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Christopher Walker Like many other writers, I started as a devoted reader. Those who grow up watching football dream of playing; those who listen to music will have at one time or another fantasized about being a musician; writers all have their start as readers.
Christopher Walker I'm about 70% finished with the second volume of my Witnesses to the World collection of short stories that take place in different countries - 20 in the European collection, and 20 in the rest of the world. I'm excited for this one to see the light of day.
Christopher Walker A pragmatic as well as practical one - do not quit your day job. I spend most of my time teaching, and it exposes me to the world and to the people in it. Without a real life, I don't think I could write. Besides - my writing will never pay the bills.
Christopher Walker It is very satisfying to know that somebody out there - even if it is only one somebody - is reading your work.
Christopher Walker I'm lucky never to have suffered from writer's block - well, not in the last ten years or so. I find that a remarkable expedient when you fear the onset of a block is to return to reading - read as much as possible, and you'll soon find yourself noticing the stories buried within the books that you read that the author chose not to tell. That can then be the starting point for your own story - the story not told by someone else.
Christopher Walker My most recent book is a collection of short stories - each one taking place in a different country in Europe. The idea was not my own - I have the New Zealand indie published The Patchwork Raven to thank for it, as they launched their Backyard Earth project about seven years ago. Their idea was to have a story take place in each and every one of the 190+ countries of the Earth... It turned out to be too big a project to realise, but it certainly got my attention. Volume One of my Witnesses to the World series will be followed by Volume Two in a few months - featuring stories from the rest of the world.

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