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Matthew Arnold Stern

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I am an award-winning public speaker and writer. My novel Amiga came from my experiences in the computer industry in the 1980s as a technical writer and computer journalist. My awards for writing and public speaking include Distinguished Toastmaster and an Award of Excellence from the International Online Communications Competition. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University, Northridge. My hometown of Reseda, California plays a prominent role in many of my works. I live in Orange County with my wife for over 30 years. I have two children, a granddaughter, and lots of cats.

To learn more about me, please visit www.matthewarnoldstern.com and follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at maswriter.
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We fall in love with books at the library. I still remember my childhood days going to the school library and picking out a book to read for the week. As parents, libraries were a fun (and free) way to spend time with the family. They had arts and crafts events, and then we’d let […]Related posts:My Eat Like a Writer InterviewMy visit to the Little Free LibraryAuthors and the power of community Read more of this blog post »
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“I need coffee to deal with this, and I’m not getting decaf.”
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“I need coffee to deal with this, and I’m not getting decaf.”
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“I know logically that I can live without him, but loving him has become such an integral, necessary part of my life; I am not sure I could stop, even if we parted.”
Anna Bayes, Under His Wings

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

“My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!”
Edna St. Vincent Millay, A Few Figs from Thistles

“In writing, you must kill all your darlings.”
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