Writer's Summit Tip #32:

Have a 'return policy.'

If you are calling a bookstore to set up a book signing event and you are asked if your book in "Print on Demand," answer, "No." The bookstore doesn't really care how your book was printed, what they are really asking is whether or not your book is 'returnable.' Answer that question with your return policy, such as "I offer a full 120 day return policy."

Big Brother and the Holding Company
Bill Haley
Bill O'Reilly
Bismarck
Black Eyed Peas
Black Flag
Black Hills
Black Sabbath
Blind Faith
Blink
Blizzard entertainment
Blondie
Blue Cheer
Brandon Sanderson
Brian Ruckley
Britney Spears
Britpop
Brodie Foster Hubbard
Bruce & Terry
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams
Buddy Holly
Budgie
Buffalo Springfield
Buldors gate

The only way your past can
affect your future is if you
claim it as truth instead
of process it as an experience.

~EJ Thornton

Bush
Cafe Tacuba
Caifanes
Calista Flockhart
Cameron Diaz
Camper Van Beethoven
Candy
Canned Heat
Capcom
Captain Beefheart
Car paint
Car wheels
Caramelos de Cianuro
Carl Perkins
Carlos Santana
Carol Berg
Carson Palmer
Cast of Desperate
Cast of The Sopranos
CCR
Combichrist
Dakotah
Dan Brown
Dan Simmons
Daniel Abraham

Teach this to your children!!!

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

~Maryanne Williamson

Dantalion
Danzig
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Dave Chappelle
Dave Edmunds
Dave Gilmour
Dave Matthews Band
David Allan & the Arrows
David Beckham
David Bowie
David Letterman
Dead Kennedys
Dead Milkmen
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
Denzel Washington
Depeche Mode
Derek and the Dominos
Derek Jeter
Desorden Publico
Diane Sawyer
Dick Dale
Dungean seigh
Duran Duran
Echo & the Bunnymen

The gift of mental power comes from God,
Divine Being, and if we concentrate our
minds on that truth,
we become in tune with this great power.

~Nikola Tesla
inventor, creator, visionary...

Eddie Cochran
Eddie Van Halen
El Amor - Mexico
El Tri
Elder Scrolls
Electronic Arts
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emeril Lagasse
Emma Bull
Energy Orchard
English to German Translation
Enrique Guzm n
Erasure
Eric Clapton
Eric Idle
Evanescence
Everon
Fabian
Fable
Fabulosos Cadillacs
Fargo
Front Line Assembly
Frontline Fuel of war

Passive Income is not time dependent. Passive Income works for you, not the other way around. Passive Income will require some activity and attention, but the time involved will be minimal compared to the returns.

You get to determine how much time and when you spend it.

True Passive Income is something that you can walk away from and it still pays you. Passive income has the ability to multiply, without limit, the use of your time, effort and energy.

~Thornton and Craig,
Secrets to Creating Passive Income
and becoming financially free
a book to inspire others
to create multiple streams of income

Gail Martin
Gamer Gifts
Gifts for Gamers
God lives underwater
Goldfinger
Grand Theft Auto
Green Day
Greg Keyes
Grunge
Guild wars
Guillotina
Guitar Hero
Guns 'N Roses
Halle Berry
Halo
Hannah Montana
Hanoi Rocks
Hard Rock
Hardcore punk
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Harry Nilsson
Harry Potter
Hayden Panettiere
Heart
Heavy metal

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

~Mahatma Ghandi

Heidi Klum
Herman's Hermits
Heroes del Silencio
Hilary Duff
Hilary Swank
Hole
Hombres G
Hootie and the Blowfish
Hot Tuna
Howard Stern
Humble Pie
Husker Du
Ice Cream Maker
Ike Turner
Ilona Andrews
Imperative Reaction
Indie rock
Ipods
Iron Butterfly
Iron Maiden
Isaac Hayes and the Movement
J K Rowling
J Michael Straczynski
J. Gregory Keyes
J. V. Jones

When dragons and other winged creatures roamed the earth...
Clearwater Falls
by J. Richard Knapp

