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Insights into unearthing a story
In my dedication in my book, Sanctuary, I mentioned Stephen King. It was his book, On Writing, that inspired me to write. He states that stories are much better unearthed, rather than created. This is the technique I used to pen Sanctuary. Every time a contrived a passages, I ended up trashing it as it was sh*t. It was was much better to put the characters in a situation and just listen. This process was so amazing. I became the audience and I couldn't wait to return the keyb
ashlin9
May 104 min read
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While I was waiting
I sent out copies of my new book Sanctuary II to my reader, and while waiting for feedback, I started another work called Losing Grip. This was so compelling, I finished the rough draft. It's smaller is length than Sanctuary, and has fewer characters, I found it so gripping (which is ironic considering it's title). I struggled with covers for Sanctuary and The Education of a Cab Driver but this story came with the cover fully developed. I will post the cover soon. I'm now pus
ashlin9
Dec 19, 20221 min read
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Tales From an Independent Author . . .
It's been a long road to get to this point. Finishing a book is a great mountain to climb. As it turns out, it may be the easy part. Follow my journey . . . I'm going to do it! I was without a steady job from year and half years. So, why not give this cab driving thing a go? With death lurking at every corner, or if not death, many seeing you as the true "cash cab" (as the cash I would carry, would be attractive to those who might want to separate me from my cash). I've now
ashlin9
Apr 14, 20215 min read
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