Bøger af Susan Tuttle

Fort Sumter was bombarded, the Yankees left Charleston, and 12-year-old Will McShane and his new family are heading home to a small farm outside the city to start life together. Until now, Will's life was comfortable and predictable. He and Pa worked the farm and made frequent trips to Charleston to visit Aunt Fran and Little Sarah. Ma died when Sarah was born three years earlier, and Aunt Fran was able to take care of the baby while working as a housekeeper for a wealthy merchant. Now everything would be different. Pa married again and his new wife, Miss Mary, has three sons of her own. With all of them and Sarah, Will has no idea what to expect, other than he knows it is going to be a huge adjustment. As Will focuses on becoming a member of a large family, he also sees changes in Charleston brought about by preparations for armed conflict with Union forces. The consequences of these preparations cause many hardships for the civilian population, but none as devastating as Dirk, Will's stepbrother, and Pa going off to fight. Will feels a responsibility to feed and protect three younger siblings and Miss Mary, who is pregnant. Emotionally torn between being a boy and a man, Will knows that he has no choice about what he must do, but often feels that he can't cope. He gets caught up in many situations that test his resolve. The devastating fire in 1861, the birth of a baby, constant shortages of necessities, and the need to give emotional support to those around him all take their toll. And when months pass with no word from Pa, Will must face his most dreaded fear, that Pa is dead. Will's dilemma is confounded by the social and racial structure of Charleston's society. He understands slavery, although he doesn't agree with it. He does not, however, understand the treatment of black people. Because Tom and Moses, freedmen who rent some of Pa's land, Will comes into close contact with the former slaves, and a cooperative relationship develops that helps sustain the McShane family through the war. He is conflicted when people he loves feel a sense of superiority over the black population. At times, he feels resentment and questions the status quo. He is left to create his own answers. By the time Union forces return to the area and put Fort Sumter and Charleston under siege, President Lincoln has issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This creates more civil unrest and racial tension that causes stress on the city and on Will, personally. He knows that no matter how the war ends, nothing will ever be as it had been. By February 1865, the war is over for Charleston, but the struggle is not over for Will.

Will McShane is an eleven-year-old boy living on a cotton farm with his father near Charleston, South Carolina, just before the election of 1860. Eager to learn, Will attends school where he discovers lots of new information and begins to question some attitudes and events occurring in Charleston. When Will and his father visit his younger sister in the city, Will learns even more, particularly about what is happening in nearby Fort Sumter. As tensions rise across the country after Abraham Lincoln is elected, the South secedes, and Charleston becomes a very different place. The garrison from Fort Moultrie seeks refuge at Fort Sumter, and the city prepares for conflict. With the nation in turmoil, Will is torn about the ideas of secession, war, slavery, and prejudice against blacks. Will's interest grows even amidst changes in his own household. But the political situation is getting worse, and more trouble is brewing around the fort. Will his beloved Charleston ever be the same again? Inspired by Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes, Will's Changing World is based on actual events and incorporates real-life historical figures into a compelling fictional drama surrounding one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.

Danae Holloway, who suffers from strange debilitating headaches, is arrested for the stabbing murder of a man she's neither heard of nor met. But the police have eyewitnesses who saw her leave the scene covered in blood, and her fingerprints are on the murder weapon. When legal-aid lawyer Collin Montgomery succeeds in getting Danae released on bail, another murder occurs. Again her fingerprints are found at the scene and she has no alibi. Collin researches her background in a race to prove her innocence. But will the truth he uncovers only cement her guilt? Are the headaches making Danae do unspeakable things she cannot remember doing? Is the court-appointed psychiatrist working to help Danae, or does he have his own agenda? Most important of all, what happens when the facts and the truth don't agree? Just what constitutes proof of identity in a digital age?

In only 30-45 minutes a week, you can unlock the writer within you! Write It Right Workbook #4: Scenes, Style/Voice contains lessons and exercises that will expand your wiring skills in only a few minutes a week. Designed for all levels-beginner, intermediate and advanced-all writers all will gain maximum value from these exercises. Each lesson encourages you to break through your comfort zone, and best of all, because the exercises cross all levels, you can return to them over and over as your skills continue to grow and develop. Unit #7: Scenes offers eleven lessons/exercises that will help you craft an unforgettable story. Scenes are the building blocks of our stories. They hold the whole together, draw in readers and don't let them go, especially if the correct scene format is used for each scene. Unit 7: Scenes takes you through the 9 different scene structures and into the scene question and transitions between scenes so that your stories truly live in the hearts and minds of hour readers. Unit 8: Style/Voice presents strategies to help you develop your own unique writing style, a clear, consistent voice that will stand out among all the others and be readily recognizable as yours alone. These 9 exercises will show you how to tap into your life experience to bring your true voice and style to the fore. The essence of voice and style lie deep within us, innate natural storytelling qualities that, once realized, will enable you to tell a story as only you can tell it. A voice that is uniquely yours. Even though these are Units #7 and #8, this workbook stands alone. You do not need to begin with Unit #1 and work forward. Each Unit is self-contained and not dependent upon the preceding and following units. Let Write It Right Workbook #4: Scenes and Voice/Style begin to increase your writing skills today.

