Judge Douglas McCullough

May 14, 2018 @ 6:30 pm Swansboro Historical Association, 502 Church Street, Swansboro, NC 28584 swansborohistoricalassn.org

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May 20, 2018 @ 2 pm, Sampson Arts Council, 709 College St., Clinton, NC www.sampsonarts.net

President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email to a minimum of 20 people, and to ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in the United States will have the message.

This is an idea that should be passed around, regardless of political party.

The TRUMP Rule’s Congressional Reform Act of 2017

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman / Woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they’re out of office. And, no more perks go with them.
2. Congress (past, present, & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/Women are void. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/Women. Congress made all these contracts for themselves.

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work, not get all kind of freebies.

[NO WONDER THEY’RE FIGHTING EVERYTHING HE TRIES!]

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people, then it will only take three days for most people in the U.S. to receive the message.

It’s time for us to take action now!

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS! He’s working on it at his desk.

Pass it on!!!! Let’s help TRUMP drain the swamp!!

Loiacono Literary Agency takes on Carl Watson’s Silent Journey!

Silent Journey is an uplifting, young adult adventure novel about a deaf fourteen-year-old boy and his dog.

Following an accident that took his mother’s life eight years before, Scott is discovered to be deaf. His father, now a single parent, has a job that often takes him out of the country, leaving Scott to stay with one relative after another.

Through trials and temptations, accomplishments and seemingly defeating challenges, Scott dreams on of a day when he and his father can have a home of their own.

Carl Watson is the author of Kid Clay (W & B Publishers), the young adult, award-winning novel of his grandfather’s adventures of running away from home as a teen to become a real cowboy in the late 1800s. Watson is a former regional advisor for the North Texas Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators where he received the SCBWI Haynes Award. An outstanding educator, having earned his master degree in education administration from Texas Wesleyan University, he received a Fellowship from the Fort Worth National Bank to continue studies in creative writing. He has also organized children’s book writers’ conferences, taught creative writing in public schools, and published articles and stories in juvenile magazines. On top of all that, he’s volunteered on both national and local levels with the Boy Scouts of America and has traveled extensively on their behalf.

Jeanie Loiacono, President of Loiacono Literary Agency,to participate in the Calhoun Area Writers Hosts of the Northwest Georgia Writers Conference @ the Harris Arts Center in Calhoun, GA 212 S Wall St # A, Calhoun, GA 30701(706) 629-2599 May 19, 2018 from 8 am to Noon. Sign up to pitch your manuscript or find out how to go from concept to publication and beyond.

Loiacono Literary Agency is a comprehensive, full-service company that offers editorial, marketing, promotion, and sales representation for its authors. From conception to fruition, we offer information and support to the author and publisher for the life of the book.

SO YOU WANT TO BECOME AN AUTHOR

Jeanie Loiacono

3 Sessions, April 12, 19, 26, 3:15 pm – 5:15 pm, Cost: $16

This three-session course will only touch the tip of the iceberg on how to become a published author, yet it will empower you with the knowledge necessary to achieve your goal, whether fiction or nonfiction.

The first session, titled “So you want to write a book?” will cover topics such as all the roles of the participants in the publishing industry, misconceptions, and the two “Ps” — patience and professionalism.

The second, titled “Steps to Becoming an Author,” breaks down in detail what to do and when. For the last 45 minutes you will be blessed with special guest Wally Avett, author of Murder in Caney Fork, Last Bigfoot in Dixie, Rebel Bushwhacker, and Coosa Flyer. He will speak on his style and techniques, as well as the in-depth research required for each unique book, all of which are based on true stories.

The third, titled “Query, Synopses, and Manuscripts,” gives examples as well as hands-on guidance. In the last 45 minutes, you will have guest Jeanne Charters, author of Shanty Gold and Lace Curtain, the first two novels in the Daughters of Ireland trilogy, who will speak on historical fiction but specifically the study of foreign lands for her novels.

