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Candice has authored a wide variety of creative and nonfiction works. More recently she has expanded her creative works to include fiction. Her debut thriller, Death on a Thin Horse, is now available.

Other current publications include the Small Business Rocket Fuel series.

She is also an accomplished poet and essayist. She is published in The Allegheny Review, The Lyon Review, and Pegasus among others. She is a recipient of the Ida F. Snell Poetry Prize and a Pen Works Honorable Mention for Creative Nonfiction.

Candice is also biotech consultant and professional medical writer. She holds a PhD in Anatomy and Neurobiology and an MBA in general business management with a focus on strategy and innovation. Her current passion is technology commer...more


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Published on May 15, 2013 09:04
Average rating: 4.60 · 5 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Death on a Thin Horse
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
Small Business Rocket Fuel:...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions
Small Business Rocket Fuel:...
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012

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Death on a Thin Horse by Candice M. Hughes
Do you use your tablet (iPad/Kindle Fire/etc.) primarily for reading?

she voted for Yes. I read books on my tablet and love it.
"Anju- Nice post! Writer's groups can be good, especially when there is a spark of connection and friendship among members.

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Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal
Mr. Churchill's Secretary
by Susan Elia MacNeal (Goodreads Author)
read in November, 2011
Nice mystery/suspense. I enjoyed the historical 1940s setting. It was well done and I felt like I had a good sense of the place and time. I enjoyed the characters- smart, spunky heroine. I enjoyed the representation of Mr. Churchill too. His motto, "...more
Candice Hughes made a comment on Starting Over...:
"Anju,
What helps me in going back to a story where I had to pause writing is to re-read and get back into the head of my main characters. Once I have t...more
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Iced (Dani O'Malley #1) by Karen Marie Moning
Iced is a solid read. Paranormal thriller/suspense is the genre. The protagonist is a rather unusual 14 year-old-girl. The story takes place in Dublin, Ireland in a post-apocalytic world where the boundaries between the supernatural world and the rea...more
Candice Hughes said "yes" to attending the event: What's on your nightstand?
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date: January 28, 2013 05:39PM
location: Shelf Pleasure, The United States
description: A website for women who love reading. Learn about what books are on Candice Hughe's night stand. Have fun looking at cool pics and learning about the lives of interesting authors. Find new books.
Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Dodger
by Terry Pratchett
read in January, 2013
Another fun and thought-provoking book. Loved the setting in Victorian England. Dodger is an engaging chap. Also loved the references to various other real characters like Mayhew and Dickens. This is a book that's both uplifting and entertaining.

I w...more
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Lewis Carroll
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Mark Twain
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
Mark Twain

Mark Twain
“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”
Mark Twain

Stephen King
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
Stephen King, On Writing

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