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Peter King

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I write books I like to read. First and most important are characters. I won't spend time with book characters if there isn't something interesting (and likeable) about them. I want to see their strengths, their weaknesses and their mistakes. I want to understand their lives. I hate cardboard cut-out characters. I especially love a complex and well developed baddy. As a young person I read a lot of fantasy and sci-fi but as I've aged I've discovered planet Earth is a million times more jaw-dropping. I'm fascinated by the future and the possibilities science and technology open, especially in the biological sciences and physics. I used to like the poetry of writing but increasingly I see the need for contrast. A diet of cream is self indulge ...more

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Peter King Writers block means you are not ready to write. Get inspired. Alternately it means you are using the wrong tools. Hammering with a saw is really hard …moreWriters block means you are not ready to write. Get inspired. Alternately it means you are using the wrong tools. Hammering with a saw is really hard and pointless. Experiment with your set up and practices. You may find working on the go easier. I do.(less)
Peter King Knowing there are a million words in the English language and you build anything you want out of them.
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There was a time when "never again" was the kind of trite ending kids put in their term papers on the 'Holocaust' (Shoah). Sometimes it was hard to tell whether their meaning was there should not be any genocides again or more specifically a genocide of Jews again. If the latter, it would (of course) be the same unprincipled nationalism (Nazism) that caused the disaster ( Shoah) to be termed a bur Read more of this blog post »
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Katrina Saw you in the paper this morning - congrats!


Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* Thanks for the friend invite - Happy reading!


Emily V Hi Peter, thanks for adding me. I'm always happy to make new friends :)


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Jo I hope you've been making friends since reaching out to others! :)


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