Media Candy with Dee & Marina  

Summary:
New York Times bestselling author Eric Wilson, who has penned three of his eight novels based on movies (Facing the Giants, Flywheel, and Fireproof 'in theaters now') chats with critically acclaimed new author Claudia Mair Burney in a candid conversation about life, the writing life, faith, passion, and who knows what else. You have to listen in to see what these two will discuss.

More about Eric Wilson:
Eric has traveled in over thirty countries, fueling his love for the world. He's written eight novels, with his most recent, Field of Blood, exploring Earth's tension between heaven and hell by turning the traditional vampire tale on its head. His goal is to reach those on the fringes of faith.

           


More about Claudia Mair Burney:

Claudia Mair Burney is the author of five novels released in 2008, including The Exorsistah and Wounded: A Love Story. Publishers Weekly has said about her work, "Burney pushes her prose to the edge of the edgiest in the 'Christian fiction' genre, and then barrels right over." She lives in Inkster, Michigan with her tattoo artist husband and five of their seven children.




       

[Atlanta,GA]— Destiny Praise kicks into overdrive with its sophomore release, Driven. “His Will,” the first single released from then project is currently the #1 most downloaded CCM single on R & R. Broken the third song on the project is the theme song for Praise 97.5‘s Cocoa Brother Radio show, the #1 FM radio show in Atlanta. This group’s explosion on the charts and in contemporary Christian life is not an enigma, but the beginning of new shift in CCM Music.

Dr. Bryan E. Crute, Senior Pastor of Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church in Atlanta, Georgia hand-picked the nine-piece ensemble in 2001. Since then they have opened for John P. Kee and Kim Burrell. Grammy Award winning music Producers Travon and Tandria Potts(Trin-I-Tee 5:7, Monica,) created their debut and latest project, Driven. With those combined forces, they have won the 2006 Atlanta Gospel Choice Awards for Best Vocal Group/Duo. Another highlight for DP was singing in conjunction with the Purpose Driven Worship Conference at Saddleback Church, under Pastor and author Rick Warren (Purpose Driven Life).

Tonight Destiny Praise will be chatting with Gerard Henry and you. I'll be giving away a CD to those who listen on the show. Can't wait to see you in the chatroom.

