James Purkey

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Born in East Tennessee and raised on Cherokee lake, where he resides today, James Purkey found out two things early in life; that he wanted to help people, and he could tell a decent story. He eventually became a Critical Care Paramedic and sits as the Deputy Director of his ambulance service. He is married to a wonderful woman, has two great sons and the older of the two and his daughter-in-law, have given him two beautiful granddaughters. He grew up with a set of characters that gave him plenty of great times that allowed him to grow up and be a normal kid with a thousand tales to tell. When he was older, he began to figure out that telling stories for laughs or dramatic effect was one of the most fun things in his life, and it was only a ...more

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James Purkey Traveling to Australia and New Zealand would be fantastic. I'd love to dive the GBR and see everything there.

I have to say, the places that I have tr…more
Traveling to Australia and New Zealand would be fantastic. I'd love to dive the GBR and see everything there.

I have to say, the places that I have traveled have brought me plenty of excitement, but there is nothing like seeing the mountains of good 'ol East Tennessee.
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James Purkey I wait. When the block hits me, I stop everything with the manuscript...I don't look at it or think about it. Sometimes this may be hours, sometimes d…moreI wait. When the block hits me, I stop everything with the manuscript...I don't look at it or think about it. Sometimes this may be hours, sometimes days, I've even went two-three weeks when suddenly the idea comes to me of the next step in the progression.

Some writers will simply start writing another area and piece it in where it's supposed to be but I can't do that, I'm a chronological thinker and have to have the next step before I can move on.

But when the idea hits I can knock out 3-4 chapters in a single sitting because the idea is obsessive and I can't stop.(less)
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