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Randy Kaneen

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I am a retired educator, thirty three years and most of it absolutely rewarding. (The ‘helping’ business has lots of positives.) But things don’t stop. The process of discovery is never ending—everything in life is fluid. Now I am an author and I have tried to write truthful, thought-stimulating stories. Reviews says at least, for some, I succeeded

IN SEARCH OF STICKS—“Inspirational”, “forever ingrained in my mind”, “a literary piece”, “truly moving”, “thoughtfully explored”, “powerful and beautiful”, “thought provoking”, “poignant”... I hope ‘In Search of Sticks’ speaks to you.

SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING by my pseudonym JACK KANE (who is going to buy a detective novel written by someone named Randy?)—"I couldn't put this book down." "A class ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Randy Kaneen It's funny how the priorities shift when a 'block' starts to happen. The garbage needs to be taken out, recycling sorted, lawn mowed. The list of thin…moreIt's funny how the priorities shift when a 'block' starts to happen. The garbage needs to be taken out, recycling sorted, lawn mowed. The list of things that require 'doing' seemingly grows and, of course, while occupied, the 'task of writing' falls to the bottom of the list. When this starts to happen just stop. Put your writing on the top of the list. Then before you can get up to do anything else (including meeting a friend for coffee) you must write a set number of words (maybe a hundred) They might not be the most inspirational words you've ever written but they are now on paper and can be edited. If you do this, soon enough the flow of writing will once more be present and those one hundred words you chiseled out then become three hundred or more fluid words. Also set yourself weekly and monthly word-count goals.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Randy Kaneen The act of creativity. I may be a bit off on this one but I believe that the personal sense of accomplishment for what I and you write parallels that …moreThe act of creativity. I may be a bit off on this one but I believe that the personal sense of accomplishment for what I and you write parallels that same sense enjoyed by the acknowledged masters. I am not saying my work (and maybe yours) is 'as good as' theirs but the cerebral and heartfelt rush one enjoys by writing that chapter, paragraph, or even sentence is rewarding, perhaps as much so as theirs was. Creativity and all that goes with it. That is "the best thing about being a writer". (less)

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In Search of Sticks

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In The Beginning

In the Beginning

Through the process of sequencing and analysis much is now understood. The human genome, subject to the forces of scientific inquiry and persuasion, revealed some of its secrets. In doing so theories were either confirmed or destroyed. With the recovery of ancient nuclear and mitochondrial skeletal DNA and the application of this knowledge, the lives of those living fifty thousand Read more of this blog post »

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