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on of brilliant mentor minds in an effort to accelerate human progress but as the line between what s possible and what s right draws ever blurrier the teens discover everything has a cost scientists have created an evolved form of living known as merged consciousness sixteen year old lake the nobel for chemistry and orfyn the nobel for art are two from among the inaugural class of nobels and with the best intentions but when stryker the nobel for peace makes them question the motivation of the scientists behind the program their world begins to unravel the nobels work to uncover the program s dark secrets and they realize no one can be trusted not even the other nobels as the mentors begin to take over their bodies and minds lake and orfyn must find a way to regain control before they lose all semblance or memory of their former selves interviewer why do you think you have such a big following as a street artist orfyn i don t take myself seriously i like choosing a famous painting and then adding my own twist like i once made mona lisa look like she was from our time she had on a hoodie wore ear buds and she was texting my fans loved it the owner of the pawn shop not so much he covered it over with black paint before the sun set interviewer does that happen often orfyn yeah almost everything i do gets destroyed one way or another but that s the way it goes when you paint on someone else s property interviewer have you ever been arrested for vandalism orfyn thank god no there d be serious blowback if the police ever figured out where i live interviewer why is that orfyn i can t get into it because it might reveal my true identity but believe me there s more at stake than just me ending up in jail interviewer then why do you do it orfyn i ve asked myself that question too especially when painting alone in a dark alley at three in morning i guess it s that i like giving normal people who d normally never see a masterpiece the chance i want to blow their minds interviewer but don t you want your artwork hanging in a museum one day orfyn sure who wouldn t but i can t see that ever happening who d take a chance on someone like me it s okay i mean i m still famous even though nobody knows who i really am our young adult science fiction novel merged is being released on september 17 2019 by month9books visit us at www jimandstephbooks com recommended posted by staffpicks at 4 52 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday july 2 2019 kids are bookin it crime travelers a trip you want to take this sum kids are bookin it crime travelers a trip you want to take this sum crime travelers brainwashed by paul aertker recommended for ages 8 12 middle grade happy summer vacation time to take a trip pack up and join the crime travelers on their exciting adventure to france large groups of kids and even babies are being brainwashed and disappearing danger lurks from page one all the way through the book it s up to spy kids to solve this mystery and save these innocent victims posted by staffpicks at 6 26 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday march 12 2019 posthumous named 2018 foreword indies book of the year awards finalist denver colo today flying solo press is pleased to announce that posthumous a novel about the power of belief has been recognized as a finalist in the 21st annual foreword indies book of the year awards as part of its mission to discover review and share the best books from university and independent publishers foreword magazine inc hosts an annual awards program each year finalists represent the best books published in 2018 after more than 2 000 individual titles spread across 56 genres were submitted for consideration the list of finalists was determined by foreword s editorial team winners will be decided by an expert team of booksellers and librarians representing foreword s readership from across the country the complete list of finalists can be found here and juvenile fiction here determining the indies finalists is such a rewarding process said victoria sutherland founder publisher of foreword reviews each year we are reminded what a vital part of publishing indie presses occupy and knowing what the recognition could mean to an individual book inspires us to provide our finalist judges with the best choices to help them determine the winners we take this privilege very seriously we have been thrilled with the success of posthumous and excited by its momentum the book just won the scbwi spark honor award for excellence in independent publishing and this recognition from foreword indies book of the year is more icing on the cake paul aertker writer and publisher to purchase please support local independent stores wherever and whenever possible indiebound amazon website winners in each genre along with editor s choice prize winners and foreword s indie publisher of the year will be announced june 14 2019 founded in 1998 foreword magazine inc is the only media company completely devoted to independent publishing publishers of a folio award winning bimonthly print review journal special interest products and daily online content feeds foreword exclusively covers university and independent non big 5 publishers the books they publish and their authors foreword is based in traverse city michigan with staff based worldwide about posthumous while living in paris ellie kerr s mom pens a series of children s stories yet sadly dies before they could be published once ellie and her father return to the us the twelve year old decides to finish what her mother could not when ellie is mysteriously blocked by a password on her mother s computer she becomes determined to find the truth even though four failed attempts will destroy the computer s data including her mom s stories ellie s father thinks that the code is unbreakable but ellie believes that her mother might have left a posthumous message in the new password with the help of friends ellie tries to crack the code publish the books and ultimately honor her mother also by the same author crime travelers a funny smart middle grade series that reads like the bourne identity but for kids posted by staffpicks at 1 56 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday february 27 2019 2018 scbwi spark honor winner dear paul congratulations you have won a 2019 spark honor for excellence in independent publishing for children in the novel category there were hundreds of entries to choose from but the judges were especially impressed with posthumous the professionalism and quality of the writing is an exceptional example of independent publishing https www scbwi org scbwi announces spark award winners posted by staffpicks at 1 36 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 26 2018 10 questions author interview paul aertker shares his marketing tips struggles and inspirations