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Scott Dyson

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Having just read your novella 'The Cave', I was wondering whether you share the same affinity to caves as the narrator. If so, can you tell us more about your fascination and how this came about?
Scott Dyson Thanks for asking! I have always loved visiting caves whenever I was on family trips; my dad must have liked them too because he often went out of him…moreThanks for asking! I have always loved visiting caves whenever I was on family trips; my dad must have liked them too because he often went out of him way to see one. Something about being in the total darkness, seeing the beautiful formations and colors that simply aren’t “there” in the absence of artificial lighting just has always intrigued me. I was inspired to write “The Cave” by a novel by Richard Laymon, and felt that a cave would be the perfect setting. Fortunately my wife likes visiting caves as well so we check them out whenever we come across them in our travels!(less)
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Scott Dyson Since I am a full time health care professional, I can only be a part-time writer. When I get blocked, I usually move on to other things. I read more,…moreSince I am a full time health care professional, I can only be a part-time writer. When I get blocked, I usually move on to other things. I read more, I concentrate on my work, and I try to focus on enjoyable things. Then I go back and reread from the beginning, decide if I like what I've written and where I'm going, and pick it up where I left off.

Other tricks I use is switching my point of view character and writing a few chapters from another perspective. Then I'll go back and incorporate that perspective into the point-of-view character and see where it takes me. (less)
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Average rating: 3.85 · 201 ratings · 66 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors
The Inn
3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2015
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The Cave
3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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The Gates of Chaos: Stories...
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ODD MAN OUT
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Reciprocal Evil
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Die 6
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014
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14 Dark Windows
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013
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Night Family
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014
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The Striker Files
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Sole Occupant
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La La Land rewatch commentary

I posted this a few years ago when I first saw the movie. I have rewatched it more than once over the years, and after watching a couple of slightly below-average to average offerings recently (a movie called TAU and the third movie in the NOW YOU SEE ME franchise (NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON’T) along with READY OR NOT (the first, not the sequel) and the short Punisher one-off on Disney+, I felt l

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The Wizard of Oz 15 Book Collection: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Box Set, The Marvellous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road ... by L. Frank Baum (2014) Paperback
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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
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message 1: by Majenta
Aug 02, 2017 07:31PM

Majenta Hi, Scott! Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a great August 2017. Blessings!

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