In the Author's Corner with Etienne

The book of Hosea tells us "My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge". However, our Eternal Father does not take delight in His people being destroyed, especially in the season of adversity. So, He has put together some answers in this awesome revelatory journey that teaches His people how to joyfully and thankfully "Accept Adversity" no matter the magnitude or season of life we are in. So, get ready to take notes & review these precious truths that will empower each reader to boldly say; though He slay me; yet will I trust Him, amid this precious season & so will be able to encourage ourselves and each other In the Lord! The author's book trailer can be viewed by clicking here. Get your copy of her books at Amazon or Barnes and Nobles. Author also can be found on Social media platforms as Kenza Gumbs. "I would say that this book is an insightful look at Adversity through Blbligal Scripture. Even more so, I would say it's a detailed guide to dealing with the roller coaster of life and the fact that the only thing that we truly have control over is our reactiond and mentality towards responding to the adversities." ~ Antonio Hughes US Air time: 5:00 pm AST, 4:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm CST, 2:00 pm MST, and 1:00 pm PST. Click here for International Time Zones. 

In the previous program we talked about the benefits that book translation can have for authors and how can translators help them and provide a good product.  We referred to the importance of choosing the right vocabulary and phrasing the content in a way that would sound natural for readers of the translated version. That step is the key if we want to obtain an accurate translation. Before finding equivalents, before attempting to translate anything, we need to understand the author’s mind. About Virginia: Virginia, a literary translator along with her colleagues, are trained to perceive all the semantic load of the words chosen by the author. They struggle to find the best equivalent to use in the translated version. They struggle to find the best equivalent to use in the translated version.  A keen English-to-Spanish translator, Virginia graduated from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. For 5 years, she has worked as a freelance translator in a variety of fields, such as journalism, literature, & entertainment. Throughout her professional career, she has learned that each client is unique &  goes to her with specific needs & expectations. Therefore, Virginia puts special emphasis on fluent communication to detect those expectations & to be able to offer them the exact product they had in mind. USA Air Times: 5:00 pm AST, 4:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm CST, 2:00 pm MST, and 1:00 pm PST. Click for International Time Zones.

Within two weeks we'll be completing Black History Month, but for my fellow-US Virgin Islanders we'll be initiating Virgin Islands History Month. And to kick off our celebration and education of a founding father, Professor Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry will be serving as our guest educating and enlightening us about Mr. Hubert Harrison, a native son from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. “The two-volume biography of Hubert Harrison is extremely important,” statesDr. Perrywho believes this two-volume biography is the first, full-life, multi-volume biography of an Afro-Caribbean and the fourth of an African American after those of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes.” VisitHubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927at Columbia University Press and Dr. Perry’s site and get Volume I and/or Volume 2 at 20% discount via Code “CUP20”. Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 pm PST. For our international listeners, copy and paste www [dot] timeanddate [dot] com/time/zones/  for your time. Looking forward to seeing and hearing you there! 

Lee-ann volunteered to share her confidential journey to recovery and that of a close friend who, likewise, gave permission to have his name remain private. This lady has been forced to immigrate from country to country at the command of respective Government agencies. What was to be a healing recovery initially, it turned out to be as she put it, “a bomb”. A total stranger became her best friend despite her struggling with challenges and depression. Healing came, but on both sides. As Lee-ann puts it, “Throughout  our friendship, there was a constant ‘push and pull’. Our Journey has been extremely fiery, intense, and, at times, heart-achingly painful.” More to come about her Twin Flame Journey , but you’ve got to be prepared to listen in, and/or call-in, to find you questions or comments satisfying.   Sample of Lee-Ann's mental health blog: "From my own experience of childhood sexual abuse from the age of 4, and from the deepest part of my heart, I am sharing my story of recovery through my passion of writing, for those struggling to find their own Voice". Click to visit her blog. Prepare yourself to schedule your time to learn about Lee-ann’s Twin Flame Journey on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 6:00 pm Eastern Time in the US and on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 10:00 am Australian time. Airing Times in the USA: 7:00 pm AST, 6:00 pm EST, 5:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm MST, and 3:00 pm PST. Click the link for International Time Zones.

