Randall Park -Writer - Producer Director - World Of Ink Special

Please join Marsha Casper Cook on April 1 at  1PM PST 2PM MT 3PM CST 4PMEST when her special guest will be Randall Dark, author,producer,director and cinematographer. He will be discussing his films and projects.

Feel free to call in because Randall welcomes callers. How great is that!

It's going to be a wonderful show so mark your calendar and if you're unable to listen live right after the show is over it's on demand.

Call in number 714-242-5259

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Review - Pan -Melissa Keir - Reviewer

.@melissa_keir: Pan is a Movie for the Whole Family #moviereview

10/11/2015

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​ Throw everything you thought you knew about Peter Pan out the window. This installment of the classic book and movie, retells the tale. I’m giving Pan a B+.

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​ Pan tells the story behind the boy who becomes the leader of a rag tag group of boys living in Neverland. Peter is left at an orphanage by his mother and then is kidnapped by sky pirates and taken to Neverland. Once in Neverland, Peter is put to work in the mines, toiling daily for pixie dust. Blackbeard, the pirate, needs the dust to extend his life. Peter befriends a man named James Hook (yep, Captain Hook) as the two set off to find Peter’s mother.

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​ The cinematography is amazing. Images appear to be a blend of cartoonish and realistic. Bright colors and unique animals abound. One of my favorite images was the use of a burst of bright color when one of Tiger Lily’s tribe dies. 

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​ While this tale doesn’t follow the original storyline, there are many nods to the story we’ve come to know and love. Captain Hook is a schemer but also a flirt and while Tiger Lily is a Caucasian girl rather than Native American, her tribe is a mixture of a variety of ethnicities.

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​ The fun action and exciting storyline make this a perfect movie for the whole family. Children will love the sword fights and pirate ship battles. Adults will understand the nods towards the original storyline as well as the twist on James Hook’s character. Who knew he wasn’t always a bad guy!

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​ But if you are going in expecting this story to remain true to the original, you will be sorely disappointed. Leave your preconceived notions at the door and enjoy a family friendly movie!

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Getting Books In Libraries

How to Get a Self Published Book into Libraries

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-Self-Published-Book-into-Libraries

If you're a self-published author who is trying to promote your book and get it into bookstores, why not try getting it into a library first? Libraries are great marketing tools - they enable people to read your book and tell other people about it, making it more well-known and easier to eventually sell to bookstores.

Steps

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   Ensure that your book is high quality. Many people are wary of self-published books because they believe that they are low quality. Make sure that your book is formatted and has been carefully edited. Also, choose your bindings carefully, as libraries generally won't stock books with that are comb bound, spiral bound, or saddle stitched (stapled). It's a good idea to call your local library and ask them what their requirements are. Ensure that the cover makes the book look professional and interesting, as many people do judge a book by its cover.
   
   
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   Promote your book. Start promoting your book before contacting libraries to get the word out and show that you're serious. Create a website or blog for your book, and make sure it looks professional.
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   Be professional. Find out who the acquisitions librarian is (the librarian who purchases books for the library or branch), and call her, email her, or set up a brief meeting with her to ask about donating some copies of your books. Don't just put your book in the donations bin or hand it to a random librarian at the check out counter - chances are it will end up in a book sale that way. Be polite, professional, and respectful. Consider giving her a copy to look over if she seems unsure about your book.
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   Be prepared to donate a few copies. Libraries are usually non-profit organizations, and as such, they like donations. However, most libraries will require you to donate more than one copy of your book, as it costs money to catalogue it and is only worth their time and money if there's more than one copy in their library. Some libraries have special systems or sections in the library specifically for self-published local authors, so enquire about that.
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   Get a review. In order to not only get the attention of the not only the librarians, but the general public, get your book reviewed. Try to land a review from Library Journal, CHOICE, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, or Kirkus Reviews. There are also programs that will send flyers about your book to local libraries for a fee.
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   Ask others to request your book. Libraries usually take requests seriously, so it's a great way to get them to put your book on the shelves. Ask some friends and family members to request your book. Be careful that you don't have them submit dozens of spam-like requests for your book; librarians can tell which requests are fake and which are legitimate, and they won't be happy if you waste their time with fake requests.
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   Continue marketing your book. Once you get the book on the library shelves, your battle isn't necessarily over. Libraries will usually weed out books if they don't circulate well to free up shelf space for books that will. Make sure to promote your book as much as possible to ensure that people want to take it out.

Sexy romance is here! Thursday August 6 4PM EST 3 PM CST

 


Please join Marsha and Elizabeth on August 6th at 4 PM EST 3 PM CST 2 PM MT 1 PM PST for a great discussion on writing sexy hot scenes for their books and more!

Their guests will be Mellissa Keir, Dellai Oakes and Madeline Shade. It 's going to be a lot of fun.So join in !

Marsha Casper Cook - was born and raised in Chicago. She is a Partner of the World of Ink Network, Agent, Award-winning Script Writer, Novelist, Writing Coach, Media Release Specialist, Blog Talk Radio Host and Founder of Michigan Avenue Media. Marsha Casper Cook is the author of 10 published books and 11 feature-length screenplays, a literary agent with 15 years of experience and the host of BTR's World of Ink Network shows: A Good Story Is a Good Story, What is Success and special editions of The World of Ink Network. She and her guests discuss writing and what's new in the entertainment field. Marsha has also appeared as a guest on other network shows and will continue to make frequent visits to other shows.

