Korea Interview”
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“Former NBA player Charles Smith made the case during the interview that the players were only using “basketball diplomacy” to form friendships with North Koreans. Rodman described Kim as a friend, saying, “I love my friend.”
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Dennis Rodman went on a gravel-voiced tirade against CNN’s Chris Cuomo during an interview on “New Day” Tuesday when Cuomo asked if Rodman might encourage Kim Jong-Un to release U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae.

Rodman, who is leading a team of NBA players, has been criticized for playing a game in North Korea that the country has staged as a birthday gift to Kim. The trip comes soon after Jong-Un, the country’s dictator, executed his uncle.
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“Family of American held in North Korea ‘appalled’ by Dennis Rodman’s outburst”


> *NOW I’VE SEEN IT ALL! ~ OMG! THE END ALREADY!….THE END.

 

 

What Is It Like Living With Mental Illness? ~ 3 Words……

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Writing Challenges ,

yeah write #143 weekly challenge is open for submissions: personal essays and traditional blog anecdotes –

MY THREE WORDS……

People ask me a lot, what’s it like living with Mental illness? I can only tell you what it’s like for me as a Writer, Author and Blogger living with Mental illness. As those who do suffer mental & emotional disorders, we all come from many different types, levels, & paths of this illness. For some, it can be a disease that’s passed down from one genetic family generation to the next. Mental illness can come from brain conditions or injury’s from a traumatic experience like mine, or brain injury like how many of our Armed Forces came home with. Some are from sports head injury’s that we read about of sports stars today. Some can be disorders like PTSD, OCD, or ADD, or some are born with mental disabilities, maybe missing brain or body chemicals. Like I said, we all come from many circumstances.

Mental and emotional illness & disorders can touch anyone. Just like me. I spent the first 40 years of my life I thought, as a normal woman. Living and working each day like everyone else. But I always had these feelings in the back of my mind, at times I didn’t “FEEL” like myself. I’d get depressed and hide in my room as a teenager. Like I didn’t belong or fit in anywhere. Then, these high feelings of endless energy, not much sleep, and I was always THE  fun, vivacious, out going person as an adult. But, at 40 my life changed. It was in that year I also became addicted to gambling. Video poker/Slot machines became my best friend.

At this time, all my feelings the trauma and what happened to me as a little girl started to resurface, as I stuffed them SO DEEP inside me that I hadn’t felt them for years. That all changed when my brother-in-law died in 1992 of cancer. You see, he was the only one I told about what happened to me as a little girl. When my brother-in-law passed, all those ugly feelings came back, and I started using gambling to hide from all those old wounds & pain to the point I became addicted to gambling.

My moods became like “Dr. Jekyll & MR. Hyde.” Then, my mind went BLACK! Like it went void. I don’t remember driving myself  home from a Casino, or remember calling my councilor who was helping me with the grief of my brother-in-law, and my addiction. All I know is what I was told by the policeman who was standing by my hospital bed when I woke up, that I had tried to cut my wrists, as they were bandaged and small cuts everywhere.

I tried to take my OWN LIFE! Needless to say, my Doctors and Mental clinical staff found I was suffering from “Bipolar 2 with manic depression, Panic with Agoraphobia, OCD, and Anxiety, and started on Meds. I believe, GOD was with me that day. I wouldn’t be writing my experience with you today if he wasn’t. What’s it like?

“It’s like watching life outside my window happen without ME in it.”

MY 3 Words?…FIGHT ~ STIGMA ~NOW!
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*UPDATE~~THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME AND SO*……
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Congratulations on getting 20 total likes on Just A Recovery Author Learning To Be A Better Writer.

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**COULDN’T HAVE BEEN SO WITH OUT ALL MY PALS & NEW VISITORS** XoXo  *CAT*

Some Writers News And Ramblings…..

Catherine Lyon Author/Writer Writing Tips , ,

Welcome Everyone!