The goblins noticed that the light from above the mountain
was beginning to get dimmer and dimmer.
Their eyes looked upward slowly.
At every edge of the mountain,
there was a dragon looking down on the them...
Jack Scott
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie Wilson
Jaguares
James Brown and the JBs
James Hetfield
James Patterson
Janis Joplin
Japan
Jay Leno
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck Group
Jefferson Airplane
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lopez
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Seinfeld
Jessica Alba
Jessica Simpson
Jethro Tull
Jim Butcher
Jim Carrey
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page

What readers are saying about
Love Power
by Alan Halverson

Objective treatment with a balance of left and right brain analysis

Original material presented solely from the author's perspectives

Out of the ordinary and not the usual approach to understanding the subject

Outstanding treatise on the subject of love

Philosophical and respectful approach that does not simply rely on accepted truths of others

Plausible through a sensible approach using logical thinking

Positive in perspectives about future possibilities for everyone

Potent in that it covers a broad range of concepts that invite readers to think for themselves

Rational use of logical thought that helps the reader understand their personal potential

Joan Osborne
Jodie Foster
Joe Jackson
Joe Satriani
Joe Wilson and The Sabers
John Grisham
John Scalzi
Kate Elliott
Led Zeppelin
Lee Aaron
Leonardo DiCaprio
Less
Lili Taylor
Limp Bizkit
Lindsay Lohan
Linkin Park
Little Feat
Living Colour
Lois McMaster Bujold
Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Angeles
Los Apson
Los Belmont
Los Brincos
Los Dug Dugs

You are led through your lifetime by the
inner learning creature, the playful spiritual
being that is your real self. Don't turn away
from possible futures before you're certain
you don't have anything to learn from them.

You're always free to change your mind
and choose a different future, or a different past.

~Richard Bach, Illusions, the adventures of a reluctant messiah
and Messiah's Handbook

Los Enanitos Verdes
Los Hitters
Los Hooligans
Los Jaivas
Los Lobos
Los Locos del Ritmo
Los Rebeldes del Rock
Los Yaki
Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Madchester
Mago de Oz
Manic Street Preachers
Mansun
Maria Sharapova
Maria V. Snyder
Marianne Faithfull
Mario Batali
Mark Knopfler
MASH
Matthew Broderick
Meat Loaf
Mel Brooks
Menswear
Metal

CRAIGISM:

Poverty is a state of mind,
not of the pocketbook.

From The Autobiography of a Lesser Man,
the life, times, wit and wisdom of John Odra Craig

Metallica
Michael Jordan
Michael Schumacher
Michelle Wie
Microsoft
Midnight Oil
Miguel Bose
Miguel Rios
Mike Nichols
Minor Threat
Minot
Minutemen
Moby Grape
Model Railroads
Molotov
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Moving Sidewalks
MP3 Players
Mr. Gasser and the Weirdos
Muhammad Ali
Music for
MxPx
My Chemical Romance
Nacha Pop

RMWS featured book:
Secrets to Creating Passive Income
and becoming financially free
by EJ Thornton
& John Clark Craig

Nathan Lane
National Geographic
Neil Diamond
Neil Gaiman
Neuroticfish
Neverwinter nights
New Order
New Wave
New York Dolls
Nick Lowe
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Richie
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
No Doubt
NOFX
North Dakota
Nu metal
Oasis
Oblivion
Oprah Winfrey
Orbital
Ozzy Osbourne
Paint
Panda

'The current aspects of your life that you
do not want have far more gravity than what
you want in their place.

I call this trap the Law of Aversion.'

