A TIME WHEN THE WORLD SUCCUMBED TO COVID-19

 

CHAOTIC TIMES: POETRY VACCINE FOR COVID-19 consists of poems composed by two sisters from Trinidad, Author Brenda Mohammed, and Author Florabelle Lutchman.
The book will be a reminder for ourselves and for future generations to read what it was like during the pandemic which spanned many months commencing in the year 2020.
The poems within are also therapeutic for the suicidal, depressed, abused, and hopeless.

This was a time when the whole World had succumbed to the vile disease of COVID-19.

This book - CHAOTIC TIMES (By Brenda Mohammed & Florabelle Lutchman) shares that devastating period in our World when lives plummeted into the dooms of death!

SKJ

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A PLEA TO SAVE GOD'S EARTH

 

 A PLEA TO SAVE GOD'S EARTH

Dear Friends and Followers,

This is a plea to SAVE GOD'S EARTH.

Please purchase a copy of the book and share it with your family and friends.

You will be truly blessed.

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Thank you in advance.

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PLAY YOUR PART TO SAVE GOD'S EARTH

 

My Dear Readers,

Every year on my Birthday on the 1^st. December, I publish a new book.

This year I will be publishing a poetry book SAVE GOD'S EARTH.

Issues of Climate Change, Peace, Love, and Humanity, have been tugging at my heart, and this book contains issues about these pressing matters.

I will need about 100 of my faithful readers to join me in a campaign to get the messages on these subjects throughout the world.

The book is on Preorder and all you have to do is ask me for a copy of the draft book in the comments and write a review on Amazon. It will cost you nothing.

I have published 62 books and this is the first time that I am asking this of you because we urgently need to save God’s Earth.

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The poems in SAVE GOD’S EARTH by Author Brenda Mohammed open our eyes to stark reality.

The Earth does not belong to us. It belongs to God and we are only the tenants. Our purpose and duty to our Creator is to take care of what he has blessed us with.

Through the Earth, God provides us with fresh water, food, and oxygen.

Humans, animals, and other species depend on these necessities to live. Our forests, rivers, oceans, and soils provide us with numerous goods and services.

One of the biggest environmental challenges right now is Climate Change and its effects on human and animal life. The current warming trend is particularly significant because most of it is very likely due to human activities.

Air, Water, and plastic pollution are growing exponentially, and it is time for every individual to play a part in reducing the catastrophic impact of these activities.

Military activities are harmful to the social environment and produce extensive amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to anthropogenic climate change and pollution. We must start peace campaigns.

A first step to peace is embracing love and humanity and this book covers every issue.

‘Save God’s Earth’ will be an asset in your library for many generations.

I thank you in advance for joining this worthy cause.

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 MAR DE CRISTAL BARCELONA 2024 in LITERATURE

Brenda Mohammed has been nominated for the Mar De Cristal Barcelona 2024 in Literature by CIESART GLOBAL and its President. Lily Baylon. The Awards will be presented on 14th. and 15th.December 2024, in Spain. The awards consist of a crystal medal, a Diploma, and a document confirming the different awards by category.

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Brenda Mohammed from Trinidad and Tobago is a former Bank Manager who published 61 books in multiple genres and wrote a five-series screenplay for her sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka. Among her publications are 18 poetry books of enlightening poems.

Reviewers have compared her futuristic novel, Zeeka Chronicles, to Frankenstein, Twilight Zone, and Shakespeare’s plays, and some have said it is movie material. Brenda captured awards from Readers’ Favorite International, Author Academy Global Awards, and Readers’ Choice for this sci-fi thriller.

Brenda’s genres include memoirs, science fiction, romance, self-help, mystery thrillers, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books, poetry, and poetry anthologies.

Her memoir ‘I Am Cancer Free’ also won an award for Health and Fitness in Readers’ Favorite International Awards 2018.

Barry Holmes Mysteries, a mystery fiction also won several awards. The book received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite International in September 2021. For this book, Brenda won the Culture, Literature, and Research [CLR] Award in India for Best Writer- Fantasy. On World Book Day in April 2023, the book received a certificate of recognition from The International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART], Spain. In May 2024, Barry Holmes Mysteries was a finalist in the Independent Author Awards 2024 hosted by Literary Global Awards.

Her Romance stories are filled with humour, mystery, suspense, and unexpected endings.

The memoirs of her Life as a Banker and her Travel Memoirs are delightful.

Brenda was recently inspired to write Christian books and to date, she has published nine of them.

She loves to share her knowledge and wrote three books on How to Write for Success, and Self-Publishing tips for new and aspiring authors. How to Write for Success received a five-star review from Readers Favorite one month after its publication in December 2017. In August 2019 it topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the category of non-fiction. It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal. Brenda's romance novel, 'Stories People Love,' was the first-place winner in that contest and won the gold medal for placing first in all categories.

