Inventing Reality: A Guide to Writing Science Fiction

During the past year I've proofread and edited a number of novels, short stories, nonfiction books, masters thesis papers, resumes and more. Here's a list of those books that have been published.

In 1845, there were 200 coins born when Texas joined the United States. They were to be given to all major players that helped Texas into the U.S. These coins were loaded on to a wagon one rainy night near Dallas, Texas, and never seen again. Parks Leslie and Stan Marshall, both treasure hunters and historians, were always looking for their next big find. When the coin resurfaces after a couple of local kids stumble upon what appeared to be one in a Southeast Texas creek, it reopens Parks interest and the hunt is on. What the two did not know is that the coins had been guarded by a local family for years, and they were not about to let them go now. Ultimately, Parks and Stan have to team up with the local family to get out of a deadly situation when a gold hungry militia group enters the picture unexpectedly. Buy this book.

Written by a survivor who, 10 years after his heart attack, is now fitter and leaner than he's ever been, this book details a lifestyle change which will promote weight loss and bring energy and vitality. The author shares his daily diet plan, including supplements, an easy-to-follow exercise regime, and even a few healthful recipes for delicious low-carb meals and snacks. Fed up with a life of confusion and fear, the author transformed himself into a human guinea pig. After years of painstaking research and trial-and-error, he finally came to understand what works, what doesn't work, and why. His goal is to share this knowledge and joy with fellow survivors, their loved ones, and anyone who fears a heart attack in the years ahead. Buy this book.

Christians have slowly retreated into a life of personal practices, which they feel are spiritual in nature but actually separate them from Jesus. Some attend more church and yet are less holy. Others get more involved in ministry and become less loving. Much of this takes place because our practices, which should flow from a desire to serve God, are done to meet the requirements of our churches. Daniel Capusan addresses some traits that have a tendency of standing as a closed door between Jesus and his people. These characteristics often lead to practices that are divisive – and often destructive. These characteristics harden the hearts and make the followers legalistic and hypocritical, though they may follow God’s rules. Buy this book.

Kelvin Hobbs, a brilliant soul, a future C.E.O. and a young man destined for greatness, has fallen prey to a secret plight with pornography. Attending the elite school, The Templeton School of Business and Finance, his company is one of only three that has entered a schoolwide race. He has to compete fiercely as well as lead his team in a constant battle against two other well equipped teams. Making it even more stressful, the professors unleash economic downfalls, market crunches and unimagined onslaughts at every turn. Together with his team, he must lead and at times keep his company afloat in a turbulent market and against unruly competitors. All the while, this secret in his life claims more and more of his soul, never asking permission. With darkness setting in rendering him powerless and enslaved, he finally hears the inner reveille of his very dangerous predicament. Consulting the top people of choice to no avail, he continues to die fast. Pleading to God for help, an inspired direction comes his way: to seek out a theologian and the information he so readily needs. Together, they begin to unravel Satan’s deep plans for his life as they begin to look behind the curtain of pornography. Buy this book.

“Kami Jin” chronicles the life of protagonist, Gordon Sakata, as he describes his challenging, yet victorious life in the 23rd Century in two worlds – one a troubled life on Earth, and then later on the utopian planet of Xychron. With a global unemployment rate of 95%, Sakata returns to Earth to save those in despair and the homeless and takes them to a distant planet to life in paradise. Buy this book.

"Life to the Right of Hollywood" tells the story of a down-and-out actor catapulted into celebrity with an Oscar nomination for staring in a film adaptation of Kafka’s "Metamorphosis," where he plays not a salesman who wakes as a bug, but a Wall Street broker turned to shit. Fame and fortune are placed in jeopardy when the actors’ political underpinnings threaten to out-him as a Republican in Hollywood during the 2004 presidential election. With his Oscar nod and an offer to play Captain American in his next film at risk, he hides in a political closet and plays the part of a Hollywood liberal only to come-out enlightened as to who he really is. Buy this book.

Twin brothers, Barry and Sheldon Chrysler took the journey of their lives together — until Barry’s tragic death. What caused his sudden demise? Sheldon, the “surviving twin,” retells their story in "Life after Death of my Twin and their FBI Story." In this book, Sheldon reveals their true-life account. Experience the lives each of the twins led and witness the good and bad — and the worst. When a high-profile federal case was brought against the Chrysler twins, they both cower as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Justice get to the bottom of their case. Soon, however, an even more shocking event will bring anguish to Sheldon. Buy this book.