"I told myself that when my book was printed, I would send you a copy. It was released in May of this year. As you recall, you read and annotated the first 40 pages. I thank you again for that, as it meant a lot to me then and now…Your personal interest in my book at the writers' conference gave me the drive to preserver, regardless of what I come up against. It was your words of kindness and encouragement that I always kept in the back of my head.”
--Nina Guest, author of
Don’t Disappear Part I
“Strait, as usual, tells his story well.”
--West Coast Review of Books
reviewing Lanza; His Tragic Life (Prentice Hall, 1980)
"Five years ago I joined Ray 'Rusty' Strait's read and critique group. Under his guideance, I won a major award for a fantasy short story and also got my first novel published, for which I won the 2011 New Generation Indie Book Award for novels under 80,000 words. All I can say is--Thanks, Ray,. for all your help. Your editorial suggestions made all the difference."
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James Hitt
author of Carny: A Novel in Stories (Aberdeen Bay, 2010)
“It is a book worth reading, not only for the compelling account of an exceptional human being, because it is so well-written.”
--Myrna Jean Warren for Books Today
reviewing Lanza; His Tragic Life (Prentice Hall, 1980)
"Hey, Rusty, I did it! Because of all your expert help editing my work, I sold my first two short stories. Now I feel brave enough to start that novel you convinced me I should try."
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Steve Leonard
""Today Kensington asked to see my novel Midnight Forever. Up to this point in my writing career, no agent bothered to ask for even a sample chapter. Thanks to you and all your advice, I'm finally moving ahead."
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Alicia Gomez
“A fascinating study of success and tagedy.”
--Beth Harris in The Desert Sun
reviewing Lanza; His Tragic Life (Prentice Hall, 1980)
