EQUUS Film Festival

EQUUS Film Festival I spoke on a panel last month at the EQUUS Film Festival in NYC, with a welcoming group of dedicated and talented horse people. I wish to thank organizer, Lisa Diersen, and the positive and engaged folks putting on and attending the event. The EQUUS Film Festival is a new showcase for artists, and the event continues to grow and find ever greater success.

I wanted to talk about the historical connection we have in honoring positive awareness of horses and the creative energy they represent … but my talk didn’t fit. I’d rather not dwell on it. My fellow panel-presenters were lively and topical, and I’m glad to have met them and heard about their work.

The books ran the field, from nonfiction to fiction, self-help to thrillers to biography to romance–a very interesting mix. I’ll share their work for others to check out…

I sat beside Cate Folsom, whose book Smoke the Donkey told of a Marine mascot who won the hearts of his troop and the public. The second, underlying story of the presentation was how Smoke won the author’s heart too, and gave her new appreciation for our equine partners.

Susan Cain, EdD, LCSW presented her book, Horse Sense for Leaders: Building Trust-Based Relationships. Horsemanship is a time-proven training ground for leadership … it is valuable to have a scientifically endorsed assessment. Excellent ideas to look into.

Connie Johnson Hambley presented her latest book, The Troubles a work of suspense based on her own childhood experience. The book is the second in a trilogy that began with “The Charity.” The author blends the book’s mystery and intrigue into a background of steeplechase action.

Robin Hutton spoke about her book that tells of a historical horse war-hero, Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse. The dedicated service of our 4-legged force members is honored in this true-life story of a faithful little horse who kept up duties under fire. The book itself does a valuable service in rescuing Sgt. Reckless from forgotten memory.

Carly Kade gave a personable introduction to her fiction book In the Reins, the winning title for Best Western Fiction. Jeremy Enlow presented his pictorial work of living history, “Cowboys of the Waggoner Ranch” … this photograph-filled book was especially interesting as it details one of the ‘big spreads’ I grew up hearing about in Texas.

We had one missing panelist, Artemis Greenleaf, author of (Team Smash: Five Amazing Girls, One Amazing Horse) The book is about the life and love of a ‘special needs’ police horse. The eclectic author has written on a variety of subjects, with interesting and unique themes in her work.

Thanks to my fellow panel speakers, organizer Lisa Diersen and co-host Diana DeRosa … and of course to the inspiration of our mutual equine friends.

Upcoming Book Giveaways …

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The Legend of the Great Horse will be hosting weekly giveaways through November 2015!

Here is the planned schedule …

Book I: ECLIPSED BY SHADOW
Orig Paperbacks @ LibraryThing   10/25/2015 – 11/01/2015 (Live)
Ebooks @ LibraryThing   11/01/15 – 11/07/15
Orig Paperbacks @ Goodreads   11/02/2015 – 11/13/2015

Book II: THE GOLDEN SPARK
Ebooks @ LibraryThing     11/02/2015 – 11/08/2015
Orig Paperbacks @ Goodreads   11/07/2015 – 11/15/2015
Ebooks @ LibraryThing     11/15/2015 – 11/22/2015

Book III: INTO THE DARK
Ebooks (PDF) @ LibraryThing   11/03/2015 – 11/09/2015
Orig Paperbacks @ Goodreads   11/07/2015 – 11/15/2015
Ebooks (PDF) @ LibraryThing   11/09/2015 – 11/15/2015
Ebooks (PDF) @ LibraryThing   11/15/2015 – 11/21/2015

Journey through the time periods of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy

Eclipsed by Shadow - Join us on Facebook!Follow a journey on Facebook through the historical eras of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy.

Artistic images and other material will be posted chronologically in the order of Meagan’s adventure through history.

Eclipsed by Shadow - Join us on Facebook!Follow a journey on Facebook through the historical eras of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy.

Artistic images and other material will be posted chronologically in the order of Meagan’s adventure through history.

December 2012 begins with the prehistoric era…

“The Golden Spark” exhibiting at the 2011 MLA Conference

The Golden Spark | Book 2 of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy will be exhibiting at the 2011 Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference (Danvers, MA April 26-29, 2011).

The MLA is a professional library association that “advocates for libraries, librarians, and library staff, defends intellectual freedom, and provides a forum for leadership, communication, professional development, and networking to keep libraries vital.”

The theme of this year’s MLA Annual Conference is “Get Ready to be a Super(hero) Librarian!”

Goodreads Book Giveaway of “Eclipsed by Shadow”

Enter the Goodreads Book Giveaway of “Eclipsed by Shadow” (November 15-21, 2011)

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Eclipsed By Shadow (The Legend of the Great Horse, #1) by John Allen Royce

Eclipsed By Shadow

by John Allen Royce

Giveaway ends November 21, 2010.

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Author Chat on LibraryThing

The online site LibraryThing is hosting an Author Chat on Oct. 18-24th for John Allen Royce, author of “Eclipsed by Shadow,” 1st book of “The Legend of the Great Horse” trilogy …

The online site LibraryThing is hosting an Author Chat on Oct. 18-24th for John Allen Royce, author of Eclipsed by Shadow, 1st book of The Legend of the Great Horse trilogy … come by and say hello!

LibraryThing is a social site for storing and sharing personal library catalogs and book lists, with over 1,200,000 users and nearly 56 million books catalogued … membership is free for basic accounts!