Ask the Author: Michael Dutton
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Michael Dutton
Watching and listening, bolstered by mindfulness.
Michael Dutton
The third volume of the Christmasville trilogy, tentatively titled, "Saving Christmasville" and a short story titled, "The Dreamed."
Michael Dutton
Perseverance. Perseverance, And, of course, perseverance.
Write what you enjoy writing about.
Constructive feedback which, of course, can only be provided by someone whom you've never met.
Write what you enjoy writing about.
Constructive feedback which, of course, can only be provided by someone whom you've never met.
Michael Dutton
Crafting vision into a cogent, hopefully graceful, literary form.
Michael Dutton
I am a slow writer and usually don't experience writer's block. However, what I do find helpful in mapping out plot contortions, imagining the drape of imagery, the perimeters of character, etc. is focusing my attention on one of my other endeavors: tile setting. In fact, the construction of the three-foot "illumination pillar," which is fabricated of porcelain shards, art glass, bits of jewelry and bisque masks, is featured in "Finding Christmasville," the second volume of the trilogy.
Michael Dutton
Easy answer: Late one evening, between Christmas and New Years', I was sitting on the couch enjoying a glass of wine. Everyone was asleep and I was admiring the industry of my handiwork: the Christmas village and model train platform, which I begin assembling on the first weekend after Thanksgiving.
"Wouldn't it be nice to live there for a while?" I posed.
Voila! The inspiration for the Christmasville Trilogy became manifest!
In the first volume of the trilogy, Mary Jane Higgins suspects that there is more to Christmasville than what meets the eye. Could her suspicions be true? Could she be living in a Christmas village on a 4 x 8 model train platform?
"Wouldn't it be nice to live there for a while?" I posed.
Voila! The inspiration for the Christmasville Trilogy became manifest!
In the first volume of the trilogy, Mary Jane Higgins suspects that there is more to Christmasville than what meets the eye. Could her suspicions be true? Could she be living in a Christmas village on a 4 x 8 model train platform?
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