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A longtime journalist, Leslie has written 13 fiction and non-fiction books with more on the way..

Leslie's action-adventure-mystery, "Chasing the Music," released in May 2016, was the first of the Thrill of the Hunt series, which now includes "The Three Sixes" (2017) and "Operation Jeremiah's Jar" (2018).

His action-thriller, "The Last Aliyah," was released in spring 2018; his End Times adventure, "Torn Asunder," came out in 2020.

Leslie's newest historical fiction, "A Cause Most Splendid: The Battle for the Bible," the story of Robert Aitken's defiance of the king by illegally printing the Bible for American soldiers and colonists in 1778, was released in November 2021, joining three previous historical novels: "Midnight Rider for the Mornin ...more

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I love your character development...what's your secret?

Mark Alan Leslie I'm a people watcher and "listener," Darek. Probably just like you!
I like to combine intriguing characteristics from various people I know or have see…moreI'm a people watcher and "listener," Darek. Probably just like you!
I like to combine intriguing characteristics from various people I know or have seen and heard, then come up with a whole new "person."
Besides paying attention to those who I know, I've found it very informative to go online and read the "comments" and chats about various topics that may relate to the book I'm writing. I have a Christian worldview, but many people do not and I am oftentimes astounded how other people's minds work — or don't work. This way, I'm able to offer varied thoughts not he same subject.
For instance, I had to create a jihadist's character in the novel I'm now writing, "Jeremiah's Jar," and the best way I could find is to research what hardline Muslims are saying. Phew, it's frightening.
So, I guess I have no "secret" — just a standard operating procedure.
Thanks for asking.
By the way, I think I've read a couple of your own books. Great characters!

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Mark Alan Leslie I haven't had that malady but a few times. When I have, I don't try to force it, but just relax, take the pressure off and wait for my imagination to …moreI haven't had that malady but a few times. When I have, I don't try to force it, but just relax, take the pressure off and wait for my imagination to click in on its own timing. Then, the block is usually broken while I'm sleeping. A thought, a potential scene, something will wake me, I'll say, "That's it!" and I'm ready to rocket-write.(less)

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	Chasing the Music 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	True North: Tice's Story (The Last Aliyah Book 1) by Mark Alan Leslie (Goodreads Author), Loy Leslie (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Crossing: A Historical Novel 3.71 avg rating — 7 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
	The Three Sixes by Mark Alan Leslie (Goodreads Author), Darek Leslie (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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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	Midnight Rider for the Morning Star 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	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
	Operation Jeremiah's Jar (Thrill of the Hunt Book 3) 4.50 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
	The Last Aliyah 3.50 avg rating — 2 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
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I’ve decided to ban the word “old” from my vocabulary, from my thought processes, from my state of mind. It’s such a depressing word, “old.” A discouraging word. Gloomy. Dismal. Disheartening, really.

And even a wrong word. Today’s talking heads would call it misinformation, disinformation, especially malinformation… because what is “old,” really?

None of us are as old as, say, Moses or Adam. And ev

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