1. WINNERS TO BE PICKED ON 12/5/16 and shipped in time for the Holidays.
2. Rules:
   1st Prize:  Will receive the kindle and their choice of 3 books.
   2nd Prize:Will receive their choice of 5 of the remaining books
   3rd Prize: Will receive their pick of 4 of the remaining books
   4th Prize: Will receive their pick 3 of the remaining books.
   5th Prize: Will receive their pick of 2 of the remaining 3 books.
3. 6th Prize: Will receive one book.
4. No one can pick more than 2 of one author's books.

1.)  What is the main problem that Maynard Chalk’s employees face?

2.)  What career path did Robert Whitehill chose to embark on before committing full time to writing?

3.)  Where does Ben Blackshaw call home?

4.)  Does Ben Blackshaw enjoy returning to the roles he played as a Navy Seal?

5.)  Do Robert Whitehill’s characters ever surprise him as he is writing?

6.)  What is the name of the production company that has optioned the Blackshaw books to make into a major motion picture?

1.)  In which book is the main character a corpse magnet?

2.)  How does the author and the other guests believe the corpse magnet character keeps her sense of humor?

3.)  In what books does the character Wil VanLipsig fly the oceans of the universe to discover adventure and with his soul mate save the day?

4.)  What books are the character Teague in?

5.)  Does the main character in The Owl of the Saipan Lord, believe in the power of dreams?

6.)  What field is Clare Montgomery in?

7.)  What business are Viv Drewa and Karen Vaughan running besides writing?

1.)  What happens to Greenlee and how does she handle it, when she finds out?

2.)  In who’s book is the character Kristen Matthews?

3.)  What happened to inspire Jannifer Powelson to embark on the Nature Station Mystery series?

4.)  What do Rachel Raccoon and Sammy Skunk teach children?

5.)  In The Ghost in the Whispering Willows, what are the names of the boys who embark on investigating ghosts?

6.)  Who are the characters in Amanda’s Mischief series?

7.)  What is the name of the Publishing company that Jannifer Powelson and Amanda Thrasher start?

1.)  What genre does Matthew Gene write in?

2.)  Which book is the character Christopher in?

3.)  Besides being an author, what else is Linda known for?

4.)  Who saves Roxy the Reindeer’s Christmas?

5.)  In Boy and Poi Poi Puppy, what does the boy learn?

6.)  Kyle Hoffman works for The Corporation, what does this branch of the government do?

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2016/09/17/in-the-spotlight-features-the-award-winning-author-robert-whitehill

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2016/11/12/in-the-spotlight-lets-talk-characters-plots-and-great-books

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2016/12/03/in-the-spotlight-there-is-joy-and-truth-in-books

Once in a Lifetime Giveaway - Progressive Rising Phoenix Authors

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   WINNERS TO BE PICKED ON 12/5/16 and shipped in time for the Holidays.
2. Rules:
   1st Prize:  Will receive the kindle and their choice of 3 books.
   2nd Prize:Will receive their choice of 5 of the remaining books
   3rd Prize: Will receive their pick of 4 of the remaining books
   4th Prize: Will receive their pick 3 of the remaining books.
   5th Prize: Will receive their pick of 2 of the remaining 3 books.
3. 6th Prize: Will receive one book.
4. No one can pick more than 2 of one author's books.
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1. In who’s book is the character Greenlee?
2. What does Greenlee experience and how does she handle it?
3. In who’s book is the character Kristen Matthews?
4. What motivates Kristen?
5. What do Rachel Raccoon and Sammy Skunk teach children?
6. In The Ghost in the Whispering Willlows, what are the names of the boys who embark on investigating ghosts?
7. What is the name of the Publishing company that Jannifer Powelson and Amanda Thrasher start?

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1. What genre does Matthew Gene write in?
2. Which book is the character Christopher in?
3. Besides being an author, what else does Linda do?

