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Dwayne Fry

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Born

in Nevada, IA, The United States

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Literary Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Tragedy

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Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Dave Barry, J.D. Salinger, Joseph Heller, J ...more

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A jack of all genres and Master of None, I like to dabble in writing most anything that suits my current fancy.

'Though I've been writing since age eleven, I hadn't bothered to publish anything until a few years ago, starting with my short story Old Pops' Last Beer. Since that time I've put out a few dozen short stories, along with a few novellas.

I consider my first published novel, Rave On to be a fiftieth birthday present to myself, having shoved it into the public eye on that semicentennial landmark. I often refer to it as a "magical, musical, romance". It's a story of what happens when a rockabilly singer from Iowa meets a mysterious magician from Romania.

My second novel is Suckers & Rogues, a coming-of-age saga set in the mid-eighties ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 253 ratings · 157 reviews · 62 distinct works

	Happy Clown Burger: Volume One 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2015	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
	Summerwind: A haunted house 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014	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
	Austism 4.38 avg rating — 16 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
	Mr. Meeker 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	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 Six People You Meet In Creative Writing Workshop 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
	A Ghost On The Lawn 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	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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	We Fear The Living 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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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	The Misadvice of Miss Addy Vice 3.75 avg rating — 8 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

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Are You A Frustrated Writer? Perhaps You're Trying Too Hard

I find myself distressed right now. Nothing is seriously wrong in my own life, but it's this overwhelming empathy I feel toward some other writers. I've been seeing a lot of writers here and there today stating that they're frustrated, angry, throwing things, crying... all due to being a writer.

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I really don't know. I will never claim to be the greatest writer, but at times like this I feel as Read more of this blog post »

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Dwayne Fry rated a book it was ok Utopia, Iowa by Brian Yansky (Goodreads Author)	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
I've been hankering for novels written about Iowa lately. So, I ran across this one in a search and decided to give it a try. I am giving it three stars for it functions for what it is: A bit of a paranormal mystery written for seemingly very young c ...more
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Dwayne Fry rated a book liked it Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1) by Winston Groom	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
I read this novel roughly twenty-five years ago. I had rated it at one time as four stars as I really liked it. I read it again recently and I now want to drop my rating to three stars. (view spoiler) ...more
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I work in an institution for the mentally ill and I have had a number of paranormal experiences through my whole life, so a book like this is naturally going to pique my interest. The history of mental health is heartbreaking. I did not take the time ...more
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“You should edit before and after editing.”
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“there is, indeed, a heaven but he said hell does not exist. According to Ezra, when one dies, they have a choice of remaining on earth as a ghost, being reincarnated or going to heaven. Ezra said that heaven is not the perfect paradise we mortals believe it to be but he said it is a wonderful place where you will be able to do everything you enjoyed in life. Ezra said that God does exist and is not the angry, vengeful”
― Dwayne Fry, Boo! My Haunted Life

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“All of Dwayne's books are like a game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, except the bacon is actually bacon on a Happy Clown Burger sandwich.”
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“Be one with the creepiness. Enjoy the weird.”
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“You should edit before and after editing.”
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“Use the right word, not its second cousin.”
― Mark Twain

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