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Tristan Bancks
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Writing is hard when you’re a kid. It’s tough when you’re an adult. But there are five key tools to make it easier. In this video mini-series I will share tips to help make your stories shine and leave your friends and family wanting more. I’ll release one video each Wednesday for the next five weeks, so check back here or on YouTube. You can also check out my Create page. Good luck! Let me kn...
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Two Wolves
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The Fall
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On the Run
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Mac Slater Hunts the Cool
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My Life And Other Stuff I Made Up
— published 2011 — 5 editions |
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The Rules of Cool (Mac Slater Cool Hunter #1)
— published 2010 — 3 editions |
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My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong (My Life #2)
— published 2014 — 4 editions |
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My Life and Other Massive Mistakes (My Life #3)
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Mac Slater vs. the City
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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My Life and Other Exploding Chickens (My Life #4)
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" What Readers want to know... SS: If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? TB: Universal Studios Islands of Adventure. Preferably on the 4D Spiderman ride. SS: What’s your best quality? TB: My energy and..." ...More
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"4 1/2 stars. Fast paced and tension filled. The author knows how to capture the reader and take them on a journey. I loved Two Wolves and this was another great read from him.
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"Another fast paced action book from Tristan Bancks, very enjoyable."
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"Great read by Tristan Bancks, The Fall is the story of a young boy over a period of a few days. He stays with his dad who is a crime journalist, but finds himself left alone for long periods of time. He witnesses an argument between two men in the..."
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“. A terrible battle between two wolves. One wolf is bad - pride, jealousy, greed. The other wolf is good - kindness, hope, truth. The child asks, 'Who will win?' The grandfather answers simply, 'The one you feed.”
― Tristan Bancks, Two Wolves
― Tristan Bancks, Two Wolves
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“Life is available only in the present moment.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
― Thich Nhat Hanh
“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you
don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not
doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or family, we blame the other
person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will
grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive
effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason
and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no
reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you
understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not
doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or family, we blame the other
person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will
grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive
effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason
and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no
reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you
understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
“For what I always hated and detested and cursed above all things was this contentment, this healthiness and comfort, this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity.”
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
― Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
― Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
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Hi Trisan,Great to be friends. Look forward to sharing some interesting books.
Best wishes
Juliet M Sampson
Thank you for being my friend, I really enjoyed your speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
Thank you once again,
Emily or Victorious Violinist
P.S My friend Chloe really loves you too!!