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Wayne K

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Actually, I was just reading about using color and light in abstract description, and your book sounds perfect for that Jeff.
 

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My non-fiction novel, which is currently under construction, is about murders that have been committed in the name of love. I'm sticking with local murderers who have been put away for life, trying to arrange interviews with them and find out exactly what (besides love) motivated them.

Was it simply blind love? Is the answer that simple?

I'm hoping for cooperation from them, since they've all given up on appeals, I just need to get around to getting the interviews conducted and talk to the various officials involved.
 

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Hi,
I've just self published a book on self coaching called Deep Coaching: A Guide to Self Directed Living. The book sets out a structure for readers to coach themselves to get more of what they want out of their lives.

When me and my co-author were in the throes of writing it we did the usual tour of agents who didn't even bother to reply to our query letters. We have gotten some good reviews and people find it helpful so I think we hit the mark. I didn't know how difficult it would be to market a non-fiction book, and I coach writers! Now I know why writers are always plugging their books! Time for some shameless self promotion...
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http://giantstepscoaching.com/deepcoaching.htm
 

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My book is a memoir set in Tripoli, Libya, in the 1950s, when I was an American girl living at a farm school for Libyan boys.

Lavinia's book sounds something like mine, since my book is based on not only my memories but also on letters written mostly by my father, who established and directed the farm school. He gave me the letters shortly before he died, and we discussed the book I would write, but I wasn't able to write it until much later. The letters do tell a story, but they leave some gaps and raise questions that only my father could answer. So that has been my biggest research problem.
 

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My book is "the true story of one of the most brutal cults of the 1970s" and Charles "Tex" Watson wrote the foreword.

"Tex was Charles Manson's right-hand man if the name sounds familiar.)
 

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My book is about the 6 month road trip I'll be going on starting April 3rd for the Wheelers for the Wounded program.

The first part of the book (already written) focuses on how the program began, the purpose (goals) of the program, etc.

The second part (currently writing) covers the preparation needed before undertaking such a trip (such as research on dirt roads and scenic byways since I will not be taking any interstates, what items I'll take with me, where campsites are located since I'll be camping the whole time, where I can get free WiFi, locations I may want to visit such as National Forests, monuments, and other places of interest, etc...you get the idea).

The next part of the book (will be written as I travel) will be about the places I go (areas of interest in the U.S.), people I meet (wounded service members and what this program means to them), things I experience (funny stories about the adventure), etc. This will obviously be the main portion of the book.

I think the book will be marketable to those in the off-road community, military community, expedition community, as well as people who just want to read what sort of things happen when you take off in a Jeep to travel America for half a year.
 

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I am trying to decide whether to go through with it or not, but I was going to write a book about my birthright trip to Israel and the subsequent brainwashing they did to try and get me to cut out everything non-Jewish from my life, including my Catholic girlfriend of a year who was more than happy about my new-found Jewyness.

The most difficult part so far has been trying to decide whether or not to write it, because the story is actually quite interesting, even aside from the brainwashing. I'm just not sure if I want to alienate the friends I made on that trip, and I'm sure the brainwashing aspect would just further the belief that Jews are agents of the devil.
 

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semilargeintestine...Muslims do the same thing. I just spent 14 months in Iraq. Every Muslim I met would eventually shift any topic towards religion and try to convert you. So, I don't think your book would give people any negative feelings toward Jewish people in particular...but maybe just those who are extremely religious in general (some Christian and Catholics are the same way).
 

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Ha, I had a feeling it happened to others, but I wasn't sure. I feel like it could be good because the experiences were so great, but I also feel like it could be the sort of thing nobody wants to read because it's just a guy talking about how awesome his trip to Israel was and how he almost didn't come home.
 

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True, some may think of it as a guy who took a trip and an account of what a good time he had. But, if there's a hidden lesson in there...a revelation so-to-speak...then I think it would be worth the read.

Of course, I don't know what the lesson is...that's for you to discover on your own since the experience was yours. You might try asking yourself why you came home (since you say you almost didn't). Or, you may touch on how you were able to accept those you met as friends, yet not become entangled into their strict beliefs (and yet remain on their good side). The lesson is there somewhere...there's a lesson in everything we experience...sometimes you just have to look a little deeper.

If you can't find the lesson, start writing the book...maybe it will come to you during that process.

Best of luck!
 

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There were a few very intense revelations for me while I was over there. I've got some other stuff in front of me right now, so I'll probably put this on hold for a while.
 

