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Laura Kendrick

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in Manchester, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure

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Laura Kendrick was born in Manchester, England.
The Boy Who Sparkled was her debut collection of short stories (removed due to much needed edits after a sharp learning curve about publishing ebooks). She is currently working on two novels - fantasy adventure, Silverdeer and YA Fantasy, Collarless (which will form the basis of her dissertation).

Alongside writing she is the proud owner of four Guinea Pigs and a Hamster, the complete collection of Diagnosis Murder Episodes (thank god for Tivo!) and Books.

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Average rating: 4.6 · 15 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Chronicles of Silverdeer (Book, #1) 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2021 — 4 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 Boy Who Sparkled and Other Stories by L.E. Kendrick, Laura Kendrick (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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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A Round Up!

Today’s post is more a roundup of the last week than being focused on a specific topic. I do discuss, though, why batching posts is better for me and how much I enjoyed, what I consider my first real crack at editing.

At times, it can get a little overwhelming, thinking about all the tasks I’m going to be trying to do over the coming months. Last week I didn’t get everything I wanted done, but, but

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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

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