Chance Maree's Blog
June 8, 2017
New Release: Coyote Dad Gets Hacked
A good book to take to the beach!
In this modern David-and-Goliath tale, an average guy proves that giants are seldom as powerful as they appear.
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Travis Wiles thought he escaped his troubled past. He’s deeply in love with his wife, Lara, and is the proud father of two children, Madison and Jamie. To connect with Jamie, who has autism, Travis created the Coyote Dad Channel which features videos of Travis pulling pranks on family and friends.
The Coyote Dad Channel goes viral and brings much needed income to the struggling family. That is, until a thin-skinned Steven Volkov, a bad influence from Travis’ past, is intent on revenge. Steven’s goal is to lure his ex-protege back into a life of crime. Steven hacks the Coyote Dad Channel and uploads videos of Coyote Dad performing criminal acts. With the police on his trail, Travis must leave his family and settle the score with Steven.
Available on Amazon
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January 3, 2017
December 29, 2016
New on Kindle Scout
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https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/DL2A...
December 18, 2016
A bookshot
November 27, 2015
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
To learn of Africa, I explored folk tales, which form the root of civilization’s culture. A helpful book was Indaba, My Children.
The author, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, is an interesting gentleman who wants to bridge the chasm between peoples. I was able to gain a sense of him from this video.
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September 27, 2015
September 13, 2015
WIP Research: The Cotton Tree in Freetown
When Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davis arrived in Freetown in 1862, one of the first sites she visited may have been the famous Cotton Tree. This tree, which still stands in the center of town, is believed to be the one under which the town’s founders rested and prayed after landing in Freetown in 1787.The founders of Freetown were Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia who had accepted an offer from the Sierra Leone Company to resettle in the British colony. Many of the founders were former slaves of the American colonies who had been freed by the British during the American Revolution and had been forced to relocate to Nova Scotia after the British defeat.
The tree is associated with myths and mysticism in Sierra Leone and is often the subject of artwork. It is home to bats and vultures. Sarah arrived In the dry season, when the tree sheds its leaves. The picture you see was taken during the rainy season when the tree is quite lush.
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WIP Research: The Cottonwood Tree in Freetown
When Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davis arrived in Freetown in 1862, one of the first sites she visited may have been the famous Cottonwood Tree. This tree, which still stands in the center of town, is believed to be the one under which the town’s founders rested and prayed after landing in Freetown in 1787.The founders of Freetown were Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia who had accepted an offer from the Sierra Leone Company to resettle in the British colony. Many of the founders were former slaves of the American colonies who had been freed by the British during the American Revolution and had been forced to relocate to Nova Scotia after the British defeat.
The tree is associated with myths and mysticism in Sierra Leone and is often the subject of artwork. It is home to bats and vultures. Sarah arrived In the dry season, when the tree sheds its leaves. The picture you see was taken during the rainy season when the tree is quite lush.
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September 9, 2015
777 Writer’s Game
Thank you, L.K. Evans for including me in this game of tag. The prompt is to “post 7 lines from a page number ending in 7 from one of my works-in-progress, as well as tag 7 other authors to participate in the game.” I can do that.
My WIP is A PRINCESS AMONG THORNS AND THISTLE.
“Sarah considered the possibility that she would not survive the voyage. She imagined herself following Commander Forbes to an ocean grave. This time, without medicine or the care of a physician, death was certain and the seafarers’ custom was to deposit diseased corpses into the sea. She told James as much, but restrained herself from mentioning that a tragic demise whereby she would be mourned by her friends in England was preferable to a long, married life with him in Freetown.
The ship’s cabin had become Sarah’s refuge. For weeks, she floated, free to mourn Queen Victoria’s abandonment. As much as she had hoped, her illness appeared not to be fatal, and Sarah was forced to begin the life she most dreaded.”
In turn, I tag:
@SeanDeLauder
@DarthReed
@LGStephensCOM
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July 12, 2015
WIP Research: The slave trade
A Princess Among Thorn and Thistle begins in 1862. The transfer of slaves from Africa was largely reduced. This is an animation to show ships that transported enslaved Africans from the mid-1500s to 1860. The British Empire passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833 which ended slavery throughout the British Empire, except for the ‘territories’–where slavery continued until 1843. My novel takes place in Freetown, which was formally founded in 1792. From 1808 to 1874, Freetown was the base for the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron which was tasked to enforce the ban on the slave trade. Watch the video during those years to see the impact they made. Sarah, the heroine of my novel, is married to James, a native African who had served in the Royal Navy until he was wounded in battle.
History of Atlantic Slave Trade
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