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The Balkan Secret Conspiracy tells the story of a Canadian writer by the name of Zlata Pierce. As a child growing up in Croatia during Hitler’s reign of terror, Zlata and her family were victims of the brutality that took place within Croatia. Years later, Zlata emigrated from Croatia to Canada where she married and started a new life. By building a new life, Zlata tries to forget the memories of a terrifying time in Croatia, particularly, the deaths of her brother, father, and the brutal rape of her mother. Zlata’s life is turned upside down when she receives an ominous phone call from a stranger. In an instant, she is taken back to a past she struggled to put behind her. She begins a quest to unravel the truth behind the brutal murder of her brother. To uncover the truth, Zlata embarks on a journey that involves murder, cover ups, exposing evil entangled with the supernatural, and confronting two former Nazis determined to stop her. The story starts out as a vividly described life in Croatia during Hitler’s reign of destruction and terror. The details of life in Croatia during Hitler’s reign are compelling. The plot of uncovering the role the German SS officers played in the death of Zlata’s brother is an intriguing and engaging story. A cast of characters are introduced that include Zlata’s husband, a psychic, a bitter detective, and a forensic pathologist. Where the story loses some of its focus as a gripping thriller is the plot to resurrect Hitler using dark supernatural methods. It overshadows the main plot of uncovering the truth regarding Zlata’s brother’s death in order to come to terms with a painful childhood that cannot be forgotten. As well, the cast of characters could have been reduced to just a few to allow for more character development. The Balkan Secret Conspiracy is a novel containing many elements that make a good thriller. The author is a promising writer of thrillers as well as historical fiction. Tracy Roberts, Write Field Services Paperback: 212 pages Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (July 11, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0595452973 ISBN-13: 978-0595452972 Available: Amazon.com and BN.com

Writing and editing advice from .goodtermpaper.com We’ve all been there- a term paper or essay assigned over a holiday break, or during the week the kids are sick- it is easy and understandable to put off the necessary steps of writing when fulfilling the necessities of life! In an ideal writing world, Monday would be for simply reflecting upon and enjoying the topic, just getting your brain energized for the fun task of writing a creative report! Tuesday would be when you would go to the internet or the library, looking for good, credible sources with vibrant quotes and clever arguments. Maybe you would photocopy or take notes. Wednesday would find you hard at work, integrating all the sources and their perspectives into your own, unique outline for your paper. Thursday would be rough draft day, and you would still have Friday to look things over and check for spelling. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, the programme I have just described above usually only applies to Ivory Tower Intellectuals. ITIs have full scholarships and tons of time for writing and homework. They are the modern day scribes- the kind of folks who used to be kept at the nobles’ and kings’ courts, busily transcribing on parchment the exploits of their sponsors with quill pen. Today, we have Vista and OpenOffice instead of calligraphy. And you don’t have time to mess around. On Monday, you rushed off to morning classes in a hurry and had a pop tart in the car for breakfast. ‘Lunch’ was taking little Melinda to the Doctor’s office, to get an opinion on the rash that she has been scratching incessantly. Work (the paid kind) starts at 2:30, and goes till 8 (its only part time). After doing data entry for six hours and sitting stationary in class for three hours that morning, you decide to jog home instead of taking the bus (let’s assume you live and work in a nice part of town and can go jogging at night). You get home at nine, and read Melinda a story and have a long talk with Bobby about school bullies. Their Dad made dinner, so at least you don’t have to cook. At 10:30, you sit down at your computer and review your school assignment. You are just starting to google topics and articles when the phone rings-this time your Mom, and it turns out your Aunt Gladys has been admitted to the hospital for diabetes. The family is very concerned, and you spend another 45 minutes calming them down…after hanging up, you decide to put off starting your essay until tomorrow… What happens on Tuesday? Wednesday? Whenever you can find time to write, it may amidst severe distractions or interruptions. You need a game plan to stay focused under the most extraordinary conditions, and with the shortest amounts of time possible in which to work. This article was written by the Editor in Chief at .goodtermpaper.com

