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Gregory Eaves

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in Indianapolis, The United States

Website

http://www.gregoryeaves.com

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, Patricia Highsmith, J ...more

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Gregory Eaves was born October 18, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Speedway High School and Indiana University. In his twenties, he traveled extensively throughout the United States, with an eight year stay in San Diego, California, where he studied and practiced meditation.

Gregory moved to Florida and completed a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida.

Library school rekindled his interest in reading, which had been his favorite activity as a child growing up. Mysteries had been his first love, and he devoured his first mystery books with singular passion and zeal. Nothing else seemed to hit the sweet spot like reading The Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes, and Poirot. He later enjo ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Gregory Eaves There are two points I would like to make here:

One is that you should always listen to your gut instinct, rather than other people. Ignore the naysaye…moreThere are two points I would like to make here:

One is that you should always listen to your gut instinct, rather than other people. Ignore the naysayers. If you have an intuitive feeling that you could be a good writer - not just that you want to, but that you can - then follow that. Don't allow negative comments from others to deter you.

The other point I want to stress is an extension of the first: Other people's "constructive criticism" isn't always right, or constructive. Take it with a grain of salt. Even if they say they are experts - English teachers,etc. Again, follow your instinct. Be open to changing your writing, but don't allow others' opinions to damage your self-confidence. You know better than anyone how much potential your writing has. If nothing else, you have your intuition. Learn to hone that intuition so that you can critique your own writing. If you are writing garbage, don't be afraid to throw it out. But if you think it has potential, don't let someone else tell you it's garbage. Not a publisher, not your mother, not a friend. Some local writing groups critique each others' writing. Be careful. Bad criticism from people who don't know any more, and in many cases, don't know as much as you do, can be very damaging to the new writer's tenuous relationship with his writing. Just don't let it happen. I avoid those groups like the plague. It's much like that saying from the Bible: Do not cast your pearls before swine.(less)

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What are you currently working on?

Gregory Eaves I'm about half way through a novella. This is the first time I've tried writing in this format, and I like it. A novella has some of the qualities of …moreI'm about half way through a novella. This is the first time I've tried writing in this format, and I like it. A novella has some of the qualities of a short story, but much longer. I tend to prefer writing (and reading) short novels - I'm just not a long, epic-novel type of guy. This new project takes place in China, and it's about a policeman who has blackouts, gets fired, then turns P.I. to solve the murder of a friend of his. He takes an experimental herb formula for his blackouts, with surprising results. There are paranormal elements to this story.(less)

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I thought I'd try my hand at writing a blog, and Goodreads seemed like a good place to do it. I've never done this before, and I haven't put much effort in this direction until now. I did initiate a blog tour for my recent books, but that was unusual for me. I don't have a lot of time to do this. I like to spend most of my free time working on my writing, but eventually authors do have to advertis Read more of this blog post »

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