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Kevin J. Hallock

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I'm an early morning writer who is a research scientist by day, and teaches college classes some evenings.

I have a strong interest in the direction of education, especially experiments like Coursera, edX, and the Khan academy. The business side of education is changing, and I'm excited to see where it goes.

I've also always enjoyed learning, collecting, and reading about insects. Yep, I was that geeky kid growing up (and still am pretty geeky).

I started writing for fun in the early 2000s and I liked it so much that I ended up taking some classes (at Grubstreet, in Boston, MA), getting an editor (Arlene Prunkl, who is awesome!), and finally publishing.

World-building is one of my favorite parts of writing. There's something about scoping ou ...more

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	Dead Doughboy Walking 3.26 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2012	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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	Jack Daniels and Associates: Old-Fashioned (Kindle Worlds Novella) (Sojourning Souls Book 3) 3.50 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
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	The Ghost Hypothesis: A Ghost Apocalypse Story 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	The Physical Basis of Biochemistry: Solutions Manual to the Second Edition by Peter R. Bergethon, Kevin J. Hallock (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 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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