Divine Truth Press

I'm Getting a Facelift!

2010-03-03T08:42:00.006-05:00

No... not this face... lol

However...

My author site, Deeswhite.com, is currently getting a facelift and will be all brand new (and organized) as my webdesigner extraordinaire at Ventilation Studios is so fond of saying.

I'm trés excited!

Hope you will join me in celebrating the new "me" when it rolls out on March 10th.

Rumor has it...

There will be...

Prizes!

Peace,
Dee

Second Issue of WMYS is Live!

2009-11-24T12:16:00.001-05:00

“Hot off the proverbial Presses!”

Hello folks...

I'm a few days past my self-imposed deadline of November 15th for which I apologize. Life threw me several curve balls recently and I found myself trying to play catch up and complete several commitments all for the same time frame. Nevertheless, your patience has been rewarded and the latest issue of What Makes You Stronger is now available in our archives. Feel free to download and share it with others.

We have a another wonderful line up this issue.

Think Pink! The Journey Continues... by co-editor Trina Ramsey as she brings her Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer experience alive for those of us who weren't there. Please also check our gallery (once I read the fine print and figure out how the photo flip plugin thingy works) for photos taken during the walk. Great job Trina!

Hair's Looking at You! by Stacy Toyon a fabulously upbeat cancer survivor. Thanks for sharing Stacy!

St. Patrick's Day Toast a short poignant poem by Carolyn Helmberger - Thanks for sharing Carolyn!

Healthy Eating Corner by yours truly. This is where I search the web for healthy but yummy food finds and share my finds with you. You are also invited to share your tried and true, yummy yet healthy recipes.

Day Break by Diana M. Amadeo a beautiful tribute to friendship. Thanks for sharing Diana!

The Walk Away Woods - A photograph submitted by Christopher Woods of his wife Linda during her chemotherapy stint. They both found solace in photography during their cancer treatments. Thanks for sharing Christopher!

As always please check our resources page and please check our calls-for-submissions page. We will be posting our call for submissions shortly for our anthology due for release in October of 2010.

Peace and Blessings,
Dee

Call For Submissions

2009-10-18T23:27:00.001-04:00

What Makes You Stronger: Real Talk About Breast Cancer

http://whatmakesyoustronger.atwc1.com/

We want your true stories about your journey, the journey of a loved one or your secondhand experience as caregiver or medical professional. We want the anger, the despair, the "why me, God?" and the moment you realized, that despite the ravages to your body, the body of the loved one or the person in your professional care... you gained strength from the experience. Tell us about it, keep it real, nothing is taboo. The aim is to strengthen those who've just begun the journey, form a support community by mentorship, for those desiring it, prayer and daily inspirational thoughts, coping strategies for the pain, recipes that tempt the appetite and anything else that you wish to share.

Guidelines:

All essays/stories should be nonfiction narratives, written in the first-person. Focus on one or a few selected moments; do not send rants or political speeches. Essays/Stories should be titled. Essays/Stories should be between 100 – 500 words and poems restricted to 40 lines. No funky fonts, please. Please include a brief bio (1-3 sentences) at the end of your submission and forward a headshot (neck and shoulders) to dee@deeswhite.com or tramsey43@gmail.com.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, but work must be submitted by December 15, 2009 to be considered for the January issue. Submissions received after December 15, 2009 will be considered for the April 2010 issue. Writers chosen for the newsletter will be contacted by December 31, 2009 and notified via email when the newsletter is available.

Feel free to repost and forward!

New Web site Design

2009-10-18T13:16:00.000-04:00

Hi Folks,

We're working on a new look and would love your input as to ease of functionality, new areas you'd like to see, etc.

So do take a moment to give us your thoughts ... they're important to us.

