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Rik Stone

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Newcastle, The United Kingdom

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Thriller, Crime, Suspense

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Rik Stone’s working life began in shipyards before he moved on to become a merchant seaman and, for reasons he won’t share here, on more than one occasion found himself stranded in the middle of nowhere. Later on, he worked in quarries and met some wonderfully rich and diverse characters. But then life tamed, maybe a little too much, when he moved into the IT industry.

A surprise came like an episode from Tales from the Unexpected when he became interested in studying and worked through to gaining a BSc. degree in Mathematics and Computing. But it was his love of reading fiction gave him the ambition to write it and his broad experience of life and the confidence of education enabled him to do it.

Rik and his wife share a home in Essex in t ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Rik Stone To date, it isn’t a thing I’ve suffered from. However, there are occasions where I don’t write because, while the notions are there, my mind is too bu…moreTo date, it isn’t a thing I’ve suffered from. However, there are occasions where I don’t write because, while the notions are there, my mind is too busy sorting out the order of things. If those ideas refuse to fall into line after a couple days I usually abandon the project and start outlining something else. Up to now, I’ve found that when I return to the main task everything has automatically fallen into place. I like to think of it as magic, but, unfortunately, it is merely my mind working in background mode. Hmm, maybe that is writer’s block and my imaginary friends have stopped talking to me for a while.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Rik Stone There isn’t a single ‘Best Thing’ – not for me anyway. As a writer it should be easy to describe, but the joy of holding the first paperback that has …moreThere isn’t a single ‘Best Thing’ – not for me anyway. As a writer it should be easy to describe, but the joy of holding the first paperback that has arrived for approval goes beyond words. Getting up in the morning and finding you have a new review that extols the virtues of your writing or the thrill of your words has me walking on air for the rest of the day. I was on a cruise last year where someone inquired if I was Rik Stone and then went on to ask for my autograph. It had never happened to me before, or since, but even sitting here now a warm glow burns within from thinking about it. There are a multitude of other things that have brought delight, but everything pales into insignificance when I compare it to the simple pleasure I get from actually writing.(less)

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Average rating: 4.16 · 353 ratings · 137 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Birth of an Assassin 4.20 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Turkish Connection 4.02 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015	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
	Birth of an Assassin: Thrill a Minute Noir 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings	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 Way We Were: Romantic Interludes 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	A Destiny to Die For - 1 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings	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 Man in the Blue Fez 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Turkish Connection (Birth of an Assassin Book 2) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings	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
	A Destiny to Die For 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	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 Man in the Blue Fez 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	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
	A Destiny to Die For - II it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	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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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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