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Monday, September 4, 2017

This show is cancelled. We hope all our friends are safe and after the storms pass we will be doing our show. Stay safe and be well!


 This show is cancelled. We hope all our friends are safe and after the storms pass we will be doing our show. Stay safe and be well!

New Show - World Of Ink Network - Monday September 11 5:30 PST  6:30 MT 7:30 CST 8:30 EST

Summer's Over Listen Live 

 LINK TO THE SHOW 




Host and Award-winning Author Virginia S Grenier is back on the World of Ink Network with an engaging show where she and Marsha Casper Cook will be talking with guests about the writing life and so much more. This witting show will not only allow listeners to get to know authors, publishers, actors, directors and many more, but learn a few trade secrets along the way, too. Joining the show this week are Award-winning Authors Mike Petit and Johnny Worthen.

Monday, February 20, 2017




Please join Marsha  Casper Cook on Feb 22 at 4PM EST 3 PM CST 2PM MT 1 PM PST for a very special show about writing. This isn't about marketing, social media or politics- this is about writing and why authors need to write. Jack and Dennis are both highly educated wonderful writers who are constantly writing and putting out nothing but the best. They have learned their craft well and will be discussing how their lives have changed through writing and the importance of being the best you can be by telling a good story and making it work.
 

For more info
http://www.marshacaspercook.com
http://www.worldofinknetwork.com
http://www.jackremick.com
http://www.dennismust.com







Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Listen live or on demand - World Of Ink - Host Marsha Casper Cook









Marsha Casper Cook will be interviewing Author Elizabeth Black on Thursday September 15 th at 4EST 3CST.

Elizabeth writes erotic romance, erotica, and horror. Her stories :  THE OILY, BACK BEYOND THE HEDGEROW, WE'RE ALL MAD HERE, TROUBLE IN THIGH HIGH BOOTS, CLIMBING HER TOWER, TRAILER TRASH ZOMBIES, ALICIA, SHATTERING THE MEAT TUNNEL, PURR, and DON'T CALL ME BABY.

It's going to be a great show. Feel free to call in to ask questions.(714) 242-5259

The chat rom will be open.






LISTEN TO THE SHOW - LIVE OR ON DEMAND - CLICK THE LINK



Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Writing Is Not As Easy As It Looks - Host Marsha Casper Cook - World Of Ink Network





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Join Marsha Casper Cook on August 13 at 4PM EST 3PMCST  2PM MT 1PM PST- When she welcomes Jack Remick and Eleanor Parker Sapia. Jack Remick is a poet, short story writer, novelist and a frequent guest on the World Of Ink. He has contributed to the show by bringing wonderful authors to the network and with each visit he is appreciated that much more.

Jack has brought to the network Eleanor Parker Sapia, a Puerto Rican-born novelist, poet, and artist,raised in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Her life experiences as a counselor, alternative health practitioner, Spanish language social worker, and refugee case worker inspire her passion for writing. 

Marsha is a Partner of the World of Ink Network, Award-winning Script Writer, Novelist, Writing Coach, Media Release Specialist, Blog Talk Radio Host and Founder of Michigan Avenue Media. Marsha is the author of 11 published books and 11 feature-length screenplays, a literary agent with 15 years of experience and the host of BTR's World of Ink Network shows: A Good Story Is a Good Story, and special editions of The World of Ink Network.
Call in number (714) 242-5259
 
For more info   http://www.worldofinknetwork.com
         
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015



Join Marsha Casper Cook and her guests on Tuesday September 23 at 8 PM CST 9 PM EST for a round table discussion that will help not only the new author but the author that has been writing for years trying to promote themselves.


On hand for this SPECIAL show is the Marketing Director for the World Of Ink Network, Willow Cross.


Help is on the way! Candy O'donnell will be there to tell you her new plan for promoting authors who would much rather be writing then promoting. How much is too much is the issue author’s face. Kelly Abell will also be joining the discussion.

Kelly's company Select O Grafix is an excellent company for promotional package. Danielle R. Mani, author of the divine one will be there to join in on her take of new authors and marketing their books.

We have lots of surprise guests so keep the date open and join the Promoting Party on Tuesday September 23, 2014.

