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Kamil Gruca

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Born

Warsaw, Poland

Website

http://gentlemenofpitchfork.blogspot.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, History, Fantasy

Member Since

July 2014

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Kamil Gruca is a Polish writer born in 1982 in Warsaw.

He is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy at the Warsaw University.

Kamil is also an active knight who confirmed his battle prowess by winning the Polish National Knights League in 2006 under the alias of Sir Robert Neville. He has studied medieval swordsmanship for over 15 years hence his novels are full of dynamic and realistic swordplay.

Being an avid reenactor and a passionate history geek Kamil moved to France for two years to study documents unavailable in other countries that would add to the feel and realism of the book on multiple levels.

His first novel “Panowie z Pitchfork” was published in 2009 by a major publishing house Rebis. Receiving a warm welcome from Polish criti ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Kamil Gruca Go for a stroll. No, seriously. Do something else apart from writing for a change. It's important that your mind focuses on something else. Running ma…moreGo for a stroll. No, seriously. Do something else apart from writing for a change. It's important that your mind focuses on something else. Running may not be the best idea as your thoughts will naturally get back to the problem at hand. Maybe you can start writing a different story and come back to the previous one later? There are many personal techniques of dealing with writer's block, but the key strategy is to shift focus for a while. And rest a bit.(less)

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Kamil Gruca Write as much as you can. But don't focus on one opus magnum. Write many different things. Short stories and novels alike. The more you write the bett…moreWrite as much as you can. But don't focus on one opus magnum. Write many different things. Short stories and novels alike. The more you write the better you become at it. But once you decide to write something - make a plan and stick to it!(less)

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	Gentlemen of Pitchfork by Kamil Gruca (Goodreads Author), Pawel Brzosko (translator) 3.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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