Authorpreneur Dashboard – A.D. Winch
An Extra-Ordinary Beginning
Teens
In 1947 a UFO crash landed in Roswell, USA. There were no known alien survivors. Over sixty years later two unique children from very different backgrounds discover they have abilities far beyond the ordinary. Only a secret US agency knows why. The children, Eric and Ursula, embark on an exciting journey to find the answers. Answers that lie in old space debris scattered across Europe. Their every move is monitored and a deadly game of cat and mouse begins. Will they find the secrets to their shared past? Or will the agency find them first?
Book Bubbles from An Extra-Ordinary Beginning
Going against the norm
Superheros tend to be white guys who wear underwear outside their trousers. One of my heroes is the opposite. Ursula has been raised by her grandparents who are immigrants to France and come from Africa. She is poor but comes from a happy family. I have known kids and young adults from all over the world and I wanted to create heroes that they could relate. I believe that, with Eric also, I have done this.
A Hook
'An Extra-Ordinary Beginning' starts slowly. I, therefore, felt that it was important to make sure there was a hook to draw the reader in. This is an important part of the novel but I moved it to the first chapter in order to 'grab' the reader so they want to read more.