The discussion is open so if you have an idea or would like to speak to the panel please feel free to call in - it's a live show.
PHONE TO CALL IN (714) 242-5259

Monday, September 29, 2014


    Meet Jo Michaels - 

Author of the month  -World Of Ink Network

 

Links to Books

This is a bibliography for the author Jo Michaels. Any book shown with a Smashwords link is also available on iBooks.

Yassa - Historical Fiction


Paperback $7.99
Paperback (large 14 pt type) $17.99
NOOK $2.99
Smashwords $2.99
Kindle $2.99

Synopsis:
Temujin is the given name of one of the fiercest conquerors in history, Genghis Khan.

Before he became a Khan, he was just a man in love with a woman his best friend tried to steal.

Temujin tells his tale as a look over the life he's lived. He speaks of love, fear, friendship, and betrayal. What once was, can no longer be. Now, he questions his life and realizes the wrongs he committed. But it's too late to go back and fix them.

In this riveting portrayal of his story, you learn about Yassa law, the struggles young Temujin faced growing up, and how one decision changed his life, igniting a conquering of the greatest contiguous empire in history.

Isn't it funny how it all comes back to the love a man has for a woman?


The Abigale Chronicles - Book One - Young Readers (Series)


Paperback $5.99
NOOK $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Kindle $0.99

Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is a 12 year old girl living in West Bluff, Louisiana, who believes she is perfectly ordinary. When she is threatened by a bully on her way to school one day, what happens causes Abigale to begin a new journey. She has to ask herself, "Is it real or is it all just a dream?" As Abigale learns in Book One, things are rarely exactly as they seem. Friendships are formed with unlikely people: a wizened old woman and Abigale's arch nemesis, Emmett, and with their help Abigale learns she is far from ordinary. Book One of The Abigale Chronicles will leave readers itching for more to find out for themselves just what in the World is happening to Abigale.


The Abigale Chronicles - Book Two - Young Readers (Series)

Paperback  $5.99
Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
NOOK $0.99

Synopsis:
Twelve-year-old Abigale Fontenot is struggling to figure out whether her adventures are real or imagined. After an adventure with Amazonion women in book one, Abigale and Emmett have formed a bond through mutual trust and secrets, but Kristy has turned against Abigale because of it. Now, Abigale again finds herself in a precarious situation with a city full of talking cats. Emmett is once more by her side as she faces down a vicious cat queen in an attempt to avoid certain death and restore the leadership of the city to its rightful owner. Will they succeed, or will they be roasted alive? What will happen when Kristy overhears the discussions about the adventures with Ada?


 The Indie Author's Guide to: Building a Great Book - Guide


Kindle $2.99
Paperback  $6.99
Smashwords $2.99
NOOK $2.99

Synopsis:

Indie authors struggle every day with formatting their books for both digital and print. This handy pocket guide is meant to walk you through, step-by-step, to creating the most attractive, easy to read book possible.

Stop wasting your time and smashing your head on your desk in frustration. Balding authors with permanent red spots make us all look crazy.

Your answers are inside these pages. It's everything you need to know about self-publishing your book.

It's broken into six easy sections:
  1. Branding Yourself
  2. Formatting Your Manuscript
  3. Building a Digital Cover
  4. Final Checks
  5. Business Considerations
  6. If Your Book is a Print Version
Each of those sections contains a wealth of information. There's no babbling here. You need short, straight, and to the point. Why waste time reading words you don't need to?

Help yourself and grab a copy today. There's even a look inside preview where you can see that table of contents and each section within. Go take a look for free!

Bronya (Book 1 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Paperback $8.99
Kindle FREE
Paperback - DRD Edition $5.99
Smashwords FREE

Synopsis:
This is book one of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that speak out against issues faced in the world today, showing how strong women can overcome anything.

Bronya Thibodeaux is a senior at Houma High School whose life is about to be changed forever. She's always felt like an outcast, but thinks she may have found a friend when a strange, new girl named Markaza who has blue hair, a number of tattoos, and a strange way of dressing appears.

Bronya's life choices make her a pariah in her small town. After getting thrown out of school, not being able to find a job, and being subjected to ridicule and cruel treatment, Bronya chooses to leave her old life behind forever when she receives a compelling invitation from a mysterious company named WSTW.

