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John Christian Abrahamson

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John C. Abrahamson is a Corporate HR Executive. He spends much of his time traveling the world with his wife and three teenagers.

His favorite hobbies are playing disc golf, board games, hiking; he especially loves visiting zoos, aquariums, museums art galleries, theme parks and live cultural performances.

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	The White Elephant (The Thom Bailey Chronicles, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Tips for new writers

Hi Friends. I copied and pasted this from a blog I started last year on Blogger, but still find it relevant, after I published my first couple of books since then.

Here are some tips for aspiring authors:

1. Just knock out the first draft.
Don't worry about grammar, details, structure. Just get all the ideas out, and worry about fixing it later. The good writing comes with the rewriting. I fell into Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 14, 2015 13:16 • Tags: author-tips, nanowrimo

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