Ask the Author: Mark Ciccone
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Mark Ciccone
Watching the Jericho TV series, and reading It Can't Happen Here, by Sinclair Lewis.
Mark Ciccone
Reading, with some TV and movies; I've even gotten inspiration from single words or song lyrics, that somehow seemed to sum up an entire potential plot.
Mark Ciccone
Read constantly, for research or just for fun! Always have some kind of music to work with; it gives rhythm to the flow of ideas, and helps set the story's mood.
Mark Ciccone
Creating what are in essence entirely new worlds, and wholly unique characters.
Mark Ciccone
The most common trick for me is to just get up and walk away from the laptop; sometimes for ten minutes, sometimes for a week or more. Once there's less pressure but still plenty of drive, the block erodes enough to let me start again, and wear it down piecemeal from there.
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