Don Aker

So today in English Class, I met an author. Don Aker. Some of the books he's written are, "Of Things Not Seen", "One on One", "The Space Between", "Stranger at Bay", "The Grooming Ground", and one of his more popular books, "The First Stone."

We're reading this book in class right now and I have to say, it's amazing. Every chapter ends on a cliff hanger, it leaves you wanting to read more. He said he wouldn't write a sequel to it, but he finally did, it's called "The Fifth Rule."

Don Aker is a great author, if you want to know more about him, google him.

The coolest thing about this book, is that it's set in Halifax. That's a really small town in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Don himself is from a place not to far from there. Basically all the books I read have authors from the States or England. But Don is from Canada.

Something really funny he showed us was the cover of his book, "Stranger At Bay."

He said to us, "This book only sold 12 copies last year, and I think it's because of how terrible the cover is, I hate it."

He said that when he wrote this book, he was just a new author so he didn't have any say in his covers.

Don said that when he got his ten free copies of the book, his daughter walked in, picked up a book, sighed and said, "Dad, this guy has huge nipples." I found that kind of funny.

He also mentioned that the author must not have read his book, because the character on the cover is the main character, but the main character has long hair that comes down to his eyes.

Don Aker's Tips About Writing

-If you want to be an author try to write a little bit everyday.

-Write about what you know.

-The three main things you need to write  book,

1.Pick a Main Character.

2.Figure out what they want more than anything.

3.As the author, it's your job to keep them from getting it.

So all in all, Don Aker is an amazing writer and if you're ever in a book store, pick up one of his books.