Time is ticking away and I have not heard from you. I know you are planning on donating, do it today before you start the weekend.
Every dollar will be sincerely appreciated and will help pay for vital needs. Help us take this production to the next level. If you donate via the website, there are perks that come with it.
Here is the link to Indiegogo.
The second book in Your Emergency Response Plan series is now available on Amazon Kindle.
This book challenges you to think about the attributes of God as He reveals Himself in your life. Through words and illustrations the author shares the impact God can have on a life surrendered to Him.
Family Tree is a comedy about a family that hates each other having a family reunion and I need your help. I am crowdfunding this film and I want you to become a part of the Family Tree project by donating to it. I need to raise at least $60,000.
It can be $5, 10, 15, whatever you got. If you got change, you need to give me a call and I will come by and get it.
If you have more, I have created a campaign on Indiegogo. For certain amount of donations, you will get a perk for funding this film. Indiegogo campaign ends 2/28/14.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/family-tree/x/4745599
Kickstarter campaign begins 3/1/14. It ends 3/31/14.
This is a huge task and I cannot do it by myself. If you can’t donate financially at this time, share this with your friends. I will need all of the word of mouth marketing I can get.
If you are not comfortable with PayPal you can mail it to the PO Box:
UPP Creative
PO Box 11082
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
Family and Friends,
I have started the Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for the film project Family Tree. Please consider helping the project out by donating to the project. Read through the list of perks. I know you will find one you love.
If you can’t help financially please share this campaign with others.
Thank you for your help.
UPP Creative team
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/family-tree/x/4745599
Celebrating the publication of Caught in the Crosswinds, you can get a free Kindle edition of When You Forget Your Phone today at Amazon.com.
You don’t need shipping or any type of delivery, just download it to your device.
When You Forget Your Phone is the 1st book in the series titled Your Emergency Response Plan. It is a book that challenges you to memorize scripture.
The second book in the series, Caught in the Crosswinds is only available in paperback. You can order it through Amazon, but you will have to deal with shipping. 😉
We were gathered around the Christmas buffet because it was time to eat. We had just said the prayer blessing the food, when my aunt yelled out a curse word. All eyes turned to her, there was a few seconds of silence and then everyone burst out laughing. There were a few who reminded her that children were in the room. But there was more laughter, because we had all been children in the room when some adult introduced us to the word.
When I think of family, I do it with a smile, because my family cracks me up. I think we all have ideas about what a family is and it is probably not the vision we had as a child. My first project explores the bond of family and what makes up a family.
Family Tree is the story of a family who don’t like each other, but find out that through thick and thin, they love each other. The family matriarch, Flora Bias Jones, is challenged by her granddaughter, Kate to have a family reunion. Flora knew her children couldn’t speak two kind words to each other, less lone share a meal or party together. But Kate and her cousins manage to get almost everyone together plus some folks no one expects.
Some parts are cast already and are not listed below. But here are the roles I will be looking for:
Kate, 20 something African American architect with a desire to have a good family of her own.
Vanessa, 50 something African American woman who controls as much as she can about the family. She is a dominate personality who keeps the strife going in the family.
Candice, 30 something African American woman, daughter of Vanessa. She is opposite of her mother. She is a free thinker and totally hands off.
Fordyce, 50 something African American man, son of Flora. He nods and winks and tries to stay out of the women’s path.
Millie, Fordyce’s wife. She is flighty and pretty oblivious to anything but her grandchild, Little Millie.
Little M, 8 year old grandchild of Millie and Fordyce. She copies her grandmother who spoils her.
Mason, 30 something cousin, fresh out of prison.
Lindell, Mason’s under age girlfriend.
Sophie Jones, late forties Anglo American woman, who is Flora’s daughter in law.
Franklin Dupri, 20 something Anglo American, who is in deep trouble and thinks Kate can save him.
Mr. Couch, Asian or Latino, 40 something man
Fred, Mr. Couch’s muscle. He really wants to beat up Franklin
Roberto Salvatora, a 50 something Latino with his own business.
There will be two projects in 2014, Family Tree is the first. The second project is titled Angle of View. In this story, a young Latina, Liza Valentine leaves her comfortable job as a forensic accountant in Chicago to become a freelance photographer in Dallas. Liza has to deal with all the chickens coming home to roost, confronting the man she left at the alter 15 years earlier and taking care of her mother who lives in a nursing home.
Seeking full cast for this project:
Liza Valentine, 35 year old Latina, an accountant turned photographer. She is frightened by life, serious and passionate about things.
NiKisha Turner, 30 year old African American best friend to Liza. She is kooky, loyal and spontaneous.
Ruby Fuentes, Latina, almost mother in law to Liza. She is compassionate, noisy and fun
Raul Fuentes, Latino, Ruby’s husband. He loves his wife, but hates his stepson.
Daniel Aceveda, 35 year old Latino. He is Liza’s former fiancé. He is cocky, spiteful and out for revenge.
Roger Wu, Asian ad agency owner who uses Liza’s photography skills for his clients. He has ulterior motives, but is confident and quiet.
You can get my latest book in paperback on Amazon. After you read it, please be sure review it.
Caught in the Crosswinds is the second book in the series Your Emergency Response Plan. The series is designed to examine your response to the troubles in your life. Where do you turn? What do you do?
The first book, When You Forget Your Phone is a devotional that challenges you to memorize God’s word. If you know God’s word, it is easier to stand on His promises when your world is turbulent. If you learn to build your life on God’s word, it is impossible for anyone to destroy you.
Published in December of 2013, Caught in the Crosswinds explores what a relationship with Christ looks like. When troubles come into your life where do you go? Experience has taught me that there is one true source. Jesus Christ. Through a series of stories and illustrations, this book points to attributes of God that have shaped the author’s life.
The cover was designed by Serena Barnett. She also did the photography for cover. Interior illustrations were created by Devin Anderson.
You will be able to order a print copy of the book on Amazon by Christmas. The Kindle edition is still in the works.
The Amazon countdown promo for Dancing During the Storm started today. You can get the Amazon Kindle verson of this book for a discount.
These are the final hours of Connections on countdown promo.
Amazon has a new promotion tool that I am trying out with a couple of books.
You can download a free Kindle edition of When You Forget Your Phone.
When You Forget Your Phone is a devotional that challenges you to memorize God’s word. If you know God’s word, it is easier to stand on His promises when your world is turbulent.
On November 26, a Kindle Countdown promotion begins with Connections! The price of Kindle edition will start at $1.99 and increase daily. I am excited to see how this promotion works. By January 2014 you will be able to purchase a printed copy of Connections at Createspace or through Amazon.
Connections
Running for her life, Sandy Herrick discovered that God was the only one with her who wasn’t talking smack, trying to kill her or get into her pants. As she and her friends try to figure out who framed them, they all discover that there was more to each other than they thought they knew.
The final promotion is also a Kindle Countdown. Dancing During the Storm will begin at $.99 on November 28 and countdown to November 30.
Dancing During the Storm is a collection of stories from projects that I have written over the years. They represent a desire to praise God despite the storms in my life. As the saying goes, you are going into a storm, in the middle of a storm or coming out of a storm. All of these stories tell of people who enjoy the life that God has given them and live it to the fullest. Each character has a storm in their life which they are going into, in the midst of, or coming out of.
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