by Vicki Petry | Jan 15, 2016 | Mike's Blog
And the Wookie of the Year award goes to British artist and illustrator James Hance! Original hand-signed sketches from his Wookie the Chew – the House at Chew Corner book are selling almost before his posts are final on Esty. The genius of his work is the...
by Mike Petry | Jan 13, 2016 | Mike's Blog
This afternoon I had the great opportunity to teach a dozen brilliant homeschooled kids. Today’s class was on Point of View (POV) and more specifically what is first person, second person, and third person POV. The kids ranged from 8-16 years old. This is a...
by Mike Petry | Jan 11, 2016 | Mike's Blog
I finished the fifth book, Fear, in the Gone series by Michael Grant. One of the things that I like about how he writes his book is the use of a count down for chapter headings. For example in the last book of the series, Light, I’m on chapter six. It states 73...
by Mike Petry | Jan 10, 2016 | Mike's Blog
I started taking a writing class yesterday that Kristine Backes is putting on here in Livingston, MT. If anyone wants to know more about it please let me know, she will be doing it many more times in the future. As one of my new years resolutions I’ve outlined...
by Mike Petry | Jan 7, 2016 | Mike's Blog
This is my first Thursday blog post. I think I will share it with you. My name is Mike. On January One I finished the fourth of six novels, Plague, in the Gone series by Michael Grant. I would categorize the series as a Young Adult (YA) Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller,...
