Ask the Author: Jim Yoakum
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Jim Yoakum
It's 2020. Trump is re-elected.
Jim Yoakum
Back catalog of stuff I never read or finished.
Jim Yoakum
Trump elected president, Nazis march, liberty in danger, nation weeps, Trump golfs.
Jim Yoakum
A phrase popped into my head. I explored it. One thing lead to another. Suddenly I had characters and situations, dialogue, then thru the haze a plot and then a story. Keep your antenna up and the mind/radio dialed between stations.
Jim Yoakum
An absurdist southern gothic novel called 'The French Stranger.'
Jim Yoakum
I don't wait for inspriration. Just write until something clicks. Every day.
Jim Yoakum
Don't give yourself timetables. If you say 'I'll do it 'til I'm 30 then quit,' then quit now. You are either compelled to write or you are not. If you aren't awoken at 3am with a phrase or an idea etc in your head and you can't rest til you get up and jot it down--reconsider being a writer. To me, it's a calling. It just is a part of who I am, like my arm.
Jim Yoakum
Connecting with readers
Jim Yoakum
You just have to power through it. I try to meditatate, put my brain in neutral and allow things to flow. Usually the brain works things out.
Jim Yoakum
I hate for you to buy a book, but appreciate it all the same.
Jim Yoakum
I can give you a promo code for a free audiobook.
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