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Jim Kosmo

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Born

Eau Claire, WI, The United States

Website

https://www.jimkosmo.com

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Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Captain Jim Kosmo is a national award-winning journalist and author, a US Coast Guard-licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot, and former partner of Padelford Riverboat Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. Before joining the family riverboat business, he was a newspaper editor in Nevada and Minnesota and a corporate public relations executive in Minnesota and Illinois.
Kosmo’s newest book, Monsters in the Hallway, is an award-winning mystery novel based largely on his childhood in Eau Claire, WI. His previous book, Still Standing: The Story of Staff Sergeant John Kriesel, is a nonfiction account of a soldier who lost his legs and two buddies in an IED explosion near Fallujah, Iraq. The best-selling motivational book won eight national book awards a ...more

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Jim Kosmo Aha. Well, a writer can do anything he/she can imagine...be any age, travel through time, expand his IQ, bank account, or skills, in your parallel uni…moreAha. Well, a writer can do anything he/she can imagine...be any age, travel through time, expand his IQ, bank account, or skills, in your parallel universe. Live an alternate life.(less)

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Jim Kosmo Write. Don't worry about what you put down, just write. The real work comes later in revision. Don't pay attention to all the "experts" who will have …moreWrite. Don't worry about what you put down, just write. The real work comes later in revision. Don't pay attention to all the "experts" who will have more advice than you can imagine. AND, don't worry about "the rules." It is essential to know the rules before you break them, but once you master them, you're free to create your own voice, even if that means bend or busting a few. It's your voice. That's what makes you different, but in revision you need to discover if your voice is what your audience wants.(less)

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	Monsters in the Hallway 4.19 avg rating — 90 ratings — 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
	Still Standing 4.30 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011 — 2 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
	Still Standing: The Story of SSG John Kriesel, 2018 Updated Edition by Jim Kosmo (Goodreads Author), John Kriesel 4.74 avg rating — 39 ratings	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
	Still Standing: The Story of SSG John Kriesel, 2018 Updated Edition 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings	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