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John Collings

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San Jose, California, The United States
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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...

4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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It has been another great year of gaming. I have played over 80 different games this year, and many of them new to me. I have also been able to play many campaign to their finish, and have gathered with many friends over the year while creating new ones through this hobby. This list has come out a little later than I would have hoped for because of travel, and the time it takes to put this list to

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One Piece, Vol. 34 by Eiichiro Oda
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This is one of those transition installments of the greater story. In other words, it finishes one story while starting another, so it is incomplete on both ends of the installment. The Davy Fight Back finally finishes with of course Luffy and his gr ...more
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Batman, Volume 2 by Scott Snyder
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Though the intense action that was started with the first volume in this Batman series was still there in this follow up volume, there were a couple diversions that left me feeling as if it was not as good as the first part. First off, the story dive ...more
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Bleach, Vol. 2 by Tite Kubo
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Yes, it has another big battle, and it opens more of the world that is Bleach, but it is still at the point of the storytelling where things are not that complicated and basic. It is still building its world right now, but I can see how it is importa ...more
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Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
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When I first started reading this book, I did not like it much. I thought that the characters were two-dimensional, and the big world issue that it was tackling seemed to be put in there to make the story work. It seemed to be a typical young adult n ...more
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Batman, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
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I will admit that over the years I have become a huge Batman fan. There are some great stories told about him covered by some of the best comic book writers over the years. It is hard to find a new story that really captures that grittiness of the gr ...more
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Dance of the Four Winds by Alberto Villoldo
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I did not know what to expect from this book, but it was one of three that was available in English in the bookstore I visited in Peru, so I thought it would give me some insight into the culture of the country I now found myself in. It did take a ne ...more
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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This is a dystopian classic, and is usually put in front of many students in school as an example of what we should fear within our governments in order to prevent an autocratic world from taking over. It has some beautiful language, and some good id ...more
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Bleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo
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Bleach is easily considered manga royalty as it follows the exploits of Ichigo as he accidentally becomes a soul reaper, and how he learns to manage this responsibility with that of being a typical high school student. This is a beautifully drawn man ...more
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is easily one of the most important voices in the last twenty years, and this book is a great example of why. It tells the simple story of a couple as they navigate their love for each other over the course of a couple of dec ...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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