In The Author's Corner With Etienne

Earl Everett Pinney, Jr., born and raised on the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, relocated to New Jersey at the age of 18 to attend Edison Job Corps. While there, he enrolled at Middlesex County College and ultimately obtained his Associate Degree in Marketing Art and Design. He's now working on obtaining his degree in Criminal Justice through the University of Phoenix.  Earl had to make some huge adjustments in his life, after he was awarded custody of his son, Donte Whitaker-Pinney. Being a single parent became the biggest challenge of his life. However, he adjusted his life and moved forward. With the grace of God and help from his brother, Greg, everything worked out. In 2009 God blessed Earl with a beautiful wife, Desmin Samuels Pinney, who was born and raised in Jamaica. Donte, Desmin and Earl - moving forward as a family.  Back in the Virgin Islands while attending Eudora Kean High School Earl  discovered his love of poetry. As he became older, experienced, and the reader of personal g

May 19, 2013 marked the 1-year anniversary since Chris and his team, Darren, Crooks, and Tara started Project A. While creating Journey of Kahn, they embarked on a wonderful journey of self-discovery and empowerment. In the year, they made a full script for Journey of Kahn, plus music and a vast collection of concept art. They have received support from companies in the Virgin Islands and South Africa, hoping to increase worldwide support.  They have also created a children's book Lumeh in both paperback and e-book formats. They have also partnered with a host of young Caribbean writers and artists in order to have a "factory" of talented people to create even more books. Chris' team demonstrated wonderful dedication to his vision.  https://www.facebook.com/ProjectAJourneyOfKahn

Welcome our Wednesday-at-3:00 PM series, courtesy of DitterCon 2014.  Meet and greet Hunter S. Jones from Atlanta, Georgia, an author and rock/entertainment blogger. Always a complex person from childhood, Hunter found music to be her first and true love, despite claiming she has no musical skills or abilities.  However, throughout her life, Hunter has always found something, anything to write about. Her first articles were written for an underground alternative/indie rock publication in Nashville, Tennessee. Since then, she has published articles on  fashion, travel, history, and art.   Her debut novella was released in October, 2012. And in March, 2013, Moon Rose Publishing released "A Celtic Tapestry", the Celtic Festival anthology which includes her short story, "Magic in Memphis".    www.ditterkellen.com/dittercon.html

Welcome to our Wednesday-at-3:00 DitterCon 2014 series.   Dawn Montgomery: introduced to reading by her grandfather who entertained her with great character voices and by her grandmother who showed her there were no limits to the imagination. Since then Dawn was rarely without a book in hand. It wasn’t until she was stuck in a rut and unable to find anything she enjoyed reading that she decided to take a hand at writing. Since then she’s penned books she loves to read with characters who spark her imagination.   Although Texas is where she currently calls home with her 2 energetic boys and incredible husband, Dawn has lived in 8 states and 4 countries with countless moves in between.  "I currently have an incarnation of my day job that thrills me almost as much as writing, though there is no chance that it’ll ever replace the black ink of my heart. There’s nothing that compares to the feeling of falling in love with the characters in your books…There’s nothing that compares to the feeling of falling in love w

Althea Romeo-Mark, the Author, Educator, Poet, and World Traveler, is so much more. To those titles, one can add wife, mother, grandmother, and much more. In a capsule, Althea is a people-person, whether family, friends, or strangers (friends she hasn't gotten to know yet).  Born in Antigua, West Indies, Althea grew up in the US Virgin Islands. She is an educator who lived in the USA; Liberia, West Africa; London, England and presently lives in Switzerland. She has published short stories and poems in the Virgin Islands (The Caribbean Writer), Liberia, Puerto Rico, the USA, Germany, Norway, England, and Switzerland.   Althea's work vividly depicts the phases of her life as an immigrant and her cultural experience in her book; her poems are interwoven into a personal essay, A Home with Endless Space. It contemplates the meaning of home as she comes from a line of immigrants and was born on a Caribbean Island, raised on another, did her graduate studies in the USA, then moved to Liberia, West Africa, where she

