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A.B.R.

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Born

North Delta, Canada

Website

http://abrwrite.weebly.com

Twitter

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

Influences

none and too many, and what I have been reading lately.

Member Since

March 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/ABRe

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Writing has always fascinated me and I love books. I have an undergraduate degree in English, and for a brief period tried to own and manage a used bookstore. I read thrillers, sci-fi, literary and historical fiction, and non-fiction. My published output is small, with just two stories published as an indie author. Both are free. I hope to publish more this year.

I like to connect with readers, keep up with what people are reading and what types of books interest them. I never send messages promoting my own books.

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A.B.R.'s Blog

An Historical Perspective on Indie Publishing

Countless blogs trumpet indie writers and self-publishing as new and unprecedented, a revolution in publishing. It is and it isn’t. What’s new is that writers are selling their books directly to the public through a licensed online bookstore, instead of to a publisher. In many other respects indie ebook publishing is surprisingly similar to past formats for mass market publishing.

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A.B.R.’s Quotes

“Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.”
― Esi Edugyan, Half Blood Blues

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“I am an imperfect man living in an imperfect world, trying to weave through the chaotic interactions of semi-causal events with linear logic, contradictory emotions, dialectic wisdom, and mortal integrity.”
― Leonard Seet

tags: inspirational-attitude

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“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.”
― Edward P. Morgan

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