Tag: The Reach of the Banyan Tree

• Final Polish Applied: Novel Three on Schedule

  I spent the last week and half doing a final-final-final clean-up, read-through, edit on my third novel, “The Reach of the Banyan Tree.” This final run-through was after my proofreader and editor worked her magic and all changes were made. But I just felt like I wanted to read it one more time before giving…

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  June 15, 2014

  Indie Author

  new July Kindle release, new release, new romance novel, Sasse novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, Vietnam

• Three Generations – One Awesome Vietnam Story

  As The Reach of the Banyan Tree gets closer to launch day, I want to highlight the one American family which always seems to be connected to Vietnam – the Carson family. Charles Carson was a member of the OSS (pre-cursor to the CIA) and parachuted into Tonkin, French Indochina in the summer of 1945, just…

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  June 13, 2014

  Indie Author

  adventure, French Indochina, Indochina, love story, new book releases July, novel characters, OSS, romance, Sasse novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, Tonkin, Vietnam

• One Month from Today: The Reach of the Banyan Tree

  I was excited about the release of both of my first two novels, but with my third novel on the horizon, I’m a little more excited than usual. Why? I guess it is because of the story and the back story of writing it. I was living in Thai Nguyen Vietnam (where much of the…

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  June 1, 2014

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• The Cover Revealed: The Reach of the Banyan Tree

  The Story: Chip Carson intends to marry a young Vietnamese woman named Thuy until a tragic accident lands him in prison, forever altering the outlook of their relationship. As he struggles to cope with their strained love, a mysterious stranger appears, bearing a journal about Chip’s grandfather who parachuted into French Indochina at the end…

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  May 14, 2014

  Indie Author, Promotion

  cover reveal, new novels summer 2014, The Reach of the Banyan Tree

• It’s Finished! Moving on and other stuff for May

  My manuscript for my third novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, is finished. It has been edited and proofread. Done. I’m so happy and absolutely can’t wait to get it out to readers. I’ll have a lot more to say about it in the next few weeks – including the cover reveal which is coming…

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  May 6, 2014

  Current Events, Indie Author

  book promotion, novel writing, Sasse novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree

• A Photo and a Description

  I posted this photograph the other day when I highlighted that northern Vietnam was my favorite place in Asia: It made me think of the opening paragraph of my new novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, set to release this coming summer. I’d be curious to hear what you think of the two of…

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  March 11, 2014

  Descriptive Writing, Writing Excerpt

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• Novel #3: The Reach of the Banyan Tree – Coming Soon!

  It’s done. I spent the last couple of weeks working on a final revision for my third novel “The Reach of the Banyan Tree”. I’ve received some helpful feedback from my beta readers. I’ve received back an awesome cover from a friend designer of mine. I’ve read and re-read it many times. Now it is…

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  March 2, 2014

  Current Events, Promotion

  new novels, Sasse novels, summer book release 2014, Thai Nguyen, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, vietnam novels

• Novel Three: The End Game

  It’s hard for me to believe that I’m finally at this point with my third novel. What point? The end game. Yes, that’s right, I’m using February to go over the manuscript one last time before I send it on to my editor for proofreading. Novel title: The Reach of the Banyan Tree Tentative Release Date: July…

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  February 3, 2014

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  editing, new book release schedule, novel planning, novel writing, proofreading, The Reach of the Banyan Tree

• Vietnamese General Giap: 1911-2013

  The revolutionary general of the Viet Minh and the North Vietnamese communists died earlier today. (You can check out the slide show of his life on yahoo HERE!) He was the military mind and right hand man of Ho Chi Minh. He dressed in street clothes and a fedora, making an unassuming presence. But his presence…

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  October 6, 2013

  History & Culture, Vietnam

  Dien Bien Phu, French Indochina, French-Indochina War, General Giap, Ho Chi Minh, OSS, Sasse novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, Vietnam