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Douglas Vance Castagna

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I was born and bred in Brooklyn, and have been a teacher in both Brooklyn and Staten Island for the past 19 years. After receiving my BA from Brooklyn College I was accepted into their MFA program. There had the great opportunity to study under the late Obie award winning playwright, Jack Gelber. I have written several once act plays, one of them, entitled the 'Partyline', had been performed at Brooklyn College, the Heights Players, and even at the Village Gate. Aside from plays I have written several spec scripts that are currently seeking a home.

My first novel is "Teaching Can Be Murder" which is available here as a Kindle title. A short story of mine, entitled Randy's Night Out is available in the new anthology Wake Up Dead which feature ...more

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The Goodreads Challenge 2015 Reading Challenge

What is the Goodreads reading challenge? It is a pledge that readers make as to how many books they hope to read in any given year. You pledge a certain number, and mark your progress off as you make your way to that goal. I did not know about it until the end of 2012 and decided that for the next year I would do it. You are not competing with other people, though you can if Read more of this blog post »

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	Tales For The Toilet by Adam Millard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rich Hawkins, John Robinson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Ten Silver Bullets by Adam Millard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Suzanne Robb (Goodreads Author), Chantal Boudreau (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Wake Up Dead - An Undead Anthology by Adam Millard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Suzanne Robb (Goodreads Author), Chantal Boudreau (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Lust really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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	Teaching can be Murder it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	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
	Rhodesian Nights it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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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The 7 Deadly Sins of Editing: Top Editing Mistakes Writers Make, And How To Avoid Them (PaperPolishers Editing #1)

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May 07, 2014 03:51PM

Greetings,

Hopefully, we will become great buddies. I am an 42 year old southern gentleman author. I am working on my third novel. It's an paranormal, horror, adventure, magical, romantic, urban, dark fantasy book series, named Moonwarriors: In An Blackened Dawn. Take a look at my second novel Moonwarriors: Guardians of the Night. Come by and we'll chat, leave a comment.

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