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Coolest Ranger

(2,034 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2015, 10:49 AM Jul 2015

I have some exciting news to report

With Skinners permission I am now prepared to let you all know what I had been working on for the last few years or so. First let me give you some background about me. My name is Cordell Garrett and I live in North Carolina since 2012. I used to be known as loyalKYDEM obviously I had to give up that handle since I do not live in Kentucky anymore. I am a partially blind and I suffer from mobility issues.

In 2008 though some associates of mine who work in Hollywood, I was encouraged to start writing television pilots and screenplays. I did so but had no luck in getting any of them sold, disappointed and frustrated, I was encouraged to start writing novels because as it was explained to me, when you write and self-publish your own novels, you have total creative control over your work. So eight years ago, I started writing my first novel, World War III which tells of the fictional conflict between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Corinth a constitutional monarchy. The story since then has undergone four major rewrites and four edits but I'm happy to announce that as of yesterday I have published World War III to Amazon Kindle under the pen name of Robert James Winchester.

I have also published Space Diaries, a science fiction drama which takes place thousands of years in the future and it tells the story of the collapse of a government through the manipulation of the media as well as their economic systems. In a couple of weeks, Eden another science fiction novel will be published.

I have several goals to achieve which include getting a brand new home which is handicap friendly, I would like to travel, and just enjoy life which I have not been able to do. So far I have gotten some great feedback from my novels, so if you enjoy a good science fiction novel and you got access to Amazon Kindle, please help me out buy buying my novels. It will make this fearful guy happy that he started writing them in the first place.

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I have some exciting news to report (Original Post) Coolest Ranger Jul 2015 OP
K & R femmocrat Jul 2015 #1
K&R congrats! Just tweeted link too. Hope for all the best for you! LiberalLoner Jul 2015 #2
Awesome. Congrats. bigwillq Jul 2015 #3
Congratulations! Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #4
Congratulations! pamela Jul 2015 #5
you are my hero. what brave and gutsy things you have done and you did it from your roguevalley Jul 2015 #6
Hey, Cordell. sheshe2 Jul 2015 #7
That's TERRIFIC, Coolest Ranger! calimary Jul 2015 #8
You made my day Coolest Ranger! Boomerproud Jul 2015 #9
Congratulations! classof56 Jul 2015 #10
I am in awe that you worked so hard to make this happen. nilesobek Jul 2015 #11

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
6. you are my hero. what brave and gutsy things you have done and you did it from your
Fri Jul 3, 2015, 01:31 PM
Jul 2015

amazing brain. I will go look. Maybe I can be inspired by your example. CONGRATS for the GREATNESS, my dear.

calimary

(81,312 posts)
8. That's TERRIFIC, Coolest Ranger!
Fri Jul 3, 2015, 01:35 PM
Jul 2015

Congratulations! Science fiction? Sounds like you too will boldly go where no one has gone before! You're following your dreams!

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)
9. You made my day Coolest Ranger!
Fri Jul 3, 2015, 01:52 PM
Jul 2015

I'm so happy that your dreams are coming true due to your hard work and talent. Continued good luck and keep us posted!!!

nilesobek

(1,423 posts)
11. I am in awe that you worked so hard to make this happen.
Fri Jul 3, 2015, 11:49 PM
Jul 2015

I've got quite a few short stories, short novels and poems but I do it for a therapeutic and am way too shy to try to publish anything.

Enjoy your success. Congrats.

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