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1058851&amp;id=520726901" id="myphotolink"><img style="cursor: -moz-zoom-out; width: 474px; height: 285px;" alt="http://www.screenhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/secret_life_of_bees.jpg" src="http://www.screenhead.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/secret_life_of_bees.jpg" /></a><br><br><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The bees came the summer of 1964, the summer I turned fourteen and my life went spinning off into a whole new orbit, and I mean whole new orbit. Looking back on it now, I want to say the bees were sent to me. I want to say they showed up like the angle Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary, setting events in motion I could never have guessed. I know it is presumptuous to compare my small life to hers, but I have reason to believe she wouldn't mind; I will get to that. Right now it's enough to say that despite everything that happened that summer, I remain tender toward the bees. An excerpt from the book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143114557?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=christianfi04-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=0143114557">The Secret Life of Bees</a></span></div></blockquote></div><br><br>I read The Secret Life of Bees six years ago. I remember it well, because Selah was two years old and I was in a wheelchair, on an oxygen tank and couldn't feed myself.  I couldn't mother Selah like I had imagined I would. I was heartbroken. My family knew it and did everything to make me feel better, including picking up books from the public library for me.  Reading was my first love and at the time all I could do--wanted to-- back then was read and escape from my sad reality.<br><br>I read that book, and not only did it make me fall in love with writing again, it made me stronger somehow. As you know my health and my maternity has spun onto a whole new orbit.<br><br>So when I received an opportunity to prescreen "<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=3&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsearchlight.com%2Fthesecretlifeofbees%2F&amp;ei=24r4SKTWKozqvAWBxo2VDw&amp;usg=AFQjCNEX2Rxd7GcPVbDjL4XX4Y2Fd3RQLA&amp;sig2=WnFlnW8VsUyrwwSATwnPPw">The Secret Life of Bees</a>" The Movie i missed the first two opportunities. Not because I chose to, of course, but because (1) I had promised to Selah to the Rockdale County Fair and then the second time because I was so under the weather. My health is better, but limiting sometimes.<br><br>But I have some good friends, closer than sisters, Rhonda McKnight and Pam Perry as well as Felicia Tanner of Liquid Soul Media(a new sister) who knew where my heart was. They reserved the last two tickets for me and a guest.<br><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1064841&amp;op=1&amp;aid=42864&amp;auser=520726901&amp;id=520726901&amp;ref=mf" onclick="'ft("><img src="http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v358/233/20/520726901/n520726901_1064841_1435.jpg" alt="" class="photo_story_primary story_photo" style="width: 465px;" /></a><br></div><br>My eight-year-old daughter, Selah was my guest.  If I told you she was one of Dakota Fanning's biggest fans I would not come close to what she says she feels about the actress.<br><br>After watching the movie I am in competition to be her biggest fan.<br><br>This movie was beyond sweet, heartwarming, charming, heartheavy, bittersweet, romantic. It was heart opening. Queen Latifah stuck her foot in August Boatwright. Alicia Keys...she personified June's sizzle, spirit and spite so well. Oh my goodness.<br>Sophie Okonedo wore the world's emotion on that screen. Wow. Brilliant. Angelic. And Jennifer Hudson. When I read the novel I imagined someone else, but boy do I thank Director/Screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood for casting her. She was a humbled sister/mother so symbolic of The Black Madonna.<br><br>I am so grateful to have lived to have read the novel and thankful to God to have seen it as a movie.<br><br>I hope my writer-or-die chicks/Sisters in Christ continue to write compelling, centered stories and believe in the power of the bees.<br><br>Advisory: This movie has strong themes that if you bring your child(ren) to see, then prepare to talk with them about those themes and how you as a family have decided to honor your family.  Selah and I had a long talk about those issues and we will continue to come back to this conversation as she starts puberty.<br><br>My rating: 5 Hallelujah Handclaps<br><br>Here an Queen Latifah and Tristan Wilds Talk Secret Life of Bees Here<br><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mediaplayer.swf?displayheight=&amp;file=http://www.blogtalkradio.com%2fBlack-Author-Network%2fplay_list.xml?show_id=311854&amp;autostart=false&amp;shuffle=false&amp;volume=80&amp;corner=rounded&amp;callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&amp;width=180&amp;height=152" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" quality="high" wmode="transparent" menu="false" width="180" height="152"></embed><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMjQyNDg3NDg5NjgmcHQ9MTIyNDI*ODc2NDE1NiZwPTEyMzIwMSZkPSZnPTEmdD*mbz1iZjI5MThlMjdiZTM*NDg*YTRiZDQxYWZmMDRiZGMwZQ==.gif" border="0" width="0" height="0" /><br><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LbB7Lzf36C4/SPiQQoTNnXI/AAAAAAAAA0g/ds7y5GORriI/s1600-h/like.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LbB7Lzf36C4/SPiQQoTNnXI/AAAAAAAAA0g/ds7y5GORriI/s400/like.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258111180325363058" border="0" /></a><br><br><span style="font-size:130%;"><br></span><ul><li><h2><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://christianfiction.blogspot.com/2008/04/secert-life-of-bees-movie.html">Secret Life of Bees, the Movie</a></span></h2></li><li><h2><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://christianfiction.blogspot.com/2008/04/tips-to-keep-from-burning-out-before.html">Tips to Keep from Burning Out Before the Black Moment</a></span></h2></li></ul>  <!-- google_ad_section_start -->  <div class="PostDate"><script>replace_date('3:38 PM');</script></div>  <span style="font-size:130%;"><a name="4887851146657698529"></a></span> <ul><li><h2> <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://christianfiction.blogspot.com/2007/07/summer-reading-meme-to-enth-power.html">Summer Reading Meme to the Enth Power</a></span></h2></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product/216835853?item_no=200410&amp;event=BT1#curr">Black Portrayals: A Perilous Proposal</a></span></li><li><h2><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://christianfiction.blogspot.com/2005/03/who-wants-to-write-after-youve-read.html">Who wants to write after you've read a really good book?</a></span></h2></li><li><h2><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.bensonink.com/writing_christian_romance_fiction.htm">Separate, But Equal?</a></span></h2></li></ul>