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William Peak

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in Louisville, KY, The United States

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http://williampeak.com

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religion

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April 2014

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Flash!!!! "The Oblate’s Confession" took silver in "The Best New Voice: Fiction" category of the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award competition.

William Peak spent ten years researching and writing "The Oblate’s Confession," his debut novel. Peak received his baccalaureate degree from Washington & Lee University and his master’s from the creative writing program at Hollins University. He works for the Talbot County Free Library on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He edits the library’s newsletter, writes press releases, writes and designs promotional material, does public speaking for the library, leads book and poetry discussions, works both the Reference and Circulation Desks, and writes "The Star Democrat’s" libra ...more

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Publication

(Originally delivered as a talk to the Eastern Shore Writers Association)

I was twenty-two when I received my Master’s degree in creative writing, and I knew I wanted more than anything in the world to be a novelist. Fully aware of just how unlikely and fantastic this ambition was, I decided I would have to be very practical. To research, imagine, and then nurse a successful novel into being, I

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	The Oblate’s Confession 3.53 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2014 — 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
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