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Writer's Block | Part 1: Writer's Block Part One
Stu Remington is a successful novelist. He's sold millions of books and his fans eagerly await the last installment of his trilogy, but Stu can't finish it because he doesn't know what happens next. To combat his writer's block, he types a nonsense story on an antique typewriter, and to his amazement, the story comes true. What happens next will change Stu's life forever.
A short story of 7500 words.
A short story of 7500 words.
26 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 14, 2015
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Hank Garner
38 books38 followersHank Garner is the author of Bloom, Mulligan, and The Witching Hour. Southern fantasy/sci fi.
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July 19, 2015
Stu Remington has writer's block. He's left millions of readers hanging, waiting to know the ending of his epic trilogy, yet he keeps staring at the blinking cursor of his computer and nothing comes out. Until he buys a mysterious typewriters and meets a little girl with a terminal disease. A cute story about life's surprises and how things don't always go as planned.
July 18, 2015
I love happy endings!
When love abides, it simple abounds. And when there's a dog around, nothing can go wrong. We all find that out sooner or later, don't we? Just ask Hank and Eleanor, they'll tell you.
When love abides, it simple abounds. And when there's a dog around, nothing can go wrong. We all find that out sooner or later, don't we? Just ask Hank and Eleanor, they'll tell you.
August 7, 2015
Nicely done! Slightly spooky, without any gloom and doom. While the mystery typewriter is entertaining, the story is more about the power of the human mind and spirit. The dog power can't be overstated either. Fun reading!
July 25, 2015
A well written Twilight Zone-esque story reminiscent of some of Stephen King's short fiction.
November 24, 2015
Perfect beginning to the series - drew me in like a moth to a night-opened flower.
When young, writing came 'easy' to me - it was only once I learned that we have to speak to an audience, an audience that we decide by picking our topic, subject, etc, that writing because harder. I still long to be writer, but I had 'writer's block' just writing papers in college. Sure, a "B" might be an acceptable grade, but I wanted an "A" for every paper I turned in. No, I wanted that A+++ (I did Every 'extra credit offered, even though I had no need for the extra credits, usually). I sought perfection in even the smallest paper I had to write - I wanted my words to flow, I wanted a paper on a boring subject to make the listeners (if read aloud to the class) and the teacher sit up and take notice. I wanted them to feel as I felt when I read great novels, short stories, novellas, etc - even for subjects as 'boring' as on The Physiology and Psychology of Aging.
Hank Garner makes me sit up and take notice. He leaves me restless for more. His written words make me nostalgic and give me things to think about and to long for. He allows me to KNOW his characters, see them as if they exist in my life, not just in the pages of a book. He uses every day language, not large words that require looking up - and this allows his story to flow evenly across my mind.
My only complaint? I want it ALL - now. I am not currently a patient person and waiting on the rest of the book is going to drive me batty.
Highly recommended.
When young, writing came 'easy' to me - it was only once I learned that we have to speak to an audience, an audience that we decide by picking our topic, subject, etc, that writing because harder. I still long to be writer, but I had 'writer's block' just writing papers in college. Sure, a "B" might be an acceptable grade, but I wanted an "A" for every paper I turned in. No, I wanted that A+++ (I did Every 'extra credit offered, even though I had no need for the extra credits, usually). I sought perfection in even the smallest paper I had to write - I wanted my words to flow, I wanted a paper on a boring subject to make the listeners (if read aloud to the class) and the teacher sit up and take notice. I wanted them to feel as I felt when I read great novels, short stories, novellas, etc - even for subjects as 'boring' as on The Physiology and Psychology of Aging.
Hank Garner makes me sit up and take notice. He leaves me restless for more. His written words make me nostalgic and give me things to think about and to long for. He allows me to KNOW his characters, see them as if they exist in my life, not just in the pages of a book. He uses every day language, not large words that require looking up - and this allows his story to flow evenly across my mind.
My only complaint? I want it ALL - now. I am not currently a patient person and waiting on the rest of the book is going to drive me batty.
Highly recommended.
July 18, 2015
Gosh I love this story. Hank Garner has delivered a home town, down to earth, kind of home run. Stu has to finish/write the third book in his best selling series. The problem, Stu has writer's block. With the help of a electric typewriter things start happening!!!
July 22, 2015
Very touching story, which turns out completely different than the beginning leads the reader to believe!
Well done Hank, for leaving the story as it is .... Sweat shortness, instead of stretching a wonderful wee tale into a 500 page novel, just to get some extra 'value'.
Well done Hank, for leaving the story as it is .... Sweat shortness, instead of stretching a wonderful wee tale into a 500 page novel, just to get some extra 'value'.
October 3, 2015
Enjoyable Read!
Who wouldn't love a story about a writer and an enchanted typewriter? And with a nice ending ... You won't be disappointed! Garner works magic with his words and with the story concept itself. WRITER'S BLOCK is a beautiful, fantastical canvas of word paint!
Who wouldn't love a story about a writer and an enchanted typewriter? And with a nice ending ... You won't be disappointed! Garner works magic with his words and with the story concept itself. WRITER'S BLOCK is a beautiful, fantastical canvas of word paint!
October 4, 2016
I can already tell I am going to love this series. The characters pop, and the storyline has a great beginning. I can't wait to see what happens next!
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