How does one write a book, let alone a Trilogy? Meet Steve Pendelton, aka Steven Sevivas, author of the CAPRICORN CHUCK Saga Trilogy!!! Author Steve Pendelton shares with yWrite Host Angela Grout how he wrote his supernatural mystery in between shifts as a correctional officer, and his busy lifestyle.If you think you don't have time to dedicate to write, learn from Steve. He and Angela discuss writing on scrap paper when the moment of the muse has to talk, and how important editing is.This episode discusses how Steve's personal experiences gave him insight to include trauma, murder, grief, romance, and mysterious supernatural powers within his main character and the characters supporting the story.Writers often wonder how stories get on a page, and how the back cover to enhance readers is written, and of course the creation of the artwork on the covers. Steve Pendelton shares all this and more, including why he chose the pen name STEVE PENDELTON!Steve worked with Palmetto Publishing and shares how they helped him with his publications. From book one of the series to book three, Steve shares how the editing process made him a better and faster writer.The CAPRICORN CHUCK Trilogy is available on Amazon, titles include:CAPRICORN CHUCK's CRUEL WORLD, book oneCAPRICORN CHUCKS WORLD OF PAIN, book twoTHE TWO WORLDS OF CAPRICORN CHUCK, book three, and the completion of the trilogy...or is it?Purchase his books here: https://a.co/d/0agH34DnTo learn more about CAPRICORN CHUCK and Author Steve Pendelton contact him @capricornchuck007@hotmail.com Visit his website at amazon.com/author/capricornchuckFollow him on Facebook at Capricorn ChuckOn TikTok @omegaman027On Instagram @ omegaman006His author page pn FB is @ Steven SevivasAnd...what does a writer do with all the handwritten pages of the manuscript once the book is published? We are all still wanting to know! Share what you do with yours in the comments.If you want to be a guest on yWrite, contact angelamgrout@gmail.com or visit www.y-write.comAuthor Angela Grout's books can be found at www.angelamgrout.com and on Amazon here

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Lieutenant Richard Chase retired from the Massachusetts State Police and exchanged his badge in for a pen to share his remarkable journey in law enforcement. On this episode of yWrite, Host Angela Grout and Author Richard Chase discuss the authenticity of his voice and the power in his compelling storytelling.Good storytelling in a memoir form needs raw honesty and details which only the writer can know. In Richard Chase's memoir I PROMISE TO COME HOME, he shares not only extraordinary stories that defined his career, but the pace at which his life as an officer had to dismiss the trauma which he faced.Host Angela Grout notes that I PROMISE TO COME HOME is a book written not only a gift for readers to experience life in the seat of a cruiser, but the process of writing memoirs serves for time to heal from traumas which life forces one to plow through.Author Richard Chase shares the ease of finding his title, the process of editing, and the extraordinary moments which writing allowed him to accept his inner demons, process PTSD, and learn the power which sharing his life has provided for others and himself. Richard Chase's memoir can be purchased online and at http://a.co/d/ez5uqtNFollow his journey on his Facebook Author page at:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578604986733How can you be a guest on yWrite? contact angelamgrout @gmail.com Author Angela Grout's book are available on Amazon.

Documenting life during a trauma and remembering details years later can be very challenging, however Author Sue Dutch succeed in writing her memoir which detailed the days in her life when her brother, Eric Dutch, went missing.

Her memoir EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE has been published and on this episode of yWrite, Sue shares how she finished writing this story and why she chose to share it.Sue Dutch and yWrite Host Angela Grout also share their connection with writing groups, and poetry. Listen to Sue read one of her poems and learn why Angela is impressed with her cadance and the influence Dr. Suess just might have lent her way.Sue, a retired college professor is happy to share how she organized the selection of her poetry in in her poetry books THE CRY OF THE LOON, and POEMS OF NATURE. Choosing book titles, covers, and submitting to published journals have all been part of her process and her process can help you!Sue's poetry has been published in several newspapers, newsletters, and poetry anthologies. Her passion to write, rhyme, and spend time sharing her wisdom is a gift which she shares on the page. At the end of the episode, she encourages us to look out the window and write what you see...nature is right there waiting to be captured and she does it so eloquently. If you are writing a memoir, Sue has some great tips on how she did her research and found editors to help polish the book. Buy Sue Dutch's books on Amazon or contact her at sdutch@westfield.ma.edu Books:EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE....when Eric goes missing from his group home, the police assure the family that they are doing everything that can be done, however over the next year, Author Sue Dutch resolves to do everything possible to find him. This inspiring book follows her grueling journey as she hunts for Eric and creates new possibilities for other families of missing persons.THE CRY OF THE LOONPOEMS OF NATURESubscribe to yWrite and share what you liked best about this episode.To learn how to be a guest on yWrite, contact angelamgrout@gmail.comAuthor Angela Grout's novels can be found on AMAZON or at www.angelamgrout.com