Comments from a former addict I worked with last May.

Dr. Compton I’m still doing good. For obvious reasons my wife and I had some rough spots there but I’m working on rebuilding her trust. The temptation to look at anything is definitely much lower than ever. I’ve been able to avert eyes and thoughts very well. I would never want to hurt my wife again and spiritually I am rebuilding. It was a good experience to sit and talk with you about it. So, it will be great to say in 10 years that I haven’t looked:)

Thanks!!
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I would like to express my fervent support for the proposed expansion of the Spark of Brilliance program.  Spark of Brilliance is a crucial means for individuals and families impacted by mental health issues and serious mental illness, to reconnect with their passion, their creativity and help to direct their recovery process.  Spark of Brilliance provides a nurturing and welcoming community for people to access and participate, to their interest and ability.  Formal support services are necessary however often do not meet the wide range of needs of individuals; namely creative expression, developing community connections, building a sense of worth and self-esteem.  Spark of Brilliance fills these gaps.   I have seen this program grow since its inception, due to the inclusive philosophy, the commitment of the creative mentors and the active participation of members.  I have witnessed individuals who have participated in this program, benefit in so many ways from their involvement.  Please accept my recommendation that Spark of Brilliance be available to as many people as possible who struggle with their mental health.

Jessie Baynham
Executive Director,
Community Torchlight Inc.
o/a Distress Centre Wellington/Dufferin

I appreciate this opportunity to praise Spark of Brilliance for all the incredible work it does. Through grassroots encouragement and mentorship many people and towns have benefited from the stewardship of Spark of Brilliance founder, Judith Rosenberg.

By connecting local talent, families, neighbours, and people interested in the arts, partnerships arise, stigma decreases, and lasting relationships are formed. In creating meaningful works of art via poetry, music and visual arts, to name a few, people on fixed incomes dealing with a variety of health issues find their strength and hope in surprising ways. This is not only truly miraculous, but also very inspiring!

For individuals to be able to express and explore their gifts in a program that is nonthreatening and accepting is a wonderful key in their recovery process. For communities, the result is a better place for all to live as we engage with others from all walks of life and share our stories in a sacred space of acceptance.

I have been involved with the Spark of Brilliance movement for approximately 6 years and I have overcome some of my own creative fears by sharing with others who have overcome great obstacles and dare to express themselves from the mountain tops!

Thank you Judith and Jay for sparking this movement!!
Margy Moorhouse

My involvement with Spark of Brilliance is to provide assistance, guidance and support as a board member and secondly, is to provide workshops and guidance as a therapist for participants in the workshops at the Homewood Health Centre.

Spark of Brilliance provides hope to those clients that can begin there life again with respect and dignity through creative arts and other nurturing mediums.

These creative workshops and events provide safety and sanctuary to support and empower their lives. Each person is respected and acknowledge for their talents and gifts they bring to each event. Nurturing, quality of life and dignity are key words when I think of Spark of Brilliance.

What Spark of Brilliance would provide for a Toronto chapter is:

• A creative place for persons with mental health issues to continue their healing journey through the arts.
• To promote community and collegiality by bridging mental health to the community.
• To provide a caring place for persons with mental health issues.
• To enable persons with mental health issues to develop new skills, to learn to grow and give back to their communities.

There are many examples how spark of Brilliance workshops and events have empowered individuals and families to begin a new healing journey.

Through the workshops, persons build their self esteem, sense of belonging and give back to the community through the many events and projects. Please see website for the list of incredible events and projects.

The groups provide relief from anxiety and stress, an outlet for creativity and imagination and introduce concepts of spirituality and nature.
This indeed provide hope, dignity and quality of life to bridge the gap from fragility to strength.

Sincerely,
Mitchell L. Hewson, HTM LT RAHP
Manager, Horticultural Therapy Dept.
Chair, Awards Committee CHTA
Administrator, Horticultural Therapy in Practice
Homewood Health Centre
150 Delhi Street
Guelph, Ontario
N1E 6W9
519-824-1010, ext. 2180
hewsmitc@homewood.org

I am a recent participant to the activities that Spark of Brilliance offers.

Last Spring, I received an e-mail from a mental health worker informing me about a writing work shop that Sparks of Brilliance was offering. From the end of the work shop, I had learned a lot more about myself, other mental illnesses and how to effectively write my story recovery story.

Little did I know that workshop would open up many other doors down the road, one of them being able to read my story at an event (Now Who’s Talking? – Telling Our Recovery Stories) held in Kitchener in the Fall (November 1, 2009).

Spark of Brilliance contributes extensively to the community it is in. It is an avenue for those struggling with mental illness to gain confidence as well as learn other avenues to heal through in their journey that speak to them directly. I know from reading my recovery story at a public event, I had many people come up to me afterwards to share their stories. Amongst their struggles and emotion, I saw a glimpse of hope in their eyes knowing that others understand what they are going through.

Spark of Brilliance shines a glimmer of hope into the community and gently encourages individuals to move towards it through their own creative means.

Toronto is a great place for a Spark of Brilliance chapter to open. Being such a diverse city with a variety of ethnicities, the activities that Spark of Brilliance offers allows all to tap into it, regardless of their cultural background. That’s the great thing about creativity… it’s unique and is it us all.

There is a need for alternative types of treatment, or complementary types of treatment. Spark of Brilliance fits this need.

