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Samuel Colbran

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Nowra, NSW, Australia

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With 31 years of creating, writing and storytelling as a hobby, Samuel thought it was time to fulfil a dream he only just acquired. In 2015, he quit his job as a chef of 17 years, due to several factors one being a full-time carer for his mother and the lack of creativity in his life.

Over the last two years, he has accumulated many relationships in the writing world which have to lead him to become a mentor, public speaker, teacher, promoter of fellow authors and he also volunteers his time for various writing groups situated on the Gold Coast i.e. Gold Coast Novel Writers, Writers Activation and has just been re-elected as Social Media Manager for the Gold Coast Writers Association.

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	Lake Merrin (Journal of an Adventurer #1) 4.59 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Briana: Knight (Fablelands #2) 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FableLands: Kayla, Briana and Ciro (Interrogation #1) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sammy: Trickster (Fablelands #4) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Crusade of the Orange: The Trinity (Favinonian Tales #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Tournament (Ajax's Ascension #4)

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“Why I write is to spark dreams.”
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“And one day my quotes will mean something to someone, and they will be inspired to be more than society dictates. Even though I am Sam the unknown author”
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“I don't dream; I create fantastical words.”
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“To wake up every day with a whisper of a dream and then put pen to paper to make it a reality”
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“If you write, then you are a writer”
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“Imagination, curiosity, passion, creativity these are the words that move me!”
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“Heal yourself with a book!”
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“I walk around engrossed in my stories and worlds, and I love losing myself in them!”
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