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E.A. Allen

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Ft. Smith, Arkansas, The United States
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Mystery, Historical Fiction, Thriller

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P.G. Wodehouse and Ernest Hemingway

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Dr. Edward A. Allen is a retired CIA Intelligence Officer. During Bush and Clinton Administrations, he served as the CIA’s Senior Analyst for European Security Affairs, and as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Europe. He has lectured widely on International Relations and has published more than a score of historical articles in scholarly journals—notably The Journal of British Studies and French Historical Studies. He now lives in his native Northwest Arkansas, where he raises cattle, promotes Historic Preservation, continues to lecture on International Relations, and teaches Modern European History and World Civilizations.

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E.A. Allen There is no doubt about it. It is seeing that my fun is entertaining to other people. We are all having fun together.
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E.A. Allen I do not get "writer's block." Once I have the idea for a Montclaire Mystery -- either a short (Weekend Mystery) or novel, I begin to think of plot, w…moreI do not get "writer's block." Once I have the idea for a Montclaire Mystery -- either a short (Weekend Mystery) or novel, I begin to think of plot, working from back to front. Someone called mystery writing "learning to think backward," Once I have the crime, the main characters, and the end I am working toward, I begin to plot. I structure my plots according to a traditional Three Act model, using the greatest plotting device know to man -- The Hero's Journey. These structures keep me moving forward and effectively prevent "writer's block." That is not to minimize how difficult it can be. I often hit a wall in thinking up plot twists, especially where those plot twists are most important, and climbing that wall can be a species of self-torture.(less)
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The Avignon Tablet: Now An Audiobook

"The Avignon Tablet" -- the first of the Montclaire Weekend Mysteries -- is now the first of the Montclaire stories to be offered as an audiobook. It is downloadable from Audible.com, Amazon.com, or iTunes.

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