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I am a writing instructor/tutor, freelance writer/editor, and father who dabbles in writing fiction from time to time. I have also been an inventory control specialist/tech writer for a NASA contractor, a cashier in a university food court, and a library employee. My first publication came courtesy of Rick Silva (Kinships). Since then, I have published a book of literary criticism (The Modern Literary Werewolf: A Critical Study of the Mutable Motif), A Worldbuilder's Guide to Magic: Essentials for Writers, Game Developers and Dungeon Masters, and A Worldbuilder's Guide to Societies ...more

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	The Modern Literary Werewolf: A Critical Study of the Mutable Motif 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	When Genres Collide: Selected Essays from the 37th Annual Meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association, June 22-25, 2006, White Plains, New York by Thomas J. Morrissey (Editor), Brent A. Stypczynski (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007 — 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
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