Showcase of first time Authors

I am an avid reader. I taught myself to read when I was 3 and was reading the bible to my astonished grandmother at the age of  5!  My mom was an avid reader as well and only gives books and clothes for presents to this day!  I took to reading fiction like a duck takes to water, but my sister wasn't hooked on phonics immediately. I was placed in advanced reading group and my mother remembers the teacher saying to her she reads at an 8th grade level but has a hard time tying her shoes!( Bad eye-hand co-ordination that is also why I suck at video games)
My sister was in the remedial reading group  and got jealous when  my group was reading about a cool dog named Mr.Mugs and she was stuck reading about Dick and Jane. So she came home and said ok you can teach me to read. After that she moved on up. And to this day she borrows my books because I have great taste in authors,
I have an eidetic memory, somewhat like Sheldon Cooper, but for words not math or science. So I have won spelling bees before, simply because once I see a word I know how to spell it! My writing is so horrible  people say I should have been a doctor. When my Grade 3 teacher saw my writing, she put me back to printing for 3 months. When I used to have to do a speech in front of the class the only thing I was nervous about was not being able to make out my own writing!
When I was a kid  I preferred novels like Anne of Green Gables (gotta love feisty resheads!) and Nancy Drew  but as I became a young adult  I discovered the genre of biographies and I was hooked. I started out reading celebrity biographies like Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn but my mom  had the book Angela's Ashes  lying around the house and I picked it up. Frank McCourt was an average Irishman who wrote about his poor childhood in Ireland  and his difficult mother. The way he described things was so evocative, you felt like you were there with him! I cheered  when he  made it to America and the wonder he had on seeing New York for the first time. Being a Canadian , I was awestruck when I visited as well. The way he describes the simple pleasure of  eating  a lemon pastry while watching a movie you can hear him crinkling the package ! The other benefit of reading memoirs from non-celebrities  is they always make you feel better about your own life! Oh mine isn't that bad ! Never went hungry a day in my life, never been beat by a husband, never lost a sibling too young .
I highly recommend  this book  http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4909.Teacher_Man as well as  Jeanette Wall's  moving memoir entitled the Glass Castle ! If only I had a life that was worth writing about!http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7445.The_Glass_Castle

The website I would like to promote is http://howtowriteabookin40hours.com/


This is all first time authors and the ones I have read are all natural  story tellers I will showcase two authors who  have all overcome  bad situations to  have a happy ending   Here is Nanette Clifton https://plus.google.com/113067760031784364231/posts/BxXbcRz3d5k  

This one is much more uplifting, even though Sam's childhood story was absolutely horrific - his uncle sexually abused him a number of times when he was just 4-5 years old. His grandma caught him and told Sam never to tell anyone about it. Then his father physically assaulted his mother and plotted to kill her, Sam and his 2 brothers.

This lad has grown up now, was a Hollywood stylist for some very, very big name stars and is now using his connections to help women who need a bit of a boost.

Sam Russell who is now a Hollywood Stylist http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nOP7JUJnwes

Don't forget  reading is something you can do on your tablet or ereader with no wi-fi connection. Handy when coming home on the train or in a power outage!

The Lone Ranger :An Epic Batlle Between Good and Evil

The Lone Ranger: An Epic Battle between Good and Evil

The first thing I want to say is Don’ listen to the critics on this one! When I went to look up an actor’s name on IMDB, I saw the exact same advice. Some film critics are just too highbrow to ever enjoy a popcorn movie and this is the best popcorn movie since the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Johnny Depp has never looked more at home in his outlandish costumes , only he could pull off a dead bird on his head. He is very believable in the role of Tonto as he is ¼ Cherokee Indian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jt0eqVAwhP8

Above is an excerpt from Inside the Actors Studio where he mentions that. The link here shows where he got the inspiration for the crow on his head and the makeup.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2356133/Johnny-Depp-life-Vanessa-Paradis--cheating-death-The-Lone-Ranger.html

My sister was a little worried that she wouldn’t understand the backstory as she had never seen the tv show but it is sufficiently explained. I thought the chemistry between Depp and Armie Hammer (the Social Network) was great, and the villain Butch Cavendish, played by William Fichtner (the Dark Knight, Black Hawk Down) was truly menacing.

A pleasant surprise not even seen in the western genre is how strong the female characters were. Helena Bonham Carter has an amusing cameo, but British actress Ruth Wilson wowed me again. She plays Alice in Luther. Here she plays Rebecca Reid, wife to Dan Reid, the Lone Rangers brother. She is a feminist way before her time.

This is a very serious movie at times, but never too heavy, because Tonto is there with his crazy escapades and one liners. Armie Hammer is the straight man and a goofy lawman that is too idealistic for his own good. He despises Tonto at the beginning and the feeling is mutual, but they have a common enemy, so they team up out of desire for vengeance for their loved ones.

My favorite one liner is when John Reid (Lone Ranger) finally decides on Silver as the name for his horse and says Hi Ho Silver Away, and Tonto, with a disgusted look on his face says Never say that again! My rating for the movie is 4 out of 5! I think anyone who is a fan of Johnny Depp movies, westerns, or Gore Verbinski movies will enjoy this. Johnny Depp’s Tonto is more subdued than Jack Sparrow, but just as lovable, and the last 20 minutes is better than any action scene in the four Pirates movies!.