Ask the Author: Marc Schmatjen
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Marc Schmatjen
I flushed at the crowded cocktail party, a line of anxious strangers waiting outside the door for their turn. But the water rose.
Marc Schmatjen
You don't. You sit down every day and write, no matter what. I think waiting to be inspired is the reason that so many potential authors are "going to write a book." You can either do it or not. No middle ground. If I had waited around to be inspired before starting any of my past "real" jobs, I'd have been fired a lot!
Marc Schmatjen
The Sycamore Detective Agency - Case Number Two for kids, and a family humor book for adults.
Marc Schmatjen
Power through it. If what you are working on is not flowing, write something else. Anything else. Just keep writing every day!
Marc Schmatjen
The hours! After many, many years of being on someone else's schedule, I love being on my own.
Marc Schmatjen
You have to treat writing like any other job. Don't wait to be inspired. If you do, you will likely never write anything. Sit down at your desk every day and write 1000 or more words. Do it every day.
Marc Schmatjen
I get most of my inspiration from my children. My most recent book, The Sycamore Detective Agency, is about three young boys who fight adult crime with the help of their crazy grandpa. My three boys were the models for the main characters, and a collection of our family's grandpas, great-grandpas, and uncles went into Grandpa Jack.
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