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GA Peach Authors' Vignettes Buffet and Benefit at The Green Room Actors Lounge
July 28, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm
You are cordially invited toTerri J. Vaughn’sThe Green Room Actors’ Loungefeaturing the Georgia Peach AuthorsJean Holloway, Gail McFarland, Marissa (Pynk) Monteilh and Electa Rome ParksVignettes Buffet and Benefit Catered by Chef Sheila of Cookin’ with FlavaTickets: $40.00 each/$70.00 per couplehttp://vignettebuffet.eventbrite.com Watch the drama from the pages of your favorite fiction get brought to life by members of the Green…See More
Authors on the Square at Central Library Auditorium
November 19, 2011 from 12pm to 5pm
GA Peach Authors Tour Free and open to the public Join us for a celebration of local authors and their literary works. We will host book readings from the following authors: Gregory A. Freeman, The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys: Courage, Tragedy and Justice in World War II; Jennie Helderman, As the Sycamore Grows; and Rene Silvin, Noblesse Oblige and Walking the Rainbow. At the authors' tables, meet and greet local authors, such as Tiffany Brown, Marissa Monteilh, Miranda Parker, Charles…See More
"Sorry, I'm in Atlanta. Wishing U much success."
September has started off with a BANG!
Please get October, 2011 edition of Essence Magazine with Michelle Obama on the cover and look for the article "My Miracle" on page 170. Yep, it's me!!! ;o) Somehow they got wind of a story I wrote about an accident I was in on my way home from a book tour stop in MS in 2008! DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! And yesterday "Ace of Hearts" audiobook went live! Take a listen: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jeanholloway2 a…See More
"Great 1st GA Peach Authors Tour Stop today @ the Southwest Regional Library. We LOVE when the readers come prepared w/GREAT questions. Next stop, Written Magazine's 30 Books in 90 Days event on 6/26 @ 2:00 at the Hammonds House Museum, 503…"
malcome commented on Jean Holloway's event GA Peach Authors Tour"Dear Jean , thanks for the loverly offer to meet you at the GA Peach Authors Tour, as I would love to spend some time with you , however its quite a long distance from Australia, to Beautiful Atlanta , but hope to get there one day for sure, and I…"
GA Peach Authors Tour at Atlanta Southwest Regional Library
May 7, 2011 from 12pm to 2pm
Dwan Abrams, Gail McFarland, Marissa (Pynk) Monteilh, Kendra Norman-Bellamy, Electa Rome Parks & I will be @ the Atlanta Southwest Regional Library, 3665 Cascade Rd. SW, Atlanta, GA 30331, Sat. from noon to 2 p.m. Website: http://gapeachauthors.blogspot.com/ You'll be able to ask any questions you might have & all our books will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there. Bring a friend!See More
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- Amityville, NY
- Currently Reside In: (City, State, Country)
- Kennesaw, GA
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- Reader, Writer
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- http://deckofcardz.com
- Have You "Freed Your Inner Book" Yet?
- Yes, Whew! It was worse than delivering my first born!
- What You Need to Know About Me:
- I was born October 10, 19… in good ole Queens, New York. I had a difficult childhood, though it’s not your usual abuse story. I developed severe eczema and most of my schoolmates shunned me until high school. Books became my friend.
Early in life, I found myself fascinated by the macabre. I would actually set my alarm if one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock, Rod Serling or One Step Beyond was coming on late at night. These kept me up ‘til the wee hours of the morning.
Being raised in Amityville was the icing on the cake. My biological mother died when I was thirteen, the age where puberty reared its ugly head. Needless to say, I was a wife and mother by the time I was seventeen, divorced at twenty. Then I met Fred, my second, current and final husband. We’ve been together 36 years. He helped me become an adult although I went kicking and fighting the whole way. Together, we raised six children. I’m now a Gramma of 10, great-Gramma of 3!
Full House, the 4th & final novel of the Deck of Cardz series
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September has started off with a BANG!
Please get October, 2011 edition of Essence Magazine with Michelle Obama
on the cover and look for the article "My Miracle" on page 170. Yep,
it's me!!! ;o)…
Continue on the cover and look for the article "My Miracle" on page 170. Yep,
it's me!!! ;o)…
Posted on September 11, 2011 at 2:19pm
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 12:16pm on August 17, 2008,
Julia Press Simmons said… - It's so nice to meet you as well. I look forward to networking with you in the future.
