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Author's Dark Thriller Inspired by Glimpse of Brothel Life

PATERSON, NJ (ContentDesk) January 13, 2004 -- During her days as a professional musician, author Hilary Hawke often took odd jobs to tide her over between gigs.
She worked as a NYC cabdriver, a waitress, a florist, a bank teller, a telephone marketer and, inadvertently, a receptionist in a Sutton Place Brothel.
Her dark thriller, "The Payback", is loosely based on her up-close look at the high-class Manhattan call girl trade. About two women from different worlds brought together by chance, "The Payback" chronicles their struggle to overcome the dependence on female sexuality as a commodity.
"The Payback" was recently selected as one of 36, from a catalog of 12,000 titles, for inclusion in the prestigious new iUniverse Star Program, an imprint developed to showcase the publisher's best books.

The only New Jersey author chosen, Ms. Hawke has also earned the Editor's Choice designation. "The Payback" can be ordered at www.hilaryhawke.com, at any bookstore or online at, amazon.com, bn.com, booksamillion.com, and iUniverse.com.????????????????????????????????REVIEWS"Entertaining?vivid?well-written." ? John Byrne, Former Business Week Senior Editor,
author of "Jack: Straight from the Gut"."Hawke's writing style is superb, narrating the most bizarre scenarios with breathtaking detail and sensitive realism." ? Clifton Journal""The Payback" is as much a deep character study as it is an action thriller.
Fans of a fast-paced suspense thriller will receive plenty of positive Payback from Hilary Hawke's exhilarating novel." - The Best Reviews"Hawke's prose rolls and rollicks culminating at times in pronounced crescendos.
Her clean and direct prose shows that she can clearly write." ? Book Pleasures ABOUT THE AUTHORHilary Hawke grew up an anonymous member of a family tribe of nine kids.

She left home at age seventeen and drifted in and out of various music jobs.
After a brief career as a Columbia Recording artist she finished a B.A. and M.A. in music.
Ms.

Hawke has written two other books, "The Firekeeper" and "Poetic Justice".
When she's not writing Ms. Hawke teaches music.Contact Information: Hilary Hawke(973) 942-2709e-mail protected from spam botswww.hilaryhawke.com.

How to "Disguise" Your Sales Letters Online

How to "Disguise" Your Sales Letters OnlineThe Internet is known as the "Information SuperHighway" and that's a term that every Internetmarketer should know by heart.Why? People log onto the Internet to get information,not to be sold.Many people online are turned off at anything thatresembles advertising. They completely ignore banner ads. And they're using that "pop-up" blocking softwarelike crazy to stop pop-up window ads altogether.So what's an Internet marketer to do?Well, here's an idea: Write books, articles and special reports.Writing books, articles, and special reports as apromotional device isn't new. Businesses have beendoing it for years. Knowing that people likeinformation, coming out with an information product isa proven way to build credibility for your servicewhile also promoting it.

Online, this technique hasnever been more powerful.Think of what your prospects and customers want to doand why they come to you. Then pick some aspect ofthat subject and turn it...

How to "Disguise" Your Sales Letters Online

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Painting The Canvas Of Your Website

There's more to selecting colors for your website than just choosing what you think is pretty. You also need to be aware of the psychology of color, and what's easy on your visitor's eyes.I recently visited a Goth site that had dark purple letters on a black background. It felt Gothie, but the copy was so hard to read that I gave up after a few words. Another site had an almost fluorescent orange background. It was so bright that it hurt my eyes.

I left as fast as I could hit the Back button. While the creators of these sites may think they looked great, in reality they chased people away. What good is having a website if people leave after just a few seconds. Whatever these people were trying to accomplish, it failed. If people leave your web page before they can read your copy or look at the products or services you sell, then the site is useless, no matter how great you think it looks.The first thing you need to do is decide what colors will best fit the theme of your site...

Painting The Canvas Of Your Website

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Are You Using a Chess or Checkers Small Business Marketing Strategy?

Until the day I learned to play chess I loved playing checkers.
Both games require a strategy that maximizes a player's ability to capture her opponents pieces without first losing her own.
Checkers was fun. But the complexities of chess lead to more satisfying victories and defeats. Chess is a more complicated game than checkers as there are more variables.

Therefore, much more thought and concentration is required to win a game of chess than is required to win a game of checkers. Like chess, marketing your business is a complicated endeavor.
A successful chess player anticipates future moves and will position his pieces in such a way that each piece helps add strength to other pieces already in place. A successful marketing strategy is no different than a winning chess strategy.
Every move you make must reinforce previous and future moves.

Instead of rooks, bishops and queens the moves made in the game of marketing are made with advertisements,...

Are You Using a Chess or Checkers Small Business Marketing Strategy?

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Pink Hibiscus

Pink Hibiscus, the state flower of Hawaii, is a beautiful bloom. This perennial favorite comes in different shapes and sizes. They have single and double petals and vary in size from small to ten or twelve inches in height.

The "Lady Baltimore" varieties cost about $15 and are in great demand. They add color to the household and are ideal as decor for parties.

The pink Hibiscus is very popular among photographers and painters who sell their work commercially. There are many products like jewelry, bed linen and swimsuits that are based on a pink Hibiscus theme.

Among pink Hibiscus, there are different groups such as Anisodontea scabrosa, Hibiscus syriacusa, Hibiscus moscheutos and Hibiscus mutabilis(Confederate rose). Each has its own characteristics and the shades of pink differ. The Anisodontea scabrosa is a dwarf variety that does well indoors.

It has one inch, three-lobed flowers. Hibiscus geranioides has pink tubular flowers. It...

Pink Hibiscus

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