Friday, November 21, 2014

JLB Creatives Publishing's Media Director's Favorite Recipe...

Today we are happy to bring you our Media Director's favorite recipe. To find out more about JLBCP's Chief Designer visit Elise VanCise on the JLB Creatives Publishing website.


Sweet Potato Croquettes from Elise:

Our Turkey Day table was never complete without these little guys. They’re simple and fun even for the kids to join in the kitchen. I can remember making these with my mom for many holiday occasions and church dinners since I was a kid. There are a lot of memories attached to this recipe that has become a staple for our holiday table. I hope you enjoy it as much as we have!

Sweet Potato Croquettes are quick and easy to whip up. Toss these ingredients into your shopping cart:

1 box corn flakes cereal
1 40 oz can yams or same amount in fresh boiled sweet potatoes
1 bag mini marshmallows
Cinnamon or Allspice

When you get home preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Next you can get rid of all your holiday stress by crushing the corn flakes, don’t make them too fine though you want some nice bits.

Now put the yams in a bowl mash and mix with cinnamon or allspice to taste. Once thoroughly mixed roll yams into ping pong or golf ball size balls with a marshmallow or two in the center.

Next just roll the yam balls in the crushed corn flakes until coated and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Once all rolled pop your croquettes into the oven for 10-15 minutes or until done.

Serving size 2 croquettes, though we usually go for 3 or 4. Hey, it’s Thanksgiving after all! :o)


Happy Thanksgiving and don’t forget to check out the great books at JLB Creatives Publishing! 

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Cover Reveal! Planet Water: Draugar of the Abyss

JLB Creatives Publishing is proud to reveal the cover for the next adventure in the Hidden Earth Series, Planet Water: Draugar of the Abyss by author Janet Beasley. Coming in early 2015!



About Planet Water: Draugar of the Abyss
In Volume three of the Hidden Earth Series Arrowanna is summoned by SUL on her 16th birthday to become The Carrier of Planet Water’s element. She boards an enchanted tall ship and her journey begins. The quest takes her above and beneath the waves, sails her to places such as the Island of Opposites, lands her in the midst of an underwater battle, and even leads her into the icy caves of the abyss. She finds love, but the pressure of her new love’s request causes her to doubt her ability of ever becoming The Carrier she knows she must be.

A few of your favorites from Maycly, including Iona, join in the action with Arrowanna and her friends. Twists, turns and danger abound in this fast-paced adventure that is delicately woven with hints of Old Norse and Icelandic Mythology.

Will the quest be too much for Arrowanna? Will she cast her destiny to the wind for the sake of love? Set sail with her on this mystical adventure, but… Beware the Draugar!


About Janet Beasley
Janet Beasley, author of The Hidden Earth Series (a six volume series), is successfully carving her niche` in
the YA fantasy genre. Even the young at heart are enjoying the escape her writing style presents. Her long term goals include landing The Hidden Earth Series with Scholastic and on Accelerated Reader lists, as well as bringing it to the big screen and/or developing a TV series of adventures. Her ultimate goals remain disclosed to the public at this time, but rest assured, Janet is not afraid to dream big. . .OK, ginormous!

Janet's debut novel, Volume 1 Maycly the Trilogy, raised to the top 3 positions in its genre on Amazon, and even landed ahead of the Hunger Games. Maycly the Trilogy is being considered for classroom applications and being placed on national reader lists such as Macaroni Kid and YALSA.

Janet is one whom media pros have found to be quite a treat. She is not camera shy, and enjoys speaking to large groups. She has been interviewed through pod casts regarding her authorship on programs such as Judyth Piazza's Student Operated Press, and J Blair Brown's Livin' the Dream. Janet will spoke at the Florida Authors and Publishers Association fall convention in 2014. She and her husband have appeared in TV commercials, spread ads, and international conferences, and have done several radio spots as characters or themselves.

Janet is multi-talented when it comes to her creativity. She excels in technical theater, multi-media, audio visual, has developed a training center and its curriculum for AV technicians. She has produced and directed theatrical productions, and served as a theater lighting and special effects technician. She has written fiction - non-fiction – stage plays - and an autobiography. She has crafted award winning poetry, and been published in trade specific magazines. Janet enjoys the outdoors by kayaking and hiking with her husband, and photographing nature. She also loves animals (dogs are her favorite), spending time with her family, and baking cupcakes.

Find Janet on the web
Website
Facebook
Twitter 
G+
Pinterest

Planet Water: Draugar of the Abyss coming early 2015 
from JLB Creatives Publishing

Discover books for all ages at JLBCreatives.com

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

WEDNESDAY FEATURE "Spark Your Creativity"


#Mountains #Canyons #Zion #Utah
This week's photo takes us to Zion Canyon, Utah
Janet has titled this photo, "It Only Takes a Little Light to Pierce the Darkness"





Happy Creating!

On Wednesdays we're posting a photo taken by our CEO, author Janet Beasley to help inspire authors, painters, musicians, and other awesome artists. We've titled the new feature, "Spark Your Creativity." How did we come up with this? Read on...

When Janet isn't hard at work in the literary world, you'll find her and her husband kayaking the crystal clear, spring fed rivers of Florida. Janet's second passion next to writing is photographing nature as they glide through the serene settings these rivers have to offer. She and her husband also enjoy traveling the US, so you'll also be seeing some of Janet's
photos taken from hikes and journeys she and her husband have done nationwide. She has used her photos time and again for her own inspiration when it comes to many of her stories, and decided she would like to share the same inspiration with the literary and arts world.