Family members have benefited by seeing their child with mental illness laugh again… connect again… have hope again. Mental illness can take so much away from families and Spark of Brilliance provides an outlit for individuals to find their voice again, to discover a lost art within themselves and to mold, shape, transform, paint, smell, taste, draw, etc their life, their journey, their emotion. For a family member of someone with a mental illness, seeing their loved one involved in their life again, in a means that makes them feel fulfilled is huge.

Spark of Brilliance reminds family members that contrary to whatever society says, there is a spark of brilliance in their loved one. They have found it and encourages others to see it too!

Karen M.

I want to share with you my experience with Spark of Brilliance. I have been aware of this program since its inception in Guelph in 1999. I had been hoping for a chapter in our area for more than 5 years. There was talk of bringing Spark of Brilliance to Waterloo Region from the beginning, but it took a while to get there.

Because I had heard many wonderful things about the successes of Spark of Brilliance participants from my many contacts in the mental health field, I constantly monitored what was being done in Guelph at the original site. I was very impressed at the quality of the events the group presented and also the positive comments of participants and their families.

I am the mother of son with schizophrenia and have been an active volunteer in mental health in Waterloo Region for 10 years. Throughout this time, I have seen my son flourish from music therapy and when that ended, join a music/singing group at Waterloo Region Self Help and a local jazz club in Waterloo. I watched friends recover through studying photography and one eventually developed into a professional photographer, so I knew the value of creative endeavors.

As soon as I heard that Spark of Brilliance was coming to Waterloo, I attended the first meeting with my husband and son. We enjoyed the very professional presentation and anxiously awaited the first workshops. My son participated in the 4-day creative writing workshop to learn to tell his story about being someone who lives with hearing voices. This helped his awareness of the voices and also his ability to put some painful experiences into words. He had already been speaking in high schools, meetings for mental health staff and families, as well as police training sessions. These creative writing sessions gave him a second story to tell. He felt this was very important to him as the facilitator of the local schizophrenia support group.

After this creative writing process, Spark of Brilliance held a theatre night, featuring the participants as performers of their stories. It was an excellent evening. Our entire family attended to support my son in his journey to recovery. It was very powerful! He was extremely proud of himself, too.

My husband and I are now on the steering committee for our chapter of Spark of Brilliance because we want this program to be a great success in Waterloo Region. My son is eager to grow in his creative development as part of his recovery. He has felt this need for a long time. I also have made many friends in the mental health community, who are also looking forward to either reconnecting to lost artistic expression or developing skills they have not had.

No one can know what route will lead to healing and recovery for someone with mental health issues. One thing that is quite apparent to me is that there is no single answer. Each community needs to have access to many different and unique programmes to entice and engage seekers of recovery to join and heal and grow.

Although my family’s involvement with Spark of Brilliance has been only for a few months, I can see the increased confidence in my son already. He has developed extensive computer skills in order to write his story and email it to others to edit. He is less nervous speaking in public. He is meeting new people, who constantly compliment and encourage him. Socially, he finds connecting with new people easier, even in large groups. He knows he has important things to say.

My son has decided that he will now join the Stand Spark of Brilliance Up for Mental Health comedy group. He feels his creative writing skills are developing well and he is more aware of some of the symptoms and experiences he had during his psychosis. He has always has a wicked, teasing sense of humour and it will be wonderful to see him put this to good use.

After many years of seclusion in his room, my son was hospitalized for almost a year. We knew that was the right decision on our family’s part when my son’s classic one-liners returned and his coy little smile showed on his face again. Humour is very powerful!

As a family support facilitator, I encourage families to seek out community programmes of all kinds to connect their ill family member to. These do not have to be specifically mental health programmes; in fact, many individuals are reluctant to connect with specific mental health progammes. Spark of Brilliance is an excellent opportunity to reconnect or connect to an activity that is appealing to someone struggling with a mental health issue because family is welcome and encouraged to attend. This is less stigmatizing and also makes it easier for introducing a new person to a group or organization. The events are open to all, so friends or family can attend to enjoy creativity together.

I hope that Toronto will see the huge benefit of Spark of Brilliance’s programming and endorse it fully. This is a unique and motivating programme that, personally, I would like to see in every community.

Sincerely,
Elaine Paton

Over the past year, I have been associated with Spark of Brilliance as an independent filmmaker based in the Guelph area. In the short time that I have been involved with the organization, I have been amazed by the many programs Spark of Brilliance offers in support of people living with mental health issues in our community and beyond. I believe that other cities, including Toronto, can only benefit from having a chapter in their own area.

Spark of Brilliance does wonderful work helping those with mental health issues and their families recover from what can be very debilitating effects. This organization also does a great service in helping to break the negative stigmas so often associated with these issues. I would like to encourage any community to reap the rewards of having such a committed and dedicated group as a resource for the people in their area.

Sincerely,
Mary Lalonde

I am the parent of a 17-year-old girl with autism. My daughter has enjoyed several programs offered by Spark of Brilliance in Wellington. In the summer, she exprerienced activities such as drumming circles and an opportunity to learn about service dogs. This winter she will take part in a Spark of Brilliance/Kidsability Art therapy program.

Through these programs we have met people of all ages, abilities and interests. This helps to strengthen our family’s supports in the community. Especially as my daughter enters her young adult years, there are fewer recreational and therapeutic options available to her. Many agency programs only serve individuals up to the age of 18. So we will be looking even more to Spark of Brilliance for support, community and quality creative programs.

Amy B.
Guelph, Ontario

My son has been involved over the past 3 years. It (Spark of Brilliance) is a unique program that has helped my son be involved in a organization that is very accepting and understanding of individuals struggling with a mental illness.

