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P.B. Morlen

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Illinois, The United States

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Genre

Fantasy, Spirituality, Young Adult

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Philip Pullman, J.R.R. Tolkien, Nora Roberts, Anne Rice ...more

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August 2013

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I began writing Crystal's story back in 1995 when my children were very small and quite mischievous. And so, as I tended to my children, I tucked Crystal's story away, but never forgot her...she wouldn't let me forget.

For fourteen years, Crystal’s story simmered in my brain and in my heart, while I played with my daughters, gaining a greater appreciation for humanity's struggles and current earth changes. I dreamed of Crystal and Adam, David and Wyndon, Cosmo and Daniel, Claire and Vincent, Madelynn, Gina and all the others.

And then, in 2009 after witnessing a performer whose creative brilliance and passion inspired me to embrace my own passion, writing, I decided to instead of dream about my characters, to begin writing about them and Cry ...more

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P.B. Morlen I don't force it, I just write whatever comes into my head, editing later on. Or, I take the time when nothing fresh is coming and rewrite previous pa…moreI don't force it, I just write whatever comes into my head, editing later on. Or, I take the time when nothing fresh is coming and rewrite previous passages. This is an ongoing task anyway, so I take the opportunity to fine tune scenes, dialogue, etc. when I can't seem to create anything new. Keep writing is the main thing. If I don't then it's harder to get back into the novel.(less)

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P.B. Morlen Meeting new characters, then, peeling the layers of their personality. Are they damaged? Are they helpful? Are they concealing something? I live this.…moreMeeting new characters, then, peeling the layers of their personality. Are they damaged? Are they helpful? Are they concealing something? I live this. I could create characters into forever. And, I love going into new scenes with a fresh perspective. Changing up the dialogue. Hacking off chunks of scenes too wordy. The editing process, for me, is empowering. I have the final say in my story. The characters are mine. The story is mine, straight from somewhere deep within my soul. It's amazing when I read what I've written and often wonder where in the world did this stuff come from. (less)

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Average rating: 4.29 · 80 ratings · 24 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Illuminating Crystal (White Bird, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 49 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
	Crystal Blue Sky (White Bird, #2) 4.38 avg rating — 13 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
	Little Blue Star (White Bird, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Blue Crystal Mountains (White Bird, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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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P.B. Morlen wrote a new blog post Taking a Closer Look Good Afternoon Travelers and Freedom Fighters. Welcome to my new blog. It's been a long time coming, but I'm so happy to connect with everyone!
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“I was looking for a job, david. I was walking up and down that bloody street and I had gone into a lot of stores. I remember I was really cold and it was really windy and then Ijust found myself standing on the top step. Then I went in, nothing special.”
― PB Morlen, Illuminating Crystal

tags: fantasy-series, spiritual

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