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8:15 by Dr. Akiko Mikamo
10 Guidelines on How to Receive from God by Larry Ellerbee
Adventures of Callie: Callie’s New Friends, The by Dr. Ida Acuña-Garza
After All I’ve Been Through by LaNell Rogers
Arrival of a Renewable Fuel Technology, The by Christian O. Nweke
Aryella, The Messenger of Fairy Love and Her Fairy Friends by Susan Jane Tilley
Atropos Maker, The by N. J. Lujan
Ava by Janet Perroni
Back to Basics by R. A. Martin
Be Careful What You Wish For by Kay Moon
Big Bear Fair by Grandma Krazy
Blue Bias by Charles D. Hayes
BodySong by Patricia Anne Dye
Broadway General Manager by Peter Bogyo
Career Match by Naomi Vernon
Child of the Heart by Ron Kempton
Come Along and See by Dan Rasmussen Jr.
COMI: How to Consciously Overcome Mental Illness by Nancy Lynne Harris, M.A.
Contact Tracer/Virus Diary by Phil Barber
Cooperative Lives by Patrick Finegan
Covenant Betrayed by Mark Dahl
Covert Decisions by Donald Peters
Crown of Unity, The by Lisa Boomhower
Crystal Traveler by R. B. Breighton and Kathleen Dawe
Culture War Games by C. A. Davidson
Darkness at Dawn, The by Pamela Roberts Lee
Days of Beltane by Sean Aramesh
Death by Cop by Wayne Reid with Charles Gill
Death by Dose by Lynn Ronsen
Death of a Spouse by Erwin Parent
Defending Guns, The by Steve Prevosto
Demolition of Democracy, The by Ted Bagley
Devil’s Bookkeepers, The:  Book 1 by Mark H Newhouse
Difference Makers, The by Roja B. Sooben
Dreamer's Wish, A by Barbara Magargal
Everybody Feeds You by Dwight Jeffery
Feasting with the Trinity by Kendell Easley
Finding Gessler by Barbara Celeste McCloskey
Finite Theory by Phil Bouchard
Firefly Zodiac by Fiona McIlroy
Fix Yourself Handbook, The by Faust Ruggeriero, M.S.
Flowers When You’re Dead... and Italian Food While You Live! by Daniel Delfucho
Fly Fishing Challenge by Forrest Oldham
For Aged Men by Leon J. Alexander
For the Good Times by Tom and Virginia Shipley
For the Love of God by Bishop Ray Washington
Friends in Strange Places by Petra Graham
George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry” by Mary Sudman Donovan
Getting Up Close and Personal by Dee Williams
Gift for Mrs. B, A by Brenda Bittle Bucher
Gleeful Banker, The by Gardiner Noble
God Inspired Quotations And Understandings by Stanley D. Rainbow
Gospel and the Eternal Sin, The by Kevin Sparks Berry
Growing Up in Mister Rogers’ Real Neighborhood by Chris Rodell
Hauntings of Avalon by Flo Swann
History of College Nicknames, Mascots and School Colors, The by Gary Hudson
How Long Is Exile? by Astrida Barbins-Stahnke
How to Get the Best Head by Anette Bloch Jesperson
Illness of Medicine, The by Michael J. Young, M.D.
Inferno Scorcher: Book One by J.C. D.C.
It's a Sin to Be Boring by Nancy Singletary