The focus of the program is not mental illness, but it is a great creative outlet for people who may otherwise not get the opportunity to be exposed to the arts due to their circumstances. Most recently, my son was part of a Creative Writing workshop that I believe was very valuable to him. The experience overall serves to boost confidence and self-esteem which is an essential component to recovery and sustainability of mental health.

The program offers a unique opportunity for individuals to be exposed to the arts (maybe for the first time). Expressing oneself via the arts is a proven way to boost self-esteem and confidence, the social aspect of being part of a very accepting organization is also very beneficial to those suffering/recovering from mental health issues. I cannot stress enough the importance of having access to such supportive and accepting environment that is not clinically based. This is truly a unique organization and one which I am certain the Toronto community will benefit from and take full advantage of.

I cannot stress enough the importance of having access to such supportive and accepting environment that is not clinically based. This is truly a unique organization and one which I am certain the Toronto community will benefit from and take full advantage of.

Dagmar V.

I was just realizing, over the past 2 days, that I miss getting together at Spark of Brilliance with positive, supportive people who accept each other as they are and treat each other with ample respect. Why can’t the whole world be like Spark of Brilliance?

That was a rhetorical question, but now that I’ve asked it, perhaps the answer is that the rest of the world hasn’t been lucky enough to have their own breakdown, yet. I don’t know about you, but I’ve learned soooo much over the past few months…and am quite thankful for the experience. It’s done me a world of good.

I must admit that, a few months ago, I was sceptical that art could provide any healing benefits. I’m extremely grateful that I gave it the benefit of the doubt and participated. I get so much more out of every workshop you present. Thank you so much for being there for all of us who need you.

Have a wonderful day. I look forward to more Spark of Brilliance magic!

Take care.
Dianne K.

We won’t be able to make the closing ceremony but would like to thank you and Goldie for the fun and inspiration you provided for Matthew. It was also great that he could share that with his big brother, as he was equally proud of his brother’s mask and couldn’t wait to show his father.

Many thank you’s for your time, effort and attention to these children. You have a very special gift.

Sincerely,
Renná

Working with Judith Rosenberg in Spark of Brilliance projects has been very rewarding and inspiring. Judith has a way of letting people know that they are unique and wonderful just as they are. She encourages those around her to proudly express who they are, in whatever way that makes them happiest.

Her ideas and projects bring people in the community together. This is true of all stages of her projects from beginning to end: first gathering folks together to plan and collaborate on projects, then getting community members excited about working on the projects themselves, and finally touching others with the finished works of art.

There are many examples, but the mosaic wall in the Guelph Enabling Garden comes to mind first. Those who visit the Garden are awestruck by the wonderful project made possible by the artists inspired by Judith. I can tell that those who understand the meaning behind the mosaic wall feel a sense of inter-connectedness that is often so hard to find.

Judith’s enthusiasm is contagious and talking and working with her has always been a very positive experience.

With sincerity,

Lea Tran
Horticultural Therapist
Guelph Enabling Garden

My experience as a volunteer mentor with Spark of Brilliance has added depth and quality to my life!

Judith Rosenberg epitomizes all that I hold valuable as an open, respectful, appreciative, generous, and conscientious community member who channels her energies into helping effect positive change in the world for those who do not “fit”. I feel blessed to have been offered opportunities to engage in meaningful experiences with adults and children who have so much to offer, and who would typically be segregated because of their unique needs. I am truly honoured to share what is important to me and to be acknowledged as a member of an organization that endeavours to support spiritual and emotional healing by bringing people together to celebrate diversity and manifest harmony!

Jan Sherman

To whom it may concern:

It has been my distinct privilege to have had the opportunity since September of 2007 to have had the opportunity to work with my now good friend, Judith Rosenberg, in the creation, development and maintenance of a unique creative arts organization within Spark of Brilliance.
An incident happened at the local Church where I am Organist and Choir Director that started me thinking of a concept. Being very new to this city and area, I had no idea after getting the idea of how to bring it to fruition. I sent out letters on a very random basis to organizations that I thought might be interested and could be of assistance. I received one response; from Judith.

We met and a plan began materializing. Judith has such a wealth of experience in organizing and directing community organizations. Here talents in these areas are a boon to the community and the contacts she has developed over her years of doing such work enables her to immediately focus energies in areas that will gain most from such connections.
I am sure that without Judith’s expertise and energy, the Spark of Harmony choir could not have been formed for the benefit of members of our communities who have the most challenges in realizing their goals and objectives. I eagerly look forward to many more years of work with Judith in this and other areas as the benefits multiply for the special people of our region.

Sincerely yours,
Brian R. Garner BA MTA
http://guelpharts.ca/2ns4umusictherapy/

It has been my pleasure to work with Judith Rosenberg in my capacity as Spark of Brilliance board member since 2003.

As founder and creator of Spark of Brilliance, Judith is a most incredible, empathetic woman and noted ambassador of mental health. She possesses wonderful people skills and is well suited to working with persons healing from mental health issues. Judith is warm and personable and takes the time to assist participants in their healing journey of creative arts, music and other creative mediums. She is altruistic and compassionate, and is an invaluable asset to the world of mental health.
Sincerely,
Mitchell L. Hewson HTM LT RAHP
Manager of Horticultural Therapy
Homewood Health Centre
150 Delhi Street
Guelph, Ontario
N1H 7R4

I have had the extreme pleasure of performing my one woman show and delivering workshops to Spark of Brilliance. Judith Rosenberg is bar none the most committed, passionate and determined executive director and founder that I have had the honour of doing business with to date.

