Ask the Author: Christopher Maloney
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Christopher Maloney
He loved his new neighbor. Lightly sauteed.
Christopher Maloney
My life is the process of taking things that happen and making sense of them. Writing is, for me, the way I'm able to find meaning and clarify the world. So writing is more like breathing. Inspiration is in every breath.
Christopher Maloney
The book I just finished is based on the needs of a dear friend of mine. Most often I choose a subject that is both personal and which I have some interest in pursuing.
Christopher Maloney
I can't not write. It's a drive, like eating. If I don't write books I write letters or posts or answer questions online.
Christopher Maloney
I have perhaps ten projects, a mix of medical and science fiction writing. I'm still working on putting out older books even as new ones are getting started.
Christopher Maloney
Write. Publish. Improve. Learn. Get better. Don't expect to be perfect. Even the really great writers wrote garbage as well. So write garbage, just try to make it interesting garbage.
Christopher Maloney
For my medical books, the problem is usually not enough research, so I go back to medline. For fantasy or sci-fi or cli-fi I will "write around" do a tangent or a full character description that will give me insight as to why the story line feels bogged down.
Christopher Maloney
Telling yourself stories. Telling other people your stories and having them enjoy them.
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