Dear Friends, Followers, and Fans, please visit the Barnes & Noble website and purchase your copies of my first two books.
Please, click this link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/francis%20joseph%20lamanna
Smorgasbord A collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, and Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish are available in paperback and e-book format.
Thank you for your support!
Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories was the first book I wrote, and Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish was the second. Both were self-published, and both are available for purchase.
Smorgasbord 3 Prophecy and Poverty is the third and final book of the Smorgasbord series. Ironically, it still sits in my possession as a complete manuscript because I haven’t had the money to publish it yet.
I’m working very hard to get that done, but I do feel like things happen for a reason. When I am ready to move forward with the publication of that book, I’m sure the timing will be perfect.
My fourth book, which for now, I’m calling Book 4 because I haven’t decided on a title yet, is going to be something completely different. Book four is going to be a contribution to astrology, and I think this body of work will be well received, spark extensive conversation, and ultimately, provide people with a deeper connection to their personal astrological alignments.
It’s my belief that we can take our personal astrology to another level by understanding the mythology, folklore, and religious and scientific connections left unmentioned.
Do you remember when you were young, just a little kid, and you watched that horror movie for the first time? You were scared, terrified even! Then, you couldn’t sleep. You were up all night having nightmares.
Before the night was over, you ran to your parents’ bed and said, “I’m scared!”
And your parents said, “Stop watching horror movies!”
I thought about this scenario last year when a woman got really scared after reading the first chapter in my first book, Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories.
It was a short story fiction piece titled, Lunatic. So, the book opens with the sentence, “I’ll fucking kill you!”
Another woman said she was upset and appalled at the foul language, so she put the book down real quick. Like it was on fire!
Neither one of them actually bought the book, I gifted it to them, and the second woman had a mouth like a truck driver, but that’s besides the point.
I was laughing at their responses, and they asked me why I was laughing.
“I’m laughing because my art evoked those emotions in you. That’s what a good writer does. Good writing makes you feel things.”
She said, “Yeah, but I wouldn’t have bought your book.”
“That’s okay,” I said. “Don’t read it if it scares you. Don’t read it if it upsets you.”
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It’s important for me to share this with you, my audience. I know people who are authors and who’ve written many books.
When a book is published traditionally, there’s often a list of guidelines and requirements the author must adhere to. Traditional book publishing is big business and it has been for a long time.
The problem with it is that publishing companies (traditional) often have the final say over what gets published, what gets written, how it gets written, and unbelievably, the title of the book itself sometimes.
Traditional publishing, because it’s big business, does not like to stray from what makes them money. They’ll publish a writer, but he can’t write this, and he can’t write that, and he can’t put these pictures in the book, and he can’t call the book this, etc.
Llewellyn, a huge publishing company, chose not to publish my book because it had the word Prophecy in the title. I was shocked considering the type of books Llewellyn publishes, but this is an example of what I’m talking about.
My books are self-published. I wrote them, I edited them, I titled them, and I paid to have them published. This is authorship at the grass roots level.
Two of my books have been published, while one sits next to me complete. Smorgasbord 3 Prophecy and Poverty was complete three months ago, but there’s not much I can do until I save enough money to have it published.
Not only is Smorgasbord 3 complete, but I’m working on fourth book that’s going to be about astrology.
The point I’m trying to make here, is that when you purchase my books, you’re not getting something curtailed for sales. Weather it’s short story fiction, poetry, non-fiction, personal stories, political and religious opinions, you’re getting it in its rawest form.
As a nation of sovereign and free people, this is the type of work you should want to support.
If you like what you read here, then please visit the links below. Let’s get this ball rolling again.
If you haven’t picked up a copy of Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, or my second book, Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish, please do. I need your support! The links are below.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/francis%20joseph%20lamanna
Both books are available in paperback and e-book form.
Hello everyone, how are you on this Sunday morning? I hope you’re all doing well.
Smorgasbord 3 Prophecy & Poverty, I’ve decided will be the last book in the Smorgasbord series. When I began writing the first book, Smorgasbord A collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, I wasn’t sure exactly what would come of it, but I knew it would eventually lead to something else; possibly something different, something greater in certain ways, and something more specific.
As all endings present new beginnings, I will move on to the next project. It will probably be something in the area of astrology.
