Ask the Author: Mark T. Sneed
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Mark T. Sneed
The simplest mystery that I have is how my mother decided to marry my father. It is an odd and forever twisting story.
Mark T. Sneed
"Pull the car over," the policeman said from his patrol car. I pulled over and placed my hands on the steering wheel and hoped tonight I wouldn't die.
Mark T. Sneed
Of course, as a black man, I am limited in my choices. I do not want to live in the past. I might live in another country in the past. Maybe Africa, though I have never been. So, I would love to live in Middle East on the Nile and maybe be a warrior poet or artist.
Mark T. Sneed
I read a lot. I love to read. I don't really read seasonally. I just pick up books I like and devour them.
Mark T. Sneed
I have been kicking around Just One Mo for a long time. My dear friend Courtney was the actual person to give me the idea. We sat and talked about a failed project he and I never committed to and the story emerged. Sometimes a story takes time to appear.
Mark T. Sneed
I am pretty methodical. I believe in outlines. I am that guy. I recently saw a meme of the Charlie Day from Always Sunny in Philadelphia in front of a whiteboard with all these theories strung out behind him. That's me. I just start with one idea and as I poke at the idea it grows.
Mark T. Sneed
I am presently working on another YA novel set in Chicago about some kids who get in trouble. I find that when I was a kid it was a magical time. I have all these stories related to my life in my head and I want to put them on paper.
Mark T. Sneed
Keep writing. Too many people try to discourage young and new writers. Not me. I'm a black man trying to say things that I have not heard or read anywhere else. I can't be the only one. Just keep writing and be passionate about what you write.
Mark T. Sneed
Being creative. Think about it. We take ideas and craft those ideas and create something from literally nothing. It's pretty cool.
Mark T. Sneed
I don't really get writer's block. If I get tired of writing I take a break. I might write something else. There are all these ideas in my head. I just continue to write them down. I just need time to write them out.
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