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John Vorhaus

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born

September 25, 1955 in St. Louis, MO, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.johnvorhaus.com

twitter username

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genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult, Nonfiction

influences

Tom Robbins, Robert A. Heinlein, BOB DYLAN! JRR Tolkein, The Firesign ...more

member since

April 2012

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John Vorhaus is known to one and all as the man who brought Radar Hoverlander – con artist extraordinaire – to life in the “sunshine noir” mystery novel, The California Roll, and its acclaimed sequel, The Albuquerque Turkey.

John is also well known as the author of The Comic Toolbox: How to be Funny Even if You're Not, and its acclaimed sequel, The Little Book of SITCOM, which continue to be definitive sources of information and inspiration for writers from Santa Monica to Scandinavia.

An international consultant in television and film script development, Vorhaus has worked for television networks, film schools, production companies and film funding bodies in 28 countries on four continents. He recently worked in Bulgaria, recruiting and trai...more

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Dude, You Got the Holocaust All Wrong

I’m not generally a critical guy and I don’t like to indulge in negativity, but I call it like I see it, and I have to tell you that the new Holocaust Center in Norway… in a word… blows. And I know what I’m talking about. I’m a fan of holocaust museums. I’ve been to ones in Bucharest, Berlin, Los Angeles, elsewhere (though not DC — I’m told that’s the granddaddy of them all). The one here has a...

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Books by John Vorhaus

Average rating: 3.72 · 272 ratings · 90 reviews · 19 distinct works

	The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You're Not 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1994	My rating:
	The California Roll: A Novel 3.71 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Albuquerque Turkey 3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Killer Poker Online: Crushing the Internet Game: Crushing the Internet Game 2.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Killer Poker: Strategy and Tactics for Winning Poker Play 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Creativity Rules!: A Writer's Workbook 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	Killer Poker Online/2: Advanced Strategies for Crushing theInternet Gam: Advanced Strategies for Crushing the Internet Game 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Under The Gun 2.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Poker Night: Winning at Home, at the Casino, and Beyond 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Lucy in the Sky 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:

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John Vorhaus made a comment in the group ~Can't Stop Reading~ — LUCY IN THE SKY topic "Hi everyone. I'm brand new to this group, but not new to writing. I've just released my first YA novel, LUCY IN THE SKY, a coming-of-age tale set in M...more "
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“You might think she just liked the cut of my jib, but I’ve seen my jib and I’m here to tell you it’s not cut that cute.”
― John Vorhaus, The California Roll: A Novel

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“From John Vorhaus's character Vic Mirplo in The Albuquerque Turkey: Procrastinate later.”
― John Vorhaus

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