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A Colorado native, Sam Knight spent ten years in California’s wine country before returning to the Rockies. When asked if he misses California, he gets a wistful look in his eyes and replies he misses the green mountains in the winter, but he is glad to be back home.

As well as having been Distribution Manager for WordFire Press and Senior Editor for Villainous Press, Sam Knight started his own publishing company, Knight Writing Press, and has curated and edited over a dozen anthologies and is the author of six children’s books, four short story collections, four novels, and over 75 short stories, including three co-authored with Kevin J. Anderson, two of which were media tie-ins: a Planet of the Apes story and a Wayward Pines story. He can ...more

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	Well... It's Your cow by Sam Knight (Goodreads Author), Madison Keller (Goodreads Author), Frances Pauli (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Sins of the Final Father 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	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
	Sidekicks: A Speculative Fiction Anthology Supporting MileHiCon by Sam Knight (Goodreads Author), Holly Roberds (Goodreads Author), Benjamin Jacobson (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Blood from Your Own Pen: A Practical Guide on Self-Editing and Common Mistakes: For Beginning Authors Who Intend to Survive to Publication 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017	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
	Lost Angel: A Midlife Crisis Thriller (Midlife Crisis Thrillers Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Pining for Penance 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	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
	Freakend Madness by Sam Knight (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tonya L. De Marco, Bob Satterfield 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	A Whiskey Jack in a Murder of Crows 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Adventures in Zookeeping by Sam Knight (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tonya L. De Marco, Sarena Ulibarri (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Steampunk: The Other Worlds by Sam Knight (Goodreads Author), Peter J. Wacks (Goodreads Author), David Boop 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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The 2025 Novel Writing Tools Bundle

I am excited to announce Filtering Out the Filter Words is a StoryBundle Exclusive!

Filtering Out the Filter Wordsby Sam Knight

A guide to understanding and identifying filler words, filter words, filter phrases, and conclusion words, and how they affect your writing, both positively and negatively.

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Sam Knight rated a book it was amazing Smoked: A Snack-Sized Mystery by Jeff Schmoyer (Goodreads Author)	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 sweet, little bite-sized mystery I finished in one sitting (short enough I didn't even have to get up to a drink of water, but long enough I thought about it once). I enjoyed the characters and the quick pacing and look forward to another Snack. Be ...more
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“‎'Twould be easy to say 'tis a gift, but 'twould also be an untruth. Beauty and compliments are always to be found in the truth, when not maliciously brought to light.”
― Sam Knight

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