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Peter Schnake

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Peter Schnake lives and writes in Lincoln, Nebraska. Although stories had a bad habit of interrupting his life and possessing his pen, he didn’t write in earnest until a bout of seizures in his early twenties caused him to reexamine his priorities. Now he devotes as much time as he is able to his writing and hopes soon to make it a full-time occupation.

He believes that stories should surprise and move. Language should be precise and clean and images should evoke and provoke. He believes that happy endings are not always the best endings, and that sometimes a great story dissatisfies.

His writing spans genres, from the dark and brooding Southern Gothic style of “American Alligator,” to the suspense-filled and intimate thriller, “Thus Arrived ...more

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Peter Schnake I'm currently working on a series of short stories set in the same world as "A Land Overflowing." I've been inspired by the parameters of a world with…moreI'm currently working on a series of short stories set in the same world as "A Land Overflowing." I've been inspired by the parameters of a world without bees and without helium, seeing how humans live and act and interact with each other and their environment.(less)

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Peter Schnake I've been following Colony Collapse Disorder for nearly a decade and have been wanting to write about it ever since learning about it. Only in recent …moreI've been following Colony Collapse Disorder for nearly a decade and have been wanting to write about it ever since learning about it. Only in recent years did a story develop that really took off. I suppose it's more of a coming of age story than anything else, but the backdrop is a our future without bees. Our own dying planet, and yet it sort of feels like it's happening yesterday. (less)

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	American Alligator 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Thus Arrived The Lights 4.50 avg rating — 4 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
	Luminary 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Bishop's Fruit, Or The Last Temptation of Santa 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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The Big Three Oh

July is a big month for me. I turn the big three oh.

I already pre-ordered myself a copy of Go Set a Watchman , which is released a day before my birthday. I am contemplating staying up all night to read it like I used to do with books in junior high. I might just be too old for that now. Lol.

But turning 30 doesn't mean I can't have fun. So here's the plan. For the entire month, from the first t Read more of this blog post »

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