Judith conducts the business aspects of our interactions in the utmost professional manner. She is direct, prompt in replying and always an excellent problem solver when need arises. A top notch multi-tasker, Judith is constantly organizing events, attending to copious amounts of administrative details while at the same time, chauffeuring participants to and from workshops. Her energy and compassion astounds and inspires me.

Spark of Brilliance is hands down the most important mental health initiatives in Canada. As someone who has worked in the mental health system, I can truly attest to the fact that Spark of Brilliance fills a huge gap, by providing a generous variety of creative programs that are benefiting a great deal of people challenged by mental health issues. I look forward to working with Judith Rosenberg and the Spark of Brilliance community in the future.

Sincerely,

Elly Litvak
Mental Health Consultant
www.whoscrazynow.com

Hi Marcey,

I want to thank you for the ATC workshop you led today. It was my first time participating in this kind of workshop, and I had a wonderful time making those cards. Everyone seemed to enjoy creating their little pieces of artwork. Jay said he saw a lot of artistic diversity and how each person was able to create in his or her own unique style, which I did see as well. Artist Trading Cards are way cool!

Keep up the great work you’re doing, and I hope to see you soon!

Best regards,
Michael Y.

Hi Marcey,

Thank you for a wonderful workshop. The boys were really touched that you gave them a binder. Ryan came home and made 3 more cards!

A good time was had by all thank you!

Nancy

Just a few words to let you know once more how much I’ve enjoyed and benefited from the “Look Who’s Talking” workshop. Thank you so very much for the opportunity. It is something I will always remember and appreciate.

Judith & Marcey: For all your work organizing and executing: fabulous job! The food just made me feel so special! The Graduation certificate is something I’ll treasure!

To Judith & Elly: I’m just about to listen to the “Calm Down” CD – That was a lovely surprise! Thank you, again, for that, too!

Elly: What a great idea this was! I’m so glad I got to see your show last year, and now attend this workshop.

By sharing so much of your stories, you’ve helped me achieve a new understanding of my own “Mother” issues – and this will be the seeds for another recovery story.

And truly, as I said in class, on the way into and home from class last week, I had two a-ha moments where I truly felt understanding, love and forgiveness for my mother. It was as though I’d suddenly developed that “clear focus” you mentioned in your story today about my Mother as a person, and what her life may have been like. It felt very strange, but wonderful just the same. Like this huge release from baggage I’d been schlepping around since childhood.

I’m going to be missing you next Thursday, along with the other participants, too. Here’s wishing each of you all the best.

Cheers,
Katrina S.

I know that the Guelph Enabling Garden is extra special because of Spark of Brilliance’s involvement in it. People are in love with the mosaic wall and the rain barrels. Guelph is so lucky to have you and your organization. I hope you truly realize this.

Lea Tran
Horticultural Therapist
Guelph Enabling Garden

Judith,

I want you to know that I think that you are awesome!

An inspiring woman who exudes passion and commitment. The work you do is so important and so many people count on, and believe in, what you are creating. Your “sparks” are already lighting the path for themselves and others to find their way. You have already succeeded!

Your gift is the ability to dream big dreams, in a time where so many have forgotten how to dream. Your determination and focus will help you find the right path to achieve the level of success that you know is possible. Don’t ever stop dreaming those big dreams of yours!

If I can do anything to help you please know that you can call on me.

Sincerely,
Laura Lee Therrien

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Judith,

Your warmth envelopes everything you do as does your “Let’s make it happen” approach. You have assembled the most diverse, talented, creative and committed crew for collaboration. This includes the families. People are excited and hopeful. Your attitude is contagious.

At a recent conference, service providers shared how difficult it can be to work in “silos” under so many constraints. I spoke with some agency representatives who attended the forum. They were so joyful at the thought of participating in something so positive and impacting, that they planned to commit some of their personal time to Spark of Brilliance/KidZCreate endeavours. It can be freeing to work in such an unencumbered context..

From a family standpoint, there are so many barriers to moving forward. It seems as though every hour that is not spent supporting our family member is spent in endless advocacy with little to no results. Meetings are most often clinical, formal and strained because of the variety of constraints under which people are working. There rarely (if ever) seems to be the opportunity for the creative brainstorming & “thinking outside the box” that is so desperately required. When I came to the forum, I was completely taken aback by this warm and creative environment, the amazing minds & hearts surrounding me, and the all pervasive (and seemingly foreign) “Let’s make it happen!” approach. People cared. I became very hopeful & excited! There is a sense of belonging.

Judith, you wanted to know what was needed. Plain & simple. You are so respectful about requests, needs and ideas that can seem so unique. You have an ever growing database of diverse human resources to help “Make things happen.” I am sure it must be a lot of work, but it does seem like you are a magnet for great minds and hearts! Obviously, you have an abundance of both!

Already, my son’s self-esteem has grown because of the opportunities you have given him. He has met & communicated independently with wonderful people. He has had things to talk about and share with confidence. “Look at this garden, Nana!” He is beginning to develop his own ideas and projects that may actually happen in partnership with Spark of Brilliance/KidZCreate. He is a part of a community outside of his home.

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to keep our “Spark of Brilliance” & watch it ignite!

Erica G.

As a Board member of the Guelph Enabling Garden I have been privileged to work with Judith Rosenberg.

