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Patrick Matthews

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Multiple award-winning author and game designer, Patrick Matthews creates exciting stories about worlds both futuristic and fantastic.

Some are filled with dragons and magic. Others dive into dystopian projections of humanity's path ahead.

He believes the best story is one that's fast and fun. It takes us to faraway places, but stays with us long after we're done reading. It leaves us asking questions and looking at our own world with new eyes. ...more

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	Dragon Run 4.12 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy With The Sword 4.60 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon Run 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bradley's Dragons (The Nash Dragons Book 1) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emil 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abigail's Dragons (The Nash Dragons #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Over the years, I’ve been in a number of different critique groups, most of which were populated by writers more talented than me.

For the first few groups, the critiques I received followed a pattern: the first pages would come back riddled with edits, and the ending pages would have mostly positive comments. Initially, I thought my fellow writers were just being kind. After beating me down, it’s

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