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J.J. Clarke

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J.J. Clarke Thank you, Katherine! I've answered this question before, but somehow it didn't post. Kate is a combination of a few strong women I know. Her backgrou…moreThank you, Katherine! I've answered this question before, but somehow it didn't post. Kate is a combination of a few strong women I know. Her background includes some of my own.

It's true, I was a bond investigator for the State of Missouri, I did carry a gun long enough to develop what I call 'holster hip'. I grew up in a small town similar to Kingseat.

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J.J. Clarke I rarely suffer from writer's block. (That's a big knock-on wood). I realize I'm very fortunate. I’m also lucky enough to be my own boss, so I'm not d…moreI rarely suffer from writer's block. (That's a big knock-on wood). I realize I'm very fortunate. I’m also lucky enough to be my own boss, so I'm not dealing with hard deadlines.

The one thing I consistently do, that may help someone who is struggling to write: I plan when to write. I'm usually write M, W, F from 9-2. I also write sprints when I get a chance.

The writing usually starts in my head long before I ever sit down at the keyboard. Sometimes that's good, sometimes that's not so good. It's never good when Susie pops into my head when I'm driving. I occasionally miss a turn.

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“When I die
Give what’s left of me away
To children
And old men that wait to die.

And if you need to cry,
Cry for your brother
Walking the street beside you
And when you need me,
Put your arms
Around anyone
And give to them
What you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.

Look for me
In the people I’ve known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
At least let me live in your eyes
And not on your mind.

You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands
By letting
Bodies touch bodies
And by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.

Love doesn’t die,
People do.
So, when all that’s left of me
Is love,
Give me away”
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By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can.”
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