Did you know that in the United Kingdom, between 2001 and 2016, translated literary fiction has almost doubled in sales? According to research carried out in 2016, despite the fact that the market for general fiction was on a slight decline, the market for translated fiction has risen significantly. This trend is observed not only in the UK, but throughout the world as well. The greatest fear of most authors is that, during the translation process, the original meanings they intended to convey might become distorted or even lost. However, the greatest ambition of literary translators is to keep every single detail & nuance of the text so that readers of the translation can experience the same emotions that the original words would incite them. Virginia, a literary translator along with her colleagues, are trained to perceive all the semantic load of the words chosen by the author. They struggle to find the best equivalent to use in the translated version. They struggle to find the best equivalent to use in the translated version.  A keen English-to-Spanish translator, Virginia graduated from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. For 5 years, she has worked as a freelance translator in a variety of fields, such as journalism, literature, & entertainment. Throughout her professional career, she has learned that each client is unique &  goes to her with specific needs & expectations. Therefore, Virginia puts special emphasis on fluent communication to detect those expectations & to be able to offer them the exact product they had in mind. USA Air Times: 5:00 pm AST, 4:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm CST, 2:00 pm MST, and 1:00 pm PST. Click for International Time Zones. 

“Married for 38 years, Denyse had been a Pastor’s Wife for 35 of those years. Throughout my husband’s entire ministerial/pastoral career, I worked side by side with him tirelessly. As committed Christians, we erroneously thought that Christians were full of love and compassion. We found out the hard way this was not always correct. My husband transitioned Nov 22, 2015 from severe depression and betrayal at the hands of his church.” “Now I’m sure lots of questions immediately enter your mind. They will all be answered, either through this blog or my upcoming book. Stay tuned and follow us! This blog will take you through the entire journey of my life, my accomplishments, my failures, my joys, my grief and eventually my purpose!” “Travel has been my passion since I left my trained profession of health care administration in 2005. I owned a general travel agency since. My focus has now shifted to Faith-Based Travel Education for churches and ministries. Faith-Based organizations would be surprised to see how Travel Ministries can impact their congregations positively. We also do customized group events. These types of events propel participants toward their ‘Dreams and Destiny‘.” “Follow us as this information is intended to help women/wives who are in life’s sensitive situations that have created pain and trauma to not get stuck but to get back on the road to discovering their real purpose with God’s help. Following my husband’s transition, I spent 3 years getting certified as an Inner Healing Minister. I was bestowed an honorary Doctoral Degree of Humane Letters by the Eastern Theological Seminary.” Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 am PST. Click for your International Time Zone. 

Placed on a ventilator for lung failure in 1999, M.K. McDaniel fought for her life in a drug-induced coma for 3 weeks. Misfit In Hell To Heaven Expat is based on a story of M.K.’s experiences before, during, & after a Dark Near-Death Experience. Her family waited & prayed, totally unaware of the horrors M.K. was bravely facing & miserably enduring in a seemingly eternal hell, culminating in her eventual glimpse of heaven & chat with her deceased fiancé. But M.K. still had work to do on Earth. During her lengthy recovery, as M.K. reflected on the purpose of her experiences in the Afterlife, she recalled the tribulations of her family ancestors & their courage to survive. If they could overcome their overwhelming obstacles, then so could she. As memories of former earthly hellish traumas surfaced & seemed to parallel her actual hell experiences, M.K. sought out others with the same story. She eventually found solace, hope, & understanding at the International Association of Near-Death Studies meetings in Seattle.  IANDS offered insights, camaraderie, & joy she had nearly forgotten to be possible in this life. Uplifting, humorous, chilling, & engrossing, Misfit In Hell To Heaven Expat takes the reader by the hand to safely explore our human & otherworldly selves. Its gentle message will help the reader find their way along the bumpy, earthly road to eternity. Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 am PST. Click for your International Time Zone. 

SOME LISTENERS MIGHT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PERSONALLY & IF SO, I AM  SORRY FOR YOUR  PAIN. SOME LISTENERS MIGHT KNOW SOMEBODY WHO IS, OR HAS HAD TO COPE WITH THIS UNTHINKABLE CRIME, & SOME LISTENERS MIGHT NOT BE AWARE AT ALL OF THIS RAW REALITY THAT OCCURS EVERY DAY ON A LARGE SCALE… I’D LIKE YOU ALL TO CLOSE YOUR EYES & ‘FEEL’ THE WORDS I AM ABOUT TO SPEAK & IMAGINE HOW IT FEELS TO ‘LIVE’ IT. Innocent children go missing every day when they disappear into their fractured minds borne from childhood sexual abuse. What happens when these children are NOT heard? To put it plainly: Incomprehensible damage, is what occurs. Which is then carried into adulthood. Which in turn, is creating a society of unhealed adults trying the very best they can to ‘exist’ within the aftermath of a crime that should NOT have occured. Children break every day when they are subjected to abuse. Their underdeveloped minds cannot comprehend this invasion.  And it doesn’t just end there. These children are then left to navigate in a world that now feels unsafe, with no trustworthy inner-compass, because an adult told them that ‘It did not happen That they are imagining it all, or that it's normal'. These children then cannot trust what they know to be true, so they obliterate their sense-of-self until it is non-existent. Slowly their BIG childlike innocent wishes & dreams are replaced by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD if the abuse is ongoing & prolonged), Personality Disorders, Dissociative Disorders & self-harm: Self-loathing, self-hatred, rage, anger & confusion. And it doesn’t end there.... USA Air Times: 7:00 pm AST, 6:00 pm EST, 5:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm MST, and 3:00 pm PST. Click for International Time Zones. 

