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Benjamin Jones

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in Greeneville, TN, The United States

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Horror, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Benjamin Jones was born in Greeneville, TN but currently resides in Dallas, TX. Benjamin has been writing for close to 15 years while working various 9-5 jobs but, all the while, finding time to keep the writing the main priority and always trying to hone his craft.

Writer of many genres, Ben has covered horror (his H.U.B. vampire series) as well as his critically acclaimed romance novel, Head Above Water. Be on the lookout for more works from Ben, including his up-coming non-fiction book on Hip-Hop and a new romance novel entitled The Girl In The Red Balloon.

Benjamin is available for convention visits/speaking engagements, print, radio and web interviews as well as guest blog postings. To schedule an interview or speaking engagement you ca ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 88 ratings · 21 reviews · 116 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Tailypo Story: Teh-Li Po: An Appalachian Legend 4.40 avg rating — 15 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
	Head Above Water 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Revise SQE Business Law and Practice 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	H.U.B. - Humanity's Ultimate Battle by Benjamin Jones (Goodreads Author), Justin Taylor (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Revise SQE Property Practice: SQE1 Revision Guide 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Options Trading for Beginners 2023: The Complete Guide to Using Options Trading to Easily Generate Risk-Free Passive Income 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Appalachian Mountain Handbook: Language. Folklore. Superstitions. Ghosts. Remedies. Cures. Potions. Sayings. Euphremisms. Growing Food. Field & Stream. Games. Food & Drink Recipes. 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Islam: Exposing the Truth – ISIS, Terrorism and The Caliphate 2.57 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
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I am done slacking; it has been six long months since I last posted a blog - that's a long f**king time - but I'm back. So...., what's been going on in the last 180 days (give or take a few)? Well.....

I've been steadily working on The Girl In The Red Balloon and that's coming along pretty nicely. I'm hoping that, by the end of this year, I will have a draft ready that I feel will be fit to be read Read more of this blog post »

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“You shouldn't be embarrassed by the things you do because that's who you are. Your quirks are what separate you from all of the dull, regular and boring people who all look and act the same as everyone else.”
― Benjamin Jones, Head Above Water

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“I'm a firm believer that, from the time you're born until the second your last breath has been drawn from your body, our lives are all about taking risks. It's how you respond to those risks, when everything is on the line, which truly defines a person's life.”
― Benjamin Jones, Head Above Water

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“You promise you'll never leave?"
"Not even death could make me leave.”
― Benjamin Jones, Head Above Water

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“If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.”
― Joyce Carol Oates

tags: inspirational, on-writing

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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
― Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades

tags: authors, creative-process, struggle, writers, writing

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“To you I am neither man nor woman. I come before you as an author only. It is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me--the sole ground on which I accept your judgment.”
― Charlotte Bronte

tags: inspirational, quote, writing

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“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
― Stephen King, Storm of the Century

tags: god, humor, religion

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“If you wish to find yourself, you must first admit you are lost.”
― Brian Rathbone, Call of the Herald

tags: inspirational, self-actualization

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