1. Who saves Roxy the Reindeer’s Christmas?
2. In Boy and Poi Poi Puppy, what does the boy learn?
3. Kyle Hoffman works for The Corporation, what does this branch of the government do?

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   WINNERS TO BE PICKED ON 12/5/16 and shipped in time for the Holidays.
2. Rules:
   1st Prize:  Will receive the kindle and their choice of 3 books.
   2nd Prize:Will receive their choice of 5 of the remaining books
   3rd Prize: Will receive their pick of 4 of the remaining books
   4th Prize: Will receive their pick 3 of the remaining books.
   5th Prize: Will receive their pick of 2 of the remaining 3 books.
3. 6th Prize: Will receive one book.
4. No one can pick more than 2 of one author's books.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2016/11/12/in-the-spotlight-lets-talk-characters-plots-and-great-books

The Answers to these questions are found in the above

1.)  In which book is the main character a corpse magnet?
2.)  How does the author and the other guests believe the corpse magnet character keeps her sense of    humor?
3.)  In what books does the character Wil VanLipsig fly the oceans of the universe to discover adventure and with his soul mate save the day?
4.)  What books are the character Teague in?
5.)  Does the main character in, The Owl of the Saipan Lord, believe in the power of dreams?
6.)  What field is Clare Montgomery in?
7.)  What business are Viv Drewa and Karen Vaughan running besides writing? 

Lone Wolf Tales: Lone Wolf Tales, is a collection of short stories and novellas which explore the universe of the Lone Wolf Series in greater detail. These nine tales fill in a few of the blanks, offer insights and create depth to key characters in the series.










The Ninja Tatoo: Teague McMurtry spent the last six years of his life in the Army. Finally having enough of killing, he comes home, thinking he's put the nightmare behind him. When he meets beautiful and sultry Vivica Rambo, he thinks his life is taking a turn for the better.








Conduct Unbecoming: Teague's back, but this time he's helping a friend. Nadeya Raymund is one of Teague's former Army buddies. When she goes missing, he wants to know why -- especially when a man turns up at the beach, brutally murdered. Teague knows that Nadeya was looking for this man. Could she have caught up with him and killed him? The clock is ticking. Will Teague solve this mystery before it's too late?







The Owl of the Saipan Lord. Is a story about a widow who, with the help of an owl and blue eyed spirit, solves her husbands murder, and a 1300 year old mystery in Peru.

Daytona Dead: The honeymoon of Laura and Gerry Fitz is off to a fast-paced yet deadly start when they arrive in Florida. There is a maniac behind the wheel who needs to win at all costs. When he wins, life is great but when he loses he is DRIVEN TO KILL!
The first victim off the starting line is Laura’s ex-husband Lou, and she is taking it personally. Mix in a creepy cop and some unexpected surprises and you have a race for your life. Who will win and who will wipe out?

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   WINNERS TO BE PICKED ON 12/5/16 and shipped in time for the Holidays.
2. Rules:
   1st Prize:  Will receive the kindle and their choice of 3 books.
   2nd Prize:Will receive their choice of 5 of the remaining books
   3rd Prize: Will receive their pick of 4 of the remaining books
   4th Prize: Will receive their pick 3 of the remaining books.
   5th Prize: Will receive their pick of 2 of the remaining 3 books.
3. 6th Prize: Will receive one book.
4. No one can pick more than 2 of one author's books.

Robert Blake Whitehill

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2016/09/17/in-the-spotlight-features-the-award-winning-author-robert-whitehill

Books up for grabs: Listen to the Show for the answers to the following questions:

1. What is the main problem that Maynard Chalk’s employees face?
2. What career path did Robert Whitehill chose to embark on before committing full time to writing?
3. Where does Ben Blackshaw call home?
4. Does Ben Blackshaw enjoy returning to the roles he played as a Navy Seal?
5. Do Robert Whitehill’s characters ever surprise him as he is writing?
6. What is the name of the production company that has optioned the Blackshaw books to make into a major motion picture?