The merits of the book HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.

She won several literary awards in 45 countries - the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco, Philippines, Oman, Hong Kong, Portugal, Uruguay, Indonesia, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Austria, Russia, Germany, Syria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Pakistan, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Ecuador, Bosnia, Japan, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.

Brenda also received several awards from CIESART Spain. In 2024 she was honoured with the PLATO AWARD The values highlighted by PLATO are Wisdom, Temperance, Courage, Justice, and more, and the Dante Alighieri Award for active cultural management. 

CIESART GLOBAL nominated her for the Mar De Cristal

 Barcelona Award in Literature in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Brenda and her family have travelled extensively throughout the world.

She has conducted book signings, hosted Book Fairs in Trinidad and Tobago, and donated books to schools, libraries, and churches.

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence.

She is the Founder of the Facebook Forum, ‘How to Write for Success Literary Network,’ and National President for Trinidad and Tobago for:

1.       International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART] - Spain,

2.       Unión Hispanomundial de Escritores - Peru.

3.       The Global Federation of Leadership and High Intelligence A.C. - Mexico.

Brenda is also a Peace Ambassador for the Iqra Foundation of India.

VENTURING INTO THE CINEMATIC WORLD IS NOT EASY

 

My first attempt to venture into cinematic stories seemed hopeful.

I entered the contest with cinebooks.com and won more than the 1000 votes required to make the first series in my five-series sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles into a Cinebook.

Things were going fine until it was time to sign the contract. I was told that because Trinidad and Tobago was not a member of the European Union they could not proceed.

I heard nothing further from them, but my book is still listed as one of their projects and I asked for it to be removed.

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In August 2022, I decided to get a screenplay written for my five-series sci-fi thriller. I arranged with a screenwriter from Stage 32, but he got into an accident and could not do it. I then asked the daughter of a close friend but she got a new job and could not find the time. I did a crash course and wrote the screenplay myself.

I submitted pitches for both the pilot and series.

Here are both the positive and negative responses.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR PITCHES FOR SCI-FI THRILLER – SEPT. 2024

 

ZEEKA AND THE ZOMBIES – SERIES ONE - PILOT PITCH

CATALINA RAMIREZ;

POSITIVE: I like how the story keeps you interested and makes you want to keep reading it. I also like how you combine futuristic technology with elements of zombie horror.

NEGATIVE:  clarity is required with high-tech settings and Zeeka’s motivation.

 

JODIE PLATT

POSITIVE: Hi, thank you for sharing this pitch with me. I like that the theme is good triumphing over evil after an event that happened 20 years before. The setting in South America, with the backdrop of Carnival, could make this visually attractive. It is also interesting that this is based on reality with the Zika virus as the inciting incident.

NEGATIVE: Clarity is required with set- up of the series and clarity with Steven Sharpe and Grady.

 

JONNY GUTMAN

 ZEEKA CHRONICLES – Five-series sci-fi thriller

 POSITIVE: This was definitely one of the most unique pitches I've ever read! I love that the inspiration came from a real-life crisis and that Brenda has taken it in such an imaginative direction.  Like I said, this was one of the most imaginative pitches I've ever seen, but I think it's a little too ambitious for me! I wish Brenda good luck with it though because I think it would make an incredibly entertaining series!"

NEGATIVE: Too ambitious. Unclear as to how Janet and Mandy relate to the rest of the story or what were their motivations.

I am re-writing and not giving up.

Here is the blurb for the book:

 GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL

When 51 programmable zombies unleash chaos and death on spectators at a Carnival event on the tourist haven of Gosh Island, local police, detectives, and a man kidnapped as a boy by their Master, must hunt down Master Zeeka before he kills again.
The fictional series is set in 2036 on an imaginary island, off the coast of South America, well-known for fabulous beaches, resorts, and annual Carnival celebrations.
This science-fiction thriller with lingering themes of human flaws, evil, and good, is purely the author's imagination, inspired by the zika virus in 2016.
Reviewers have compared this futuristic sci-fi thriller five-book series to Frankenstein, Twilight Zone, and Shakespeare’s plays, and some have said it is movie material.
Zombies and robots take center stage.
The mind-blowing episodes begin in Zeeka and the Zombies Series 1 and continue in Zeeka’s Child Series 2, Zeeka Returns Series 3, Zeeka’s Ghost Series 4, and Resurrection Series 5.
The excitement builds with each series as the detectives unearth more clues, and the author succeeds in pulling the various strands together to offer a breath-taking conclusion, where good triumphs over evil.
This futuristic thriller was an award winner in the Category -Young Adult Thriller in Reader's Favorite International Awards 2018, winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017, winner of the gold award in the category Science Fiction in Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018, and winner in the top ten finalists for science-fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.
The International Chamber of Writers and Artists in Spain gave the book an award in April 2023, on the occasion of World Book Day.
Reader's Favorite International gave it a five-star review.
Here is an extract of that review::
"Zeeka Chronicles is a thoughtful series and would delight fans of the genre.
Brenda Mohammed is an author brimming with original ideas, and definitely an author to follow."

