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Holden Russell attended Virginia Commonwealth University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Creative Advertising, and later attended Southern New Hampshire University, receiving a Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing. He served seven years in the VA Army National Guard, three of which he worked as a Public Affairs Specialist, publishing multiple articles for the organization. He is known for his Author/Illustrated chapter books The Freight Train in the Sky, published in September of 2021, and The Darkness Before the Dawn, published in July of 2023, both of which received a 5-star review from Readers Favorite. His work has also appeared in the online cultural magazine Prometheus Dreaming as well as in print within the poetry colle ...more

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Holden Russell I don't usually. If I have writers block its probably because I'm trying too hard to combat writers block, so I just don't write. I go and do somethin…moreI don't usually. If I have writers block its probably because I'm trying too hard to combat writers block, so I just don't write. I go and do something else, and let the inspiration come to me. If I have an idea that I can't flesh out I will usually put it on the backburner to another idea and come back to it at a later date. There is no rush in writing, nor should there be. Good writing isn't forced it is felt. (less)
Holden Russell Creating a world and watching people fall in love with it. I never realized this before but seeing people interact in a world I created has made me fe…moreCreating a world and watching people fall in love with it. I never realized this before but seeing people interact in a world I created has made me feel so accomplished and excited. (less)
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Let’s Talk Typos

This is a hot topic on my mind right now, for many reasons, but most of all is that every writer experiences this. Don’t believe me? You should watch Brandon Sanderson’s TikTok video on the subject. Even the millionaire writers out there, with the largest, and best team of editors, will sometimes let typos through. Luckily the typos I am going to talk about weren’t distributed to thousands of peop Read more of this blog post »
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