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Jaq C. Reed

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Born

in Burriss, ON , Canada

Website

http://www.jaqreed.com

Genre

Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Influences

Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, Daphne Du Maurier

Member Since

December 2014

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I grew up in a Rural Community. I spent my hours outside since I was a child, running barefoot, AlWAYS, until my mom caught me cutting the grass with barefeet. The green grass stains gave it away. From then on I wore shoes to cut the grass... And in the winter. Our winters were brutal, hitting minus 40 regularly. My dad would gather us in the summer to bring in and supply our own wood for the furnace, and we would garden in the summer. I spent the winters reading.

I am about environmentalism, equal rights, social progress and raising the bar on how we treat each other and our planet.

I write stories that have layers, what some will see as an environmental statement, some will see as an soap opera, some will see as a political stance, and so ...more

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The Ungoverned

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I’ve met a few book review bloggers as I’ve fumbled my way around this new world of publishing. And I am forever grateful for them! Not only do they help indie writers get publicity in front of your eyes, they help me figure out which book to read next!

I woke up this morning and found myself on The Novel Idea Blog by Stephanie and I was thrilled. 2 reasons here, she Loved ‘The Ungoverned’ and s

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“News is something somebody doesn't want printed; all else is advertising.”
― William Randolph Hearst

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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
― William Faulkner

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“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such

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“People change and forget to tell each other.”
― Lillian Hellman

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“‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”
― Chico Xavier

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