Lynn, a born-and-raised Texan, graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in nursing, but along the way, she realized that writing was her true passion. Currently she lives with her husband, who cooks fantastic meals, and with her young son, who creates fantastic messes but makes up for it by being adorable. When not lost in the wilds of her own imagination, Lynn works part-time as a registered nurse in surgery. Her other hobbies include reading, listening to music, cleaning the house, and chasing the toddler. Further, Lynn writes what she call "paranormal romance with a Christian twist." She’s currently self-published but she’s open to finding an agent and publishing with a major press! She has two books already released with a third in the works. Visit her website to learn more!  Currently Lynn has two books available, in print and digital formats. Her books are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Books-A-Million, and most e-book retailers. Airing Times in the USA: 4:00 pm AST, 3:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm CST, 1:00 pm MST, 12:00 pm  PST. Click for International Time Zone.

Minister Spaulding, a blessed & strong woman of God, is the 7th child of 6 sisters & 1 brother. She states, “I’m filled with the anointing spirit of Christ Jesus. I’ve been called to serve as an Minister that’s allowed me to minister in words, songs, & deeds, as God leads me.” The Minister speaks & teaches the Gospel to 1,000s by the use of the internet & personal engagements. She exhibits her dedication to God & to her family by also living by the Word of God. She honors & obeys Ephesians 6:1-3, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor thy father & mother; [which is the 1st commandment with promise] that it may be well with thee, & thou mayest live long on the earth". With a heart for helping others, she’s a skilled & accomplished networker & a preacher & teacher empowering others to help themselves. Her aspiration is to build a healthcare home for the elderly & disabled. A former Gospel Recording Artist “The Gospel Choraleers” of Lima, Ohio, a family ministry. She’s a skilled writer, psalmist, cook, seamstress, & actor. God has led her ministry into the arena of preaching the Gospel by giving life-lessons via literary art. She’s written her 1st True Novel with Poetry & Inspirational writings. Her book, “LIFE ON ELM STREET”, features “The Devil Done Lost Its Mind”.  Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 am PST.  Click for International Time Zone. 

Born to a Barbadian mother & Crucian father in St. Croix, Harlem-based Hubert Harrison (1883-1927) was a brilliant writer, orator, editor, educator, critic, & activist. He combined class consciousness & anti-white-supremacist race consciousness, internationalism, & struggle for equality into a potent political radicalism. Harrison's ideas profoundly influenced "New Negro" militants, including A. Philip Randolph & Marcus Garvey, & his work is a key link in the 2 great strands of the Civil Rights/Black Liberation struggle: the labor-&-civil-rights movement associated with Randolph & Martin Luther King Jr. & the race and nationalist movement associated with Garvey & Malcolm X.  "Hubert Harrison: The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927" (Columbia University Press) follows "Hubert Harrison: The Voice of HarlemRadicalism, 1883-1918". This 2-volume biography by Dr. Jeffrey B. Perry is based on extensive use of the Hubert H. Harrison Papers &  Diary at Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Visit Dr. Perry on Facebook. Also this CUP20 coupon gets you 20% off. Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, 4:00 pm PST. Click here for your International Time Zone. 

