Ask the Author: Marc M. Minnick
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Marc M. Minnick
My paternal grandmother’s menorah
Marc M. Minnick
The best solution for writer's block is to read.Reading stimulates the brain and ideas begin to form as to how to continue
Marc M. Minnick
A creative outlet very similar to performing music.By researching a topic you will learn something new.When finished,whether it be a sentence,chapter or the complete manuscript a sense of accomplishment feels wonderful.
Marc M. Minnick
Read and learn. Find a room where distractions are a minimum.
Marc M. Minnick
Turn off the TV and put down your phone and read as much as you can.A writer who doesn't read is like a fighter who goes into the ring with one hand tied behind his back.
Join a writing group and get your work critiqued.Don't take it personal if your peers are critical.I would never have been able to complete my first novel without the brutally honest critique of my peers.
Join a writing group and get your work critiqued.Don't take it personal if your peers are critical.I would never have been able to complete my first novel without the brutally honest critique of my peers.
Marc M. Minnick
I'm currently writing the prequel to the first novel.This fictional tale isn't based on personal experience as is the first.Book two delves deeper into the stories of the two main characters;Roger and Conchita.
Marc M. Minnick
As an idealistic and naive young man I lived in Southern California in the seventies.During that time I had the good fortune,or bad fortune,depending on how you look at it, to meet my many different people that didn't view the world as I did.I kept a journal and a few photographs of my time spent there and vowed some day I would write about it.
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