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Lora Kempka

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Lora Kempka has worked in a number of blue-collar jobs including machine set-up and backhoe builder. She earned her BA in English Literature along the way as well as an associate’s degree in Library Science. Finally, when her last factory job as a large guillotine operator ended because the factory shutdown, she decided to knock the dust off her manuscript and do something with it. Her debut novel, Deep Water, epitomizes the belief that everyone has a story to tell.

Much like her patchwork of job skills, her reading interests vary widely from Stephen King to Eric Gansworth to Dan Simmons. Then sprinkle a healthy dose of nonfiction into the mix for a gumbo of right-brain activity. Creating characters that readers can relate to is Lora’s goal.
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Lora Kempka Keep at it. Work hard at smoothing out your prose so that reading it feels like floating on top of water rather than tumbling off a cliff.
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Now the Work Begins

I feel like a cicada popping out into the open every so often. Sometimes I forget I have a blog that needs to be visited more than once a year. Yep, it’s kind of sad, but I’ll work on getting better at it. For real this time.

The exciting news is I finally finished my WIP. The beginning, middle and end are complete and hey, it only took me two NaNoWriMos and a little extra. I actually typed the las

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