Delores Thornton, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, belongs to several writing organizations including: The International Women's Writing Guild and The Writers Center of Indianapolis. She's also a volunteer for the Indianapolis Public Library Literacy Program. Thornton started writing several years ago and friends encouraged her to publish her first novel, Ida Mae, in 1997. Her second work, Ida Mae: The Saga Continues, was released in December 1998. May 2000, she released Ida Mae the combined edition. Her third novel, titled Babe released December 2000. Delores is currently working on her next novel, Anybody Seen Junebug? When she has spare time, Thornton likes long drives and visiting her grown children and grandchildren

Around2It Talk Show, host Delores "Queen of Promotion" Thornton

Email around2it@deloresthornton.com
Website www.margueritepress.com

An Internet talk show for authors, poets, publishers and other entrepreneurs!
Delores Thornton, Voted "Queen of Promotion"
by C&B Books of New York
Literary Expert at www.blackrefer.com
Voted "Best Online Presence - 2008" by Nubian Literary Network
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Over the past three years Maxine Thompson has conducted over 500 hours of live Internet radio interviews.

Dr. Maxine Thompson of www.maxinethompson.com
www.maxineshow.com,
is an author of ten titles (Novels, The Ebony Tree, No Pockets in a Shroud, Short Story Collection, A Place Called Home, Anthology, Proverbs for the People, contributor, short story, "Valley of the Shadow," Anthology, Saturday Morning (editor, contributor, short story, "Garden of Forgiveness,) Anthology, Secret Lovers, novella, "Second Chances," Anthology, All in the Family, novella, "Summer of Salvation", Anthology, Never Knew Love Like This Before, novella, "Katrina Blues." She is also the author of ebooks/manuals, How To Promote, Market and Sell Your Book Via eBook Publishing (April 2000) and workbook, CD ebook,The Hush Hush Secrets of Writing Fiction That Sells.(April 2003) and latest released ebook, The Hush Hush Secrets of Creating a Life You Love. (August 2005)

She is also a literary agent with Sheba Media group, (www.shebamedia.com), a ghostwriter, a story editor, a columnist (Booking Matters), a freelance writer, a literary coach, a much sought after speaker, and a Internet Radio Show host on www.artistfirst.com and on www.maxineshow.com.

Radio Host Nicole Stevenson has had been awarded and recognized for her poetry. Her poetry is on over six sites...she is also former colunnist for Fireside Chat Story Time Tapestry, Where Are All The Good Men http://www.heartswithsoul.com/ newsletter. Straight Talk coffee magazine. Nicole Stevenson has done book reviews and band reviews as well as writing and contributing to several sites, and magazines. She was also, Opinion Editor for Vainqueer Teen magazine in Singapore!

Nicole Stevenson is the founder of First Cut's newsletter around since 2003 and currently working on an online magazine as well as upcoming anthology"UnBlock" which is bound to inspire many talents as well as bring the thought back to the established to create is to live".