The Seminole County Library System is presenting local authors to the community. When: Saturday, February 8, 2014 from 1 – 4 PM Where: The Central Branch located at 215 N. Oxford Road, Casselberry, Florida Click here to learn more about...
Read moreA Monster, A Pirate Execution and a Massacre
Stories of old St. Augustine, Florida – The Lake County, Florida Reading Festival. Saturday, March 15, 2014 – 11 am A free event to be held at the Helen Lehmann Memorial Library, a branch of the Lake County Library System at 17435...
Read moreRewarding Reading Excellence in Schools
Making reading cool motivates high school students. What a delight it was to see that philosophy played out to the hilt at Pedro Menendez High in St. Augustine, Florida last week. My young adult book series, The St. Augustine Trilogy, takes place...
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12 Days of Christmas December 1st – 12th 2013 Hosted by: As You Wish Reviews & Confessions of the Paranormal Sponsors: As You Wish Tours & Book Dragon Designs Peanut Butter Christmas Mice Recipe Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, room...
Read moreAnimals and Paranormal Experiences
This little guy often hides in a planter just outside our door. How a series of paranormal events, led to a synchronous happening here in Central Florida. Today, I spoke to a friend at a community gathering who had been having a whole string of...
Read morePerfect Book Trailer To Entice Teens & Others
Stepping Off a Cliff – paranormal, mystery, romance, history & soft science fiction for young adults and adults young at heart. Just got the trailer for my latest book and it is fantastic. Cheree Crump from South Carolina does them for...
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Stepping Off a Cliff, young adult, paranormal, historical, romance & soft science fiction. The St. Augustine Trilogy, Book II is finally published! First check out the book description below and then the trailer: An otherworldly, evil...
Read moreTeen Paranormal & Historical Book Gets Great Reviews
Sliding Beneath the Surface, young adult fiction stirs up teens and teachers. Receptivity for this book is growing rapidly. Quotes From Sliding Beneath the Surface Book Reviews Book reviews for Sliding Beneath the Surface on Amazon.com...
Read moreCreating a Young Adult Book Cover
Sliding Beneath the Surface Sliding Beneath the Surface is my paranormal/historical book that is Part I of The St. Augustine Trilogy. Spooky and weird it is, so how to make a cover that says this and proves really intriguing? And one that...
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In my young adult, paranormal and historical book, Sliding Beneath the Surface, I use a Chinese Puzzle Ball as the focal point for the book cover. It’s not only a beautiful work of art, it also represents the multiple layers of reality that...
Read moreTeen Paranormal & Historical Book Trailer
The fan generated young adult book trailer for Sliding Beneath the Surface, when used in a high school reading classrooms, really generates a tremendous amount of student interest. When this was first done with 11th & 12th graders who had...
Read moreUsing Novels To Teach Reading 7-12
Subtitle: Reading motivation and skill building for secondary students who failed a state reading test, an author’s perspective. Recently, I spent the day in a high school reading classroom with a wonderful teacher and all of her 11th and...
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