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I have written all my life and within the last three years have independently published a fantasy novel, The Stone Dragon; a young adult novel, Love Ya Like a Sister; and a small book of poetry, Bare Ruined Choirs.

Right now, I am focusing my activity on revising the sequel to The Stone Dragon, called Dragons of Blood and Stone.

On the back burner are a series of short stories, Tales from Bent River. I've been writing rough drafts and tucking them away for the last couple of years. Three of these flash fiction stories have been published in online literary zines.

I also post regularly to my blog. From what I've read, I suppose I should have at least three blogs: one for my life as a writer, one for my life as a school teacher, and one for my life as a publisher of Wise Moon Books.

This is too complicated for me, though. I don't have enough time to maintain frequent posts on three blogs, so I have one blog. Check out the topics, read a few posts, and enjoy yourself.

During the school year, my time is limited. Contact me through my blog site, which includes my email address in the profile.

favourite books

Downbelow Station (or anything else) by C. J. Cherryh
Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
J. R. R. Tolkein, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Daniel Martin by John Fowles
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

GREAT READS ON AUTHONOMY (in no particular order):

Faust's Butterfly, William Holt
Brewer House, Lisa Candelaria Bartlett
Relic, A. B. Knight
Keir, Pippa Jay
Summer Sweet Summer, K.B. Mikals
Sarajevo Walls of Fate, Marija F. Sullivan
Fame and Infamy, Iva Polansky
Note on an Orange Burial, Greg Levin
The Kingdom Within, Luke Bramley
Deadly Nevermore, Lynn Clayton

my websites

http://www.tomkeplerswritingblog.com/p/stone-drago     http://www.tomkeplerswritingblog.com/

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my books

Love Ya Like a Sister

Tom Kepler

If you want something done right, do it yourself ... but does that include having three girlfriends at the same time and stealing a car?


It was simple: he loved Susie and liked his motorcycle. Even if he really liked his Triumph and only thought that he was pretty sure that he loved Susie, it was still the same difference. It was easy to know the difference, easy to think about. The words, though, didn't quite fit the situation. He knew how he would choose if he ever had to make a choice. He also knew that Susie would never forgive him.

Randy’s life was simple until one night at a poker game he helped Gwen, a senior girl, and her five-year-old sister. Then his girlfriend Susie dumped him, and Susie’s older sister helped him with his math homework, although Beth was more interested in biology. Then when Randy took Gwen to the winter formal, Susie decided to go with a friend of Randy’s who had a bad habit of telling all the juicy details.

What Randy needs is some advice and a plan about what to do if your parents are too busy, too divorced, too drunk, or too dead to help.

 

The Stone Dragon

Tom Kepler

Dream magic is the most dangerous of magics because it is so difficult to control.


Dream magic is the most dangerous of magics because it is so difficult to control. Apprentice mage Glimmer—Not a Glimmer of Magic—realizes this when he discovers that his apparent lack of magical talent is because his magic manifests only when he is dreaming. His first attempt at dream magery conjures a dragon, and just before dying in dragonfire, Glimmer, in desperation, locks the dragon within the stones of his master’s house. How, though, do you live in a house that is also a dragon? And how can you even sleep—knowing that dream might slip to nightmare?

Completed at 98,000 words.

 

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Hello, my name is miss Kristy i saw your profile and have interest i....

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Hi, I am Vera! please how are you! hope you are fine and in perfect ....

Adam Thurstman wrote 278 days ago

Hi Tom I'd be very grateful if you could please take a quick look ....

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Hi there – sorry to bother but I am seriously seeking some advice. ....

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Wow. I've met a few writer-teachers on the site, including Richard Th....

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I wrote 861 days ago

Hey, Luke, logged back in after 4 months away. Evidently some new rules about monthly backing. (Have to read the FAQs.) Anyway, backed your great book again. By the by, my YA novel Love Ya Like a Sister will be on Amazon shortly. view book

I wrote 861 days ago

Logged back in after 4 months away. Evidently some new rules about monthly backing--so I'm backing yours again--a great read. By the by, my YA novel Love Ya Like a Sister will be on Amazon soon. Best to you. view book

I wrote 1009 days ago

Beth Anne, Your story picked up when you got to the wreck. The description of the car with its windshield crushed flat created a vivid picture in the mind. I guess that makes sense, with your nursing background. Keep working on proofreading. Here is an online source: http://www.grammarbook.com/d... view book

I wrote 1026 days ago

I'm a school teacher, too. Love your pitch--enough detail to provide context but not enough to spoil. Not sure how many 6th grade girls have much going on in the "heaving of her chest" department, but maybe Harmony's an early-bloomer--or maybe this tells us something about Seth and his personalit... view book

I wrote 1027 days ago

Sorry, no time today to read thoroughly, but I skipped around to make sure you can tell a story. I like your pitch. The questions certainly aroused my curiosity. view book

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