Mariner Expands Its Reach Into the Creative Writing Market by Forming a Partnership With the Online Publishing Company _trekden

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) November 02, 2011

Were not sure how Ernest Hemingway would react today. With the availability of a wide variety of creative writing software, anyone who has a story to tell, can write one. Mariners own popular novel writing software, StoryMill, has a numerous and impressive following of both first-time and published professional writers. Established professional writers have a number of options at their disposal to get their writings published. For the rest of the world, whose works remain unpublished, who helps them?

Mariner has teamed up with _trekden, a one-of-a-kind, online publisher, specializing in getting those unpublished stories published using mediums like Apples iBook Store and Amazons Kindle Store. Both companies share a common interest in the creative writing community. Mariner plays a role in the writing process by providing innovative software, like StoryMill, designed to inspire writers to produce their best work. Trekden represents that second step in a writers journey by helping them overcome the administrative and financial hurdles of publishing. Together, Mariner and _trekden will form the complete experience for writers. When using Mariners StoryMill, writers will be able to bring their story from conception to completion. With _trekden, StoryMill users will have the advantage of their stories being expedited through the _trekden publishing process as premium clients.

"The partnership between Mariner Software and _trekden is important for just one reason it creates the turnkey solution for authors to write and publish their books," said T.K. Dennis, President of _trekden. "Becoming a published author is one of the most popular "bucket list" items throughout the world. Thats why _trekden and Mariner Software have teamed up. Our goal is to eliminate as many barriers as we can from the writing and publishing process."

With this collaboration, StoryMill now has a new Publish feature. When the user selects Publish, they will be connected to _trekdens full publishing services which includes general editing, cover design, ISBN assignment, and then, out to the marketplace. This new feature in StoryMill, and _trekdens services, are completely free to the user.

"This integration of publishing through _trekden in StoryMill adds incredible value," said Michael Wray, President of Mariner. "Youre not just buying an app that makes the writing process fun and easy, youre also investing in a means of publishing that will make the dream of becoming a published author a reality."

StoryMill is available as a full working demo from the Mariner Software website. Free review copies of StoryMill are available to the press.

About Mariner Software

Mariner Software Inc, is a developer and republisher of industry recognized Mac OS, iOS and Windows products. Founded in 1990, Mariner has established itself as a leader in the consumer, business and education markets with such products as MacJournal, Mariner Write, Mariner Calc, MacGourmet Deluxe, StoryMill, WinJournal, MacJournal for iPad and iPhone, Mariner Calc for iPad and iPhone and Paperless for Mac and Windows. For a complete listing of all products visit Mariner Software. With customers worldwide, Mariner Software is committed to delivering the highest quality software with an emphasis on total customer satisfaction.

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Cycling Circus 'Tour De Fat' Rolls into Its Hometown of Fort Collins: New Belgium Brewing Hits the Road with its Annual Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer

Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) September 19, 2006

Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego -- New Belgiums philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, has hit the road for its seventh season! So get ready -- the roadshow series swings by home base of Fort Collins on Saturday, September 23, 2006. The Tour also hits an additional ten cities across the West while the entire crew travels on B100 biodiesel fuel.

The Tour de Fat brings together bike enthusiasts and bon vivants of every stripe in an all-out ballyhoo of bikes and beer. Costumes and decorated bikes are the rule as the participants come for a bike parade, good music and entertainment, then stay for the beer.

Amid the hoopla, Tour de Fat also raises money for local charities. It's free to come and play, but if you buy beer, all proceeds will go to Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol. Participants in the bike parade are encouraged to donate $ 5 to Bike Fort Collins.

Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol (DPMBP) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization whose goal is to promote responsible mountain biking and IMBA's (International Mountain Bicycling Association) Rules of the Trail. Last years profits were instrumental in funding training for new patrollers, educational outreach to the community, trail work, and preparation for National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, taking place on October 7 in Lory State Park (http://www.imba.com/resources/kids/). Bike Fort Collins is a local organization whose mission is to foster a bicycle-friendly culture and transportation system in Fort Collins through education and encouragement.

We wouldnt be able to exist and do all of the wonderful things we are doing without the support of New Belgium and the Tour de Fat, said Barb Allan, Director of Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol. We are truly lucky to work with them and look forward to another successful, eventful year.

Last year, the Fort Collins Tour de Fat attracted more than 1,200 Fat Tire Fanatics in the bike ride alone, the biggest parade in Tour de Fats history. The Tour FUNdraised $ 16,000 for Diamond Peaks Bike Patrol. In addition, Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living helped the Tour divert more than 75% of the total trash from the landfills.

