Afterall, do you really want ANOTHER velvet sofa portrait of some nighttime scene alleged to be taken straight out of the Mexican desert or absolutely generic snowy mountains?  I didn't think so.

 Instead, lets support the starving writers.  They have much more to offer: laughs, tears, and any other of a full range of emotions.  

 Here are just a few of the Starving Writers who need our help:

 Zachary Steele - His first book was recently published under the title of Anointed: The Passion of Timmy Christ, CEO. 

The teachings, acts, and life of Jesus Christ have been well chronicled. But the writings of the Gospels failed to detail the origins of the organization he formed after his resurrection, which was meant to spread his Word to the world. For more than two thousand years, The Christ Corporation has represented his Will --and anointed a new CEO and Christ every thirty-three years, to serve as the face of the company and the successor to the founder, Jesus Christ.

Now, one man is ready to bring it all down.

Timothy Webb, The Christ Corporation's newest CEO and Christ, not only doesn't want the job--he doesn't understand it.
Trapped between the exquisitely tailored image of Christ and the abandoned altruism of his long-forgotten youth, he finds his last hope of resurrecting the true image of faith and defeating an Anti-Christ bent on ruling the world is an unlikely alliance with the misrepresented angel known as Satan.

Visit the website: http://www.thechristcorporation.com/

You can purchase it at Amazon, or have your favorite local bookseller order it. I'm sure that Zach would love you for it.  

Next up is Lewis Shiner

Lew has written more than a couple of novels, each a gem and well worth the time to track down any of his books.

• Black & White (Subterranean, 2008)
• Say Goodbye (St. Martin's, 1999)
• Glimpses (Morrow, 1993)
• Slam (Doubleday, 1990)
• Deserted Cities of the Heart (Doubleday, 1988)
• Frontera (Baen, 1984)

Some are available on Amazon. If you look around, you'll find them.  It is well worth the search.  Check out Lew's other stuff at Fiction Liberation Front. 

Nicole Del Sesto

Another newcomer to the arena, Nicole's All Encompassing Trip was a delicious romp and happened to cure me of my coffee allergy.  If you have read it, you'll understand.

Meet Nikki Nasco: 40, single, obsessive, neurotic, unorthodox and unexpectedly fun. She is having a very normal day. She goes to the gym, she calls her mother, and she stresses out about not having her Top Five desert island CD s selected.

Meet Amber Lawson: 35, lesbian, driven, aerobics instructor. She too is having a very normal day. She attends law school, teaches Boot Camp and receives a phone call from Nikki, the purpose of which she never fully understands, but knows there is a deserted island involved.

And then the darkness comes...

In a world where coffee is no longer available, the only television shows are reality TV re-runs, and the animals are talking back, Nikki, Amber and a singing Coyote in a do-rag are out to restore the light (and hopefully prevent Nikki s eyes from being stolen by an Irish midget).

Normal is missing. Reward.

Robert Tacoma

Robert's Key series is both fantastic and fast.  The stories are fun and funny.  General idea:

Key Weird - A different look at Florida.
What do you do when you lose your possum ranch, all your money, and the Dalton Gang is on your trail? If you?re Taco Bob, you head for Florida and end up in tropical Key West hanging out with a collection of colorful and crazy locals, fishing for grunts, and avoiding Daltons.
But there?s never a shortage of trouble in paradise. A sexy cult leader hits town looking for a golden idol she is convinced holds psychic powers. She teams up with the aging owner of the local topless bar, who is looking for a fortune in Spanish treasure stolen from him years earlier.
Taco Bob?s idyllic tropical lifestyle comes to an abrupt end and he finds himself lost in the Everglades swamps. But he?s not as alone as he thinks, not with a hot cult leader, a cranky treasure hunter, and a mysterious old hermit in the neighborhood.

 All of Robert's books are available from Amazon.

If I missed anyone of importance, I do apologize.  Feel free to plug your favorite writers in the comments.