The Transcending Gender Project

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#WPLongform, Fundraiser Project, Promotion

The Transcending Gender Project

 http://www.transcendinggender.org/

 DESCRIPTION:

 The Transcending Gender Project began as an idea for an exhibit at ArtRage Gallery, which will be shown this coming November through January 2015, although it is a project I have been conceptualizing for several years now. Select images from the Transcending Gender Project will be shown as part of the exhibit “Transcending Gender: Remembering and Celebrating Trans Lives” in Syracuse, NY, but the project is ongoing and I have plans to publish a book of these photographs.

 ARTIST STATEMENT:

 I’ve been conceptualizing this project for several years, and am excited to see this series coming to life. It is a series of black and white environmental portraits  trans-identified and gender nonconforming humans that celebrate who they are as people. The media and society in general is starting to discuss trans issues more, and there is more awareness, but so often, the focus of discussion is about bodies and what is underneath our clothes, instead of who we are and what we have to offer the world.

This series celebrates our lives. We are doctors, students, parents, bankers, brokers, musicians, photographers, children, and teachers. We are free spirits, creative souls, world travelers, cat rescuers, and performers. We are lovers, fighters, hopers, dreamers, movers, and shakers. These photographs intend to capture us in ways that celebrate who we are.

 MISSION:

 The intended audience for these photographs is not the transgender community. It is for everyone (including the trans community), but it is especially for those who are unfamiliar with trans issues. Who believe they have never knowingly met a trans person. Who live in areas where ignorance of who we are and what we often face is prevalent. Where there is a huge opportunity for increased understanding.

The transgender community understands what it means to be transgender. These photographs are for us, too, but at the core, this project is about visibility. This project is to give visibility to trans individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals, and to show that world that we, too, exist, and what we have to offer the world transcends the boundaries of gender.

 Want to be photographed? Email us: transcendinggenderproject@gmail.com

 Want to donate to the project?  Click here:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-transcending-gender-project

“Secrets & Lies” Novel Giveaway!

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Secrets & Lies”

(Multicultural, multi-sexual, romantic, drama)

 Warning: Adult language, mild sexual situations.

“Sometimes a need for keeping secrets…

Can be just as intriguing as a reason for telling lies…”

“Secrets & Lies” is a provocative, uncensored, character-driven, emotional journey into the private lives of four central characters and their desperate struggles to survive in the shadows of life altering secrets and lies.  At the heart of the story is a beautiful, different kind of woman, who questions her personal worth as she fights to keep the life and love she has always wanted. Even the elements of true confessions get lost in translation as the details of who these people really are brings them together in a surprising, yet necessary finale that will change their lives forever…

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 As the title suggests, I am finally prepared to post a giveaway event for my extremely controversial novel “Secrets & Lies.”  Why is this book considered controversial?  Well, it has a lot to do with the underlying social issues that come into play throughout the book.  As the author, I can honestly say that writing a novel that offers an extended view into the lives of different types of people, races, familiar and alternative relationships, and dare-to-speak-of truths, would be something very important to share.  Controversial to some it may be, but its enlightening and entertaining as well because it is about real life, real love, and loads of real drama in regards to just begin human.

Personally, I can easily see this book landing on a “banned book” list simply because it shows a true side of what people generally don’t want to accept or understand in concern to other human beings who are basically just like everyone else, but different.  The difference being that they love someone of a different race, or sexual orientation, or even speak openly about debatable issues that are usually kept behind closed doors.  For that reason, this book had to be written.   To the best of my ability, I wrote it not only for myself and to get it out of my head, but also for the number of readers who can relate to the subject matter, those who want to learn something about it, or someone who just needs a heavy dose of realistic, true-to-life, human drama that goes beyond what is considered the norm.  In my own opinion, as well as most reviews from my readers, “Secrets & Lies” is a thought-provoking read and that is exactly what it was meant to be.

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 Earlier this year, “Secrets & Lies” was nominated for the 2013 eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards in the “Best Chick Lit/Women’s Literature” category.  Though it did not make the finals, I was very grateful for the nomination by my peers.  At the time of this post, my 300^th if my calculations are correct, the novel is under publisher review and is being formatted in a synopsis/outline as a screenplay project submission.

GIVEAWAY: If you are interested in a chance to win a free ebook or PDF copy of “Secrets & Lies,” with an added first chapter read from “Secrets & Lies 2,” please be sure to follow the Rafflecopter link, which will run from now until Sunday – October 13, 2013.  A link to this post will be shared at the top/left side of this page until the end of the event.  Books are available were all ebooks are sold.  Paperback book on amazon.

 a Rafflecopter giveaway

In closing, thanks so much for stopping by the page.  Big hugs, much love, and best wishes to you all. ~ Tracy J.

“Secrets & Lies” Novel/Screenplay Campaign

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Novel, Promotion, Romantic Drama, Screenplay

Novel/Screenplay Campaign:

“Secrets & Lies”

(Multicultural, multi-sexual, romantic, drama)

 Warning: Adult language, sexual situations.

