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Carl Purdon

Carl Purdon

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Carl Purdon lives in Pontotoc, Mississippi with his wife and two of their four children. Pontotoc is halfway between Tupelo, which is the birthplace of Elvis, and Oxford, which was the home of William Faulkner. Since he can’t sing, he writes. Since he’s not an expert on anything in particular, he writes fiction. In February he released his debut... more »
  • Pontotoc, MS, USA
  • member since February 12, 2012

Editor Stats

  • Author Edits: 0
  • Book Edits: 15
  • Edits Pending Approval: 0
 
 

  1. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the links to supplemental material of The Night Train Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

    • Edited a link: CarlPurdon.com (http://carlpurdon.comhttp://www.carlpurdon.com) : Author's website
    • Edited a link: Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/TheNightTrain2012http://www.facebook.com/CarlPurdon.Author) : Book page created by the author.Author page
    • Added a link: Author Blog (http://www.carlpurdon.blogspot.com/) : Home of my 10 Questions series of interviews of authors, readers, and other writing-industry people of note.
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  3. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the themes of The Night Train Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

    • Added a theme: Coming of age: Jayrod and Arnold grow through the trials and hardships of life on the rails. They also learn strength from an unlikely source.
    • marked the description of Coming of age as not a spoiler
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  4. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the characters of The Night Train Wednesday, October 17, 2012.

      • reordered the characters.
    • Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
    • Edited the description of Jonce Nash: Jayrod's father. A petty thief who beats his son without mercy. Jonce is always looking for an angle to make a dime, regardless who suffers.
    • Edited the description of Arnold Wise: Jayrod's best friend.
    • Edited the description of Ellie Nash: Jayrod's mother. She seems more than willing to sacrifice her son to save herself. She is constantly admonishing Jayrod to "be a good boy" and "stop antagonizing" his father.
    • Edited the description of Mrs. Snitch: Jayrod's teacher. A harsh woman who seems to take pleasure in Jayrod's misery.
    • Edited the description of Horace Plunk: The class bully. Horace leads a small band of boys who follow his lead and pick on the weaker kids.
    • Removed a character: Johnny Paine
    • Removed a character: Shorty Murphy
    • Removed a character: Gaither Stark
    • Removed a character: Felicia Hernandez
    • Removed a character: Bo Starkey
    • Removed a character: Clint Eastwood
    • Removed a character: Marge Stark
    • Removed a character: Faye Gerhardt
    • Removed a character: Candice
    • Removed a character: Clare McFerren
    • Removed a character: Bobby Greenhall
    • Removed a character: Daniel Boone
    • Removed a character: Barbie
    • Removed a character: Nose
    • Removed a character: Ken
    • Removed a character: Pig Lott
    • Removed a character: Tommy Nook
    • Removed a character: Mr. Pate
    • Removed a character: Mandy Brashier
    • Removed a character: Petry
    • Removed a character: John Wayne
    • Removed a character: Tony Farse
    • Removed a character: Hector Gonzales
    • Removed a character: Farley Milo
    • Removed a character: Steele
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  5. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the ridiculously simplified synopses of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • Added: Struggle of innocence against brutality, written with powerful characters who allow no commentary from the author.
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  6. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the settings of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • changed the overview: North Mississippi
    • Added a setting: Chutahachie (Fictional): Fictional small town located in North Mississippi.
    • marked the description of Chutahachie (Fictional) as not a spoiler
    • Added a setting: Trains: Freight trains rolling across the US.
    • marked the description of Trains as not a spoiler
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  7. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the themes of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • Added a theme: Child Abuse: Explores child abuse through the experiences of the fictional character, Jayrod Nash.
    • marked the description of Child Abuse as not a spoiler
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  8. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the links to supplemental material of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • Added a link: Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/TheNightTrain2012) : Book page created by the author.
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  9. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the links to supplemental material of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • Added a link: CarlPurdon.com (http://carlpurdon.com) : Author's website
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  10. The Night Train

    Carl Purdon edited the subjects of The Night Train Thursday, March 22, 2012.

    • Added the subject: Subjects > Literature & Fiction > Contemporary
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