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R.C. Lewis

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Thanks to everyone who helped Fingerprints make the Desk! :-D

I live in the southwestern U.S., where we redefine "dry," but it snows every winter. By day, I'm a high school math teacher for deaf students - how's that for a niche career? My students are convinced I'm going to be a famous author. Still waiting to see if the rest of the world gets the memo. ;-)

** I can be contacted at RCLewis411 @ gmail (dot) com **

favourite books

I have finally gotten around to "discovering" Terry Pratchett

Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Leviathan/Behemoth (Scott Westerfeld)
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
The Hunger Games trilogy (Suzanne Collins)
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
(... will undoubtedly add more as they come to mind ...)

my websites

http://crossingthehelix.blogspot.com     http://www.fromthewriteangle.com

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my books

Fingerprints

R.C. Lewis

Fitting in is overrated.


Lareina thinks everything happens for a scientific reason. A boy tries to mess with her, she punches him in the nose. Like Newton said--action, reaction.

Her sister Tasmin's hallucinations aren't so easy to understand.

Beside the usual high school drama and not-so-usual complications of a state-run foster home, Lareina tries to keep Tasmin out of the nuthouse. When the girls run from a brutal attack, Tasmin uses a dormant power to cross over to a world they disappeared from as toddlers. Turns out she's not so crazy after all.

Their new home is divided between advanced technology and magic, but even in this world of weird, the twins don't fit the mold. Finding their place proves more complicated--and dangerous--than either expects.

(Complete at 79,000 words, first book of a completed trilogy)

 

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JohnLucasHargis wrote 10 days ago

A gold medalist! You made it to the ED? Jealous! lol I'm new at th....

Bill Scott wrote 39 days ago

Thanks for supporting HAKTAW HEART. It has now completed its journe....

Brian G Chambers wrote 45 days ago

Hi I wondered if I could interest you in reading my ‘Tales for Childr....

ronhad wrote 51 days ago

hi, R.C. Lewis this is Ron, are you interested to swap readings... c....

todd_utz wrote 52 days ago

If you like philosophy, physics, and fiction with a dash of vanilla e....

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I wrote 248 days ago

As promised, here I am, at last. :) Keep in mind that I’m far more familiar with YA than MG, though my first three years of teaching were exclusively 12 and 13-year-olds. Plus, my ears are tuned for American. That should give you an idea how much salt to use with my comments. ;) The pitch is ... view book

I wrote 290 days ago

I can't leave as extensive a comment as you did for me (forgive me?), but that's partly because through the first three chapters, I have little to say other than well done. More than two chapters with a no-name protagonist--very tricky, stuck with a pronoun all that time, but you made it work. I w... view book

I wrote 290 days ago

Sorry again for the delay in getting to this. Before diving in, I really wasn’t sure what kind of read I was in for. I think that’s because the title evoked one type of response from me, while the pitches evoked a very different one. The first paragraph of the long pitch had me a little confused... view book

I wrote 323 days ago

Disclaimer: This is the opinion of a general reader, since I know next-to-nothing about writing this kind of novel. The pitch hints at some potentially interesting facets, but I’m not certain it would win my attention in a bookstore. The MCs are a neuroscientist (unsure why this is capitalized)... view book

I wrote 326 days ago

Sorry this took so long! A couple of notes on the pitch. Particularly for the purposes of the site, it might help to break the long pitch up into two or three paragraphs, just to make it easier to read on-screen. Also, it’s my own opinion and preference (so get the grains of salt ready), but I... view book

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