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"The sweat-soaked black girl..."

Where Was God, on May 15, 1974?" A Family Gathering Pulitzer Nominated (Fiction) 2007 Click Image below to read 3 Chapter, Digital Excerpt By Turning Pages Online.

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Added by Gene Cartwright on November 25, 2009 at 6:31pm — No Comments

iBookTrailer.com Launches

Stand out from the crowd. (click image)

Use the following to view: Username: guest | Password: 12345

We understand how difficult it is to stand out in your efforts to promote your book(s). We c… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on November 25, 2009 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Where are your books available for purchase? Amazon? That's great but are you lost among the hundreds of millions of books there? And, Amazon takes such a large chunk of your book sales. Fine, if you do not have a way of selling on your site, and fulfilling your own orders. What about your own web site? Do you have a great web site? How many people know where you are? Is your site SEO (search engine optimized?) The truth is, it is often better to… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on November 3, 2009 at 1:50am — No Comments

'...the beautiful, sweat-soaked black girl. She sat slouched...'

He paused, glanced back at the beautiful, sweat-soaked black girl. She sat slouched in the passenger seat, breathing heavily, staring into her lap with vacant eyes. Her bra was back in place now, but much of her taut, flawless, creamy-brown skin was still exposed. At 12 years old, Deborah Yvonne Davis had the sweet, innocent face of a young girl, but the fetching body of a woman, years older. It was her blessing and her curse. Jonathan stared long and hard, savoring the sight of her. His bowed… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on October 13, 2009 at 6:05pm — No Comments

'Bout A Mile From The Sticks...

Added by Gene Cartwright on October 13, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

Tip: The Best, Free Software on The Web

Members: Stop spending Big Bucks for software!

Tens of Thousands of Absolutely Free Software Files Are Available. This software is as good or better than that sold for hundreds of dollars. In fact, it is often the identical… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on October 6, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Importance of Blogging

Villagers, Good News! You may now post your WordPress blogs on iFOGO Village. To do so, click the 'Blogs' Menu tab in our main menu. You will see t… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on September 18, 2009 at 10:07pm — No Comments

Where Was God on May 15, 1974?

"I have not been so moved by a novel since I first read Alex's book.
I am laying claim to the role of Aunt Rose."
__ Ms. Cicely Tyson, Emmy-Winning, Academy-Award nominated actress

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Added by Gene Cartwright on September 18, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Announcement: Village Authors Now on iFOGO.com

Please, take a moment and read!

First, we are authors.

Since our inception, we at iFOGO.com and iFOGO Village have been dedicated to doing all w… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on September 17, 2009 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Invaluable Web Site Speed Tips From iFOGO Village

Gene Cartwright Author,CEO iFOGO.com iFOGO Village… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on September 8, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Oops! Out of Time.

Today, for reasons I have yet to determine, my late, paternal grandmother weighs heavily upon my already ultra-engaged mind. Malinda Cartwright was a force of nature - a "piece of work" to be sure. This East Texas-born mother of nine, born… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on August 27, 2009 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Book Promotion: A Big Idea With Little Cost

You've seen it: Book-marketers and promoters offering "final opportunities" grab a great book promotion for "$1500.00" off the regular price. I've seen these and thought: "Wow, no way I can pass up a deal like that." Right. Well here's a book promotion opportunity you truly cannot afford to pass up.

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Added by Gene Cartwright on August 13, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Insane, Outrageous & Outstanding!

You May Call Us Nuts;

your eyes may even pop from their sockets but we’re doing it anyway. Doing what? Thanks for asking: We're giving away money and opportunity to a select few serious authors. First, thank you iFOGO.com Pr… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on August 6, 2009 at 12:30am — No Comments

Our Deepest, Most Sincere Apology!

We at iFOGO.com Owe an Apology to everyone who visited our 'Landing Page' at iFOGO.com within the past two weeks. Why? Because you have not been able to enjoy the highly praised intro that is now visible to those using Internet Exploder...ah, Explorer (IE). What we failed to do, which we normally always do, is check to see how our pag… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on July 12, 2009 at 1:48am — No Comments

So, Why Aren't You A Huge Success?

Sign of Success?

So, why aren’t you a huge success? What’s taking so damn long for your “ship” to come in? You’re certainly gifted, hardworking, devoted, smart, and all that. You’re much smarter, and better at what you do than most of the lucky SOBs with a sh _ _pot full… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on July 8, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Authors With Non-Author Skills to Market

Loose the complete you! Authors may now market their non-author skills on iFOGO Village. While you are a dedicated author, are you also a secret Da Vinci, Edison, P.T. Barnum, Versacé, Michelangelo, etc.? What are… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on July 4, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Your Book Cover as an E-Card

As I mentioned in my blog post, "Does God Have Caller I.D.?", we authors must employ every legitimate, book-marketing tool available. What if you could send your book jacket as an e-card as often as you wish, with no limitations? Now you can. Here is a great idea:

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Added by Gene Cartwright on July 2, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Does God Have Caller I.D.?

Okay, I'm not being sacrilegious here, just posing a question to be considered by both true believers and dedicated agnostics and atheists. There is no doubt, being a truly devoted pursuer of dreams, whether as an author or creative/artistic professional, requires a strong measure of belief in one's self, an… Continue

Added by Gene Cartwright on July 1, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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