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As an educator, father of two, and a former middle school English teacher, Brian Herberger is immersed in the world of young adult fiction. In his debut novel, he draws on childhood memories of flying with his father and combines them with his love of history to create a story that is exciting, meaningful and fun. Originally from Buffalo, New York, Brian now lives, reads, and writes in the Washington, DC area.

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Hi Brian. I found Miss E on the ALLia site, on a video about How to Launch Your Book Successfully, or similar. The lady noted your categories were very accurate and specific for your YA book. So I've tried to "tweak" my Amazon categories for my YA books Collision and Corrosion. How did you determine where your book was "placed" in the YA category...did you read very widely, and work it out from there?Best, PJ

Brian Herberger Hi P.J. Yes, I'm a former middle school English teacher, so I read a lot of young adult fiction. That's pretty much all I read, and I read a lot. So w…moreHi P.J. Yes, I'm a former middle school English teacher, so I read a lot of young adult fiction. That's pretty much all I read, and I read a lot. So when it came time to put Miss E. on Amazon, I put together a list of books that I thought were similar - for various reasons. And I looked that the categories those books were placed in. Although I'd come up with a wide variety of books, I started to see some trends in the categoies those books were in. I really feel that Miss E. ended up in just the right categories... which, from the reader perspective, is important because it gives you an better idea of what a book is like.(less)

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Brian Herberger I write late at night when the house is quiet and I can let myself slip entirely into the story. That's when I do my best writing. There are times whe…moreI write late at night when the house is quiet and I can let myself slip entirely into the story. That's when I do my best writing. There are times when I just don't feel like writing, and I don't force it. I wait until it feels right. There were a few times when writing Miss E. when I truly felt stuck. In order to get unstuck, I skipped ahead to chapters that I had a clear mental picture of and wrote those. Then I jumped back to where I was stuck and had something to write toward. (less)

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Goin' Down to Yasgur's Farm!

In August, we piled into the car and pointed ourselves toward Bethel, NY, the site of the original Woodstock festival. We weren't concerned about the headlines announcing the demise of the "offical" Woodstock 50. We already had our tickets for three more days of Peace and Music. We made our own festival by grabbing tickets to Arlo Guthrie, Ringo Starr, and Santana.

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Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

by Keith O'Brien

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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

by Edmund Morris

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