Drayton Alan

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Drayton Alan

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Drayton Alan is a multi-genre fiction author, illustrator, public speaker, and game designer. Author of four science fiction novels successfully funded on Kickstarter. Including The Founders Gifts series which reached top ten in its category on Amazon. He also wrote the humorous Custodians of the Cosmos, a wild science fiction parody that tells the story of “Those that boldly go, to clean up after those that boldly just went.”
His popular Stout Tales beer fiction fantasy series of novelettes has a loyal following among craft beer makers (and drinkers). Drayton has also written and illustrated the Narwhal themed children’s book entitled Icey Dicey, along with its associated board game. His 42-word flash fiction A Letter to Douglas was recent
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The Founders Gifts: The Sym...

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Jaguarundi (The Founders Gi...

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Custodians of the Cosmos

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IceyDicey: A Narwhal Adventure

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Dances with Aliens

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HEWAS-Hopelessly Excessive Writing Advice Syndrome

Sometimes I'm asked to give advice to new writers. Here it is:You will never please everyone. So here are 3 don'ts and 3 do's Don't worry about expert advice: The experts will always find a flaw with what you do. That's what makes them experts and allows them to be better than the rest of us.Don't worry about your readers expectations too much: Your readers, even if you satisfy their thirst for a Read more of this blog post »
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Published on April 05, 2018 13:51
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“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
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