Judith and the Spark of Brilliance group created a beautiful mosaic panel that covers an entire wall of our very large (wheelchair accessible) garden tool shed. This work of art is without a doubt one of the main attractions for visitors to the garden.

While this creation was a huge undertaking and took several months, Judith held onto her vision of this special piece and oversaw the coordination of the mosaic to completion. She worked with not only the Spark of Brilliance members in this creation but she also invited others to contribute, including those who participated in the Enabling Garden programs at that time.

Since the installation of the mosaic, Judith has continued to be involved in the maintenance of the mosaic. While this has presented new challenges, Judith has continued to work diligently with me to resolve these challenges.

During the second year of the Enabling Garden, a rain barrel was stolen. Judith secured the donation of two rain barrels and had them decorated by program participants. Her work was appreciated.

In my opinion the Enabling Garden has benefited from working with Judith and the Spark of Brilliance group. One of our goals is to make the garden a destination; the Spark of Brilliance mosaic and the rain barrels definitely contribute to this goal.

Leanne Warren

Talia and I both had an amazing time. What a great blend of people, spirituality, music, dance, socializing and food! We’ll definitely see if we can attend more.

Best,
Amy

It has been great working with Spark of Brilliance and Judith Rosenberg. We have been partners for several years and she is everything you’d want in a partner: courteous, a good listener, proactive, fair, supportive, organized, ethical, dedicated, great at coming up with solutions, and just an all-round great person. I just wish all of my partners were like that!

I haven’t been involved with Spark of Brilliance for very long but thanks to Judith I feel like I have been around for years. Judith makes me feel welcome and wanted at all the events I attend–she treats everyone as if they are the most important person there. I love that about her.

I am so excited to be a part of this unique organization. I love that everyone is welcome. It is so needed to help people who otherwise would have no where to come and explore the creative arts. I’m sure that many people have been impacted by Spark of Brilliance and Judith’s dedication as much as I have.

Lisa Cozier

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We had one blast of a day yesterday!

It was one heck of a mad rush as Xuanwei, Joy and I scrambled to finish up our proposal for WLC before our meeting at Punggol CC last evening but it was all worth it! We’ve achieved another baby step – we managed to secure the CC as the venue for our next WLC set to happen in March – and that means we’d be able to bring health and wellness to more people in my neighborhood!! I’m feeling sooo…. excited!!

We also bumped into Elson, Jeff and Jian Yu – 3 awesome fellow distributors who offered much invaluable advice and encouragement and shared with us their fantastic product results too!!

Jeff Liang
- Lost 10 kg in 2 months
- Quit his 5-year habit of smoking within a day!
- High blood pressure returns to normal level

Jian Yu
- Gained 7 kg in 6 months

In the meantime, do check out the next upcoming event — Weight Loss Challenge @ Munch Cafe!!

To the Jessup Family,

I have had the privilege of dealing with the Jessup Family for more than 25 years. During that time, I have developed a business-like relationship with outstanding employees such as Gordy & Joan (office). As a result, I have purchased three Cadillac Sedan DeVille’s from your dealership.

In recent years, I have worked frequently with one of your Service Consultants, Rick Corbin. Hopefully, you are well aware of all of Rick’s excellent qualities. He greets everyone like they are the most important client your dealership has—he is attentive, thorough, professional, knowledgeable, caring and comes across as having only one goal: to repair every automobile to the customer’s complete satisfaction.

Rick is very good at keeping his customer totally informed, explaining why each repair is needed and the approximate costs involved. He does not use pressure to “sell” repairs; instead, he patiently discusses the repair and let’s the client make the decision.

I am certain you know how important the personal contact is to the success of your overall dealership. Rick Corbin should be very high up on your list of VALUABLE EMPLOYEES.

I thought you would like to hear this from an “impartial” long-standing customer.

Respectfully,

Howard M.

Pump Up Your Book is on hiatus until after the holidays and I’m having so much fun doing personal blogging…long time no see!  You don’t realize how much you miss it.  Oh happy day!

I had an interesting email today from someone interested in my services to build up their author platform.  The book wasn’t even published and he hadn’t signed any contracts, yet I knew this book was going to do very very well when that day happened.  The thing is, how do you build up an author platform before the book is even published?

I immediately went to my old pal, Phyllis Zimbler Miller, who just happens to be very very good at promoting authors and books herself and she confirmed what I believed: the author needs a website and/or blog before you do anything else.  I then asked Phyllis if she’d share one of her marketing articles with my readers because if you are an aspiring author, you’ll need to know this.  Thank you, Phyllis!

Why Book Authors Need Their Own Websites

by Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Many book authors decide that they do not need their own book author websites.  These authors feel that they can get enough exposure by listing their book on the various online book sites.

Yet, if you are truly interested in giving your book the best online marketing opportunities, you need to have your own book author website.

To begin with, if you use social media networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to promote your book, you will want to include a URL link that sends people to a dedicated book author website to show that you are a serious book author.

And this is especially true because you don’t want to use a URL to a shared site where people can get distracted with the other books available and forget about checking out your book.

Second, you want to be able to offer a sample chapter on your site in order to entice potential purchasers to buy the entire book.  This sample chapter can also be used to encourage people to give you their name and email address.

Thus, if you have this information, you can keep yourself in front of people who might not have bought your book the first time they visited your site.  Now you can send emails with updates of your book and your next book.

Another important reason to have your own book author website is to be able to include book club discussion questions on the site.  Plus you can also include book videos and book audios.

