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Colleen Farrelly

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https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B07832WQG7

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Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Member Since

December 2017

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Colleen M. Farrelly primarily writes to explore her experiences and remember those who have passed on. Over 62 of her poems and nonfiction articles have been published in over 22 journals, and she has published 5 books, Places and Faces, Portraits of War, Phoenix Rising, The War Folder, and Juvenilia. She donates a portion (30%) of her profits to nonprofits focused on returning Veterans and providing for the homeless.

Colleen was born into a family with several generations of military service and a community that welcomed Bosnian and Hmong refugees when she was young. Her early coursework and internships focused on studying and documenting humanitarian crises with a focus on Bosnia and Sri Lanka, and she was a medical volunteer for several y ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Colleen Farrelly I usually go for a long walk or workout. It also helps when I'm inspired. I'll compose most of it or collect the images in my mind, then simply write …moreI usually go for a long walk or workout. It also helps when I'm inspired. I'll compose most of it or collect the images in my mind, then simply write it out when I return to my condo.(less)

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Colleen Farrelly It's a great creative outlet for someone who works in a technical field like me (mathematics). I love being able to give a meaningful story or poem to…moreIt's a great creative outlet for someone who works in a technical field like me (mathematics). I love being able to give a meaningful story or poem to friends and relatives on special occasions, and it's exciting when a piece is published in a literary journal.

As a mixed author (traditional publishing for individual poems and self-publishing for collections and novellas), I have a lot of freedom with what I write and how much I can explore with structure and other features.(less)

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	Phoenix Rising it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Places and Faces 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Portraits of War 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Modern Graph Theory Algorithms with Python: Harness the power of graph algorithms and real-world network applications using Python by Colleen Farrelly (Goodreads Author), Franck Kalala Mutombo 3.50 avg rating — 2 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
	The War Folder 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
	Leading Edge, Issue 75 by Thorin N. Tatge, Kurtis Garzone, G. Francis really liked it 4.00 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
	Modern Graph Theory Algorithms with Python: Harness the power of graph algorithms and real-world network applications using Python by Colleen Farrelly (Goodreads Author), Franck Kalala Mutombo 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