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R.L. Herron
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February 19
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Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Isaac Asimov, Cormac McCarthy
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December 2012
His earliest known ancestor arrived in the colony of Virginia, from what is now Northern Ireland, in 1635. A mere 313 years later, Ron was born.
He has written multiple works of fiction.
His novel REICHOLD STREET was a 2012 Readers Favorite Gold Medal Winner that KIRKUS REVIEWS called "Skillfully written and emotionally charged..." and WRITERS' DIGEST commented, "Readers are in for a treat when they pick up Reichold Street..."
His 2013 fantasy collection ZEBULON was a Readers Favorite Silver Medal Winner.
Among his other books are two powerful thriller sequels - ONE WAY STREET, and STREET LIGHT, that Shelf Unbound named as one of their "100 Notable Books for 2015."
His novel, BLOOD LAKE, a modern horror/thriller...that ...more
Being an author starts with a simple fact: If you’re not making the time to write, no other advice can help you
Which is probably why so many of the writers I talk to seem preoccupied with time-management. Many authors need to put blinders on, finding ways to simplify their experience and reduce the number of potential distractions. That might mean consistently keeping a single two-hour window sacred to ward off imagination derailment. Ultimately, the literary exercise […]
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“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.”
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“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
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You're quite welcome, Donna. Always nice to meet avid readers.
Thank you, R.L., for adding me as a friend on Goodreads. Your books look interesting. Glad to meet you here.
