Authorpreneur Dashboard – Jeff Bauer
Wakulla Bones
Sports & Outdoors
In this sequel, Josh Jensen dreams of becoming a member of the most elite cave diving team in the world. His biggest hurdle is that the head of the team hates his guts and doesn’t believe he has what it takes to dive with the best of the best. Josh discovers amazing underwater finds that should ensure his rightful place in cave diving history but his loyalties, loves and bad luck continually get in his way
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Sadie Sapiens
Teens
High school, junior year, and Emma is barely getting by, head down as she stays low on the social radar. Sadie, her best friend and constant companion, craves attention and understanding as much as Emma does. The two of them find strength and comfort in their friendship while surviving one crisis after another. Thing is, Sadie only weighs four pounds, stands ten inches tall and talks to Emma by barking. Until Emma notices something very unusual - Sadie displays a high degree of intelligence.
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Writing an opening scene
Common writing wisdom is to write a dramatic opening scene, to catch the reader's attention so hopefully they'll keep going. Since my book is about dogs and people I started off with a scene that happened in real life. We lost our large male chocolate lab (yes, his name was Buck and now he's immortalized :) exactly this way. It was a very sad and dramatic moment and I did try doggy-CPR on the poor guy. An early reviewer questioned my use of the word "screamed" when describing his final cry. I swear to you it sounded just like a human scream and sent chills down our spines. Sometimes scenes write themselves. I sure miss that big guy; friendliest lab you'd ever want to meet. And boy, did he love the water!
The Cavern Kings
Sports & Outdoors
Josh Jensen is the self-perceived master of the underwater world and knows no fear. Until he almost drowns scuba diving with his friends in the calm crystal clear waters of a beautiful North Florida spring on a warm sunny day. Rattled by the wakeup call and unencumbered by wisdom, he decides to pursue training to master the cold water-filled dark places beneath a ceiling of impenetrable rock. Soon he and his divemates realize this sort of class isn’t just an easy lap around the pool. Their overbearing and harsh instructor challenges them to come to terms with life and death with only seconds of air to spare in claustrophobic passages. Josh has to juggle the pending sunset of one romantic relationship with the faintest glimpse of another, irate parents and a troubled boss ready to fire him.
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