From A Bird's Eye View
Raven West
- Location
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA
- Birthday
- December 11
- Bio
- RAVEN WEST is the author of Red Wine for Breakfast, a behind the scene expose of Los Angeles radio, First Class Male, a romantic mystery involving a rural postmaster from upstate New York, and Undercover Reunion - A struggling Internet entrepreneur, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a wife of an impressionable state senator, and a famous voice-over actress reunite for their 30th high school reunion and find themselves caught in a web of intrigued reminiscent of the a popular ‘60s spy television show they acted out in their youth.
Her website is http://ravenwest.net
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Olympics and the
Loneliness of the Long
Distance Writer
March 27, 2012 06:03PM - Raven West on “The Authors
Show” Feb 6
January 27, 2012 06:33PM - "Undercover Reunion" - a New
Novel by author Raven West
January 07, 2012 06:40PM - Author Interview - Raven West
January 07, 2012 06:34PM - First Class Male – New
Review on Indie Author’s
Lounge
April 28, 2011 09:13PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Made the corrections,
thanks!”
March 28, 2012 12:30PM - “I might be able to top
you...answered an ad on
craigslist for
a writer. I
actuall…”
January 27, 2012 07:02PM - “You're making $45,000
and you're complaining? I have
a B.A.
AND a J.D. degree,
ha…”
March 06, 2010 06:39PM - “Speaking from one who
had "been there", I give you
exactly
three days
b…”
January 11, 2010 07:22PM - “We were on the
playground at recess in
Upstate NY. My 4th
grade
teacher, also
wit…”
November 22, 2009 09:55PM
Raven West's Links
- New list
- No links in this category.
The Heath Care Debate is Making Me Sick
The Health Care Scare
The Fish Cheer - 40 Years Later
Yeah, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Afghanistan
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I/… Read full post »
The Secret - The Law of Distraction
In Rhonda Byrne’s very successful book “The Secret”, she reveals the secret of natural law that is governing all lives; the Law of Attraction. She contends that by applying the knowledge of this law, you can change every aspect of your life if you send out positive energ… Read full post »
Let’s Kill Grandma - Well All Right!
The Perception of Recession
If we are to believe the recent news reports, it seems like happy days are here again. According to the U.S. Labor department, the unemployment rate fell in July for the first time in 15 months as employers cut far fewer jobs than expected.
Great news, right? Except for the people… Read full post »

Journalism Integrity Died with Walter Cronkite

CBS aired a one-hour special on the life and career of Walter Cronkite shortly after his death. Watching this retrospect, along with clips of Edward R. Murrow, Chet Huntley, and David Brinkley, one could not help but feel the loss, not only of these pioneers of television news,/… Read full post »
Why Affirmative Action is wrong in a free society
Recently
there was a job posted on Careerbuilders for a publisher position
with a Ventura county book publisher. I read through the twenty or
so qualifications and requirements, and it matched almost perfectly
with my over ten years experience in the publishing
business.
I was about to apply for
Beware the man behind the curtain
When I wrote my commentary regarding Ron Paul's appearance in the movie Bruno, I had no idea how much animosity I would receive from those who blindly follow the teachings of Ron Paul. The only question I asked was why Paul, of all the 2008 Republican presidential candidates, was chos/… Read full post »
Sara Palin - Exit Stage Left
Sarah Palin advances in a different direction...down and out
Quoting General MacArthur , Sarah Palin made her exit today from the world of politics.
Sotomayor - Ricci Decision Was Legally Sound
Law school teaches prospective attorneys how to analyze scenarios and apply case precedent, if any exists, to support their conclusion. In fact there is an acronyms for this process; I.R.A.C., which means, after outlining the facts of an argument, finding the legal Issue being argued, what is the Rul… Read full post »
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