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James V. Smith, Jr., is breaking out of the military action-adventure publishing world with his latest novel, Curse of the Kavorka , a Substack rom-com about a Guy who starts up a business wrecking romances that brings him into conflict with organized crime. https://jvsmith.substack.com — Curse of the Kavorka

He writes a nonfiction Substack, The Persuasive Writer about how to hack the minds and charm the hearts of readers using the persuasive secrets of masters in sales and marketing. Principles for both fiction and nonfiction writers.

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	The Writer's Little Helper 3.98 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2005 — 7 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
	You Can Write a Novel 3.76 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1997 — 13 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
	Fiction Writer's Brainstormer 3.27 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2000 — 3 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
	Beastmaker liked it 3.00 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1988 — 4 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
	Force Recon 1 by James V. Smith Jr. (Goodreads Author), John Harriman 2.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1999 — 4 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
	Beaststalker 3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1988 — 3 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
	The Lurker liked it 3.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1989 — 4 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
	Death Wind (Force Recon #2) 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 4 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
	Almost Human 2.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1990	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
	Stalking Tiger (Force Recon #6) by James V. Smith Jr. (Goodreads Author), John Harriman 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2003 — 4 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

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Force Recon (6 books)
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The Earth Is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation

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Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8)

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“In a swale below, isolated at the edge of the campus, squatted a hulking concrete toad. Cottage 13 was no more a cottage than he was a prince.”
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“You want to write? Write.

Don't wait for the muse. Write.

Just plant your butt in a chair and write.”
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“Never be boring, not for one scene, paragraph, sentence, or word.”
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