Jonathan’s New Day by Kendell H. Easley
Journal of Dysfunction, Denial and Discovery by Elizebeth Harding
Kem Weber by David A. Bossert
Knowledge of the Hour by Torati
Kokomo and His Snowman by Dr. Joel A. Feder
Lance, The by George Vasil
Life: A Bit More? Revised Edition by Andrew Thomas Elder
Life's Story, A  by Tom Shipley
Lights Above Cass by Marilynn Brokaw Hall
Lord Chamberlain's Daughter, The by Ron Fritsch
Loving Memories by B.J. Barkley with Tawnia Mitchell
Man’s Late Night Thoughts, A by J. Richman
Man-Made Global Warming? by Tom Shipley
Mary: Woman of Sorrows by Beverly Lein
Mrs. Katz Was Troubled by Bob McElheney
My Book of Bible Verses & Daily Prayers  by Kathy Alexis
Necessary for Jesus by Stephen R. Kirkendall
Nevermind by John Climenhaga
Odyssey of the Western Spirit, The by Jack Meyer
Of Human Spirit, Mind and Soul by Daniel Zanou
Orange Blossom Fairy, The by Scharie Hilton
Ox-Boy of Ur, The by Rose Shaw
Pandora's Box by Alan Davis
Paradise Broken by Rob Marshall
Pirates Born from Iron and Blood by Timothy Patrick Means
Planning Today for Success Tomorrow by Dr. Moses McCutcheon, Jr.
Prepare Yourself for a Wonderful Life-Changing Experience by Richard Franza
Princess Who Wept Diamonds, The by Frank Tropea
Project Anasazi by Michael Brian O'Hara
Quantum Leap by Rainie York
Reading of the Will, The by Nwanganga Shields
Rocky and His Responsible Band of Cowboys by Janet H. Councilman
Rocky Raccoon and His Caring Classmates by Janet H. Councilman
Saying I Love You and Beyond by Ralph Mosgrove
Sagebrush Curtain, The by Melvin Adams
Secrets of Hawthorne House, The by Donald Firesmith
Shattered Earth by Dr. Ian Prattis
Sick and Twisted by Danny Salazar
Silver Pen, The by Jan Voth Dubbs
Snow Day with Summer, A by Margaret M. Eberl
Soul Mate’s Journey by Lauren Greysen
Susie’s Submissions by Gardiner Noble
They're Here! by C. M. Caffey
Time 2 MANning Up by Jasper “Mr. Horse” Manning
Tipper Chronicles, The by Hollis Williams
Toby by Phyllis M. Cutler
Troubles of Our Lives by Marie-Ghislaine Mera
True Crime Cases by Ron Rupert
Two Rivers of the Mind by Christopher J. Bourg
Unexpected, The by Donal Myrick
United States of America, The by Tom Shipley Jr.
Voices from a Wendy House Contrivance by Tom Walters
Walking on Ocean Floors by Mike "Spike" Mcgettigan
Walking Shadow, A by Gary Bolick
We All Wrote on the Same Outhouse Walls by Larry M. Farrar
We Are the Wackadoodles: It’s Nice to Be Kind by T.A. Duggan
Welcome To the Shivoo!  by Laura Bartnick
What Price Priesthood by Judy Beckman
Where Did Nicky Go? by Lucy Geddes
Who Am I? by Victoria Kingsfield
Wholesale Blood by Dan Rasmussen, Jr.
Woven Flag, The by Margaret Fourt Goka
Young Lords of Siyah Chan by Joan C. Wrenn
         
