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Robyn Paterson

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Rob is a teacher, writer and blogger based in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a teacher at Fanshawe College, head of Wiseman Educational Services, organizer of the Forest City Go Club, and the founder/producer of the Kung Fu Action Theatre audio drama group. He is married to his beautiful wife Connie, and owned by his dog Winston.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 59 ratings · 10 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hot Soup 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011	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
	Little Gou and the Crocodile Princess 4.55 avg rating — 11 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
	Ascension really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013	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
	Suffer the Poisoner (The Adventures of Little Gou #3) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	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 Cat and the Whaler (The Adventures of Little Gou #2) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	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
	Stationfall it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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
	Shooting Indie Style- Tips, Tricks and Techniques for the No-Budget Mobile Phone Filmmaker 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	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 Three Central Questions A Good Story Should Answer

It’s long been understood that all good stories have a central question which binds them together, and depending on the story, this can be many things, but it’s usually some variation of “does the protagonist accomplish their goal?”

Does Harry Potter become a wizard?Does Luke become a hero and defeat the Empire?Does Luffy become King of the Pirates?

An easy way to spot this question is that when th

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Stealing Light (The Shoal Sequence, #1)

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’Salem’s Lot

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Thief of Time (Discworld, #26; Death, #5)

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“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

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