Writing

Testing the Story

The other day I was invited to one of our local high schools. Their wonderful counselor, principal and English teachers allowed me to meet with a group of freshman and sophomores. Why? Find volunteers willing to test-read the first fifty pages of The EarthRider Chronicles. After all, this is the market I’m writing for and …

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Book Review – Shelter

Author: Harlan Coben Title: Shelter, part one of the Mickey Bolitar series for young adults Overview After losing his father in a car accident and his addict mother to rehab, fifteen-year old Mickey Bolitar arrives at a new high school. Within weeks Mickey’s new girl interest, Ashley, disappears. While he befriends a couple high school …

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Book Review – Every Man Dies Alone

Book Title: Every Man Dies Alone Author: Hans Fallada, born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen Overview Hans Fallada’s Every Man Dies Alone deals with the lives of several Berliner citizens during Germany’s Third Reich. After Otto and Anna Quangel’s only son dies at the front, the couple becomes disillusioned about the government. Rations grow leaner and the …

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