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Michael Kroft

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in Halifax, Canada

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http://www.michaelkroft.com

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Fiction, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Hemingway, Steinbeck, Dickens, Clemens, Atwood

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January 2014

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Michael Kroft is a Nova Scotian Haligonian and writes fun, easy-to-read character-driven novels about the relationships between complex and mostly lovable characters that are as important to the story as the plot itself. Having completed his first four-book series, Herring Cove Road, where each novel in the unique series is not like the others, he's now working on his next series, The Lovelys' Family Tree.

Michael Kroft's Current Works:

The Four-Volume Not-So-Nuclear Family Saga Series, Herring Cove Road:

●On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety

●Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death

●Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue

●Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

The Family Saga Series, The Lovel ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Michael Kroft I never really understood writer's block. I hardly ever seem stuck on words. I only get writer's block (if I can even call it that since the term seem…moreI never really understood writer's block. I hardly ever seem stuck on words. I only get writer's block (if I can even call it that since the term seems so much more dramatic than what I go through) when I'm trying to decide the best way to start a chapter or section. I pretty much have everything outlined before I start to write, and much of that seems to be problem solving to insure consistency in characters and story flow. The outline itself can be rather detailed, almost to the point where it walks me through the story on its own and I just put each part of the outline into sentences and paragraphs.

When I do find myself stuck on how to start a chapter or section, I simply move to another section and begin writing, or I look at a previous written section and go through it again. The mind amazes me, because at one point the answer will hit me like a brick to the brain when I never even thought it was working on the problem.(less)

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who is your favourite author?

Michael Kroft Hi James,

Dickens. Without even taking a minute to think about, it's Dickens. I always liked his style, especially considering the time period when his…moreHi James,

Dickens. Without even taking a minute to think about, it's Dickens. I always liked his style, especially considering the time period when his novels were written. His Pickwick Papers was what put him at the top. It was his first novel but I only read it as his seventh -shame on me. He only wrote one book I disliked, and I think I am alone there, and that's David Copperfield - too long and too few moments to keep me engaged for very long. I had to force myself through it. I also enjoy historical fiction, and though I'm certain that Dickens didn't write them as historical novels :) , they are good Historical Fiction reads. Bleak House was the saddest novel he wrote, not because of the story, but because it was the last of his books I had left to read.(less)

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Average rating: 4.33 · 8,112 ratings · 240 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety (Herring Cove Road #1) 4.31 avg rating — 4,795 ratings — published 2014 — 21 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
	Still On Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death 4.28 avg rating — 1,232 ratings — published 2014 — 21 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
	Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue 4.39 avg rating — 1,022 ratings — published 2015 — 18 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
	Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop 4.42 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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
	Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715 (The Lovelys' Family Tree #1) 4.48 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Editing Can Kill An Idiot: A Short Memoir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Herring Cove Road Series (3-Book Set) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Family Bonds: The Second Generation, Circa 1735 (The Lovelys' Family Tree #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2022 — 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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It's Here! Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715

Indentured Bonds, the first novel in the Lovelys' Family Tree series, is finally here!

The Kindle book is on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08S7FPFF4

The paperback and Hardcover will be available by the 20th of this month.

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“The only big drawback to writing is its negative impact on reading.”
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“I've read way too much on the overused/misunderstood buzzwords "Show, don't tell!" that I'm convinced all novels should now be picture books”
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“At middle age, I decide to give up on my dream of being an astronaut and follow my second, to be a writer. Also, I heard there was no smoking in the space station.”
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“I've read way too much on the overused/misunderstood buzzwords "Show, don't tell!" that I'm convinced all novels should now be picture books”
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“You said a formal dinner was where we dress up!" explained the little boy behind the monkey mask.”
― Michael Kroft, On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew and the Goy Boy

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“Dear, she's not tolerant at all of our being Jewish," said Mrs. Rosen. "She has no problem with it that requires any.”
― Michael Kroft, On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew and the Goy Boy

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“Since writing, I've learnt to truly appreciate COLD coffee. If the second or third sip is cold, I lost track of time and was in my groove.”
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“To give my next novel balance, I'm going to begin it with "The start" followed by a dozen carriage returns. It offsets the words, "The end.”
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