Peace,
Dee

Incremental Stages of Ladee Soul: Poetry

2008-01-13T14:21:00.000-05:00

Title: Incremental Stages of Ladee Soul: Poetry
Author: Karen Baker
Release Date: December 21, 2007
Publisher: Divine Truth Press
ISBN-10: 0977810321
ISBN-13: 978-0977810321
Paperback: 64 pages
List Price: $10.00*

Description:

“Young, gifted poet, Karen Baker, uses her life history in poetry form to show her concern for the plight of orphans in Haiti.”

Incremental Stages: an inspired poetic collection of a young woman’s journey of teenage angst, search for love, expression of faith, appreciation of family, discovery of self and burgeoning cultural awareness by Haitian born, first time author and poet, Karen Baker. (Karen also performs her work as Ladeé Soul.)

About the Author:

Karen Baker is a young and independent poet who has been performing for nine yars. She is a twenty-two year old nursing student. Her first contribution to the literary world shares poems that reflect life experiences which have served to make her the lady she is today: Ladee Soul.

Read an excerpt / Purchase a copy

*10% of all proceeds will be donated to Le Pont Des Enfants (The Bridge of Children) an Orphanage in Delmas 44, Haiti.

For more information about the orphanage email thebridgeofchildren@yahoo.com

Love Quest's Cover Quest

2007-05-03T13:14:00.000-04:00

Hi Folks,

I know it's been a minute... but guess what? I've not been sleeping. I've taught myself how create my own book cover and since it's my first one ... I'm sure there are a gazillion mistakes but I'm just so goshdurned proud that they won't even bother me ... at first.

Anyway, here it is, my cover for Love Quest: Looking for Love in Cyberspace which will be available around June 21st.

Keeping in mind that it is a how-to book, I'd love to hear your feedback and I'd love it even more if you'd take a moment to cast your vote for the design of your choice.

Thanks in advance for your invaluable assistance.

Peace,
Dee

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A New Addition to the Line Up

2006-09-20T11:35:00.000-04:00

No ... not a new book, but a new Web site to add to our total.

The new site is called Cyber Read.

So now to list the places where AIJAN's eBook can be found it's just a matter of your shopping preference:

AIJAN site
Cyber Read
DPP Store
Lulu.com

Peace,
Dee

Press Release

2006-08-27T09:39:00.000-04:00

Submit Free Press Release

2006-08-26 08:00:00

Divine Truth Press Announces Imminent Release of its Inaugural Title

''Age is Just a Number.'' Is It Really That Simple?
Refreshing Newcomer Explores the Offerings of the Online Dating Arena for Christians. (Rumor has it that age restrictions are not a deterrent ... anymore.)

(PressMethod) - WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA - August 26, 2006 - A bright new voice in creative non-fiction, D.S. White is the author of "Age is Just a Number: Adventures in Online Dating - Volume I" (Divine Truth Press September 2006; Paperback; $9.95). Spurred on by the Lulu Blooker Prize Contest of 2006 and backed by her online following; Dee welcomed the advent of the blook (blook: book based on a blog) with open arms. This blook series takes the reader on a multi-volume, two-year virtual adventure in the name of love.

MEET DIVINE: female, thirty-seven, slaphappy, young at heart, self-employed; an online newbie, living in New York. She is fresh out of a long-term relationship and has completed the two-year mandatory wound-licking I-hate-men mourning period. Unfortunately for Divine, someone neglected to inform her that dating has been upgraded to new millennium level. But maybe she shouldn't worry ... hemlines aren't the only things that have gone up.

Thirty-somethings are premium dating material now ... at least for the twenty-year-olds ... Divine's experiences are the basis for the serial memoir I call Age Is Just a Number, a lens through which to view the world of online dating.

Praise for Age is Just a Number:

"If there is one word to describe the musings of this delightful first-time author it would be "refreshing." D.S. White is refreshingly honest, refreshingly funny, and refreshingly human. I feel as if I've just discovered a long-lost friend or relative. Readers will relate to the absolutely real words and thoughts that decorate the pages of this "blook" (the first I've ever read, by the way), and will come away from their read with insight to their own hearts and lives."

