Ben Kramer

Biography

Ben Kramer lives in Omaha, Nebraska and has two children. In the time that he has between working and being a father, he writes his short stories and books.

Born the second of three children into a military family, Ben Kramer grew up an Army Brat with plenty of company and sibling rivalry. He first began writing in grade school and continued writing on into his teen years. His first writing ventures were mostly childish poems and he did not even have an interest in epic fantasy till seventh grade.

It was the works of Piers Anthony that opened the door for Ben to find his joy of the many worlds of fantasy to be found in books. From there on where ever he went you could be sure that a book was close to hand. Sadly, though he did attempt to write many stories of his own he never completed them. However, it was during his Junior year of High School that he began developing his world of Paratos. It is in this world which "Scars of Devotion" and his other short stories take place.

After serving in the United States Air Force, separating with the rank of Staff Sergeant, Ben settled down in Omaha, Nebraska. To date Ben Kramer has officially published one book "Scars of Devotion", and has five short story series that can be found on his website at www.paratospublishing.x10host.com. Ben can also be found on Patreon at www.patreon.com/benkramer and www.facebook.com/wraithwriter.

Smashwords Interview

How do you discover the ebooks you read?
I surf the books available till I find a cover or title that catches my interest. Then I read the synopsis to see what the book is about, if I am still interested I will check out the sample if provided. If one is not provided then my decision to read must rely on the cover and the synopsis, other wise if the there is one then after reading the first few paragraphs I can get a feel for the writer's style and whether I wish to continue reading.
Do you remember the first story you ever wrote?
Yes I do. I was actually in the third grade when I wrote it as part of a class assignment. It was only two and a half pages in length and was based on one of the stories we had read in class. I called it "The Cases of the Kidnapped Toad," and was based on the the "Incognito Mosquito" stories.
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Where to find Ben Kramer online

Where to buy in print

Books

Scars of Devotion
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 78,270. Language: English. Published: February 24, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
(4.00 from 3 reviews)
Penelope, a young noblewoman just come of marriageable age, is asked to take part in a ritual to awaken her dragon heritage, but all is not well. In moments her world is shattered when the ritual takes a turn for the worst. Now scared in both body and soul, she must learn to find peace within herself and deal with the truths and the task revealed to her by the dragon god Carthis.

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