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Jack R. Cotner

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Booneville, AR, The United States
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A native of Arkansas, I grew up in Booneville and the Ouachita Mountains--locales prominently featured in my collection of multi-genre short stories. After traveling much of the globe and a large portion of the United States for over forty years, I've returned to my Arkansas roots. I am a writer and professional artist. I devote much of my time to writing, reading, researching Cotner family stories, Arkansas history and the Celtic life of Western, Northern and Eastern Europe pre-Roman Empire. ...more

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Jack R. Cotner I have several ways to overcome that pesky nemesis called writer’s block but my favorite is taking my bicycle out on the trails enjoying the fresh air…moreI have several ways to overcome that pesky nemesis called writer’s block but my favorite is taking my bicycle out on the trails enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. Riding invigorates both mind and body. I always return to writing after a long ride feeling refreshed and creative. (Thank you endorphins!)
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Jack R. Cotner The ability to put into words and share with others the thoughts and ideas that fill my imagination.
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🎼 The Ballad of Tom Dooley — That Appalachian Murder Song

In the late 1950s, my younger brother and I used to hear the Kingston Trio’s song “Tom Dooley” daily on the radio. We eventually learned the lyrics and used to sing it often. At the time we had little to no idea about the actual story behind the popular folk song. Yesterday, I discovered a video of Sean Dietrich’s “The Murder Ballad that Shook Appalachia” (link below) and gained renewed intere

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“If your writing fails to move the emotional needle, you are not reaching your readers.”
Jack R. Cotner

“If you don't know where you're going, any road'll take you there”
George Harrison

“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.”
Edgar Allan Poe

“Happiness is a dream. A dream fulfilled by those who seek it the most.”
Sheila Parker

“If your writing fails to move the emotional needle, you are not reaching your readers.”
Jack R. Cotner

“While extroverts tend to attain leadership in public domains, introverts tend to attain leadership in theoretical and aesthetic fields. Outstanding introverted leaders, such as Charles Darwin, Maurie Curie, Patrick White and Arthur Boyd, who have created either new fields of thought or rearranged existing knowledge, have spent long periods of their lives in solitude. Hence leadership does not only apply in social situations, but also occurs in more solitary situations such as developing new techniques in the arts, creating new philosophies, writing profound books and making scientific breakthroughs.”
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