Attention Authors of Earth

This laugh-out-loud science fiction tribute combines a young writer’s conference, plagiarizers from another planet, and an alien invasion that just might be the end of Earth.

When 13-year-old Paige Turner is invited to a young science fiction writer’s conference on the shores of Lake Superior, she believes it’s her biggest dream come true. But then she notices strange jellyfish-like creatures and realizes they are not from our planet. Being in the middle of an alien invasion is her actual biggest dream come true.

But there’s more to the story than she thinks. With the help of her new friends, Paige learns of intergalactic intrigue, glowing truth jelly, and the true meaning of forgiveness. But will this, combined with her vivid imagination, be enough to save Earth?

Reading and writing wasn’t always fun for Jason F. Franz. In elementary school, he needed to read out loud to comprehend. This disrupted the class, so he was forced to read by himself in the hall. In sixth grade he discovered the book series that would change his life forever. Thanks to his mother, the town librarian, he collected and read all sixty-four books in the series. This inspired Jason to try his hand at writing, and thus began the twenty-four-year quest to be a published author, despite, or rather, in rebellion against, his early barriers. Though encouraged by his father on countless woodland walks, Jason had begun to lose faith in his writing dreams, until Chicken Scratch Books. He hopes his stories can encourage other reluctant readers like him to overcome their unique hurdles.

Jason lives in a small Wisconsin town with his amazingly patient, supportive, and beautiful wife, two dogs, three horses, and a coop of chickens. When he isn’t conducting the characters in his head like a chaotic chorus, he can be found watching 90’s cartoons, caring for his critters, or walking the shores of Lake Superior.