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GOOD TRIUMPHS OVER EVIL

 

I submitted my written pitch for a screenplay for Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka, a five-series sci-fi thriller to an agent.

I was amazed at the nice things he said about it, but he passed on it as he was unclear how two characters related to the rest of the story. 

I did say that Janet married Dr. Raynor Sharpe who was the protagonist's brother, Dr. Steven Sharpe. 

I also said that Mandy was the wife of Steven Sharpe, the protagonist.

Here is what he wrote:

Pitch Feedback:

"This was definitely one of the most unique pitches I've ever read! I love that the inspiration came from a real-life crisis and that Brenda has taken it in such an imaginative direction. I have to admit I found the episode summary a little difficult to follow. There were a few characters who appeared in the episodes who hadn't been described before (Janet, Mandy) and I was unclear how they were related to the rest of the story or what their motivations were. Like I said, this was one of the most imaginative pitches I've ever seen, but I think it's a little too ambitious for me! I wish Brenda good luck with it though because I think it would make an incredibly entertaining series!"

A pitch must not exceed two pages, and to expand on the pitch will take more than two pages.

TITLE: ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA

CREATED    BY:     Brenda Mohammed

FORMAT: One Hour          [serialized]    TV      Sci-Fi Thriller,          Dark          Fantasy

LOGLINE:    When 51 programmable zombies unleash chaos and death on spectators at a Carnival event on the tourist haven of Gosh Island, local police, detectives, and a doctor kidnapped by Zeeka as a child, must hunt down Master Zeeka before he kills again.                

COMPARISON:      Twilight Zone, Frankenstein, Shakespeare’s Plays.

WHY  THIS  STORY: The fictional futuristic sci-fi thriller is set in 2036 on an imaginary island, off the coast of South America, well-known for fabulous beaches, resorts, and annual Carnival celebrations. The story is purely the author’s imagination, inspired by the zika virus in 2016. Zombies and robots take centre stage and good triumphs over evil. 

SERIES        REGULARS:

Chief of Police Bill Grady [Master Zeeka]– Antagonist

Bill Grady is the Chief of Police on the island of Gosh.  Grady kidnapped Dr. Steven Sharpe when he was seven, changed his name, threatened to kill his family if he tried to escape, sent him to medical school, and used him to create a vaccine for pregnant women infected with the zika virus. Grady used the vaccine to create zombies in a revenge plot against the hospital because his wife was infected with the virus, died in childbirth, and his son was born with a brain deformity.

Dr. Jason Stephens a.k.a Dr. Steven Sharpe – Protagonist 

Dr. Jason Stephens is Dr. Steven Sharpe and the brother of Dr. Raynor Sharpe. He is a scientist who created a vaccine to prevent microcephaly from affecting the unborn babies in pregnant women infected with the zika virus, but was used for evil purposes by Grady who kidnapped him when he was seven years old, changed his name, and put him through medical school.  Police suspect Jason of being Master Zeeka, and he seeks to prove his innocence and true identity.

Dr. Raynor Sharpe – Lead Character

Raynor Sharpe is a gynaecologist at Gosh Hospital. He saw an army of zombies marching outside his beach-front home but no one took him seriously until the massacre at the carnival event. Raynor is the brother of Dr. Steven Sharpe but neither one knows it yet.

THE SERIES

Zeeka and the Zombies is series one in the five-series sci-fi thriller.  Dr. Raynor Sharpe sees zombies marching outside his beachfront home and they suddenly disappear. A zombie named Number Nine goes to Gosh Hospital to warn Dr. Brown about an impending massacre by his Master Zeeka. In February 2036, 51 programmable killer zombies disguised as a sailor band, unleash weapons at a Carnival event. One hundred and twenty-five people die, seventy-five are maimed for life, and all zombies disintegrate into ash. Police are not clear if Number Nine died in the shoot-out. A manhunt begins for Master Zeeka. Intertwined in this episode is a love story between Dr. Raynor Sharpe and Dr. Janet Jones who marry.

