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C.C. Cole

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Born

in Jackson, Mississippi, The United States

Website

http://www.shevata-cccole.blogspot.com

Twitter

gastarbooks

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Literature & Fiction

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Member Since

July 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/authorcccole

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C.C.Cole is an author from rural Mississippi. Schooled in medicine, she lives a suburban life with her family. Following her sister's death in a domestic violence incident, she began writing as a creative outlet.

Her debut novel is The First Book of the Gastar Series "Act of Redemption," a dark fantasy story about a heroine with a dark past who protects the people of the city of Gastar and seeks to re-claim her soul. It has been listed as Best Independent Novel on Goodreads and the lead character Shevata won an action heroine poll.

Book Two of the Gastar Series, "Children of Discord," was published in 2011, winning an NABE Pinnacle Achievement Award for fiction. ...more

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I've been posting a lot of my books I've read to my blog and need to post them here as well. Never enough time. I looked at my reading list; I don't think I'll ever finish "Tender is the Night." I'd like to, but goodness, it makes me tired.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 71 ratings · 30 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Act of Redemption (The Gastar, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Children of Discord (The Gastar, #2) 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Alexandra and the Bag of Hearts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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
	Affirmations: Create the Life You Want 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
	Jay the Stray 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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	The Bedtime Game 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

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“I suggest you apply whatever wisdom you have."
-Shevata, "Children of Discord" (upcoming novel)”
― C. C. Cole

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C.C.’s Quotes

“Really, the novelist has the best casting since he doesn't have to cope with the actors and all the rest.
-Alfred Hitchcock”
― Alfred Hitchcock

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“I suggest you apply whatever wisdom you have."
-Shevata, "Children of Discord" (upcoming novel)”
― C. C. Cole

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“Nolan Bushnell, the creator of the Atari video game system, once stated, ‘Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has had an idea, It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference.”
― Mark Batterson, Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

tags: creativity, faith, god, writing-life

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