In only 30-45 minutes a week, you can unlock the writer within you! Write It Right Workbook #3: Plot, Dialogue presents two more of the necessary skills writers must master to be the best writers they can be. Designed for all levels-beginner, intermediate and advanced-all writers all will gain maximum value from these exercises. Each lesson encourages you to break through your comfort zone, and best of all, because the exercises cross all levels, you can return to them over and over as your skills continue to grow and develop. Unit #5: Plot contains 8 exercises on crafting flawless, intricate plots that sizzle off the page. You'll discover what constitutes a viable plot, and how to spot an idea that doesn't have enough depth before you start to write. You'll discover the importance to plot of a through line, how to analyze ideas for viable plots, and where and how to find plots in the world around you. Unit #6: Dialogue offers 8 lessons/exercises that will show you how to write sparkling dialogue that sounds perfectly natural while still addressing the six necessary ingredients that make dialogue an integral part of the story. You will learn how to write for your audience, make your characters' voices unique, use idioms to infuse verisimilitude, how to tag properly and how to incorporate subtext into what your characters say. You'll soon be writing realistic dialogue that serves the purpose of your story and leaves your readers amazed. Even though these are Units #5 and #6, this workbook stands alone. You do not need to begin with Unit #1 and work forward. Each Unit is self-contained and not dependent upon the preceding and following units. Let Write It Right Workbook #3: Plot, Dialogue begin to increase your writing skills today.

In only 30 minutes a week, you can unlock the writer within you! Point of View (POV) is one of the most difficult concepts to master in the art of fiction and creative nonfiction writing, mainly because it has so many subtle nuances. POV deviations can pull readers out of the flow of the story and diminish the reading experience for them. Designed for all levels-beginner, intermediate and advanced-all writers all will gain maximum value from these exercises. Each lesson encourages you to break through your comfort zone, and best of all, because the exercises cross all levels, you can return to them over and over as your skills continue to grow and develop. In Write It Right Workbook #2: Point of View (POV) you will discover 15 lessons to help you navigate the murky waters of Point of View. Learn the difference between straight, emotional omniscient and classic omniscient POV, and understand the strengths and drawbacks of each one. Learn how to identify which character can best tell your story, and how to remain in that character's viewpoint consistently. Gain experience in spotting and correcting POV inconsistencies, from blatant to subtle. Don't let POV confusion stop you from being the best writer you can be. Let Write It Right Workbook #2: POV guide you into a full understanding of one of writings most difficult concepts.

The perfect collection for busy people who love to read but only have a few minutes to spare. In these pages you'll find a deadly meals, a singing competition, interesting next door neighbors, a high-rise fire, an eavesdropping episode, modern day chemistry, and Irish Bar, and much more. Read one standing in line at the grocery store, while in the doctor's waiting room, in line at the Post Office, on lunch break... wherever you have a minute or two, or three... From one page to no more than six, Tiny Tales: Flash Fiction fits perfectly into your reading schedule. Testimonial: "Tiny Tales is the perfect book for when you have only a few minutes to lose yourself in another person's life." Award Winning Fiction Author, Barbara M.Hodges

In only 30 minutes a week, you can unlock the writer within you! The three most important aspects of writing fiction (and creative nonfiction) are Character, Setting and Story. In this workbook you will find 26 lessons and short timed exercises to help you learn to create compelling characters, craft enticing settings and set them in unforgettable stories. Unit 1: Character contains 9 lessons and timed exercises that help you create characters who are fascinating, flawed and filled with vision and desire, characters that readers will want to know about. Unit 2: Setting presents 7 lessons and exercises that show you how to design vibrant settings and landscapes that will capture and enthrall readers, settings that are fascinating and evocative. Unit 3: Story offers 10 lessons and exercises designed to help you discover stories that will grip readers and not let them go, stories that will live on in the minds of readers. Let Workbook #1: Character, Setting, Story guide you in the first 3 key aspects of the craft of Writing It Right.

