Ask the Author: Marcus Damanda
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Marcus Damanda
This year I plan on giving out Candy to the kids. The police have stopped searching for her after all.
Marcus Damanda
I'd live in Derry, 1958. The world was simpler but still had electricity. Kids had rock fights, built dams, battled monsters in the sewers--what could top that?
Marcus Damanda
I'm going to try to keep up with what my students are reading this year. So I'll be checking out Wonder, the latest Miss Peregrine's, stuff like that. :)
Marcus Damanda
Elric and Cymoril, from Michael Moocock's dark fantasy series Elric Of Melnibone. There's a blend of romance, horror, and tragedy that is deeply moving--and after their love story is told, the consequences of its fatal dissolution reverberate throughout the books that follow.
Marcus Damanda
I got the idea for THE DEVIL IN MISS DRAKE'S CLASS in ... well, Virginia, if you must know. :p
Marcus Damanda
Listening to music, mostly. I create a soundtrack for all of my stories and listen to them, continuously, on my iPod.
Marcus Damanda
Currently I have some work done on the third FOREVER SHOW BOOK, called GAUNTLET OF BLOOD. But I'm also done with the prologue of a brand new dystopian trilogy.
Marcus Damanda
Keep at it, but have a Plan B. It's really hard to make a living at this. It's amazing anyone does.
Marcus Damanda
Guessing where the boundaries are and trying to kick through them--having a great idea and sitting in front of the keyboard, self-satisfied and happy. Waiting for others to comment, hoping people will like a story of mine. I'm an approval hound, at my core.
Marcus Damanda
Usually I wait it out, if it's really bad. There's always plenty to do, even at home, as an English teacher. However, most times I can break through it by willing myself to just ... start ...typing ...
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