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Scott Pratt

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http://www.goodreads.com/scottypratt21aolcom

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December 16, 1956 in South Haven, Michigan, The United States

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male

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http://www.scottprattfiction.com

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Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Humor

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November 2008

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Scott Pratt was born in South Haven, Michigan, in 1956, and grew up in Jonesborough, Tennessee. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from East Tennessee State University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tennessee. A former criminal defense attorney, his first novel, "An Innocent Client," was published in November, 2008, and was a finalist for the Macavity Award in the "Best Debut Mystery" category. He has since written "In Good Faith," "Injustice for All," "Reasonable Fear," "Russo's Gold," and "River on Fire." He lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, with his wife and four dogs.

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The Writer’s Predicament

So let’s get back to the predicament presented when a publisher abandons a writer. The most serious predicament? Confidence.

Confidence is a fleeting thing, something that comes and goes without warning, sometimes without reason. There’s a sort of “Catch 22″ involved in confidence, because without confidence, it’s tough to succeed, but without some success, it’s tough to be confident.

To write a...

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Books by Scott Pratt

Average rating: 4.06 · 180 ratings · 29 reviews · 7 distinct works

	AN Innocent Client 3.94 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	In Good Faith 4.17 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Injustice For All 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Reasonable Fear 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Russo's Gold 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	最終弁護 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Engelsrache 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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Scott gave to: Darkness, Take My Hand (Kenzie & Gennaro, #2) by Dennis Lehane	My rating:
There were a lot of characters in this book. A LOT of characters. Things got a little jumbled and a couple of them (especially the connection to the Irish mob) didn't quite get resolved, but damn, Dennis Lehane can write. The book is worth the time,...more
Apr 29, 2012 08:26pm · see review
Scott added: Reasonable Fear by Scott Pratt (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Scott gave to: Buying Time by Pamela Samuels Young	My rating:
Great premise, tight plotting, wonderful storytelling. A great read.
Apr 18, 2012 03:12pm · see review
Scott gave to: Inside Delta Force: The Story Of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit by Eric Haney	My rating:
Pretty good on the selection and training. Boring middle about chasing people around Washington, D.C. Falls far short if you want to know anything about the real missions or the politics behind them.
Apr 17, 2012 09:18pm · see review
Scott gave to: Beloved by Toni Morrison	My rating:
How could you not feel for a mother who kills her baby because she believes the child will be kidnapped into slavery? Morrison is deep, deep, deep. An author you have to study. I love her work.
Apr 17, 2012 09:15pm · see review
Scott gave to: Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison	My rating:
Deep and brilliant. Almost too deep and brilliant.
Apr 17, 2012 09:13pm · see review
Scott gave to: Walden, or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau	My rating:
Transcendentalism presented in boring, self-important fashion. I said that in a paper in college and received a bad grade.
Apr 17, 2012 09:10pm · see review
Scott gave to: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce	My rating:
Anybody that says they understand Joyce's work is either a genius or a liar. I tend to think most of them are liars.
Apr 17, 2012 09:09pm · see review
Scott gave to: Like I Was Saying by Mike Royko	My rating:
Chicago politics at its most bizarre. Column-writing at its finest.
Apr 17, 2012 09:07pm · see review

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― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

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