A facilitator of dreams, Jeanie Loiacono represents over eighty authors. Her forte is mystery, romance, thrillers, historical/military/southern fiction, and all quality fiction/nonfiction. Her passion is to see her authors succeed. “There is nothing more rewarding than to hold one of my author’s books and know I helped bring it to fruition. I am so blessed and privileged to be able to work with some of the most talented writers in the world.” www.loiaconoliteraryagency.com  For a comprehensive list of ICL classes at Young Harris College, Young Harris, Georgia – http://icltest.org/index.html  http://icltest.org/uploads/3/6/4/8/36482842/18q2_blt_05.pdf

When a BART subway car arrives at its destination, with twenty-four passengers all dead, Kate Dawson must find out what killed them and who is responsible for their deaths. Her investigation takes her from the treacherous back streets of Chinatown to a luxurious Chateau nestled in the Northern California hills, and from a lavish horse race track to a perilous underground lair. She is pitted against a young rival who covets her job, a twisted but wealthy brother and sister duo who deal in illegal arms and drugs, and a deadly group of U.S. Army deserters, known as Task Force Red. The story twists and turns its way through the streets of San Francisco to a thrilling climax aboard a runaway train loaded with a deadly toxin headed to Game #1 of the World Series, where the President of the United States is schedule to throw the first pitch.

Dr. John L. Flynn is the author of over twenty-one works. From 2002 to 2004, he was nominated for three Hugo Awards for his science fiction writing. John also received an honorable mention for his unproduced screenplay for The Jovian Dilemma in the 2003 Screenplay Festival writing competition. His first novel, Intimate Bondage was published by BelleBooks. The other three in the series, Architects of Armageddon, Murder on Air Force One, and Terror at G-20 are published by Argus Publishing. Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency

SpyCon Atlanta!

Jeanie Loiacono, Trina Parks, Lana Wood, John FLynn

This was the first annual SpyCon at the Marriott in Alpharetta, Georgia and we had a blast! Its theme was all things James Bond, including two Bond women from Diamonds are Forever – Lana Wood (Plenty O’Toole) and Trina Parks (Thumper). What great ladies to meet! So easy to talk to! Then we had Bond cars, items, books, experts, and even a Bond Menu! It was fascinating to learn the behind-the-scenes info and to get to know the all the minute details that make the movies so extraordinary.

Matt Sherman and his nonfiction, James Bond Cuisine – 007’s Every Last Meal!

Matt Sherman and John Flynn are walking Wikipedias of information. Matt even does tours to the locations! Pease keep your eyes peeled for next year’s event!

Author John Flynn and Jeanie Loiacono at SpyCon Atlanta

Everything I Know About Life I Learned From James Bond (A must-read for any Bond enthusiast — from gadgets to Bond Girls, all the behind the scenes info!)

Commander James and his 1967 Jaguar and the Lotus from The Spy Who Loved Me                                         

Austin Powers and Jeanie Loiacono  “Yeah, baby!”

John L. Flynn, author of Everything I Know About Life I Learned From James Bond is schedule for two sessions and to emcee “My Life as an Agent’s Agent” panel at SpyCon, featuring his own agent, Jeanie Loiacono, President of Loiacono Literary Agency.

Lana Wood speaking with a fan.

Trina Parks speaking with Robert Loiacono

Based on the real memoirs of Mr. Watson’s grandfather, this story follows Kid Clay through the Old West in search of a cowboy adventure. During his escapades, Kid Clay leaves his comfortable Kentucky home at the age of fifteen and sets out to discover what it’s like to be a real cowboy. During this time, he encounters many colorful characters such as Indians, Buffalo Bill, and members of the Dalton Gang.

Along the wagon trail, he encounters typhoid, cattle rustlers, stampedes, bank robbers, and a beautiful Indian maiden. Kid Clay has the determination and bravery he needs to survive, but as he makes his way along the trail, he discovers that the West is beginning to change. That’s when he makes a momentous decision that will affect the rest of his life.

Was the West more than Kid Clay bargained for?

Represented by Loiacono Literary Agency  Published by W & B Publishers

If you, like me, have an insatiable appetite for Alphonso Clay aka Harry Bierce, this new novel will keep you couch bound until the last word. The second novel of the second series takes place during WWII. Alphonso Clay had had to disappear for nearly two decades (since he ages not past thirty-five) but comes back as FBI Agent Bierce in the 1920s, solving crimes of Bonnie and Clyde, among several others, in Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? In Destroyer of Worlds, Bierce tackles espionage of the highest levels; those concerning The Manhattan Project and Nazi secrets. From page one, you are drawn into not only international intrigue but you get to know his ‘especially talented’ adult children as well.

I have always been in awe of Jack Martin who ceases to amaze me. More! More! More!