 Tag Line:

“Sometimes a need for keeping secrets…

Can be just as intriguing as a reason for telling lies…”

Logline/Pitch:

“Secrets & Lies” is a provocative, uncensored, character-driven, emotional journey into the private lives of four central characters and their desperate struggles to survive in the shadows of life-altering secrets and lies. At the heart of the story is a beautiful, different kind of woman with a connection to everyone, who questions her personal worth as she fights to keep the life and love she has always wanted. Even the elements of true confessions get lost in translation as the details of who these people really are brings them together in a surprising, yet necessary finale that will change their lives forever…

Synopsis/Outline:

FADE IN:

It’s an early spring night in present-day Waxahachie, Texas, just thirty miles south of Dallas.   Traditional banners for the annual “Crape Myrtle Festival,” though still weeks away, are already hanging across all major thoroughfares. A wide view of the DOWNTOWN SQUARE showcases the famous COUNTY COURTHOUSE, illuminated by bright flood lights in honor of its hundred-plus years old majestic centerpiece.  The square itself is a mass of modern businesses such as a museum, antique shops, lawyer’s offices, and more, including a night club filled to capacity with a mixture of young people with LOUD POP music spewing out into the night.

On the northwest side of town, inside a three-story, VICTORIAN style apartment complex called “MAGNOLIA PARK,” KENNEDY “KENNY” JORDAN, (28, talk, dark hair, blue eyes), in the arc of passion with CAMILLA VARGAS, (25, pretty and petite), suddenly stops, sits up on the side of the bed and contemplates the situation.  In frustration, he pulls the condom from his flaccid sex and crushes it to his palm. He takes a deep breath and then hangs his head for a moment before he dares himself to speak.

Riddled with guilt and shame for the wrong he knows he is about do is just as defining as pretending to be the type of man that everyone else in his life thinks he should be…

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Principle Cast:

Kennedy “Kenny” Jordan is an all American jock turned bank executive with a difficult past and a challenging future that keeps him in the balance between having what he wants versus what others expect of him. The truth for him is a secret but for the most part his secret is built on lies.

Camilla Vargas is a stunning, but somewhat naïve, ambitious young Latin woman with big dreams of success that she plans to obtain by any means possible.  But in her effort to have it all, a major slip in judgment has her standing at the crossroads of life with a decision to make that could cost her beyond her dreams.

Ulanda Jefferson (25) is a hip, sexy, outspoken Black American fashionista with a fiery attitude. Armored with sharp-wit and an uncensored tongue, she is more than just a force to be reckoned with.  What she knows about everyone else doesn’t hold a candle to what they don’t know about her, and if she has her way about it, the truth would never be known.

Bren Searcy (38) is a grown-up lost in transition, (literally from male to female). There is almost nothing she wouldn’t bear to hang onto the happiness she has finally found, but even an unexpected truth could bring her whole world tumbling down.

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“Secrets & Lies”

 Amazon Print: http://amzn.com/1466495340

Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.com/B005G5L36O

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/105522

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/secrets-lies/id583590284?mt=11

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/secrets-lies-3

Barnes & Nobles:

 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/secrets-lies-tracy-james-jones/1106757363?ean=2940045107549

Introducing: “Jumper” (Time Travelers) by Jeff LaFerney

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Title: Jumper (Time Travelers)

Author: Jeff LaFerney

Publisher: Tower Publications

Publication Date: April 30, 2013

Genres: NA, Action/Adventure

SUMMARY

After spending three years in jail and others completely alone, twenty-four-year-old Cole Flint discovers an amazing ability—he can time-travel and teleport. He’s a jumper. So what should the motorcycle-riding, cage-fighting tough guy do? He should protect an innocent eighteen-year-old girl who happens to be in possession of the Staff of Moses. Following the direction of a trio of angels who are determined to shake things up in the Middle East, Cole pairs up with Hannah Carpenter and her pet grizzly while he also tries to change his past and learn the mystery of his birth. Curiously, the King of Jordan knows all about Hannah, and he’s determined to gain possession of the staff. He’ll do anything to possess its power, but is it possible that he’s no more than a pawn, manipulated in time along with Cole and Hannah? Jumper is a mysterious roller coaster of action and a time-traveling adventure that will keep readers guessing right to the very last page.

GOODREADS LINK (TO ADD TO BOOKSHELF)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17855971-jumper

PURCHASE LINKS

Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00CKMKIE4

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Jeff-LaFerney?keyword=Jeff+LaFerney&store=book

ABOUT the AUTHOR

Jeff is currently an 8th grade English teacher for Davison Community Schools. He coached for 25 years. In the past three years, he stopped coaching and has published three mystery/suspense novels. Loving the Rain, Skeleton Key, and Bulletproof are three stand-alone novels featuring Clay and Tanner Thomas. A fourth novel, a time-traveler action/adventure called Jumper was published on April 30, 2013. Jeff loves sports, reading, writing, and spending time with his awesome family.

AUTHOR LINKS

Blog – http://www.jefflaferney.blogspot.com/

Website – http://www.jefflaferney.com/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/authorJeffLaFerney

Goodreads – http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4121665.Jeff_LaFerney

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-LaFerney/e/B008WB47BM/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1367333865&sr=1-2-ent

 

“April Giveaway” Sponsored by Best Selling Reads

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The best authors in new fiction at Bestsellingreads.com are celebrating with a new promotion.

You know what they say … if at first you don’t succeed … try again!

Enter the BestSellingReads April giveaway for a chance to win an iPad Mini worth $329 or one of two $25 Amazon gift cards.

Someone’s going to get lucky, and it could be you!

This giveaway ends April 28^th.

Winners will be chosen by Rafflecopter.

No purchase necessary to enter but always welcomed.

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Best Selling Reads Giveaway

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The best authors in New Fiction at BestSellingReads.com are celebrating the arrival of Spring with a March promotion:

BestSelling Reads Kindle Fire Giveaway

Prize for winning reader entry: Kindle Fire 7”, LCD Display, Wi-Fi, 8GB

2nd & 3rd place winners: $25 Amazon gift card

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Winners will be chosen March 26th by Rafflecopter. No purchase necessary but always welcome.