The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper
by S.M. Morgan
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GENRE: Middle Grade Fiction
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BLURB:
"Help!! My head is being lowered into the swirling vortex of a toilet!”
My name is Teddy, and I’m in the 6th grade. It’s my first day at a different school, and so far, the only person I know is Zane, the school bully. I was just your everyday kid trying to stay off everyone’s radar, but when I met my new best friend, Bud Wiper, everything changed.
Bud is a 6th grade millionaire from 60 years ago.
Yep, that’s right, Bud Wiper is a treasure hunter from the 1940’s who left behind his journal full of life and adventure, and even though we’ve never met, I think he might be the only thing that gets me through the 6th grade alive.
The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper is a fantastic story of bravery and friendship, perfect for kids, middle school students, and adults.
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EXCERPT
Let me explain. The reason I was being shoved into the trash can in the boy’s bathroom at my new school was all my fault. Or at least, that’s what Zane kept telling me after he and his friends cornered me. He said there wasn’t enough time for a swirly, so the trash can would have to do.
A Word With the Author
1. Did you always want to be an author?
Absolutely! I get pretty emotional about it. I remember when I was very young and fell in love with "story" it consumed me during my middle school years, and I have become a bookworm ever since. It simply clicked with me, and all I wanted to do was makeup stories. I get so pumped up when I come up with a fantastic idea and character arch, and I can see it all in my mind.
2.Tell us about the publication of your first book.
I would write my stories regardless of publication, but I had a good friend who dared me to finish a book, and at that time, my life was in a slump, but over a few months, he kept me motivated and pushed me.
3.Besides yourself, who is your favorite author in the genre you write in?
I have two favorites: Joseph Delaney and John Flanagan.
These guys are so good. I found them in my mid-twenties because I saw a friend's son reading them. About a year later, I saw the fourth book of John Flanagan's The Ranger Apprentice series in a Walmart(I was waiting on an oil change), and I remembered my friend's son, so I read the first chapter and fell in love with middle-grade fiction. I had no remorse that I was twenty-something reading little kid books :). My daughter is now at that age where she can read these books and devour them.
4. What's the best part of being an author? The worst?
My favorite part about being an author is that you get to make stuff. Anything! Whatever you want. It is extraordinary when your simple idea or scene blossoms into something fabulous!
The worst has to be the first read-through. I find it to be a grueling process :(.
5.What are you working on now?
● The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper Vol. 2
● Small "one-off" stories from Bud Wiper's journal.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
S.M. Morgan is the author of The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper — A Middle Grade Adventure. He lives in East Texas with his wife, daughter, and son, and when not writing potty humor for kids, he is trying to get alone to read more mystery adventure stories.
When the real world calls him to be social, he can be found canoeing with his family or trying to convince his wife to watch action movies.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B097531BSQ/about
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7076975.S_M_Morgan
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Journals-Bud-Wiper-Adventure-ebook/dp/B08YNJKFFD?ref_=ast_sto_dp
Barnes and Nobles
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lost-journals-of-bud-wiper-sm-morgan/1139735498
Apple
https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1583880148
Website - https://budwiper.com/
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
S.M. Morgan will be awarding a Kindle Paperwhite, a signed Hardback cover of the book and a featured character spot in our next Bud Wiper story to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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