Quiet Time Rhymes with John Alexander

John Alexander

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John lives in Frisco, Texas with his beautiful wife and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

John spent his childhood in a small town in east Texas. He attended college at the University of Texas earning degrees in Physics and Math, then spent many years developing innovative communications systems. While still working, he began writing fiction in his spare time and published The Enclave, a mystery/suspense novel, in 2010.

Since leaving high tech in 2014, he now spends full time pursuing his writing passion. John writes children’s books to capture their imagination and help them discover the love of reading early in life. He especially loves writing books that help elementary school children discover that reading is a fun adventure. The chapter books in the Amber-Autumn mystery series, including Christmas Garden, Grandfather’s Blessing, Golden Campout, and The Secret Room appeal to elementary school children. His first picture book, Words That Soar, won first place at the 2019 North Texas Book Festival. The Christmas Gift, published by Elk Lake Publishing, Inc, came out in 2019 and took second place honors in the 2020 North Texas Book Festival. Other picture books include The Velveteen Rabbit: A Lyrical Rendition, released in November 2022, and Donkey Tale, released in April 2023.

His first "unpicture book" titled The Young Artist, came out in 2020 to inspire young artists

John discovered his love for rhyme and began writing during his quiet time in 2020. His two books in the Quiet Time Rhymes series released August 2020 and March 2021, winning first and second place at the 2021 North Texas Book Festival. As the poems kept coming, he compiled the 1st book of 365 poems Daily Reflections followed by Daily Reflections II, a second book of 365 additional poems, and a series of topical based poems including In Times of Grief, God Given Friends, Seasons of Change, Words of Hope, and Songs, Praise and Joy. John posts new poems regularly on his web site QuietTimeRhymes.com and on Facebook, and has written over 800 poems in the last four years. John contributes monthly to Faith On Every Corner magazine, has contributed to StarLight children’s magazine, writes a weekly column, Late Blooming Writer, in the Cherokeean Herald newspaper, and shares poetry presentations to residents of local senior living facilities.

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