Ask the Author: David M. Salkin
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David M. Salkin
Just finished a manuscript (working title BLOOD FROM A STONE) that my agent, Jan Kardys at Blackhawk will be sending out any day to publishers. I think it's my best. Fingers crossed...
David M. Salkin
I'm a story-teller. To me, it's PLAY... it's FUN ! It feels like it did when I played drums in a band - it was a performance. If I can entertain my audience... if I can keep folks up all night turning pages... that feels awesome.
David M. Salkin
Not every day is a great creative day. That's life. I don't believe this nonsense that you HAVE to write a certain amount of words every day. Says who? Why?
If you make your living writing, then you do need to WORK every day, but that doesn't mean writing. Work can mean research / reading, marketing, editing, etc.
When the muse is whispering into your ear, type as fast as you can. When you aren't feeling it, take a break! Excerise (we all sit too much anyway), go for a walk... play with your dog... do something FUN...
The story will come back to you with some rest and fun...
If you make your living writing, then you do need to WORK every day, but that doesn't mean writing. Work can mean research / reading, marketing, editing, etc.
When the muse is whispering into your ear, type as fast as you can. When you aren't feeling it, take a break! Excerise (we all sit too much anyway), go for a walk... play with your dog... do something FUN...
The story will come back to you with some rest and fun...
David M. Salkin
FINISH!
I get asked this all the time... "Advice to new writers". Listen... apparently EVERYONE is writing a book. Only a very small percentage will ever FINISH writing it. It requires work and discipline. get it done!
Then, when you're done writing your story, you'll realize THAT was the FUN part. Now the WORK begins... editing, trying to get it published, marketing, etc.
If you want to see your book on a bookshelf one day, you need to finish writing it!
I get asked this all the time... "Advice to new writers". Listen... apparently EVERYONE is writing a book. Only a very small percentage will ever FINISH writing it. It requires work and discipline. get it done!
Then, when you're done writing your story, you'll realize THAT was the FUN part. Now the WORK begins... editing, trying to get it published, marketing, etc.
If you want to see your book on a bookshelf one day, you need to finish writing it!
David M. Salkin
The last release was BATTLE SCARS. I belong to two veterans groups, the Veterans Community Alliance, and the Philip A Reynolds Detachment of the Marine Corps League. Working with wounded warriors, and veterans in need (and their families), I've met so many amazing people.
Unlike my typical thrillers, BATTLE SCARS was written to honor our American heroes, and bring home the personal costs of war.
It's a novella, which isn't "commercial". It was actually originally written as a screenplay, but so far, no luck in getting it produced. So... as a novella, I decided to self-publish it to get the word out.
The response from the military community and the folks who have written reviews has been both rewarding and humbling. I think my readers "get it"... and maybe now they look at our veterans with a little more respect and understanding.
Unlike my typical thrillers, BATTLE SCARS was written to honor our American heroes, and bring home the personal costs of war.
It's a novella, which isn't "commercial". It was actually originally written as a screenplay, but so far, no luck in getting it produced. So... as a novella, I decided to self-publish it to get the word out.
The response from the military community and the folks who have written reviews has been both rewarding and humbling. I think my readers "get it"... and maybe now they look at our veterans with a little more respect and understanding.
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