WARNING: Fellow authors be aware of con/scam using Ingram/Sparks (impersonation attempts)…

 

There are folks, cons/scammers, engaging in PHISHING attempts to garner your information. The scheme employs sending emails to authors that may or may not even be using Ingram/Sparks (but that is how phishing works) trying to truck you into going to a FRAUD SITE! BE SURE if you do have an Ingram/Sparks account you only use the REAL AND OFFICIAL WEBSITE for I/S (I am not even going to mention it here, consult your Publisher if need be, hopefully you have (you should have) saved previous legit interactions (emails, back and forth) with I/S in a saved email folder that you should reference to assure you are going only and directly to I/S legit site!!!

 

Neither INGRAM nor SPARK has an “s” on the end!!!!!! They are claiming you “need to acknowledge new terms-of-service” to continue your relationship (if you have one) with Ingram/Spark. Yes, I/S did update their TOS early in the year (2025) you may had (depending on your situation) receive a legit email then about checking your account. The one claiming MORE CHANGES now is CON/SCAM/PHISHING and they are trying to sucker you into visiting their SCAM SITE vs the real/official I/S site.

That is it, that is all, just one author trying to look out for other authors.

 

 

 

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[matters not format - eBook, Hardcover, Paperback]

 

Remember, and as I discuss in my HOW TO WRITE A BOOK AND GET IT PUBLISHED: HINTS, TIPS, TECHNIQUES, you ultimately have to be your best promoter/marketer. I will help you by creating additional marketing items (blog, vlog, podcast mention or interview – depending on package ordered) which will add your own efforts.

 

BASIC: create a “Joseph M Lenard talks books” vlog for you, which will also be shared across my video platforms and social-media platforms (12+).

STANDARD: Basic + blog creation + a mention on my CTP Show (which I’ve talked books and with authors into my 3rd season now; including completed CTP Special weeks “BOOKS / AUTHORS WEEKS” the last 3 weeks of October 2025 (like done MUSIC WEEKS (Mar. 2025) and HEALTH WEEKS (Feb. 2025) prior).

PREMIUM adds a podcast interview – adds significant delivery time but to only this last aspect (as has to work withing both our schedules and my Show’s release calendar time-frames/slots)!

 

TBOK:PCD narrative style novelette

A modern tale, of a modern woman, told in a modern way, for our modern times.  And as I further add in the INTRO in the book – if you’re looking for Dickens or Shakespeare (then re-read them) or for someone attempting to be copy-cat of them (you can find plenty of those about), then you’re barking up the wrong tree. Written/tale in American English not King’s English, for Americans – tale about modern woman Kennedy, in and for our modern/current world, written for modern (not those looking to cling to the past) times!

 

Brief (and very minor) SPOILER: When you get to the “bunk beds” scene understand it is not there to just be “odd” (while it is that) it is a greater metaphor for things in life may not always be “ideal” but there is not such thing as “perfect” in this very imperfect world – we adapt, or die (figuratively, but sadly sometimes literally)!

From book… chapter. 4…
… was life just indeed a collection of mediocre days with some random happy times. Was life irreparable and tainted with misspent youth bad reputation children might have had, or redeemable with age and wisdom acquired? What then was the sum of that life – if like the Egyptians believed at time of weighing by Osiris could be lighter than a feather; in order to pass into the afterlife; or too tainted and weighed down by those earlier transgressions?

… in the “math” of life so-to-speak were “good deeds and good days” perhaps worth a larger value in the overall equation getting to that balance-sheet sum-total? The day to day, a butterfly effect, the small smiles shown to another that made their day better. Perhaps maybe even saved a life whose life then went on to produce another; through a child; who then goes on to cure cancer. What role then did that small seemingly insignificant smile … as it seemed at the time play in that role of another one day curing cancer. How many “points” might that tender toward afterlife admittance and what “score” does one have to achieve? …

Note…
TBOK contains not one dialogue line. Important to say because a reviewer of my “TERROR STRIKES: COMING SOON TO A CITY NEAR YOU” novel once wrote: “didn’t think there was enough dialogue.” I’d never given (written, nor oral, hint) book promised to be dialogue laden book. While having some dialogue it is heavy narrative style – this is entirely in narration vs Plato’s Dialogues, Roth’s “Deception,” Steinbeck’s “The Grapes Of Wrath,” known extensively dialogue [courtesy of asking Google for that answer].

 

From Online Book Club…

Agbata… 5 of 5 stars…
The Book Of Kennedy by Joseph M. Lenard takes a deep look into the mind of Kennedy (also known as Ken). It shows her life as she dealt with heartbreak, learned about herself, found faith, and started a new chapter in life. After Ken ended her relationship with Jim, she started a new one with her boyfriend, George. She and George move into an apartment with two other roommates, Kim and Stan. This big change makes Ken start thinking about deep topics. She reflects on who she is, what life means, how important faith is, and the value of life. Her story teaches lessons about hope, kindness, and the things that matter most in life.
This book was indeed a great read. What I loved most was how it followed a unique self-reflective approach…
continues at: https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=715440

Tanya248… 4 of 5 stars…
“Carpe diem” means “seize the day.” That is what Joseph M. Lenard teaches us in his new book, The Book of Kennedy: Project Carpe Diem.
Kennedy is a woman trying to explore life’s meaning and her purpose. I believe that this is what we are all searching for.
“What will be the sum measure of your life, and will you focus on the positive or dwell on the negatives.” I found this quote to be touching for my life, and I believe it sums up the book very well….
continues at: https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=713835

Video review…
https://www.tiktok.com/@annalisereads/video/7566738400045321503

Thank you all, keep the reviews coming!!!

 

Praise for… The Book Of Kennedy: Project Carpe Diem book…

Press Releases | Nov 05 2025 13:33

 

BOOKS / AUTHORS WEEKS on CTP recap…

Books | Nov 02 2025 13:11

 

Another review comes in for – THE BOOK OF KENNEDY: PROJECT CARPE DIEM

Press Releases | Oct 29 2025 15:06

 

A bit rough at start but honest review….

Books | Oct 29 2025 14:54