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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Andrew Beckford, author of Forces of Changing Traditions

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Andrew Beckford, editor of Forces of Changing Traditions
(AuthorHouse)

The book, Forces of Changing Traditions, encircles the spiritual realm of this world and how our lives are being influenced by these spiritual forces that we are unable to see. They use the human elites to fulfill their aims.

The book tries to show that people do not have much freewill anymore because of a few elites who forces their system on every man, woman and child. In doing so, they attack the very fabric of our society, such as religion, race and class.

All three are manipulated with, technology, the RFID chip and the divide and rule culture. For most of the part, the book shows how children and teachers are totally divided by race, religion and class. Children subsequently leave schools with hate and being less educated, making them easier targets for control.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Forces Of Changing Traditions?

Andrew Beckford: The terrible experiences I encountered as a teacher in London, England. Dealing with racism, cultural shock and seeing how damaging it had been to Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Andrew Beckford, author of Forces of Changing Traditions

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jarold Imes, author of I Used To Love H.E.R. (The Soul of a Man Edition)

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Jarold Imes, author of “I Used To Love H.E.R.”
(Peace In The Storm Publishing)

About “I Used To Love H.E.R.”: Calvin Rice must find a way to move on after learning that the love of his life has had an affair and is leaving him for another man. Will he stay true to his faith in God or will he succumb to the temptation of the flesh to get revenge.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write “I Used to Love H.E.R.”?

Jarold Imes: I have been wanting to write a book about “The Street Disciples Ministry” and its members ever since I got saved five years ago. I feel like this was an assignment from The Lord, and I have been blessed to see some books and some of the short stories about the members come to light. This story allowed me to focus on a character many of my readers love and oft times, love to hate.

Calvin is one of my most unique characters because he’s made appearances in several of my teen novels, most notably Worth Fighting 4 and Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number. He is also finally getting his own teen book called Nothing Is 4 Nothing.

“I Used to Love H. E. R.” allowed me to explore his life as an adult, especially given the situation he found himself in at the end of Worth Fighting 4. I also wanted to tackle the subject of love and divorce from a male’s point of view.

Most importantly, I cover divorce from a spiritual point of view. I feel like every time a divorce happens, the male’s voice is always silenced or the male is made into some evil monster. Men are never shown to be victims of infidelity, abuse and other domestic issues; even though it happens more times than we want to admit. I wanted to show his frustrations and vulnerability.

JP: What has been your personal experience in being a part of The Soul of a Man Anthology?

JI: I have been blessed to be part of both The Soul of a Man and its predecessor The Triumph of My Soul. I got joy in being able to tithe my talent and my time to write stories that give glory to Him and show real people struggling with real issues and their faith and how He pulls them through.

Being part of these anthologies have also motivated me to write my first Christian fiction novel and given me a platform in which to share my God given talents and to write more spiritual based fiction in not just in my Christian fiction works, but in all the genres I write in.

JP: What is your most memorable moment of The Soul of a Man in terms of what has been expressed of you by someone who has had a chance to read this book?

JI: I’m always asked if Calvin is going to get his own book or if he is going to have other opportunities to tell his story. The short answer to the question is yes, he will. A lot of readers who enjoyed the story liked the fact that I tackled divorce from a man’s point of view and the conflict he had with getting a divorce and his faith.

JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take for you to start and finish “I Used to Love H.E.R.”?

JI: As I’ve grown as an author, I find that I am apt to apply different writing processes to different novels, depending on the genre I’m writing at the time. Outlining and doing story boarding works for some of the novels I write. For others, I have a vision or a sequence of dreams, and I write down what I see and hear. I’ve written down outlines I haven’t touched in years, and I have taken chapters, thoughts, opinions I’ve written years ago and found ways to improve and incorporate them in other bodies of work.

Short stories that are 2,000 to 15,000 words are usually written off the top of my head and completed in a few days to a week. With “I Used to Love H.E.R.”, this story was written in two parts. The first four chapters were written in three days and submitted first, and the second four chapters were written in a week about a month or so after wards. So my story was actually two submissions (thank you, Elissa).

JP: What is next for Jarold Imes?

JI: I’m looking to take my literary career in a different direction. I’ve spent most of the last four years publishing and promoting young adult books and Christian fiction. I still want to do that, but I have interests outside of these genres that I have begun actively exploring as well.

Right now, I’m working on two books that will most likely be the very last Jarold Imes teen novels, The Thing About Love and Nothing 4 Thing. Most of my Jarold Imes teen novels deal with social issues and are primarily geared to young men.

I am currently working on a set of teen books under a pseudonym that will be geared to both male and female readers. At this moment, I am not one hundred percent sure what the new name will be that I will write under. My street themed Christian fiction titles are being republished under the pseudonym Isaiah David Paul.

As I am finishing Street Disciples, which will contain my story “I Used to Love H.E.R”. I am also redoing parts of He Changed The Game, so I can release a new version with new and expanded chapters. I hope to start seeing my Christian fiction work back on the market late 2011 or early 2012.

http://www.isaiahdavidpaul.com/ – My Website/Blog for my faith based works.
http://www.ourteenvoices.com/ – My Young Adult Literary Blog
http://www.abednegosfree.com/ – My publishing house where I publish young adult and contemporary adult fiction of many genres.

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kisha Green, author of And Even If I Did

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Kisha Green , author of And Even If I Did
(DivaBooks, Inc )


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Three Jersey girls with different backgrounds try to survive in the “real world” while learning that life isn’t that terrible when you have friends. As fast as things are good, they turn bad. This makes the girls come to the real definition of “friends forever”.

Simone is a self proclaimed diva who is battling her abandonment issues while longing for the love she thinks she needs in order to make her complete.  Taylor, who has made a life of looking for love in all the wrong places, is forced to make the right choice once given the reality check of a lifetime. Lastly, Jordan leaves behind an abusive and unfaithful ex for a better life. Unable to run anymore, she has to confront the past that haunts her. Will the truth finally set her free?

Their experiences teach them about self-love and recognition while earning the trio the right to say, “And even if I did… Can you?”

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write And Even If I Did?

Kisha Green: The story came from past relationships of my own and my friends. I wanted to talk about relationships in general but also how they can be unhealthy too. This was a story that was floating around in my head for a long time, and I couldn’t get these characters out so I decided to pen a novel.

JP: What sets And Even If I Did apart from other novels in its genre?

KG: I truly believe that And Even If I Did is unique because the the storyline is so real. People will feel like they either can relate or know someone like one of the characters in my novel. I touch on taboo topics such as HIV, infidelity and domestic abuse while still providing a semi-happy ending.

JP: What have you learned from you previous experience in the book industry that will make And Even If I Did a different experience?

KG: Well, originally when I released this book I was using a print on demand. Now with this being a re-release, I have taken some time to learn the industry and the business side of literary. With my new knowledge, I felt more confident about my book and the decisions that were made in the release of it.

JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take for you to start and finish And Even If I Did?

KG: My writing process is rather simple if I have an idea for a storyline. I am constantly making little notes to myself. When my family is sleeping is when I can truly get into writing mode. As for the process to complete And Even If I Did, it took about a year because I started it and was half way complete then my mother passed away. (RIP Mommy)

I stopped writing to simply take time to mourn and get my head right. Upon doing so, I felt better and knew that not only did I have to complete this novel. Not just for me, but for my mother. I can confidently say she is proud!

JP: What’s next for Kisha Green?

KG: To continue writing, publishing, reviewing books, blog talk hosting and living my life to the fullest! Failure is NOT an option for me, so I will continue to do it all and then some!

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