Virtual Book Tour Shenette Jones

About the Author

Shenette Swann Jones is a native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, but will always claim Memphis, Tennessee, as her second home. Coming from a family of talented singers and musicians, music has always played a first role in Shenette’s life, but writing would always remain her most treasured gift among her other talents. When Shenette wasn’t singing or choreographing a dance routine,she would escape to her many journals or poetry clubs, and eventually even a newspaper staff or two. From music to writing, her passion for life shines in every multifaceted direction she takes.

Today, Shenette is a motivational speaker, a community activist, an incredibly diverse vocalist, and a new novelist. The year 2010 sawShenette’s first published work in “Home Again; Stories of Restored Relationships”, a heartwarming anthology by award winning author Wanda B. Campbell. Since then, Shenette has perfected her craft as a writer in order to produce her first novel, Uncovered. When she isn’t blogging, journaling, or creating another story, Shenette enjoys taking an aggressive stand in the community against domestic violence and sexual assault.

She also advocates strongly for youth education rights and racial relations within her community.

After 13 years of marriage and two wonderful sons, Shenette is thoroughly excited to return to writing full-time and hopes to use her imagination as a tool of inner healing, self-reflection, and a great source of entertainment for others.

About the Book

After 5 years of marriage, Minister Stephanie Hall's patience wears thin with her husband's disinterest in sexual intimacy. With her desire for closeness and attention causing her faith to plummet, Stephanie fights an inner struggle of beauty and self-acceptance as her desperate need to be adored grows out of control...

Markus Hall wishes his past would go away, but the haunting events of his childhood years keep him distant from his wife Stephanie, and her constant requests for sex only push him away and remind him of the very things he’d rather forget. When his boss calls upon Markus to tutor his stunningly gorgeous daughter for her college classes, he can’t resist such a tempting offer, feeling needed and important each time the beautiful tutorial student looks into his eyes...

Suspecting that the relationship between her husband and the Indian beauty is more intimate than it seems, Stephanie decides to take matters into her own hands: weary with prayer, she abandons her faith and finds gratification in the arms of Matthew King, a church member’s husband...

With Markus and Stephanie's healing seemingly too far to reach, they both find themselves searching for anything that resembles true love; however, in the pursuit of their new passion, the troubled spouses soon find themselves uncovered in a bitter storm of infidelity. Will this God fearing couple return to their faith and mend their brokenness...?

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Book Trailer:

http://youtu.be/N21aWSQ6bU0

Visit the author online at:

www.shenettejones.com

www.facebook.com/AuthorShenetteSwannJones

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Right Before My Eyes Virtual Book Tour Oct 1-31,2012

Today I Welcome debut author Michelle Robinson

 About the Author

 

Michelle Robinson was born and raised in Oakland, CA. Oakland’s rich culture has laid the fabric for this story. She’s been doing hair for two decades. As a hairstylist, it’s safe to say she has also served as a therapist to her clients. She has heard and witnessed it all right behind her styling chair. From her experiences, she’s given advice to many and has watched people’s lives transition. With this driving force, she has finally penned her first novel.

 

 About the Book

Journee and Jordyn are thirty-something year old twins with two totally different lifestyles. Journee is in love with Drew, her high school sweetheart that’s in prison. A phone call from him changes everything. After a fight, she decides to end their relationship and tries to move on but she has unfinished business with Jason, another ex-boyfriend. As she moves forward, she meets Jules who appears to be Mr. Right until all his baggage shows up.Now Jordyn is living by her own rules but the problem is she hasn’t told anyone, but the drama begins when her secret is leaked on Facebook. She finds herself in a battle with her love life, family, friends and herself. Follow these two as they take their family and friends on a turbulent ride into their lives as they discover they are worlds apart but are forever connected.

