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John Biscello

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in New York, The United States

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http://johnbiscello.com

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Humor

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Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, spoken word performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in Taos, NM since 2001. He is the author of three novels: Broken Land, Raking the Dust, and Nocturne Variations; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag; two poetry collections, Arclight and Houses of a Crystal Muse, and an adaptation of classic folk tales, Once Upon a Time: Classic Folktales Reimagined.

His fiction and poetry has appeared in: Art Times, nthposition, The Wanderlust Review, Ophelia Street, Caper, Polyphony, Dilate, Militant Roger, Chokecherries, Farmhouse, BENT, The 555 Collective, Instigator, Brass Sopaipilla, The Iconoclast, Adobe Walls, and Kansas City Voices. Broken Land, A Brooklyn Tale was named Underground Book Revi ...more

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John Biscello Will you marry me, and promise to be mine forever and ever? Yes, she agreed, one foot in the grave, the other scraping forward.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

John Biscello I don't really believe in it. Nor do I want to give it power to make it an obstacle. That is, when the words aren't flowing, or when I'm having diffic…moreI don't really believe in it. Nor do I want to give it power to make it an obstacle. That is, when the words aren't flowing, or when I'm having difficulty working on whatever is my primary project or point of focus, I try to A) switch gears and work on something else, B) do work that is related to or pertains to writing in some way, shape or form, C) Sit there and put in the time even if that means squeezing out a sentence or three, at best, or staring fretfully at a blank page.

What I like (well, "like" probably isn't the right word), what I appreciate about Option C, is that regardless of results, the ritual of discipline is being strengthened, and I learn how to to sit through the dry spells and small agonies. (less)

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	Broken Land, A Brooklyn Tale 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Raking the Dust by John Biscello (Goodreads Author), Cris Qualiana Basham (Illustrator ) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Nocturne Variations 4.67 avg rating — 6 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
	Freeze Tag 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Once Upon a Time: Classic Fables Reimagined really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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 Jackdaw and the Doll by John Biscello (Goodreads Author), Izumi Yokoyama (Illustrator ) really liked it 4.00 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
	Arclight it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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My second novel, Raking the Dust, has recently been re-launched, and I am looking to add to the pre-existing pool of reviews.

If you write reviews for a blog, magazine, or other lit-related resource, and are interested in reading/reviewing RTD, shoot me an email (johnbiscello@gmail.com) and I can provide you with a digital PDF of the book.

Cheers!

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