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“How to Get Published on Amazon: A Guide for Beginning Writers” is the 10th book written by Lt. Col. John J. McBrearty (U.S. Army retired), a former assistant professor of military science at Cal State San Bernardino. In addition, one of his earlier works, “Army Values,” was released as an audiobook.
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CSUSB’s Veterans Success Center offers a writing program directed specifically toward veterans and their family members. The result, 10 years on, is a trove of published books, regular appearances at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and a collection of author-veterans who range from poets to novelists to screenwriters.
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Written by Veterans is an initiative of CSUSB’s Veterans Success Center. Launched originally in 2014, it has evolved into a hybrid writing group for veterans to grow their writing skills and eventually publish their work through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.
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U.S. Rep. Mark Takano will visit CSUSB on Friday, Jan. 31, to meet with university officials and learn about CSUSB’s veterans and cybersecurity programs. Office of Strategic Communication
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News media shines its light on Paula Priamos (English), Andreas Kossak (communication studies), Alemayehu Mariam (political science) and Brian Levin (criminal justice).
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The festival provided a venue for the writers to meet and introduce their books to a wide audience.
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The Thomsons, who support U.S. military students through the Zapletal Charitable Trust Scholarship, met with students, faculty and staff during their visit.