Placed on a ventilator for lung failure in 1999, M.K. McDaniel fought for her life in a drug-induced coma for 3 weeks. Misfit In Hell To Heaven Expat is based on a story of M.K.’s experiences before, during, &  after a Dark Near-Death Experience. Her family waited & prayed, totally unaware of the horrors M.K. was bravely facing & miserably enduring in a seemingly eternal hell, culminating in her eventual glimpse of heaven & chat with her deceased fiancé. But M.K. still had work to do on Earth. During her lengthy recovery, as M.K. reflected on the purpose of her experiences in the Afterlife, she recalled the tribulations of her family ancestors & their courage to survive. If they could overcome their overwhelming obstacles, then so could she. As memories of former earthly hellish traumas surfaced & seemed to parallel her actual hell experiences, M.K. sought out others with the same story. She eventually found solace, hope, & understanding at the International Association of Near-Death Studies meetings in Seattle. IANDS offered insights, camaraderie, & joy she had nearly forgotten to be possible in this life. Uplifting, humorous, chilling, & engrossing, Misfit In Hell To Heaven Expat takes the reader by the hand to safely explore our human & otherworldly selves. Its gentle message will help the reader find their way along the bumpy, earthly road to eternity. Airing Times in the USA: 3:00 pm AST, 2:00 pm EST, 1:00 pm CST, 12:00 pm MST, 11:00 am PST.  Click for International Time Zone. 

Denise, the author, described thoroughout. "I wroteEternalas I felt I had an exciting, inspiring story inside me that was screaming out for attention – to share itself with the world. The concept for Eternal was born during a game of Rory’s Story Cubes with my son; from nine simple images on dice, a story began to unfold – initially a very short story. However, it soon took on a life of its own, & as I began to write, a continuous stream of ideas & plots flowed through my mind; simultaneously the characters started to develop & come to life. The character, Vala, is ostensibly based on myself – my younger alter-ego with awesome powers. Elvar is a representation of my ideal man; Jelly & Max are supportive, wonderful friends & Vala’s parents are sympathetic & caring with a close relationship with their daughter. Eternal is a fantastical adventure set between 2 realms – the human world & Candalia, the fae realm. It weaves together magic, Arthurian legend, perilous adventure & romance. However, at the heart of it are the relationships between the characters & the personal struggles they face. Nearly all the main characters are aged between 17 & 22, & magical abilities aside they face the same challenges as the majority of their contemporaries. There is a strong emphasis in Eternal on the importance of family & friends, particularly on how relationships grow & change over time." Airing Times in the USA: 12:00 pm AST, 11:00 am EST, 10:00 am CST, 9:00 am MST, and 8:00 am PST. For international times, click on the link for International Time Zones. 

Lee-ann grew up in South Africa, now resides in Byron Bay, Australia where she’s inspired by the sacred land & beautiful beaches. Her passion for 'raw' & 'real' writing was borne from childhood trauma. She tries to live her life free-spirited & bold like the African wilderness where she sees every challenge as an amazing opportunity. Ultimately when all is said & done, she’s a down-to-earth girl with a big dream of wanting to heal hearts & change lives through her passion for writing. In her online blog 'One Voice' she shares her own life story of how childhood sexual abuse affected, and at times debilitated, her life into adulthood until finally, she made the conscious decision to stop running and to face her inner demons and heal her inner child through a spiritual journey. She’s published her second novel inspired by true-life events, 'Dancing with the Devil: Breaking Chains of Childhood Sexual Abuse'. She’s currently working on her next two novels 'Resuscitate' and 'Catching Falling Stars'. Her screenplay 'Blueprint' (specifically on PTSD) is now being considered for production. Airing Times in the USA: 7:00 pm AST, 6:00 pm EST, 5:00 pm CST, 4:00 pm MST, and 3:00 pm PST. Click the link for International Time Zones.   

In 2004, Jackie began a personal spiritual journey that culminated in her book The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World which rose to the No. 1 spot on Amazon & received unqualified endorsements from leaders, Joe Vitale & Mark Victor Hansen. She also launched the online bookstore, ManifestBooks.com. Since that first book, Jackie has become a noted speaker, coach, & transformational business consultant. “Are you ready to learn how to manage your personal energy frequency for the purpose of personal and global transformation? The Art of Conscious Creation gives you the simple yet extraordinary techniques to ‘Consciously Create’ the life you yearn for & desire! This compelling book reveals the 25  that lead to a happier, more fulfilling, prosperous, & struggle-free life. You will then discover how to apply these remarkably powerful skills on behalf of the planet, helping to manifest a world that is free of hate, war, rage, hunger, & environmental destruction: a world instead filled with peace, prosperity, unlimited opportunity & joy for all. Contained within this book are keys to mastering visualization on a personal & global level, to harnessing the energy that can change your life, impact the Universe & transform the world. Find her book at Amazon Airing Times in the USA: 8:00 pm AST, 7:00 pm EST, 6:00 pm CST, 5:00 pm MST, and 4:00 pm PST. For international times, click on the link for International Time Zones.