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Robyn Paterson

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Rob is a teacher, writer and blogger based in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a teacher at Fanshawe College, head of Wiseman Educational Services, organizer of the Forest City Go Club, and the founder/producer of the Kung Fu Action Theatre audio drama group. He is married to his beautiful wife Connie, and owned by his dog Winston.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 59 ratings · 10 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hot Soup 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011	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
	Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014	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
	Ascension really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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
	Suffer the Poisoner (The Adventures of Little Gou #3) 3.50 avg rating — 4 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
	The Cat and the Whaler (The Adventures of Little Gou #2) 3.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Stationfall it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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
	Shooting Indie Style- Tips, Tricks and Techniques for the No-Budget Mobile Phone Filmmaker 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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 Goblin Princess: A Story of the Young Rangers 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
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TAVIN Story Structure (aka The Dopamine Machine)

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Ever wonder why videogames are so addictive? Or why you spend hours scrolling on Tiktok?

And did you ever think – “I wish I could make stories as addictive as those things”?

Well step right up, because you’re in luck!

Video games, Tiktok, and other addictive behaviors work because they’re tapping into the human reward system which exists to motivate us and make us do things that will improve our

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Stealing Light (The Shoal Sequence, #1)

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’Salem’s Lot

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Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5)

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“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
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