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Daniel Dolinski

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My creativity started when I was five years old and my dad sat me down to watch Star Wars back in 1991. After that weekend, I wanted to write something just as remember as Star Wars. Of course, I grew up a bit and realized if I wanted to have people clamoring for my stories, I would have to create my own story with twists and turns.

I grew up in Chicago, IL, and can not part with the city. I can get away for a weekend or a week, but it's my home. Nothing can replace it.

I graduated from Roosevelt University in 2013 in Accounting, but after looking back on it, I really should have gone for an English major or something that had to do with writing. But I had to please the parents rather than following my heart. There is still time to correct it ...more

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I want to start this by saying that The Schmoedown and the community means everything to me because even though we live all round the world, we can instantly interact with each other. Ten years ago, I was a fan of AMC Movie Talk with John Campea, Jon Schnepp, Dennis Tzeng, and Amyrose Eisenbach. It was here I was introduced to Kristian Harloff and Mark Ellis.

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