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Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha is the website for me:  author Kent Wayne.  The site name comes from the subject material in my early pieces of writing.

Three works are featured.  The first one is a series called Echo, a science fiction dystopia where a disillusioned warrior pushes his craft to its bloody limits, then attempts to break through into a realm of world-bending mastery.  I’ve finished this four-volume series, and I’ve also posted some free sample chapters, click here to start reading.

To buy Echo Volume 1:  Approaching Shatter on Amazon click here:  Buy Echo

The second book is a high school adventure, full of profanity, psychedelics, and interdimensional shenanigans.  Here’s the link for the book on Amazon:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.   Sample chapters are available here:  Sample Chapters for Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl

I’m working on a YA fantasy called the Unbound Realm, a three-volume series.  I’ve finished books one and two, and I’m working on the third.  Here’s a link to volume 1:  A Door into Evermoor  and here’s a link to volume 2:  Weapons of Old  Here are some sample chapters:  Sample Chapters for the Unbound Realm.

Thanks for your interest!  If you’re a writer, I wish you inspired drafting and insightful editing!  Best way to reach me is by DMing me on Facebook.  However, I have noticed some DMs getting filtered out by Facebook messenger, so if I don’t respond, just comment on my wall.  I’ll take it down, DM you, and address your concerns.  Sorry to all those who never got a response; I wasn’t trying to be rude!  🙂

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  3. Thanks for deciding to follow my blog. I’ve heard a good blogger sticks to one subject. That’s not how I work. My blog posts cover a broad spectrum so at least here and there, off and on, you will find just what you want or need.

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  7. Thanks for following my blog. I just read some of your ECHO posts and I have to say I can learn a lot from them. Again, thanks and best of wishes to your books and your future!

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  11. I’ve always loved a good fresh new book to read and now I’m armed with your first chapters, so far In the first paragraph i enjoy the character,
    his thrive to not be weak and to work himself is a great show of will and determination, I’m a runner so I thrive of being able to relate to the challenge,
    I look forward to finishing your chapters,
    Hcf.

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  12. First, I wanted to say thank you for following my blog, and secondly follow you back.
    Third, I wanted to read the first chapter. At least. Maybe buy the book too.
    Fourth, as a novelist yourself, would you say that WordPress is a more or less safe platform for sharing writing that might well be used commercially? (besides the usual quibbles that literary magazines have about ‘previously published content.’) I’m a young, impetuous, and probably overeager writer who desperately needs an audience, but doesn’t want his ideas stolen and then sued himself for copyright infringement of his own works.
    Also, I instantly connected to Atriya in the first three paragraphs. That kind of pain is sometimes all that can keep me going— the disproportion of emotional to physical pain in our modern life is in some ways worse than the old days— at least says I, uncalloused he of 2016.
    That is why I am disappointed by Florida. It’s too* nice.

    Anyways, I rambled too much about myself. I look forward to reading more of you! (And throwing money at you– Chapter One is a salivating appetizer.)

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    • Thank You so much for the kind words! As far as wordpress being a safe platform—I think that it is. And not to be too cynical, but as an indie author, my options are few. If you throw a few chapters out there on wordpress, then follow it up with a Kindle release, I (optimistically) doubt that someone can take your flavors and make a good meal out of them; only you can do that. And as far as Atriya goes, he’s kind of a brute, but yeah, I wanted him to be assaulted by the feeling of being an outsider even though he is “successful,” and I want him yearning for more. I feel like that’s a lot of people nowadays. Thanks, and Good Luck! 🙂

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  20. Well, thank you for your interest and following my blog, although I do have to raise one eyebrow in curiosity – most of the other people you seem to follow are writers or critics in their own right. I’m merely a bit of an amateur social historian with an interest in classical literature – from the West or from my own home culture.

    Good luck with the writing career though – i’m rather curious where the “buddhism” fits in.

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    • Thanks! Yep, I’m trying to build awareness for my writing, and my follows are mostly directed towards writers of fiction and the like. The Buddhism fits into the musings; I just take observations done through meditation or contemplation and then try to infuse a Buddhist philosophical core to ’em. Good luck with your blog! 🙂

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  21. Well, thank you for your interest and following my blog, although I do have to raise one eyebrow in curiosity – most of the other people you seem to follow are writers or critics in their own right. I’m merely a bit of an amateur social historian with an interest in classical literature – from the West or from my own home culture.

    Good luck with the writing career though – i’m rather curious where the “buddhism” aspect fits in with your work.

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  30. Your blog is a breath of fresh air. A different theme. I am happy I have something different to read and arm myself. Starting the first chapter right away.
    Thanks for following.

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    • Thank You so much for the kind words! My material is pretty dark, but it has eastern style spiritual themes hidden within it. Sorry if the subject matter or my shortcomings as a writer keeps it from flowing! 🙂

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  32. Thanks for following One Health of a Life. I’m a bit curious why (“elucidate yee?” from Bernard & the Genie ;-), but also look forward to learning more about your work. You mentioned in an earlier post that you are a newbie to fiction… what did you do before that?

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  40. Hi, thankyou so much for following my new blog. I really appreciate the support. I love the look and feel of your site and will definitely enjoy reading through it.

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      • Not possible 🙂 Did you listen to my podcast with Intel’s head anthropologist about how science fiction shapes our collective consciousness – right up your alley, would love to know what you think?

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      • I have not! Can you gimme a direct link to it? I’m a bit scattered these days between (mundane personal stuff you don’t want to hear about). Shoot me the link and I’ll give it a hear! 🙂

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      • Hello! I’m finishing up your interview with Dr. Tobias as I finish making my dinner. I’m enjoying the speculation about the origin of innovation! I personally feel it is some weird divine force and that the key to unlocking it is discipline. Amateurs wait for inspiration, professionals produce whether they’re inspired or not. I’m a bit of a hard-liner when it comes to that stuff, and most of my stance comes from Steven Pressfield (Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire)’s seminal work The War of Art.

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      • Thanks for your feedback – I will have to explore Steven Pressfield. I like that concept, that a professionals produce if they are inspired or not, but do you think that when they are producing and inspiration strikes, their outputs are of higher quality?

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      • Maybe maybe not. I’ll tell you this: I have forced myself to produce something clunky and seemingly unpalatable, but later in the editing process, have refined it to become better than the stuff I’ve produced when inspired. I’d like to redirect your question to this point: I don’t believe that picking and choosing the times for production to be in accordance with inspiration is the optimal way; that’s like working out only when I feel like it. I absolutely believe that consistency in creative fields yields a higher “chip capacity” over time, which is why hollywood writers are able to produce marketable material pretty much on demand. I believe the important thing is to do it regardless of inspiration, and eventually, inspiration will become a natural state every time you sit down and create. Sorry for the lengthy response! Hope that helped! 🙂

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    • Absolutely! I answered you on FB (for some reason that didn’t show up on my buttons, curious) and sorry about the lack of DM on twitter! A lot of stuff slips past me on twitter, as it’s a constant barrage of s-of-c messages.

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