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I am a preteen/young adult author who published my first book, The Hard Way, in 2017. I am also a blogger. Please check out my posts on teen issues and book reviews of Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction. Stop back to my site to follow me on my writing journey and subscribe to my newsletter to read about upcoming events and news from the writing house.
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Selma

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October 8, 2018October 8, 2018

October is National Bullying Prevention Month

Good Morning! Here is the Monday Morning Blog! Along with the coming of fall and Halloween, October is also National Bullying Prevention Month. Here are a couple of key dates. Go Blue Day – the first Monday in October. World day of bullying prevention and kick off to National Bullying Prevention Month. Unity Day – …

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October 5, 2018October 5, 2018

Book Review – Dreams Are Unfinished Thoughts by Brian Paone

Good Morning! Here is the Friday Morning Blog! It is fun to read a book by someone who you have gotten to know. Maybe not met face to face yet, but that is the way of social media these days. I met Brian Paone through a Facebook Group called Fiction Writing. Through this group, I …

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September 14, 2018September 13, 2018

Book Review – Don’t Tell Anyone by Peg Kehret

Happy Friday! It has been a while since I have been able to review a book. My summer project has been to get my second book, The Bully’s Way ready for my alpha readers. Well, I got it done and they are reading it this month in preparation for our book club discussion of it …

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Books

Ever wonder how a teenager deals with the effects of peer pressure? Check out my recently published preteen/young adult novel.

The first book of The Way Series,

The Hard Way.

It can be found on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com with the following links. Get a copy for you or your teen reader today!

The Hard Way on Amazon.com

The Hard Way on BarnesandNoble.com

News

April 12, 2018 – The Hard Way celebrates one year of publication

January 12, 2018 – Launched selmapverde.com as my own website

April 12, 2017 – The Hard Way was published as an e-book

About

Plans the jet set life for others as an aircraft scheduler by day and coordinates a family life for her fiancée, two kids and a dog by night. Writing is a passion that I can’t let go of. I struggle to make time to achieve my writing goals, but I did become a published author in 2017 by with my first book, The Hard Way.

I have lived in Minnesota all of my life and continue to love the four seasons and ten thousand lakes the state is known for. Some of my favorite places to write and create are by many of those lakes. Be sure to pick up a copy my book, The Hard Way, available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. Links can be found on the books tab.