Welcome to our Wednesday-at-3:00 series, brought to you by DitterCon 2014.  Meet Kele Moon: a freckle-faced, redhead born and raised in Hawaii. Always of a sore thumb, she's come to enjoy the novelty of it. She thrives off pushing the envelope and finding ways to make the impossible work in her story-telling. With a mad passion for romance, she adores the art of falling in love. The only rules she believes in is that, in love there are no rules and true love knows no bounds.  So obsessed is she with the beauty of romance and the novelty of creating it that she’s lost in her own wonder world most of the time. Thankfully, she's married to her own dark, handsome, brooding hero who had infinite patience for her airy ways and attempts to keep her grounded.  They now reside in Florida with their 3 beautiful children who make their lives both fun and challenging in equal parts.They wouldn’t have it any other way.  www.ditterkellen.com/dittercon.html  

Afro-Jersey was formed in 2008 when old friends Terre Roche and Sidiki Conde began to write songs together in both English and Mandingo just for fun.   Terre Roche is best known for being one of The Roches. She has worked with Paul Simon, Laurie Anderson, Was Not Was, Philip Glass, Kathy Mattea, Meredith Monk and the Indigo Girls to name a few. She sang the role of Squeaky Fromme in John Moran's opera, The Manson Family. She was one of the soloists on Robert Fripp's album "Exposure".   In 1998 she put out a solo CD, "The Sound of a Tree Falling". Terre collaborated with jazz pianist Garry Dial on the 2008 release "Us an'Them", a collection of national anthems from around the world featuring musicians from the countries all of whom were living in New York City.   From 2002 to the present, Terre has led the popular "Sunset Singing Circle", a Battery Parks City sponsored singalong which takes place in May and June. Currently she is the musical coordinator for Lanny Harrison's "Characters in Motion" class at the

Orignally from Benton Harbor, Michigan, Victor Johnson, Sr. is a graduate of John Wesley College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science.  A self-proclaimed poet, Victor has been writing poetry for 30 years and has 3 published poetry books: Thoughts from the Mind, Birdman 13 Point 1 and Thoughts of Life.  A fourth poetry book, The World of Poetry According to . . . Him, is scheduled for release October 15, 2013, along with 3 chap books (Emotional and Love Poems).  Victor has had his work published in Forward Times newspaper, Storm Magazine, Harbinger Asylum and several newsletters. His works have earned several Editor Choice Awards and an International Award .   Victor hosts the Spoken Word Poetry Contest at the National Black Book Festival held in Houston, Texas annually.

Previously an English teacher and high school principal, Andrea Clinton is a Novelist, Poet, Essayist, and aspiring Screenwriter and Filmmaker. A Montclair State University Graduate, Andrea's achieved a degree in English, Film, and Journalism. She's the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, People Helping People, Inc., whose mission is to help citizens become independent and self-sufficient; Andrea is Editor-in-Chief of AMISTAD newspaper and magazine; and is presently working on a biography and screenplay featuring her uncle, Rock & Roll Hall of famer, George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic and the Clinton family.  Struck with Lupus in 2002, Andrea decided that if she were blessed to live, she would bring her countless stories into fruition by publishing them for the world to read. Her first novel is one of five in the first volume of, Life Knows No Bounds. Andrea began this chronicle to exhibit to the world and address through fiction, the many directions life leads us in, regardless of which

Dezarea L Caines, a 23 year-old college graduate, is motivated by people who want to be and is willing to work hard to get to the top. She had an AWESOME open house with people speaking about their amazing opportunity to become a Health Coach and make a difference in the community. If she can do it, you can, too. Call or text her at 386-299-3160.   Better yet, visit her at Rock Nutrition in Al Cohen's Plaza, 4002 Raphune Hill, Bldg. 2, Suite 302, St. Thomas, VI 00802   Dez says, "Rock Nutrition looks forward to keeping you and our community healthy. A Big Customer Appreciation Thank you! Our first few days opening and things are rocking because of the community's desire to improve their health and lifestyle."  Dez invites you to join Rock Nutrition at Yacht Haven for their Saturday Morning Exercise Dance Party Meeting 8:00 a.m. Then back to Rock Nutrition for your awesome and healthy Breakfast of Champions. Tell a friend to tell a friend. Call Dezarea at 386-299-3160 or email her at

