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P.J. Kelly

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in The United Kingdom

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http://www.thegoodteachernovel.com/

Genre

Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

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Marcus Zusak and Tim Winton

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PJ Kelly is a primary school teacher who lives and works in Perth, Western Australia. He has a wife and two sons and continues to travel widely, always looking for a new place to include in his next novel.

PJ is very passionate about his teaching career and believes that all children have the right to feel safe and be free from harm. It was from the strength of these convictions that his first novel 'The Good Teacher' was originally born. A similar vein runs through his second novel 'The Narrative', this time focusing on the role of teachers in preventing child abuse and the many obstacles that lay in wait for those who try to prevail over evil.

PJ has a Bachelor of Arts Degree as well as a Diploma in Education. This is his second novel. You ...more

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P.J. Kelly I always make sure that I have other stories to work on. This stimulates my brain and means that I have something that excites me and propels me to wr…moreI always make sure that I have other stories to work on. This stimulates my brain and means that I have something that excites me and propels me to write. When the block is hanging over something that I have to finish then I just power on through it and force myself to write. Sometimes you just have to blow away the cobwebs and get to work. You can't always be smiling and ready.
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P.J. Kelly Creating a world from nothing is probably the thing I like best about being a writer. The places and characters that come from my mind feel real and I…moreCreating a world from nothing is probably the thing I like best about being a writer. The places and characters that come from my mind feel real and I love being given the chance to live through them and that feeling of surprise when they do something I wasn't expecting. They really do come to life.(less)

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