“AMAZING DREAMS—A Writing Experience of a Young African-American Male” is a book about the changing life of a guy named Warren and several of his friends who go through life experiencing the challenges of moving from high school into adulthood as they enter into the college world, become students at a HBCU (Historical Black College and University), finding and dating women, seeking love, and having visions. The author throws you into the scene of how a voyage of true love transitions, the ...

The weight of millennia rests on Queen Enara's shoulders, the legacy of a people shaped by suffering and resilience.For centuries, the elvish people, her people, have suffered under human oppression, yet she has devoted herself to forging peace, believing that even the darkest past can't dictate a shared future. But old prejudice is a lingering plague, and humanity's actions have pushed Qetra to the brink of war.As enemy forces gather on all sides, Enara must confront the d...

The city of Gloucester has been the subject of many publications in recent years that have detailed its long and eventful history. Gloucester From Old Photographs is a unique addition to the list as it records the old city during a very short time frame. The photographs were taken by the late John Rowden, mostly between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s, when he diligently captured images of the many areas in the city before and during their redevelopment. Apart from the well-known main thor...

Tropes are not only tools for writers but also a key to unlocking the emotional and intellectual responses elicited from their audiences. Through this exploration, readers will gain a heightened awareness of how these devices operate not just as stylistic choices, but as fundamental building blocks of narrative and thematic development.

World-building is an art form, a collaborative journey between the creator and their audience. It is the act of weaving together elements of reality and imagination, crafting believable environments and societies that resonate with readers and players. It's not simply about creating a fantastical setting; it's about constructing a space where stories can unfold, characters can live, and ideas can take root.This book serves as your compass on this journey. It will guide you through ...

Calling all puzzlers...From mathematics to word puzzles, from logic to lateral thinking, veteran puzzle maker Derrick Niederman delights in tackling the trickiest brainteasers in a new way. Among the old chestnuts he cracks wide open are the following classics:Knights and knavesThe monk and the mountainThe dominoes and the chessboardThe unexpected hangingThe Tower of HanoiUsing real-world analogies, infectious humor, and ...

Let's be honest—we've all abandoned books where we just couldn't connect with the characters. Maybe they felt flat, predictable, or just plain boring. But then there are those characters who stick with us long after we close the book: Sherlock Holmes with his brilliant deductions and cocaine habit, Elizabeth Bennet with her sharp wit and prejudices, or Walter White with his tragic transformation from mild-mannered teacher to drug kingpin.Whether you're crafting your first novel or ...

Mere days after her coronation, Enara, Rider of the Storm Wind, Warmage of Restoration, Shield Maiden, the last daughter of Caedar, and High Queen of Sevandil faces the first challenges of her reign.Unrest is brewing in Qetra. Camps of armed soldiers are found on the fringes of Sevandil, dissent sparks in her inner circle, and rumors of her predecessor's evil deeds are spreading.Book Two of Crimson Prophecy.In an attempt to atone for past c...

Fleeing from the soldiers razing her peaceful elvish neighborhood and imprisoning her neighbors, fifteen-year-old Enara stumbles into an ancient quest. Magic has gone missing, and only the prophesied hero can bring it back.Haunted by dark and alarming visions, Enara is forced to partner with an unlikely crew, including a Minotaur and an enigmatic elven ranger, in order to save the elves, and the entire world, from destruction by a mysterious genocidal army that has cursed half a co...

When fourteen-year-old elf Tiarsus' mother and sister are taken by slavers, he finds himself without a family but filled with new purpose. Hell-bent on finding those that he has lost, and the captain that took them away, Tiarsus builds, and ultimately destroys, a career in the Qetran Navy. After three decades of searching, Tiarsus finds an intriguing young girl and aligns his purpose with hers, but is it too late for him to overcome the darkness inside himself?

A desperate flight.A daughter who thinks herself abandoned.A mother who thinks her daughter is dead.When her caretaker, Mama Ula, becomes one of the blue people, Nambra is taken to a labor camp masquerading as an orphanage.Unaware that her mother is searching for her, Nambra must find her way on the streets of Prossa. As she navigates life alone, she becomes entangled in a complex web of events that spans th...

Separated from her tribe and family, sold into slavery, and mistreated, fourteen-year-old Berylis exists alone in a city of thousands. If that means stealing in order to eat, where's the harm in that? The aristocrats that she targets will hardly miss a few measly coins. She only takes what she needs.That was until her fence leaked information on what could be the take of a lifetime–the taxes of every merchant in the central market. Lightly guarded and openly transported, it seems to...