Dana Precious

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Hi all, this is Dana. I live in Marina Del Rey, California with my son, Gus and my dog, Thompson. I grew up in N. Muskegon, Michigan. I've has worked at several film studios including Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios as an advertising executive. I've been writing at a little joint in Santa Monica, CA. since I was 23 years old. It used to be called The Novel Cafe and now is called 212 Pier.
At 212 Pier bookshelves line the walls and rickety tables are kept steady by sticking magazines under table legs. More frequently than one would hope -- a water pipe breaks and the ceiling has a minor cave-in on top of the cash register. But the food is very good. And the atmosphere is just right. A lot of writers h
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Dana Precious I deal with writer's block by simply "writing through it". You are going to write bad stuff once in a while and that's fine. You can fix it later. I t…moreI deal with writer's block by simply "writing through it". You are going to write bad stuff once in a while and that's fine. You can fix it later. I think maybe writer's freeze up when they see they wrote a bad sentence or something. Don't worry so much. Write through the bad stuff and the good stuff will be come. (less)
Dana Precious Just as I get lost in a good book I can get lost in my writing. Its therapeutic meditation for me a lot of the time.
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This is Dana Precious, author of Born Under A Lucky Moon. A lot of you read it and gave the book really nice reviews which was great. Now, I have a new book that just got released -- Murder In Malibu. It's a comedic murder-mystery featuring the character of Miss Merry Mac. It's the first in a series. The next one will be Murder In Belize. I don't have any reviews in on Murder In Malibu yet Read more of this blog post »
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