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Alice A. Kemp

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I've been a voracious reader all my life and expect that to continue until my life ends or my mind goes, whichever comes first. My life has been full of change, trying new things, new occupations and lifelong learning. I have an M.A. in Experimental/Developmental Psychology from the University of Akron. Originally from Barberton, OH, which is near Akron, some of the places I've lived in include Miami, FL, Nashville, TN, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ft. Leonard Wood, MO (where I was in the Women's Army Corps), Ft. Slocum, NY, Wooster, OH, Brevard, NC, and a few others hardly worth mentioning.

So I have a wealth of life experiences to draw upon for my fiction writing.

I presently live a quiet life in SW VA with my two cats, Maggie and Mingo, where I c
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The Hook in Fiction Writing

I’m sure most writers, especially published ones, know what the word “hook” means in fiction writing. For those who aren’t too sure, let me just say that every book needs to start off in such a way as to excite the curiosity of would-be readers. In other words, to hook them in, as an angler hooks a fish and then reels, or attempts to reel, it in.


Picture your reader as a fish being attracted to you

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The Dragons of Atlantis

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“Psychiatrist and Auschwitz survivor, Viktor Frankl, stated, "...man is by no means merely a product of heredity and environment. There is a third element: decision. Man ultimately decides for himself!”
― Alice A. Kemp, The Dragons of Atlantis

“Psychiatrist and Auschwitz survivor, Viktor Frankl, stated, "...man is by no means merely a product of heredity and environment. There is a third element: decision. Man ultimately decides for himself!”
― Alice A. Kemp, The Dragons of Atlantis

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