Ask the Author: Tom Lytes
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Tom Lytes
Good luck Ross, and thank you for your efforts. Enjoy the book and, if you have a moment, let me know where you find a copy in New Zealand.
Best wishes,
Tom
Best wishes,
Tom
Tom Lytes
Hello Ross,
Hello Ross,
I'm told CLEAN can be purchased at a New Zealand online store called "Mighty Ape" at the following link:
https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/c...
It appears to be out of stock. Amazon sells the kindle version in a few dozen countries as well, and I am inquiring about availability for you. Seems like we should be able to get you a copy one way or another!
Please let me know if this gets you a positive result. Thank you for reaching out Ross.
Tom
Hello Ross,
I'm told CLEAN can be purchased at a New Zealand online store called "Mighty Ape" at the following link:
https://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/c...
It appears to be out of stock. Amazon sells the kindle version in a few dozen countries as well, and I am inquiring about availability for you. Seems like we should be able to get you a copy one way or another!
Please let me know if this gets you a positive result. Thank you for reaching out Ross.
Tom
Tom Lytes
I thought about how social media encourages us to share what should be intimate moments with a bunch of strangers. I took it waaaaaaay too far in my next book of the Vortmit Series: GOTCHA! It will be available early 2020.
Tom Lytes
I always want to write, but the trick is to make time for it. I wrote CLEAN from 5-7AM, every day of the week until I had a draft.
Along the way, I learned a lot about my neighborhood's early morning routines: dog-walking schedules, milk delivery, garbage pick-up and who came and went in the early morning. All stuff I would never have known if I hadn't been awake. Sometimes it's those small interactions with the world that make you feel part of something.
That process is relevant to the question because I write to make sense of humanity. You'll have to read my books to see if I figured anything out yet.
Along the way, I learned a lot about my neighborhood's early morning routines: dog-walking schedules, milk delivery, garbage pick-up and who came and went in the early morning. All stuff I would never have known if I hadn't been awake. Sometimes it's those small interactions with the world that make you feel part of something.
That process is relevant to the question because I write to make sense of humanity. You'll have to read my books to see if I figured anything out yet.
Tom Lytes
CLEAN is number one in The Vortmit series of books.
Vortmit has his debut in CLEAN. As far as psychopaths go, he's become a great friend of mine, if that's okay to say.
Vortmit has his debut in CLEAN. As far as psychopaths go, he's become a great friend of mine, if that's okay to say.
Tom Lytes
Write your first book and give it to a loved one. Have them tell you they like it and then put it in a drawer. It's your second or third book that will be the one to start you on your way.
CLEAN is my third book, and I found the balance between getting on with a good story and writing about what I felt "had" to be in the story. The "had" stuff is generally not very good.
CLEAN is my third book, and I found the balance between getting on with a good story and writing about what I felt "had" to be in the story. The "had" stuff is generally not very good.
Tom Lytes
I hear there's "best thing" writer stuff to be had. Aside from having some alone time, that is likely to be ahead of me. :)
Seriously though, I've wanted to write books before I could spell or knew the alphabet. I feel fortunate to have each and every reader join my story and run through the adventures and conspiracies with me.
You'll see the characters in my books feel like they're unusual, not like everyone else. I think we all feel like that sometimes and if you read my books, you'll see some characters figure out how to manage unusual situations and others who just can't; and that's a lot of fun for me as a writer.
Seriously though, I've wanted to write books before I could spell or knew the alphabet. I feel fortunate to have each and every reader join my story and run through the adventures and conspiracies with me.
You'll see the characters in my books feel like they're unusual, not like everyone else. I think we all feel like that sometimes and if you read my books, you'll see some characters figure out how to manage unusual situations and others who just can't; and that's a lot of fun for me as a writer.
Tom Lytes
I think you can't let the concept of writer's block take hold of you. It's a self-made obstacle that you can't afford to put in your own way.
Sometimes a "block" occurs because you need to change directions or something isn't right with your manuscript.
Sometimes a "block" occurs because you need to change directions or something isn't right with your manuscript.
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