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Jack Thompson
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Need for a Renaissance in Education
Some of you know, and others don’t, that I have been a professional private tutor over the last two decades. I have seen the continued decline of the public and private school system; so much so, that I feel compelled to do more about it. Therefore, I have been been working on finding and creating easy-to-use, basic educational materials for parents, teachers and students. My first book, Knowing N
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The Color of Greed (Raja Williams #1)
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2012
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Godmachine
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2011
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C'est La Vie (Raja Williams #2)
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2013
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The Rand Principle
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Swimming Upstream (Raja Williams #3)
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2010
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Buried in the Bayou (Raja Williams #8)
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Diamonds Never Die (Raja Williams #4)
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Raja Williams Mystery Thriller Series: Books 1-3 (The Raja Williams Series Boxset #1)
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Murder in Paradise (Raja Williams #11)
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Vendetta in Venice (Raja Williams #6)
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“Heinlein's Rules for Writers
Rule One: You Must Write
Rule Two: Finish What Your Start
Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market
Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold”
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Rule One: You Must Write
Rule Two: Finish What Your Start
Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order
Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market
Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold”
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“Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing
1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
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1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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Hi Jack! Thank you for inviting a fellow author into your circle of friends here on Goodreads. I hope you'll add my novels What Would Nancy Do?, Lethal Prescription, In the Company of Women, The Christmas to Remember and Finding Normal to your to-read list. I look forward to reading your book reviews and recommendations. Happy reading!
Jack, thanks so much for your Goodreads friendship!Douglas
Tamara Rose wrote: "Thanks for the friendship Jack~! :D"Hi Tamara, Wow, I didn't realize that I hadn't replied to your message! Just finally finding my way around Goodreads. Nice to meet you! :)
Rogier wrote: "Thanks for the friendship Jack~! :D"Nice to meet you! :)
K.E. wrote: "Thanks for friending me on Goodreads, Jack!"My pleasure, nice to meet you! :)
Hi Jack,
At the beginning of March you were selected as a winner in the Writers of the Future volume 34 giveaway. The book released April 10. The book provides a professional introduction to 12 writer and 12 illustrators to the world of publishing. It also includes short stories from Brandon Sanderson (a contest finalist and now Contest judge), Jody Lynn Nye (Contest judge) and L. Ron Hubbard (Contest founder). Essays on the business of writing and illustration are also included.
As you know, book reviews play a vital role in the growth of book awareness in general. Thus, I am writing in the hopes you will be able to provide an honest review in the near future amidst your otherwise crazy schedule.
Thank you very much.
John Goodwin
President
Galaxy Press