Monthly Archives: March 2012
Domestic & National Violence: Does it all boil down to the need to control another?
In Hanging in the Stars, after Andrew and Maya’s first romantic encounter in the park, Andrew watches Maya get into her brother’s cherry red mustang. Suddenly, her drug dealing brother turns around and slaps Maya across the face. Andrew can’t … Continue reading
Filed under Domestic Violence, Teen Aggression
Tech Phobic Writer Begins Using Social Media
I finally finished my first novel, Hanging in the Stars, and took the courageous, costly steps to self-publish. So, I should have been able to kick back and enjoy, right? Wrong! Marketing my book through social media was the next … Continue reading
Filed under Authors
Fight to Survive or Fun to Fight?
In Hanging in the Stars, Andrew and Maya are reading Romeo and Juliet in English class. The play starts out with a fight between the Montagues and the Capulets that spreads, involving everyone in the town. After reading this Maya … Continue reading
Filed under Teen Aggression
BFFs: Forever Could Really Mean Awhile
Best Friends Forever, or “BFF,” is most passionately believed by childhood friends. You and that special friend usually share the same neighborhood, teachers, and even each other’s family life. Friends are your whole world when you are young; best childhood … Continue reading
Filed under Friendship