The first book review this week is:

Shut up and Kiss me

By Christie Craig





This week's first book to be on the Author review chart is by Christie Craig. The title is shut and kiss me. I found this to be a very intriguing title. To be honest it wasn't only interesting but completely breath taking. It was filled with hope, adventure, deceit, treachery, lies, love and even some humor thrown in for good measure. I couldn't put it down. It had me completely enthralled from the word go. I would highly recommend this to people at least in their late teens and higher though because it is very vivid in sexual content as well....in fact it rather reminded me of another raunchy set of novels that had tongues wagging not so long ago...E.L. James' 50 shades of grey series. The only difference is that it is set in the lovely state of Texas in a town called Precious. Funny thing to the setting for the main plot of the book is that it's based in Precious...everything about the town is far from precious. This novel will keep you intrigued and wrapped up in it's twists and turns and it will make you wonder who done it in fact. I thought I had it figured out half way through and at the last minute there was a complete twist. So yes folks I would recommend this as a choice to those who love to read. 

Please keep an eye out for the next review where I will be doing an author who is a very good friend of mine. Her name is Virginia Lori Jennings. She is author of The Alien Mind.

Thanks Folks and good evening!

A.E. Crowe

Meet Bob Dixon

In today's first author spotlight we are featuring:

Meet Bob Dixon

 

Bob is a southern author from Columbus Georgia. He's happily married with two kids. In his early days he never really read novels apart from "The Lion, The Witch and The wardrobe". (Written by:C.S. Lewis) His number one passion was comic books from an early age...this triggered his desire into his writing career. In the early 90's he worked on a set of comic books titles for a company called Pocket Change comics. They were as follows: Assasinette: The Mind Stalker, Shadow Slasher, Psyco Duck, The Holy Knight, and Warzone 3719. He then went on to write his children's book Mouch and Company based on a comic series he had worked called Jester's dead. Most of the characters were adapted out of the series to fit the book, there was one that was introduced and that was Sherman the sock puppet which he introduced strictly for the comedy relief. Bob has also completed a couple more children's books which are: Rooty the Tree Troll and Holiday Bunny. He is also a two time Guinness World Record holder for having the longest comic strip. However like many authors in this day and age he has a job that pays the bills. Bob is a special education teacher for a school near him and his family. He has been in this field for 23yrs and enjoys it immensely. In his spare time he loves to hike, and has even hiked into the mountains of North Georgia. He loves to camp as well while on his hiking trips.

 

If you are interested in knowing more about Bob feel free to find him on Goodreads, Where writers and Authors meet via facebook, facebook itself and other various sites through Google.

 

 

Hello Followers

I recently read a blog that explained to the public that if they didn't like what was being written they didnt have to follow it. Well here goes. See the same thing applies here. If you as a human being don't like what I say or think that my opinion stinks then by all means keep it to yourself and move right along. For those of you who stick it out though you are greatly appreciated. Now on my first topic of business: Author Spotlights. This is something I have been toying with for a bit in my head. I have a writing group that I am apart of on Facebook as most of you know and it's called Where writers and authors meet. These are authors who are starting out in the industry like myself and need as much publicity as they can get. I plan on helping them. I will try all being well to post a new Author spotlight every week. If not please don't hate me. I will also start doing Book Reviews. This again is to both indulge my writing abilities, help other authors with their careers because we all know that a bit of publicity never hurt anyone. It will also help me with catching up on my reading as well.

The upcoming author's whose books I will be reviewing are following:

Christie Craig
Virginia Lori Jennings
Jim Henry
Clarence Bonner
OG Tomes
Nancy Baker
Paul Pilkington
Laurel Bennet
Shah Warton

I start posting author spotlights soon enough. They will be listed at a later date. I am doing this service for myself but also you my followers. I do hope that you enjoy what you will be finding out of the course of the next few weeks.

Thanks
A.E. Crowe

Lyrics



"People Like Us"

We come into this world unknown
But know that we are not alone
They try and knock us down
But change is coming, it's our time now

Hey… everybody loses it,
Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes
And hey… yeah I know what you're going through
Don't let it get the best of you, you'll make it out alive
Ohh

People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up, nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

Hey, this is not a funeral
It's a revolution, after all your tears have turned to rage
Just wait, everything will be okay
Even when you're feeling like it's going down in flames
Ohh

People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just gotta turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

They can't do nothing to you, they can't do nothing to me
This is the life that we choose, this is the life that we bleed
So throw your fists in the air, come out, come out if you dare
Tonight we're gonna change forever

Everybody loses it, everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes
Ohh

People like us we've gotta stick together
Keep your head up nothing lasts forever
Here's to the damned, to the lost and forgotten
It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We are all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just got to turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
We're all misfits living in a world on fire
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

Oh woah oh oh woah oh
You've just got to turn it up loud when the flames get higher
Oh woah oh oh woah oh
Sing it for the people like us, the people like us

 

These lyrics are brought to you by Kelly Clarkson and they can be found at : http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kellyclarkson/peoplelikeus.html

 



catching up with A.E.

