POINT OF RETREAT

“Never judge others. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.” ~ Julia

AUTHOR INTRODUCTION

EARLY LIFE

• Born&grew up in Taxes
• Mother&encourage
• "Mystery Bob"
• Marry&children
• Found holes in life

START OVER

• "Decide what to be and go be it"
• Slammed Poetry
• Write anytime everywhere
• Holes are filled.

“And last but not least, not the tiniest bit least. Never regret.”~Julia

SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BOOK

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• Slammed #2
• Self-published
• Fiction
• Young Adult

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• Tells by Will's view
• Taking place in Ypsilanti, Michgan
• 2010-2012

PLOT OF THIS BOOK

“People don't like to talk about death, cause it makes them sad. They only would have been prepared, accepted the inevitable, laid out their plans, understood that it wasn’t just their lives at hand.” ~ Will

Will & Layken become guardians.

“Find a balance between head and heart. Help Kel sort it out when he gets to that point.” ~ Julia

Will meets his ex-girlfriend.

“Maybe you just feel sorry for her since she’s going through what you went through with your family.”
~Vaughn

COLD WAR & SEPERATE

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

CLUB N9NE&SLAMMED

"I love you, because of every single thing about you." ~Will

CAR ACCIDENT&FEARS

“Here I am, possibly facing my past head-on again…unprepared and overwhelmed.”~ Will

Wakes up&End

MAIN CHARACTERS & CHALLENGES

• Will&Lake - responsiblty
• Caulder&Kal - lose
• Gavin&Eddie - family
• Shally&Kirsten&Kobby
• Vaughan - let go

MY THOUGHTS

WHAT IT TEACHES ME

• About live & death
• About love & lose
• Accept what comes to our lives
• Take our lives easier

QUOTES

“Love is the most beautiful thing in the world. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest things in the world to hold on to, and one of the easiest things to throw away.”

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." ~Mahatma Gandhi