Then there’s the advantage of having your blog on your book author website.  With the constant addition of fresh material, you make the search engines happy with your site.  The result of this is to help your website come up higher in the organic search results when someone is looking for a book related to the topic of your book.

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This is going to look like crap because I was tired, busy working on something and really couldn’t be arsed trying to format this. A-T contacted me when I logged on my old MSN account to discuss some inaccuracies in my Advent post and her viewpoint as a whole.

Audrey-Tifa says:
*may i ask only one thing?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Go for it
Audrey-Tifa says:
*what exactly is the purpose of the blog?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Well… during its original conception as a HTML page, it was just a medium for frustration. Since word got out about it, though, a metric tonne of people ended up contacting me about their experiences on the servers and it’s kind of turning into a collective archive.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well ain’t that cute
*but you see, i’ve seen alot of writing about adventro that is very much untrue
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I don’t doubt that.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*let me give you an example; the motorbike
Shadow of Nobody says:
*The only thing I know for definite is what I observed firsthand. Everything else I have had maybe 6 different stories from everyone over
Audrey-Tifa says:
*give one good guess why seraph couldn’t find the “obscure korean website”
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I think the obscure part kind of suggests why but I know where you’re going with this.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*oh?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*You’re going to explain to me about a bunch of stuff that a bunch of other people have tried to give me their viewpoint or perspective of the truth on and I’m going to get even more confused and less likely to do anything with the information given since every single party I have spoken to about Advent thus far has been biased in some way.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well not really, i don’t want to explain stuff to you
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Fair ‘nough.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, if you want me I would be more than glad
*but no, i don’t want to waste time unless asked
*just asking that one question is all
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I would value your input but you should know at this stage I am kind of predisposed towards everything everyone tells me
*The only confirmation I can get about anything is by asking more than one person
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well alan, most…if not all you asked are banned people
Shadow of Nobody says:
*X tells me Y is a bitch for agreeing with Z but Y says Z didnt mean to piss off X who was just being overly aggresive
*I’m aware.
*Which is why I had to register for the forums to try see if I could get any kind of confirmation about whatever they were saying.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*did you?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Seraph seems like a genuine guy and Nana I was friends with beforehand. Edgewood I more or less completely ignored though because I’m familiar with his BS from Fortuna.
*Well, yeah, actually.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, Seraph and Nana were banned for a very
*VERY good reason
*we wouldn’t really ban just because it’s “fun” you know
*and yes, it’s we
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I don’t doubt the fact you would not ban someone for the hell of it.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*exactly
Shadow of Nobody says:
*But from what I’ve been told and seen, it seems like people have been banned just for disagreeing with Davven at times.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*in what way, care to explain?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Well… I have no idea if the posts are still on the forum but I remember reading on someone’s personal website back when I was still on Fortuna about being banned from Advent for asking why something was overpriced.
*Then I went to the forums and saw said person’s topic about it in which they were insulted and called a weaboo or some crap like that. I don’t even remember.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*that’s ridiculous, i never heard of such a ban o_o
*if that really happened i would have known about it, definately
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I think it was cat ears headgear.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*ooooh, now i remember which one
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Something about it promoting japanophilism or similar
*Which I personally agree with but would not consider a bannable offense for disagreeing about
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, it’s true we are very much anti-anime but never banned for such a cause
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Hell, Davven banned me from the forums and took little stabs at me on the IRC instead of actually confronting me and trying to deny what was said of him.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*mind you, “anime” and not japanese coulture
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I know the difference, but for anyone stuck in that mindset there isn’t actually a difference anyway
Audrey-Tifa says:
*are you sure you don’t know why you were banned?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Oh, I know why I was banned. But that doesn’t change the fact he still didnt deny anything I said about him – It’s kind of like punching someone in the face over their opinion instead of actually trying to debate about it.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*he didn’t deny anything because it’s not worth wasting energy on alan
*basically, this all spirals down to be just a game
*and in a game, you have fun
*and not pile crap onto it just to make more drama
*that’s why
Shadow of Nobody       *   shrugs
*I guess. Hell, I wrote the post and then forgot about it.
*The only reason I’m even talking to you now is because of other people starting more crap over it. I was somewhat eager to see if Davven was going to deny anything I’d put up, but instead he started saying crap about me behind my back to Sage (Who has been keeping me aware of this fact), in addition to other people talking to me and trying to start more crap as a result/with my help/I don’t care (Edgewood)
*At this point I really don’t care if anything there is true or not since it doesn’t really matter to me. I just want to see if he’s going to defend himself out of principle or not.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*nobody really told you to reply in the first place you know
*and seriously? I don’t really see him talking about it on the IRC
Shadow of Nobody       *   shrugs
*I have no idea anymore. Sage just told me he was deliberately going out of his way to not talk in IRC while I was sitting there.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*if you’re banned, how are you sitting in IRC?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*The only reason I was even on the IRC server in the first place was to see if I could grab Vorash’s attention.
*He banned me from the forums but not the IRC. I don’t think he got the chance to ban me beforehand or just didn’t want to do it where everyone could see it and raise questions.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*ah i see
*well, you’re welcome to stay in the irc for all i care
Shadow of Nobody       *   nods
*I have no reason to, in any case. As I said, I was just waiting to see if Vorash would show up on Fortuna’s now defunct IRC channel (Fortuna’s officially been declared dead) so I could talk to him.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*as long as you don’t just make stupid drama, which is a different story
