Happy Holidays! A Gift From LJW Publishing to The Rest of You...

Happy Holidays! At LJW Publishing we believe in giving gifts during the holidays. It's just fun. And since we've never met most of you and probably won't in the near future here's our digitally delivered gift...a referral to people we've worked with in the publishing business that have treated us right and delivered a good service/product!



LJW Advertising (of course): we use them for advertising advice/design/placement. They have great connections and always seem to be able to get the most for every dollar in the budget! Contact them by clicking here: Larry John Wright Advertising.



AaronGraphics: AaronGraphics provided us with barcodes to our specifications. They were very professional and most importantly to our most recent project...very FAST! Contact them here: AaronGraphics.



Lyndsay Johnson: This freelance graphic designer worked on a project for us and it turned out very fun, creative AND professional. Which is excatly what we were looking for! Email for contact info about possible freelance projects: Sarah@larryjohnwright.com and I'll forward your info on!



Thomson-Shore Printing: The end result of working with TShore is a great book just the way you designed it. They were very helpful and professional and able to discuss specifics and changes and accommodate the needs of the project! Contact them here: TShore!

Happy Holidays!

LJW Publishing Authors Accessible Online:

Look for articles by The Pragmatic Thinker, Larry John, the author of Larryisms: Book One and Think Rich to Get Rich, online! You can find him at the following sites:

LJW Publishing (of course)

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To discuss any articles you find interesting visit Larry's blog at: The Pragmatic Thinker Blog

Google Homepages, Gadgets, and more...Isn't it a Search Engine?

Google is the search engine of choice for most people. (Although there are others out there that are worth accessing; I often prefer ask.com!) But Google has been branching out and offers all sorts of extras. They offer igoogle pages. Pages that individuals design to their tastes (it's VERY easy) and they can then make it their homepage. It can feature anything from the weather reports for your area to quotes by your favorite thinker. (We like to suggest our favorite thinker, of course, Larry John. He's got a Google Gadget featuring a quote a day and in his case it's a "Larryism"; some from Book One and others from his upcoming release, Larryisms: Book Two).

We posted a link recently to add the Larryisms Gadget to your igoogle home page, but they're having a few issues. (It's rumored that the cause is the massive explosion of online shopping due to the holidays. Alright...I started that unfounded rumor. But what was I to do? They won't provide me with any solid reason for the outage! My imagination was running amok!)

So in case you are wondering WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY LARRYISMS GADGET? Calm down...there's no reason to yell. As soon as Google has all their stuff figured out we'll post a new link!

Final Cover Art: Meeting Lizzy by SarahBeth Carter

The final cover art for one of our upcoming titles has been approved. This is a sneak peek!

If you heard a strange noise from the apartment upstairs would you make an effort to find out what happened? What if something happened, but the victim begged you to leave it alone? What if there was obvious evidence of violence, but the denials were adamant? Would you forget about it and walk away? What if you were only seventeen?

I'm Cy McEntire. I wouldn't call myself a typical teenager. I'm only average in the smarts department. I can boast of only a few insignificant run ins with girls of less than stellar moral character. I often have no idea what city or state my Dad is currently staying in, and I get up practically before the dawn to apply the tar like substance to my hair that finishes off my "look." (Purposefully becoming a freak everyday to try to give your Dad a conniption fit is more time consuming than it may at first appear).

Meeting Lizzy was an accident…but one I'd never be able to forget.

I was just sitting at home watching Law & Order reruns when I heard a girl in the apartment upstairs. She was hurt. I was breaking the golden rule of being a successful hermit, but I couldn't help it. If what I thought was happening in that upstairs apartment was actually happening…I had to find out. I was so sure that I would be wrong that when I wasn't I had no idea what to do. So I didn't do anything. It was obvious the girl was being abused, but she adamantly denied anything was wrong. What was I supposed to do? I'm not all knowing…I just left. But I couldn't get the girl out of my head.

For more on LJW Publishing upcoming releases and author information visit our website: http://www.larryjohnwrightpublishing.com/!

Kids Reading to Kids

At LJW Publishing we think a lot of problems could be avoided in life if we could only instill a love and a talent for reading in every child. And we're not one to throw out advice without some pragmatic thought of our own. So here's an idea we support that we're willing to share: kids reading to kids! It's a great way to build confidence and it's also a great learning tool. Work it into your kids' bedtime schedule. They'll most likely work with you at this point because if we know kids, they'll do anything to stay up just a few more minutes. Have them each read a book to the others and then read one to them yourself. It's a wonderful way to teach by example and provide them with an example that is at or near their same reading level.