I just wanted to share some news and clear a few things off my “SHARE” list today. A few friends of mine have some happenings and goings on that might be of interest. I’ll start with my good friend and Author, Barrett Stites. His current book: “High Speed Travel In Mexico” http://www.amazon.com/dp/1781

High Speed Travels Through Mexico(Link)  2013

Feedaread.com London, U.K.

“True story of jail escape and survival south of the border.”

See, Barrett lives and works in the “Tour Guide” industry in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico and does his own Private Tours. He is also a fantastic writer! His blog is here: http://barrettstites.wordpress.com and find him on FB: http://www.facebook.com/barrettzrun?fref=ts  Go by and say Hello! Better yet, go grab a copy of his Book!
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*SERINA HARTWELL*

MY NEXT friend is a great gal who I met on Twitter @SerniaHartwell And she is a wonderful author. http://about.me/Serina.Hartwell  & http://www.WorldCastlePublishingauthor-serina-hartwell.html
And she has wonderful Blogs too!
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Welcome to my website.
My name is Serina Hartwell, I am the author of The Hidden Saga.  In setting this website up, I have tried to put together an overall story about me and my work through my pages. I have used my blogs, photographs and links to my other space on the web to describe my journey.

I hope to show you the things that inspire me as a writer and take you along for the ride. I’m still new to all this, but like you, I am learning every day.

Please follow me and tell your friends all about me. I look forward to sharing with you.

Serina Hartwell – Author of The Hidden Saga

“I live with my better-half of 18 years, Macius, and I’m the mother of two wonderful children, who grew up when I blinked. I always write with my writing companion, my cat Tilly, and I come from an average size town in West Yorkshire, England. The same place where the Bronte sisters were born and I am from the village in the mill town I write about.”
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*HER SOON TO BE RELEASED BOOK*
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The Hidden Saga Book 1

Author: Serina Hartwell

Print ISBN:

E-Book ISBN

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Release Date to be determined
AND I Can Not Wait! So keep checking back to see when she is Released!
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AND lastly, I’d like to share an Awesome Blog Tip with You! I found a Wonderful place to get your BLOG NOTICED! It’s called: “Blogionaire” http://www.Blogionaire.com
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS!:
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Blogionaire forwards all traffic to todays blogionaire and tomorrow’s blogionaire is picked from the blogs added today. All unique blogs added by unique users will be stored in our database for tomorrow’s pick of a blogionaire. A user can add or love a blog one time per day. A user can add or love multiple blogs per day.

Can I add any blog?

The blog needs to be written in english. The blog must also comply with our terms.

How do you pick?

Our database picks a random blog and our crew controls so that the blog content comply with our terms of service. If the blog doesn’t comply with the terms the database will pick another random blog. The more unique visitors that has added your blog or loved your blog the greater the chance of becoming tomorrow’s blogionaire.

Is tomorrow the day after today?

The blogionaire that is picked from blogs added today will be blogionaire the day after tomorrow. If you love your blog on Friday and you become our blogionaire you will be presented as blogionaire on Sunday.

Visit today’s blogionaire
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Once you add your BLOG, go and get your *BLOGIONAIRE* Button to add to your Blog like this!

SEE,….”FABULOUS”!!
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Well, that’s all for today everyone! I hope sharing this will be helpful to Someone?
Have a Great Week All! *Cat*

Just Some Writer Ramblings, Tips, and Idea’s…..

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WELCOME,
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I spent the day catching up on some finishing touch’s on book number two, catching up on reading and visiting some helpful websites that I wanted to pass on to you.
First the ramblings as it is a New Year, it should be time too for all new passwords on all the important things YOU use a password for to change. Like Your emails, all your Social Media accounts like Twitter, Facebook, About.me, Path, Tumbler, Pinterest, maybe even your vendor accounts through Amazon, Kindle, and GoodReads, Barnes and Noble too!

Some you haven’t heard of you say? These are couple tips on more exposure for wares your promoting! Another great place to give you insight on the “Best Ways” to maximize your FB posts, Twitter posts, YouTube videos and more is my friend Robert at http://Sparkah.com he has all kinds of Marketing videos from his YouTube account that he shares on all the perfect ways to use social media marketing!

