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Rick Stockwell

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Fiction, Christian, Fantasy

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Journey to Becoming a Novelist
I watched the Star Wars movie when it was first released in 1977 and was totally engrossed by it. Fast forward thirty years or so and I watched The Truth Project DVD series at our church and was totally angered by it. I came away from this series believing that Western civilization and Christianity were being systematically circumvented by lies and distortions. My first thought was to write something to refute macro-evolution, so I went to the bookstore and bought a Microbiology for Dummies book. Being a former English/History major who barely got through high school biology, I soon realized that I wasn’t equipped for this task. I later read somewhere that you should “write what you know.” I asked myself, “What Journey to Becoming a Novelist
I watched the Star Wars movie when it was first released in 1977 and was totally engrossed by it. Fast forward thirty years or so and I watched The Truth Project DVD series at our church and was totally angered by it. I came away from this series believing that Western civilization and Christianity were being systematically circumvented by lies and distortions. My first thought was to write something to refute macro-evolution, so I went to the bookstore and bought a Microbiology for Dummies book. Being a former English/History major who barely got through high school biology, I soon realized that I wasn’t equipped for this task. I later read somewhere that you should “write what you know.” I asked myself, “What do I know?” and came to the conclusion that I knew the Bible pretty well, so perhaps I could write something about that which was exciting and engaging. During this same period a former pastor of mine encouraged me to study the book of Ephesians in the Bible. The image of The Wall came to me as I was running on the treadmill and memorizing Ephesians 1. This was immediately followed by an explanation in my mind of what it meant. I wrote The Wall because I wondered what it would be like to actually go there, and because I wanted to understand what really goes on the heavenly realms, based on what has been revealed to us through creation and the Bible.

Hobbies
Running. I run so I can write. It makes me feel better, reduces stress and helps me focus. I’ve run a number of half-marathons and marathons, but stick to shorter distances now.
Reading. I love fiction classics like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as well as any non-fiction historical books by David McCullough.
Movies. I love science fiction and fantasy movies like the Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Star Trek series.
Beach. I love walking on the beach at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and when I’m not walking, just gazing out into the ocean, body-surfing, or napping.

Resume
Raised: Farmington, Connecticut, attended public schools K-12.
College: Brown University, majored in English/American Literature and History.
Military Service: United States Marine Corps, First Lieutenant.
Graduate School: Emory University Business School.
Experience: Worked in the IT departments of various financial services firms, first as developer and later as a program/project manager .
Family: Rick is married with two adult children and a daughter-in-law, and resides in Connecticut.
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	The Wall (A Heavenly Realms Novel, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 39 ratings — 6 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 Battle: A Christian suspense cliffhanger (A Heavenly Realms Novel Book 2) 4.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 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