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Ted Kissel

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http://www.trkissel.com

Genre

Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Member Since

March 2022

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I grew up in Northern California, near Sacramento. After graduating college in the early seventies, I entered the military and spent twenty-eight years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Colonel. The majority of my military career was spent in the cockpit flying F-4 Phantoms throughout the world. During the First Gulf War, I was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in combat. Following my flying duties, I served as a base commander in Europe directly supporting NATO. Then assigned as a deputy division chief in the Pentagon, working for the Secretary of the Air Force and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. My final assignment was as a defense attaché, building relations and cooperation between the U.S. an ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ted Kissel I honestly only write when I feel inspired. I don't try to force the process or set a goal of pages for a given period of time. I just let the charact…moreI honestly only write when I feel inspired. I don't try to force the process or set a goal of pages for a given period of time. I just let the characters speak to me when they are ready, I know it sounds kind of crazy but it works for me.(less)

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Ted Kissel Simply to never give up. I have had many different careers and am now in my 70's and am publishing my first book. It has always been a dream of mine a…moreSimply to never give up. I have had many different careers and am now in my 70's and am publishing my first book. It has always been a dream of mine and I am so thrilled to share these characters and stories with readers finally.(less)

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Average rating: 4.69 · 13 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Betrayal in the Casbah 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Escape from Algiers (#2 in Series After Betrayal in the Casbah) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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

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Mitch and Abella

I am excited to announce that I have finished writing the sequel to Betrayal in the Casbah! The follow-on takes readers on yet another adventure with Mitch and Abella as they attempt to rebuild their lives after the tra...

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If you enjoy reading pulse-pounding, high octane action and adventure novels, this is the group for you. We discuss books from authors such as Lee Chi ...more

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