William Thomas "Bill" Quick (born 1946), who sometimes writes under the pseudonym Margaret Allan, is a

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and self-described libertarian conservative

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ger. Quick is the author of 28 novels, the most famous of which is the

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''Dreams of Flesh and Sand'', and co-authored a six-novel series with

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. Quick runs the conservative blog ''Daily Pundit''.

Personal life

Quick is originally from

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and now lives in Hunters Point,

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. He graduated from The Hill School in 1964.

Books

Quick is the author of 28 novels, the most famous of which is ''Dreams of Flesh and Sand''. He co-authored the six novel ''Quest for Tomorrow'' series with

. He has also written a series of prehistoric adventure novels under the pen name Margaret Allan, the best selling of which was ''The Last Mammoth''. Quick's 2014 novel ''Lightning Fall'', a disaster thriller, was featured in a USA Today column by

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. Quick's novel and Reynold's column were commented on by other libertarian sources.

Blog "Daily Pundit"

Quick started blogging at ''Daily Pundit'' in 2001. It continues as a group blog. The word "

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" is due to Quick, who proposed it on ''Daily Pundit'' in 2001.

American Conservative Party

In February 2008, Quick was among those involved (he describes himself as ''"the guy who dreamed up the damned name of the party, registered it, built your first web site, and gave you your first publicity"'') in the creation of a

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called the American Conservative Party as an alternative to the Democratic and

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parties. He has since repudiated this organization repeatedly on his blog.

W. T. Quick Blog

In July 2011, Quick started the blog W.T. Quick to blog about his writing and publishing efforts past, present and future.

References

External links

W. T. Quick's Home Page
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