~Jonathan Manske
author of The Law of Attraction Made Simple

Pantera
Papa Roach
Paramore
Paris Hilton
Parliament Funkadelic
Pat Boone
Patricia Briggs
Patrick Rothfuss
Patti Smith
Paul Anka
Paul McCartney
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Pencils
Pennywise
Pens
Peter Jackson
Phil Mickelson
Phish
Pink Floyd
Pixies
PJ Harvey
Placebo
Planet Earth
Plates

RMWS featured book:
The Cartographer
1492
by Othniel J. Seiden

Poison
Portable DvD player
Prep For SAT
Primus
Prince
Prince and the Revolution
Prism
Procol Harum
Progressive Metal
Progressive Rock
PS3
Psychedellic Rock
Punk Rock
Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
Queensryche
Quiet Riot
R.E.M.
Rachael Ray
Radiohead
Rage Against The Machine
Rammstein
Rap Rock
Rapid City
Rappers

Writer's Summit Tip #6:
Write a sub-title for your book. Test it for usefulness. Does it tell people what to expect when they open the book? Can you tell if it is a novel or a biography, historical, current or futuristic? Can they tell the general topic of the book instantly? They need to be able to. You have about 2 seconds with a potential customer, when they take your book off the shelf and browse it. If they don't like it, they'll put it back within 2 seconds. Don't believe me? Go to your favorite bookstore and watch the customers.

See the case study about Promise of Whale Song if you want to understand where this tip came from.

Rata Blanca
Ray Romano
Rebecca Romjin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reese Witherspoon
Regis Philbin
Renee Zellweger
Resorte
Revolting Cocks
Richie Valens
Rick Warren
Ricky Nelson
Robin Hobb
Rockpile
Rod Stewart
Rolling Stones
Ronaldinho
Ronnie Hawkins
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Rush
Rush Limbaugh
Rusted Root
Ryan Seacrest
Santana

If you've ever been bullied,
then help us share: "The POWER of ONE!"

After his parents lose everything - their jobs in the factory, their beautiful country home with the white picket fence, and their dreams, Bobby's family is forced to leave all their family and friends behind. They move into the city with high hopes of finding jobs and starting over.

But for Bobby, the struggle is about acceptance, not only from his new friends, but of his new circumstances. He must reach inside himself to find the inner strength necessary to make new friends, live in poverty and stand up to the big, red-haired bully.

"Wrong is wrong, no matter how many people do it. We must stand up for what is right. It only takes one person to speak out for what is right - the power of one! ~Bobby

Find out why he says this and how we can end bullying in our schools!
Great classroom read-along book!

Bobby's Story, The Power of One
by J. Richard Knapp, school principal

Sarah McLachlan
Scarlett Johansson
Science Fair Idea
Science Fiction Novels
Science Kit
Science Project Idea
Sci-Fi
Scorpions
Seabound
Seal
Sean (Diddy) Combs
Sebastian Rook
Sega
Sepultura
Serena Williams
Sex Pistols
Shaquille O'Neal
Sierra
Silverware
Simon Cowell
Simple Minds
Sinombre
Sioux Falls
Ska
Skin Games

Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised.
No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet,
gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me
without embarrassment or awkwardness.

Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes
true happiness. It is not attained through
self-gratification but through fidelity
to a worthy purpose.

~Helen Keller

Skye
Slash
Slayer
Sleater Kinney
Sly and the Family Stone
Smash
Soda Estereo
Sonic Youth
Soul Fly
Soundgarden
South Dakota
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
Space Pen
Spice Girls
Spiders
Squeeze
Starcraft
Starting A Web Site
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
Stereolab
Stereophonics
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
Steve Miller Band
Steve Vai

When you show hospitality to strangers,
you might just have entertained angels unawares...

-Hebrews 13:2 (paraphrased)

If you knew who walked beside you at all times,
you could never experience fear again.

~A Course in Miracles

portion of the dedications
in Angel On Board by EJ Thornton

Steven Erikson
Steven Hall
Steven Morrissey
Steven Spielberg
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Stone Temple Pilots
Sturgis
Sublime
Suede (band)
Sum 41
Superchunk
Suzanne Vega
Sweet
System of a Down
T. Rex
Tad Williams
Talking Heads
Television
Terry Reid
The Allman Brothers
The Animals
The Bangles
The Beach Boys
The Beastie Boys

As a cure for worrying,
work is
better than whiskey.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

An idea that is developed
and put into action is more
important than an idea
that exists only as an idea.

