Ask the Author: Tobin Marks
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Tobin Marks
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Tobin Marks
On 28 July, 1978 a friend of mine was in a horrible motorcycle accident. I was there and tied the tourniquet on his almost torn off leg. In 2000 he left an angry voice mail message on my phone. At the exact time I was listening to his rant I opened a letter from a mutual friend. In the letter was my angry friend’s obituary. His death occurred two days before I got the voicemail. I figured the date was off on my phone, but after checking all the other calls it became obvious that the date on the phone was correct. There’s a lot more to this story, but that was the gist of it.
Tobin Marks
Thank you for your wonderful review. The next book: Endeavors Run hasn’t been released yet. I just sent it in for the copy edit three days ago. It should be ready for release by Christmas.
Tobin Marks
Maybe it was that damned hat. Maybe it was my imagination, but regardless of which, my conversation with the Devil that terrible night has haunted me every day since.
Tobin Marks
At the moment I’m working on a series continuation. It’s book five, Dragon Borne, and is at about 80k words. However, I’ll get the edit back on book two: Endeavors Run. The prequel: Apocalypse Ark is ready for release, but the publisher decided to hold off until fall, or even a Christmas release. With everything in chais right nowI have to agree. However, I’ve been given tge green light to give it away for review. If you’re interested I can send it to you if you’ll read it, and review it on Bookeeads. It’ll be a Word.doc, but is the final copy edit. Let me know.
Tobin Marks
Since this is a series continuation, allot of what went into the first trilogy is still relevant. However, I now need a new hero and a new villain. I decided to move the story ahead by a generation, and use the children of the hero/villain from the first trilogy.
Tobin Marks
Writing is like breathing for me. If I can't write for an extended period of time I become despondent, and am usually very productive once I do get back to it.
Tobin Marks
I'm currently working on the continuation of the series: The Hope Prophecy. This will be a trilogy as well, and called: The Hope Progression. The prequel to the entire series is presently getting edited now.
Tobin Marks
A few things: finish the book, and listen to your editor. They know what works and what doesn't. Find beta readers. They're not editors, but real readers who know what keeps them interested.
Tobin Marks
The best thing has got to be self expression. Each story is unique in itself, and often reflects the authors inner being.
Tobin Marks
I just take break, and think about the scene that's causing the issue.
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