reprinted from chanticleer reviews by sharon anderson meet paul aertker 2017 grand prize winner in the chanticleer gertrude warner awards i first met paul aertker when we were in portland oregon last year my first impression dynamic intelligent generous in short i am so glad we met when i found out he was coming to our chanticleer authors conference cac18 and that he was indeed in the running for an award i was thrilled paul is an amazing human being but don t take my word for it find out for yourself read on and be sure to comment at the end and share if you like chanticleer paul tell us how did you start writing aertker i started writing on september 12 th the day after 9 11 i guess i saw what the world had become or rather what adults were capable of doing and i thought maybe i should focus on kids and maybe kids could make things better so that s how i got started writing chanticleer that s amazing paul thank you for taking action in this way what led you to the middle grade crowd aertker i write middle grade books mostly because i act like an 11 year old no but seriously i do i enjoy working with and writing for the middle grades for several reasons nine to twelve year olds are at a perfect stage in life before the challenging ages of young adult yet they are still old enough to understand what s going on in the world and most importantly they get my jokes chanticleer you re right what inspired you to write this particular series the crime travelers i hear by the way that this series is doing quite well aertker i think most everything i write is about travel the crime travelers series is about international action adventure like the bourne identity but for kids what s more this new book posthumous is about an american family in paris and the mother dies and the dad and daughter move back to the us i think of travel as a catalyst for writing a means of generating ideas mostly because i see reading and writing as a form of travel chanticleer oh good answer reading is the best form of escapism give us five authors whom you would love to meet on your travels and tell us how they have influenced your work aertker what i ve done is a little different from most children s book writers i love roald dahl and margaret peterson haddix and rick riordan and gordon korman and the rest however most of my influence comes from the adult authors who write international and action adventure novels specifically james patterson robert ludlum lee child john grisham etc i like these guys and i like their work in the crime travelers series i bring the action and adventure of adult novels into the kid world chanticleer i think middle grader readers are ready for these books look at their video games tell us a little about areas of writing you feel most confident in and what advice you can give someone who is struggling in this area aertker i ve gotten much better at getting the words on the page i used to struggle to create a lot of volume of pages but i have a trick that has helped me i think we all struggle with the internal critic telling us that we are not good enough or whatever we ve done is terrible we all have this sometimes i find that i cannot sleep so instead of tossing and turning i will get up put on my glasses and sit at my desk i ll write in the middle of the night for hours and what i ve learned is that my internal critic doesn t get up with me he s too tired to criticize so i write for a while and then go back to sleep in the morning i wake up and notice that someone has written in my document yes sure it needs work but editing seems to be easier than cranking out the first draft chanticleer good advice if your inner critic is too loud wait until it passes out and then write so i hear you sell a lot of books which business books have helped you the most aertker i think one of the best business books for writers is tim ferriss s 4 hour work week we all know that we will not work just four hours a week writing has no end we know this what i took from this book was that it s important to delegate tasks you need to hire an excellent cover designer and you need a good interior designer for your book you also need a developmental editor a copy editor and a proofing editor then you need to assemble a team of beta readers and and and the point being ask or hire others to help chanticeer what do you do in your community to improve promote literacy aertker i frequently speak at local schools whether i m in my hometown or traveling to a new place i love speaking to classrooms and bringing excitement to books and reading i promote reading for the sake of reading period i think it s important for kids to enjoy the activity if we want kids to read great literature and to be healthy adult readers we have to get them to like reading first chanticleer love your passion for reading and helping kids discover the joy of reading give us your best marketing tips what s worked to sell more books gain notoriety and expand your literary footprint aertker the single best marketing tip for me has been to give my books away i give mostly to teachers fourth fifth and sixth grade teachers and to librarians if you re a teacher please write me and i will send you a set of books for free yes for free the reason being that a set of books in a teacher s classroom is without question the best calling card i could ever have i often have teachers write me back and say oh thank you so much for sending the books the kids are fighting over them that is awesome marketing reach paul at https www paulaertker com chanticleer wow well done so what are you working on now what can we look forward to seeing next from you aertker i am super excited about this next book coming out called posthumous it s a book about a 12 year old girl who wants to publish her late mother s stories it s one of those books that i wrote in the middle of the night and i think it s the best thing i ve ever written it s sad and sweet and it s all about the kids making things right chanticleer i think we will all want to read this one please keep us updated what is the most important thing a reader can do for an author aertker the most important thing a reader can do for an author that s easy write a review i am amazed at how critical getting reviews are and how difficult it can sometimes be to get people actually to go on amazon and write the review chanticleer paul it s been a pleasure thank you for spending some time with us you are a bright star in the universe okay now it s your turn if you have a question for paul aertker please feel free to comment on this post or reach him directly through his website https www paulaertker com if you enjoyed this interview please share it sharing is caring baby posted by staffpicks at 1 30 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 19 2018 sometimes the stars align today all three books 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