hank quense

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Award-winning author Hank Quense lives in Bergenfield, NJ with his wife Pat. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. He writes humorous fantasy and scifi stories. On occasion, he also writes an article on fiction writing or book marketing but says that writing nonfiction is like work while writing fiction is fun. A member of the Science Fiction Writers of America, he refuses to write serious genre fiction saying there is enough of that on the front page of any daily newspaper and on the evening TV news.

He has three collections of short stories and four novels currently available. He has written a series of guides on fiction writing and another one on self-publishing and marketing a book. He also lectures on fiction writing and self-publishing.

Hank has initiated a series of lectures and workshops to share his expertise in creating fiction and publishing books. Create A Short Story is a 4-session workshop in which the participants design their own short story. He also gives a two-part seminar on Self-publishing & Marketing a self-published book.

He has a number of links where you can follow his work and his occasional rants:

Hank’s Blog:http://hank-quense.com/wp

Strange Worlds website:http://strangeworldsonline.com/wp

Follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/hanque99

Facebook fan pages: https://www.facebook.com/StrangeWorldsOnline

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

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Laura Hoopes takes you along as she tries to enter science in the 1960's in the post-Sputnik science education frenzy, only to find doors closed to women. She persists, makes a career of molecular gerontology and insists on making space for marriage and children in her life. This inspiring read says, "Yes, you can," to women who have dreams of their own.

Story Behind The Book

For a long time, I had this great character I wanted to get into a story. Her name is Sam and she is an advanced model android designed to look like a beautiful woman. I tried several times but could never get a story going. When I started collecting ideas for this novel, I realized I had the perfect story for Sam to star in. And she is the star.

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Just because we've mastered space flight, doesn't mean we're particularly bright. "Zaftan Miscreants" is the second entry into the Zaftan trilogy as he continues his lampoon of science fiction, politics, and business with his unique assortment of characters and their desire to thrive and survive when everything seems out to kill them. "Zaftan Miscreants" is a choice assortment, of wit, wisdom, and humor, not to be overlooked. Midwest Book Reviews: 5 stars ********************** Loved the snarky absurdity of this book. I am going to go back and read the rest of what he has written. Goodread review ************************************ Fun book with a great sense of humor: by Wulfstan "wulfstan" Reminded me a lot of the Hitchhikers trilogy, in that we have a similar whacky `evil' alien race. The humor is also a little like Adam's, rather satirical in a over-the top fashion. We also have a interesting female android on the opposing side, with conflicting emotions and a struggle with the ship computer. Fun and silly, with a serious satirical edge underneath the silliness. Four Stars ************************* The story line itself was not just one cut and dried road, it had a lot of little twists and side-stories and I don't want to give away too much but a lot of the goings-ons could really be paralleled to things happening here and now. Life, love, government, deception, lies, hope, despair, it's all in there wrapped up with some of the best satirical humor I've ever read. Just like a good spaghetti sauce IT'S IN THERE. Once you pick up this book and take a taste, you don't wanna put it down til your overly full and sated. I would recommend this first to anyone with a sense of humor! Secondly to all fans of sci-fi who are looking for something just a little different. Angela Hupp: Goodreads 5 stars ********************* really enjoyed this romp through space with Sam, Slash 9, Klatze, and Gongeblazn. The story is well-paced and broken up in such a way to make it a very quick and easy read. I did not read book one in the series, but didn't feel as though I was missing anything. The world, the characters and the story are well-developed and intriguing. I look forward to reading more of Hank Quense's novels about the Zaftans and Gunderlanders. Yvensong-Goodreads *****************************

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