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James O'Rell

James O'Rell

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A local of the Youngstown, Ohio area, James O'Rell spent half his life working on writing leading up to what is now Heroine.  He graduated from Youngstown State University with a Master's in Computer Science and Information Systems.

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

Story Behind The Book

I started writing about the characters in Heroine in high school for a Science Fiction class.

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<div class="mb15 txtlarger drkgry" style="font-family:Arial, Verdana, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-bottom:15px;font-size:16px;line-height:21px;"> </div> <div class="mb30" style="font-family:Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-bottom:30px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:normal;"> <div class="reviews"> <div class="mt4 ttl" style="margin-top:4px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-3._V375430972_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> <a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R15XETN17M5Z1G/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BNUX4HC&amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Great read!</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> <span class="inlineblock txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;">July 25, 2013</span></span></div> <div class="mt4 ath" style="margin-top:4px;"><span class="gr10" style="padding-right:10px;"><span class="txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"><span class="gry" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span> <a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A6BZY20KDDE03/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(153,102,51);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">Megan Walden</a></span></span></div> <div class="mt9 reviewText" style="margin-top:9px;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">What a creative idea! Great characters and a rich world to put them in. Fantastic read for those who love a mix of fantasy and reality.</div> </div> <div class="clearboth txtsmall gt9 vtStripe" style="clear:both;padding-top:9px;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"> <div class="vt"> <div class="clearboth" style="clear:both;"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="reviews" style="margin-top:30px;"> <div class="mt4 ttl" style="margin-top:4px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-3._V375430972_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-30px 0px;" title="5.0 out of 5 stars"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> <a class="txtlarge gl3 gr4 reviewTitle valignMiddle" href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R6FCZKUMC3DYZ/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BNUX4HC&amp;channel=detail-glance&amp;nodeID=133140011&amp;store=digital-text" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px 4px 0px 3px;border:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:19px;vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Great new &quot;modern science fiction/fantasy&quot; piece</strong></a><span class="gry valignMiddle" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);vertical-align:middle;"> <span class="inlineblock txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;">July 2, 2013</span></span></div> <div class="mt4 ath" style="margin-top:4px;"><span class="gr10" style="padding-right:10px;"><span class="txtsmall" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;"><span class="gry" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);">By</span> <a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1IXK3ITASNM98/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(153,102,51);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;">jcpierce</a></span></span></div> <div class="mt9 reviewText" style="margin-top:9px;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;"> <div class="drkgry" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);">Along the lines of being a Modern Day version of Ender's Game or Dark Tower, taking place in modern times but using elements from all throughout the history of humanity. The Chronicles has potential to be something good. The story is very well developed, quite evident that this is the first of a series of novels. Great character development, plot well paced. All in all a great book to read. Took me about 4-5 hours to read the entire thing. (It is quite long) Definitely worth your time.</div> </div> </div> </div>