Ask the Author: Martin D. Gibbs
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Martin D. Gibbs
I plan on finishing the last two volumes of Samuel Eliot Morrison's series of US Naval Operations in WWII. Although it can be heavy reading, I may try another run-through of Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
Not much time to write for fun anymore, as I'm teaching/writing lessons. So I will be writing, but I actually get paid for this kind of writing (even if it is academic and "dry")
Not much time to write for fun anymore, as I'm teaching/writing lessons. So I will be writing, but I actually get paid for this kind of writing (even if it is academic and "dry")
Martin D. Gibbs
Who REALLY sent that letter from the Health Department? And why?
Martin D. Gibbs
Learn to enjoy pain. Love suffering. Embrace emptiness and the constant feeling of vacancy within your withering soul.
Wait, those are the lyrics for the doom metal band I've never been in.
My advice is to read, read, read. Whenever you think you've got the perfect story, sit on it for a month or so, then re-read it. Read some more. Then write.
And avoid the blue Sour Patch Kids.
Wait, those are the lyrics for the doom metal band I've never been in.
My advice is to read, read, read. Whenever you think you've got the perfect story, sit on it for a month or so, then re-read it. Read some more. Then write.
And avoid the blue Sour Patch Kids.
Martin D. Gibbs
I read. I grab a stack of books, and just start reading. This will keep my mind off of the stumbling block, while also letting it absorb other ideas and structures. Invariably something pops up and whatever knot I've got can be untied.
Martin D. Gibbs
Getting We Three Kings ready for winter release with Ellechor, finishing up the second book I've contracted with them, and drafting the third (a book about Zacchaeus)
Martin D. Gibbs
My freshman English teacher promised an A to the first person who got themselves published. I took this as a challenge and submitted dozens of poems to magazines and journals: Within a couple of months, Chimera's Children's magazine picked up my poem and I was off and running.
Thank you, Mr. Poss: You told me to never quit my day job, but keep writing for the pleasure. I've kept your advice in mind these twenty years hence, and I enjoy every minute of writing.
Thank you, Mr. Poss: You told me to never quit my day job, but keep writing for the pleasure. I've kept your advice in mind these twenty years hence, and I enjoy every minute of writing.
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