 Zeeka's Child is the second series in the five-series sci-fi thriller. While police are searching for Dr. Jason Stephens, Detective Jack Wildy discovers a flash drive revealing the face of the real perpetrator, Chief of Police Bill Grady. Dr. Jason Stephens gives another flash drive to Janet to deliver to Dr, Raynor Sharpe, confirming Wildy’s discovery, and about the child Master Zeeka [ Grady] kidnapped forty years ago. Raynor and Steven reunite as brothers. Police find evidence of nine flesh-eating zombies in Grady’s basement and start a manhunt for him and the nine zombies.

Zeeka Returns is the third series in the five-series sci-fi thriller. Zeeka [ Grady] abandons his zombies in the forest and goes to the home of Dr. Raynor Sharpe to look for Steven Sharpe. Janet’s helper, Miranda, a beautiful robot, uses her taekwondo skills to capture Zeeka when she sees him holding a gun. The police shrink zombies and demolish them with high-tech weapons found in Grady’s bag. They slap Grady with more than 200 charges to which he confesses. He asks to see Steven and tells him why he committed the crimes. He begs Steven for forgiveness for kidnapping him as a child, and Steven refuses. When Steven leaves, Grady commits suicide.

Zeeka's Ghost is the fourth series in the five-series sci-fi thriller. A strong wind throws down Zeeka’s urn. it falls and breaks into pieces, his ashes scatter in Steven’s study, and Zeeka’s ghost appears to Steven. The ghost begs Steven for forgiveness and he again refuses. However, the ghost saves Mandy, Steven’s wife, from dangerous kidnappers and Steven forgives him. Zeeka leaves the world in peace.

Resurrection is the fifth series in the five-series sci-fi thriller.  Number Nine, the zombie, who police thought was dead in the massacre at the Carnival event in February 2036 is alive. Mandy's robot helper, Eve, encounters him in the backyard, records the conversation on her security device, and plays it for Steven. Number Nine collapses in the backyard with an epileptic fit, and Eve alerts the Gosh hospital. Tests and records confirm he is Number Nine, he is not a zombie and is the biological son of Bill Grady – Master Zeeka, who made him grow up with zombies because he was misdiagnosed with microcephaly- a disease associated with the zika virus that infected his mother who died in childbirth 22 years ago.  Raynor helps Number Nine choose Nieman Grady as his legal name, and Steven cures him of his brain ailment, Craniosynostosis, with his new invention CrainX.  Steven is the new hero in Gosh because his miracle cures and inventions replace Carnival Tourism with Medical Tourism.      

I am at a loss as to what I should do to get an agent to ask for my script to read it.

Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka is a futuristic sci-fi thriller set in the year 2036, and time is running out before it is no longer futuristic.

Dear readers, please comment.

CIESART GLOBAL GOLD PERGAMIN AWARD 2024

 

It is a great honour for me to be nominated by CIESART GLOBAL for the International Gold Pergamin Award. 2024.  Here is an extract of the publication to inform me.

"Please be informed that you are NOMINATED for the International Official Awards.

THE FIRST GROUP OF NOMINATES FOR THE THIRD EDITION OF GOLD PERGAMIN 2024 PROPOSED BY THE DIRECTORS.

Ladies and Gentlemen

Nominees for the CIESART International Official Awards 2024

Attention. -

From our consideration:

Cordially greeting you we make it your knowledge that our Organization CIESART, with a legal personality in three countries, registered in the Kingdom of Spain and identified with a NIF number registered in the National Register of the Ministry of the Interior.

In the Republic of Peru identified with RUC number registered in the Public Registers dependent on the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights & in the Federal State of Switzerland identified with CHE number, registered in the Commercial Register that depends on the SECO State Secretariat.

All our Awards have a work protection registration number in the Bern Convention register, first signed on 9 September 1886.

The results are irrevocable.

The presentation of Awards, Medals, Recognitions, and Prizes will be held in a Special Program with live interviews, under the framework of the V International Congress of Writers & Artists CIESART 2024 at the Ducal Palace of Medinaceli on December 14 and 15, 2024

(The Palace of Medinaceli in Spain is located 1 hour and 15 minutes from Madrid, Spain).

And upon accepting or requesting the nomination, accept the rules and conditions of the competition.

RATIO OF THE NOMINATES:

Third Edition

III Golden Scroll

Lima Peru from Barcelona 2024."

Brenda Mohammed became a member of CIESART GLOBAL in 2021 and was appointed as the National President of CIESART TRINIDAD in 2022. This is the fourth year Brenda has been nominated and awarded by CIESART GLOBAL.

She was nominated in 2021, and 2022 for the SEA CRYSTAL AWARD IN LITERATURE, and in 2023 for Culture.

She received the Palma De Mar – Paris,  Patricio Vivanco Williams Award, Dante, Plato, and Shakespeare Awards, among many others.