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I love reading book reviews, but this is a whole l

I love reading book reviews, but this is a whole level above that:~~📚
One of the best feelings as an author is knowing people have enjoyed your books, immersed in a world you created.
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Today, I learned that a young man named Khai not only read and enjoyed The Reaping, but also chose to use it for his school book report. It challenged him to outline questions the book asks and connect them to things he sees in the real world. ~~
His mother sent these to me: I peeked at his answers and swelled with joy when I saw just how deep he got into my story and how intelligently he related those thoughts to the world as he sees it.
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This is one of the reasons I pursue storytelling. You never know how it might affect people around the world. I can think of a number of books that got me thinking as a kid and it's uplifting to know that my books can do the same.
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Thank you, Kim & Khai! I'll have more stories out for you soon 💙
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New books. New visions for 2020. The pages keep tu

New books. New visions for 2020. The pages keep turning.
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Happy Halloween everyone, 🎃🎃🎃. . . . I've

Happy Halloween everyone, 🎃🎃🎃.
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I've been pretty quiet as of late, at least on this account. My artistic endeavors haven't slown, however.
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As a musician in two tributes, I now play gigs weekly, often more than once a week. Learning a plethora of songs while also promoting within my day job had eaten much of my time. I'm also running social media and marketing for my bands, which has taken away from this.
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That said, I'm quite happy with where my artistic career is headed as I'm just as passionate about music as I am about storytelling. .
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Here's the catch, I'm still doing #NaNoWriMo, and I've set my outlines up so I can go hard on this one. I may have dragged my writing speed, but the stories have been compounding in my head and I'm confident 50,000 words is not going to be my stopping point. .
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Fellow authors, Happy Writing and good luck in NaNoWriMo! .
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Authors that inspire you personally? . . . I read

Authors that inspire you personally?
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I read Maynard Keenan's authorized biography last year. From an artist's perspective, his journey both is insightful and inspiring.
See, last year I beat myself up for not meeting a lot of my own standards, having too much fun and not working/writing enough. I felt that if I'd just worked harder, I'd be a lot farther, but that's not always the case. It definitely falls into that "it's a marathon, not a sprint" philosophy.
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Maynard's journey involves an undying passion for art, and a persistent discipline to keep moving. He struggled not just as an artist, but as a man trying to survive and sustain a traditional career well enough to stay afloat. He went from the army to being broke and evicted to designing the marketing layout of pet stores all while focusing on music... And he didn't even bloom with Tool until his early thirties, eventually moving on to become one of the most influential artists and entrepreneurs of his generation.
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Now he's a lot more than just Tool. His book discusses a lot of his insights and perspectives for looking at things. I even went to his book tour and you can see how those philosophies have played a role in his life and his music. Even his perspective on magic and spirituality align pretty closely with mine. Definitely a book worth reading. .
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