~Buddha
The Beatles
The Bee Gees
The Bloodhound Gang
The Boomtown Rats
The Breeders
The Carpenters
The Cars
The Chantays
The Clash
The Cult
The Cure
The D4
The Damned
The Darkness
The Datsuns
The Dave Clark Five
The Doors
The Drifters
The E Street Band
The Eagles
The Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Prunes
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Faces
The Faint

When you finally realize that true power only lies in the choices you make for yourself...
Protecting Chaos
Where Lord of the Rings meets 1984
by Dakotah Skye

First, before you read a single word in this book,
you must agree to the code of magic.

Say out loud:

"I will never use magic to harm others.
I will only use magic to protect the innocent.
I will never use magic untaught.
I will never use magic to do evil."

This book can only teach you if you swear and swear it true...

The Fall
The Flying Burrito Brothers
The Gears
The Grateful Dead
The Hollies
The Indigo Girls
The Jackson Five
The Jam
The Jeff Beck Group
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Kinks
The Knack
The Mau Mau's
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Misfits
The Modern Lovers
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
The Mooney Suzuki
The Nocturnes
The Oblivians
The Offspring
The O'Jays
The Olsen Twins
The Orb

What readers are saying about
Love Power
by Alan Halverson

Reasonable in scope and depth of understanding

Reassuring to those who seek advice regarding personal relationships

Related to relativity and quantum theory using interesting correlations

Respectful of other viewpoints

Scientifically based upon related fields of thought in the physical world

Sensible in organization of conceptual material

Significant contribution to philosphical thought

Simple in presentation of significant concepts

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Plasmatics
The Police
The Pretender
The Pretenders
The Pretty Blue Guns
The Ramones
The Replacements
The Rolling Stones
The Romantics
The Roots
The Scorpions
The Sex Pistols
The Shins
The Slits
The Small Faces
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smiths
The Spiders From Mars
The Stone Roses
The Stooges
The Strokes
The Surfaris
The Talking Heads
The Tragically Hip

If you desert the trust
in times of adversity,
your faith is small!

~Dr. Ernest Holmes

The Vandals
The Velvet Underground
The Verve
The White Stripes
The Who
The Yardbirds
The Young Werewolves
Thievery Corporation
Thin Lizzy
Third Eye Blind
Threshold
Tiger Woods
Tin Lizzie
To Be Announced
Tom Brady
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Tom Morello
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tommy & The Tom Toms
Tommy James & the Shondells
Tool
Traffic
Transformers

Writer's Summit Tip #26:

There is a professional organization that most reputable Literary Agents belong to called the "Association of Author's Representatives - AAR). Find out if the literary agent you want belongs to and is in good standing with this association. If they are not, you need to find out why they don't belong or why they are not in good standing.

This is a voluntary membership, so there may be quite legitimate reasons for one not to join. It is an important discussion point if you are hiring a literary agent.

Triana
Triumph
Trivium
Trolls
Turok
TV
Ty Pennington
Tyra Banks
U2
Ubisoft
UFO
Ultrasound
Underworld
Uriah Heep
Valentino Rossi
Van der Graaf Generator
Van Halen
Van Morrison & Them
Venus Williams
Victoria Beckham
Video Camra
Video games
Violent Femmes
Vnv Nation
War Hammer

Every speaker at the
2010 Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit
enjoyed speaking to a full house.
Speakers and Summit-goers had a fantastic, education-packed, memorable day!

Warcraft 2
Warcraft 3
Web Hosting Business
Weezer
Wheel of Doom
White zombie
Whitesnake
Wii
Wilbert Harrison
Will Smith
Wishbone Ash
Wolfgang Puck
Wolfmother
World Coins
World of Warcraft
X (Australia)
X (US)
X-Box
Xbox 360
XTC
Yardbirds
Yes (band)
Zakk Wylde
Zapato 3
ZZ Top

Today's thoughts, attitudes and
non-conscious programming
create tomorrow's results.

~Jonathan Manske
author of The Law of Attraction Made Simple

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Every speaker at the 2010 Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit enjoyed speaking to a full house. Speakers and Summit-goers had a fantastic, education-packed, memorable day!

Every speaker at the
2010 Rocky Mountain Writer's Summit
enjoyed speaking to a full house.
Speakers and Summit-goers had a fantastic, education-packed, memorable day!