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Ellen Dawn Benefield

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An award winning writer Ellen Dawn Benefield (Ellen Vandover)has had many stories published in Science Fiction and Fantasy magazines--also equestrian magazines. Ellen is a member of The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Of America (SFWA)
She has trained horses,raised Shelties, taught riding and dancing including ethnic and belly dancing. Ellen lives on a mini ranch with her husband and too many pets.

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Ellen Dawn Benefield Learn how to really write professionally. Read, read, read. Join writers groups, take writing classes, attend conventions with writers workshops, go t…moreLearn how to really write professionally. Read, read, read. Join writers groups, take writing classes, attend conventions with writers workshops, go to writers conferences. You can't learn to write playing computer games or watching movies and T.V. Find a mentor. Study English grammar or get a grammar checker.. Use aids like a dictionary, a thesaurus and Strunk and White's Elements of Style. You are going to get lots of criticism. Learn to separate the constructive from the unhelpful kind. Writing is rewriting over and over until you get it right. I worked on "The Star Of Jolanest" for 10 years more or less. If you write fiction start out with short stories and write one every week. Enter contests. Submit to small presses. Write letters to the editor. Write book reviews. Write articles. Get all the writing experience you can get. If you do self publish get a professional editor and cover illustrator as well as experienced beta readers. Writing for publication is work just like anything else.(less)
Ellen Dawn Benefield Short stories. Many are posted on my blog and many feature the characters from The Star Of Jolanest. Some have been previously published in magazines …moreShort stories. Many are posted on my blog and many feature the characters from The Star Of Jolanest. Some have been previously published in magazines or won H.M in the L.Ron Hubbards Writer and illustrators of the Future Contest.(less)
Average rating: 4.21 · 39 ratings · 18 reviews · 4 distinct works
The Star Of Jolanest

4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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Lost Among The Stars

4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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Kiss Of The Dragon Hunter

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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“A teleporting cat! Is she yours?" Dr. Daniel McCleod. "Suki”
Ellen Dawn Benefield, Wyrd Wravings: An Anthology of Humorous Speculative Fiction

“This live action role playing of D and D is going too far, you know. Larps are insane. You might have been killed. Where are you from? Why are you so cold?” Lori "Kiss Of The Dragon Hunter.”
Ellen Dawn Benefield, Kiss Of The Dragon Hunter

“A purring noise woke him. Something furry was curled on his chest. Jarby opened one eye slowly. Something black, white, buff, and lemon-smelling. He glared at her and groaned. Stupid wytzl. Buffi chirruped and fluttered away to Poke.”
Ellen Dawn Benefield, The Star Of Jolanest

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“Of all the various unpleasant ways to be aroused from a sound sleep, one of the worst is the noise of a dragon and a unicorn playing tag. Myth Conceptions by Robert Asprin”
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“A purring noise woke him. Something furry was curled on his chest. Jarby opened one eye slowly. Something black, white, buff, and lemon-smelling. He glared at her and groaned. Stupid wytzl. Buffi chirruped and fluttered away to Poke.”
Ellen Dawn Benefield, The Star Of Jolanest

“But we don't do things like that!" said Vimes. "You can't go around arresting the Thieves' Guild. I mean, we'd be at it all day!”
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“A teleporting cat! Is she yours?" Dr. Daniel McCleod. "Suki”
Ellen Dawn Benefield, Wyrd Wravings: An Anthology of Humorous Speculative Fiction

“If the proper preparations have been made and the necessary precautions taken, any staged event is guaranteed success--Ethelred The Unready”
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Ellen Benefield Lost Among The Stars by Ellen Dawn Benefield
5.0 out of 5 stars I love Sci Fi, May 27, 2012
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This review is from: Lost Among The Stars (Kindle Edition)
:) I "liked" it! Actually I am reading it a second time.

I must really be weird... I race through a book and if I like the feeling/story/ending, then I read it again at a more leisurely pace. AND then I read it again for the spots that I liked the best. I love Sci Fi. Your book is more pleasant to read than many; much of what is out there is pretty blood-thirsty and gory or laced with graphic sex. This is a great story, believable characters and a good ending. When is the sequel? How about trilogy?


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