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Penname: Kydd Dustyn
Country: United States
Web address: www.cnhoward.com
Favorite book: Canticle for Leibowitz and Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters
Member type: Author
Member Since: Apr 14, 2009
Bio: I was born on Friday the 13th, so it kind of explains a lot of the bizarre events in my life. I've had a most extraordinary one, to be sure. Worked as an independent scriptwriter for television and movies for about 3 decades. Owner of Reel Character Productions. Over the years had the privilege to work with some of the great writers, artists, actors and directors of the 20th century. As for my writing personality, I'm into writing action "soft" sci-fi, fantasy, horror, thrillers, and police/detective stories and I love a good writing challenge even if it's not in my usual field. I'm not really good at recip reviewing, but harassing me by email generally works if I'm able to. My health these days doesn't really give me a choice sometimes. I will say that this site is worth the money. It took me a while to get over my writer's ego, but once I did, I think my work vastly improved. Since becoming a member here, I've published 2 novels (not self-published) and have been blessed to be included in 3 anthologies. Wrath of Angels, Blood Totems, Said and Unsaid, The Cloud and Zombies Ain't Funny. Some good publishing experiences, some not so good. But all a lesson learned towards attaining writer's Valhalla...LOL. My advice to new writers: never sign a contract until you've had it reviewed by a legit lawyer who knows about book contracts. Yes, you'll want to jump right in with excitement and joy, but DO NOT DO IT! Take the time to get it looked over by a lawyer. I can't emphasize this first step enough!!! Do it. No matter what else you have to sacrifice, DO IT. It will be the best investment you make when you sign a contract with a publisher. It's like insurance. Trust me on this.

User Writings

Title/Name Date Ranking Reviews Type
Feb 14, 201116995Novel

Third installment to the Wrath of Angels...

May 27, 201143389Novel

Sequel to Wrath of Angels, published in 2012....

Jul 20, 2010167102Novel

Nolen Pierce, CEO of the Pierce Corporation in...

Feb 26, 201150389Novel

May 23, 200919680Novel

Alderyle is being slowly invaded by an enemy...

Nov 26, 201241114Novel

Orphaned by a savage attack on his family while...

Dec 11, 200942810Novel

Number 2 in the Eagle Plume Detective series...

May 13, 201225238Novel

~ A parody of pulp fiction mystery...

Apr 29, 201234719Novel

It's a little humor and a little horror. Not...

Jul 21, 20126223Novel

Sequel to Blood Totems (published 2012).

Feb 18, 201115296Poetry

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Oct 27, 201040911Poetry

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Mar 24, 201138211Poetry

Another look at growing older and how it...

Sep 22, 20115039Poetry

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Feb 14, 20115669Poetry

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Oct 8, 200912618Poetry

It's too bad we can't determine the specific...

Oct 2, 200952711Poetry

How I spent my summer

Oct 6, 201023313Poetry

The faces we think we see, but aren't really...

May 17, 200911949Poetry

Okay, Goonies ... Morlocks ... I just had to...

May 17, 200923675Poetry

For a very pleasant colleague who retired some...

May 17, 200923447Poetry

I dated this guy for almost two months before...

May 17, 200923486Poetry

This can be read with dual meaning, but it was...

May 18, 200965913Poetry

I choose the paintings in my house so that I...

May 25, 200921857Poetry

Staying overnight on grandpa's farm beside the...

Jun 7, 200921456Poetry

The cumulative thought from my mountain bedroom...

Jun 9, 200922905Poetry

Teaching in the rural south during a hurricane,...

Jun 18, 200932713Poetry

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Feb 16, 201026164Poetry

An old-fashioned moral tale in poetic form....

Jan 29, 20108978Poetry

WoA poem

Sep 19, 201113286Poetry

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Sep 26, 200921586Poetry

This is a double-entendre about the famous...

Oct 9, 200917876Poetry

I think this works best read aloud. :D

Oct 29, 200913597Poetry

Bad start to a bad day

Jan 28, 201144010Poetry

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Oct 25, 200960610Poetry

Sometimes I think my life is a circus...

Sep 29, 20117509Poetry

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Feb 17, 20117108Poetry

I wrote this as a review to one of Flo's rhymed...

Nov 2, 200944110Poetry

Prequel to 'I Danced for You'

Nov 3, 200916957Poetry

Nothing deep, just raunchy fun. And so you...

Nov 7, 200915407Poetry

Inspired by Romans 13:12 and Ephesians 6:11.

Nov 14, 200913207Poetry

Wind.