Former Navy SEAL Ben Blackshaw lurks in solitude aboard the shoaled wreck of the American Mariner in the Chesapeake Bay. He is awakened one stormy spring night when a drifting dinghy slams into the old ship’s hull. Blackshaw investigates, and discovers there is only one occupant in the sinking boat, a naked young woman lying unconscious in the bilge. 
Against his better judgment, and risking his own undercover operation, Blackshaw gives shelter to Tally, the terrified refugee. He soon learns Tally has escaped a calculating crew of sociopaths who are about to launch an internet site called L’Abattoir, on which hostages will be tortured, and then executed. Tally was able to free herself, but she now she must return to the dreaded dungeon with help to rescue her little sister, and to free twenty other victims-in-waiting. Blackshaw’s wife, LuAnna, arrives at the old ship on a resupply mission, and upon hearing Tally’s story, encourages Blackshaw to return home to Smith Island, and enlist his friend Knocker Ellis to help. Ellis suggests inviting other Smith Islander’s to join the mission. Blackshaw and Ellis are both shocked that their friends and neighbors will not lend a hand. The two men return to the American Mariner to find that LuAnna’s crab skiff has been sunk and that LuAnna and Tally have both disappeared.
With help from weather-wizard Michael Craig, Blackshaw back-tracks the most likely meandering course that Tally’s boat drifted the night before. But when Blackshaw and Ellis arrive at the dinghy’s starting place at the pier of a waterfront home on the Chesapeake, they find two FBI agents already investigating the double-homicide of an elderly couple, and the kidnapping of the couple’s grandchildren; five-year-old twins. To Blackshaw and Ellis, this mayhem bears the bloody signature of Maynard Chalk, their old nemesis.

Blackshaw races the FBI to discover the lair where the ghoulish L’Abattoir is to take place; he is terrified that LuAnna herself has been dragged there for slaughter. What he learns about the depths of human depravity shatters not only his faith, but the foundations of his sanity.

Ben Blackshaw’s wife, LuAnna, has been shot and lies in a permanent coma on Smith Island. Blackshaw has a disastrous falling out with his best friend, Knocker Ellis. Licking his wounds alone on Lethe Island, Blackshaw resolves to quit the Chesapeake. To his disgust, he soon uncovers evidence of the brutal lynching of a young black boy. Police fail to capture the murderers despite the evidence Blackshaw turns over; Blackshaw himself becomes a suspect. He deploys west to Arizona in search of the killers, and discovers an encampment of armed ranchers, along with a one-percenter biker gang, and a cult of white supremacist vigilantes who have all sworn to stop the flood of undocumented immigrants crossing the Mexico line. But everyone hides deadly secrets, including a biologic Weapon of Mass Destruction, the bizarre shoot-down of a Customs and Border Protection helicopter, and the disappearance of its crew. The vigilante camp itself is surrounded by a raging wildfire. Blackshaw teams with Del, an Apache member of the Geronimo Interagency Hotshot Crew, who was detailed to battle the blaze. Together they patrol in on the gathering of monsters. Part of their treacherous journey takes Blackshaw and Del through a cavern system of strange, wondrous, and lethal beauty. In the end, fire and hate threaten to consume everyone; the light of the inferno reveals that Blackshaw might be no better than the quary he hunts.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT AUGUST 20th 2016

I had such a great time answering Fiona's questions that I decided I must share the interview.

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In The Spotlight Jennie and Kevin

In The Spotlight july 16

Only A Dream

THE AMAZING AND TALENTED SHYA BETH

Before I met Shya Beth at the EQUUS Film Festival in New York City, November, I had seen FLEUR, a brilliantly colored and constructed horse sculpture. FLEUR is incredible.

Later I had the opportunity to meet and talk with her. She is a remarkable young woman, at the time Shya was fifteen years old and not only well spoken, but a woman who was passionate about not only her art but also horses and other people’s art too.

It is one moment in time that I will never forget, for her conversation was interesting, her presence of self, far beyond what most achieve in their lifetimes and her art is remarkable and full of passion.

