Ever since I was a kid, there were only two things I wanted to be when I grew up: a soldier and a writer. I mean, my teens were nothing but Platoon, Red Dawn and Stripes on the screen and Stephen King on the page. It was awesome. After earning an associate's degree in electronics, I joined the active Army and started what ended as a twenty-year career. After six years of active duty and a tour in West Germany, during which I got see see the red menace more formally known as the Soviet Union fall, I joined the Iowa National Guard as a mechanized Combat Engineer, where not only did we get to shoot guns and play cards, we got to blow stuff up. I had found my home for the next fourteen years. During my time in the National Guard, I deployed twi ...more

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Allen Hill In my opinion writers block is simply not knowing what to write. I plot ahead a couple chapters to I know what to write towards, where my work needs t…moreIn my opinion writers block is simply not knowing what to write. I plot ahead a couple chapters to I know what to write towards, where my work needs to lead. Do I have to go back and change stuff? Sure, sometimes, but I've written something to change. (less)

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Allen Hill Writing is the best thing about being a writer. The only way you'll be satisfied is if you make your dreams come true. After so many years of trying I…moreWriting is the best thing about being a writer. The only way you'll be satisfied is if you make your dreams come true. After so many years of trying I wrote a book that people enjoyed and urged me to find a way to publish. Fulfilled. (less)

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