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Ralph E. Vaughan

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in Laurium Village, The United States

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http://bookscribbles.blogspot.com/

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Young Adult, Science Fiction, Mystery

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Ralph E. Vaughan is the author of several books combining the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft, such as "The Adventure of the Ancient Gods" (first story to combine Holmes & Lovecraft), "The Dreaming Detective." and "Sherlock Holmes and the Terror Out of Time." A longtime fan of the steampunk movement, he expressed that fondness by writing "Shadows Against the Empire," an epic Victorian interplanetary adventure, followed by its sequel "Amidst Dark Satanic Mills." He is also the author of "HP Lovecraft in the Comics," an exhaustive examination of the works Lovecraft's works as they were adapted into the medium of comic books, and "Reflections on Elder Egypt." a collection of essays about various aspects of Ancient Egypt and how that ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Ralph E. Vaughan Write something every day, and always keep a notebook handy so you can jot down your ideas. If you don't write regularly, you will not develop the dis…moreWrite something every day, and always keep a notebook handy so you can jot down your ideas. If you don't write regularly, you will not develop the discipline every writer must have, and if you fail to record your thoughts, they will slip away, like dreams upon awakening.(less)

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If you write a review and your ask to rewrite one because changes where made to the book will you?

Ralph E. Vaughan In general, no. It would involve re-reading the book. While there are a few favorites that eventually find their way back into my reading queue, I don…moreIn general, no. It would involve re-reading the book. While there are a few favorites that eventually find their way back into my reading queue, I don't have the time (or inclination) to give writers second chances.

Except for a few shorter works, I tend to read a few chapters from a book, then move on to the next book in line. Currently, I have 120 e-books being actively read and about a dozen print editions. Each book comes up for another few chapters about three times a week. I usually finish some book every day or two, sometimes two the same day.

From time to time, changes are pushed to re-published e-books and they reappear on my Kindle screen (or I see a notice of a print edition re-issued), but I have found that such changes rarely make a book better (or worse) than it was the first time around. What a writer perceives as an earth shattering change for the better usually isn't.

I used to write book reviews professionally for newspapers and magazines (50+ years ago it was my first paid job as a writer), but I now write reviews simply for the enjoyment of it. Increasingly, though, I have started simply leaving ratings without comments, perhaps twice as many rating-only reviews than reviews with comments since the start of the year. It's much less taxing.

Unfortunately, the old adage about first impressions is still true, perhaps more so today than in years past. Traditional publishers have occasionally published clunkers that put me off a writer's work (I refused to read any more Stephen King after his idiotic "Tommyknockers" or J.K. Rowling at all after the first few paragraphs of "Potter") but publishing before a book is ready for public consumption seems endemic in the self-publishing community.

If writers did not publish so rashly, letting the impulse to publish overwhelm critical judgment, there would be fewer books re-published and writers could spend more time writing better, new books. And getting better reviews of what is published.(less)

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Average rating: 4.04 · 648 ratings · 82 reviews · 43 distinct works

	Murder in the Goblins Playground (DCI Arthur Ravyn Mystery, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 115 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
	Sherlock Holmes and the Coils of Time 3.76 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Village of Ghosts (DCI Arthur Ravyn Mystery, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 69 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
	Sherlock Holmes: The Coils of Time & Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Sherlock Holmes: Cthulhu Mythos Adventures 3.82 avg rating — 51 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
	Beast of Robbers Wood (DCI Arthur Ravyn Mystery, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 36 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
	Murderer in Shadow (DCI Arthur Ravyn Mystery, #4) 4.39 avg rating — 23 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
	Shadows Against the Empire (Folkestone & Hand, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Die Zeitmaschine (Sherlock Holmes Chronicles #2) by Ralph E. Vaughan (Goodreads Author), Arthur Conan Doyle, Till Hagen (Narrator) 3.09 avg rating — 22 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
	Murder Amidst the Rushes (DCI Arthur Ravyn Mystery Book 5) 4.43 avg rating — 14 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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“So what are you going to do? Let your future be shaped by the injustices and cruelties of the past, or do you shape your own future? Do you walk down those mean streets without becoming mean yourself, or do you lie down and whimper? Victim of everyone, or the hero of your own story – those are your only choices.”
― Ralph E. Vaughan, A Flight of Raptors

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“What’s past is past, nothing to do but smile through teeth that have been kicked in; only the future matters, the decisions you make from this moment on.”
― Ralph E. Vaughan, A Flight of Raptors

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“Dogs do not lie...but we do keep secrets.”
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“Dogs do not lie...but we do keep secrets.”
― Ralph E. Vaughan, A Flight of Raptors

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“Somedays you're the pigeon, somedays you're the statue.”
― J. Andrew Taylor

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“Listening doesn't mean trying to understand. Anything, however trifling, may be of use one day. What matters is to know something that others don't know you know.”
― Umberto Eco, The Prague Cemetery

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