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C. Billie Brunson

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C. Billie Brunson—

Enjoys writing novels that don’t necessarily fit in any genre “box.” Six Strings, is her second published book, the first of which is Heart of Malice (2015) and she has a number of other manuscripts in the pipelines.

Born in Chicago, IL, C Billie Brunson lived for several years in Indiana and, later, Iowa before moving to Arizona in the 1990s where she has settled in Scottsdale. She’s the mother of two and loves all animals, especially cats.

If you want to connect, you’ll catch her on Twitter more so than any other social media platform.

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C. Billie Brunson's Blog: Prosetry by C B Brunson

Why I Write What I Write

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I am very much a pantser. Often, I have a vague concept of how I think or want the stories in my head to go. But my characters--who come to me as full-fledged strangers like: "Hi. My name is Carl and, just so you know, I'm calling the shots. Not you--tend to take over the pen, so to speak, by acting however they damn well please in response to or in expectation of what is happ Read more of this blog post »

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C. Brunson rated a book it was amazing Wild Hundreds by Nate Marshall	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
Excellent! Will probably read again.
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Raw. Potent. Real. Highly recommend.
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C. Brunson and 1 other person liked Alex Fyffe's review of On Haiku: "This is an essential text for anyone seriously interested in the writing and reading of haiku. Sato's essays provide insight not only into Basho and the early haiku (hokku) writers, but also detailed looks into the history of women haiku poets, warti" Read more of this review »
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Well-written, crisp prose. A casual read. Would've liked a little less predictableness and a sharper, faster-paced climax. ...more
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These poems were lovely, thought-provoking, and deep-rooted. However, I found myself wishing for an Audible version whenever I came to parts written in the tongue of the Tohono O'odham Nation, though. There are several passages woven through a number ...more
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The only thing that kept me reading this book was a fairly intriguing mystery that carried through almost to the end of the book. Lots of telling. Inconsistences within scenes. The author's use of the word "had" is reprehensible--at least 85 times in t ...more
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