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It is all John Updike’s fault. It really is. I had just finished reading Updike’s quirky novel Rabbit, Run when it suddenly hit me. “I can do this!” I thought. “I can write my own novel”.

Now this certainly wasn’t a new thought for me. I have dreamed of being a writer since I was in high school (which is more years ago than I want to admit) and I had made some pathetic attempts to write a book bef Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 13, 2011 10:46 • Tags: writing

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	Miracle Child 4.24 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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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	The M-16 Agenda 3.68 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2010 — 4 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
	A Fall From Grace (A David Lyons Novel Book 1) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 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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	Musings of a Particular Bear: A Poetry Collection 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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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Thank you for clicking me in as a new friend, James. I have been signed up to Goodreads for all of four days, so I’m still fumbling my way around. My Good Wishes to you. I'm looking forward to reading.

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Thanks James for accepting my friend request. You are welcomed to visit my blog Green Planet here http://creategreenplanet.blogspot.com/

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