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Mark Sumner

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in Greenville, KY, The United States

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult

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Sometimes credited as Mark C. Sumner or M.C. Sumner. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mark Sumner The horrible truth is that those days when you're feeling great and the text is just flowing, and those days when you have to drag out every word with…moreThe horrible truth is that those days when you're feeling great and the text is just flowing, and those days when you have to drag out every word with a boat hook... actually end up resulting in about the same quality of text when you look at it six weeks later. So the answer to writer's block is to just keep putting down something, no matter how wrong it feels, and see if it's not just fine once you've moved on long enough to forget which words came easy and which were carved from granite with wet noodles.(less)

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what inspired you to write the book called 'the coach' and what was your intention with this book?

Mark Sumner Honestly, my publisher pushed for a horror series set in a high school, and the first thing that popped to mind was a basketball coach
I had in 10th g…moreHonestly, my publisher pushed for a horror series set in a high school, and the first thing that popped to mind was a basketball coach
I had in 10th grade. He was just awful. He made students carry him around in a desk like it was a sedan chair, and he kept a supply of baseballs handy to throw at students he thought were being lazy. He was worse than the monster in the book!(less)

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Average rating: 3.58 · 1,564 ratings · 149 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Prodigal Sorcerer (Magic: The Gathering, #6) 3.32 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	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
	Devil's Tower 3.71 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	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
	Insanity, Illinois (News From the Edge, #2) 3.54 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	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
	The Monster of Minnesota (News from the Edge, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1997	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
	Vampires of Vermont (News from the Edge #3) 3.47 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	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
	Devil's Engine 3.63 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	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
	Night Terrors (Extreme Zone, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	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
	The Evil Child (Baby-Sitter's Nightmares #2) 3.17 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	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
	Dark Lies (Extreme Zone, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	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
	Deadly Secrets (Extreme Zone, #4) 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1997 — 9 editions	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

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When cithians saved humans from a dying Earth, they gave them a place to live and food to eat. They gifted the humans with the valuable information that they are not smart enough, not strong enough, not up to the challenge of playing a role in galactic civilization. In a city where many races meet, the cithians have taught humans to know their place: in the ghetto. Out of the way. Year after year, Read more of this blog post »

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