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Peggy Payne

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in Wilmington, NC, The United States

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female

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http://peggypayne.com/

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Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature

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John Updike, Robertson Davies, John Casey, Laurel Goldman

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I’m a writer who dodged being a minister; I saw that my dharma, my calling, was instead to write about body and spirit, to explore in fiction my metaphysical questions.

I’ve spent the past 35+ years as a freelancer, with 2 novels, 2 nonfiction books, magazine and newspaper articles from 25+ countries, a few seasons as a TV reporter, copy for ad agencies, a winter in India, and my manuscript and career consulting services for writers.

Married to a psychologist (Bob Dick www.drbobdick.com), live in a log house in deep woods, Most recent novel: Sister India (a NY Times Notable Book of the Year) Work in a cool artsy office building in Raleigh, NC. Plan B life in NYC. Interested in the psychic and supernatural.

My novels: Sister India http://www....more

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The Playboy Radio Experience

Ex-porn stars Christy Canyon and Ginger Lynn were about to interview me live on SiriusXM radio about my novel Cobalt Blue. I was, of course, nervous, casting about. Maybe it would help if I knew what they were going to ask, something I usually don't inquire about in advance because I prefer to be surprised. [...]

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Average rating: 3.58 · 200 ratings · 40 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	Sister India 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelation 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cobalt Blue 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doncaster: A legacy of personal style 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gift of the Dreamtime - Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma by S. Kelley Harrell (Goodreads Author), Peggy Payne (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Pratt (Foreward) 4.88 of 5 stars 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Healing Power of Doing Good: The Health and Spiritual Benefits of Helping Others by Allan Luks, Peggy Payne (Goodreads Author) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cobalt Blue by Payne Peggy, Peggy Payne (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Mehrwert Des Guten: Wenn Helfen Zur Heilenden Kraft Wird by Allan Luks, Peggy Payne (Goodreads Author) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Peggy Payne wrote a new blog post The Playboy Radio Experience Ex-porn stars Christy Canyon and Ginger Lynn were about to interview me live on SiriusXM radio about my novel Cobalt Blue. I was, of course, nervou... Read more of this blog post »
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Peggy Payne liked Elaine's review of Cobalt Blue: " A book about rapture in all its meanings. A master story-teller, Peggy Payne surprises with a journey of artistic/spiritual/physical ecstasies explored through one woman's journey of self-discovery. Perhaps most admirable in this novel is the writ... " Read more of this review »
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Peggy Payne liked a quote “People will tell you that writing is too difficult, that it's impossible to get your work published, that you might as well hang yourself. Meanwhile, they'll keep writing and you'll have hanged yourself.” — John Gardner like
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Peggy Payne rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Different Sun by Elaine Neil Orr (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is for anyone who loved The Poisonwood Bible: what it's like to be living in a remote jungle village when your missionary husband starts to unravel.
Mar 24, 2013 04:33pm · see review
Peggy Payne wants to read Ecstatic Trance: A Workbook: New Ritual Body Postures by Felicitas D. Goodman	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Peggy Payne wants to read Where the Spirits Ride the Wind: Trance Journeys and Other Ecstatic Experiences by Felicitas D. Goodman	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Peggy Payne rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Peggy Payne rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“God is as real as a station wagon.”
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“People will tell you that writing is too difficult, that it's impossible to get your work published, that you might as well hang yourself. Meanwhile, they'll keep writing and you'll have hanged yourself.”
― John Gardner

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