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Edward Payne

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in Hereford, The United Kingdom

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Edward Payne is an award winning Radio Presenter, Drama School Graduate and Author.

He graduated from drama school in 2009 and began writing his first novel "Mr Impossible". In that time, as a Presenter on Whitechapel AM, he won Silver in the Best Newcomer category of the Hospital Broadcasting Association awards in 2011. In 2012 he won Bronze in the Best Male category.

He currently lives and works in Cheltenham, presenting on Radio Winchcombe and writing.

"Hell Wears A Neckerchief" is his first short story, released in 2015 and a new novel: Nine Tenths is currently in the works to be released in 2018.

He hates writing about himself in the third person.... ...more

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	Ribera: Art of Violence by Xavier Bray, Edward Payne (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nine Tenths: A supernatural mystery set in a Cotswold Town. Who is hexing the townfolk and can the local coven solve the riddle? by Edward Payne (Goodreads Author), Andrew Fenn (Editor), Thomas Cambridge (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Lauren by Lauren Harries, Edward Payne (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr Impossible: A dark comedy about lust, betrayal and drama school. With a shocking final twist that you won't see coming. by Edward Payne (Goodreads Author), Kelly Owen (Editor), Francesca Wood (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell Wears A Neckerchief: Girl Guides and zombies collide in this hilarious comedy horror romp. by Edward Payne (Goodreads Author), Louis Peyton (Illustrator), Gloria Druce-Gmys (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Principe Vampiro: vampiros romances y muchas otras cosas, drama, misterio, amor, pasion, homicidio, fantasia, ficcion, tragedia. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mr Impossible 99p!

Well guys. Finally, after years of not using this amazing website, I am now a Goodreads Author!

To celebrate the event, I will be offering my first book: Mr Impossible for 99p on Kindle as of tomorrow 22nd Jan for the entire week.

Work on my current new novel: Nine Tenths is still happening and we are now looking at a release date for the first week of March.

That said, stay tuned to my page here for Read more of this blog post »

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Published on January 21, 2018 13:05 • Tags: discount-comedy

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What Just Happened?!: Dispatches from Turbulent Times

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Not Guilty: Queer Stories from a Century of Discrimination

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