Tour de Fat is a hair-raising, high-flying, death-defying show of incredible bike silliness and skill, said Chris Winn, Event Evangelist. You come out to the park, hang out with your friends, ride bikes and drink a little beer. At the end of the day, youve done your community some good just by having fun.

What: Tour de Fat

When: Saturday, September 23

Where: The Mothership also known as New Belgium Brewing

Time: 11:00 a.m. Cruiser Bike Parade; 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Bands and Beer

Bring: Your bike, the wildest costume you can put together, a smile and your happiest attitude ever!

Bands:

Cycling Circus Tour De Fat Rolls Into Flagstaff: New Belgium Brewing Hits the Road With its Annual Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer

Fort Collins, Colorado (PRWEB) September 21, 2006 -

Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego - New Belgiums philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, has hit the road for its seventh season. The roadshow series makes its stop in Flagstaff on Saturday, September 30, 2006. The Tour hits an additional ten cities across the West while the entire crew travels on B100 biodiesel fuel.

The Tour de Fat brings together bike enthusiasts and bon vivants of every stripe in an all-out ballyhoo of bikes and beer. Costumes and decorated bikes are the rule as the participants come for a bike parade, good music and entertainment, then stay for the beer.

Amid the hoopla, Tour de Fat also raises money for local charities. It's free to come and play, but if you buy a shirt or beer, all proceeds will go to Flagstaff Biking and Northern Arizona Pride Association. Flagstaff Biking is a group of cyclists who came together to advocate for bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in the Flagstaff area. The organization now has over 2,700 registered supporters who are pushing Flagstaff to become the most bike-friendly city in America. Northern Arizona Pride Association (NAPA) is the regions premiere gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organization.

Over 35% of our income is based on Tour de Fat and it has enabled us to do so much for our community, said Melissa Grimes of Flagstaff Biking. We have used the proceeds for a variety of things, such as promoting biking to work, planning bike trips for at-risk youth and trail-building. We are so pleased to be involved in a fun event that delivers such success stories.

Last year, more than 500 Fat Tire Fanatics rode their decorated bikes through downtown Flagstaff and FUNdraised $ 23,000 for Flagstaff Biking and NAPA. In addition, the Tour diverted more than 60% of the total trash from the landfills.

Tour de Fat is a hair-raising, high-flying, death-defying show of incredible bike silliness and skill, said Chris Winn, Event Evangelist. You come out to the park, hang out with your friends, ride bikes and drink a little beer. At the end of the day, youve done your community some good just by having fun.

What: Tour de Fat

When: Saturday, September 30

Where: Wheeler Park

Time: 11:00 a.m. Cruiser Bike Parade; 12 to 6 p.m. Bands and Beer

Bring: Your bike, the wildest costume you can put together, a smile and your happiest attitude ever.

Bands:

Author and Motivational Speaker Joyce Schwarz, The Vision Board, Turns SXSW Book Reading Panel Into Fundraiser for Scareforacure.com

Marina Del Rey, California (PRWEB) March 8, 2009

Joyce Schwarz, author of THE VISION BOARD which hit the #1 spiritual bestseller spot on Amazon.com will be conducting a special presentation for the Digital Creative community at SXSW.com (South By Southwest Festival) in Austin, Texas on March 13 @ 5 p.m.

ADOBE PRESENTING SXSW BOOK READINGS

Presented by Adobe, the Day Stage is located next to the Trade Show + Exhibition on the top floor of the Austin Convention Center.

ACTUAL VISION BOARD CREATION DEMO

The Vision Board workshop is set for the Day Stage at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. During this program you can begin to find out who you are and achieve what you most want in life with The Vision Board.

Through the exercises and inspirational success stories included in this book, you can clarify your true vision and create a personal vision board. Learn the five secrets to living the life of your dreams. To see 20 pages of THE VISION BOARD book for free go to: http://tinyurl.com/seeinside book.

THE VISION BOARD READING WILL BE FUND RAISER FOR AUSTIN CHARITY!

What makes Joyce Schwarz reading special at SXSW is that it may be the first time an author has turned his or her book reading into a fund raiser for a local charity. In addition to buying books and getting them signed by the author, attendees will also be able to buy memorabilia from SCI FI CHANNEL SUPERHERO THE DEFUSER whose charity SCAREFORACURE.com is featured in the book in the chapter on Gratitude.

