Ask the Author: Samuel H Martin
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Samuel H Martin
I read between the lines of social media posts, listening to others, and what I observe in public. Fiction is non-fiction disguised under pseudonyms and an active imagination.
Samuel H Martin
Patience, persistence, and not giving a rip what others say. Do it and do it a lot.
Samuel H Martin
We are already living in a "Brave New World" and "1984", so I guess I would have to say the world of "The Decameron" or "The Aeneid"
Samuel H Martin
Am I actually related to Francesco Petrarca? According to a DNA test my dad took, he is my father's most notable relative.
Samuel H Martin
Ask me when we get closer to summer.
Samuel H Martin
It's one of the few remaining avenues you can use to express your own thoughts and feelings freely. Even if you have to shield things under the guise of a character, you at least can say whatever the hell you want.
Samuel H Martin
Social media isn't social at all. Memes have replaced all thoughts, feelings, and individuality.
Samuel H Martin
I have three other stories that I am working on. Usually, one of the three will trigger an idea I can run with. If that doesn't work, I will write a sonnet or two based on something in my line of sight, the more absurd the better.
Samuel H Martin
"To John Love Lauri" is based on my eleven-year journey investigating a 1977 cold case that was solved by a group of amateurs (including myself) in 2021. I take the former John Doe, his story, metaphorically hit it with a sledgehammer a few times to create my fictional account.
Samuel H Martin
I am polishing up my novel "To John Love Lauri" while marketing "The Worst of Samael Apollos: Poetry for Malcontents".
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