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Wes Choc

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in Berywn, Illinois, The United States

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History, Memoir, Travel

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Wes Choc When serving in the military in Vietnam, a nasty mortar barrage devastated our area in Khe Sanh; and, a very large number of marines were killed or wo…moreWhen serving in the military in Vietnam, a nasty mortar barrage devastated our area in Khe Sanh; and, a very large number of marines were killed or wounded. They had dutifully jumped into trenches alongside our sleeping areas (as each of us was trained and expected to do). Every single one I knew earned a Purple Heart or a green bag to take them home that night. For me? I slept through the whole barrage. No one tried to wake me (why not?) ...I eventually woke up in the aftermath's silence. Everyone else did what they were supposed to do, and they were punished. And, I woke unscathed to that forthcoming layer of dust when I stood up to look at a full moon from inside my riddled tent. (less)

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Wes Choc If writing is perceived as "work", then it needs to be treated as work with set times for composing or editing or re-reading, etc. It doesn't have to …moreIf writing is perceived as "work", then it needs to be treated as work with set times for composing or editing or re-reading, etc. It doesn't have to be 9 to 5 or even exactly the same number of hours each day, but it does need to be often and predictably regular.

If writing is perceived as "fun", then it needs to be treated as entertainment and enjoyed for its own value whenever and wherever it hits you.

Happiness in writing is a byproduct of doing the right and good things right and well. The "when" is much less material. The "what" is your focus. The "how" is your skill.(less)

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	Baby Shoes: 100 Stories by 100 Authors by Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author), Linda Needham (Goodreads Author), Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 20 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
	Hectic Treks: Unusual Stuff Encountered While Traipsing Around 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 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
	Just Dust: An Improbable Marine's Vietnam Story really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Inconspicuous: Walter Rothwell's Undercover Journey During the Cold War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Running Wild Anthology of Stories: Volume 6 by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author), Emily Castles, Aimee LaBrie it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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TV Interview about "Just Dust"

The second edition of my book "Just Dust - An Improbable Marine's Vietnam Story" was published recently (December 2015). Local TV station KGUN (Channel 9) invited me for an interview after hearing my radio interview conducted by Wounded Warriors host Ben Beuhler-Garcia just two weeks before. If you'd like to listen to this interview, go to this link: http://kgun9.com/morning-blend/author... Read more of this blog post »

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Train Wreck: The Farkas Foxtrots Season One, Episode Two

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Wes Choc liked Gerilyn’s update 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 Gerilyn shared a highlight from Time's Convert (All Souls, #4) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) See all Gerilyn’s notes and highlights for this book “There are ways to serve the cause of liberty that don’t involve bloodshed.
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Wes Choc liked Gerilyn’s update 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 Gerilyn shared a highlight from Time's Convert (All Souls, #4) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) See all Gerilyn’s notes and highlights for this book “No act of creation has ever been painless,” she continued. “Miracles should leave a mark, so that we can remember how precious they are.”
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Wes Choc liked Gerilyn’s update 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 Gerilyn shared a highlight from Time's Convert (All Souls, #4) by Deborah Harkness (Goodreads Author) See all Gerilyn’s notes and highlights for this book A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason. —THOMAS PAINE
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