Author Archives: Tylercookbooks

Tyler Cook, M.A.Ed When I started my graduate program at Appalachian State University, I told myself, “You’re never going to finish this thing…two years is gonna take forever.” Depending on the day you asked me, I may have confirmed this was the case. But in the end, two years have come and gone in aContinueContinue reading “Full Circle”

If I remember correctly, I registered to vote when I applied to obtain my driver’s learning permit at the DMV.  While it was a very simple thing to do, it was a very important decision for me to make.  While it would be years before I could enact my right to vote, I knew thatContinueContinue reading “Political Independence”

It is amazing how easily we fall for misleading and even false information these days, including myself.  It has been several days since Jussie Smollett was arrested for allegedly staging a homophobic and racist attack and since then, enough information has come out for me to want to respond. Shortly after hearing of the “attack”ContinueContinue reading “Smollett”

Last weekend, I couldn’t help but cry uncontrollably in the shower, my heart and soul pouring out of me and falling down to my feet and exiting through the drain.  The past 365 days have went by so fast, I wasn’t prepared for the emotional wave that had sneaked up on me.  A year agoContinueContinue reading “A Year Ago Today”

A little over nine months ago, shortly after the death of my dearly-departed great-aunt, Eva McCall, a feeling came over me, telling me I needed to do something to keep Eva’s name alive, her legacy surviving long after she she departed this earth.  Was it Eva telling me to do this?  Maybe, maybe not.  IContinueContinue reading “WE DID IT!”

Hi everyone, thank you so much for all the kind messages you’ve sent me yesterday as we embark on the release of Disciple and The Aluria Adventures (3-Book Collection). It’s very exciting for me because not only do I get to see you all take Disciple home and start reading it but, this was alsoContinueContinue reading “Disciple Release Book Signing”

Hi everyone, thank you so much for watching my latest installment in the Journey to Disciple video series, as well as the final final video in the series because before we know it, we will be at the release date for Disciple. Something that I wanted to talk about before the release is the bookContinueContinue reading “Journey to Disciple: Book Dedications”

Devin Roslin, also known as Fast, was originally intended to be a character in Disciple and The Aluria Adventures, but only as a what I call a “minor major” character.  There were only certain parts that I had him play a role in this story but other than that, I was going to put himContinueContinue reading “Journey to Disciple: Devin Roslin (aka Fasi)”

Tessa, like Jason, has to try to find her way at the end of Vigilante.  I’m not going to discuss what happened, because it would be spoilers for some potential readers, but she  has a situation like Jason where a part of her life has been ripped away from her and she also has toContinueContinue reading “Journey to Disciple: Tessa Warren”