Friday, July 18, 2014

Jane R. Wood ~ FAPA Fall Conference Presenter

JLB Creatives Publishing is proud to be a member of Florida Authors & Publishers Association. It is with great pleasure we are bringing you a mini series of the presenters who will be on hand, helping other authors, at the FAPA Fall Conference August 8 - 9, 2014. Be sure to check out the links to discover an amazing group of like-minded literary enthusiasts, and to check out registration for the upcoming event.

We're excited to introduce to you Jane R. Wood.


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Jane R. Wood is the author of four award-winning juvenile fiction books and a How-To book for authors who want to connect with schools. Jane uses her previous experience as a teacher, newspaper reporter, and television producer in promoting her books. She has successfully marketed her books to Barnes & Noble, Costco, Amazon, numerous independent book stores, museums, specialty shops, and libraries.

Jane incorporates history and science into stories rich in mystery, adventure, and humor, making them fun as well as educational for young readers. She designs her books to be compatible with schools’ curricula and has created numerous teacher resources for all of her books.

To learn more about Jane R. Wood and her books, visit her website at www.janewoodbooks.com and follow her on Facebook at Jane R. Wood.
During the Marketing: Beyond the Bookshelf session, Jane will share strategies from other successful children’s authors, and lead a discussion:
  • Connecting with Book Stores, large and small
  • Identifying Specialty Markets
  • Marketing and Selling to Schools 
Jane R. Wood
Join Jane R. Wood for her presentation: Marketing: Beyond the Bookshelf

Date:  Friday, August 8th, 2014
Location:  Pompano Beach Marriott, 1200 N. Ocean Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33062 Phone: (954) 782-0100

Mark your calendars for one of either three workshops: Children’s Book, Fiction Writing, or Non-Fiction Educational Sessions, Friday, August 8th. The FAPA’s Fall Conference 2014 on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 offers another educationally rewarding day. Florida Authors & Publishers Association invites attendees to register for the 2014 FAPA President’s Awards Banquet held Saturday night, August 9th. 



Thursday, July 17, 2014

JLB Creatives Publishing Cover Reveal: Can Angels Do Loop Dee Loops? by Amy Sellers

JLB Creatives Publishing is proud to reveal the cover for book three of the “Miss Amy’s Rhyme Time” collection.

Can Angels Do Loop Dee Loops?  


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Can Angles Do Loop Dee Loops? is a collection of spiritually-themed, original whimsical rhymes and art by the multi-talented Amy Sellers. “Miss Amy’s Rhyme Time” collection is one you’ll want for your children’s bookshelves. You’ll find inspiring imagination and just plain fun in each volume.

The entire collection of books in “Miss Amy's Rhyme Time” collection:
Available now!
Book1: Snorts, Paws, Tails & Claws!
Book 2: Cats & Mice, Twice as Nice!

Coming soon!
Book 3: Can Angels Do Loop Dee Loops?
Book 4: Whooo's Coming to Dinner?

CDs with musical versions of each poem, composed and performed by Amy’s son, Asa Sellers, are available for sale through Amy Sellers Art Gallery, Mt. Dora, FL, or through her website www.amysellersart.com.

About Amy Sellers
Amy has been inspired to create art her entire life. She graduated from the University of South Florida in Amy Sellers Art Gallery, in Mount Dora, Florida.
1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. In 2002 Amy became interested in creating children's books. She was inspired to help her son and many other children diagnosed with autism. In October 2011 she opened her first retail art gallery,

She can still be found in her gallery creating realistic, impressionistic, or whimsical art for all to see. The Amy Sellers Art Gallery is located in The Renaissance Building at 411 N. Donnelly Street, Mount Dora, Florida.

You can discover more great titles and authors at www.JLBCreatives.com, and don’t forget to visit Amy Sellers’ author page for more whimsical fun!


Wednesday, July 16, 2014

WEDNESDAY FEATURE "Spark Your Creativity"


#Flower #Flowers #Rose #Yellow
This week's photo takes us to Disney Epcot Flower and Garden Show
Janet has titled this photo, "It's Gonna Be a Bright, Sunshiny Day"





Happy Creating!

On Wednesdays we're posting a photo taken by our CEO, author Janet Beasley to help inspire authors, painters, musicians, and other awesome artists. We've titled the new feature, "Spark Your Creativity." How did we come up with this? Read on...

When Janet isn't hard at work in the literary world, you'll find her and her husband kayaking the crystal clear, spring fed rivers of Florida. Janet's second passion next to writing is photographing nature as they glide through the serene settings these rivers have to offer. She and her husband also enjoy traveling the US, so you'll also be seeing some of Janet's
photos taken from hikes and journeys she and her husband have done nationwide. She has used her photos time and again for her own inspiration when it comes to many of her stories, and decided she would like to share the same inspiration with the literary and arts world.

And not to worry if you're not inspired this week, come back each Wednesday to catch a glimpse of what could "spark" your next amazing piece of work. And if you don't want to wait until next Wednesday, we'd like to invite you to visit our JLB Creatives Photo Gallery on Flickr where the photos are always free to download and use as book covers, business cards, wallpaper, etc. All we ask is that you give credit where credit is due - perhaps by something as simple as adding a credit link to the JLB Creatives/Janet Beasley Flickr site in your book or on your presentation. 

We hope you enjoy our new Wednesday feature, "Spark Your Creativity." And we want to let you know, if a photo inspires you to write a story that you would like to have considered for publication by JLB Creatives Publishing, be sure to visit our website at http://www.JLBCreatives.com where you'll find our company's history, be introduced to the publishing team, discover our Submission Guidelines, and may submit your work for consideration.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Patricia Charpentier ~ FAPA Fall Conference Presenter

JLB Creatives Publishing is a proud member of Florida Authors & Publishers Association. FAPA is gearing up for their Fall Conference. You'll want to stay tuned to the JLBCP blog as we will be posting Presenter Splashes for the next few weeks along with all of our other great posts that are bringing light to the literary world. If you've not signed up for the Fall Conference and would like to, be sure to visit the links provided.

One of the fantastic presenters for the conference is Patricia Charpentier.

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You wrote a great story; now let’s perfect it. In this workshop, discover a variety of free or inexpensive electronic tools and other procedures and processes to root out typos, overused words and phrases, redundant sentence structures and a variety of other oversights that dull the shine of your fabulous book.
During Patricia’s session learn about:
  • How to discover free or inexpensive electronic editing tools currently available.
  • How to best use these tools to improve your writing.
  • See in-depth demonstrations of the best electronic editing tools on the market.
About the Facilitator:
Patricia Charpentier is the owner of Writing Your Life, www.writingyourlife.org, which offers classes, workshops, online writing programs, ghostwriting, editing, and coaching, and LifeStory Publishing, which designs, formats, and publishes personal and family history and memoir. She is also author of Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time, a teacher of personal and family history writing for more than fifteen years, and the ghostwriter, co-author and/or editor of more than thirty personal and ancestral histories. 


Patricia Charpentier

Join Patricia Charpentier for her presentation: Electronic Editing That Crosses The Genre Lines
Date:  Saturday, August 9th, 2014!

Location:  Pompano Beach Marriott, 1200 N. Ocean Blvd., Pompano Beach, FL 33062 Phone: (954) 782-0100
Mark your calendars for one of either three workshops: Children’s Book, Fiction Writing, or Non-Fiction Educational Sessions, Friday, August 8th. The FAPA’s Fall Conference 2014 on Saturday, August 9th, 2014 offers another educationally rewarding day. Florida Authors & Publishers Association invites attendees to register for the 2014 FAPA President’s Awards Banquet held Saturday night, August 9th. 



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