Authors, Dave and Lillian Brummet, (Websites:
http://www.myspace.com/canadianauthor -and -
http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit ) have been writing professionally since 1999. The Brummets’ have published 3 books: Purple Snowflake Marketing - How To Make Your Book Stand Out In A Crowd (2007; e-book, non-fiction) shows authors how to create an effective, frugal marketing plan and includes more than 500 live links for authors to use immediately simply with a click of the mouse. Trash Talk - An Inspirational Guide to Saving Time and Money through Better Waste and Resource Management (2004; non-fiction, environment, paperback) shows readers how they can save money while making their community become a more prosperous, attractive and healthier place to live. Towards Understanding - A Collection of 120 Poems (2005; non-fiction, chronological, paperback) depicts the healing process one goes through and the steps taken to get past the pain of a troubled upbringing and strive towards understanding of both purpose in life, and the value of it.

Dave and Lillian were honored with an award for "outstanding use of various media in ongoing outreach work to reduce waste in our environment" by the Recycling Council of British Columbia. Seeds of Diversity also awarded them with a Certificate of Appreciation for volunteer contributions and they were recognized by Boundary Family Read - Columbia Basin Alliance For Literacy for their support. Lillian's award winning poetry has appeared in five hardcover anthology books and several newsletters and magazines throughout North America. She has had the honor of attaining Editor's Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry, not once – but twice. Dave won an award for his photography through Cottage Magazine; his photos grace the cover of both Towards Understanding and Purple Snowflake Marketing.

The Brummets' also host an online radio talk show, Conscious Discussions, which focuses on inspiring listeners to become more proactive in their daily lives by sharing real-life, positive stories. With the varied topics they cover, the Brummets hope that listeners will realize their value as individuals and be aware of the fact that they can make a real and visible difference. Guests range from environmentalists, authors, volunteers, water conservationists to book promotion experts; the guests are spoken to live from across the globe - including West Africa, Canada, the US and the UK. People can visit the site to hear shows up to 5 weeks in the past, or they can tune in every Tuesday at 10 a.m. PST to hear the live broadcast. ( http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions )

Brummet's Blog's:

http://blogtalkradio.com/blog_detail.aspx?userid=4560
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http://blog.myspace.com/canadianauthor