Ask the Author: Tom Witosky
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Tom Witosky
My writer's block always occurs when I haven't done enough reporting or research. It's that moment when I need to get back on the phone or interview someone face-to-face.
Tom Witosky
Right now, it is enjoying a little time after my first book. Overall, the freedom to learn about anything I want to learn about. It was the same when I was a newspaper reporter for the Des Moines Register.
Tom Witosky
Two things: 1)Write 2) Report well so you can write well. There is nothing more important than understanding the subjects, the times, the people that you are writing about.
Tom Witosky
A few smaller projects and focusing on marketing Equal Before the Law. By the way, the book can be followed on twitter @EB4LIowa and on Facebook under the book's name.
Tom Witosky
I've always been inspired to report and write. It has always been something that I have had to do not just want to do.
Tom Witosky
The initial idea happened on the day the Iowa Supreme Court made its unanimous ruling overturning a law limiting marriage to a man and a woman. When I read the ruling and knew Iowa had become just the third state in the U.S. to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, it was pretty clear. I actually said to myself that this would make a great book.
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