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Jon Everett Cover
I’ve known what I wanted for the cover of this book for years. It morphed only slightly through the process. When I began, I first commissioned a friend to draw it, but when I sent her some ideas, we opted for another outlet. I ran over 350 iterations of instructions through chat gpt, then tweaked…
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Adventures with Anne
Describe your most memorable vacation. My most memorable vacation was when I won my first Lilly Grant. It was initially an $8,000 grant for teachers. I never expected to win, but as a result, I got to spend 3 weeks traveling on my own in Colonial Williamsburg and a month with my mom and nieces…
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Where It All Began: Sneak Peek of Behind the Veil
Most sites allow you to read the first six chapters, but if you have stumbled upon this site and have not already read Behind the Veil, I thought I’d introduce you. Behind the Veil is the first book I self-published (Other than a parallel Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, which is currently on Teacher Pay…
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Two meanings
What’s your definition of romantic? Romantic, by definition, means idealized. Seeing the best in a situation—sometimes even seeing things that aren’t there. We use it, however, to refer to a special kind of attention or affection: The things that make us go Awww. Sweet sentimental things that have that other worldly feel. Ideal. This is…
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What’s in a Name
When choosing character names, I’m very particular with the meanings to names. This “Behind the Scenes” covers the name meanings in Behind the Veil, with a bit of insight in why they were chosen. These are the major characters whose names have special meaning in Behind the Veil. We’re also introduced to two trios: Justin,…
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Sneak Peek: Jon Everett and the Hall of History
Periodically, I will post a sneak peek of something I’m working on. This is Chapter 1 of Jon Everett and the Hall of History. Enjoy! Chapter 1 “Army crawl,” Jon snorted as he pressed his face into the dirt. “Army drag is more like it.” Overhead, a shower of sparks split the sky. Something had…
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