What Bronya doesn't know, is the mysterious company is owned by Markaza; a mystic who knows the end of the world is coming and is gathering together the only people who can stop the evil that's threatening to take over. Bronya is just the first. But going to New York is only a baby step toward her true journey. As Bronya races against the clock to unlock a power she never knew she had, Markaza races to collect the others: Lily, Shelia, Melody, and Coralie.

 The Abigale Chronicles - Book Three - Young Readers (Series)

Paperback $5.99
Kindle $0.99
Smashwords $0.99

Synopsis:
Abigale Fontenot is turning thirteen. Just when she thinks her birthday couldn't possibly get any worse, a new adventure takes hold. Abigale and Emmett are whisked away to a world of fantasy where knights, dragons, and princesses are the order of the day. Abigale is kidnapped by an evil prince in a nearby kingdom, and it's up to Emmett to rescue her. But Abigale finds that escape is not the most important thing; restoring the evil prince's kindness that has been locked away in a magical book by a wicked sorceress must come first. While Emmett is trying to rescue Abigale, she is trying to free the prince from his curse. Will she succeed in her quest before the evil prince kills Emmett, or will she fail and lose her new best friend? Will death matter if the whole thing is a dream, or are the adventures real and truly dangerous?

 The Abigale Chronicles - Book 1,2,&3 - Young Readers (Series)

Kindle $2.99

Now, get all three of The Abigale Chronicles books in one easy Kindle download. Buy all three with this bundle and you're saving $2.98!













Lily (Book 2 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99

Synopsis:
This is book two of the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that discuss the ugly truth of things happening in the world all around us, showing how strong women can make a difference.

Lily Conyers is a twenty-year-old who has it all going for her. One wrong decision changes her life forever. When she meets a strange young woman named Markaza, Lily begins to re-build with encouragement from her new friend.

One rough night, Lily finds a letter on her step from a company called WSTW; promising her a new life.

Lily packs her bags, bids Markaza goodbye, and sets off for the city. But going to New York is only the first hurdle Lily must jump. She must learn to use the power inside herself to help defeat an evil that is threatening to destroy the world. Once in New York, she meets a girl named Bronya and the two help one another re-build what was so negligently broken.

As Lily is boarding the plane, Markaza gets on another headed to Tennessee so she can collect the next young woman on her list: Shelia.

Shelia (Book 3 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99

Synopsis:
This is the third book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.

After a horrible accident takes the lives of her parents, Shelia Morgan is placed in the care of her Aunt Ivy and Uncle Melvin.

When she turns nineteen, her world is flipped upside down. When a girl named Markaza shows up and tells Shelia she's part of a group of young women destined to save the world, Shelia begins to dream of a new life and true freedom from her personal demons.

She boards a plane destined for New York and her new life. Once there, she meets Bronya and Lily: Two other young women with special powers they must learn to harness in order to fight an evil that will rise on December 21, 2012, and destroy the world.

Markaza heads toward Atlanta to save the life of a young lady named Melody before her mind destroys her from the inside out. As Markaza fights for Melody's life, Shelia, Lily, and Bronya throw themselves into their studies and learn that even power from within can get out of control.

The Bird - Fantasy

Paperback: $12.99
Kindle: $5.99
Smashwords: $5.99

Synopsis:
Stormy Terrebonne's life is about to change forever. A cardinal, a prince, and magic acorn soup are only the beginning.

She soon finds herself being whisked away from all she's ever known to save an entire race of people known as Trobodytes.

How? By killing an evil wizard named Bordash Bladeslinger.

But not all is as it seems. Stormy has a handful of friends, and she's not sure they aren't enemies in disguise.

Fantastical twists to the fairy tales you know and love abound in this tale of quests, witches, wizards, and a strange race of people known as Trobodytes. Suitable for those age thirteen and up, this young adult crossover fantasy novel is packed to the gills with action, adventure, and love.
Melody (Book 4 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $2.99

Synopsis:
This is the fourth book in the Mystic series. A set of New Adult Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how strong women can make a difference.

Melody Acworth sounds like an angel. If she's not careful, she'll become one soon. Enrolled in  singing lessons at age seven, she took to the stage and began to get fan letters. Some were good,  some were detrimental to her psyche.