 
 
 
 
The Book Killers: Poor Structure
Keeping organized is a challenge for many artists, writers included. Order is not intuitive for creative people attempting to push boundaries, but clear structure, even in a work of fiction, provides a recognizable thought process for the reader. As always, the goal is for the reader to understand the writer’s words, not for the writer to confuse or make a stumbling attempt to impress. The human mind seeks order, and a book’s structure is essentially the map of its narrative. The easier it is to read the map, the easier it will be for the writer to deliver even complex details or the high art of fine writing. ...
 
 
Reviews for April 2020
10 Guidelines on How to Receive from God by Larry Ellerbee
Above Beyond by James A. Landry
Adventure Awaits, An by Kathleen Geiger
Adventures of Callie, The: Callie’s New Friends by Dr. Ida Acuña-Garza
Alder by Derek Dyer
After All I’ve Been Through by LaNell Rogers
Arrival of a Renewable Fuel Technology, The by Christian O. Nweke
Aryella, The Messenger of Fairy Love and Her Fairy Friends by Susan Jane Tilley
Art of Forgiveness, The by Carolyn CJ Jones
Atropos Maker, The by N. J. Lujan
Ava by Janet Perroni
Be Careful What You Wish For by Kay Moon
Big Bear Fair by Grandma Krazy
BodySong by Patricia Anne Dye
Child of the Heart by Ron Kempton
Come Along and See by Dan Rasmussen Jr.
COMI: How to Consciously Overcome Mental Illness by Nancy Lynne Harris, M.A.
Covenant Betrayed by Mark Dahl
Covert Decisions by Donald Peters
Crown of Unity, The by Lisa Boomhower
Crystal Traveler by R. B. Breighton and Kathleen Dawe
Culture War Games by C. A. Davidson
Daily Dawn of Hope by Nadine Tedford
Death by Dose by Lynn Ronsen
Days of Beltane by Sean Aramesh
Death of a Spouse by Erwin Parent
Defending Guns, The by Steven Prevosto
Demolition of Democracy, The by Ted Bagley
Dialogues with God by Janel Daguisan
Difference Makers, The by Roja B. Sooben
Dreamer's Wish, A by Barbara Magargal
Entitled by Janelle Scott
Everybody Feeds You by Dwight Jeffery
Feasting with the Trinity by Kendell Easley
Finding Gessler by Barbara Celeste McCloskey
Finite Theory by Phil Bouchard
Firefly Zodiac by Fiona McIlroy
Flowers When You’re Dead... and Italian Food While You Live! by Daniel Delfucho
Fly Fishing Challenge by Forrest Oldham
For Aged Men by Leon J. Alexander
For the Love of God by Bishop Ray Washington
Friends in Strange Places by Petra Graham
George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry” by Mary Sudman Donovan
Getting Up Close and Personal by Dee Williams
Gift for Mrs. B, A by Brenda Bittle Bucher
Gladiator, The: Book II by Tony Carangi
Gleeful Banker, The by Gardiner Noble
God Inspired Quotations And Understandings by Stanley D. Rainbow
Gospel and the Eternal Sin, The by Kevin Sparks Berry
Hauntings of Avalon by Flo Swann
Healing by His Spirit by Geraldine D. Bryant
History of College Nicknames, Mascots and School Colors, The by Gary Hudson
How Long Is Exile? by Astrida Barbins-Stahnke
How to Get the Best Head by Anette Bloch Jesperson
Inferno Scorcher by J.C. D.C.
It's a Sin to Be Boring by Nancy Singletary
Jonathan’s New Day by Kendell H. Easley
Journal of Dysfunction, Denial and Discovery by Elizebeth Harding
Knowledge of the Hour by Torati
Kokomo and His Snowman by Dr. Joel A. Feder
Korean War Odyssey, A by Tom Gormley
Lance, The by George Vasil
Life: A Bit More? (Revised Edition) by Andrew Thomas Elder
Life and Times of Sgt. Joseph Thomas "Tom" Biway, USMC, The by D. J. Cotten
Life as a Lobster by Page (Turner) Curry
Life's Story, A by Tom Shipley
Lights Above Cass by Marilynn Brokaw Hall
Loving Memories by B.J. Barkley with Tawnia Mitchell
Man’s Late Night Thoughts, A by J. Richman
Man-Made Global Warming? by Tom Shipley
Mary: Woman of Sorrows by Beverly Lein
My Book of Bible Verses & Daily Prayers by Kathy Alexis
Nevermind by John Climenhaga
New Beginning, A by Alyss Morgan
Odyssey of the Western Spirit, The by Jack Meyer
Orange Blossom Fairy, The by Scharie Hilton
Ox-Boy of Ur, The by Rose Shaw
Pandora's Box by Alan Davis
Paradise Broken by Rob Marshall
Planning Today For Success Tomorrow by Dr. Moses McCutcheon, Jr.
Prepare Yourself for a Wonderful Life-Changing Experience by Richard Franza
Project Anasazi by Michael Brian O'Hara
Reading of the Will, The by Nwanganga Shields
Rocky and His Responsible Band of Cowboys by Janet H. Councilman
Rocky Raccoon and His Caring Classmates by Janet H. Councilman
Sagebrush Curtain, The by Melvin Adams
Saying I Love You and Beyond by Ralph Mosgrove
Sick and Twisted by Danny Salazar
Silver Pen, The by Jan Voth Dubbs
Snow Day with Summer, A by Margaret M. Eberl
Soul Mate’s Journey by Lauren Greysen
Speaking "Post Modernism" by Dr. Loris O. Gillin
Spirit Within, The by Jon H. Robertson
Susie’s Submissions by Gardiner Noble
They Laugh in My Language by Martha Ellis and Pat Chapman
They're Here! by C. M. Caffey
Time 2 MANning Up by Jasper “Mr. Horse” Manning
Tipper Chronicles, The by Hollis Williams
True Crime Cases by Ron Rupert
Two Rivers of the Mind by Christopher J. Bourg
Unexpected, The by Donal Myrick
United States of America, The by Tom Shipley Jr.
Voices from a Wendy House Contrivance by Tom Walters
Walking on Ocean Floors by Mike "Spike" Mcgettigan
We All Wrote on the Same Outhouse Walls by Larry M. Farrar
We Are the Wackadoodles: It’s Nice to Be Kind by T.A. Duggan
Welcome To the Shivoo! by Laura Bartnick
What Price Priesthood by Judy Beckman
When Writing Morphs into a Lifetime by Myrna Lou Jastra
Where Did Nicky Go? by Lucy Geddes
Who Am I? by Victoria Kingsfield
Wholesale Blood by Dan Rasmussen, Jr.
Young Lords of Siyah Chan by Joan C. Wrenn

