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John Collings was raised in Colorado where he has lived most of his life. While there he has had many occupations including bartender, television floor manager, disc jockey, and teacher. His first novel, "Hell, and God, and Nuns with Rulers", takes from his experience at educating students at an alternative high school and the rich landscape of the Front Range in Colorado. His next adventure takes him overseas to teach students in South Korea while continuing to work on his next novels. ...more

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John Collings I've never really struggled with this problem. Part of this might be because I have taught an improvisation class for eight years to high school stude…moreI've never really struggled with this problem. Part of this might be because I have taught an improvisation class for eight years to high school students. In order to do this, I needed to train my brain how to do improvisational theater. One of the keys to this is to make sure the story continues. It is just a matter of creating a new routine and then breaking it. When you break it, all you do is create a new routine. This keeps the story going at all times. I take this principle to my writing, and even though I kind of know where I am going with the story, I don't always know how I am going to get there, I love where the voyage takes me. It just comes back to taking the experiences of your life and applying them to other things that you do.(less)
John Collings Writing. When you get into what I call the groove, where you stop thinking about the story that you are writing and it just flows out of you, is the b…moreWriting. When you get into what I call the groove, where you stop thinking about the story that you are writing and it just flows out of you, is the best feeling in the world. This is where the real writing takes place because it is honest and true connection with your self. It is the moment that I always look for every time I sit down to write. I don't always find that moment but when I do I leave my computer feeling satisfied.(less)
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Hell, and God, and Nuns wit...

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The Cycle

I have watched my son grow into a man,
And I made sure to guide him on the way.
I taught him to walk and watched as he ran.
I took the time to engage in child’s play.
I watched him struggle and to thrive in school.
I helped him decide on better choices.
I shed tears when he was and was not cool
As he tried out his various voices.
He eventually grew up and moved on,
Leaving me alone in an empty home.
I learn

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The book has helped me learn Spanish, but the explanations can be a little confusing, the stories at the end did not help with the tense conjugations of verbs, and the answer-keys were not always correct. Still the information it gave has helped impr ...more
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This was the darkest of the Hellboy series that I have read so far, and because of that it hit upon more philosophical ideas than any of the previous omnibuses. It followed Hellboy on a journey that only he could take, and it kept the brilliant artwo ...more
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This is another entertaining installment in the Bleach series with Tite Kubo still introducing all of the characters and establishing the world-building. It does seem to be running over the same ground as previous installments, but there are a couple ...more
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This continuation of one of the many adventures in One Piece is at that awkward spot of the middle of the story where the buildup is happening, all the things are being set up, and big huge battle is about to take place. It has not taken place yet, b ...more
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The book starts off really good as a mystery that has a big twist in it that makes the suspect of a horrific murder of a child seem innocent. The evidence makes you question whether or not he did it, and things unfold like most murder mysteries, but ...more
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Majenta Hi, John! Happy Monday! Thanks for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a great day and week. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


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