Hi all!
Today, I’d like to
do something a little different for my author post of the day. One of my
favorite new Authors is Ann Snizek. She has written such wonderful books as:
Tunuftol's Fortress of Light (Tunuftol Book 1)
Secret of the Shielded (Tunuftol Book 2)
Jewel of the
Nirel (Tunuftol Book 3-new)
Cover coming soon!
To Eris - Human (Payton Chronicles Book 1)
My Rambling Anthology of Teasers
Realynn Dreams
I’m going to give you a quick author profile, the
important information she’s trying to get out to people, and then how to
contact her and her books.
Here’s the profile:
I grew up in Vermont
mostly and now live in Virginia with my family (those still at home). My husband and I have a blended family of
seven kids. My childhood was spent
moving around a lot. (non-military)
About five years ago, we started home-schooling our youngest
children. Now there are only two
remaining in home-school. I have tried
to nurture the love of books in our children and now our grandchildren --
always nurturing their imaginations.
Recently, I have become active in our community with literacy, starting
a local (and online) creative writing club and volunteer tutoring at the Adult
Learning Center.
I struggle with
disabilities. So, have to be careful not
to overdo things... I don't always listen to my own advice. I have a dry, sarcastic and corny sense of
humor and always try to look at things optimistically. (again not always successful) However, I feel that if I don't give up --
for long -- then things will work out for the best eventually.
Community Literacy Challenge
Most people take literacy for
granted. Words are everywhere.
Imagine that
you wake up one day in a world similar to the one you live in now. You understand what the people around you are
saying, but all the words (the store signs, road signs, magazines, newspapers,
advertising posters, etc). Everywhere
around you are strange squiggly marks that you feel like you should understand,
but you don't.
A woman comes
up to you and asks if you would like to enter a drawing for a new car. Of course you do!
“All you have
to do is fill out this form,” the woman says as she hands you a clipboard and
pen.
When you look
down, the paper is covered with more of the strange squiggly marks. The only one you can identify is: Name.
The woman
looks at you and hovers with increasing impatience. You start to write your name, but for some
reason the letters don't look quite right.
The woman
turns to talk to another person that walked over and the two of them whisper
between themselves and glance your way with pity on their faces. All you can do is stand there.
******
This may seem
like a scene from the Twilight Zone, but for many American adults it is a
nightmare that they live in every day.
You probably don't even notice it.
Most have learned ways to get around it.
They learn how to hide the truth.
Can you blame
them. Would you want to go to a doctor's
office and pull out a teething ring to play with while you wait? Would you want to grab the magazine with the
hot new actor on the cover and flip through the pictures only because you have
no way of knowing what it says? Or if
you are able to read some, would you want to grab the Cat In The Hat to
“proudly read” as you wait?
Everyone learns
in their own way. The majority of the
people that can't read or write have never been taught in a manner that they
are able to learn. This doesn't mean
that the people are stupid. I'm sure
every one of them could teach you some amazing things that you never knew.
How many of you
writers want to learn how to improve your writing skills? Don't you wish you could sit down and write a
best seller? I know I do! That would be amazing.
Well, I know
several ways you can do it. One of those
ways is to volunteer at an adult learning center because when you go back to
the basics and have to communicate the process to someone who has never
known... it is life changing. And I
don't mean the incredible impact you can have on a student's life, I mean the
change in your own.
Another way you
can help is by using your skills to help raise awareness and provide adults
with low reading levels with material that they can be proud about reading
openly. You can do this by joining our
Creative Writing Club and sending in submissions for one of two books to be published
annually by Snow Flower Publishing, Editing & Reviews.
Don't worry
about how well you can write. If you can
read and write at this level - and understand - then you can write better than
many of them. What we need is content. Everyone has a story. If you have the desire, you only need to make
the choice.
Write for adults
and make a difference one word at a time...
LINKS:
Snow
Flower Publishing, Editing & Reviews: http://annsnizek_indiewriter.wordpress.com/
Snow
Flower Publishing: https://www.facebook.com/SnowFlowerPublishing
Creative
Writing Club: http://www.facebook.com/groups/383408198406266/
Charlotte
Adult Learning Center: http://www.charlotte-learning.org/
And more
links:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/HASnizekM1
Smashwords
profile: http://www.smashwords.com/
Goodreads
profile: http://www.goodreads.com/Ann_
Amazon
author page http://www.amazon.com/Ann-
Barnes
& Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Yahoo
Contributor: http://contributor.yahoo.com/
The
Rambling Voices In My Head www.annsnizekauthor.blogspot.
Goodreads
Blog http://www.goodreads.com/
Snow
Flower Publishing, Editing & Reviews: http://annsnizekoftunuftol.
Creative
Writing Club: http://www.facebook.com/
Charlotte
Adult Learning Center: http://www.facebook.com/
Thanks all for joining us today and
please thank Ann. She’s become a wonderful friend, I’ve read most of her books
as she’s a great Author, and she’s a wonderful person. Please check out her
literacy information and help out someone who is waiting for you to walk into
their lives!
Keep Writing!
Jodie Pierce
