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Raymond Cushing

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in the Ottawa Valley, Canada

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Thriller, Suspense, Mystery

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Elmore Leonard, Walter Mosley, Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, John ...more

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As a newly independently published author I am now working on the sequel. Did you find it easier or harder to write the sequels? I notice you are now working on book 3. Way to go. Belynda Wilson Thomas author of Secrets and Silence

Raymond Cushing Hi Belynda, Congratulations on getting that first one published. That is an accomplishment. I hope you feel great about it. You should.

For me, the se…moreHi Belynda, Congratulations on getting that first one published. That is an accomplishment. I hope you feel great about it. You should.

For me, the second book flowed easily from the first. Some writers apparently work on a complete plot outline before they start. I begin with the characters and a general idea of where I think the plot will go. I wake up in the morning with the characters bouncing around in my brain, waiting to be released. It's a relief when I can start getting the words down on the page.

I found a book by Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel, very useful. For years, I wrote as if every word was going to be reviewed by the Nobel Committee. Mosley's book helped free me from that. His book made me realize that it's just the first draft. Get it written. Don't worry about every nuance and turn of phrase. Those can be worked on in the next draft and the one after that.

I hope writing the sequel goes smoothly for you. We are lucky to be able to do this. Have fun with it. (less)

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Raymond Cushing Now that Book 2 has been released, the plot for Book 3 is in the pot simmering. It will be a continuation of the Sammy Hayes series, a thriller set li…moreNow that Book 2 has been released, the plot for Book 3 is in the pot simmering. It will be a continuation of the Sammy Hayes series, a thriller set like the others on Canada's East Coast.(less)

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Best Books I've Read

The following is a chronological list of some of the best books I have read in my lifetime. In most cases, I read the author's entire output, but the book listed was either the first I read, or one I remember well.
Did I miss any of your favourites?

1. The Double – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
2. Group Portrait with Lady – Heinrich Boll
3. Never Cry Wolf – Farley Mowat
4. Zorba the Greek – Nikos Kazantzakis
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“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."

[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]”
― Desmond Tutu

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“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
― John Lennon

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“So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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“Democracy just cannot flourish amid fear. Liberty cannot bloom amid hate. Justice cannot take root amid rage. America must get to work. . . . We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

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“For as long as ours has been a nation of immigrants, we have been a nation that fears immigrants. Fear of the other is woven into the fabric of our American culture, and unscrupulous people in power have exploited that fear in pursuit of political advantage.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

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