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Originally, Iād intended to call the book After the Fall. However, that is the title of a play by Arthur Miller and more than one other novel. My publisher advised me to go for a unique title. But why Escape to Redemption? The “escape” part is straightforward. After committing a crime, Josie flees to Poland.…
Escape to Redemption takes you inside the minds of two people who have each killed another person.Ā We see their nightmares, their lies, the way each tries to escape what has been done. Once I started this book, it was hard for me to take a break from reading it. Set in England and Poland,…
Did you know that there are people who are deathly afraid of cows and horses? Goats, sheep, and pigs fill others with terror. Remember, each time a person with a phobia is confronted by what he or she fears, there are physical reactions. Dread, nausea, or breathlessness overcomes him. He sweats excessively and possibly loses…
According to the dictionary, a clown is a comic performer, usually in a circus, who dresses up in outlandish costumes and make-up. He pantomimes common situations or actions in an exaggerated or ridiculous way. A clown can also be a coarse,Ā ill-bred person or a boor. The English word “clown” is thought to have perhaps come…
How does he think William Shakespeare would react to his book? What made him decide to combine Shakespeare and Star Wars? What is iambic pentameter? What kind of books does he like to read? Who has been his greatest inspiration? What do you think William Shakespeareās reaction would be to your book? He would probably…
Ian Doescher has brought new life to Shakespeare with William Shakespeareās Star Wars.Ā When I first heard the title of the book, I was convinced I had misunderstood something.Ā Shakespeare and Star Wars together?Ā How could the famous science fiction/fantasy tale be told in the iambic pentameter used by the Bard of Avon?Ā Would it…
Do you groan or grown when you are in pain? Is the person who owns a grocery store a grocer or a grosser? Is someone who comes to visit you a guest or a guessed? Would you play a guitar or a catarrh? groan, grown A groan is a low, mournful sound uttered in pain…
A thunderstorm produces heavy rain and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Sometimes it also produces hail and heavy damaging winds. They are a natural hazard, and when conditions are right, they unleash their fury. Unstable air, or air that is heavy with water, will beĀ picked up from the ground by wind and rise into…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) Do you remember the rumor that the world would end on December 21, 2012? Did you believe everything would end on that specific date? No matter what you believed would happen, you…
What was the inspiration for this book? Are dragons a hobby of his? Did writing the torture scenes ever make him cringe? How much research did he have to do? What are his thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? I have an unhealthy interest in cryptozoology and have studied it extensively,…
Dragons. Do you believe they exist? There are Komodo dragons, but Iām not talking about them. Iām talking about huge winged reptiles that can fly through the air and breathe fire. The setting is Vietnam, 1968. Iām not much into reading books that center on the soldiers in a war. One word in the title…
How much pain would you be willing to endure to be thought of as beautiful? Do you think scars are attractive? To me, scars show painful events that you have gone through. The huge scar on my abdomen is the result of a near fatal car wreck that I survived, but it isn’t something that…
During a banquet, the lights go out. A parrot’s screams are heard as it is strangled, and a dead man is discovered close by. Who was the intended victim? Lord and Lady Faversham were holding a banquet to honor the new Prime Minister. They weren’t holding it out of their own desire, but they had…
Do sheep and goats grays or graze in the fields? Are greaves or grieves more than one piece of medieval leg armor? If you are displeased with the service you receive in a restaurant, do you grip, gripe, or grippe? grays, graze Grays are colors between black and white. GraysĀ also means matures or ages. As…
Homonyms are confusing enough, but there is another category of confusing words: contronyms. Contronymsāalso spelled contranymsāare also known as auto-antonyms, antagonyms, enantiodromes, self-antonyms, antilogies, and Janus words. Janus was the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He is often depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. dabster A dabster is one who is…
How devious can one be? Is it worth it to blackmail someone for a crime they’ve committed, or should you inform the police? Should you stick with family even when they are breaking the law? What if they are involved in the human trafficking of young girls? Tisha is a prisoner when the book opens.…
What would life be like without punctuation? Schoolchildren might rejoice that there would be less homework. But when you stop and think about it, that homework would be more difficult. Anything we read would be so much more confusing. Because of the period, we are able to see where one thought ends and another begins.…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) What do you see when you look at this picture of a white catĀ sitting in front of a fireplace? Do you just see a pretty white cat with glowing eyes, or do…
Think about your life for a moment. What decision did you make that defines who you are? What would have happened if you chose another path? Would you still be happy? What if there are other yous out there? This science-fiction thriller is full of surprises. Jason Dessen’s peaceful, happy life is thrown into turmoil.…
Are the stops on your trip graft or graphed? Was last night’s parade grander or grandeur than last year’s? Would you use granite or granted in your landscaping? Was the play grate or great? Would you shred carrots with a grater or a greater? graft, graphed In horticulture, a graft is a bud, shoot, or…
What makes a mystery great?Ā I grew up reading mysteries by Agatha Christie; I own each one she wrote.Ā What about them appealed to me and millions of other readers? Ā How does one write a great mystery? I donāt write mysteries, but I know what I like to read.Ā Below I have listed things that,…
Massive flocks of birds fall out of the sky, and then all the birds disappear. Insects multiply at an alarming rate since there are no birds to keep their numbers down. David’s wife dies, and he is left alone with his daughter. But now they want his daughter. And the disease is spreading. Those who…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) What do you see when you look at a picture of a cat? Do you just see a pretty cat or do you see more? What can you read into this picture?…
The Nightly Visit seriesĀ continues with its second book, From 12 to 6 (More Nightly Visits). Released, July 5th, 2016, the book continues down the trail of dreams. Readers will be taken on a journey of horror, suspense, and fantasy that includes witches and ghosts. These stories reflect on the scarier side of the human mind.…