Sabrina Compton's sheltered life is shattered when her beloved husband is brutally murdered. And though their home has been ransacked, nothing appears to be missing. Unable to face the memories the house holds, Sabrina flees to her great-grandmother's cottage on Gaffe Island, off the coast of South Carolina. But the peace she tries to recover is crushed by the revelations of an intrusive FBI agent, and her life is forever altered by the weight of her husband's devastating betrayal. As a hurricane bears down on Gaffe Island, she discovers the killer is now after her. Will Sabrina survive both the storm and the killer's rage? Will the presence of the F.B.I. agent be enough to protect her? Or are the sins of her husband's past destined to destroy her, too?

Lia Willett, daughter of a serial killer, left town under a cloud of suspicion and animosity, leaving behind a dead classmate and unanswered questions. Seventeen years later, bizarre circumstances bring her back to Mercerville, where the hatred directed toward her in the past slowly escalates into ever-more-lethal vandalism and threats. Wanting only to live a quiet life, Lia finds herself stalked and menaced by the town, and plagued by nightmares of a frightening past she only half-remembers. As events spiral out of control, to save both her sanity and her life Lia must unearth the terrifying, long-buried memories of what happened before she left Mercerville, and in the process answer the most important question of all: Is Lia Willett, like her father, a murderer?

When high school teacher Ken Reed meets a woman a woman suffering from total amnesia, who is terrified of getting help, he feels compelled to bring her into his home. He names her Julie and wants nothing more than to keep her protected and safe. But soon her troubling past begins to return in disjointed flashes of horrific memories. And people around Julie start to die. Is Julie simply the victim of a tragic accident, or did she have a hand in the terrifying events her memories uncover? Who wants Julie dead? And why is she so afraid of the police? Most importantly, what is left for Julie and Ken to hold onto when the past intrudes on the present, piece by terrifying piece?

"A terrific series debut." Dianne Emley, LA Times best selling author of The First Cut. "One of the most entertaining in the genre." MR Arnold, author of the literary historical novel, Monster: The Story of Young Mary Shelley. "Ms. Tuttle is a master of storytelling... I highly recommend this book." Tony Piazza, author of the Tom Logan noir mystery series "Susan Tuttle is a master at exploring the darker side of human nature." Sue McGinty, author of the Bella Kowalski series Skylark, a private investigator with psychic abilities that she keeps a deep, dark secret, specializes in corporate cases that mostly revolve around computer searches. But when a mutilated body is discovered, she becomes the target of a Neanderthal throwback detective, who is convinced she is guilty, despite lack of clear evidence. His focus on her brings her to the attention of the actual murderer. As young women begin to disappear from California's Central Coast, Skylark is drawn deeper and deeper into the case. When the killer goes after her, will Skylark's psychic abilities help or hinder her in saving both herself and those she loves? If you like your stories dark and gritty, and your heroines smart, strong and snarky, you'll love Tough Blood.

The perfect collection for busy people who love to read but only have a few minutes to spare. Here you'll read about the characters in the upcoming Skylark, PI series: Skylark, a snarky female PI who has paranormal abilities; Detectives Dunwitty and Kase; attorney Maureen Overton; Mackenzie Straite; ectoplasmic Bass Ehrler; even some of the bad guys we so love to hate. Read a story standing in line at the grocery store, while in the doctor's waiting room, in line at the Post Office, on lunch break... wherever you have a minute or two, or three. From three pages to no more than six, Tiny Tales: Skylark, P.I. fits perfectly into your reading schedule. Testimonial: "Richly entertaining, these little gems are like pieces of fine chocolate." Sue McGinty, author of Murder at Smuggler's Cove

The perfect collection for busy people who love to read but only have a few minutes to spare. In these pages you'll read about special foods, a strange club, ghosts, alien creatures, a creepy camera, the kergum cube, laboratory experiments, the GAB, eerie portraits, uncanny cats, AIFs, other dimensions, the Terra-Stone, and much more. Read one standing in line at the grocery store, while in the doctor's waiting room, in line at the Post Office, on lunch break... wherever you have a minute or two, or three. From two pages to no more than six, Tiny Tales: Sci-fi/Fantasy fits perfectly into your reading schedule. Testimonial: These little stories depend upon a twist, sort of like the martinis at the Waldorf, only I prefer an olive, and very dry. The martini not the olive. M R Arnold, author of Monster: The Story of Young Mary Shelley

The perfect collection for busy people who love to read but only have a few minutes to spare. This is a fascinating look at what happens when a writer Romances the Muse: multiple stories from one idea; exploring personality changes; different viewpoints from different characters... see just how a writer's mind works and how much work writing really is. Read a story standing in line at the grocery store, while in the doctor's waiting room, in line at the Post Office, on lunch break... wherever you have a minute or two, or three. From only two pages to six, Tiny Tales: Romancing the Muse fits perfectly into your reading schedule.

