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Gregory A. Kompes

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Born
in Willowick, Ohio, The United States
February 09

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Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MS Ed.) has authored 19 books (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), contributed to over a dozen anthologies (including 4 Chicken Soup for the Soul volumes), and written hundreds of published articles and essays on a wide range of topics.

Gregory is the founder and facilitator of The Writer Workshop and teaches for Southern New Hampshire University’s MFA program.

Gregory holds a BA in English Literature from Columbia University, New York, a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning and an MS Ed. from California State University, East Bay, and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University.

Other favorite accomplishments include:

Being a member of the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist in Schools Roster;

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Gregory A. Kompes I'm always reading. Currently in the queue are Like People in History by Felice Picano, Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Book Thief by…moreI'm always reading. Currently in the queue are Like People in History by Felice Picano, Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Light Between by ML Stdman, and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.(less)
Gregory A. Kompes I never feel I have writer's block. I tend to have three or even four writing projects going at one time and I simply move around them, which keeps me…moreI never feel I have writer's block. I tend to have three or even four writing projects going at one time and I simply move around them, which keeps me interested in writing. I'm also always researching new ideas through reading, attending events, and taking Friday Field Trips to interesting places around Nevada.(less)
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Planting Seeds

While working with a playwright at The Writer Workshop in Savannah, we found ourselves having a discussion about planting seeds in our work. 
We offer clues early in the text about where we’re headed, about where our audience will travel, about where our characters will encounter challenge and growth. The seeds might be tiny, just a color or a detail or a thought or a word. The reader or viewer or

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