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Deborah J. Natelson

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My older books are published under the name D.J. Natelson

Some writers talk about discovering their passion, but the truth is that I’ve always been a writer. Even when I had plans to have other careers, writing was an unquestioning part of it. Working full time, I wrote. In school and at university, I wrote. Until the day I die, I will write.

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	Game of Kings by Anthea Carson (Goodreads Author), D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2014	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 Land of the Purple Ring 4.48 avg rating — 25 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
	Bargaining Power (Power Trips, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	Logic's Emporium of Stolen Memories by D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Midnight Files 4.38 avg rating — 8 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
	Swallowgate by D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Wizard: Deceased by D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Fifth Tunnel by D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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
	Format Your Paperback & E-Book: Using Only Microsoft Word (Ex Libris Thinklings Books Book 2) 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
	The Day the Exclamation Marks Came: And Other Stories and Poems by D.J. Natelson, Deborah J. Natelson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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

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One of the best pieces of writingadvice I’ve ever heard is this: if you want to have a character react with anemotion, take a moment and act out that emotion. For example, for anger, you might thinkreally, really hard about something that makes you angry, so that your wholebody reacts—and then you observe. Howhas your face moved? What are your handsdoing? What are your legs doing? Your feet?

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Illusionist (Bog Standard Isekai #2)

by Miles English (Goodreads Author)

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Death and Devices (The Kronos Cycle Book 1)

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