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Brian D. Howard

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Writing has been a passion of mine since childhood. A lot of it for me always started with "what if" questions. If I didn't end up going through it in a conversation I'd write a story to explore what could happen.

College brought a focus on psychology and philosophy, both about learning to understand people and why we do things. That's an important part of a lot of stories to me.

Since college most of what I've done has been office jobs, where I'd think up story or character ideas during breaks. in 1998-99 I lived in a motorhome and did a lot of writing, but I kept setting it aside.

Now that I'm in my 40's I've gotten tired of setting it aside, and I'm making a point of embracing the things I'm passionate about, writing being a major one.
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Brian D. Howard I'm working on book 2 of RiftWorlds Online, my LitRPG series. I'm planning on attending a couple of local conferences this summer, and by 2020 expandi…moreI'm working on book 2 of RiftWorlds Online, my LitRPG series. I'm planning on attending a couple of local conferences this summer, and by 2020 expanding that to regional or national ones.(less)
Brian D. Howard Oliver has become more pragmatic than the more optimistic software engineer who moved from Seattle. On his better days he's fairly solution-driven. He…moreOliver has become more pragmatic than the more optimistic software engineer who moved from Seattle. On his better days he's fairly solution-driven. He'd see tiny houses as a good temporary solution. They're inexpensive, and big enough for the few possessions most homeless have.

For him, he still dreams of having a "real" place one day. I think he'd personally pass on them and stay with "his people." He'd probably talk about waiting until he could get a "real" apartment but I he's more likely to surprise himself by buying out a church or something and renovating it into a group home.(less)
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Odd Anniversaries

September tends to be a busy month for me, socially. Birthday, a partner’s birthday, our anniversary…

I tend to forget about October. But Facebook likes to remind people of what they posted this date in other years. Facebook didn’t do that for me, because coming up on a year later I’m still locked out of my Facebook account. I’ll have to look and see if I’ve posted about that yet. But that’s not to

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“Making things worse came easy.”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

“Sure, the Electric Man, solving the city’s problems from his cardboard hero lair, shouldering the mantle of Great Responsibility.”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

“Be ready to run at my signal.” “What signal?” “I think you’ll know it when you see it,”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

“Making things worse came easy.”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

“Be ready to run at my signal.” “What signal?” “I think you’ll know it when you see it,”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

“Sure, the Electric Man, solving the city’s problems from his cardboard hero lair, shouldering the mantle of Great Responsibility.”
Brian D. Howard, Rectifier - The Electric Man

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