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Ryan R. Campbell

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Ryan R. Campbell is an author, speaker, and software engineer whose work as R.R. Campbell has earned him accolades including finalist placement in the International Book Awards and acclaim from New York Times bestselling authors.

He is the founder of the Writescast Network and the co-founder of Kill Your Darlings Candle Company. Previously, he taught for the University of Wisconsin’s Division of Continuing Studies in Writing, and he is a regular speaker at conferences throughout Wisconsin and beyond.

Ryan lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his wife, Lacey, and their cats, Hashtag and Rhaegar.

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From Conference to Coffee (On the Beach)

It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks. While I worked on preparing When the Stars Conspire for another round of beta reads and sketched the initial shape of Not A Cult, I Promise, I also spoke at my first in-person writing-related event after two years of virtual speaking engagements.

Oh, and I spent some time on the beach for the first time in just as long (if not longer, honestly).

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