Author Archives: Brooke Hart

If You Can’t Find Something to Read

For all of us devoted readers out there, actually finding material to read can sometimes be difficult. While Barnes ‘n’ Noble and Borders do their best to keep the best sellers, we all know that there is much more to it than that. At the same time, reading a bad book is not a good…

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

If you love non-fiction and are interested in Buddhism, a great introduction is “Shambhala: The Sacred path of the Warrior.” This is by a Buddhist, Chompke, who is known for bringing Buddhist concepts into the United States and offering a Western perspective about the philosophies of what this particular type of thought includes. With this…

Anne Waldman

Okay, Anne Waldman is not my favorite author… But, I’m going to write about her anyway, because I have to respect her. Waldman is a Beat Poet, meaning that she was hanging out with Allen Ginsberg, and the boys. The whole concept behind the Beatnick poets was to create a new type of poetry that…

“Rumi”

Lately, I’ve been using Rumi’s poems as my “Bible” every morning. For those of you who didn’t catch the ‘fad’ of Rumi, he was a poet and mystic from the mid-1800s. His poems are great not just as poems, but also as supplements to help you with life. As I’ve been reading Rumi, I’ve been…

“Running with Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs

If any of you want some sympathy for having a dysfunctional family, you can find it in “Running with Scissors” by Augusten Burroughs. I think this is one of the funniest books that I have ever read…but not with out some great realism attached. This is a ‘memoir’ of Augusten Burroughs and his life during…

Publishing an E-book

If you are just starting out as a writer, are not sure if you are going to get accepted with the query letters you have been sending out or don’t want to go through the pains of physical publishing, e-book publishing is a great option. From what I’ve been seeing, as well as others, e-book…

“Running In Heels” by Anna Maxted

If any of you are looking for a great chick flick, “Running in Heels” by Anna Maxted is a great read. It’s fast, simple and fun and it’s one of the types that leaves you with a ‘feel good feeling’ about life and things in general. This book starts with Natalie, a 27 year old…

Publishing for a World Wide Market

If you are working on a book or are planing on publishing a book, there is a new playing field that is starting to merge. The boundaries of business, information and ideas are completely broken (thank you Internet), and now you have the potential of going overseas with your book, especially if you are publishing…

Daisy Zamora “The Violent Foam.”

I am completely in love with poetry and the new forms of poetry that are continuously emerging. One of the authors that I have learned to love is Daisy Zamora. Her book “The Violent Foam” is fantastic. Zamora is from Nicaragua and is known as one of the most renowned poets of the area. She…

Hybrid Writing

The concept of hybrid writing is something that I’ve been fascinated with for years…and continue to work on being successful at. I was introduced to this when I was getting a degree in Creative Writing from a very…contemporary school. While I was there, I was introduced to a person named Michelle Ellseworth. (Check her out…