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John L. Reed

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John L Reed is the pseudonym of a husband and wife writing team: John and Layla.

They live in Northern California with 10,000 cats (okay, not really, but it feels that way sometimes) and have been together for over 20-years (and married for eleven).

When not writing they enjoy trying out new cuisines and recipes, reading (especially Layla, who averages about 250 books per year), rescuing and re-homing cats, and spending time with their families and friends (on both coasts).

A Voice of Thunder is the first in a five book series, The Thunder and Conquest Series. Book two, A Blaze of Fire, is scheduled to be released in June 2020.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

John L. Reed This isn't really my advice. It can be attributed to Stephen King, but it fit me like a glove:

"My approach to revision hasn't changed much over the ye…moreThis isn't really my advice. It can be attributed to Stephen King, but it fit me like a glove:

"My approach to revision hasn't changed much over the years. I know there are writers who do it as they go along, but my method of attack has always been to plunge in and go as fast as I can, keeping the edge of my narrative blade as sharp as possible by constant use, and trying to outrun the novelist's most insidious enemy, which is doubt."

I would write sporadically. And every time I sat down to write, I'd read what was written. As anyone who has ever written anything will tell you, when you read your own work, all you see is the bad. You don't like how something is worded, or you see spelling errors, etc. Then I'd start to doubt myself. Maybe the story isn't good enough. Maybe I need to change a few things. Maybe I'm a terrible writer.

Once that doubt crept in, I was done.

I once rewrote a story so much that I finally ended up with about 75 pages of pretty good writing, but had NO IDEA where to go with it. That non-novel is still sitting in a file somewhere.

So, listen to Stephen. Get your story down. You can always go back over it when your finished, and smooth out any inconsistencies. You've got nothing but time.(less)

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What are you currently working on?

John L. Reed I'm currently working on book three in the Thunder and Conquest Series. Book two is nearly ready for the editor (Layla [the L in John L Reed} is going…moreI'm currently working on book three in the Thunder and Conquest Series. Book two is nearly ready for the editor (Layla [the L in John L Reed} is going to do a pass through first). I hope to have book two out early 2019.

I'm also working on a side project (contemporary fiction), that's semi-autobiographical, about an author living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and how that affects his life, both personal and public.(less)

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Facebook wouldn't allow me to post pictures directly, as they feel that no one wants to see ads that are pictures, even though I'm not actually pushing a product, but am trying to make you laugh. So, I'm going to try to...

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