Kent Wayne

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  • Musings

    Musings

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    Art is given value through the artist’s commitment—the commitment to finishing and polishing a piece so that it’s fit for public consumption.   Good ideas and premises are infinitely prevalent.  They’re given value by understanding that they’re iterated with the audience in mind, and not as self-serving reflections of the artist’s “genius.”

  • Musings

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    Quality is assured through meticulous editing, while workable material is assured through constant drafting.  So it naturally follows that if I want to publish quality material on a regular basis, I must be constant in drafting, and ruthless in editing. But above all, I must always, ALWAYS be drafting.  Otherwise, there is nothing to edit.

  • Echo Volume 2’s 16th review on Goodreads is FIVE FREAKIN’ STARS!!!

    Echo Volume 2’s 16th review on Goodreads is FIVE FREAKIN’ STARS!!!

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    Big thank you goes out to ‘C’ who just posted a 5 star review for Echo 2 on Goodreads!  I’m incredibly flattered, as C only gave Echo 1 a 3 star a couple days ago.  I’m currently working on that; hopefully I can get Echo 1 in tip-top shape for paperback release.  (I’m also optimistically…

  • Echo: The Weekly Update

    Echo: The Weekly Update

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    Word Count, Vol.4:  165,675 Thanks to All Who Bought Echo!  And BIG THANKS to Melissa, Barbara, Ian, Lorna, [anonymous], Lisa, Meg, Matt, Bobby, F.T., Alice Smith, Leslie Coop, Richard, Shauna, Sydney, Pam, Jessica, Angela, Kiesa, Ross, Keith, Alice, Daina and Daniel for posting AMAZING reviews on Amazon!!!  Ashley too for the 5 star on Nook!…

  • Thank You Recent Echo Purchaser!!!

    Thank You Recent Echo Purchaser!!!

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    sh’SLAM!  I wake up and see that a copy of Echo 1 flew off the virtual shelves yesterday!  Whoever that was…Thank You So Much!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle  Vol. 3 on Kindle here:  Vol. 3 on Kindle

  • Musings

    Musings

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    As a writer, I must be willing to entertain as many points of view as possible, as deeply as I can. Otherwise, I won’t have gleaned the insight and perspective that entices people to entertain MY point of view.

  • Musings

    Musings

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    IMHO, the pain of pushing forward and falling short is infinitely better than the shame of being dragged along and feeling safe.

  • Thank You Recent Echo Purchaser!!!!

    Thank You Recent Echo Purchaser!!!!

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    PB&J!!!  (‘member when that was healthy?  Man I can’t believe I was ever bored of that sugar-filled goodness when I was a kid)  Someone bought a copy of Echo 1 yesterday!!!  They DM’ed me to inform me they were doing so, but I don’t know if they’d want me to reveal their identity.  So I’ll…

  • Musings

    Musings

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    Character and opportunity typically come at the cost of comfort.  When pursuing the first two, one must be willing to part with the third.

  • Thank You Recent Echo Reader!!!

    Thank You Recent Echo Reader!!!

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    K’BAM!  Had a few pages read of Echo 1 on Kindle Unlimited yesterday!  Whoever that was…Thank You So Much!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle  Vol. 3 on Kindle here:  Vol. 3 on Kindle