And not to worry if you're not inspired this week, come back each Wednesday to catch a glimpse of what could "spark" your next amazing piece of work. And if you don't want to wait until next Wednesday, we'd like to invite you to visit our JLB Creatives Photo Gallery on Flickr where the photos are always free to download and use as book covers, business cards, wallpaper, etc. All we ask is that you give credit where credit is due - perhaps by something as simple as adding a credit link to the JLB Creatives/Janet Beasley Flickr site in your book or on your presentation. 

We hope you enjoy our new Wednesday feature, "Spark Your Creativity." And we want to let you know, if a photo inspires you to write a story that you would like to have considered for publication by JLB Creatives Publishing, be sure to visit our website at http://www.JLBCreatives.com where you'll find our company's history, be introduced to the publishing team, discover our Submission Guidelines, and may submit your work for consideration.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

JLB Creatives Publishing's Senior Executive Editor's Favorite Recipe

Hello fans and followers. For the month of November we are going to be featuring some of our authors' and team members' favorite recipes every Tuesday and Friday right here on the JLB Creatives Publishing Blog.


Today we are featuring our Senior Executive Editor's favorite recipe. To find out more about our Senior Executive Editor visit Dar Bagby on JLB Creatives Publishing's website.

PARMESAN ONION BAKE
(makes 6 side servings)
½ c margarine
5 sweet onions (such as Vidalias), thinly sliced
1 c Kraft® grated Parmesan cheese
36 butter-flavored crackers, crushed
2-3 tsp milk (optional)

Preheat oven to 325ยบ F.

Melt margarine in skillet over medium heat; add onions and cook till transparent—DO NOT brown the onions.
Place half of the cooked onions in a greased 2-qt baking dish and top with half of the Parmesan cheese and half of the crushed crackers. 
Repeat layers.
Bake for 20-25 minutes. (Add milk to casserole if it appears dry)
Serve warm

Monday, November 17, 2014

Enter the world of Hidden Earth Volume 1: Maycly the Trilogy Part 1: Two Altered Worlds

The best selling Hidden Earth Series by Janet Beasley is back! Check out the first book in the series Hidden Earth Volume 1: Maycly the Trilogy Book 1: Two Altered Worlds 

About Hidden Earth Volume 1: Maycly the Trilogy Book 1: Two Altered Worlds 
Maycly is a world everyone longs to experience., but for Iona it has become a fading dream. Her life gets turned topsy-turvy and she finds it’s going to take all she has to hang on. When a mysterious puppy shows up on her doorstep she decides to leave the past behind her, and continue her search for her missing family. 

Abandoning all that is familiar to her, she begins her journey having no idea where she is headed, but the Grand Wizard, SUL, has a plan. Experience the emotions of the trials and triumphs in a world where love is the greatest magic of all. Part 1 ends with a great cliff hanger leading you right into the next Hidden Earth Series book, Part 2 of the trilogy, The Battle of Trust and Treachery. The Hidden Earth Series is an enchanted YA fantasy adventure. Discover the dreams - the magic - the quest!

To read an excerpt visit Author Janet Beasley's website





Purchase Hidden Earth Volume 1; Maycly the Trilogy Book 1: Two Altered Worlds on
Books-A-Million
Barnes & Nobel 
Amazon 
or your favorite local retalier. If they don't have this book on the shelves just ask for it by name or by author. 



  About Janet Beasley 
Janet Beasley, author of The Hidden Earth Series (a six volume series), is successfully carving her niche` in
the YA fantasy genre. Even the young at heart are enjoying the escape her writing style presents. Her long term goals include landing The Hidden Earth Series with Scholastic and on Accelerated Reader lists, as well as bringing it to the big screen and/or developing a TV series of adventures. Her ultimate goals remain disclosed to the public at this time, but rest assured, Janet is not afraid to dream big. . .OK, ginormous!


Janet's debut novel, Volume 1 Maycly the Trilogy, raised to the top 3 positions in its genre on Amazon, and even landed ahead of the Hunger Games. Maycly the Trilogy is being considered for classroom applications and being placed on national reader lists such as Macaroni Kid and YALSA. 

Janet is one whom media pros have found to be quite a treat. She is not camera shy, and enjoys speaking to large groups. She has been interviewed through pod casts regarding her authorship on programs such as Judyth Piazza's Student Operated Press, and J Blair Brown's Livin' the Dream. Janet will spoke at the Florida Authors and Publishers Association fall convention in 2014. She and her husband have appeared in TV commercials, spread ads, and international conferences, and have done several radio spots as characters or themselves.


Janet is multi-talented when it comes to her creativity. She excels in technical theater, multi-media, audio visual, has developed a training center and its curriculum for AV technicians. She has produced and directed theatrical productions, and served as a theater lighting and special effects technician. She has written fiction - non-fiction – stage plays - and an autobiography. She has crafted award winning poetry, and been published in trade specific magazines. Janet enjoys the outdoors by kayaking and hiking with her husband, and photographing nature. She also loves animals (dogs are her favorite), spending time with her family, and baking cupcakes. 

Find Janet on the web
Website
Facebook
Twitter 
G+
Pinterest


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JLB Creatives Editor Dar Bagby (L) and JLB Creatives CEO Janet Beasley (R)