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Lamont Tanksley

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Fiction, Crime, Poetry

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His debut novel gained immediate attention as a 2014 Underground Review Pitch perfect Pick.

Lamont Tanksley is a revisionist author and writer of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: The Unattainable Mulatto – a fictional retelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs' original novel; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by herself.

He has been a contributor to many publications, academic sites, and is also a poet. As a counselor, he first got the idea of revising Jacobs' text while working with female military veterans dealing with various forms of trauma - including Military Sexual Trauma (MST). ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Lamont Tanksley I don't believe in writer's block. If you have something to say, you'll say it. If you don't have anything new to write about at the moment in your cu…moreI don't believe in writer's block. If you have something to say, you'll say it. If you don't have anything new to write about at the moment in your current work, I believe you need to start on something else or to read and edit what you do have.

When I have writer's block, I review what I have and it usually inspires me towards what I should do / write next.(less)

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Lamont Tanksley The absolute necessity to read. As an author, I find it necessary to read books of all ages and genres.

It's also fascinating to talk with readers and …moreThe absolute necessity to read. As an author, I find it necessary to read books of all ages and genres.

It's also fascinating to talk with readers and fans about my work. As a revisionist it's exciting to hear what they thought about the changes I've made and the ones they would have.

Often, when you know the original story, my changes can be mind blowing. (less)

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	Incidents In The Life of a Slave Girl: With a Revisionists Introduction by Harriet Ann Jacobs, Lamont Tanksley (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 58,819 ratings — published 1861 — 1346 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
	Incidents In The Life of A Girl: The Unattainable Mulatto 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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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	Conduct Unbecoming it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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“If you haven't heard a rumor by noon, make one up. If you're a writer, make sure it's a full page of the book you're currently working on.”
― Lamont Tanksley, Incidents In The Life of A Girl: The Unattainable Mulatto

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“The job of the writer is to take a close and uncomfortable look at the world they inhabit, the world we all inhabit, and the job of the novel is to make the corpse stink.”
― Walter Mosley

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