Welcome our best-selling author series every Wednesday at 3:00 PM, brought to you by DitterCon 2014.  Best-selling author Laurann Dohner wrote her first book in the early 90's. She claims that it will probably never see the light of day; however, from that book, she wrote a series of other books. A series fan, Laurann kept writing many other  books for the fun of it, when, in 2009, she decided to become published.   In writing her first Sci-Fi romance, her book, Ral's Woman, came to be, after  submitting it and with a little tweaking, With an acceptance letter from Ellorascave, Laurann admitd, "It was kind of a 'Cinderella' experience for me. It's been a terrific ride so far and I'm really happy. It's a dream come true."  Drop in and listen as Laurann shares the story behind her stories.  www.DitterKellen.com/DitterCon.html    

Althea Romeo-Mark, the Author, Educator, Poet, and World Traveler, is so much more. To those titles, one can add wife, mother, grandmother, and much more. In a capsule, Althea is a people-person, whether family, friends, or strangers (friends she hasn't gotten to know yet). Born in Antigua, West Indies, Althea grew up in the US Virgin Islands. She is an educator who lived in the USA; Liberia, West Africa; London, England and presently lives in Switzerland. She has published short stories and poems in the Virgin Islands (The Caribbean Writer), Liberia, Puerto Rico, the USA, Germany, Norway, England, and Switzerland.   Althea's work vividly depicts the phases of her life as an immigrant and her cultural experience in her book; her poems are interwoven into a personal essay, A Home with Endless Space. It contemplates the meaning of home as she comes from a line of immigrants and was born on a Caribbean Island, raised on another, did her graduate studies in the USA, then moved to Liberia, West Africa, where she l

Wafa returns to continue sharing her life story that begins in Morocco, with her mother, as she is married off at 13 to a man she does not know or love.  The true tale continues, weaving through varied countries, religions, economic states, romantic trysts, lusts, and loves. It transports readers back in time to a Middle Eastern society far removed from modern American sensibilities.  In today's hour-long episode, we will raise the issue of Wafa's identity as an Arab-American Muslim who, particularly found it difficult to share particularly following 9/11 and the Iraq War. As diffiult as it is, Wafa considers her speaking about it as a sort of "coming out" process.

Previously an English teacher and high school principal, Andrea Clinton is a Novelist, Poet, Essayist, and aspiring Screenwriter and Filmmaker. A Montclair State University Graduate, Andrea's achieved a degree in English, Film, and Journalism. She's the founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, People Helping People, Inc., whose mission is to help citizens become independent and self-sufficient; Andrea is Editor-in-Chief of AMISTAD newspaper and magazine; and is presently working on a biography and screenplay featuring her uncle, Rock & Roll Hall of famer, George Clinton of Parliament/Funkadelic and the Clinton family.  Struck with Lupus in 2002, Andrea decided that if she were blessed to live, she would bring her countless stories into fruition by publishing them for the world to read. Her first novel is one of five in the first volume of, Life Knows No Bounds. Andrea began this chronicle to exhibit to the world and address through fiction, the many directions life leads us in, regardless of which

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Dianne Duvall, earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of St. Thomas, where she studied fiction writing, playwriting, and poetry writing.   Darkness Dawns, the first book in her Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, was nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance by RT Book Reviews and for Best Paranormal Romance - Vampire by The Romance Reviews. It was also deemed a Top Pick by The Romance Reviews and a Best Book by Long and Short Reviews.   Night Reigns, the second book in the series, was nominated for Best Best Book of 2011 - Paranormal Romance by The Romance Reviews and declared an “utterly addictive” Top Pick by RT Book Reviews.   Phantom Shadows, the third book in the series, has been declared a Top Pick by both The Romance Reviews and Night Owl Reviews.   Her Immortal Guardians novella, In Still Darkness, was released in the Predatory anthology on May 7, 2013, and has received fabulous reviews.   Darkne

