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The Stories Behind the Stories by Ken Waldman
I’ve just had my twentieth book published.
From 1990-1992, I lived in Nome, Alaska, a small community on the Bering Sea coast where I taught college writing classes, mostly over phone. I also traveled to villages where my students lived. I wrote extensively about my experiences and in 1996 met a publisher at a conference who invited me to send a poetry manuscript. Two years later he returned it, with suggestions. A month later I resubmitted it. In 2000 it was published.
Read MoreMy Sacrificial Cenote (Near) Death Dive (And The Power of “Intentional Peace”) by Val Jon Farris
The dive team carefully reviews the diagram of the cenote’s complex interior. We’re about to embark on deadly dive into a myriad of caves and black water chambers, where sacrificial bones of the ancient Mayans lay undisturbed for centuries. Little do I realize that within a few moments I would be facing a similar sacrificial fate.
Read MoreThe Inclusion and Exclusion of COVID in Storytelling by Travis Stecher
There’s no denying that COVID-19 has affected a significant chunk of our history, but for writers, it begs another question: how much of the pandemic should I include in my story? Portraying these years accurately is a justifiable urge, all-too-common for writers. When we see a person smoking on a plane, even if typical at the time, it destroys our willful suspension of disbelief, removing us from the story entirely. That’s the last thing writers want, so we strive for accurate portrayals.
Read MoreThe Wedding Survival Kit by Nadine & Irv Brechner, Paulette & John Pitonyak and Carol & Bob Schilling (Book Review #1195)
The wedding survival kit is a nonfiction self-help book providing 44 strategies to assist the wedding planner with less stress and conflict. Besides the approaches, you also get to read about special resourses and lists of questions you would ask your vendor.
Read MoreDESTINY LIVES ON FAIRHAVEN STREET BY C.J. HUDSON (Book Review #1194)
Destiny lives on Fairhaven street is book one of its series. It is a nonfiction memoir written about love and how powerful it can be. It all begins with the author and his childhood. Biographies typically start this way, but what was different was how an abused boy turned into a teen and gained enough confidence to love.
Read MoreCreating Relationship Wellness by Stephanie Wijkstrom (Book Review #1193)
Creating relationship wellness is a non-fiction self-help book designed to teach the reader about mindfulness and how you can use this technique to develop healthy and positive relationships.
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Gateworlds Earth by Gillbert Troll (Book Review #1192)
Gateworlds earth is book one of the Athanator series. It is a classic humorous fantasy story set on a multiverse Earth. An ancient portal is found in the jungles of Guatemala, causing quite a stir. With the Gate opened, every sentient creature on Earth is soul-joined with another creature within the multiverse.
Read MoreFae or Foe? By C A DEEGAN (Book Review #1191)
Fae or Foe is book one of the Cracklock Saga series. The young adult fantasy story begins with Jack Crackley and him trying to stay away from the ever-changing world around him, but as luck has it, he is fallen right in the middle of everything. The reason is, The Cracklocks are gathering life force to destroy the Realm of the Departed (the realm of the dead), which is part of their plan for the destruction of the Faery itself. The lead, Jack’ Crackley’ (15), is a boy from a single-parent family on the poor side of town who has no idea who he actually is, having been glamoured to hide him when he was four.
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