Book Signing - June 6, 2009 at The Bethel Avenue Book Company, Port Orchard, WA

Jacquie Ream, author of the World War II novel Forcing the Hand of God, will be signing books at a June 6 event hosted by The Bethel Avenue Book Company.

Ream, along with 8 other local authors, will be in-store signing books from 1-4pm on Saturday, June 6, at the Port Orchard bookstore.

Forcing the Hand of God is Jacquie Ream's first adult novel. A former educator, Ream is also the author of a book for young writers, KISS: Keep it Short and Simple. Her latest book, Bully Dogs is a young adult novel that will hit shelves soon.

Visit The Bethel Avenue Book Company's website for event information: www.bethelavebook.com

 

Author says texting and testing are destroying kids' writing style

The Shafter Press (May 28, 2008)

Somewhere out there is the mind that will produce the next great American novel.

If, however, that would-be author is under the age of 18, the words he or she writes may be more of "SOZ" and "TGGTG" than beautiful, flowing prose.

"We have a whole generation being raised without communication skills," says Jacquie Ream, former teacher and author of "K.I.S.S. Keep It Short and Simple" (Book Publishers Network). She contends text messaging and the Internet are destroying the way our kids read, think and write.

A recent National Center for Education Statistics study reports only one out of four high school seniors is a proficient writer. A College Board survey of the nation's blue-chip companies found only two thirds of employees are capable writers.

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Text Messaging: Scourge of Civilization? LOL

by Scott Stephens, The Plain Dealer (May 25, 2008)

The notion that text-messaging is destroying the writing skills of American students gets two distinct reactions from linguists.

Jacquie Ream's response: OMG (Oh My God).

"We have a whole generation being raised without communications skills," says Ream, a teacher and author of the book "K.I.S.S. Keep It Short and Simple."

That kind of talk leaves Derek Denis LOL (Laughing Out Loud).

"We didn't find any negative impact on writing," says Denis, a University of Toronto researcher who studied the writing habits of text-messaging teens.

Read the entire article at The Plain Dealer site>>