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May 14, 2014
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April 17, 2014
Child Abuse Casts a Shadow the Length of a Lifetime: A special post for Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and in honor of it, I did a special two-part post on child abuse and bullying on Love Bytes Reviews. Of greatest import, take 3 minutes of your the time to watch this video.I joined the two issues in one post because to bully is to commit an act of violence and it is the most prevalent form of abuse in society.
My young, insightful friend Timmy, who has endured horrific bullying at school, recently took note of how adults treat each other. C...
March 29, 2014
There are countless reasons for reading...
but when you're young and uncertain of your identity, of who you may be, one of the most compelling is the quest to discover yourself in the pages of a book. Michael Cart~ How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity
March 22, 2014
Youth Author Lillian McKinnon and her character Cody Barnaby visit my Blog!
Join me in welcoming youth author, Lillian McKinnon, and her character, Cody Barnaby, from her Free Serial Read Kismet!
This is a special two part post for Kismet's Blog Tour. The first portion is a Character Interview of Cody Barnaby, the main character in
Kismet
. The second portion is an interview of Lillian. For those of you who don't know, she is a mere twelve years of age and has embarked on the daunting task of writing and self-publishing a free story.
It takes a lot be an author. Y...
This is a special two part post for Kismet's Blog Tour. The first portion is a Character Interview of Cody Barnaby, the main character in
Kismet
. The second portion is an interview of Lillian. For those of you who don't know, she is a mere twelve years of age and has embarked on the daunting task of writing and self-publishing a free story. It takes a lot be an author. Y...
March 11, 2014
March 6, 2014
Mia Kerick on Bullying and her newest novel, The Red Sheet!
It's my pleasure to have Mia Kerick on my blog talking about her personal experiences with bullying and her newest novel, The Red Sheet!
Hi, Cody. Thank you for inviting me over to be guest on your blog today and for writing the foreword in my book. Bullying. It has been around for as long as people have; even cavemen dragged each other around by the hair. I went through it. Chances are fairly good that you went through it, too. And bullying changes you.
I was bullied by other girls since...
February 19, 2014
It's out! Mia Kerick's THE RED SHEET! and today I talk about writing the foreword...
Mia Kerick is one of my all time favorite authors. She has an innate ability to tell a story about tough issues in a way that we can all relate to. When she asked me to write the foreword for The Red Sheet, I was rendered speechless. To write a foreword for another author is a privilege. To be asked to write one for an author I admire is not only a privilege, but a honor of the highest degree. Thank you, Mia. I will forever be indebted to you.
Writing a foreword is a tough challenge. You must...
Writing a foreword is a tough challenge. You must...
