New Year

The New Year is an opportunity for a fresh start, to learn from last year's attempts and better them. I hope that you enjoy a blessed and cherished New Year and that this year will mark the beginning of great things.

Since it is 2:30 am, this is the afterparty post, sending blessings to the West Coast family and others who are just crossing into 2007.

Intimate Musings:

Title: INTIMATE MUSINGS (Discover Kai Poetry, Volume 2)
Author: a.Kai
Publisher: OPHELIA PUBLISHING LLC
Release Date: NOVEMBER, 2006
ISBN: N/A
Paperback: 84 pages
List Price: $7.50

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Whatsoever is good, whatsoever is lovely ... think on these things. I hope and pray that your thoughts for 2007 will be positive and empowered, for as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

I was so busy hostessing, I didn't have a chance to write a fresh thought for 2007, but last year's offering: Endings and New Beginnings is still quite apropos.

Thanks so much for joining us, you were great!

Love,
Dee and Divine


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The Countdown Begins...

Buried at PhotoCasket.com

And the party is about to wind down...

Winners so far:

Game 1 - Name that Author No 1
Phenomenal - The Love We Had by Dedan Tolbert


Game No. 2
Sylvia Hubbard - And Even If I Did by Kisha Green


Door Prize Winner
Mr. New - THE TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT WRITING METHOD:
Practical, User-Friendly Help for Beginning Writers by Kathi Macias

Game No. 3
Lilchoc - From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly by Renetta Randle

Please email your address to dee@deeswhite.com to receive your prize.

Will you be next?

We've also had New Year Greetings from authors Kisha Green and Kathi Macias and also from the Read Zone Book Review Team.

There's more to come. In the meantime, interact with the other guests, tell us about your New Year's resolutions, or tell us about your favorite Accomplishment of 2006.

Play some GAMES and win a prize. Stop by our Book Introduction Page, where we introduce to to new authors or new works from familiar authors. Mayhap something will be perfect for you or a friend.

NOTE: Authors if your book isn’t listed, tell us about it in the comments section.Again thanks for stopping by and enjoy yourself.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

WISHING YOU

AND YOURS

A

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly:

Title: From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly

Author: Renetta J. Randle

Publisher: Shortcakes Productions

Release Date: September 2006

ISBN: 0978970004

Paperback: 116 pages

List Price: $16.00

Sale Price: $10.00 (at Shortcakes Productions)

New Year's Greetings from Shoi

Wishing all the readers and friends of Divine's Diary a Happy and Healthy New Year.

P.S. I'd also like to point your attention toward vouchers created specifically for guests of this party:

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Game No 5 - One of These Things

One of these titles just doesn't belong here!

Which one is different do you know?

Can you tell me which title doesn't belong here,

and I'll tell you if it is so!



Which of the following isn't a title?

• Alex's Dreams


• Saving Grace


• The Lady and The Thug


• Intimate Musings

Which title doesn't fit?

• Emma Jean Reborn


• From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly


• The Life of Teenagers Aint No Joke


• Daddy's Girl

BONUS: What children's show is the song from?

Game No 4 - Write Your Own Story

Hi Folks,

It's now your turn to write!

Write a paragraph (that makes sense) using the following book titles. They don’t have to be used in the order listed, just use them all. The best story wins!

• And Even If I Did


• Age is Just a Number


• From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly


• Intimate Musings


• Love is the Beautiful Black Woman


• Please Come Home for Christmas


• The Love We Had


• Until Next Time


• Just a Picture in a Frame


• Saving Grace: When Fate Steps In

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

On behalf of Read Zone Book Reviews and our Review Team, I want to wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year, so here goes:

Happy New Year Lovers of Literature! It's always the the perfect time for adding more choices to your "to be read" list. That being said, take a detour by the punch bowl, get yourself some punch and settle down to take a peek at our reviews completed in 2006.

In addition, don't miss our book introductions page and our excerpts page for a peek at up and coming authors and their latest selections.

Also, feel free to post your book recommendations in the comments section. Don’t forget to include the author’s name and genre of the book.

A Year in Review:

Active Christian Media:

• He Talk Like a White Boy by Joseph C. Phillips (Non-Fiction)


• Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed by Katharine DeBrecht (Children's Fiction)


• The Life of Teenagers Aint No Joke by Keith G. Wright (Non-Fiction)

FSB Associates:

• Why You're Still Single by Evan Marc Katz (Self-Help)

Read Zone Book Reviews:

• Emma Jean Reborn by Dr. Cupid Poe and Kathi Macias (Fiction)


• Played by Dana Davidson (Young Adult Fiction)

Game No 3 - Scramble!

UNSCRAMBLE THE FOLLOWING "MUST HAVE" ITEMS THAT BOOKS AND MOVIES HAVE LED US TO BELIEVE ARE TOTALLY NECESSARY TO CELEBRATE THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YEAR.

LADU NGLA NEYS

LALB RDPO

CNFTETIO

CTDOUOWNN

JSUSE

MNIDITGH SISK

IOSEN AMKRE

APRTY THA

SFIGNIICATN TOHRE

MITE QSURAE

BONUS: After unscrambling, tell us if you agree or disagree with the above list.

New Year Greetings from Kathi Macias

If you’re serious about getting your dreams and ideas into print in this coming year, THE TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT WRITING METHOD: Practical, User-Friendly Help for Beginning Writers is the book for you. May it bless you as you bless others with your words in 2007!

Kathi Macias
Speaker, editor, and Angel-award winning author of seventeen books, including the bestselling devotional A Moment A Day and the popular Matthews mystery series from B&H Publishing Book number 18, How Can I Run a Tight Ship when I’m Surrounded by Loose Cannons?, scheduled for 2008 release from New Hope Publishers.

The Train-of-Thought Writing Method:

Title: THE TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT WRITING METHOD: Practical, User-Friendly Help for Beginning Writers
Author: Kathi Macias
Publisher: AUTHORHOUSE
Release Date: FEBRUARY 28, 2005
ISBN-10: 142083259X
ISBN-13: 978-1420832594
Paperback: 96 pages
List Price: $15.50