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Summer Ross

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Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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Kim Harrison, Tim Sandlin, Kate Chopin, Edgar Allen Poe, [a:Peter Aff...more

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Born in Casper, Wyoming, Summer Ross was the judge for Casper College's Expression Magazine in poetry and prose. In 2011/ 2012 she was the Literary Editor for Expression Magazine. She writes fiction and nonfiction. Her preferred writing habits are in short stories, poetry, memoir, and novel formats. She favors writing with the old fashioned pen and paper .

She has a BA in English from University of Wyoming.

She was volunteer slush pile reader for Everyday Fiction Magazine from Feb 2011 - May 2012.
She is an editor at WiDo Publishing.

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Average rating: 4.83 · 12 ratings · 4 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors

Notes from Underground
by The Literary Lab (publisher), Judy Croome (Goodreads Author), Anne R. Allen (Goodreads Author)
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011

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Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy #1)

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May 06, 2013 04:21pm
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Summer Ross liked Alex J. Cavanaugh's blog post: A to Z Challenge – Underworld and Under a Glass Moon, Plus Ninja News " My theme for the A to Z Challenge is Favorite Movies, Bloggers, and Music! I’ll name a favorite movie that corresponds with the letter, and then select a character from the film. I will then na..." ...read it »
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Summer Ross made a comment in the group Who's Your Author? — April 2013 Theme Party Challenge topic "LOL- we'll just keep our fingers crossed. :) Lisa Kay wrote: "I'm hoping for a miracle, Summer. For you and me, both! LOL!" "
Apr 24, 2013 06:50am
Summer Ross made a comment in the group Gotta Have Paranormal Romance with a Kick — Top 5 Fantasies topic "Top 5 fantasies: 1) To be a great editor (I'm already an editor) 2) To have a novel published. 3) To meet Kim Harrison. 4) To create an editing business h...more "
Apr 24, 2013 06:49am
Summer Ross rated a book 4 of 5 stars River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) by Patricia Briggs read in April, 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
Briggs did a good job with this novel. She incorporated Indian lore inside and successfully pulled off the story within the story technique- better than I've seen in a long time. I found a great line in this one, and there are many, but this one is re...more
Apr 24, 2013 06:22am · see review

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“Life gives us what we need when we need it; receiving what it gives us is a whole other thing.”
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“The Universe has a plan to make sure we don't ever stop learning, not only in our minds, but also in our hearts.”
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“I always tell my students, about the biggest baddest things in life you must try to write small and light, save the big writing for the unexpected tiny thing that always makes or breaks a story.”
― Pam Houston

tags: life, story, themes, unexpected, writing

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“Writers, it is said, all carry a chip of ice in their hearts”
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

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