Ask the Author: Doug Matthews
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Doug Matthews
Discovery of a new relative through DNA testing for a genealogical web site.
Doug Matthews
My publisher asked me to write revisions to the two textbooks I first wrote ten years ago. The idea for the current work-in-progress came from travelling and also the work I did as a special event producer.
Doug Matthews
Mostly through travelling and excessive curiosity
Doug Matthews
A book about parades.
Doug Matthews
Learn the craft properly. Take courses and join writers' critique groups. Otherwise you will waste a lot of time before you finally understand that good editing and crisp technique are the keys.
Doug Matthews
Generally the absolute freedom to write and research whatever I want.
Doug Matthews
I like to take walks of about 30 to 60 minutes, not too strenuous. Usually about halfway through I begin to get clear trains of thought about the direction my writing should take. It doesn't always work, but most of the time something useful surfaces.
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