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Gregory N. Whitis

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in Gainesville, The United States

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https://www.gregorynwhitis.com

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Fiction, Thriller, Male Mid Life Crisis

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twigwrites.com

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Gregory N. Whitis was born in
Gainesville, Florida, raised in Dubuque,
Iowa, graduated from Iowa State University, and earned a Master’s of Aquaculture at Auburn University. After marrying Karen Schimek, they resided briefly in central Iowa. Raising fish north of the Mason-Dixon line soon lost its glamor. He landed a job as a farm manager on Alabama’s largest catfish farm. His church friend and writing mentor, Aileen K. Henderson, suggested that he should write novels about catfish farming. He cranked out Blue Green and Nighthope.
At the age of forty-four, he suffered a midlife crisis, proudly graduating fourth in his class at the Tuscaloosa Law Enforcement Academy. He served ten years as a Hale County deputy sheriff. He’s run in eighteen h ...more

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Author Spotlight on Gregory N Whitis by J Scott Coatsworth

Welcome to my weekly Author Spotlight. I’ve asked a bunch of my author friends to answer a set of interview questions, and to share their latest work.

Today: Gregory N. Whitis
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Thanks so much, Gregory, for joining me!

J. Scott Coatsworth: When did you know you wanted to write, and when did you discover that you were good at it?

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Gregory Whitis is on page 133 of 511 of The Woven Crown: This is a fascinating read. Her descriptive prose is mesmerizing. She has nailed the concept of show don't tell. Recommend this book to aspiring writers. Im definitely going to read more from Patricia Correll. The Woven Crown by Patricia Correll (Goodreads Author) progress:	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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Nayler's The Tusks of Extinction was a good mixture of science fiction and science faction. The genetic engineering was explained well and very plausible, as I have personally seen hair and tissue fragments of mammoths, so the DNA does exist. Not exp ...more
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