The perfect collection for busy people who love to read but only have a few minutes to spare. In these pages you'll read about revenge served cold, deadly tea, a church confession, stalkers, killing rats, a football field encounter, mistaken identity, revenge served red hot, and much more. Read one standing in line at the grocery store, while in the doctor's waiting room, in line at the Post Office, on lunch break... wherever you have a minute or two, or three. From two pages to no more than six, Tiny Tales: Mystery/Suspense fits perfectly into your reading schedule. Testimonial: Ms Tuttle has always wrote it right, but write it twisted? Apparently so, and extremely well, in her new book, "Tiny Tales, 5-Minute Tales of Mystery/ Suspense." Reminiscent of "Twilight Zone" or "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," only shorter, I found these tales just as amusing, suspenseful, and yes, "twisted." Perfect especially for those who enjoy a quick read, and a slightly twisted mind, which today is pretty much everyone. Tony Piazza, author of the Tom Logan mystery series

"Susan's poems look deep within, capturing the heartfelt, delicate and venerable side of life." Shirley Radcliff Bruton Mirror Eyes is an eclectic collection of poems that dip in and out of the events that shaped Susan as a writer. As poet Shirley Radcliff Bruton writes, "Susan uses strong visuals, nice textures, and a distinctly feminine voice to share her hopes and dreams with us." Separated into three sections, they present the serious, the sad, the heartfelt, and the humorous. There are poems that are "pure magic," and others that are both deeply personal and universal. The third section presents the lyrics to the songs Susan has written, both secular and spiritual. All in all, these are, "timeless poems that can be read over and over again." (Shirley Radcliff Bruton)

These three award-winning short stories were written in 2008, 2009, and 2013 as entries for the annual Dead Bird Competition, a short story contest run by the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of Sisters in Crime (SinC). The theme changes each year: for The Telltale Death we had to use an object around which to revolve the story; for Beef Killington, we had to evoke a sense of the valley; for Hydro-synth the theme was water rights and wrongs. Each of these stories won awards in the competition, from best story from a first-time entrant to the Most Murderous Use of Water award. The first two stories, entered in the Central Valley Writer's Workshop competition a year later (2010), tied for first place. From a ringing telephone to a cooking competition to mummified bodies in the desert, these eerie Central Valley stories are sure to keep you awake at night. Enjoy!

American Marina Weston, just turned 20, is left orphaned and penniless in London, England. Saddled with her father's debt and tainted by the stigma of his suicide, Marina has only three options open to her in 1866: hire out for service; become a prostitute, or starve. With the help of caring friends, Marina is offered a unique opportunity and begins to build a productive life. But fate intervenes when she runs afoul of some very powerful and unscrupulous men. Marina finds herself at their mercy, thrust unknowingly into a diabolical plot that will put her sanity, and her very life, at risk. She must find the strength to overcome the evil conspiracy, but when one's very identity has been undermined, what is left to hold onto? Will Marina emerge with her sanity-and her identity-intact, or will she end as a pawn in someone else's game?

Used by the UK government and extensively throughout the world, PRINCE2(R) uses seven principles, seven themes and seven processes, which the author believes can be tailored to any project, in any environment, at any time and with anyone - be it work-related or not.This step-by-step guide:Explains the principles of PRINCE2 in straightforward, manageable chunks;Emphasises how to apply PRINCE2 in practice, using real-life examples;Is written by an experienced PRINCE2 practitioner and trainer, so you can be sure that the information is based upon approaches that work;Gives clear explanations and practical illustrations in each section;Explains how to effectively apply PRINCE2's principles, themes and processes to your projects and other real-world scenarios; andHas been updated for PRINCE2 2017.A guide to effective project managementThis book will guide you through each step of your project, clearly defining the underlying principles that should be applied to every project, regardless of what is going on inside or outside the project environment. They are sound, proven rules, which can be used as markers on the way to project success.PRINCE2 is principle-based rather than prescriptive. The principles are:Universal in that they apply to every project;Self-validating in that they have been proven in practice over many years; andEmpowering because they give practitioners greater confidence and the ability to influence and shape how a project will be managed.Susan Tuttle has 20 years' experience in project management, programme management and change management, producing exceptional results across diverse industries. She is an accredited trainer in PRINCE2. Her training style is influenced by her strong commitment to human development. She uses learner-centred theories and principles in her training and writing to help explain and communicate difficult topics.

Written by an experienced practitioner and trainer, this step-by-step guide breaks down the PRINCE2(R) methodology into bite-size chunks, giving clear explanations and practical illustrations in each section. It will show you how to effectively apply the principles, themes and processes of PRINCE2(R) to your project.