40 ratings | 10 reviews | avg rating:3.95

Gary Kemble’s Followers (48)

Gary’s Bookshelves

to-read (9)
currently-reading (0)
read (40)

Gary’s Friends (184)

Marianne

7,386 books | 233 friends

Liz

1,545 books | 273 friends

Alex

1,443 books | 427 friends

Joanna Lauder

602 books | 100 friends

Ben Peek

246 books | 203 friends

Damian Herde

609 books | 52 friends

Kathleen Jennings

785 books | 458 friends

Paula Berinstein

956 books | 369 friends

More friends…

Gary Kemble

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

Website

http://garykemble.com

Twitter

garykemble

Genre

Crime, Horror, Science Fiction

Influences

Stephen King ...more

Member Since

April 2015

edit data

Gary Kemble has spent his life telling stories. He wrote, illustrated and self-published his first story (Back from the Grave) aged eight. His debut novel Strange Ink (aka Skin Deep in Australia/NZ) is due out in the US and UK in October 2018. You can follow him on Facebook (@garykembleauthor).

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Gary Kemble questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gary Kemble Don't give up.

Every writer finds their own path to publication. For some it seems relatively easy (although if you dig deeper you usually find it wasn…moreDon't give up.

Every writer finds their own path to publication. For some it seems relatively easy (although if you dig deeper you usually find it wasn't as quick or easy as you initially assumed) and others toil away for years. In my case, the gap between my first novel-length project doing the rounds and the publication of my debut novel Skin Deep was about 12 years.

Read and write every day. Writers write, and writers read. If you have a bad day and can't find time to sit down and add words to your project, at least jot down some notes, so you can keep your head in the story.

Don't beat yourself up when things aren't going your way. I aspire to write every day but there have been periods in my life when I've gone months without writing. Believe in yourself and work towards creating time in your life to write.(less)

flag

3 likes · like
Comment

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Gary Kemble I write fairly slowly (eg a little bit each day rather than huge chunks in one go) so this doesn't happen to me that often.

I plot out my books, which …moreI write fairly slowly (eg a little bit each day rather than huge chunks in one go) so this doesn't happen to me that often.

I plot out my books, which helps avoid writer's block. When I sit down to write, I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to write.

On the rare occasions I get stuck, I skip forward to the next chapter and add a note about what I need to write to finish the chapter, and then go back later on.(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

See 2 answers from Gary Kemble…

Combine Editions
Gary Kemble’s books

Average rating: 3.53 · 930 ratings · 197 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Strange Ink (Harry Hendrick, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Dark Ink 3.37 avg rating — 161 ratings — 7 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
	Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author), Jack Dann (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 39 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
	The Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2010 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Talie Helene (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jo Anderton (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Dead of Night: The Best of Midnight Echo (Issues 1 to 11) by Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrew McKiernan, Gary Kemble (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror Volume 3 by Angela Challis (Editor), Joanne Anderton, Deborah Biancotti (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	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
	Black Box Anthology by Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Camille Alexa (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Steven Cavanagh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008	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
	Dark Tales (v. 12) by Gary Kemble (Goodreads Author), Richard Smith, Ryan Lambie 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	A graphical study of patients treated at Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

More books by Gary Kemble…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Aussie Readers: Aussie Zombies - Recommendations?	6	24	Apr 06, 2016 12:18PM
Aussie Readers: Marianne's Ongoing Series Challenge: to be continued...	28	48	Jan 02, 2017 03:03AM
Aussie Readers: Australia Day Aussie Author Eclectic Pack Giveaway-ends 28.1.17	12	26	Jan 31, 2017 04:13AM
Aussie Readers: Autumn Challenge - 1st March- 31st May 2017	417	314	Jun 01, 2017 12:33AM

More…

Gary’s Quotes

“Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable”
― Oscar Wilde

13 likes

“Ordinary, said Aunt Lydia, is what you are used to. This may not seem ordinary to you now, but after a time it will. It will become ordinary.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

tags: human-condition, social-commentary

113 likes