*yes i know fortuna is deadf
*and it’s a pity
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Honestly the only reason I would have to cause drama on the IRC is if Davven kept taking jabs at me.
*I don’t consider it a pity, myself.
*I feel that it was long overdue.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*different opinions
*anyhow, i don’t see him making jabs
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Gimme a mo’
*Only have two screencaps of what I’d noticed, but
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4689/screenshot2009121313243.jpg <— Refering to me as ‘it’, kind of obviously in a degradatory fashion
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6018/screenshot2009121523362.jpg <— Trying to imply writing roughly 2200 words about Advent in a day means I have no life, which is quite frankly ignorant if you think about how much the average student in school has to actually write.
*It was also when I gave Atlus information on Edgewood which quite technically means I was aiding staff in getting a bandodger, but he still felt like making remarks towards me.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*actually, the one where i was there?
*it’s an inside joke that me and dav have
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Oh?
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, we have shitloads of inside jokes
*that’s one of them basically
*but hell, i’m not explaining it just because you took it as an attack to you
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Of course.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*and personally? if you really want him to confront you directly
Shadow of Nobody says:
*But at least I know it wasn’t one.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*you might want to be a man yourself and face him, don’t you think?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Quite frankly, I think it’d be a waste of time. I originally planned to talk to him when I joined the IRC channel the first time but decided against it to see how he’d react to me just sitting there.
*I’m quite pleasurably surprised by the fact you’ve actually been talking to me like this, yourself.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*what did you think i am, a loose dinasour?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Oh, god no.
*But everyone’s kind of predisposed towards whatever “side” they’re on. Like that person Rev-something probably thinks I’m a heartless and cruel bastard according to Sage, based solely on what I’ve written and perhaps what Davven has said of me despite the fact she’s never spoken to me.
*Everyone’s kinda biased. It’s why, as I said earlier, trying to get any kind of definite facts is just a mess.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, you seriously want my opinion?
*both of you are beating around the bush
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Ehh.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*maybe the other screenie was directed to you, but frankly?
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Argueably I could be beating around the bush. But I just decided to put this entire fiasco behind me.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*yes and that is good, but let’s put it this way; are you expecting him to reply to your blog while you don’t even bother talking to him at all?
*both of you are shooting the arrows but you’re hiding behind walls
*now either you both get out and face each other, or just keep up at the game
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Well, I don’t have him added on any of my current messengers anymore. The only chance I got to talk to him was on IRC, and as I said, he was apparently going out of his way to avoid me.
*I don’t even consider anything “between” us now, If he’s firing arrows at me, I’ve already walked off elsewhere.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*not until you keep the blog up, no you didn’t walk away
*the only thing i really laughed at actually is becuase it’s named “AdventRO”
*while it is all revolving around Davven actually
*well, except the rest of the blog
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I actually mentioned that somewhere in the post.
*I explicitly said that I was going to spend more time talking about Davven himself instead of the server to give a better sense of why people’s claims about his dishonesty may have been true.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*huh, all these people talking about davven being dishonest
*and i guarantee you that not even 1/4 of them know him IRL
Shadow of Nobody says:
*In regards to the post staying up… well, it’s always going to be up. I don’t care if people are angry or sad or if it’s no longer relevant. Fortuna’s dead; I’m keeping everything up about it anyway, including what others have said.
*Maybe in a few years time I can look back at how much time I’d actually spent playing Fortuna and what I thought of it and can reflect on it, but it still doesn’t matter much overall anyway.
*Aaaaaand… that could be an IRL vs Internet kinda thing.
*A bunch of people are naturally friendly and honest with friends they physically know.
*Whereas on the internet they do not have to extend that same level of kindness or genuinity.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*actually, that’s not true
*most of them may be that way, but not all of them
Shadow of Nobody       *   shrugs
*That can be said about a lot of things
*But as a generalization it’s correct. And it also depends on the individuals the person in question is interacting with.
*Naturally, he would probably be honest with you all of the time.
*Whereas he might be feeding myself, someone else he dislikes, or a stranger on the internet pure BS.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*i hardly doubt it personally
*but anyhow
*if you want to keep it that way, well, that’s fair enough i presume
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I’m impartial about things.
*Such as… well.
*Sanei’s post.
*I consider her a great friend, and I didn’t even want to put that post up, and she herself asked me to take it down. But I didn’t out of principle alone, since it was entirely relevant to the subject.
*I’ll probably be putting this entire conversation on the blog if I can remember the login details, too.
*The ONLY thing I have deliberately excluded from the blog was information I was given from a lot of people about apparent pedophilia and incest on Loki’s part… which is too disgusting for me to really write about or subject anyone else to.
*>  shudders
Audrey-Tifa says:
*i know about that
*and yes it’s disgusting indeed
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Please god dont tell me anymore about it.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*so yes, let’s not talk about it
Shadow of Nobody says:
*If you yourself want to talk about Fortuna, by all means. But for shite’s sake I do not want to hear about Loki’s pedophilia from anyone ever again
*@_@
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well hmm, fortuna? t’was my first server and was in there waaay before you that’s for sure
*but i don’t want to say much, everything has its bad and good stuff
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Indeed.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*so does fortuna, so does advent
*basically, critisizing a game that people play cuz they want to won’t really help me in my path in the end
*becuase um, it’s something to enjoy
*not something to critisize and shallow with cussing and swearwords and pseudo-pholosophy tbh
**philosophy
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Yeeeeeep.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*just a very blunt comment from my side is all
*i guess that sums up my whole opinion
*and another one I wish to add? Davven is SO not Loki
Shadow of Nobody       *   shrugs
*Based on power abuse reports it kind of looks like he was or is going that kind of path.
*But that’s for someone else to decide, really.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*that’s for no one to decide tbh

