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Mike Kalmbach

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Mike Kalmbach grew up in a forest near Lake Michigan. Spending his summers chasing wizards and battling 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,...more


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Published on January 18, 2013 17:05 • 17 views
Average rating: 4.23 · 84 ratings · 54 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
The Caldarian Conflict
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Writing Advice for Teens: C...
4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies...
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013

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Mike Kalmbach is on page 96 of 336 of Determined to Matter
Determined to Matter: A Family Facing Inoperable Brain Cancer
Mike Kalmbach is on page 53 of 336 of Determined to Matter: I wasn't sure I liked the blog format for this style at first, but it lends an immediacy to the story--as if it's happening now. Ultimately, I think it was a good decision--it preserves the personalities of the people. Even though this is a difficult read--to imagine the pain these folks went through, I do want to see the rest of their story.
Determined to Matter: A Family Facing Inoperable Brain Cancer
Sacrifice by Coral Russell
Sacrifice
by Coral Russell (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Bottom line: Realistic consequences in this fast-paced, gritty suspense novel.

Goodreads scale: 3.5/5 stars (liked it, rounding up to 4 since the story sticks with you)
Amazon scale: 4/5 stars (recommend purchasing if you're already interested in the g...more
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Finished this a couple days ago, just wrote my review. When should we start on the discussion questions? I think we should have some good tal...more
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Determined to Matter by Jen O'Hara
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description: Hey Friends!

I have just released the second edition of Leah and the Jackhammer.

It is fresh off of the editor's chopping block, sporting a fitter, leaner body just in time for summer! Who doesn't want to bask in the sun with a nice cold drink and read about a little girl fighting monsters with her magical teddy-bear knight? Sounds like a perfect day to me!

To kick off the re-release I am doing a goodreads giveaway: 3 lucky fans will be picked on the 15th of June, and should get their books just in...more

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"Glad you liked it, and I appreciate the feedback--a very fair review. Have a great day!"
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies by Mike Kalmbach
" Short and to the point! With a big twist to the ending. "
Revenge of the Dust Bunnies by Mike Kalmbach
" Firstly, I received this books as a First-reads Goodreads Winner! Thank you to both Goodreads and Mr. Kalmbach for allowing me to read this book.

As this book is meant for a very young audience, reading level 4, I had my son at the time 8 years of... " Read more of this review »
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Pittacus Lore
“There is a crucifix, a few cloves of garlic, a wooden stake, a hammer, a blob of Silly Putty, and a pocketknife. “You do realize these people aren’t vampires, right?” I say when Sam walks back in. “Yeah, but you never know. They’re probably crazy, like you said.” “And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?” He shrugs. “Just want to be prepared.”
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“Harry!" said Fred, elbowing Percy out of the way and bowing deeply. "Simply splendid to see you, old boy-"
"Marvelous," said George, pushing Fred aside and seizing Harry's hand in turn. "Absolutely spiffing."
Percy scowled.
"That's enough, now," said Mrs. Weasley.
"Mum!" said Fred as though he'd only just spotted her and seizing her hand too. "How really corking to see you-”
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