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Jeremy C Kester

Jeremy C Kester

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  • Novels
    • The Good Teacher
    • Remember the Yorktown (Gravity 1)
    • The Dangerous Life of Agnes Pyle
  • short stories
    • Into Fire’s Den
    • Farm Life Lost
  • PoemsPoems by Jeremy C Kester
    • Change of Seasons: Selected Poems
    • varied degrees of darkness: selected poems
  • Bad Advice that’s Actually Good

    “Write drunk; edit sober.” It’s a quote often given attribution to Earnest Hemmingway, arguably one of the greatest writers of all time. It’s wrong. He didn’t say that. And given enough internet research, people can easily discover that this was indeed the case: Hemmingway never said it, and he never practiced it. At least he…

    Jeremy C Kester

    August 6, 2016
    Blog
    bad quotes, Blog, blog post, blogging, Hemingway, independent writing, writing, writing advice, writing process, wrong quotes
  • That Nagging Feeling

    I woke up this morning with a nagging feeling. This feeling is one that I have had for the entirety of my life. It often creeps around dark alleys awaiting my arrival so that it can attack, often crippling me. It springs an odd form of depression. Not a depression that makes it difficult for…

    Jeremy C Kester

    August 5, 2016
    Blog
    Blog, blog post, blogging, dealing with emotions, doubt, health, independent writing, life lessons, Mike Birbiglia, Nerdist, self doubt, social networking, writing
  • How to Support the Independent Writer

    I wrote most of this post 4 years ago. Not much has changed. I am still struggling to get the word out there on my books. And of course, I need help. I need your help. I bug my close friends and family a lot to buy my work. Many of you who know me…

    Jeremy C Kester

    July 19, 2016
    Blog
    Blog, blog post, blogging, books, ebook sales, ebooks, ereader, goals, independent writing, publishing, sci-fi, Scifi, success, support, writing, writing process
  • Pullups

    Many of us have experienced that dreaded moment: when you step up to the bar in gym class and are asked to do as many of that terrible exercise as possible. Pullups. I have not heard of many exercises that people do not like as much as that one. Yet, I also hear that it…

    Jeremy C Kester

    June 25, 2016
    Blog
    Blog, blog post, blogging, exercise, fitness, goals, health, independent writing, weightlifting, writing, writing process
  • Happiness in a Vice

    I don’t smoke. I’ve never tried drugs. I’ve nearly cut sugar from my diet. I’ve dramatically cut back on my caffeine intake. There is a list of things that I have been cutting from my life for various reasons. Some are in the name of being more productive, to lead to happiness elsewhere, such as…

    Jeremy C Kester

    June 13, 2016
    Blog
    beer, Blog, blog post, blogging, fitness, goals, happiness, health, independent writing, joy, vices, writing, writing process
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