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Youngblood Hawke

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Ft. Worth, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers, History, Historical Fiction

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September 2011

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Hawke began his unorthodox life at an early age. As a teenager still in high school he applied for and received a mineral concession from the government of Venezuela to search for gold in the jungles near Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall. Prohibited from going to Venezuela because his passport application could not be approved and issued without his parents' approval, he was forced to complete high school and graduate from college with a degree in civil engineering. Following a brief stint as an engineer, Hawke decided he wanted to be a writer and wanted life to be an adventure. Thus began a nearly four-year sojourn that began in Mexico, where his bus once came under automatic weapons fire, to its end in London where he flipped a Hawke began his unorthodox life at an early age. As a teenager still in high school he applied for and received a mineral concession from the government of Venezuela to search for gold in the jungles near Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall. Prohibited from going to Venezuela because his passport application could not be approved and issued without his parents' approval, he was forced to complete high school and graduate from college with a degree in civil engineering. Following a brief stint as an engineer, Hawke decided he wanted to be a writer and wanted life to be an adventure. Thus began a nearly four-year sojourn that began in Mexico, where his bus once came under automatic weapons fire, to its end in London where he flipped a coin to decide whether he should get married or go to Tangier. He didn't go to Tangier.

When Europe beckoned he spent months hitching around the continent while sending back stories of his exploits to his hometown newspaper. He wrote stories ranging from the hardships of a struggling young writer who covered himself with newspapers to keep warm while sleeping in the weeds, to a once-in-a-lifetime experience of fighting a bull in Spain.While living in London he worked security at Sotheby's , the world famous auction house, and once served as a security guard for former British Prime Minister Ted Heath. Providing security at Sothebys, Hawke came into contact with numerous celebrities including Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful. In London he also came to know some of the world's most infamous mercenary soldiers, the African mercenaries that best-selling author Fredrick Forsythe dubbed "the Dogs of War".

Hawks first literary success came in London, where he was once featured in an article in LORDS, an early spin-off of PENTHOUSE magazine. At the time, he was a professional gambler, and LORDS featured Hawke in an article about a horse race betting system Hawke had developed. However, one day at the track he bet and lost all his money and had to peel potatoes for two months to support himself. Once he returned to the U.S. he worked as an investigative newspaper reporter and a regular contributor to several national men's magazines, with short stories and articles about his European adventures.

Following publication of his premier novel of the occult in 1978 he started a business which quickly became more profitable than his writing ever could, and he didn't write another creative sentence for more than 20 years. His current book, THE COVEN CONSPIRACY is on sale now, and his latest novel, ANCIENT MEMORIES, is based on cutting edge advances in science and hotly debated metaphysical concepts.Hawke is believed to be living in Hong Kong and studies Mandarin Chinese. His close friends calll him "Bloody".
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A WRITER'S ASS

You show me a writer and I’ll show you a person sitting at a keyboard and that tube of white gook lying beside his/her computer screen is probably a tube of Preparation H.

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Writers sit a lot, gravity works and things fall down. Sir Isaac Newton was hit on top of the head with an apple, and had all that not happened Phizer may not have invented Preparation H and the ass of many writ Read more of this blog post »

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The Intelligence Paradox: Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One

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“When I grow old I want to regret the things I've done, not the things I haven't done.”
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“When I grow old I want to regret the things I've done, not the things I haven't done.”
― Youngblood Hawke

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“Mortals cannot perceive me with the physical eye whilst in my pure form unless it is of my choosing, for it would result in fatality, which begs the question of why you are an exception.”
― Al Stone, Talisman of El

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message 22: by Dale (last edited Jul 20, 2014 05:57PM)

Feb 02, 2014 03:23PM

Youngblood, thank you for the Goodreads friendship.
Wishing you all the very best in 2014!

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message 21: by Youngblood

Sep 21, 2013 09:12AM

HAWKE'S NEST blog of Youngblood Hawke has a new post, LUNA'S SONG. An unbelievable story of love and tragedy

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message 20: by Youngblood

Jan 04, 2013 09:17AM

SLICE of LIFE is my latest Blog post. Stop by and have a read.

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message 19: by Youngblood

Jan 02, 2013 02:34PM

I'm being intervied on air by Windlow Eliot at 6:15 tonight (Jan. 2) Stop by if you have time http://lnkd.in/7aW_VX

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message 18: by Youngblood

Sep 15, 2012 01:23PM

Just finished a very interesting book - "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" I read this book because I couldn't imagine how anybody could write a book about "nothing", meaning zero. It' fascinating and I highly recommend it.

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message 17: by Youngblood

Aug 30, 2012 05:03AM

WARNING: I tried sniffing coke but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose

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message 16: by Youngblood

Aug 13, 2012 09:20PM

Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts And Reviews, a major book blog, featues ANCIENT MEMORIES and an author interview of me at http://bit.ly/TyJWkK Stop by and have a look. The site features a description of the plot along with a nice excerpt so you can read it and test the waters. Who knows? You might even buy one.

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message 15: by Youngblood

Jul 19, 2012 09:57AM

L i v i n g with MRSA is a MUST READ blog post. It's important. It could save your child's life. It could save your life.

YBH

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message 14: by Youngblood

May 04, 2012 08:45AM

Read my latest Blog post - Where Do Books Come From?

YBH

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message 13: by Youngblood

Mar 16, 2012 07:36AM

Halfway done writing my next book JIHAD-Kill Shot. This is the story of the Second Most Important Event In The History Of The World

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message 12: by Youngblood

Feb 14, 2012 04:53PM

Reviews of Ancient Memories have been great!!

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message 11: by Jillian Peery

Jan 27, 2012 08:22AM

Thanks for the add!

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message 10: by Carole

Jan 19, 2012 07:55AM

well, thank you for the add!

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message 9: by Youngblood

Jan 04, 2012 05:11PM

A HITMAN was hired to kill me. THE HITMAN AND ME Part -2
is my latest blog post. I lived. Read it.

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message 8: by Youngblood

Jan 02, 2012 07:39PM

New blog post about the local gangster who hired a hitman to have me killeds. THE HITMAN AND ME Part - 2 is the second and final part of this interesting and true story. Check my Blog.

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message 7: by Toni

Jan 02, 2012 07:30AM

You have quite an interesting profile!

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message 6: by Youngblood

Dec 31, 2011 07:34AM

My novel The Coven Conspiracy was name in "Top 5 Reads in 2011" by author Claude Bouchard. The listing is in his latest blog post at http://bit.ly/swrVO9

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message 5: by Youngblood

Dec 27, 2011 01:39PM

Sales of ANCIENT MEMORIES has really picked up thanks to you guys. Love and appreciate you all.

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message 4: by Youngblood

Nov 01, 2011 08:53AM

If you haven't already done so, please check out my latest blog post about a hitman who was hired to kill me because of my work as a newspaper reporter.

Thanks,

Youngblood Hawke

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message 3: by Ellen

Oct 09, 2011 04:11PM

Hi Youngblood! Thank you for the friend request. I added your two books to my GR shelf and hope to get to them soon.

Write any time :-)
Ellen C. Maze

PS: Currently promoting my novel The Judging: The Corescu Chronicles Book One (Please add to your GR shelf if you like!) Cover:

The Judging The Corescu Chronicles Book One by Ellen C. Maze

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message 2: by Youngblood

Sep 26, 2011 10:53AM

Lynn wrote: "HI! It's nice to meet you!"

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message 1: by Lynn

Sep 21, 2011 10:11PM

HI! It's nice to meet you!

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