Gloria Oren

Gloria Oren

Writer, Book Reviewer, Award-winning Editor

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Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Linda Kedy

As we approach June which celebrates cancer survival, I am privileged today to host a special guest Linda Kedy. Her book Cancer Is Great for Your Health published Dec. 2012 tells Linda’s story. Linda, like myself, is a cancer survivor. Linda wrote her book because she wanted to help support others diagnosed with the big [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Heather Greenis

Hello again, this week I am welcoming Heather Greenis to Gloria’s Corner. Heather left the corporate world after fifteen years in the world of finance. Her inspiration came from the stories her clients shared during those years.

Her book, Natasha’s Dream, to be published by Muse It Up Publishing, is due out June 21, 2013.

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Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Kay LaLone

Well, another week has gone by and the sun is finally shining. Join me today in welcoming Kay LaLone, author of Ghostly Clues, published by MuseItUp Publishing.

Kay lives in Michigan with her husband and a teenage son (two older sons live nearby). She has two dogs and a cat.  She loves writing about ghosts [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Mary Waibel

Join me in welcoming Mary Waibel, author of Quest of the Hart, to be published by MuseItUp Publishing very soon. Her companion novel to this one, The Lost Princess should be out in a few months.

Mary lives with her husband, son, and two cats. She loves twisting fairy tales. When she’s not writing, Mary [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Miki Z. Bell

Join me in welcoming a lady I met online not too long ago. Her debut, an autobiography titled A Life of Many Colors: From Israel to America has just come out and is available on Amazon.com Miki is a fascinating lady who says she’s “79 years young.” With an attitude like that how can you [...]

Friday Featured Blogger – Cheryl Malandrinos

Today I’d like to welcome a long-time online friend and another fellow Muser, Cheryl Malandrinos.

Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer, children’s author, and editor. Her first children’s book, Little Shepherd, was released in August 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing. She is a member of the SCBWI, a book reviewer, and blogger.

Her blog [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight – Heather Haven

Today on Wednesday Writer Spotlight we have with us Heather Haven, an award winning author, a fellow Muser and a good online friend. Heather has written short stories, novels, comedy acts, television treatments, ad copy, commercials, and two one-act plays. She even ghostwrote a book on running an employment agency, ironically, while she herself was unemployed.

Her [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Bob Rich

Today I want to welcome Dr. Bob Rich to Gloria’s Corner. Dr. Bob calls

himself a writer, a mudsmith, and a psychologist. Dr. Bob Rich is a

past winner of both the EPIC award and the Golden Web Awards. He is

here today to talk with us about his latest novel Ascending Spiral.

 

I’ve [...]

Book Review: The Mind of Thuse!! by Linda Smarzik

Linda Smarzik

The Mind of Thuse!! Thriving within effortlessness

One Breath Village, 2013, 197 pages, $24.95

ISBN: 978-0-9843674-4-3

Nonfiction

“…people are the most alive, most vibrant, and most content when they can readily access their process of creativity leading to effortlessness on a regular basis—regardless of the specific activity.”

In The Mind of Thuse!! [...]

Wednesday Writer Spotlight: Interview with Stan Hampton Sr.

  Today we are welcoming our first Wednesday Writer Spotlight guest Stan Hampton Sr. who is touring his eBook Better than a Rabbit’s Foot, published by Muse It Up Publishing. Here is a bit about Stan and the cover of the book, before we move on to an interview with him and an excerpt from [...]