Ask the Author: David Schwinghammer
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David Schwinghammer
Is this June Legatt, one of my all-time favorite students? I knew you married a Friedrich from the garage across the road from where used to live. I'm well for a 78-year-old codger. If you belong to GoodReads you must be a reader. What are you reading?
CUL,
Dave
CUL,
Dave
David Schwinghammer
19th century London. Look for the Ripper.
David Schwinghammer
Golden Prey by John Sandford.
David Schwinghammer
My German great grandfather got the maid pregnant. His family disowned him; he married her and migrated to the United States. My grandmother was born on the ship coming over.
David Schwinghammer
It's not really a problem if you know you're going to write every day. I always do a little outline when I'm finished writing for the day. Some authors don't like outlines, but my work is so much better when I have one. I often ignore them anyway, but they're there when I need them.
David Schwinghammer
I personally like to revise. The first draft is easy for me. I can write one in three to six months, but revision takes me years. I also like to work with editors, free lance right now. They make me so mad, but once I get to thinking about what they recommend, it gives me an "I'll show him/her" attitude.
David Schwinghammer
Write every day. You will be thinking about what you're writing all the time if you do. I also do a lot of walking and carry a digital tape recorder. Once you get going, ideas come pouring out.
David Schwinghammer
Mostly promotion and short stories. I post essays, blog entries, poems, chapters from my books, and short stories on authorsden.com and sometimes on Facebook and Goodreads.com.
David Schwinghammer
My teachers always read my writing aloud, and I've always been a reader. One of the first books I read all the way through was TOM SAWYER, and I loved it; I was eight.
David Schwinghammer
The book is entitled STRANGERS ARE FROM ZEUS. The inspiration was from Greek mythology. It's a religious satire.
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