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Meet Me At The First Friday Reading Series: YA Night Sep. 7th
SPECIAL READING Friday, September 7, 2018 7:45 PM I’ll be reading at the First Friday Reading Series in Highlandtown with several other YA and emerging authors this Friday. The reading is part of the Art Walk in Highlandtown and sponsored … Continue reading
Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 2 Days – Survival of The Apocalypse
If the unimaginable were to happen, are you prepared? It’s time to start packing. What 5 items would you definitely want to have to survive a cataclysm? If you want to bring a copy of STAR TOUCHED, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Kaplan, Apocalypse, bonus, cataclysm, Day of Reckoning, dystopian, pack, pack list, Science Fiction, Star Touched, survival, YA, young adult
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Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 3 Days – An Interview of Tatiana from Star Touched
Here is an interview of Tatiana, the main character in Star Touched, that The Wolf did a while back. Wolf: Welcome to Wolf Notes, Tatiana. If you could be any animal in the universe, what would it be and why? … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Kaplan, character interview, dystopian, interview, magic, plants, powers, reading, Science Fiction, special powers, Star Touched, super power, Tatiana, YA, young adult
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Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 4 Days – Perseid Meteor Shower
There are several meteor showers throughout the year, but the Perseid meteor shower is one of my favorites. It’s one of the reasons I used is as a base for some of the events in my novel, Star Touched. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassiopeia, cataclysm, dystopian, Mars, Meteor, meteor shower, moon, Perseid Meteor Shower, Perseus, Saturn, Star Touched, Swift-Tuttle Comet, YA, young adult
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Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 5 Days –Fault Lines
Our ever-changing earth is made up of several plates that bump, grind, rub, and twist in a tectonic dance. All that moving around has created some pretty cool geological features, like mountains. If you want to see a really good … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Kaplan, earth, earthquake, geology, Science Fiction, sideling Hill, Star Touched, tectonic movement, tectonic plates, YA, young adult
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Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 6 Days – Vegetable Oil Engine
When petroleum isn’t available, what do you use to fuel your engine? Why vegetable oil, of course. In the post cataclysmic world of Star Touched, there are no oil refineries and gasoline is hard to come by. That’s why Marty … Continue reading
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Tagged A. L. Kaplan, alcohol, alternate fuel, bus, Day of Reckoning, dystopian, engine, French fries, petroleum, Science Fiction, Star Touched, vegetable oil, Vegetable Oil Engine, YA, young adult
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Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 7 Days – Gareth’s House
I remember reading an early draft of chapter three. My critique group was confused and it was easy to see why. There were three floors and a bunch of stairs that made up a store, a tavern, and rooms. Once … Continue reading
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Tagged dystopian, Fifi, Floor plan, Gareth, Science Fiction, Star Touched, Store, Tatiana, Tavern, YA, young adult
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