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Marcus Johnston

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in Lexington Park, MD, The United States
July 01, 1975

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As a Navy brat, Marcus has often found himself between places, so it’s not surprising that his characters find themselves in the same position. He grew up imagining fantastic worlds and loves telling stories about them. After graduating from Illinois State University, he became a mercenary teacher, jumping from classroom to classroom.

After living in Korea, India, and Thailand, he returned to the States, only to travel across the country to train. He’s based out of Tempe, Arizona, with a wonderful wife who doesn’t like science fiction, and two wonderful kids, who don’t want to read his books, so he shares his stories with all those who will

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Virginia Is For Lovers

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Is it Needless Exposition or Pointless Filler?

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So I’ve got three or four chapters left in my story and I’m starting to panic, because I’m only at 32k words, so I’m going to fall short of a novel by up to 10k words. So I’m tempted to go back and add another plotline or do something to

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I love putting fantasy characters in low stakes situations

I read a lot of Ms Buroker's work and I love her stories. Her universes are compelling and her characters are (mostly) excellent. However, she does have a nasty habit of making the love intere
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A wonderful universe to play in.

I've been really enjoying the Emperor's Edge and the thrilling scrapes that our heroes have to avoid to save the Empire. The characters are wonderful and the stories great. I'm not convinced that Amaranthe and Sicarius
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Lone Wolf Squadron Complete Series Boxed Set by Jamie Davis
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A great read!

If you want a fun read with an endless space opera, fun characters, and people bending the law, then this is the read for you. It's a really enjoyable story. My only complaint is not developing the romance between the characters, which i
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A great finish to a wonderful series!

We dive in deeper into the Crane-verse and see what happens to all these characters after they save the world. The answer: there's always someone trying to screw things up. That's what Crane and his crew is there
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Brilliant! Simply brilliant!

Johnston takes the Potter verse and takes it the next level. What does a Squib do if they don't want to be an accountant? They take advantage of both worlds! This story has a lot of fun of finding the holes and filling the
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