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Brick Marlin

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in Louisville , The United States

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Young Adult, Science Fiction, Fantasy

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At an early age Brick Marlin was exposed to horror and science fiction. He soon became an avid reader and enjoyed stories written by Edgar Allen Poe and W. W. Jacobs. His other favorite tales were written by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, J. B. Stamper—which he still to this day recollects her terrifying tale “The Furry Collar”—Kurt Vonnegut, Dean Koontz, Charles Dickens, Harper Lee, H.G. Wells, etc. Not long after did he decide to write horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy he began scaring readers such as his parents, his friends, a handful of neighbors, and even leaving a few school teachers scratching their heads wondering if the boy should be committed or not. His very first book was written when he was 9—a mere 100 words, if that At an early age Brick Marlin was exposed to horror and science fiction. He soon became an avid reader and enjoyed stories written by Edgar Allen Poe and W. W. Jacobs. His other favorite tales were written by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ray Bradbury, J. B. Stamper—which he still to this day recollects her terrifying tale “The Furry Collar”—Kurt Vonnegut, Dean Koontz, Charles Dickens, Harper Lee, H.G. Wells, etc. Not long after did he decide to write horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy he began scaring readers such as his parents, his friends, a handful of neighbors, and even leaving a few school teachers scratching their heads wondering if the boy should be committed or not. His very first book was written when he was 9—a mere 100 words, if that, written on index cards and bound together with yarn—which was a follow-up to the movie Rikki Tikki Tavi. From then on short story ideas continued to visit. A book idea or two sometimes stopped by for a sit. And gathering the craft of world building and characterization by posing as a Dungeon Master while playing hours and hours of the game Dungeons and Dragons fed his need. When 2007 arrived, he decided to pursue writing professionally and was able to have The Darkened Image published. Brick Marlin has published 13 novels, over 25 short stories, including a few which has shown up in anthologies such as Dystopian Express released by Hydra Publications.

Nowadays Brick Marlin loves to cast himself as an introvert when writing, staving off the outside world by hiding out in his office. The only thing which sometimes break the invisible force field is the dreaded literary gremlin and its miserable clan of misfits. If you see one, you know there’s more around. Much like that cockroach you notice when you open the kitchen draw of utensils and find out that cockroach has just birthed cockroach babies.

And the best thing to do in those circumstances are to feed the literary creatures Extra Sour Apple-Flavored Fizzle, Pop & Explode Candies Extreme Fizz Series One.

Unless of course you have cockroaches. Then you’ll need an exterminator.

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	Sectors: A Sectors Universe Novel 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Lights in a Jar 4.14 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raising Riley 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Out of the Sky (Transitional Delusions #1) 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Land of the Dead 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Zaphnurr Phase 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ozarium 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Has this ever happened to you?”A man in a suit and tie carries a brief case and walks down the sidewalk when, out of nowhere, a finger of wind lifts a corner of his toupee. He stops to adjust it. He moves on. It happens again, and he repeats the process of what he did before. Then continues onward. A few minutes later the wind does the same thing. This time, using its Read more of this blog post »

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“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

tags: creativity, invention, quip, wings, writing

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“When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

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message 9: by Brick

Jul 19, 2012 02:14PM

Christine wrote: "thanks for being my friend"

You are very welcome, Christine!

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message 8: by Christine

Jul 19, 2012 02:12PM

thanks for being my friend

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message 7: by Brick

Oct 25, 2011 03:57PM

Nely wrote: "Hi, Brick! Thanks for the add.
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Thanks so much for accepting my Goodreads friendship!

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message 6: by Nely

Oct 25, 2011 07:44AM

Hi, Brick! Thanks for the add.
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message 5: by mountainmama

Aug 19, 2011 04:27AM

Thanks for the friend invite, Brick! Good looking books there. Who did your covers? They're awesome.

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message 4: by Brick

May 21, 2011 10:37AM

Carl wrote: "Cheers for the add Brick. Must get some of your books. Which is your personal favourite and which is widely regarded as the best?"

Thanks for inquiring, Carl! If you like to read ebooks, please check out SECTORS. It's the start of a series I've begun. SECTORS is a dark world full of robots, werewolves , vampires, zombies, and a cannibal.

I am hoping to bring Twilight Zone type settings in the books. :)

RAISING RILEY and DARK PLACES OF REST are free to reads and I think I have included the links on my page. If you have trouble, let me know..

You can find my other books on AMAZON.COM, if you wish.

Take care,

Brick

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message 3: by Carl

May 21, 2011 09:58AM

Cheers for the add Brick. Must get some of your books. Which is your personal favourite and which is widely regarded as the best?

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message 2: by Brick

May 12, 2011 04:33PM

No problem! Thanks for the friendship!

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May 12, 2011 04:32PM

Thanks for looking me up, Brick.

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