Blog Posts by Literal Exposure

About KJ Steele

KJ Steele is an emerging writer who has learned that the process is not so much about choosing what to write as it is about having the courage to write what chooses to be written. Having spent the first half of her life creating an amazing family with her husband, Victor, she intends to spend the rest of it creating equally amazing fiction.

What books have most influenced your life most?

The first book that really warped me into its world was a young adolescence book, Fury and the Mustangs by Albert G. Miller. As a young girl, I loved being pulled into that world, and it fascinated me that mere words on a page had that sort of power.

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness also had a very strong impact on me. It was while reading that novel that I first became aware of the layers of meaning hidden in the text. I felt like I had gained x-ray vision! This was the book that truly opened me up to the wondrous complexity and insights woven into a literary piece

About Jahzara, the Savvy Diva

jahzara bio photo (2)Jahzara, the Savvy Diva knew since the moment she received allocates and laughter from her comedic short stories in grade school, that she wanted to be a writer. Passionate about the sweet taste of cake and cupcakes with butter crème frosting, paved a creative yet intuitive journey for Jahzara's writing as she discovered unique variations to describe her love for delectable milk chocolate. She would later learn in her early twenties that she was addicted to the continuous tingling sensation she felt upon consumption of both her writing and sweet chocolate desserts.

Jahzara holds a Master's of Creative Writing Degree from Full Sail University and a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Journalism & Mass Media and Communications from the University of the District of Columbia.

You can visit Jahzara at http://www.jahphut.com.

10 Things I Didn't Know

I made the decision to write my book two years ago, as I began blogging. Though I didn't write

About Fritz Sprandel

Fritz Sprandel was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania with his mother and two older brothers. Unfortunately, his family often didn't realize his potential or affirm his value. Fritz's brothers would bait him with dares that Fritz took them up on, which meant he was always in trouble. He was definitely the black sheep of the family.

Besides thriving on dares, Fritz spent most of his working life as a sales coordinator with Keller Marine and RV Distributors in Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania. Now retired, Fritz fills his days writing about his many adventures, playing golf, studying the Bible, and driving part time for the limousine division of Bieber Transportation Company of Kutztown, Pennsylvania "to pay for the golf."

Adventure on a DareAdventure on a DARE is the first in a series of true-life accounts describing Fritz T. Sprandel's journey into himself in which he discovers his capricious nature and

About Gregory Earls

When Gregory Earls isn't eating at Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, he pays the bills by taking up space at 20th Century Fox in the Feature Post Production Department. He's a proud graduate of Norfolk State University and the American Film Institute, where he studied cinematography. He's an award-winning director who has amassed a reel of short films, music videos, and (yes) a wedding video or two. Steadfastly butchering the Italian language since 2002, he hopes to someday master the language just enough to inform his in-laws how much he loves their daughter, Stefania, who was born and raised in Milan, Italy. Gregory currently resides in Venice, California where he goes giddy every time he spots that dude who roller skates and plays the electric guitar at the same time. During football season, he can be found at the Stovepiper Lounge, a Cleveland Browns bar in the Valley where he roots for the greatest football team in the history of Cleveland.

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About J.S. Dunn

J.S. Dunn resided in Ireland during the past decade, and from there pursued early Bronze Age culture along the Atlantic coasts of Spain, France, Wales, and Ireland. In 2006, the author attended the Dover Boat symposium (UK) regarding the earliest known Atlantic plank boat. The research for BENDING THE BOYNE yielded many friends in diverse fields including archaeology, geology, and Bronze Age tool-making.

This is a debut novel and won the 2011 Next Generation Indie Award for historical fiction.

Find out more about the author visit http://www.jsdunnbooks.com or on Facebook athttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Bending-The-Boyne/192198197473429

Embrace Winter Solstice And The Reborn Sun

Find your inner astronomer at Europe's largest passage mounds. The Boyne mounds in Ireland are older than the Pyramids, and Stonehenge. In our era almost five thousand years later, winter solstice sunrise still penetrates into the central mound of Newgrange and lights the

About Marta Perry

A lifetime spent in rural Pennsylvania, where she still lives, and her own Pennsylvania Dutch roots led Marta Perry to write about the Plain People and their rich heritage in her current novels. The author of more than forty novels, with over five million copies of her books in print, Marta is active in her church and community. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Pennwriters. When she's not writing, she and her husband enjoy traveling, gardening, and visiting their six beautiful grandchildren.

TEN THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT KATIE'S WAY:

• 1. It's very unusual for a young Amish woman to move away from her family to start a business, but Katie Miller is a strong-willed young woman determined to start a new life after the plans she'd made for her future disappeared when her fiancé jilted her.
• 2. Amish quilt shops are everywhere in areas which have a large Amish population. In most cases, they

About NeonSeon

Creating Shouty Mack as a comic strip for a high school newspaper, NeonSeon developed Life of Shouty as a book series for children in 2010. NeonSeon grew up in Chicago's Hyde Park community and currently resides in Atlanta. Honors include a Mom's Choice Award for Life of Shouty: Good Habits.

For more information, visit www.SHOUTY.com.

What is your favorite quality about yourself?

My ability to relate to others and see life through multiple perspectives.

What is your least favorite quality about yourself?

I can be too critical of myself.

What is your favorite quote, by whom, and why?

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" attributed to Robert H. Schuller. I love this quote because it frees me to think about a wide-open future.

What are you most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?

I'm most proud of my ability to learn new things and acquire new skills year after year.

How has your upbringing