Ask the Author: Alan Thompson
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Alan Thompson
Over the past decade, a scandal has unfolded in my adopted state of North Carolina involving state-enforced sterilization from the 1930s to the 1970s. What went unsaid in the papers, or was barely mentioned, was that this manifestation of eugenics was practiced all over the country, even the world. Despite a lot of education, I'd heard nothing about it, and I started to wonder why. I did a lot of research and reached a conclusion that is embodied in one of the story lines in my new novel, Gods and Lesser Men.
Alan Thompson
Write. No book is ever written without the first word, the first sentence, the first paragraph.
Alan Thompson
It's the opportunity to say something meaningful while, at the same time, trying to entertain the reader. Fiction provides a blank canvas that the writer can paint any way he chooses.
Alan Thompson
I usually have two or three manuscripts going at the same time. If I can't write, I edit. Or, I'll turn to other aspects of my work, like my website and blog. Or, I begin looking for ideas about something new. Sooner or later, the muse returns.
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