DIGITAL URBANITE THEDA SANDIFORD TO DEMO VISION BOARD CREATION PROCESS: @ The Vision Board book panel

In addition to sharing Vision Board success stories featured in her book such as how to use a vision board for health and wellness and how to create a vision board for realizing career and life goals, Schwarz will be introducing one of the featured artists in THE VISION BOARD BOOK. Theda Sandiford, from New York who will demo the vision board design process. Sandiford, an aficionado of both pop culture and technology, has fused her interests to build an Internet and consulting firm Theda Dotcom LLC. Theda blogs at http://www.misstheda.com and will be also featured on the SXSW panel on Digital Urbanites later in the conference.

Showcase of some of most interesting new emerging media titles:

The SXSW book readings have featured in the past major authors ranging from Malcolm Gladwell to Neal Pollack to Bruce Sterling. An SXSW spokesperson explains that authors have always been a big part of the SXSW Interactive Festival. For 2009, SXSW will again showcase some of the most interesting new titles related to emerging media via our new Book Readings program.

First of its kind book:

"The Vision board" differs from other self-help books because it is a cross-between a design book & personal development guide," explains author Joyce Schwarz. The book features interviews, tips & quotes from more than 75 wisdom leaders and noted speakers in the self-growth arena. The four-color, 208-page book includes more than 100 photographs and examples of vision boards from celebrities, sports figures & people from 38 cities and 9 countries. "What started out as a personal venture in life exploration, ended up being a real life example of social media in action?" Schwarz explains.

To create THE VISION BOARD, Schwarz used social media online sites Facebook, Linked in & Meet-UP.com to get more than 500 submissions for the book from around the world.

THE VISION BOARD AS TEXTBOOK:

Schwarz reports that THE VISION BOARD is now being used as the number one textbook for teaching the concepts of visioning, vision board creation, vision statement design and her proprietary GRABS goal realization system across the country in such cities as Atlanta, Columbus, and Pasadena & Austin, Texas.

Motivational speaker and author Bob Proctor wrote the foreword for THE VISION BOARD and the afterword is by Jack Canfield, CEO CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERPRISES.

THE VISION BOARD and Joyce Schwarz have been featured on ABC TV, FOXBUSINESS NEWS, TV GUIDE, GATHER.com, MSNBC, THE GLOBE & MAIL Canada and on more than 100 radio shows. THE VISION BOARD is available online at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and at more than 6000 bookstores nationally. It is also available in the USA at Target Stores and in Canada at Costco.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Joyce Schwarz, joyceschwarz (at) gmail (dot) com, 310-822-3119 and refer to the book's website at http://www.ihaveavision.org. The blog for the book is http://www.visionboard.info where you can sign up for a free newsletter on what's next in art & design for personal growth.

Schwarz resides in Marina Del Rey, California and is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a journalism graduate of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and earned her masters degree from USC's Film School and is past President of the USC Film & Television Alumni Group. She heads JCOM, http://www.joycecom.com a new product and company launch consulting firm in Marina Del Rey, CA and recently established THE VISION BOARD Institute offering the first certification anywhere in the world for the CVBC designation for certified vision board counselors.

THE VISION BOARD INSTITUTE was established by author Joyce Schwarz to promote the use of arts and digital media as a means for self-growth and personal awareness. Schwarz is conducting the first training in the world for vision board counselors who wish to earn the designation CVBC. For more information about vision board counselor certification, email her at joycschwarz (at) gmail (dot) com

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Smashburger Sizzles Into Chesterfield, Mo., with Second Restaurant on November 16

Chesterfield, Mo. (PRWEB) November 03, 2011

Smashburger, the nations fastest-growing better burger restaurant, will open its second metropolitan St. Louis-area location on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 1671 Clarkson Road. Smashburger brings its signature smashed-to-order burgers, H

Turn Your iPad or iPhone into a Guitar Multi-Effect Jam Station

Calif. (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

Positive Grid. (positivegrid.com), announces JamUp, the new multi-effect guitar app and guitar interface for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. With new tonal innovation, JamUp gives guitarists access to a load of authentic tones, iTunes Jam Player and the very first sound-on-sound phrase sampler. Launch special, JamUp Lite is FREE for 30 days.

JamUp guitar app provides access to 24 hybrid amps/effects, 16 user presets, sound-on-sound phrase sampler, iTunes player with time stretching feature, chromatic tuner, and will expect continual upgrade features. Its simply the most convenient way for jamming and recording, without having to setup or switch in and out a variety of equipments.

JamUp is the must-have guitar app on iPad or iPhone for guitar players, remarked Calvin Abel, Product Manager at Positive Grid. It channels the traditional multi-effect pedal into one single guitar app with a good number of jamming and practice features, plus the stunning user interface and convenient form-factor, giving you the ability to completely transform your rig with this one app.

