Ask the Author: Michael Sirois
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Michael Sirois
I usually write novels, but right now I'm working on a non-fiction book about the criminal justice system. One of my brothers is in his eleventh year of a thirty-five year sentence for a crime he didn't commit. He's had no relief from the court system so I'm writing this book to expose the flaws in the case against him. The working title of the book is Aggravated: How a Lie Sent an Innocent Man to Prison. I'm hoping to finish the first draft of it in the spring of 2017.
Michael Sirois
I don't experience it. There have been times when I feel I'm not ready to write a particular scene (and, yes, sometimes I'm in the middle of writing it when that happens), but I usually either power through and revisit it later, or I write something else until the solution for the scene comes to me. It's a process, and it's often not easy, but I can't think of any times when I've just stared at a blank screen willing hopelessly for something to appear.
Michael Sirois
There have been so many good ones (Romeo and Juliet, obviously; Jake and Sadie in 11/22/63, and tons more). This is hard to answer, but I would have to say my current favorite couple is probably Claire and Jamie from the Outlander series. Despite all the obstacles they face (no spoilers) they always manage to find each other across time and distance. I did find it disheartening, though, when I Googled "fictional couples" prior to answering this to find very few references to couples from literary works on lists unless they had been turned into films or TV shows. Some even had comic book couples listed. Sad.
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