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Hi everyone. I'm new to this message board. I am writing a book on dreams. I am collecting dreams from people from all over, so if any of you would like to submit your dreams to possibly be in my book, that would be great! Here's some criteria for the book if you would like to submit a dream or dreams:

about 1 page long, more or less
can be about anything, as long as it doesn't involve anything pornographic
your cultural, economic, religious background (so i have a variety of people, no numbers needed)
age you had the dream

If you'd like to submit your dream, send it to [email protected]

I feel this is a very important project, so any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!
 

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I keep you both in my thoughts.
I'm writing a book about my wife's battles with metastatic malignant melanoma, survival despite a prognosis of death in sixty days (eight years ago), and learning to live paralyzed from the chest down as a result of the cancer. Her life went from active, self-sufficient career woman, very suddenly, to a life spent entirely either in bed or in a wheelchair, unable to do the most basic things for herself, such as personal hygiene, etc., lacking even the ability to turn over in bed, yet able to enjoy some of her life despite all this and the ills that tend to befall someone so handicapped, such as chronic, debilitating pain, diabetes, breathing problems, etc., etc. The power of prayer is explored tangentially, but is not the main thrust. The main thrust is hope. There is always room for hope.
 

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Mine is my memoir which my query is holding back. Many agents say, based on my query, my project is not right for them....sigh. Good luck to everyone and I'll think about the dream book too. My dreams are weird.....
 

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Just an outline so far...along the health & food lines. The research goes along with my studies, so I can kind of kill two birds with one stone. Cheers,
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My non-fiction is about blogging (I'm a professional blogger). I'm in the query stage for this.

I have about 1/3 of a middle grade novel about Santa's village.
 

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My book...:)

Here's a little about my book...

A Story Almost Told tells the true life adventure I lived for two years of my life. I know, I know everyone's life is an adventure. Does everyone's adventure include police on three continents? A Romanov princess? FBI & IRS stings? Rick James, Linda Grey and McFadden & Whitehead? Gov. Pat Brown and Dick Martin? How about being chased by the internal security forces of South Africa during the dying days of apartheid's emergency rules? Being arrested in New Orleans? You get to see the opulence of Monte Carlo and Beverly Hills contrasted with the horror of Soweto during apartheid and homelessness.

All of the above and more are woven into the tapestry of A Story Almost Told. Remember, truth is often stranger and more exciting than fiction.

Feel free to email about it....or you can buy it at www.jordisbooks.com ...
It's only $5....I'll buy you a beer if you don't like :)
 

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My book is a collection of letters written by real people when asked this question: If you could write a letter to someone who has passed away, whether you knew them or not, and you were guaranteed that the person you were writing to could read every word, who would you write to and what would you say?
I have received many very inspiring letters and I am really excited about this project. I am still accepting letters if anyone here would be interested in contributing. You can visit my blog to learn a little more about "Letters To The Dead".
Thanks!
 

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So happy to find this forum! My book is about privacy, the new culture of social media open-ness amongst kids and surveillance.
 

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My book is a much needed reality check for prison returnees coming back to their communities.
 

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WHAT KIND OF NON-FICTION BOOK DO YOU HAVE IN THE WORKS? WHAT CATEGORY?
*1. Self-help.
*2. How-to
*5 Inspirational

WHAT'S THE MOST DIFFICULT ASPECT OF RESEARCH FOR YOUR BOOK?

Actually doing it. My book is going to be about my journey to lose weight, I've always been overweight and well I'm tired of it and now I have a trainer that's making excuses FOR me and not doing what he needs to do... So I figured 'why not share my experience with others?' so I'm just sitting down to write this and now I have to back track a little ways to just get myself up to date with where I'm currently at in my weight loss... So much for doing it the easy way!
 
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My non-fiction wip is:

1. Self-help.
2. How-to
5 Inspirational
8. Other - readers say it's a fun read.

The purpose: Help readers remember how to listen within while playing with stones. Yes, rocks, minerals and crystals.

My sharing comes from extensive experience alone and with others. The research was simple, but not easy. When parts of the book were not clear, I knew that the answers would come in the days (years!) ahead.

I recently experienced a noticeable shift in my writing, so I'm revising one last time before querying. Such revision will require one final edit, but the manuscript creation phase is almost complete. :snoopy:

My next non-fic wip, along the same lines, but more focused on animals, started up a few weeks ago. I woke up hearing such intriguing intro lines that I had to get up and write. Turned out to be the first page or so. Off to the races we go.

I look forward to going back to the novel I started while reading Uncle Jim's thread as well.
 
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