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Dan Burns is the author of seven books, including the novels A Fine Line and Recalled to Life, and the short story collections Grace: Stories and a Novella and No Turning Back: Stories. He is also an award-winning writer of stories for the screen and stage. A Necessary Explosion: Collected Poems is his first poetry collection, fifteen years in the making.

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Dan Burns That's easy. I'd hop in my car and drive to Green Town, Illinois, the fictional town of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. It is a place that reminds me o…moreThat's easy. I'd hop in my car and drive to Green Town, Illinois, the fictional town of Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine. It is a place that reminds me of my youth, of a simpler time, where kids run free in green spaces that span for miles in a place where families gather to relish in the magic and majesty of a small rural town.

I've read Dandelion Wine many times. I'm drawn to the book often, for I need to escape this life and all its distractions in search of the meaningful, to put on my cherished gym shoes and run through the ravines and streets with my brother, from sun up until the street lights go on, kicking up the newly cut blades of grass, running until breathless, exploring the wonders of each new day and hoping to see the fire balloons rise again in the summer evening sky.

It seems I long for the past.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Dan Burns I have never had writer's block because I always make sure I have multiple projects going on at the same time. If the words aren’t flowing on one proj…moreI have never had writer's block because I always make sure I have multiple projects going on at the same time. If the words aren’t flowing on one project, I shift over to another one. Minimally, I'm always publicizing the last book (which requires a lot of writing for marketing and publicity), working on the current book, and planning and sketching out the next one (or two). Along with that, I set a goal to write two new poems each month and I try to be fairly regimented in my approach to writing in my journal. Writing in my journal provides me a great opportunity to write out, in long hand, whatever is racing around in my head at the time, which often leads to another story idea or writing project.(less)

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	Recalled To Life 4.19 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	A Fine Line 4.39 avg rating — 51 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
	The First 60 Seconds: Win the Job Interview before It Begins 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	No Turning Back: Stories 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Grace: Stories and a Novella 4.33 avg rating — 30 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
	A Necessary Explosion: Collected Poems 3.86 avg rating — 21 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
	THE COUPLE ROADMAP TO FOREVER: DISCOVER THE 15 PILLARS OF LASTING PARTNERSHIP IN MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPS 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	15 Essential Qualities for Cultivating a Long-Lasting Relationship 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
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