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J. Lenni Dorner

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Author of the Existence Series.
Fractions of Existence and Proof of Existence are now available.

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Former Operation Awesome team member who ran the Debut Author Spotlight.
The Creative Writing Institute held writing contests that resulted in J Lenni Dorner being published in "WRONG!: A themed anthology 2014" and LOST!: A themed anthology 2017. J self-published "Preparing to Write Settings That Feel Like Characters," in 2015. Winner of the Write Edit Publish Now (WEP) flash fiction "Youthful Frights versus Adult Fears" Halloween challenge 2015 and "Antique Vase" April 2020 challenge. Signum University's Mythgard Institute held a creative writing contest in the autumn of 2015 called "Almost an Inkling" in which J Lenni Dorne
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J. Lenni Dorner For "Preparing to Write Settings That Feel Like Characters," I saw two literary agents mention they were searching for books with that quality. Someon…moreFor "Preparing to Write Settings That Feel Like Characters," I saw two literary agents mention they were searching for books with that quality. Someone asked me if I knew how to do this, and if I could teach it to them. I do know how! I figured others might enjoy the knowledge as well.

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Hazel *Craves the Angst Reviews* Thanks so much for the friendvite J! Hope to chat books with you soon. Happy Reading :)


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