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Born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
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8days2amish

Genre
Humor and Comedy, Self Help, Memoir

Influences
Mark Twain, Joseph Heller, Mike Royko, Tony Horwitz, David Halberstam

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November 2012


Chris Rodell is the author of "Evan & Elle in Heaven & Hell: A Long Distance Social Media Afterlife Love Story." His other books include, "Arnold Palmer: Homespun Stories Of The King,” the quirky book about his oddball friendship with one of the planet’s most popular and beloved men; In addition, he's written “Use All The Crayons! The Colorful Guide To Simple Human Happiness,” and “The Last Baby Boomer: The Story of the Ultimate Ghoul Pool,” a novel that was bestowed the 2017 TINARA Award for Outstanding Satire. In Rodell’s career as a freelance writer, he has wrestled alligators, raced Ferraris, gone skydiving, lain on beds of nails, and gained twenty pounds in one week eating like Elvis. He blogs at www.EightDaysToAmish.com. He has writte ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Chris Rodell I don't believe in writer's block. My father was an optician. He never suffered from optician's block. Sure, there were days when he didn't feel like …moreI don't believe in writer's block. My father was an optician. He never suffered from optician's block. Sure, there were days when he didn't feel like working, but he persevered. That's what writer's need to do. We need to approach writing more as a craft than as an art. On days when I don't feel like working, I try and get something down on the screen. Then if it stinks -- and it usually does -- I can change it. But it jump starts the process and usually leads to something inspirational.(less)
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Chris Rodell Crafting a sentence that you know will inspire or provoke. It's a very recreational way to live. It's just fun. And if you can get paid for it, well, …moreCrafting a sentence that you know will inspire or provoke. It's a very recreational way to live. It's just fun. And if you can get paid for it, well, then it's really fun.(less)
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Cheer up fellow Earthlings! We're the best damn planet in the solar system

 We’re so disposed to reveling in our petty nationalist rivalries, we’re failing to see the big picture: We’re light years ahead of every other planet in every quality of life category there is.Enjoy ice cream? Then don’t try and eat any on Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun. It’s 810-degrees there, a temperature which incinerates ice cream in less time than it takes to get the cone
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“Never forget for even a single instant how many happy colors your life is forever adding to the lives of those you love. Remember, together we can all brighten the whole world!”
― Chris Rodell, Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness
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“Anytime you hear of anyone dying suddenly, it ought to ensure you appreciate the need to live suddenly.”
― Chris Rodell
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“Never forget for even a single instant how many happy colors your life is forever adding to the lives of those you love. Remember, together we can all brighten the whole world!”
― Chris Rodell, Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness
tags: inspirational, motivaation
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“Anytime you hear of anyone dying suddenly, it ought to ensure you appreciate the need to live suddenly.”
― Chris Rodell
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