By the time Markaza, a mystic with purple hair and tattoos, shows up, Melody's on her last legs.  Markaza works furiously to try and repair the mental damage done so she can get Melody to New  York; where she must learn to use a power hidden deep within herself to save the world.

They're running out of time. As December 21, 2012 approaches at an alarming rate, Markaza's  visions turn dark and foreboding. The creature grows stronger every day. Soon it will rise and  destroy mankind unless all six women band together to fight it.

Just one lady left to recruit: Coralie. But she's in a world of trouble.

Coralie (Book 5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $3.99

Synopsis:
This is the fifth book in the Mystic series. These new adult paranormal novellas deal with social stigmas, judgment, and hate.

Coralie Meyers is struggling to find her footing as an actress in New York. A malicious attempt to thwart another girl's career ends in catastrophe and Coralie soon finds herself in a precarious situation.

As the sixth and final member of Women Save the World, a company created by Markaza Turner, Coralie possesses all the cunning the young ladies will need to defeat the evil that's rising under Central Park. If the women fail to save her, evil will rise and destroy the world.

Now that Markaza has gathered four of her chicks: Bronya, Lily, Shelia, and Melody, all that's left to do is bring in Coralie, train her, and go to war. But the ladies are struggling with their powers and their personal demons. Will they find the power within themselves in time to destroy the monster and save the world? Only time will tell; and that's one thing they're short on.

This fifth installment of the Mystic series is a lesson in what lies, hate, and judgment can do to the world when left unchecked.

I, Zombie - Young Adult Horror


Paperback: $14.99
Kindle: $3.99
Hardcover: $31.49


Recommended for ages 13+ due to a mild amount of gore.

Synopsis:
It's the end of the world as we know it.

Trixie Collins is a normal teen making her way through high school. One night at a party, a boy comes on to her and won't take no for an answer. As she jerks her arm away, his fingernails cut into her skin.

When she finds her dog's mutilated body and realizes she's to blame, she starts to think maybe the zombie apocalypse they've been screaming about on the news isn't a hoax after all. Worse, she begins to think maybe she's one of the infected.

Now it's a fight for life as she joins together with her brethren to stop the humans intent on destroying them. Are zombies all bad, or is it just a huge misunderstanding?

Mystic Anthology (Books 1-5 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal


Paperback: $24.99
Kindle: $3.00

Synopsis:
This is the first five novellas in the Mystic series. If you buy them individually, they're $44.95 for the paperbacks and $4.95 for the Kindle versions. Now, you can get all five and save almost $2!

And, if you purchase the paperback, you get the Kindle copy FREE.








 Markaza (Book 6 of the Mystic series) - Paranormal

Releasing sometime in 2014

Synopsis to come!














M - Young Adult Urban Fiction



Releasing sometime in 2014!

Synopsis to come!






Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Live on Facebook and Blog Talk Radio -Join in August 12 2014 - 9PM EST 8 PMCST



Please join Marsha Casper Cook as she welcomes, Jolie Du Pre, Elizabeth Black, Cassandre Dayne and Bennet Pomeranz on August 12 at 8PM CST  9 PM EST 7PM MT  6 PM PST. This show is going to be a very informative show and lots of fun. This is a great group of authors who have something to say and they don’t hold back.  So if you’re looking for an exciting off the cuff show this is going to be for you!



You can join in the chat or call in at(714) 242-5259- Bethany Cross will be there to take your calls and questions.







For more info about upcoming events ttp://www.worldofinknetwork.com

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

BRAIN WARP- GIL SNIDER

Monday, September 2, 2013

Gil Snider, author of Brain Warp: A Medical Thriller



Author Bio:
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, but I’ve done most of my medical training at the University of Michigan, including medical school and my neurology residency.  However, I did my internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center in Greenwich Village which, along with Kiev, Ukraine, is the setting for my book.  For the past 30 years, I have been practicing neurology in Chesapeake, Virginia.  I live in Virginia Beach with my wife and best friend, Judy, and together we’ve raised two terrific boys, Jon and Nick. I love to travel, read, and enjoy cooking and eating all sorts of food.