*well, they say power abuse
*I say they deserve it
*Nana was being a complete douchebag and very much uncooperative
*and Seraph was basically the same thing
*Edgewood….well, I presume you know why yourself
*actually we REALLY gave him more than just three chances
*just to give him a chance, but what does he do?
*he makes more drama and more drama
*so yes, he got a brand new boot up his butt
*and then we banned Vin, who tried to take the server out of our hands basically

*anyway, every banned person has a good reason of ban
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I’d heard about that and had no idea why you guys even hired her in the first place.
*Considering the trainwreck that was Remedy, and her attitude as a whole.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*yes i know, I warned Davven but then we discussed it and thought to give it a try
*but well, we had a backup plan just in case
*and we used it after all, since she got her claws nearly into the server
*so yes, it wasn’t a blatant, blindfolded desicion
*and yes, most of the time it used to be me and him, since nana didn’t really bother much to be around
*she was VERY slow in her planning
*she shut down the approvals for a month when she said she’d be around in a week
*basically what she did is gave her first idea and i continued to build onto it
*then i carried on building because nana started to have some problems and was taking too bloody long
*and yeah, ST pressure was all on me
*most of the time Nana would walk in and bitch, sliding comments and Davven and me which were VERY obvious
*and well, can you co-operate with an ST that keeps stabbing yo uin the face?
*so we talked to her, thought everything was ok
*but suddenly something was going under the covers, and some of the players started to change their attitudes
*and i suddenly see this long ass post of drama that basically was very much rude to the staff and, weirdly enough, praising Nana
*in the meantime, Nana was also strangely killing all her characters?
*oh, and she wanted to make this big event for the death of her fairy queen
*well, the hints basically were; she was going to fuck up the storyplot and then leave, taking some players along with her
*i mean, if the players want to leave fine, but why damage the server in any way?
*so yes, after a log of drama and posting on the forum, Nana and some other players got banned
*including Seraph
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I see.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*so you see, it’s not exactly and unreasonable reason to ban
*mind you, the players got banned because they were making all the riot
Shadow of Nobody       *   nods
Audrey-Tifa says:
*oh, again about the motorbike
*it’s not true that it’s found on this obsuce korean website
*I’ve seen davven doing the gun mount in front of my very eyes with MS Paint
*and I also gave in my feedback on what’s needed to be fixed and whatsnot
Shadow of Nobody says:
*I’ll have to take your word on it.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*well, if you want to why not
*also, server stuff such as hair dyes, clothes dyes, headgears and such?
*they’re all from Rune
*as far as I know, that website shared RO stuff to put in server
**shares
Shadow of Nobody says:
*Indeed.
Audrey-Tifa says:
*and it’s for free, cuz I downloaded some stuff sometimes
Shadow of Nobody says:
*That’d probably explain why Edgewood wanted me to look at some data files for him to discern wheter or not it was free use or not
Audrey-Tifa says:
*in wht sense?
*and brb
Shadow of Nobody says:
*The day I spoke to him on MSN and he ranted at me about how awesome he was he asked me to look at some data files for him to see what was downloaded from a public place like RUNE. I can only assume he intended to make me look at Advent’s files.
*In any case, uh. I’ve actually got some stuff to do, so I’m gonna add you on my other MSN account and get back to it

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In the last week, I’ve been blessed with three testimonials from past clients. Thank you all so much!

My husband and I met Chris when she was showing us a beautiful home she had listed for a client in Colonial Place. It ended up not being the right time to transition into a new home for us, but when it did come time to sell our condo in Ghent, we were so impressed with her personality and genuine concern for us right from the beginning that we wouldn’t have dreamed of calling anyone else. Throughout the sales process Chris was available to answer our questions with finesse and always put us at ease regarding things we were unfamiliar with. Our condo was listed, received and offer, and under contract in less than a month. We wholeheartedly believe it was because of the marketing efforts and knowledge of Chris and her team of wonderful employees. We tell everyone we know that there is no other agent in Hampton Roads that will give the personalized individual service as Chris Faircloth. Of course this isn’t even a quarter of what Lawren and I would like to say about you, but I don’t want people expecting you to roll up your jeans and get into three feet of water with sump pumps to make the closing happen! Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything! We love you! Misti & Lawren

“When you are working with Christine you are definitely in good hands – from start to finish. We were looking for a house and found Chris using the Internet. Her enthusiasm, dedication and experience are more than you could ever expect. We were instantly impressed with her impeccable work ethic, vision and foresight. She is an extremely trustworthy and knowledgeable friend and agent. Chris anticipates her clients’ needs, effectively communicates and keeps their best interest in mind – not only before and during the process, but after the sale. We remain in contact today and she has a sincerity that instantly comes to the surface when you meet her. Don’t waste your time with other agents if you want results. I would recommend her to anyone I know who is either in the rental or buying market. She is #1 in my book and I’m very particular when it comes to buying a home. She made the entire process a great and painless experience. Thank you, Chris! Mr. and Mrs. Spaugy

“It is my pleasure to recommend Christine Faircloth. My favorite skill that she demonstrates in every transaction, is her attention to all of the many details. I can rest easy knowing she will make all of the minutia happen. Her ability to take the stress out of marketing ,listing, and client relations makes her worth her weight in gold. I enthusiastically recommend her for all of your real estate needs.” Stephen Alexander Homes

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