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Mirror Me by Jules_Haigler
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[Mirror Me Series Book 1] Hope Martinez was taught to fear her reflection, but the magical world on the other side is too tempting. Descended from those who can use mirrors as weapons, Hope has many dangers to face if she wants to get home before an ancestral curse destroys everything she loves. _________________________________________________ After a frightening incident leaves her family shaken, Hope Martinez promises her mother to never look at a mirror again. Three years later, Hope stands between two worlds - the world of her mother, a contrived and constricted set of rules ignoring their family's Hispanic heritage and abolishing all things reflective from the home, and the world of her abuelita, which is said to contain a mysterious power that members of the family are fated to discover. When high school bullying and peer pressure start pushing Hope's limits, she finds no other choice but to gain normalcy and break her mother's promise. She soon discovers a hidden magical world beyond her reflection, one filled with strange beasts, enchanted cities, and flying walnuts. Why would such a wonderful place be kept from her? The reason - Hope's family has a terrible destiny waiting to be unleashed. Young Adult ■ Fantasy ■ Sci-Fi [COMPLETED] AWARDS: -First Place in Teen Fiction category for Chaos Awards 6 -First Place in Fantasy category for Ohana Awards 4 Copyright © by Jules Haigler No parts of this manuscript including black and white illustrations or content may be distributed, copied, or sold on any media without permission of the author. All names, places, and themes are a work of fiction.
Merry Sister Mary and the One and Only Killer by Jules_Haigler
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🏆Wattys 2019 Winner for Mystery & Thriller🏆 Sister Mary has lost her way, or so people think. Kicked out of her convent and sent away to be reformed, this jolly nun discovers her gift of glee is perfect for solving murders and the occasional naughty peek. ________________________________________ Merry Sister Mary is the world's most happy-go-lucky nun, and where the nuns are concerned, possibly the worst. She has none of the qualities reserved for a traditional lady of the cloth: a fear of water, an odd relationship with an umbrella, and no talent in teaching or nursing, yet Sister Mary believes she has a special God given power, laughter. Such a belief has led her to be kicked out of her convent in Chicago for accidentally flashing a group of churchgoers and deemed in desperate need of reform. She is sent on a bus to a stricter convent in New Orleans, Louisiana, but in a drama fueled twist, God has different plans for the joyous nun. She is to solve a murder. After missing the bus Sister Mary is forced to seek refuge with a Catholic family in the small town of St. Francisville. A horrific murder occurs sending the town into a frenzy of bittersweet joy. The person killed has long been despised and so named the Stanton Witch for the mystery surrounding her husband's death and the decades of misfortune since her arrival. In an effort to expose the truth, Sister Mary finds herself in the middle of one family's terrible and insidious secret. As the bodies pile up she uses her gift of glee to uncover the clues missed by the police and hopefully stop the killer from claiming another innocent victim. Her goal-- prove to the world once and for all that one does not need to be traditional to make a difference. Comedy ■ Mystery ■ Thriller [COMPLETED] Copyright © Jules Haigler No parts of this book may be distributed, copied, or sold on any media without permission of the author. All names, places, and themes are a work of fiction.
The Fantasy Writer's Guide by Jules_Haigler
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Writing is a difficult process that no one masters overnight. This go-to guide is set up to help new and experienced writers in the art of fantasy fiction. This guide will include (not in the order presented): - Writing a successful and enticing blurb - Creating that perfect fantasy cover - Coming up with that successful pitch - World Building - Map Making - Types of fantasy - Magic systems - Religion in fantasy - Prologue or not to prologue - Glossary, terminology, and language - Races both Human and Non-human - Beasts and Monsters - Plot Development - Writing advanced story arcs - Cliches, tropes, and the chosen one dynamic - How to connect it all? - Stand alone vs. Duology vs. Trilogy vs. Never Ending Fantasy Madness - Character personalities and types - And much more
The Mystery Writer's Guide by Jules_Haigler
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Writing is a difficult process that no one masters overnight. This go-to guide is set up to help new and experienced writers in the art of mystery/thriller fiction. This guide will include (not in the order presented): - Writing a successful and enticing blurb - Creating that perfect mystery cover - Coming up with that successful pitch - Types of mystery - Art of sleuthing - Art of Deception - Creating the perfect detective - Prologue or not to prologue - Time period - Motives - The Crime Scene - Plot Development - Writing advanced story arcs - Cliches and tropes - The Big Reveal - Cliffhangers and Building Suspense - And much more