Nov 15, 200931512Poetry

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Dec 3, 200910416Poetry

Christmas poem

Dec 12, 200970811Poetry

Insomnia...

Aug 17, 201064110Poetry

My 2-year-old nephew just visited for 10 days....

Dec 29, 200918714Poetry

Fog

Dec 6, 201043010Poetry

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Jan 23, 201016246Poetry

My environmental impact statement.

May 19, 201015986Poetry

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Jun 4, 201042911Poetry

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Jun 9, 201060410Poetry

Another installment of altered state fun. This...

Feb 9, 201116214Poetry

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Oct 10, 201018535Poetry

Science fiction haiku...who knew? :D

Jul 12, 20108779Poetry

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Dec 10, 20107018Poetry

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Jun 4, 201136212Poetry

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Aug 7, 201113936Poetry

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Jul 30, 201111467Poetry

Inspired by a line from T.E. Lawrence, this...

Oct 9, 201137510Poetry

The line of sanity a fiction writer walks...

Jun 24, 20128348Poetry

My little nephew turns 1 in a couple of weeks....

Sep 17, 201112586Poetry

Just a little corporate sarcasm...hehe.

Sep 17, 201116915Poetry

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Sep 18, 201116895Poetry

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Sep 18, 201112416Poetry

I really wish I could show you the picture that...

Nov 8, 20117988Poetry

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Dec 28, 201111617Poetry

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Mar 19, 201211007Poetry

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Aug 2, 201210157Poetry

A cold case.

Sep 8, 20125239Poetry

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Feb 7, 20109187Short Story

500 words

Sep 25, 201182012Short Story

A Paint-Drying tribute to Ellison's 1970's...

Oct 31, 200921616Short Story

Ever had a stalker from the 8th dimension?

Aug 22, 201034715Short Story

A deranged dwarf gets put in her place by a...

Apr 23, 201110717Short Story

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Jan 11, 201011168Short Story

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Sep 30, 201046612Short Story

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Jan 30, 201026612Short Story

The title says it all. Periplaneta americana...

Oct 12, 200916205Short Story

Is it real or imagined? Science fiction or...

Feb 13, 201036411Short Story

brothers

May 22, 200985612Short Story

My father taught me, now he's teaching my...

Sep 30, 200910389Short Story

I told this story to some friends of mine and...

Jun 22, 200958711Short Story

Part of the comedy of my life on our way from...

Jun 27, 200919557Short Story

Let's just say about 80 percent of it is based...

Jun 27, 20099708Short Story

One story in the Pirate's Bedtime...

Oct 25, 200911259Short Story

This was a story I had ready for the...

Jan 28, 20106139Short Story

75 words!

Oct 10, 200920923Short Story

A memoir, a short story, an unconfined,...

Sep 26, 201054011Short Story

Ivan's first night out as a new cabbie takes an...

Mar 25, 201142811Short Story

I revised this with a few more lines. Thought...

Nov 28, 200983310Short Story

This story contains some adult language and...

Jan 31, 201042910Short Story

Old prejudice

Feb 1, 20105139Short Story

75

Feb 10, 201010477Short Story

The insanity of dreams and the logic of illogic

Jun 25, 201115275Short Story

One of the zombie stories I didn't get finished...

Mar 11, 201010417Short Story

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Mar 12, 201010779Short Story

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Sep 26, 201068511Short Story

I beg you to not expect the obvious, to...

Aug 28, 201011127Short Story

A selfish hatter covets an ancient skullcap...

Sep 2, 201014596Short Story

A not-so-pleasant librarian meets a ravenous...

Sep 3, 20107618Short Story

What if Purgatory existed in a pane of glass?

Sep 5, 201028715Short Story

Seeing the human monster in all of us...

Sep 12, 201041413Short Story

A prostitute learns of an unsolved murder next...

Sep 12, 201045013Short Story

An 1890s preacher discovers a town scandal and...

Sep 13, 20108249Short Story

I was trying to think of funny costume stories...

Dec 27, 20105869Short Story

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Jan 19, 20116448Short Story

Sorry, although I did all the formatting and...

Feb 19, 201114666Short Story

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Apr 30, 201113476Short Story

Another black comedy piece. Not a hehaw one,...

Aug 16, 201111819Short Story

Well, here's my warm-up entry... hehe

Aug 23, 201158511Short Story

I can easily imagine this with a dubbed...

Dec 4, 201143011Short Story

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Mar 18, 201214685Short Story

For jpb who said he needed some calm...LOL



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