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Writing Advice for Teens: Editing Fiction

Editing Fiction

by Mike Kalmbach

WritingYou've written your story's first draft. Where do you turn next?

Writing Advice for Teens: Editing Fiction aims to help you identify and fix commonly found problems in most early stories. Filled with plenty of tips, advice, and examples to help any writer, the second book in the Writing Advice for Teens series focuses on helping teens find their inner editor.

Using the techniques outlined in this book, you will learn how to find and fix many common story problems. Good for any new writer, this guide will help you take your stories to the next level. Get yours today!

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About the Author

Mike Kalmbach grew up in a forest near Lake Michigan. Spending his summers chasing wizards and fighting battles with evil ogres, Mike has always had a creative mind. He'll often share stories from his past, and some of them are even true.

After time dragged him from childhood, Mike moved into freelance editing, helping other authors improve dozens of stories. During the daylight hours, he writes software to help with genetics research. He leads the Rochester MN Writing group and often speaks on topics from writing and editing to engineering and robotics.

Luckily, Mike now has two sons, so he has plenty of excuses to set down the pen and play. He lives in Minnesota where he, his family, and a band of pirates can still be found battling ogres, dust bunnies, and even the occasional dragon.

124 NICU Days

A Preemie Tale of Love, Loss and Healing

by Ryan Rhodes

124On December 30, 2010, my wife went into premature labor with our twin boy and girl. This is my journal detailing our 124 day vigil at the local neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where we lost our boy, kept our girl, and found the strength to get through it all and heal as a family.

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Ryan Rhodes is a freelance writer and editor who has written nearly 200 articles in the information technology (IT) market space. He also has more than ten years worth of weekly newspaper humor columns to his credit, and can refer to himself as an "award winning columnist," although that's a term that can only be applied very loosely.

A life spent writing IT articles is not one that lends itself to interesting anecdotes, so Ryan spends a lot of time inadvertently doing really stupid things that eventually become humor column topics. For example, Ryan once detonated a grenade in his parents' backyard and received a glancing blow from an oncoming train, to list just two of his more infamous acts of glaring stupidity.

A life spent growing up in rural Southeastern Minnesota also provided a treasure trove of humor material, such as being carried by a sow by his groin for several feet and snapping an electric fence in two using only his chest after sprinting headlong into the voltage charged wire.

Climbing the Mount Everest of Depression

by Laurie Jueneman

ClimbingClimbing the Mount Everest of Depression is a memoir, inspirational book and self-help book all in one. Laurie Jueneman started her struggle with depression when she was 35 years old and continues to struggle at times today. During the course of her treatment, she experienced many hospitalizations, many medication trials, over four-hundred electro-convulsive treatments and two neuro-surgical surgeries. Her story provides hope to those suffering from depression and to their families and friends.

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Laurie Jueneman is a registered nurse with a graduate degree in nursing education from the University of Minnesota. She worked in a variety of areas of nursing in Minnesota and Washington. She states it is not her education that qualified her to write her book, Climbing the Mount Everest of Depression, A Story of Hope, Recovery and Inspiration, but her experience of living with depression for almost thirty years.

Friday Night Lights for Fathers and Sons

by Mark LaMaster

FridayFinally, a Game Plan for dads to help develop their sons into the men God intended them to be.

Many fathers and sons crave a stronger connection with each other and with God. Unfortunately, most of the time, we’re not sure how. Friday Night Lights for Fathers and Sons provides an answer. Discover how to schedule a 10-Game Day season with your son. Each Game Day is designed to engage dads and their sons in conversation on topics ranging from faith and friends to prayer and purity.

Each Game Day includes:

  • A Game Day Theme (character and integrity, work and money, service, and many more)
  • God’s Key Play (Bible verse)
  • A Scouting Report for dads
  • Personalized Pre-and Post-Game Day Prayers
  • A Pre-Game Planning Session for dads
  • A Game Day activity for fathers and sons (laser tag, disc golf, and test-driving dream cars)
  • Post-Game Day Analysis Questions and Press Conference
  • Plus, many more father and son bonding experiences
Mark LaMaster’s purpose and passion is to help good dads become GREAT dads by providing intentional, biblically based activities to help them raise their sons to become godly young men. Mark is also the founder of Playoff Parenting, LLC, whose mission is to help transform well-intended, passive parents into active and intentional Playoff Parents who teach valuable, Christian-based lessons to their children.

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Published by: Author Academy Elite

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Mark LaMaster's purpose and passion is to help good dads become GREAT dads by providing intentional, biblically based activities to help them raise their sons to become godly young men. Mark is also the founder of Playoff Parenting, LLC, whose mission is to help transform well-intended, passive parents into active and intentional Playoff Parents who teach valuable, Christian-based lessons to their children.

Mark LaMaster describes himself as a K-Love listenin', Dave Ramsey recommendin', Bulletproof Coffee drinkin', Nebraska Football followin', Jeep Wrangler drivin', high handicap golfin', God-fearin' father, husband, and son who wants to share his failures and successes to help you improve your relationship with your son. He seeks to bring you both closer to God. Mark lives in Minnesota with his beautiful bride, Jen, and two amazing children, Hannah and Lincoln.

Writing Thank-You Cards Made Easy: Wedding Edition

by Emily Sanford

WritingCongratulations, you're getting married! What comes next? The dreaded thank-you notes for all those wonderful gifts. Writing thank-you notes can be stressful, but it doesn't have to be that way. This short guide will teach you how to quickly write eloquent thank-you cards that show your appreciation to wedding guests.

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Emily Sanford is a stay-at-home wife and mother to two lovely boys. She enjoys writing, hiking, and giving advice with a good martini. She lives near Rochester, Minnesota and hopes to one day become a famous author.

Emily loves to hear from readers. Feel free to contact her at emily.sanford@writanon.com.