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About chrisryanwrites

I tell fast-paced stories with humor and heart. My fiction work is available on amazon.com. Here, I’ll write about the sources for those stories from what I read, watch, listen to, and observe to my experiences as a former award-winning journalist, high school teacher, actor, and producer.

Education Reform Shouldn’t Get The Bum’s Rush

Posted on April 11, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

When is Spring Break not a vacation? When teachers spend it stressed about the future of their profession, their careers, tenure, pension, health benefits, ability to pay their mortgages, send their kids to college, feed them. Yeah, it is that … Continue reading →

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Class Warfare Should be a War on Ignorance

Posted on March 30, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

I would like to comment a bit on a fascinating book I read entitled Class Warfare by Stephen Brill. This nonfiction work chronicles the last few decades in American education battles, focusing on efforts to radically change how American students … Continue reading →

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On Writing: A Phone Call Writers Dream of

Posted on March 24, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

You can’t wait for it, will it, pay for it, or do it yourself, but every once in awhile, a blessing comes to writers. Something that re-energizes, that affirms beliefs, keeps the writing going. When it comes, embrace it, live … Continue reading →

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The Rule of 36

Posted on March 22, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

There was a time in my life when my deeply held beliefs and my passions were misread as anger or being “cranky.” That time was yesterday. In my continuing efforts to communicate ever-more clearly with the rest of the world, … Continue reading →

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What an honor!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

I am awed by this honor. Bill Thompson at TheBookcast.com has awarded my novel, City of Woe, the first-ever Book of Exceptional Quality gold seal. Thanks to Bill for this award! You can listen to my interview on Bill’s podcast … Continue reading →

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Author’s Afternoon

Posted on January 13, 2013 by chrisryanwrites

Giving a first-ever public talk on your book is an experience not totally unlike being present at your child’s birth and getting asked to cut the chord. How do you know you won’t hurt the baby? Sure, they tell you … Continue reading →

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Because They Were Kids

Posted on December 17, 2012 by chrisryanwrites

Everything changed on Friday. We didn’t want it to, didn’t plan for it, ask for it, or welcome it. And yes, this wasn’t the first tragic shooting of random Americans. We’ve already seen shootings at a high school, mall, a … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Getting Back on The Horse

Posted on December 10, 2012 by chrisryanwrites

So I’ve been away. Well, not away, but not writing. And the weirdest thing happened; I got crushed with guilt. Crushed. I wound up with such a weight on my shoulders, and it got worse with each passing day. You … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Q&A With NJ-Based Syndicated Journalist and Reviewer – Jacqueline Cutler

Posted on November 10, 2012 by chrisryanwrites

Chances are you’ve come across the name Jacqueline Cutler at some point. A syndicated journalist covering New York and New Jersey, when she’s not reviewing books she’s writing about National TV and Broadway. After learning that she began her career … Continue reading →

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On Writing: Embracing Your Genre

Posted on October 21, 2012 by chrisryanwrites

A long, long time ago, in a galaxy right across the Hudson River, I took a screenwriting course that offered up sage cliches, formatting rules, and pacing maxims that collective attempted to pass themselves off as innovative screenwriting vision. Despite … Continue reading →

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