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Max Redford

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in Small Town, Louisiana , The United States

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http://www.fictionforadults.com

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Horror, Fantasy, Weird Fiction

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H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Jim Morrison, Edward Lee, Richard La ...more

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June 2014

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A reclusive author who frequently collaborates with his author wife Lita Stone.

Max writes chimera-fiction composed of fantasy-horror-erotic-drama teeming with retro-punkish and southern Gothic flavorings. Aiming to ride the line between hardcore and classy. Everything Max writes is dripping with mature adult themes in direct opposition to the overly saturated bookscape of YA.

Fans have said: "Max reminded me why I enjoy adult fiction" and "Max can be extremely graphic but he always manages to keep it classy".

Critics have said, "Too graphic" "Not for young readers", "too many point-of-view characters".
If nothing else, he promises to deliver an experience unlikely to be found elsewhere.

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Max would also like to point out that his ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Max Redford Read. Read the old stuff and the new stuff. The good stuff and the bad stuff. The weird stuff and the serious stuff. Read it all. Get exposed to every…moreRead. Read the old stuff and the new stuff. The good stuff and the bad stuff. The weird stuff and the serious stuff. Read it all. Get exposed to everything you can get your hands on. And write. Write. Write. Experiment with your writing and with words and sentences; write everyday even when you don't feel like it. Most importantly, dare to be a force to be reckoned with, never settle for second-rate when you can be your own burning star.

When reading or when watching television pay attention to storytelling techniques, patterns, and structures - once you start to see those things in other people's stories they'll start to come more natural in your own work. Combine well-read and mastery of storytelling patterns to become a better writer. And never stop learning. (less)

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How do you get inspired to write?

Max Redford I don't necessarily get inspired to write as much as writing is just what I do. Better phrasing would be what inspires my writing - yes, this is a rat…moreI don't necessarily get inspired to write as much as writing is just what I do. Better phrasing would be what inspires my writing - yes, this is a rather writerly answer (and if you're not a writer you will be wondering if 'writerly' is even word; for the record, it is a word. That's the groovy thing about writers is that we get inspiration from words themselves. Hear - or better yet, read - a catchy word like phantasmagorical or a phrase like protoplasmic orgasm worship and hell yeah you're full-tilt boogie rockin' tithe dead start pissin' adipose tissue from shredded urethra - trust me, not a pretty picture, especially if you're barefoot at the time.

Inspiration . . . ? Right. Inspiration. There's lots of crazy bats flappin' 'round in my head at any given moment and they drop the weirdest thoughts into my consciousness when I least expect it. The bats are actually those bottom feeder fish that scavenge around inside the deep recesses of my head looking for forgotten nuggets of wisdom and trivia that's been shoved in a nook of my cerebellum and they chew on it for a bit before shitting out pearls - okay, maybe they're bat-fish-oyster mutants that live in my brain.

So yeah, that's how writers get their inspiration . . . bat-fish-oyster mutants. (less)

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Average rating: 3.66 · 88 ratings · 43 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Number of the Beast (Paladin Cycle, #1) by Max Redford (Goodreads Author), Lita Stone (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Reckoning of the Beast (Paladin Cycle, #2) by Max Redford (Goodreads Author), Lita Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Number of the Beast - Large Print: Paladin Cycle by Max Redford (Goodreads Author), Lita Stone (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Can I Play With Madness?, Episode 1: Life Lessons 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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	Paladin Cycle (2 Book Series) by Max Redford (Goodreads Author), Lita Stone (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Number of the Beast - Bite Size - Chapters 1-17 by Lita Stone (Goodreads Author), Max Redford (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Number of the Beast - Bite Size - Chapters 18-34 by Lita Stone (Goodreads Author), Max Redford (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Number of the Beast - Bite Size - Chapters 35-53 by Lita Stone (Goodreads Author), Max Redford (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Forever: The Zeke and Sage Story (Wolfe Brothers Saga) by Lita Stone (Goodreads Author), Max Redford (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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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Max Redford's Blog: BREAKING THE DRAGON

Unhinged

Love that word. Really, I do. In fact, let's make it a new slang, k?

I'm gettin' unhinged up in here tonight!

No? Doesn't roll very well, does it?

Oh well. I tried.

Any of you watched that show Californication with David Duchovny? (That dude never ages!)

Hank Moody is my kinda author. And just seeing Agent Mulder let loose and party like a rockstar is worth watching the show for. I totally love a Read more of this blog post »

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Paladin Cycle (2 books)
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Lita Stone (Goodreads Author)

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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)

by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 30, 2016 05:43PM

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The Cellar

by Richard Laymon

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The Rafael Sabatini Megapack

by Rafael Sabatini

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“If it's something you can't say in front of your parents then it's probably worth saying.”
― Max Redford

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“Weeping willows lined both sides. Drooping branches swept across Amy’s car as if to say hello.”
― Max Redford, Number of the Beast

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“Put a million dollar perfume on a turd and it’s still just a piece of shit”
― Max Redford, Number of the Beast

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“If it's something you can't say in front of your parents then it's probably worth saying.”
― Max Redford

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“Life is pain. Anyone who says otherwise is selling something.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride

tags: funny-quotes, inspirational-quotes, life-lessons, true-to-life

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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.”
― William Gibson

tags: future, planning

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“His name was Rambo, and he was just some nothing kid for all anybody knew, standing by the pump of a gas station at the outskirts of Madison, Kentucky.”
― David Morrell, First Blood

tags: adventure, first-lines, military

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“Just because somebody smiles when he hands me a bag of shit, that doesn't mean I have to take it. I don't give a damn how friendly he is. It's what he does that matters.”
― David Morrell, First Blood