Elizabeth writes erotic romance, erotica, and horror.Her stories including THE OILY, BACK BEYOND THE HEDGEROW, WE'RE ALL MAD HERE, TROUBLE IN THIGH HIGH BOOTS, CLIMBING HER TOWER, TRAILER TRASH ZOMBIES, ALICIA, SHATTERING THE MEAT TUNNEL, PURR, and DON'T CALL ME BABY.
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Magic Mike Review - by Melissa Keir

Three years after the last movie, Mike’s made his dream come true of being a business owner. He has his own custom furniture shop but little else. The dream of a wife and kids is up in smoke. When he gets a mysterious phone call about the death of Dallas, he decides to visit the old gang. 

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Magic Mike XXL is a trip down memory lane for Mike who’s buddies are also not really ready to grow up and let go of the lifestyle, the women or the money. So off they go on one last adventure to Myrtle Beach.

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Having spent many a summer (nearly 20) at Myrtle Beach, I must have missed this whole part of town. Jada Pinkett Smith plays Rome-a former flame of Mikes who teaches the boys how to up their game with class. And pay close attention as she is instructing because you might miss Michael Strahan of morning TV and football fame as a sexy stripper. In fact, this movie has some surprising guest roles from Addie McDowell as the rich, southern mom and Elizabeth Banks as the venue coordinator (Isn’t she everywhere these days?)

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Not surprising, the boys rock it out and we have a bromance ending- hot chicks, money, and smiles! Really the only way I think to view this movie is with a bunch of your closest friends after a few too many cocktails or on your DVD player so you can watch those moves again and again. For this queen… I’ll take my King with a little more romance and intelligence.

Paramormal Authors Discuss Their Experiences

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Strange things happen - Paranormal show - World Of Ink -

 

Special Paranormal show - Please join the WORLD OF INK NETWORK on A Good Story Is A Good Story - April 14 at 9 PM EST 8PM CST 7 PM MT -6PM PST when Marsha and Kelly host a fun packed evening with Paranormal Writers and their stories. It's not just about books it's about why they write books in the Paranormal Genre and how they react to events in their lives that are Paranormal.

Guests for the show are Marianne Morea, Steven Spellman and Gail Gurley.
It's going to be a great show - call in with Paranormal stories if you have    (714) 242-5259

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Social Issues - Documentary Filmaker -Mary Ann Bruni - Quest For Honor

We welcome you to BTR's featured World of Ink Network. Please join Marsha Cook and Jack Remick on March 24 at 9PM EST 8 PM CST 7 PM MT 6 PM PST when they interview Mary Ann Bruni photographer, journalist, author, pilot,activist,and now director and producer of the documentary Quest For Honor.

The alarming rise in "honor killing," the heinous act of men killing daughters, sisters and wives who threaten "family honor," endangers tens of thousands of women in Iraq, Turkey, Jordan and adjoining countries. The Women's Media Center of Suleymaniyah, Iraq, has joined forces with Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) to end this practice.   

Quest for Honor follows Runak Faranj, a former teacher and tireless activist, as she works with local lawmen, journalists and members of the KRG to solve the murder of a widowed young mother, protect the victim of a safe-house shooting, eradicate honor killing and redefine honor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CWjkKlVErA - Mary Ann Bruni -

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Meet Isabella Pimpinella -

Monday, March 23, 2015

Meet Isabella Pimpinella - Kids love her - Free on Kindle - Monday & Tuesday - March 23 & 24

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Isabella Pimpinella‘s Magical Potion is a fun imaginative read for the early reader as well as the more advanced. The true test of bravery begins with thirteen little girls and a cat named Bogart who have the time of their life at the greatest sleepover ever. It’s not only fun it's magical. 

Magical Potion Chant
 
 “Here we are

Ready at last.

To make our potion

A potion of the past.

A potion for now

A potion for then.

Please give us the okay

To be on our way!”

Suddenly, the air became still. An amazing quiet filled the room. Even
Twyla was quiet. Isabella nodded for Bogart to begin. Bogart looked at
Isabella. Then, everything happened so fast. Isabella couldn’t believe
her eyes. Bogart jumped right into the kettle. Isabella was shocked by
what came next. Bogart was doing the backstroke and waving to everyone.

Twyla couldn’t stop laughing. Isabella wanted to laugh but didn’t.
Instead, she began to count.

“One, two, three

Please dear Bogart

Come out, Come out.

The show is now over

It’s time to begin

We all can see

You really can swim.”

There was a big splash and Bogart jumped out.

Again, Isabella began to chant.

“Bones, bones

Come to me

Inside our potion

Is where you want to be.”

Each junior witch was given a small bag, filled to the top.

“Garlic and onions will give it some taste.

Milk and flour will make it like paste.

Corn and nuts will be a plus.

And if that’s not enough,

We’ll put in more stuff.

Ice cream, eggs, raisins and honey.

Now it’s beginning to smell really funny.”


 The final chant began:


“Lizards, lizards

It’s time to leave.

So hurry to the top

And out you will pop.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh

Please swim to the top.

And out you will come

Plop, plop, plop!”