Hello...hello again! It's the one and only hopeless author here once more. I know it's been months since my last post and I reckon I have some stuff to be catching up with you (my fans) on. Like for starters I have had my very first internet radio show interview on WordSexy Radio with host RedSnapper. That was back in April and I have to say even though it was an internet radio show interview it was definitely a one of kind experience. We had a ball in fact. I think took some time off from promoting my novels and children's book to persue going back to school. I enrolled in May to take some I.T. courses. I am currently still taking them...more on that in a bit. Then in June I celebrated another birthday. It's always interesting to turn another year older...see I'm not like most people the older I get it doesnt actually bother me...after all age is a number isn't it? Lol. Now that I have caught you all up on the last couple of months we are up to July. Well the number one thing that has happened is that I have gone back to my writing, and even doing some editing. After all that's the story of an author....writing...and editing over and over. There's no such thing as the perfect author.
Not only have I been back on the writing I also have been interviewed yet again with a friend of mine Virginia Jennings and her website/blog Where Writer's and Author's meet. You can find a copy of this interveiw at the following link http://networkedblogs.com/NCmK1. IT was interesting to see what questions the fellow authors chose to ask. I would like to send a shout out to Virginia for taking the time to feature me once more.
I am currently working on a possible three new manuscripts currently. At this moment though I don't want to dish any details. I will closer to publishing though so keep an eye out. I think I not only need to get back on the writing but also possibly even do some book reviews. If I chose to do this though I will keep all of you fans definitely posted. Now I will end this post here. Ciao for now!

Lots of Love
A.E. Crowe

More Lyrics

I am suppose to be writing but yet again I let things distract me. I don't know why....oh wait yes I do it's because the idea's refuse point blank to come out of my head. This has only ever happened to me a few times...I think it just means that the story I want to tell isn't quite ready. In the mean time I have been listening to some music. I find that music is very soothing when you want to relax or try to write. Today's music lyrics are brought to you by www.azlyrics.com. The song is Tim McGraw's Back When.

"Back When"

Don't you remember
The fizz in a pepper
Peanuts in a bottle
At ten, two and four
A fried bologna sandwich
With mayo and tomato
Sittin' round the table
Don't happen much anymore

We got too complicated
It's all way over-rated
I like the old and out-dated
Way of life

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

I love my records
Black, shiny vinyl
Clicks and pops
And white noise
Man they sounded fine
I had my favorite stations
The ones that played them all
Country, soul and rock-and-roll
What happened to those times?

I'm readin' Street Slang For Dummies
Cause they put pop in my country
I want more for my money
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

Give me a flat top for strumming
I want the whole world to be humming
Just keep it coming
The way it was back then

Back when a hoe was a hoe
Coke was a coke
And crack's what you were doing
When you were cracking jokes
Back when a screw was a screw
The wind was all that blew
And when you said I'm down with that
Well it meant you had the flu
I miss back when
I miss back when
I miss back when

And the other song which is brought to you by the same website is George Strait's Amarillo By morning.

"Amarillo By Morning"

Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone.
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on.
When that sun is high in that Texas sky
I'll be bucking it to county fair.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo I'll be there.

They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Santa Fe.
Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way.
Well I'll be looking for eight when they pull that gate,
And I'm hoping that judge ain't blind.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's on my mind.

Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone.
Everything that I've got is just what I've got on.
I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine.
I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's where I'll be.
Amarillo by morning, Amarillo's where I'll be.

Trying....

I have been thinking of what would be interesting to talk about in my blog. What would really get people hooked and interested? Unforunately I didn't come up with anything so you will once again have to put up with me just rambling on about random topics. But where to start?

Maybe we should talk about Mother nature and the obsurd weather that everyone has been having? In England we had snow the other week. It was lovely to look at but God was I ready for it to go. (Never been used to walking on it, but being from Georgia what do you expect? The last time we had proper snow was the storm of 1993) Speaking of Georgia....their weather hasn't been much better. Just recently in the news were reports about tornadoes and even snow. I mean seriously? What is mother nature thinking? What happened to having typical weather for each region? A few people would say this is down to the Ozone or polar ice caps. I just think it's screwed up personally. While they have been having tornadoes and snow, England had rain and sunshine. Still not warm though. But it is February. Haha! Speaking of February.... Today's offical events for most American's is the Super Bowl. The teams this year are San Fransisco 49'ers and Baltimore Ravens. Personally I don't care now which team wins the bowl, I would have rather had the Atlanta Falcons in. It would have been terrific to see them win, but once again as we all know Atlanta dropped the ball in a matter of speaking. Well there's always next year....who knows maybe Atlanta will come back and actually make it all the way to the top. It would be great to see. Even the UGA bulldogs didn't do have bad this season. I would have loved it though if both UGA and Atlanta could have done well. But that's a different topic all together. 

So I should tell you that I managed to write another full chapter on one of my new novels, this would make nine full chapters. I also managed to write a bit on a screen play idea that I have had in mind for some time. But can't really go into all that as it may not end up finished yet and I don't want to get anyone's hopes up. I also published another hub page. Not really a very productive day.....I really should work on being more productive. That too is a different topic all together. I am still trying to figure all of this blogging stuff out. So please bare with me as I get it all together. I think I will have to leave you all with a song for now and hopefully I will learn from other blog's what interests people. So the song for today is By Mark Wills. It's called "Don't Laugh at me". I will find the lyrics for you. The lyrics are from a website called http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/markwills/dontlaughatme.html.  I hope you enjoy and that's all folks....

Don't Laugh at Me

By Mark Wills

"Don't Laugh At Me"

I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call the geek
A little girl who never smiles
'Cause I've got braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels
To cry myself to sleep.

I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
Is it too much to ask?

[Chorus:]
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me.

I'm the cripple on the corner
You pass me on the street
I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think that I don't notice
That our eyes never meet.

I lost my wife and little boy
Someone crossed that yellow line
The day we laid 'em in the ground
Is the day I lost my mind
Right now I'm down to holdin'
This little cardboard sign.

[Chorus:]
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me.

I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, hey aren't we all?

[Chorus:]
Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me.