Here are 9 simple steps to keep in mind when creating a book review. Any kind of book review, either written or via web video, explores the main aspects of the book, along with more specific examples. However, a good book review is not simply a book report or a summary - it goes a step further and connects the book to the world around us. Some things to keep in mind when reviewing a book: 1. State the name of the book, author and publication information exactly. This seems simple, but is sadly often botched. 2. Do your research and read the book carefully. Don’t review the book if you haven’t completely read it. 3. Never give away the whole story. The goal is to entice readers with your review. Let them know what the book is about; while leaving them wanting more. 4. What is the theme of the book? If a work of fiction, how does the author use characters and setting to drive the plot? 5. What genre is the book? Does it live up to that genre? If it is a mystery, did it keep you guessing? Or, if for instance a how-to book, could one follow the instructions and perform the tasks described? 6. Let people know how you related to the book. Did it make you laugh or cry? Try to share some highlights of the book without giving away too much. Share your personal connection with the book. It makes the review interesting, and gives the person watching or reading your review a sense of who you are. 7. You don’t have to, in a general sort of way, love the book you’re reviewing. Be specific and give specific examples out of the book that support your opinion. 8. Have you read other titles by the author? Comparing the title you are reviewing to other books by the same author will help people gauge their interest in the book. 9. Do some research about the author. There may be something very interesting about the author that readers want to know. Jessica produces book reviews at BlueRectangle’s San Leandro, California office. BlueRectangle not only buys back used books and textbooks; but offers video book reviews To watch some book reviews please visit Blue Rectangle

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Publishing niche e-books is a well proven business model, which can make you a great deal of money if done right. However finding ideas for e-book titles can be both time consuming and daunting pursuit if you don’t know where to start. That’s where this article comes in. I am about to show you a simple strategy you can use to find as many niche markets to sell e-books to as you like. We are going to be looking at the following online resources, and don’t worry they are free: freekeywords.wordtracker.com/ .amazon.com .dummies.com .goarticles.com freekeywords.wordtracker.com/ The people at Wordtracker.com have provided us with a totally free resource that will supply us with loads of niche markets. Go to the above site, sign up for free, and start typing in keywords based on general subjects; e.g. if you have an interest in ‘cats’ type in the word ‘cats’ and wordtracker will supply you with loads of sub-niches based on the subject of cats. These sub-niches are all subjects you can exploit. .amazon.com Amazon is an amazing resource that will provide you with heaps of subjects for e-books. Go to the site and click on ‘books’ from the tabs at the top of the page and then in the search bar type in the subject you’d like to create an e-book about. For example type in ‘cooking’. Look through the list of titles and make a note of the sub-niches that jump out at you. Remember you are not trying to compete with Amazon, you will be catering for a different market. When people buy from Amazon they want a physical book and are willing to wait for delivery. People who buy e-books require the information immediately as a download. One little known fact is the perceived value of the products. Amazingly downloaded products have a higher perceived value than physical books. You might be able to sell a book on Amazon for $15, whereas a downloadable info product can achieve prices up to $50. .dummies.com Another great resource tool. You can find a load of sub-niches by typing in to the search bar and looking through the titles of the general niche. .goarticles.com Article directories are a great resource, if not the greatest resource to research subjects for e-books. Goarticles is only one of many article directories where you can type in a subject and get many thousands of potential e-book titles listed for you. Now the idea is to go to a few article directory sites, there are literally thousands to choose from, and make a list of potential topics for e-book titles. Once we have a list of potential e-book titles we need to check to see if anybody is searching for information about these topics. Go back to Wordtracker type in each topic in turn and ensure that there are at least 5000 searches a month for the information. If there is then you have just found a potentially very lucrative e-book title to base your business around. “But you have to be able to write an interesting book before you can sell it - right?” No - you don’t have to write a single word, you get somebody else to write it for you. You can hire a writer off .elance.com from between $500 and $750. You are into the business of marketing not writing, so outsource your writing projects to writers. Before I finish I would like to dispel a myth about the internet. Please don’t think that you can just create a product, knock up a website, sit back and wait for cash to come flooding in. you are not going to become a millionaire over night - well you might if you are lucky you might, but lets not rely on luck. What you want is a network of mini sites all bringing in about 1k a month. Being able to come up with an endless supply of niche titles, which will bring small amounts of money every month is the key to online success. Summary Research your subjects using: freekeywords.wordtracker.com/ .amazon.com .dummies.com .goarticles.com Ensure people are searching for the info - at least 5000 per month. Have an e-book created. Market your e-book online. Repeat process………..Repeat process……….. etc. ====================================================== Tony Evans is an information publisher specializing in helping people start their own home based business. Get a no cost video showing you step by step how to set up a niche e-book empire at .lighteninghomeincome.com

