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John H. Matthews

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John H. Matthews is a writer, designer and independent publishing consultant living in the suburbs of Washington, DC, with his wife and son. He was born in New York City, grew up in Arkansas and has lived all across the country, from New York to San Francisco to Dallas.

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John H. Matthews I always have more than one writing project going at a time that are different from each other. If I come to a block on one I direct myself to the oth…moreI always have more than one writing project going at a time that are different from each other. If I come to a block on one I direct myself to the other project for a while so I never feel like I'm not producing new work.(less)
John H. Matthews After releasing two crime fiction detective novels, my third that I'm deep into is totally different. Without going into details, it follows a boy as …moreAfter releasing two crime fiction detective novels, my third that I'm deep into is totally different. Without going into details, it follows a boy as he grows up in Oklahoma. A colleague who read the first part called it a 'Noir Family Saga', as it strays from the traditional elements a bit. I'm very excited about it.(less)
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Picking Your Battles

My new book, The South Coast, has been out for just about two weeks now. The release was sloppy, to say the least, due to Amazon picking the listing up and putting it on their store before I even knew, for a whole week. I then pushed the Kindle version live and in a whimper, not a bang, had a book available to the world.

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