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 moreMain Characters of the St. Augustine Trilogy
The action in this young adult, paranormal, historical, mildly romantic, soft science fiction series erupts all around four main characters: Jeff Golden, Carla Rodriguez, Lobo and Lyle, the homeless guy. The purpose of this post is to offer...
Read moreA Proof Reader Who Helps Writers Shine
Hey authors! Need help cleaning the typos out of your writing? I’ve just finished having the manuscript for my next novel, Stepping Off a Cliff, proofread. I am so delighted with the results and want to spread the word. Kitty White did...
Read moreSt. Augustine, Florida’s Historic Events & Teen Fiction
The St. Augustine Trilogy – Young Adult series – paranormal & historical – reading classroom use. These books fictionalize, but accurately represent, events that happened in America’s oldest and most haunted city, St...
Read moreTeen Reading Motivation that Worked!
Teen reading motivation is a tough job, to say the least. The kids I’m talking about here are often the ones who fail statewide assessment tests and end up in reading classes. Exasperated parents and teachers everywhere live with this situation...
Read moreA Wonderful Story of Duty, Faith, Friendship and Love
A Call to Arms A book review Author: Mark Daniels Publisher: Paperclip Publishing # of pages: 248 A Call to Arms is one of those very authentic books that pulls you directly into a particular period of history. In this case, it is 1757 and the...
Read moreThe Time of the Raven – An Excellent King Author Book
A review Book I of the King Arthur-Hammer of God Series Author: Charles R. “Chuck” Dowling • A former Marine officer and businessman • Author of the Chosen Few series about the U.S. Marines in the Korean War Book published by: Double Edge Press...
Read moreA People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present
A Book Review Author – Howard Zinn Before his death, Howard Zinn was a historian, playwright and social activist Well over 1 million copies sold Harper Perennial, 729 p. In this book, Howard Zinn created one of the most readable and...
Read moreTrue-Life Paranormal Adventure
Immerse yourself in the psychic and the supernatural. An Explosion of Being: An American Family’s Journey into the Psychic The ebook is free on Amazon this week February 12 -16...
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