That you for visiting Nooz Buffet, and if you haven’t picked up the first two Smorgasbord books, you can do so on several websites; Barns & Noble and Amazon have it paperback and e-form. You can also purchase the e-book on Google Play or Apple iTunes.
Have a wonderful day.
July 28, 2022
💥Boomer Esiason, former NFL QB for the Jets and the Bengals, was upset with Donald Trump’s golf outing because he said it was an insult to families of 9-11. I don’t understand why he’s mad at Trump though.
I should probably clarify something here. I think it’s sad and I think it’s terrible that all those innocent people lost their lives because of 9-11. It’s sad and I feel sorry for all the families who lost loved ones, but that doesn’t change my opinions about the incident itself. If you know anything about demolition, then you know the Towers were imploded. I’m not saying planes didn’t hit them. I’m saying those buildings fell the way they did because they were imploded. And if they were imploded then someone had to go in there and line the inside of the buildings with dynamite. I think it’s terrible what happened to the victims involved, and I think it’s even worse that the people in this country were lied to.
🌞A horoscope I read today said, “when you’ve said what you wanted to say, people might be opposed to it, and compromise might be necessary.” There are a few things I’d like to say about this. If you’re saying something about someone or something that you know isn’t true, then a compromise might be necessary. But, when it comes to truth, some people are ready for it and and some or not. If you speak the truth and someone opposes it, we’ll, I don’t think a compromise is necessary. People will hate you for speaking the truth.
💰I don’t know if you saw, but archeologists found an old coin in Israeli waters. It was a Roman-Era coin, it was almost 2,000 years old, and on one side it had a lunar goddess with a crescent moon and an image of the crab from the astrological sign, Cancer. Pretty cool find!
📘A good friend of mine, author and astrologer, Bernie Ashman, just released a second edition to his original 1987 work, Astrological Games People Play. The new title is, Astrology, Psychology, and Transformation: Discovering Your Sacred Sky. It’s available in e-book and paperback!
♌Happy birthday season to all the lions! The sun entered the astrological sign Leo several days ago, and it will remain there until approximately August 22nd. There’s actually an interesting alignment currently in Leo; the sun and the moon are in conjunction with only two degrees of separation. (I’m going to talk about that in another article this evening)
❔Another rapper has been murdered. According to USA Today Online, Javorius Scott aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, was shot and killed on Louisiana yesterday. What a shame man. He was just 24-years old.
🏈NFL: NFL training camp is under way as teams reported to their facilities between the 18th and 26th of this month.
🤔💸💸💸The Federal government just announced its plan to spend $401 MILLION to expand the reach and speed of internet service for rural citizens living in western and central American states. Again, $401 Million dollars for internet service.
😮CNN Online just released a story about a 15-year old boy in Alaska. This kid shot three of his siblings who were 8, 15, 17, and then shot an killed himself. The parents were not home at the time and the investigation is ongoing.
👍Three days remain in July, and August 1st is next Monday. 2022 is going unbelievably fast. There’s a brand-new moon tonight, and tomorrow is Friday!! Enjoy.
Alright everyone. Thank you for following Nooz Buffet, and thank you for checking out another edition of Nooz Now! Don’t forget to pick up a copy of my books, Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, and Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish. The link is below. Have a great night!
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/francis%20joseph%20lamanna
Hello everyone! Thank you for reading and following along here at Nooz Buffet. For those who don’t know, two years after starting this blog, I wrote my first book, and then my second, and now, I just finished my third.
The links for the book website pages are below.
If you haven’t purchased Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories, or Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish, then you’re missing out on something special.
It’s un-categorize-able, and outside the box. It’s the first of its kind; as an author, my work is a faucet pouring out creativity everywhere, anywhere, and in any genre, while remaining grounded through real life stories.
Both books are available in paperback and e-book. Please, visit links for more information.
https://fultonbooks.com/books/?book=smorgasbord-2-catch-up-and-relish
Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish was actually available for purchase two days earlier than I expected. If you would like to purchase a copy of Smorgasbord 2 Catch Up and Relish, or Smorgasbord A Collection of Thoughts Experiences and Stories please visit the links below!
Thank you so much! I love all my readers and I appreciate your support.
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