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Mike Van Horn

Goodreads Author

Born

Chicago, The United States

Website

https://www.galaxytalltales.com

Twitter

mikevanhorn

Genre

Science Fiction, Business

Influences

Ursula LeGuin, David Brin, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Member Since

July 2013

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https://www.goodreads.com/mikevanhorn

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Day job: Advising small business owners how to grow their business without driving themselves crazy. Doing this for over 30 years.
Recently, I've been knocking out science fiction stories. Just finished a trilogy (early 2021), and now working on Book 4 of my trilogy.
My heroine--narrator of the stories--is a singer who rescues an alien who communicates via singing. This leads to some hair-raising adventures in space.

My wife works with me in my consulting company, and she's also writing about a 19th century British barrister who falls for the ghost of a French woman who was murdered.

Our daughter is also a writer. A whole family of crazy writers! ...more

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Why Sci Fi?

By day, I advise small business owners. But at night, I put on my mask and cape and venture out into unknown and dangerous worlds--writing science fiction.
My characters speak to me and tell me their stories:
-- Perk the Jerk, kidnapped naked from Earth and thrust into a world where he's viewed as a dumb animal
-- Agate, a songstress from California who forms an unlikely friendship with Breadbox, an Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 04, 2013 14:06 • Tags: aliens, sci-fi, why-write

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	Aliens Crashed in My Back Yard (Agate and Breadbox Series Book 1) 4.08 avg rating — 12 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
	Marketing Mastery: A Program for Growing Your Business (Small Business Workbooks Book 1) by Mike Van Horn (Goodreads Author), John Van Dinther it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Ivy Leaguers 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
	Pacific Rim Trade: The Definitive Guide to Exporting and Investment 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	How to Grow Your Business Without Driving Yourself Crazy: Tools to Tackle Barriers to Growth, Profitability, and Ease 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	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
	The Inner Game of Growth: How to Develop a Mindset of Growth, Profitability, and Ease of Operation (Van Horn Business Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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
	Recapture Your Time: How small business owners use time strategically (Van Horn Business Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	How to Thrive in Tough Times (Van Horn Business Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	How to Introduce Change to Your Employees (Van Horn Business Books) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	How I Ended Up with Two Wives: plus 4 Sci Fi Shorties 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2019	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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Agate and Breadbox (2 books)
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What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Science Fiction - Musical aliens, they could communicate to each other through singing, and I believe that's how they contacted their people. Read around early 1990's. [s]	17	1500	Apr 13, 2024 02:21PM

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