I'm glad to know I'm not alone on the doll thing. lol
- At 12:22am on July 3, 2008,
The Passion said… - hello Jean, here is what you missed, this is the last poem I will be sharing from my next book
This moment *
Nothing sweeter, a captured emotion,
a tender kiss, passionately to touch your lips
every caress a sensuous hunger,
where motions become a dance
to hold you close,
the scent of the moment,
the essence of the affair… fills my head,
this paints a picture that takes passion like a storm,
with the beat of your heart
you move my world,
the sound of this takes me
to where my imagination has dreamed,
don’t make me wait…
love me as if it were the first time,
let this moment be every moment you desire me,
be the love I sing to when you want to be
all I ever
- At 11:33pm on July 2, 2008,
Jean Holloway said…
- Hey,
Sunday, Diane Dorce (my publisher) & I were on the way home from a very successful book signing in MS. During the signing in Walmart, a woman stopped at Diane's table, said she felt the need to pray for her and they prayed together.
We were in a great mood & had listened to a gospel song "Never would have made it" on the radio when the back tire on the driver's side blew. The car went out of control & spun around 3 or 4 times on the freeway. We went down a 500 ft. embankment BACKWARDS @ 55-60 mph. I thought I was never going to see my family again and asked God to forgive me for all my sins. Suddenly the car revved up and then it just stopped! He was definitely with us.
People from the freeway saw us disappear off the road & stopped to find us & help us get back to the freeway. Everyone kept saying it was a miracle that we came out of it w/o a scratch!It wasn't until I was halfway up the hill that I looked back. The car was SO far down I couldn't see it! They probably wouldn't have found us if they hadn't seen us go over. It took 2 tow trucks to get the car, the heavy duty 1 attached their cable to the 2nd 1 & lowered it down 2 reach the car. When they got it up, the tow truck driver told us we'd stopped less than 2 ft. from a large creek that was 15-20 ft. deep!! I can't believe I didn't even see the water!! The paramedics checked us out & we were fine, even our blood pressure wasn't as high as they expected!!
A state trooper took us to Budget Rent-a-Car & while Diane was getting the rental, I shakingly went outside for a cigarette. Then the weirdest thing happened. I looked across the street & there was a cemetary. Directly in front of me was a tombstone with my dead brother's name ELLIOTT on it, clear as day. I even tried to read others, but it was the only one that was clear, the letters were that large. I feel God & family surrounded us and kept us safe.
As we got into GA (yeah, we kept going, all we wanted 2 do was get home) "Never would have made it" came on the radio again! Diane & I cried the rest of the way home.
I know I'll never take life for granted again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CklAwchIJ1A
God Bless, Jean
- At 4:50pm on May 27, 2008,
jawar said… - Greetings. The Forums on BAS are lively and offer another opportunity to learn something about self publishing your own book. I look forward to networking. GOJAWAR.COM
Please visit my profile for the next Self Publishing Seminar date and time in the Atlanta Area.
- At 10:08pm on May 25, 2008,
Clevette Harris said…
- Welcome Jean, put all behind you now...the struggle is over. I thank the Lord that HE placed you with our network. Now you have bigger and brighter days upon you. A fresh batter was prepared and your NEW CAKE w/good icing is ready. That glow on your face shows 36 yrs of testing has paid off.
Enjoy your stay.
Clevette
www.qclesurvivesthestorm.com
- At 5:37pm on May 25, 2008,
Diane said… - Greetings and welcome to the community, Jean. Maybe we can convince you to use some of that early training in the macabre to write a bit of speculative fiction. You might just be the next Rod Serling! So glad to have you in the network.
- At 1:40am on May 25, 2008, The Passion said…
- hello Jean, welcome to the show
I am a writer of passion and love here to share my art from my next book, titled Compliacated Passions
My goddess of love *
I marvel at your site
every curve every line just right,
to look upon you
to see wonder, takes my breath,
my every moment will be thoughts of you,
as desire comes
my heart in anticipations
my soul on burn,
I yearn for the sweetness to taste what will be
moments of burning passion,
a living history to become a part of me,
a masterpiece truly for all to see,
my goddess of love
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