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Ken Farmer

Ken Farmer didn't write his first full novel until he was sixty-nine years of age. He often wonders what the hell took him so long. At age seventy-nine…he's currently working on novel number thirty-seven.

Ken spent thirty years raising cattle and quarter horses in Texas and forty-five years as a professional actor (after a stint in the Marine Corps). Those years gave him a background for storytelling…or as he has been known to say, "I've always been a bit of a bull---t artist, so writing novels kind of came naturally once it occurred to me I could put my stories down on paper."

Ken's writing style has been likened to a combination of Louis L'Amour and Terry C. Johnston with an occasional Hitchcockian twist…now that's a combination.

In addition to his love for writing fiction, he likes to teach acting, voice-over and writing workshops. His favorite expression is: "Just tell the damn story."

Writing has become Ken's second life: he has been a Marine, played collegiate football, been a Texas wildcatter, cattle and horse rancher, professional film and TV actor and director, and now…a novelist. Who knew?

Ken Farmer's dialogue flows like a beautiful western river…it's the gold standard…Carole Beers


“The biggest obstacle to creativity is not a lack of imagination...but an abundance of fear.”
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“If you put a small value on your works, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.”
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“Emotions are the primary tool of the Storyteller.”
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“It is the silence between the words that makes it a story.”
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“Good stories come from the heart, not the head.”
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