OUR LOGO

I am so sorry for the delay in the logo, but ladies and gentlemen..........The symbol of Mortified Books is here:

Website is finally up!

Throughout these rough economic times, I think it is imperative that as authors we should do the most effective marketing possible with the least amount of money possible. That is to say that as a student still in school I have had to take the back seat in a lot of cases and do my best with free website builders. So, Mortified Books finally broke down and took the plunge!!!!!!!! After searching for some cartoon illustrations for a graphic novel, the world famous Daniel Middleton of Scribe Freelance recommended to me Craig Howarth of South Africa! His work is more than phenomenal and he can definitely bring a book to life in the 21st century. As I was sampling his work I came across zoomshare.com which is a way to set up a free website! Very good for any startup entrepreneur. After doing some studying and learning the technicalities of how to get the site up and running it really only took me about 15 minutes to do. All of the ads on the site are powered by google, which doesn't have an effect on me since Google is so well-known like Nike in cyberspace. My new website is www.ahmadwilliams.zoomshare.com This site will improve as new developments arise and you will also see the final cover of my latest children author Linda Conner. The project was definitely a new one for all of us since she actually did all of the illustrations herself!!! It was really a great team effort by all involved as it was finally complete on Christmas. No one took a day off and Daniel worked his magic diligently. The great news is that Linda has just offered to refer 3 more people to Mortified Books to be added to the family. 2010 we will be hitting the ground running away from the competition.

Kindle is selling

I just checked in on Kindle today and I have sold five books already for the month of December! I can't believe that it is actually selling better than my print version. OK well maybe I can believe it. The world is moving completely digital and if you care about the environment, how much more productive do you need to be? The book started out with only one sale in Oct, 3 in November, and already 4 in the first two weeks of December. This could prove to be very good going into the New Year. My thesis is underway at my seminary and I can't wait to get this STM degree. Back to the Kindle version of my print book. It has proven to be very useful in the 21st century. I can't even begin to name all of the digital hosts out there that are willing to sell books. The greatest resource of date for any young publisher is to go to www.smashwords.com. Mark Coker is a genius! It is all free and all it takes is one successful submission and your book is available in every digital format known to man. I finally broke down and got acclomated with twitter so to follow me just go to www.twitter.com/writingreverend God Bless!

Natural Bodybuilding

Over the last seven weeks my wife and I have been doing natural bodybuilding. I plan on competing and my wife just wants to flattern out her midsection. It is no coincidence that she looks younger than me even though I am the younger one. Our foods have changed drastically and our work ethic almost impeccable. We believe that God gives us a perfect body so why let it go to waste by just sitting around. Our water intake has risen and when its all said and done there is no room for sugar drinks. It cracks me up when some people that are overweight say they do diet this and diet that. The reality is to cut that crap out! Anything with high fructose corn syrup will bring you down. We have a tendency to get love handles and we found out that there is nothing but sugar in there. After cutting out the sugar and doing high intensity cardio for 45 minutes everyday the changes are amazing of what could happen within a week's time. I had my doubts in the early going, but after about two weeks of training I found my body making positive changes. The key is patience. If it took you a few years to put on all of that weight, then it will more than likely it would take that long to get it off. Getting up at 5 am isn't an isssue anymore and eating 6 small meals a day is my new best friend. I would always recommend training with your spouse or significant other and that way you both can discuss how you are feeling and the compliments and intimacy will increase dramatically!!!!!!! There's no magic formula and no magic pill out there that will help you achieve the results that you are looking for. And no a million crunches aren't going to do the trick either. Make up your mind that you are going to make a change within yourself and stop feeling like a slob for no reason. Persistence and prayer never hurt anyone. Be sure to look for transformation pictures within the next couple of weeks.

Mortified Books To Publish It's First Children's Book

Mortified Books is proud to announce its newest author, Linda Conner to the Mortified Books family. Linda feels that this is a gift that the Lord has given her and wants the world to benefit from the gift. Her self-illustrated book, "The Adventures of Molly Dolly: The Case of the Lost Smile" will be available this month. It is our first Children's Book and we are so excited! She has already made many bookings for signings in schools and libraries all around the Columbus area as well as some locations on the East Coast. And just like me she is from New Jersey!! She has been a school teacher for 20 years and we look forward to her science fiction novels as well as her poems that are expect to hit the shelves hard in 2010!

IS IT NECESSARY?

Yesterday was a blessing to be in the midst of so many people fellowshipping in the name of the Lord. I had the opportunity to preach at Exceeding Joy yesterday and it was well received. I used the Scripture of Hebrews 2:14-18. I spoke about how Jesus had to become one of us in order to feel compassiona and mercy for us in our times of struggle and need. It is no secret today that money is the God of America. There are many people living today that are not provided the opportunity to work that glorified Monday-Friday 9-5. Many are forced to work 10 hour shifts and through weekends for just simple gains of capital that never seem like enough. My wife and I ministered to a young couple who was getting ready to split their marriage apart for a car! The car was the driving force for 95% of their arguments. There was no room for Jesus. "Her Jesus was too small to fathom in a time of struggle." As she struggled through the early stages of her new marriage she asked was all this struggling necessary? Hence, the theme of the sermon. Yes, it is necessary, because it WAS! It always caught me off guard when anyone thought that it wasn't necessary to struggle in this world. If you are worshipping a God who was beat down, a minority of all sorts, from a poor land, and not born into any earthly wealth; of course it is inevitable that you struggle! In my novel, "How Did I Get Here, Preston Brown had to know what it was like to struggle in order to rise and become a better man. His ego was boosted to a point where there was no room for God and not to mention that Lustray was just part of the Devil's plan to throw him off of his straight path that had destiny written all over it. He was stripped of his bank accounts, health insurance, jobs, and even suffered some physical abuse. In case you forgot here is the link http://www.amazon.com/How-Did-I-Get-Here/dp/0982556403 If you haven't read the book please do not miss the first book of the "Here" series. Exceeding Joy and the Banks family thank you very much for the opportunity to share my gifts with the world and I look forward to keep preaching there in Columbus, OH often!!