{"id":2058,"date":"2017-03-13T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T04:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate-preacher.com\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2017-03-22T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:19:21","slug":"why-i-wrote-dead-calm-bone-dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate-preacher.com\/why-i-wrote-dead-calm-bone-dry\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Wrote Dead Calm, Bone Dry"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Social networking has changed the way boys read and learn. Can we keep books in \u201ctheir\u201d loop?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I write for boys. Not saying girls shouldn’t read or that girls and moms don’t enjoy pirate stories. But my mission is to give boys a compelling story they can fall into. I want to create a desire to read and set sail for a life of adventure — wherever that journey may take them.<\/p>\n

“Girls score higher than boys on tests of reading ability.\u00a0 They have for a long time.\u00a0One of the solutions put forth for improving boys\u2019 reading scores is to make an effort to boost their enjoyment of reading.” ~ REPORT – Girls, boys, and reading<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s\u00a0why I write for boys. I plant\u00a0seeds of “what if?”I paint\u00a0pictures of things that are not. I make\u00a0up stuff that I think boys will enjoy. Even now I can see my main character, Ricky, standing on the sugar-white sands of that island just south of Hispaniola. I am that boy.\u00a0I am that reader.<\/p>\n

I can’t promise the Caribbean Chronicle series\u00a0will change a life or turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm, but\u00a0neuroscientists have discovered that reading a novel can\u00a0improve brain function on a variety of levels<\/a>. If you have a son, grandson, or nephew – if you know a boy who’s a reluctant reader, why not give them a copy of Dead Calm, Bone Dry<\/strong><\/em><\/a>? $9.95 is a small wager for the chance to change a future.<\/p>\n

Readers are Leaders, Buy a Boy a Book<\/h2>\n

\"Dead<\/a> \"Curse<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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