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Randy Overbeck

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Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author and speaker. As an educator, he served children for more than three decades in a range of roles captured in his novels, from teacher and coach to principal and superintendent. His thriller, LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND (2012) and his recent mysteries, the Amazon No. 1 Best Seller, BLOOD ON THE CHESAPEAKE (2019), CRIMSON AT CAPE MAY (2020) and SCARLET AT CRYSTAL RIVER (2021) have earned five star reviews and garnered national awards including “Thriller of the Year”—ReadersFavorite.com, “Gold Award”—Literary Titan, “Mystery of the Year”—ReadersView.com and “Crowned Heart of Excellence”—InD’Tale Magazine.
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Randy Overbeck Believe it or not, an actual episode in my work experience I'm using for the basis of my next work tentatively titled UGLY LESSONS, the next entry in …moreBelieve it or not, an actual episode in my work experience I'm using for the basis of my next work tentatively titled UGLY LESSONS, the next entry in Lessons in Peril series. Stay tuned,(less)
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A few weeks ago, I met an aspiring writer who asked, “Do you plot your stories out so you know where you going or do you wing it and see where it takes you?” she asked. “I’ve heard both can work.”                   My answer was, “Of course both can work. I know writers who succeed using either method.”                   The young lady persisted, “But what about you?” I explained, “Basically , I’ Read more of this blog post »
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“In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.”
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“Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.”
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“I only go through life looking through the front windshield, not the back or side view mirror.”
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“I've learned that I like my teacher because she cries when we sing Silent Night.”
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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
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