Books and Shorts
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Tips, The Server's Guide To Bringing Home The Bacon - The Customer Speaks to Every Waiter, Waitress and Restaurant Manager in America - Make More Money!
Best Nonfiction Book Award Winner Southwest Writers International Manuscript Competition
"Tips..." is the perfect accessory for every restaurant uniform. Featuring the results of a national survey of restaurant patrons, this book is the only restaurant industry self-help resource ever written from the customer's point of view. Listening to the customer produces enhanced customer satisfaction, better tips for servers, and ultimately, an increase in the restaurant's bottom line. "Tips..." helps servers, and restaurants, make more money.
"Very entertaining and informative. A must read for all servers!"
Lori James, Professional Food Server
MRS. KNOTT'S CHICKEN DINNER RESTAURANT, KNOTT'S BERRY FARM
"Offers professional servers, or those just passing through on their way to another career, plenty of helpful hints to increase gratuities. With a common sense approach and plenty of anecdotal evidence from a customer perspective, Tricia Spencer invites the reader to test her theories and put them into daily practice. The book features a lively narrative that's easy to read and entertaining to boot."
Ellen Koteff, Executive Editor
NATION'S RESTAURANT NEWS
"Tips is full of useful, insightful information presented in an inviting and easy-to-digest format. Servers who follow Ms. Spencer's advice will undoubtedly increase their sense of professionalism, improve their performance, and increase their tips."
Jennifer Kramer Williams, Editor
RESTAURANT MARKETING MAGAZINE
"This book is a strong key to achieving superior service, making more money, and realizing better long-term relations with restaurant guests. The valuable content makes any manager's training task easier and more effective. I give this book the highest recommendation. It's an amazing tool for the food service industry."
Guillermo Castillo, Restaurant General Manager
T.B. SCOTT'S FOOD & DRINK
"Spirit Prayers For Joyful Living - A Gentle Path to Spiritual Well-Being"
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"Spirit Prayers For Joyful Living - A Gentle Path to Spiritual Well-Being"There is a great deal of discourse and stress in the average human's life. Prayer and contemplation help to lift the heavy weight of uncertainty and worry for anyone and everyone. "Spirit Prayers" is all-inclusive, bridging the divide between the practices of specific religions. There is no reference in the prose or the prayers to any specific deity, and the "Spirit Prayers" path to a greater sense of joy in daily life can be followed by anyone regardless of religious affiliation, or lack of it. The prayers are a gentle helping hand on the journey to self-improvement and peace of mind.
"Spririt Prayers" is an Amazon Short. Amazon Shorts are available only on Amazon.com and cost an amazing 49 cents. Once purchased, an Amazon Short may be downloaded to your computer, emailed to you, and printed out. Plus, it will always remain in your Amazon.com media account.
(available soon!)
"Empty Shoes" - Short Story Winner - Scribes Valley Publishing"Empty Shoes" appears in "The Road to Elsewhere" by Scribes Valley Publishing. "Empty Shoes" is the story of one elderly woman's strength and spirit and the decisions she makes when faced with the hardest choice of her long life.
"They Do Exist!"
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"Noses, Toes and Elbows" - Short Story Finalist - Scribes Valley PublishingIn "They Do Exist!" from Scribes Valley Publishing, you will find "Noses, Toes and Elbows", the story of a budding ballerina's brush with crime. Her embrace of ballet proves far more valuable than just the art of the dance for fifteen-year-old Shaney.
"CrossTIME Science Fiction Anthology"
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"Deviled Eggs" - Short Story Finalist - Paul B. Duquette Memorial Short Science Fiction Contest, CrossQuarter Publishing&
Top 1% Finalist - L. Ron Hubbard's Writers Of The Future Science Fiction Competition
In "CrossTime - Volume 1," a winner's anthology from CrossQuarter Publishing, take a trip like none other with the sci-fi/fantasy short story, "Deviled Eggs". What if the devil had his own website and a penchant for spicing up Hell? The devil's quest to spruce up Hell with some real brainiacs sends Edward and Simon on the ride of their lives - way down below.
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Coming Soon!
Appropriately nicknamed the March Tornado, lady Angelica Evelyne March fearlessly whips and whirls through life with all the spirited energy of her usually destructive namesake.
Nathan has his own nickname, Dragon, and it fits him as perfectly as the unusual tattoos on his ankles. Bastard-born and living life on the edge as a privateer who carries a letter of marque from mad King George himself, he has a total disdain for land, society in general, and specifically, its insipid women.
He fights his own demons, but despite the internal battles raging like wildfire in his gut, Nathan isn't strong enough to resist the magnetic pull of the beautiful woman with the face of an angel, the calculating nerve of a general, and the glorious laugh of ten people.
From the London docks to a tropical pirate-infested cove, Evelyne and Nathan spar and love and dream and fight, learning of themselves and each other. His "little general" teaches him the value of trust and forgiveness and his own self-worth. He teaches her that by accepting responsibility for her actions, adventure does not have to come at a costly price. And as they unravel mysteries, battle the enemy, spur those around them to love and live, and expose long-buried secrets held by the king himself, Nathan and Evelyne embrace their brave destiny and learn of the rich blessing that is unconditional love.
On Deck!
Projects in the works....
"The Touch of Roy and Dale"
I'm a fan of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and I was very fortunate to be able to attend two estate sales at their home in 2001 plus another at their museum in 2003 as the museum prepared for its relocation from California to Branson, Missouri. I was even more fortunate to be able to acquire a group of giant boxes stuffed to the gills with fan letters - approximately 40,000 pieces! It took months to get them all read. My heart warmed with the knowledge that Roy and Dale had saved them for so many years. Some of the letters are touching, some funny, some sad. But all have a common thread - the absolute love of Roy and Dale. There is a magnificent story to be told about how two very special heroes of our time influenced and altered the lives of their fans in ways that will surprise, delight and amaze. A great deal has been written about the King of the Cowboys and the Queen of the West, but this book will speak to their legacy in a way that only their fans could express.
This one is a true labor of love for Roy and Dale's fans. Happy Trails!
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"Dear Diary, It's Me - Digger Dog!
Confessions of Puppyhood - My First Six Months on Earth
This puppy's tale is a fun romp in Puppydom.
Yeah, he's a wild one alright. And his view of the world is...well...you'll have to read it to believe it.
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Short Stories That Tickle
A cornucopia of Tricia Spencer short stories that may include:
"Empty Shoes" - The top winner in the 2008 Scribes Valley Publishing Short Story Competition
"Deviled Eggs" - Top 1% Finalist L Ron Hubbard's Writer's of the Future Competition &
- Short Story Finalist - Paul B. Duquette Memorial Short Science Fiction Contest, CrossQuarter Publishing
"Miracle Man" - A winner in the Cloak & Dagger Mystery Competition judged by renowned mytery author, Jeremiah Healy, aka Terry Devane.
"Noses, Toes and Elbows" - Short Story Finalist - Scribes Valley Publishing
Other Shorts -
"The Secret of Me, The Tree and The Beady-Eyed Whatever"
"Lost and Found"
"Miss Galaxy"
"DMV"
"Black Ice"
"Keychains"
"Tourist Attraction"
"Rush Hour"
"Shamrock Magic"
"Finding Annie"
"Falling"
"Dirty Dishes"
"Pillow Talk"
"Artichoke Thumb"
and ...