I am so pleased to have the opportunity to interview her on my blog.

Please help me welcome the talented Shya Beth.

Shya when we met at the Equus Film Festival in November of 2015, I was amazed at the workmanship and beauty of your sculpture Fleur and how wonderfully you present yourself, your creativity and intelligence.

Besides Fleur, I understand that you have many more sculptures and some of them are/were picked to be exhibited at different places.

Would you tell us about that? And where they are/have been on exhibition?

First of all, thank you for your kind compliments on my art, Marta! Yes, I have several other sculptures that are complete and much more in progress. “Fleur!!” was my first nearly life-size equine sculpture, followed by my “New Year’s Horse” made out of cedar/pine branches to celebrate the New Year. 

I have also made my Blue Jean Jumper, which is covered in blue jeans that I have collected at thrift shops and jeans that friends have “donated” to my project.  For the past few years, I have been making carousel horses out of the old ride on hobby horses as well.

For your question on exhibits, My carousels have been exhibited for several years (2013-2015) at one of the largest horse shows in NJ, The Garden State Horse Show. Fleur!! Was then exhibited at Centenary College’s Equine Center (Hackettstown, NJ, October 2014-October 2015) along with New Years Horse.

Christmas Horse & Full Carousel

Joey (from War Horse

Blue Denzel

Little Jumper

Knight Horse

Patriotic Horse

Side Saddle Jumper

My Blue Jean Jumper and Fleur!! were on the Awards Stage at the EQUUS Film Festival and this past January 2016 Fleur!! was at the Peters Valley Art Gallery & School of Craft in Layton, NJ.

I read that you are also a filmmaker, would you tell us what goes into filmmaking? And what your films are about?

Lots of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, even when things don’t work out or get too hard instantly came to mind.

My films are about my Blue Jean Horse Project. My Project consists of about 13 life-size equine sculptures representing different disciplines/breeds of horses, including show jumping, polo, racing, dressage, etc. Each horse will go on its own unique journey to different horse shows/events, to be signed by prominent riders/trainers/, etc. In their respective fields. Once each horse is covered in signatures, I will have an exhibit of them, then auction them off to benefit horse charities. So, my documentaries will include interviews with the people who sign them, and with some of the organizations that will be benefiting from the Project as well.

And where you get your ideas from?

The stillness of the forest, epic music ;)

I am astounded at the creativity and amount of projects you already have going. Are they all based around the equine world?

Yes. As I said about my Blue Jean Horse Project, many of my sculptures represent horse breeds/disciplines. Several other equine sculptures that are in progress represent horses in myths as well.

Would you tell us how you came up with the idea for your Equine Art Hour?

In January of 2015, I started going on “hours”, which are essentially groups of people that meet on Twitter to tweet about all things horses (there are several other hours that are for other topics as well). After a while, I started to notice there was a gap for horse art, and I decided to bridge that gap by creating the first-ever #equinearthour on Twitter. Now, I use it as an interviewing platform, where I interview equine artists and where people from around the world can ask the artist’s questions about their art.

You also have a blog called the Flying Shetlands that showcases equine art and artists. What motivated you to do this?

For years I would bookmark articles about equine art and save books/articles about horse art and the idea just came from that!

Where do you find your contributors?

Everywhere! Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, magazines/books and other artists.

https://theflyingshetlands.wordpress.com/

https://twitter.com/flyingshetlands

What other projects are you currently working on?

My Blue Jean Horse Project, many other equine sculptures of various forms. I have a few other long term, 'The Flying Shetlands' projects in the works as well.

Thanks for interviewing me, Marta!

Thank you, Shya, it was such a pleasure talking with you again, I hope we have a chance to connect again. Perhaps at the EQUUS Film Festival, this year?

You probably all saying “whew” to yourself and are as astounded as I was at the creativity, talent and drive of this young woman. I believe we will be seeing much more of her as the years go by. What do you think?