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Rock Neelly

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in Elkhart, KS, The United States

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https://rockneelly.wordpress.com

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Genre

Thriller, Surf Noir, Detective

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Raymond Chandler

Member Since

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Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
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 ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

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)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

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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Average rating: 4.24 · 137 ratings · 30 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Purple Heart Detective Agency (Purple Heart Mysteries Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	River of Tears 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Friends / Fiends with Benefits: Cases from the Purple Heart Detective Agency (Purple Heart Mysteries Book 5) 3.50 avg rating — 26 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
	Salt Fork Stations 4.69 avg rating — 16 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
	Prince of the Border (The Purple Heart Mysteries Book 2) 4.88 avg rating — 8 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
	Babylon Blues: Cases from the Purple Heart Detective Agency (Purple Heart Mysteries Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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
	A Brand New Me: A Novella from the Case Files of the Purple Heart Detective Agency (Purple Heart Mystery Book 4) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Late Night Radio it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Prince of the Border 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	The Big Jangle: More Case Files From the Purple Heart Detective Agency it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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So, which title do you prefer?

"Prince of the Border"

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"The Babylon Blues"

???? Let me know here or at my Facebook page. rock d neelly author pageRock Neelly

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