For Writers and Authors, it also means some New Year Goals in maybe publishing a new book. Have you considered using a “Fund Raising” site to help cover out-of-pocket expenses and publishing costs? That is what helped me last year get my book published and my e-book out this past May too! Since I had 2 different book covers, one for my paperback, and one for my e-book, I needed help with the costs. We all know the only people making the BIG BUCKS are those who are FAMOUS. Their books sell, but us “Penniless Writers” need some help!…LOL…

There are many to choose from like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and more.
That’s why I did some research, and the best one that fit my needs is “Go Fund Me” http://gofundme.com/5zeqjo This is my link to my “2014 Donor Dream Goal” for Donors to help get my next 2 books out in the world.

My last fundraiser was through “WePay.com and I had good success there as I raised enough to get my first book done!  But I wanted a more “Professional” look, and “Goal Levels” of giveaways for my Site this time around, and to be able to get my “New Donors” feel more involved in the Writing and Publishing process! So “Click On” my link above and take a peek at my “GoFundme” site and see how easy it is and creative you can be!

Another website I use, and really helps with marketing my book and both my WordPress Blogs is http://about.me.com  This is a new and fast growing network and community of ALL types of people! It’s free, fast, and easy to be creative on making a PAGE for yourself no matter what you do, or kind of business you have! They have “Share Widgets” to use so you can share your “About Me” page on your Blogs or Websites as your Home or About Tabs. I use mine on my Recovery Blog here.
Here is my link: http://about.me/AuthorCatherineLyon as I use it as my Author Bio!

MEET MY NEW FRIENDS AT NOKBOK!

Now I just came across an awesome website via Twitter! I wanted to share a little of what they do. If you are a poet, writer, published author, article writer, you really need to check out this website! It’s a fantastic concept that I have not seen much around before, an excellent way to make income as well, but in a very different way.
They are called: “NokBok” Read Unlimited Books…..  https://nokbok.com.
I have only met TWO of the web team members, Kailee and Joey, and here is a little of what they do as they bring Readers and Writers together!
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What is Nokbok?

Nokbok is a subscription based digital library of published and self-published material. Our collection includes books, journalism, articles, academic papers, documents, poems, short stories and more.

Publishers and authors can upload their written material to Nokbok for free and gain royalties whenever their work is read. Nokbok uses a unique royalty model where publishers/authors share in the Total Gross Revenue from the website.

Our vision is to build the world’s largest collection of stories and ideas and place it at everyone’s fingertips for a low monthly cost, while ensuring that the creators of these works receive competitive royalties. Through the Nokbok community, we hope to offer great opportunities for exposure to aspiring, self-published and published authors. Additionally, we desire to encourage people of all ages to spend more time reading and discovering. And finally, our goal is to become a community of action by reaching out beyond ourselves to give to those in need.

WHAT TYPES OF WORKS DO THEY OFFER?

The simple answer is. . . pretty much anything, and there is no limit to how much you can upload. We hope to see books, magazines, newspapers, dissertations, lesson plans, poetry, satire, political disputes, cookbooks, short stories, children’s books, works in progress, blogs, citizen journalism, published and unpublished books, journals, research, collaborations, articles, and serial stories. . . oh, and did we mention all of this in multiple languages. We have over 30 languages available. See the following link for a detailed listing of genres and categories: Nokbok Genres and Categories.

Nokbok uses a system of rating works like movies (G, PG, PG-13, R, MA) in order to protect young readers from inappropriate material and to ensure that all readers are aware of what they are about to read. We do not accept promotion of violence or sexual offenses, or pro-terrorism material. See Writer Terms of Service for a complete list of unacceptable material……
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I think Nokbok is going to spread like wildfire once the word gets out! Make sure you tell “Kailee and Joey that “Author, Catherine Townsend-Lyon” SENT YOU! That’s it for today folks! Hope what I shared with you today helps in some little way!
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“Yes I’m an Author in Recovery, but my Passion is Writing”!
God Bless All!  Xo Xo