-Kathi Macias, author of seventeen books, including the bestselling women's devotional A Moment A Day, the popular Matthews & Matthews detective series from Broadman & Holman (Obsession, The Price, and The Ransom), and her latest novel, Emma Jean Reborn

About The Author:

D.S. White: active aunt, corny Christian, dutiful daughter, faithful friend, proud parent, and sassy sibling. She is the founder of Dee411.com, a resource site for sufferers of abuse, rape and mental illness. She has lived in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Maryland, New York and now resides in Pennsylvania.

To schedule an interview or an event with D.S. White, please use the "Contact us" link at www.divinetruthpress.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

D.S. White
Divine Truth Press
Email Us
484-951-1445
http://www.divinetruthpress.com

Cast Down, But Not Destroyed

2006-08-15T20:42:00.000-04:00

Articles, Essays and Short Stories of a Bipolar Abuse Survivor.

In conjunction with the Community Web site Dee411. The author issues an encouraging message to survivors and those in abusive situations.

It not a new story it has been told time and time again and needs to continually be told.

In many cases, silence is considered acceptance therefore macabre acts are continually perpetuated throughout America. This is one instance where there are no boundaries of race, gender or social status or financial bracket--abuse knows no boundaries.

Therefore we have to keep the pressure on and PUSH:

Pray
Until
Something
Happens

Also included is a resource section with hotlines and websites of agencies and organizations that aid the abused.

Reflections: Celebrating the Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs in Everyday Life

2006-08-15T20:34:00.000-04:00

Inspirational essays from the heart and soul of the author.

"Celebrating the Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs in Everyday Life"

In today's climate of rush, rush, hurry, hurry, we seldom take a moment to enjoy the here and now. We seem always to be working an hour ahead, a day ahead, a week ahead and so forth.

With her move from the bustle of New York to the countryside of Pennsylvania, D.S. White was forced to slow down, smell the roses, listen to the crickets and appreciate the authentic smell of nature.

The results of her down time? The realization that life moves on whether we actively participate or not. Her resolution?

To learn from what was

To live in the here and now

To trust God for her tomorrows.

Collected here for the first time are the most beloved articles, essays and short stories chronicling her road to peace, her renewed joy in life and acceptance of herself.

Love Quest: Looking For Love in Cyberspace

2006-08-15T20:28:00.003-04:00

A look at cyber dating from the viewpoint of a Thirty-something, African American, Christian Female.

This book introduces a world outside the parameters of day-to-day life that exists unbeknownst to most. It has its own language, rules and atmosphere. It offers a freedom that can be addictive, exhilarating or dangerous for the uninitiated.

This book is not an attempt to justify or endorse cyber dating, however it may be used as a reference. In the author's humorous style it:

Introduces Internet lingo
Points out common and not so common pitfalls
Reviews several sites
Provides a comprehensive list of dating sites
Offers bonus introductory chapters of Age is Just a Number: Adventures in Online Dating - Volume I; as well as
A resource section for victims of abuse, rape or incest and sufferers of bipolar disorder. (They too inhabit the cyberworld).

Read an excerpt.

Age is Just a Number

2006-08-15T20:07:00.000-04:00

"Age is just a number." Is it really that simple?

Divine's journey of self-discovery is an often unbelievable, and at times achingly sad recounting of her shellshock upon reentering the world of dating after a fourteen year absence. On the journey she discovers online dating Web sites, IM, and chat rooms. In her journal, she reveals her bewilderment as she tries to navigate the new "dating rules" that allow twenty year olds to feel emboldened enough to approach thirty-seven year olds with the line "age is just a number."

Over time, her dilemma becomes one of needs versus values, as Divine discovers how far she will push the line before it snaps… or she breaks.Journey with Divine as she encounters the good, the bad, the ugly, the calorically challenged, the mentally challenged, the financially deficient, the spiritually inconsistent, the freaky, the delusional, the lonely and more…

Read an excerpt, check out our reviews and/or our upcoming releases.