The collection of amps and effects packed inside JamUp includes 6 historic amp models and convolution cab simulator, spring and digital reverb, tangy modulations, tape and digital delays, classic and fuzzy distortions, filters, compressors, noise gate and other essentials. Each effect parameter can be accessed with a simple touch. Theres no digging through menus, no learning process and no hassles. A fully configurable signal path allows players to try out different pre and post arrangements, it provides a great and flexible way to create the tone.

JamUp guitar app is born with great play along capabilities. The phrase sampler can capture loops and riffs and create sound-on-sound overdubs. Its the easiest way to create a one-person-band sound in minutes. And with the time stretching iTunes player, users can not only play along with any track from their iTunes library, but also can create a loop and slow it down for further study.

JamUp guitar app works with the JamUp Plug and most other iOS guitar adaptors. The JamUp Plug is an ultra-portable guitar interface for iOS device, with the JamUp Plug, guitar players can connect the guitar with iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, and enjoy all the jamming and recording features with the headphone, audio interface or PA system.

JamUp Lite (Launch Special 30 days free) and JamUp Pro ($ 19.99) are available in iTunes App-Store now. JamUp Plug US MSRP is $ 39.95.

About Positive Grid

Based in California, Positive Grid focuses in delivering superior and creative mobile music experience. Positive Grid had invented and developed a series of audio technology and is currently expanding it to various applications. For more information, visit http://www.positivegrid.com.

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Immersing Deep Into Jazzand Heroin

San Bruno, CA (Vocus) October 20, 2010

From critically acclaimed musician and writer Don Alberts comes an engaging novel about dreams, ambitions, mistakes, and realizations. Released through Xlibris, The Rushing: Manbaby and the Crooked Road to the Big Time follows one mans journey through fame and its consequences.

Childhood for Louis Parker was pretty normal. He lived in a blissful home with his mother, stepfather, and half-brother, where love and comfort were always offered. Even as a young boy, Louis exuded a special passion for music with his fondness in playing the piano. His teenage life was even more colorful. Dating several girls and riding around town in his Ford convertible was what life was all about, and enlisting in the navy reserve unit during the Korean war was a such a noble act for a happy-go-lucky person as him.

Always the dreamer and the risk-taker, Louis life is now slowly led to the side of danger. With a love for music at hand, he gradually finds himself under the spotlight and into stardom. He has made himself to become a mythic icon in the world of jazz music. But along with the promises of fame are the temptations of drugs. How badly does he want to grasp his dream? The Rushing: Manbaby and the Crooked Road to the Big Time offers readers a glimpse into the tough sub-culture of drugs and jazz music in the 1960s and the Crooked Road to the Big Time. Through the depths of heroin addiction, jazz music, tough rehabilitation and self-discovery, readers will be inspired by one mans struggle to make it back and survive.

This book will be featured at this years California Library Association Book Exhibit in San Diego, CA on November 12-15, 2010. For more information, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

A jazz musician through most of his life, Don Alberts took up writing soon after leaving San Jose State College, where he studied with concert pianist Thomas Ryan and majored in music composition and English. Ultimately, writing and music became his bittersweet joy. He continued to develop his skills, spending more and more time writing and playing music at night. In 1990, under the pen name Whitney Louis, he completed his first full-length novel, Beyond the Grand Matoeba. He has written ten volumes of original jazz compositions. Volumes 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 have won the ASCAP jazz composers award for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. His other books include Small Unrested Desires: Short Stories and Poetry, Absolute Time: Poetry, Ancient Warrior: Selected Poems from 1995 to 2005, Play Melancholy Baby: Crime Fiction, The Rushing: Crime Fiction, Bad Boys Fan Club Photo Book: Photo Book, and Don Alberts Original Jazz Compositions Manuscript Workbook. Alberts has taught jazz composition at the Jazz School in Berkeley California and has published a course book. He has recorded six CDs with his own groups. All CDs are available at http://www.cdbaby.com. He now lives in San Bruno and frequently plays piano at clubs in San Francisco.

THE RUSHING * by Don Alberts

Manbaby and the Crooked Road to the Big Time

Publication Date: May 17, 2010

Trade Paperback; $ 19.99; 255 pages; 978-1-4500-9320-0

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Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7879. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7879.

For more information on self-publishing or marketing with Xlibris, visit http://www.Xlibris.com. To receive a free publishing guide, please call (888) 795-4274.

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