A personalized desk calendar is the perfect way to feel at home while away or at work. You can create a personalized calendar with any photos you want and these can contain anything that can remind you of your family, friends or pets. If your family went away on vacation last year, and the memories are starting to fade a little, try out this idea. Make a calendar of all the great moments of your trip and put it in a place where everyone can use it while being reminded of the time spent at that location. It helps to keep the great moments of our lives fresh, and makes us aware of how important it is to create more of them. Remember the moments and make new ones every chance you get! It gets more difficult every year to find presents for your grandparents that they can really enjoy and cherish. This year make them a calendar! A thoughtful, meaningful and useful gift can be used every day while bringing happiness every time it is viewed. The safest subject when it comes to grandparents, are pictures of the grandkids. If the grandparents live far away, then include photos of the major parts of the grandchildren’s lives. These activities include birthday parties, school plays, athletic days, or simply riding a bike. The calendar is a special gift because of all the time and effort put into making it a great calendar. An image of the entire family is a great way to end the calendar and as it is in December, it often works well to give it a Christmas theme. Other Options

It’s official: we make decisions influenced by emotion, not reason. Grab your customers by the emotions, so to speak, and you’re half-way there. How do I know this? From watching "Horizon" on the BBC. In their programme "How To Make Better Decisions" the Horizon team conducted a number of experiments aimed at finding out why we do the things we do. The two experiments that made me sit up and start to make notes were to do with brain electricity and post-decision rationalisation. This is what they did for the first one: Volunteers were hooked up to machines measuring their brain activity, then asked to make simple yes/no decisions. Without exception, every volunteer brain showed increased amygdala (sounds like a Star Wars character) response at the moment decisions were made. The amygdala is recognised as the part of the brain that manages emotions. In a much smaller number of cases, some volunteers also displayed frontal lobe activity at the moment of decision. Frontal lobes are thought to govern reason and logic - the bits that make humans smarter than apes, you could say. In other words, we make decisions based on what we feel, not what we think. Isn’t that a useful fact to know? Here’s how they measured post-decision rationalisation: Volunteers were shown sets of cards showing two relatively similar-looking faces at a time and asked to say which face they found more attractive. After they chose, they were passed the card they thought they’d chosen. In fact, the card they received was the one they’d just rejected. The testers had switched cards on them. They then flipped the card over to look at the face and were asked to describe exactly why they’d chosen that face. Remember, this was the face they hadn’t chosen. Without exception, the volunteers not only failed to notice the switch, they all successfully came up with rationalisations as to why they’d chosen that face - the face they hadn’t originally chosen! "I thought he had kind eyes", "She’s got a cute smile" - that’s as maybe, but they didn’t think that when they first saw the cards! What does this tell us? It tells us that first we decide, then wefind reasons to justify our decisions. Once it’s too late to do anything about it, in other words. And it’s true! I’m always buying stuff online, then checking out review sites to see what people think. And if I’m objective, I know that I filter out the negative stuff and focus on reasons to justify my decision. We all do! What does this mean? It means that when we want to do business successfully, we have to think about our target customers as human beings who have feelings. A certain amount of factual detail on, say, a website is fine, but we have to focus most importantly on grabbing our readers by their emotional lapels and giving them a good shake! If you remember just one thing from this article, remember this: Facts Tell, Stories Sell. Have a look at Horizon for yourself by watching some of the show’s highlights here. Pretty good, eh? You’re very welcome to reprint any of my articles on your website and/or newsletters free of charge, provided: * you don’t change the article in any way * you include the writing credit below (including all website links) Daniel O’Connor is a website copywriter, advertising copywriter and marketing copywriter using the name Daniboy. He can be contacted in the UK on +44-1892-518269 or at maildaniboy.com Visit .daniboy.com for further details of his services, including bespoke article writing, and more free reprint articles. Don’t forget to check out Dan’s business blog, "Daniboy Writes", at .daniboy.com/blog/.