Blog Posts by Literal Exposure

donniebenchABOUT DONNIE RAY WHETSTONE

Donnie Whetstone resides in Rochester, Washington with his wife Diane. He is a full time personal trainer with over twenty years of experience and more than 70,000 training hours in homes, gyms and his own private training studio. Donnie is currently the co-owner of Fit Stop 24 Fitness Centers located in both Olympia and Yelm, Washington.

Though Fit to Kill is his first novel, he is no stranger to writing, having written numerous articles on nutrition, weight training and fitness; appearing in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. In Fit to Kill, his experience as a trainer allowed him to truly immerse the reader into the world of fitness in this detective thriller.

Donnie also has 13 years of military service in both the US Marines and US Army serving as a platoon sergeant and acting first sergeant. His experience as a trainer and veteran was extremely helpful in writing Fit to Kill. He is currently in the process writing a new novel with the

Khanh Ha was born in Hue, the former capital of Vietnam. During his teen years he began writing short stories which won him several awards in the Vietnamese adolescent magazines. He graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism. Flesh is his first novel. He is at work on a new novel.

To find out more visit his website at :http://www.authorkhanhha.com/ or his blog at: http://authorkhanhha.blogspot.com/

Is Literary Fiction Dead?

By Khanh Ha

Well, what is literary fiction? A slippery term sometimes identified with 'highbrow' and 'pretentious', it is usually connected with critically acclaimed, award winning fiction. 'It's those serious-minded novels,' said Robert McCrum, 'of high artistic intent by writers with a passionate commitment to the moral purpose of fiction.' Sounds lofty?

You, as a writer, must have often asked yourself that question. Readers, those who don't write, don't usually ask such question. Serious readers might

Darlene PittsABOUT DARLENE PITTS

Darlene Pitts is an intuition consultant, speaker, and author of two books: Discover Your Intuition andLet's Talk Intuition. She is also the creator of the "Abundant Living Cards" designed to help people use their intuition to create financial success.

She discovered her own intuition in 1994, after an angelic encounter during sleep and several prophetic dreams. She teaches people how to use their intuition in twenty-eight areas of life, including career, finances, health, personal relationships, and spiritual growth. Her mission includes spreading the joys and benefits of living the intuitive way.

You can visit her at : www.inspirationandintuition.com

How to Promote Online

by Darlene Pitts

The Internet offers many avenues for non-fiction and fiction book promotion for new and longtime authors. It also provides a worldwide audience with the potential to reach millions of readers for your book. Determine which avenues to take to maximize book

What is your favorite quality about yourself?
Intuition, I have learned to trust my feelings, and it has allowed me to read my daughter's emotions, and that is a gift. I am able to keep her and my relationship on the same path.

What is your least favorite quality about yourself?
Impatience, I get information quickly, like a download, and I like to get things done immediately. Not everyone is on my timetable unfortunately.

What is your favorite quote, by whom, and why?
"Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart." This Indian proverb caught my eye on Facebook, and I resonated with it immediately. I strive to be in my heart center, and not get caught up in all the dramas in the world that have many agendas.

What are you most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?
That's simple - being a mom!

How long have you been writing?
I was not a skilled writer, so I didn't really think of myself becoming a writer as a profession

About Peyman Pejman

Peyman PejmanPeyman Pejman is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years of experience. He has worked with respected newspapers, news agencies and radio stations such as The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Cox Newspapers, The Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters, Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Pejman has extensive experience in the Middle East and the Arab world. His tenure in the Middle East has corresponded with important timelines in the region: the Iranian revolution, the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the Gulf Wars and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In addition to his journalistic career, he has been a media and communications professor and a media consultant/advisor/trainer.

I come from the world of non-fiction. I was a journalist most of my life so my writing was conditioned in a certain way. Stories -better known to me as "articles" - had three parts: Introduction, main body, conclusion! I religiously abided

MaryStella2010A voracious book fan since first learning to read, Mary Stella fell in love with romance novels while pursuing her English degree decades ago. A professional writer since someone first paid her to write radio commercials while she was still in college, she always dreamed of writing a book someday. Eventually, she realized that a book wouldn't spring fully written from her brain so she'd better get cracking.

All Keyed Up, a humorous contemporary romance set at a dolphin facility in the Florida Keys with a determined researcher and a stubborn DEA agent, was her debut novel, originally published in print format a few years ago.Key of Sea, published a year later, proves that an ex-trophy wife can create a new life for herself, find love again with a hot younger man, and successfully battle land crabs.

Mary updated both books prior to releasing them electronically. She's hard at work on a new project, which will also be set in the Florida Keys - the beautiful, fun, slightly

About Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson was born and raised in Garner, North Carolina where he earned the connections and street credibility needed to bring a sense of authenticity to his work. Consequentially, this lead to his stay in the luxurious NC-DOC where through a lot of retrospection he developed a strategy to defeat what he had become. Through the guidance of the Aryan Brotherhood and the variety of other hardened criminals he played cards with he focused his energy into developing his skills as a writer to keep the youth from making the same mistakes he did. If he can open just one pair of eyes through his writing, everything he's put into these pages would have paid off.

What is your favorite quality about yourself?

My ferocious yet over-active imagination and my willingness to broach boundaries in my work that readers hadn't even considered broachable.

What is your least favorite quality about yourself?

I'm restless and impatient most of the time. Always

About Rachel Greer

Rachel Greer was born in Milwaukeee, Wisconsin on October 25th, 1992. In her teen years, she loved to recite Maya Angelou poems in the after school activity of Forensics. Her favorite poem to recite was, Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. She loved the confidence Ms. Angelou had. Rachel strives everyday to be the phenomenal young woman that she is.

Rachel attended a suburban school in the state of Wisconsin. She managed to graduate 1 year early from high school and pushed on to college. She currently attends a technical school in her area with desires to earn a Associate's Degree is Business Management. While being an freshman in college, she has the title of an Wisconsin Scholar.

Rachel is naturally ambitious, she looks for more ways to back up her mission and that's building an empire before she dies. Rachel feels she has a purpose for being put on Earth and everyone she will touch in some way or form. Rachel enjoys working, shopping, school, and real