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David Rain is an Australian writer who lives in London. He is the author of the novel The Heat of the Sun. He has also written poetry, articles, and reviews. He has taught literature and writing at Queen’s University of Belfast, University of Brighton, and Middlesex University, London.

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There is a law of diminishing returns in most things, and this is abundantly so with that curious genre, the how-to-write book. I’ve lost count of how many of these I’ve read over the years. I was about to say I’d read most of them, but that wouldn’t be true: there are hundreds, probably thousands by now, and they keep on coming. Look in any issue of Writer’s Digest or The Writer and you’ll see... read more »
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Published on July 22, 2012 10:39 • 97 views • Tags: becoming-a-writer, chapter-after-chapter, david-rain, the-art-of-writing-fiction, the-craft-of-the-novel
Average rating: 3.45 · 91 ratings · 32 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
The Heat of the Sun
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
The Heat of the Sun. David ...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013
The Heat of the Sun: A Novel
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013
The Gravity of Americans. D...
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012
Eaters Of The Dry Season: C...
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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