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Dan Green

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Historical Fiction, Thriller

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Dan Green graduated as a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Manitoba in 1969. After retiring from private practice in 2003, he studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia. He is an active member of the Canadian Authors Association, the Federation of BC Writers and the Palm Springs Writers Guild.

His first novel, "Blue Saltwater", published in 2010, chronicled a Haida teenager's struggle to escape the Indian Residential School System in British Columbia in the 1970's.

His second novel, "Teeth, Lies & Consequences", published in 2016, is a story set against the backdrop of racism, revenge and war, where a father takes an oath to never reveal a secret but goes against his word to save the life of his son. ...more

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Dan Green Friedrich and Eva Mendelssohn, who after supporting other refugees in their flight from Nazi occupied Austria, open a multi-ethnic dental practice in …moreFriedrich and Eva Mendelssohn, who after supporting other refugees in their flight from Nazi occupied Austria, open a multi-ethnic dental practice in the Old City of Jerusalem promoting tolerance and reconciliation.(less)

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Dan Green I don't dwell on it and I go back to my comments above about getting down to work on something and writing through any blocks you may encounter. Ploug…moreI don't dwell on it and I go back to my comments above about getting down to work on something and writing through any blocks you may encounter. Plough ahead, damn the torpedoes.
I never had the ending of my last novel really clear until the last few weeks before I finished. I was close but not there yet. But after multiple drafts and five years of editing and rewriting, it revealed itself. Trust your story, work your story, give it time and you'll be rewarded.(less)

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