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Rock Neelly

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I was born and raised in Kansas, the grandson of two ranchers. My parents were both from the first generation of their families to attend college and they both became teachers.
My mother is a painter and an artist, but also taught language arts and literature and although my father is a great reader, it from dear ole Mom that I developed my love of literature. She got me to read early and often and I read everything – crazy stuff, Alexandre Dumas novels that our library didn’t even have, not The Three Musketeers or The Man in the Iron Mask, although I read those, of course, but the two sequels to Musketeers, and much more obscure stuff, The Son of the Phantom by Lee Falk, Jules Verne, Ray B
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Rock Neelly The great detective noir writer Charles Williford said the answer was to make yourself write one page before using the bathroom in the morning. Then i…moreThe great detective noir writer Charles Williford said the answer was to make yourself write one page before using the bathroom in the morning. Then in a year you've got a novel.

I am not that extreme. My publisher claims that you are either a "pantser" or an outliner. A "pantser" flies by the seat of his pants and ends up with a novel via subconscious planning. I, however, am an outliner. My outline was quite complete as I wrote this novel and my sequel is planned out in my head and will be outlined in the next two weeks -- before I put the first sentence to paper. (less)
Rock Neelly You do get a lot of attention. But it is solitary for the most part. John Gardner wrote that he had to move every couple of years to shed friends to g…moreYou do get a lot of attention. But it is solitary for the most part. John Gardner wrote that he had to move every couple of years to shed friends to give himself writing time. That's extreme, but you do have to carve out blocks of time to be by yourself and to compose. And sometimes you just have to sit and stare at a wall. People will wonder what the heck you are doing until you publish. Then you have an excuse. Ha.

The best thing, hmmm? It might be getting that ISBN tattooed on your arm. Just kidding.(less)
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"Prince of the Border"

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"The Babylon Blues"

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