Writer’s Digest Honorable Mention Award –  Judge’s Commentary:
When I saw the title, 7 ½ HABITS TO HELP YOU BECOME MORE HUMOROUS, HAPPIER, AND HEALTHIER, I had to read it right away. What is the ½ habit? Mastering your thoughts.  The author admits this one is hard. I agree, but I also know how important it is. You’re always in a better spirit of mind when you are thinking positive thoughts. This author clearly is a sincere person striving to make his readers’ lives better.He succeeds, in part by revealing that his life has had its share of struggles,including arthritis that presented itself when he was young. Overall, the author comes to readers with an excellent background, and his book delivers.

A lot of authors choose a person with outstretched arms against a sunrise or sunset for their covers. While there is nothing wrong with the cover, I think the author would be well advised to improve it. On the back,the author credits, photo, and blurb are all great. I wouldn’t mind seeing a few endorsements here.

I genuinely appreciated the author’s sense of humor. He has mastered the art of funny without hammering an opinion into readers, and this is not mean. I laughed at the photo of what he thinks he looks like and what he looks like. Can’t everyone over 30 relate!
A great book that was a joy to read.