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Troy Aaron Ratliff

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Troy Aaron Ratliff was born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio and self educated in writing, art and voice impersonations. When he's not reading, writing, sketching, or cooking up his next monstrosity, you can generally find him defending the galaxy from the forces of evil, feeding hippopotamuses, dining with foreign dignitaries and Zen masters, waking up to his supermodel wife, altering the space-time inter-dimensional warp or, more than likely, stuck in traffic somewhere in Southern California on his magic carpet. ...more

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Troy Aaron Ratliff Music, reviewing and going over my work and where I'm currently at in each story, and of course more reading. Reading is like fueling the Story Creati…moreMusic, reviewing and going over my work and where I'm currently at in each story, and of course more reading. Reading is like fueling the Story Creation Machine.(less)
Troy Aaron Ratliff Creating worlds, characters, and scenes with the tap of some keys and I've transported someone to a completely different place that is only in my head…moreCreating worlds, characters, and scenes with the tap of some keys and I've transported someone to a completely different place that is only in my head and heart. Transferring those feelings, settings, scenes, and charachters to other people and seeing their reaction and excitement is a joy. I consider my books my children, so I hope people will enjoy them for the long-term and they continue to entertain.(less)
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“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” - Henry David Thoreau

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Hey. Hi there, how’ve you been? We haven’t spoken in so long… I know, I know, it’s been five years since I made a peep here on this blog (five years to the day to be exact) and I guess I should start by saying, yes I’m still alive. I didn’t die or anything. I’m still out here on the inter-webs. I’m still actively creating, just in Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 10, 2019 13:40 Tags: art, author, author-life, burnout, creating, debut, horror, novel, troy-aaron-ratliff, writer-life, writer-struggles, writing
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“It was no wonder Dustin immersed himself in his horror movies. It was something different, something to distract him from the boredom — a cheap thrill.”
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message 7: by Blak

Blak Rayne Nice to meet you, Troy! All the best. :D


message 6: by Troy

Troy Ratliff Carole wrote: "thank you for the add!
Great avatar, reminds me of Lovecraft cthulhu stuff!"


Oh thanks Carole! No Great Gods of evil and madness here, just Space Octopi.


message 5: by Troy

Troy Ratliff Julie wrote: "I like your sense of humour! :)"

Thanks Julie! Sorry for the redunkerously late response! I just noticed these comments down here! *Big Bear Hug!*


message 4: by Julie

Julie Powell I like your sense of humour! :)


Carole Gill thank you for the add!
Great avatar, reminds me of Lovecraft cthulhu stuff!


Collette Scott Hi Troy!

It's great to connect here. Thanks so much :D


message 1: by Jill

Jill Thanks for your friendship on Goodreads, Troy.


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