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Adaptation of the Chameleon
"Adaptation of the Chameleon" tells the tale of one man's journey through the modern time perils of love and relationships. Lucas "Luke" Cardellini's story begins when he transfers to Hattiesburg, MS to finish out his college degree, while at the same time- being forced to deal with ending a four year relationship with his first love. He finds relief with a few new friends and a close relative who take him in as one of their own. He begins to heal when he meets the young and naive Anna Winchcomb. Their journey takes them to Memphis, Savannah and New Orleans.Everything in Luke's life becomes perfect, until Anna leaves temporarily to attend school in Oxford, MS. Not long after her departure, Luke is forced to deal with her mysterious behavior that causes his perfect world to crash around him. Losing everything in a chain of disastrous events; he gets help from the last person he ever believed would be there for him. With their help, Luke is able to find peace in his life once more... until Anna returns home.
436 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2011
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About the author
Douglas A. Schmitt
1 book3 followers"DasWriter" is the pen name for Douglas A. Schmitt, a southern fictional writer that believes "Art should reflect Life." A writer that speaks to the ordinary reader living in an extraordinary world.
Douglas grew up in the small town of Bay St. Louis, located in south Mississippi. He was raised as the forth of six children. He attended Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, then moved to Biloxi, MS where he attended Jefferson Davis College before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.
Growing up, Douglas had a strong interest in two areas... one was law and the other was writing. After attending USM and majoring in Political Science, Douglas knew he wanted to attend law school. But after attending USM, Douglas decided to become a professional writer instead.
Coming from a large family, originally from New Orleans, LA... Douglas grew up heavily inspired by the emotional drive of jazz music and southern literature. His two favorite southern authors being William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams and favorite jazz musician being Louis Armstrong. Douglas has also been heavily inspired by the music of Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin and The Doors.
Douglas has written over six novels, with "Adaptation of the Chameleon" being the first to be published. He enjoys fictional tales of real world stories.
The term "Literary Architect," describes Douglas' passion and respect towards writers. He believes that anyone that designs and builds wonderful art from a piece of paper, pen and an idea deserves to be considered an architect of literature.
Douglas grew up in the small town of Bay St. Louis, located in south Mississippi. He was raised as the forth of six children. He attended Bay High School in Bay St. Louis, then moved to Biloxi, MS where he attended Jefferson Davis College before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS.
Growing up, Douglas had a strong interest in two areas... one was law and the other was writing. After attending USM and majoring in Political Science, Douglas knew he wanted to attend law school. But after attending USM, Douglas decided to become a professional writer instead.
Coming from a large family, originally from New Orleans, LA... Douglas grew up heavily inspired by the emotional drive of jazz music and southern literature. His two favorite southern authors being William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams and favorite jazz musician being Louis Armstrong. Douglas has also been heavily inspired by the music of Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin and The Doors.
Douglas has written over six novels, with "Adaptation of the Chameleon" being the first to be published. He enjoys fictional tales of real world stories.
The term "Literary Architect," describes Douglas' passion and respect towards writers. He believes that anyone that designs and builds wonderful art from a piece of paper, pen and an idea deserves to be considered an architect of literature.
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