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Joel Hunter Gun

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in Logansport, Indiana, The United States

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Horror, Mystery, Suspense

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Joel Gun was born in Logansport, Indiana. He enjoys spending time with family, reading, watching mystery and horror movies, and finding new ways to appreciate the great outdoors.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Joel Hunter Gun Inspiration to write hit me when I was about ten. So badly I wanted to write my own lyrics for a song, and I had so much inside of me that I wanted to…moreInspiration to write hit me when I was about ten. So badly I wanted to write my own lyrics for a song, and I had so much inside of me that I wanted to get out. For several days I could do nothing. I could not figure out how to write something, seemingly, out of nowhere. I wondered how in the world people just come up with words and ideas that seem so powerful. I wondered if writers have something that others don't, and maybe never can have. Then one day, when it felt like my brain was about to explode, because I would not give up, inspiration hit me like I had stepped into another world. All of the sudden, thoughts and ideas came pouring out of my mind like crazy.

It has been that way ever since.

It wasn't until I was in my early twenties, after I had written thousands of song lyrics (that I still have locked inside a safe, right now) that I found my true calling with fiction writing. When that happened everything in my life seemed to come together. To me, writing has always been like a flaming bass drum that pounds deep inside my chest and the sound of it releases through my mind. Writing is sacred and powerful to me, and that is what inspires me; what drives me. I've been working for so many years now for no pay and for nothing but a burning desire to get the things out that scream inside of me. I'm so glad that things are now coming around. With my short story, Scarred for Life, that I have just released, I have given the world only a small taste of what is to come, and more will be coming with rapid succession. I've been a student for so long and only now do I feel that it's time to let that inspiration of my childhood live on.

So I guess my inspiration to write is inside of me. It always was. I've never had to get it. I only had to figure out how to let it out when I was young, and it has been driving me through life ever since.(less)

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What's next for you, my friend?

Joel Hunter Gun Thank you for asking, Blaze!

My next work of horror fiction has been 20 years in the making, and it's set to be released no later than June of 2015. I…moreThank you for asking, Blaze!

My next work of horror fiction has been 20 years in the making, and it's set to be released no later than June of 2015. It's a culmination of my life's work since I was a kid up until now, and I would have to consider it a work of art more than a novel. I've been working at it so long, I just can't wait until it's released! (less)

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	Scarred for Life: A Boy's Brutal Suffering and a Man's Raging Regret 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Bloody Sweet Emma 4.67 avg rating — 6 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 Dark Legend of Tormentia: Macabre 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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Joel’s Quotes

“We learn from failure, not from success!”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

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“I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.”
― John D. Rockefeller

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“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
― Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich

tags: inspirational

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“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk.”
― Robert T. Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad

tags: humanity, inspirational, mistakes, risk, school

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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message 6: by Joel

Jul 02, 2015 11:25AM

Jim wrote: "Salutations Joel, how's things?"

Hello, Jim, I am doing very well. I have been working like a madman as of late to release my debut novel. It has kept me so busy b/c it is very important to me. After all, it has been over twenty years in the making. I started writing song lyrics at age ten, which took on the shape of a ten-album set up. That ten-album set up then took the shape of what would then become the novel I have been so busy working on. lol I know, it's a long story, but you did ask. lol I hope you are well. How have you been?

- Joel Hunter Gun

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message 5: by Joel (last edited Jun 29, 2015 10:15PM)

Jun 29, 2014 08:43PM

Natalie wrote: "Hello and welcome, fellow copy editor. :)"

Hello, to you, as well. It's always nice to meet a fellow copy editor. :-) I'm still in the beginning stages of a student, but I'll be excited to look for work outside of my own soon!

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message 4: by Joel (last edited Jun 29, 2015 10:16PM)

Jun 29, 2014 08:35PM

Rosanna wrote: "Very nice to meet you, Joel!"

It is very nice to meet you, as well. :-) Sorry for the late reply, I'm new to goodreads and I did not know this "Friends Comments" thing was here. I hope you're having a good day with a great book to read!

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message 3: by Rosanna

Jun 19, 2014 03:43PM