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Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson asked James Van Pelt:

What inspires you to write?

James Van Pelt When I read Ray Bradbury as a youngster, I was blown away by how emotional he could make me. I've tried to do the same for other readers ever since.
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Just found out you wrote a story for "Adventures of Sword & Sorcery" back in 1997. Do you have any more heroic fantasy under your belt that you didn't tell me about in high school?

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Hi James, saw the free giveaway thingy about Pandora's Gun, so I'm hoping to register with you that can I be in the mix when you pull name out of the hat. I'll give it a read and stuff and even do some pro mo on my page (for what good that is worth) And you have a story in y upcoming antho which I hope will also promote you more? Where there are writers there is hope

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