About
Brandy M. Miller currently lives in Dallas, TX with her husband. She is a professional Creative Strategy Consultant and co-owner of Creative Technology Services as well as the Chief Executive Story Teller for 40 Day Writer LLC. She is an avid reader and a regular writer. When she isn’t ghost blogging, guest blogging, coaching new writers, writing new classes to help writers, or writing about writing on her website http://writeyourbook.today, she writes for her other blog, Everyday Catholic. She loves to sew and designs fabric, paint, and draw. She is vertically challenged, but has never allowed this to stop her from reaching new heights or trying new things.
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Description
<p>Have you ever loved, been loved, been confused about love, or suffered from loss of love? All these feelings have been captured and shared in the words of heartfelt poems, compiled over many years by a former teacher and award-winning author.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon now shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. "As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years."</p><p>There are three sections in her book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words.</p><p><strong>A Sign</strong></p><p>In the depths of my winter</p><p>I heard a small bird -</p><p>Braving the cold,</p><p>Bringing the word.</p><p>He gave my heart hope</p><p>As I heard him sing -</p><p>Three little notes</p><p>Promising spring.</p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of 10, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's stories that have received 48 national and international book awards between 2011 and 2017. Also a playwright with seven published plays for elementary school children, her works have been performed internationally in over 20 countries. Most of her children's books try to teach something, such as good manners and caring for others. Married for 57 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren.</p><p><strong>Publisher's website: </strong> http: //sbprabooks.com/SherrillSCannon</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
A companion book to How to Write an eBook in 40 Days (or less!), Creating a Character Backstory delves into the work needed to create rich character backstories that really bring your characters to life and make them memorable to the people reading your work.
Reviews
<p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">nyone who has an interest in writing should have a copy of this book. Mine is now a permanent fixture on my Kindle. Brandy Miller has a way of presenting material that makes it not only easy to follow, but also fun. This is a book I plan to buy for writing friends as a gift. Brandy knows how to help you get inside of your character. What else can I say? This book is a writing tool that you should purchase now! - Donna Childree, author of Wayward Gifted (Amazon.com)</span></p>