For over 30 years, Terre and her sisters, Maggie and Suzzy, were the successful singing group known as The Roches.  Terre has written a funny, wise, and very candid memoir of her life, both before and after fame. Terre's book, Blabbermouth, is a brave, tender and disturbing book. In it, Terre tells the story of her origins, her adventures as a young teenage girl who leaves the “lilac walls” of her childhood bedroom with the support of her close-knit suburban family, her rise to fame with Columbia Records, her travels on the road from coast to coast, alone with her slightly older sister. (“A teenage Thelma and Louise but without the murders,” Terre describes them.)   Terre also tells of her early mentoring by Terri Thal and Dave Van Ronk, Paul Simon, and Michael Tannen, of how the towns of Park Ridge, Hammond, Baton Rouge, San Francisco and Greenwich Village shaped her. She tells riveting tales of her early auditions, her first lover, her first male friend, Derek; reveals the sources of her sense of safety –

Listen as Wafa shares her life story that begins in Morocco, with her mother, as she is married off at 13 to a man she does not know or love. The true tale continues, weaving through varied countries, religions, economic states, romantic trysts, lusts, and loves. It transports readers back in time to a Middle Eastern society far removed from modern American sensibilities. Special! October 3-7, 2013, for 5 whole days, download your FREE eBook Copy of  "The Road from Morocco" (soon to be made into a TV miniseries) on All Amazon Sites               GET IT ! SHARE IT ! GIFT IT !   "A Story With Raw Power!"  "Beautifully written!"  Just Click on this link: http://t.co/Frlg8wRW 

Welcome to our Wednesdays-at-3:00 series of best-selling authors who will attend the second annual book-signing convention, DitterCon 2014, the weekend of Jan. 17/18, 2014!  Today's guest: Shayne Leighton Machova, author, actress, and recording artist, created and co-directed the film, The Incubus, in which she also stars as "Marnie Rose", a college outcast. Shayne also sang most of the film's soundtrack - something that was not planned. In another of her films, she is found co-starring with Scream Queen, Tara Cardinal, in The Legend of the Red Reaper.   Her book, Of Light and Darkness, set in modern-day Prague in the Czech Republic, is planned as the first in a series of five.  If that weren't enough to keep her busy, Shayne has landed a contract with internationally known independent label, Spectra Records.  www.ditterkellen.com/dittercon.html  

Welcome to our encore interview with Christian Boeving and Ditter Killen as a result of a glitch in our system during our last interview. Today's show will be presented live in its entirety.  Christian, of Dallas, Texas, is an actor, writer, producer, fitness model, personal trainer, and former bodybuilding supplement spokesperson while Ditter is a romance writer and organizer of the second annual book-signing event, DitterCon 2014, to be held in Orlando, Florida, the weekend of Jan. 17 & 18.  Christian and Ditter will share their respective experiences as actor, author, and co-authors.  To speak with either guest, call 646-721-9611 or to post your question in our chat room using Skype, just sign-in once the show is on the air.  www.ditterkellen.com/dittercon.html  

Welcome our Wednesdays-at-3:00 series.  Christian Boeving, of Dallas, Texas, is an actor, writer, producer, fitness model, personal trainer, and former bodybuilding supplement spokesperson.   One of his best known roles was in the 1999-2000 sports entertainment series, Battle Dome playing The Commander. He has also appeared in several films and the documentary, Bigger, Stronger, Faster. Chris ranks as one of the most photographed male fitness celebrities in the world, as a fitness model appearing on over 450 bodybuilding, health and fitness magazine covers to date.  Today Christian will be joined by Ditter Kellen, author and organizer of DitterCon 2014. They will share their experiences as authors.   www.ditterkellen.com/dittercon.html