Free Beach Therapy from a Stranger Leads to Lifelong Friendship, and a Book! – by Kelly McCardy-Fuller
My book started out on a gorgeous, sunny beach overlooking the Pacific.
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A Teacher Was Just Collecting Goofy Quotes From Students for Laughs With Friends When He Realized He Had The Makings of a Book! – by Eric Grippa
My book, What Did You Say?, is a collection of the funniest, head-shakingly, goofy things my high school students have said. This collection of quotes are from the first 15 years of my teaching career. Many of my colleagues have asked me what made me decide to start collecting these quotes. Well, here is the […]
Weird Things Witnessed by a Trucker Lead to Books That Will Blow Your Mind! – by Chris Hanly
I realized that I had been working on a series of short stories, all involving the trucking industry.
MS Diagnosis Leads to White Crime Thrillers! – by PT Dawkins
Initially, I scoffed at myself for thinking I could write something anywhere close to good enough. How dare I refer to myself as an author? I was out of my league before I even started…
From Proverbial Napkin Notes to Published Book! – by Joy Osaka-Lu
The Dharma of Business came into the material world on the proverbial back of a napkin.
From Public Education Program Writer to Novelist and Playwright! – by Robert Fripp
Writing became a major job component when I started producing and scripting public affairs television for CBC’s national network, for TVOntario’s educational programs—and one summer in Tokyo, turning NHK’s wildlife documentaries into English-language programs…
Author Describes the Demise of Her Beloved Catholic Church…One Word at a Time – by T. Stanfill Benns
I vividly remember hearing that voice late one night, as a teenage wife and mother…an inner voice warning me, “You will see times like no other since the beginning.” Only later would I find the Scripture verse that confirmed what I had heard: “For then there shall be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.” (Matt. 24:21)…
Author Writes Only One Book – Because It Was His Sacred Duty – by Iser Flaum
Not being a professional writer, this is my first and probably last book. After a fulfilling career contributing to the high-tech industry as an engineer and raising my family, I determined that I needed to memorialize my parents’ tribulations as Nazi slave captives. After they had already passed from the world, and after I retired […]
For This Novelist, It All Began With a Lie His Father Forced Him to Tell – by Donald Malkoff
It all began with a lie…
A Birthday Hiking Wish, and Interesting People on the Appalachian Trail, Result in a Fantastic Novel! – by Mark A. Moore
If you had told me 30 years ago that I would have a published book by now, I would have guessed, or hoped, it would be something philosophically deep with societal impact. My book is neither…