Ask the Author: L.A. Hider Jones
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L.A. Hider Jones
I leave it alone, and it comes to me. Beethoven did the same thing, in his '40s. Wise man.
L.A. Hider Jones
The response when people ask, "What do you do?" The light in their eyes, their amazement, their wanting to put me on a pedestal. If only they knew there is no glory in this effort, only disturbed persistence to get thoughts on paper/screen, and then sweat again to sell and market it.
L.A. Hider Jones
I'd like to say two things: "Keep at it" or "For the love of God, find another calling." But really, when the Muse speaks, you must listen and obey. I have found I do not find the story; the story finds me.
L.A. Hider Jones
My Interview with Molly Pitcher, the "factional" story of Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_P...). A hell of a woman who will teach our hero, George Thompson, that he doesn't know everything about women.
L.A. Hider Jones
Scenes of a story pop into my head and won't leave me alone until I put it down on paper.
L.A. Hider Jones
Personal hardship. Then I read Beethoven's life story and thought, "If he can grandly succeed, so can I." His music, virile and honest, also gave me my spine back to face the world.
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