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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “It Is Well” by Y. Sharre DaCosta

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“It Is Well”
by Y. Sharre DaCosta
4 of 5 Stars

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Y. Sharre DaCosta is a woman whose testimony of a modern-day miracle that has been captured in her book “It Is Well”.

As Y. Sharre DaCosta shares the tragedy of her second birth, she sets the reader up for the sweetest victory with God being at the helm of a true miracle. Her son, Stephen, was born with gastrointestinal problems that left no room for survival in the eyes of the doctor that delivered him. DaCosta met that challenge with an unfaltering faith, an activation of Scripture, a group of true prayer warriors, and God. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “It Is Well” by Y. Sharre DaCosta →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Missy B. Salick, author of Claiming Jeremiah

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Missy B. Salick, author of Claiming Jeremiah
(J.J. Autumn Publishing)

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On the same night that twenty four-year-old Jordyn Sims has a miscarriage, her sister-in-law Tori Sims conceives a child. Nine months later, Tori, a long term heroin addict, abandons her two-hour-old drug addicted newborn Jeremiah, in a hospital stairwell.

Jordyn receives the news and pursues foster adoption. However, Oscar, Tori’s possessive drug-addicted boyfriend, is not about to give Jeremiah up so easily.

With all odds against her adoption of Jeremiah, and her pregnancy at high risk from increasing stress, will Jordyn win this tough battle, or will her world crumble before her?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Claiming Jeremiah”?

Missy B. Salick: “Claiming Jeremiah” is a fictional memoir, based loosely off of my personal experience to foster-adopt my son. Through the foster adoption process, there was many times I felt alone and wish there was a book or somewhere I could turn to for insight. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Missy B. Salick, author of Claiming Jeremiah →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nancy Hendrickson, author of How to Write for Kindle

JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Nancy Hendrickson, author of How to Write for Kindle
(Green Pony Press, Inc.)

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“How to Write for Kindle” helps authors get published (and sold) on Kindle by showing them how to quickly write a quality book. The book also guides the reader through the best practices to make sure the book is found by buyers.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “How to Write for Kindle”?

Nancy Hendrickson: I have published many Kindle books. Having gone through a long learning process of how to format a book, and how to maximize Amazon’s own system for authors, I wanted to share the information with other writers. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nancy Hendrickson, author of How to Write for Kindle →