  

The Spotlight Is On You, Michelle

Q. Michelle tell our readers about yourself?

 

A. I love music. Compassionate. I’m a great friend, daughter, cousin, girlfriend, hairstylist, poet & thinker. I am a humanitarian. My belief is you owe it to life to give to others. I have a high moral background. I am a dreamer. As long as you have a dream, life should keep you busy. I am a believer that all things are possible. I’m also an artist so I creatively think outside the box. I’m a go-getter so I don’t take no as an option for me. I’m organized to the point that I can’t function in confusion. I can be the life of the party & also like spending time alone. I also love taking naps.

Q. What’s the most important lesson that you’ve learned since being in the game?

A. It’s important to have a great editor.

Q. What was your path towards publication like? 

A. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had 2 friends that were writing books who I could call on for help, referrals and advice. So I literally had to learn the steps along the way.  I prayed a lot, developed more patience & had to lean on my own understand through this process. I had bad luck with 2 different editors. I learned that your editor should have a degree in English not Journalism. I ended up having to proofread my own book twice before I submitted it to my publisher because my 2^nd editor couldn’t spell or take criticism. But he fell in love with the story, gave a lot of compliments about my writing and gave me advice to write in past tense. I had to figure out that in order to get my book cover the way I dreamt of it, I had to hire a photographer & the models, so I did and my vision came to life.

Q. How do you balance your life as an author with your duties as a business person, employee, parent and/or spouse?

A. I go to bed at a reasonable hour. That allows me to wake up a little earlier than I need to so that I have time to myself. I start my day praying and reflecting and then head to the gym or go for a walk. I take a day off during the week dedicated to writing. I run my business on the other 4 days. Weekends are for church, family, friends and fun and if not, then I write!

Q. What can we expect from you in the future?

A. More books, maybe a movie.

Q. What is your best advice for getting past writer's block?

A.  Don’t end your writing at the end of a chapter. Stop in the middle of the sentence. That gives you a good jump start and get the creative juices flowing on the next time you begin writing.

Q. What was the best writing-related advice you ever received?

A. To just keep writing.

Q. How did you come up with the idea for your book, Right Before My Eyes?

A. I used some past relationships that were either my own or ones that I’ve experienced with others.  I’m a hairstylist, so I hear lots of interesting stories. My creativity just added to them. 

Q. What was the most difficult aspect of writing this book? 

A. Developing the characters. They each had to have different personalities. I had to weave many characters into one story and make sure they all had a beginning and an ending.

Q. Did you have to do any special research for your book? 

A. Yes. I had to research the California State Prison system.

Q. What’s ahead for your writing? 

A. The squeal to this book is as far as I can see right now. But I can also see a movie being produced.

Q. What opportunities have opened up because of your writing? 

A. The book has been released for 2 months now and people love the book. I think I have another career now.

Q. Where can readers purchase copies of your books?

A.  Authorhouse.com. Amazon.com, & BarnesandNoble.com, Author website

Q. What specific situation prompted you to write?

A.  I was telling 2 people a story at different times on the same day and they both said that I needed to write a book.

Q. Who or what has influenced your writing, and in what way? 

A. Life’s experiences. Whether my own or those around me.

Q.  How can people connect with you?

A. email: rightbeforemyeyes@yahoo.com

Q.  Please give us your website? 

A. www.michellerobinsonauthor.com

Character Interview About Right Before My Eyes

Q. Please tell the readers who are the main characters?

A. Journee Bell, Jordyn Bell, Derrick Long, Chelsea Hendricks, Najah Joseph and Kalena Martin.

Q.  What is the conflict in the story?  

A. Relationships

Q. Which characters in “are you most like?

A. Journee, her mother, Derrick, Pops & Chelsea.

Q. Take us inside “Right Before My Eyes” What are two major events

taking place?

A. A wedding & Journee discovering who really is her Mr. Right

Q. Are your characters from the portrayal of real people?

A. Two of them are & some are a combination of many people in one character.

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Michelle can be reached at:

Email: rightbeforemyeyes@yahoo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrob.robinson

Twitter: @BooksbyMichelle