Summer Book Scavenger Hunt!

2006-07-11T22:58:00.000-04:00

Hi Folks,

Have I got a gift for you! A chance to test your Internet savvy and win some books as well.

Fellow author, Trista Russell of EbonyAuthors.com sponsors three separate scavenger hunts. Forty authors, forty books and three chances to win!

The only stipulation, you must join her mailing list in order to participate. So hurry up and join and happy hunting to ya!

Peace,
Dee

Summer Book Scavenger Hunts

The scavenger hunts will be held on:

July 12th, August 16th, and September 13th

Participants will search the Internet to answer the 20 questions that will be listed below (websites will be provided with the questions) on July 12th and also sent via e-mail in the Ebony Authors newsletter. The first person to return to this webpage and enter all of the correct answers will receive 10 books. The second person will receive 3 books, and the third 2 books. All books are signed and will be mailed directly from the authors. Books titles and authors listed below.

Rules:

#1 You must be on the ebonyauthors.com mailing list to participate. If not, click here to join!

Scavenger Hunts Book List

A Dream Come True, by Michael T. Owens

Age is Just a Number: Adventures in Online Dating, by D.S. White

Backroom Confessions, by Rose Jackson-Beavers

Blind Temptations, by Lesley Hal

Caught Up, by Deatri

Changing Faces, Changing places, by Sydney Molare

Daddy's Girl, by Linda D. Wattley

Devil In The Mist, by Diane Dorce

Diary of a Street Diva, by Ashley Jaquavis

Dirt Ball Bad, by Lesley Nowlin

Dirty Little Secrets, by Joy King

Every Woman Needs a Wife, by Lissa Woodson

Fatal Desire, by Jessica Tilles

Going Broke, by Trista Russell

How to Get Over Him and Learn From Your Mistakes, by Honilovee

If I Ruled the World, by Joylynn Jossel

KARMA, by Hashim Conner

Lawd Mo Drama, by Tina McKinney

Love Me Carefully, by A.C. Arthur

Love, Pleasure and Pain, by Corlis Martin

Make You Love Me, by Latonya Williams

Mistaken Identity, by Sylvia Hubbard

Mode One: Let The Women Know What You're REALLY Thinking, by Alan Roger Currie

My Invisible Husband, by Shelia Goss

My Woman His Wife, by Anna J

Peace In The Storm, by Elissa Gabrielle

Second Time Shame on Me, by Erica N. Martin

Sooner or Later, by Cheryl Talley Moss

The Art of Walking through Fires, by Beverly Welch

The Mayor's Wife Wore Sapphires, by Marti Tucker

The Party, by Saundra E. Harris

The Product, by Marcus A. Parker

The Rotation, by Jackie Young

The Roux in the Gumbo, by Kim Robinson

Two's Enough Three's A Crowd, by Brenda M. Hampton

When Death Comes a Knockin', by Vanessa Johnson

Welcome

2006-07-08T00:56:00.000-04:00

Hello and welcome to the Divine Truth Press Blog. We are a new voice in the publishing arena and we intend to go where no man or woman has gone before when it comes to the daily issues of life.

So stick with us and hang in there for the ride. But before you go ... here's a poem that we feel expresses what we're about:

There's a new kid on the block
with a voice that really rocks
she's opening closets
and airing out laundry
Me oh my ... now there's the quandry:

Is that relief you feel?
or ever present shame.
because the thing she mentions
is calling out your name
Daring you to work past
the bubble of discomfort
the habitual reticence
that is your very essence.

But wait, she says
Please don't you worry
That discomfort you feel
is only temporary
But the end result
will be oh so rewarding
So embrace disclosure
Battle with forgiveness
As you taste the ambrosia
the elixir of healing
dispensed from the vine
Divine Truth Press

Sincerely,
Dee