 
 
 
Focus Review
Broadway General Manager: Demystifying The Most Important And Least Understood Role In Show Business by Peter Bogyo
 
A lover of theater since the age of five, Bogyo, a veteran Broadway general manager, is no stranger to show business. Having worked with notable heavyweights such as Cicely Tyson, Stephen Sondheim, Carol Burnett, and Richard Dreyfuss, Bogyo holds an esteemed reputation in the industry. Now he graciously shares his expertise with an honest, inside look into a critical but misunderstood role. His objective here is to answer the question of what precisely a general manager does in an unvarnished book he wishes he had when first starting out. He explores the myriad ways in which a general manager “interacts with people at every level of the production.” Beyond that, Bogyo examines with precise detail the inner workings of theater and production management and the complexities these entail. He literally walks us step-by-step through the day-to-day functions and requirements for developing, organizing, and administrating a major stage production from birth to end. ...
 
 
 
Recommended Reviews
8:15 by Dr. Akiko Mikamo
Back to Basics by R. A. Martin
Blue Bias by Charles D. Hayes
Broadway General Manager by Peter Bogyo
Career Match by Naomi Vernon
Contact Tracer/Virus Diary by Phil Barber
Darkness at Dawn, The by Pamela Roberts Lee
Fix Yourself Handbook, The by Faust Ruggeriero, M.S.
For the Good Times by Tom and Virginia Shipley
Growing Up in Mister Rogers’ Real Neighborhood by Chris Rodell
Mrs. Katz Was Troubled by Bob McElheney
Pirates Born from Iron Blood by Timothy Patrick Means
Princess Who Wept Diamonds, The by Frank Tropea
Pursuit of the Personal Renaissance Experience, The by Peter G. Justus, M.D.
Quantum Leap by Rainie York
Secrets of Hawthorne House, The by Donald Firesmith
Women of Color in Tech by Susanne Tedrick

 
 
 
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