Title: Brain Warp: A Medical Thriller
Author: Gil Snider
ISBN: 978-1-58348-472-2 (trade paperback); 978-0-595-88074-4 (hardcover)
Page count: 267 pp
Genre: Medical Thriller
Price: $17.95 paperback; $27.95 hardcover; $6.00 Kindle
Tell us about your book:
Brain Warp is a medical thriller, but I mixed in elements of a political thriller as well.  Neurologist Dr. Peter Branstead and his psychologist girlfriend, Megan Hutchins, inadvertently become involved in a plot to poison the President of Ukraine when Peter stumbles onto a secret research facility in Greenwich Village that is testing out the poison on local vagrants.  His investigations into the nature of the facility and the drug itself leads Peter on a secret mission to Kiev, where he must save the President and escape from the clutches of the Russian Mafia, while being hunted by a brutal Mafia hit man intent on killing him.
How long did it take to write the book?
I researched my book for four months, setting up a chapter summary, then took eight months to write the first draft.  However, I spent a year or two doing rewrites.
What inspired you to write the book?
Writing Brain Warp was something of a personal journey for me.  My father was from Ukraine, and although the choice of Ukraine as a setting for the book was plot-driven, it serendipitously gave me the opportunity to learn about my background.  I think that because of this, I made fathers play an important part in Brain Warp.  Almost every major character was impacted by the actions, or absence, of their father.
Talk about the writing process. Did you have a writing routine? Did you do any research, and if so, what did that involve?
Most of my research involved learning about the history, geography and culture of Ukraine, as well as the layout of Kiev.  Although I lived in New York City for many years, and in Greenwich Village for three years, writing about it as a literary setting required viewing it in a different perspective.
As a physician and, in particular, a neurologist writing the medical part was easy.  The hard part was taking complex medical terminology and science and writing in a way that the average reader would understand it, but that a medical professional wouldn’t find overly simplified and trite.
I also found it difficult finding the time to write, with my professional obligations and to still be available to my family, especially my two young boys.  This usually involved writing after the kid’s bedtime, or sitting at my laptop after I had driven them to various activities.
What do you hope your readers come away with after reading your book?
A sense of edge-of-your-chair excitement, and a feeling of intimacy with the main characters.  I tried to make them as multi-dimensional as possible.  Every character had a history that molded him or her into the person they had become.

Wrap your brain around this thriller.
Peter Branstead, the intelligent neurology doctor at Saint Mark’s hospital, has stumbled into a medical mystery never before seen in the medical profession. Vagrants from the local area have flooded into the emergency room of Saint Mark’s. All of them with the same symptoms and all of them end with the same result – death. But what is causing these symptoms and why can’t the doctors save these patients?
As Peter investigate this mystery he discovers that everything is not as it seems. In fact it goes well beyond the simple virus or outbreak. Each patient did not simply die, they were murdered. Why? Little does Peter know but the closer he gets to the answer the closer he gets to extreme danger. There are people in the world who would do anything for power and Peter is about to meet them. “Brain Warp” is a medical mystery that travels across the globe and back again.
The deeper Peter digs the higher the stakes get. The individuals behind this horrible plan know of Peter, his fiancé and their investigation. To stop their snooping they have called upon the Scorpion, the most ruthless individual known to the Ukrainian underworld. The mafia themselves fear this individual. What they don’t know is Peter has friends…but is it enough to stop these people and avoid the Scorpion?
From the first word, Gil Snider delivers a fast pace, mystery thriller that will keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. With each passing page, it is virtually impossible not to encourage Peter to keep digging but be careful and solve this crime. The more you read the more you feel the tension building as all the characters you care about find themselves in peril. 
The strength of “Brain Warp” lies in the story structure, crisp plot and believability. With medical terminology to support the plot it lends to the credibility of the story which adds depth in a real world scenario. The characters capture your attention quickly and never let go until the end. Author Gil Snider’s novel is a true medical mystery and thriller in every sense of the word. Think House but in the form of a book. I highly recommend “Brain Warp” for anyone who enjoys edge of your seat suspense, intrigue, crime and mystery. 
Where can we go to buy your book?
IUniverse.com; Amazon.com
Any other links or info you'd like to share?
www.brainwarp.net

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