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Larry Gent

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

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Larry Gent is a bottomless well of historical conflicts, being able to name every battle and every major combatant, whose knowledge is sadly limited to numerous fictional worlds. He took to writing in order to give back to the worlds he’d enjoyed as an avid reader.

Larry is an enthusiastic gamer and enjoys all forms of geek entertainment be they games, Sci-fi, fantasy, movies, television, or any other medium he can get a fix from. He is a member of the Kirkman army (the non-zombie divisions), the Brian K. Vaughn brigade, the N7 Spectres, and the TARDIS repair-men (it's like a VCR repair man you just see the ending of the movie first), all while trying to get a passport for Faerun and re-negotiating with George Lucas to get use of the soul he ...more

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Why are the dishes still not done?
Larry Gent um....well.....honey.......it's.....um.....because I love you?

(No - that's a bad answer. She's your wife. Of course you love her but that doesn't exp…moreum....well.....honey.......it's.....um.....because I love you?

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Larry Gent I --- I usually drive myself insane.

When writer's block hit I start to fixate on it, on why I can't get past the point I'm at or what's stopping me. I…moreI --- I usually drive myself insane.

When writer's block hit I start to fixate on it, on why I can't get past the point I'm at or what's stopping me. I fixate on it until I drive my wife nuts. Then I have a drink - or twenty - and then I normally end up deleting something and go from there.

I met Terry Brooks at Hal-Con one year and he said that writer's block means you're character has taken a wrong turn somewhere. Go back and set him/her on the right course.

Best advice I've heard. Beats drinking and going insane.(less)
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Average rating: 4.52 · 115 ratings · 27 reviews · 21 distinct works
Never Been to Mars
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Ottawa Comic-Con 2025

I am pleased to announce that I will once again be at Ottawa Comic-Con!

September 5-7, 2025 at the EY Center.

Drop by and Say hello!

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“When in doubt, watch Die Hard.”
― Larry Gent, To Money and a TV
tags: comedy, die-hard, movie
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“My full name used to be weird enough that nobody would ever call me it. Then that show had to become popular. Damn that show. It ruined a horrible name.”
― Larry Gent, To Money and a TV
tags: names, sherlock
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“I hate nothing more then being angry and outside. It always feels like I lost an argument and was kicked out of the house”
― Larry Gent, Never Been to Mars
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“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
tags: british, humor, science-fiction, social-commentary, thumb, towel
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“I didn't want to kill her; she was just doing her job. But she was standing between me and the rest of my miserable life, so she was going to have to take a bullet.”
― Jeff Somers, The Electric Church
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“I hate nothing more then being angry and outside. It always feels like I lost an argument and was kicked out of the house”
― Larry Gent, Never Been to Mars
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“You can't just go and smash whatever you deem fit!”
― Valérie Gent, Bluenose Paradox
tags: humor, humor-inspirational
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“Try Galactus and Silver Surfer fusing together in the MC2-verse weird.”
― Larry Gent, Never Been to Mars
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117155 The Sundered Book Club — 160 members — last activity Mar 21, 2024 08:53AM
A band of dislocated adventurers who are starting over in a new land. Formerly known as the WOTC novels book club, The Sundering has stolen our home, ...more
178481 The GoodBook Club — 2088 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 02:59AM
Hello everyone, So we at Penguin Random House Canada have a conundrum. We're maxed out a 5000 friends and can't add anymore faces to our GoodReads f ...more
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