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Joel Michael Dorr

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Sidney, Montana, The United States
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I grew up in Montana and Wyoming, where as a young boy, my brothers and I raced by horseback across the grass pastures of my grandfather's ranch. There is no video game that can match the exhilaration of riding full speed on the back of a galloping horse. With a full access nature pass, I swam, rafted and fished many of the lakes and rivers of Wyoming. Early inspiration hit when I located and walked down the same dirt path Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid used to hunker down in their Hole in the Wall hideout. My brothers and I carried fishing poles, instead of guns, that is when we didn't have a pretend posse chasing us.


I was able to put myself through college playing basketball, getting degrees in Theatre and Broadcasting. Later I bega

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Joel Michael Dorr I don't have writer's block, I have time blocks. Finding the time to write is difficult for me in my busy family and work life outside of writing. But…moreI don't have writer's block, I have time blocks. Finding the time to write is difficult for me in my busy family and work life outside of writing. But I can say that some of my best ideas come from simply driving around by myself and letting my brain just run wild. The stimulation of life triggers ideas or thoughts about plot lines or character traits. My recent visit to the Spy Museum in Washington D.C. put my brain in overdrive and that night when I went to bed it began to process. The next morning when I woke, I had a complete outline for a new novel just sitting there floating in my head. I was able to write the treatment in about an hour and a half. Now I just have to find the time to finish the projects I'm on, so I can get after it. Care to guess what the subject matter might be in this book?(less)
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When I decided to write my first novelThose Crazy Notions of Otherwise Intelligent Peoplethere were two realities I hadn’t anticipated.The first experience has been truly gratifying and honestly unexpected. I’m referring to the amazing response and acclaim the novel is receiving from readers and critics. Both are enjoying the story pushingThose Crazy Notionsto an average rating of5 Stars at both A Read more of this blog post »
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