Ask the Author: Thomas Cannon
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Thomas Cannon
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Thomas Cannon
Sporadic journaling gets me to write down a cool way something is said or an event that is unique. I should journal everyday, but I do find that the amount I do keeps my eyes open for a story-worthy facet of life.
Thomas Cannon
I would love (and scared) to enter the world of Tom Robbins novels. They are inventive, sexy, and postive.
Thomas Cannon
My latest book began when I contemplated how much I wanted to walk my stepdaughter down the aisle. In the end, her father and I walked her down together.
Thomas Cannon
Right now I am working on a novel about a man really learning to live at age 58. He has just retired and is at loose ends when his childhood love returns to their small hometown in Wisconsin.
Thomas Cannon
The mystery of what really happened in my past relationships. They always ended without me really able to ask.
Thomas Cannon
Right now, I really enjoy writing scenes to a work and then finding a way to connect them to each other.
Thomas Cannon
The biggest problem for writers is making time and spending time writing. Its okay to start small. Schedule yourself a time. Then even if you sit there not doing anything, stick with it. Then take small steps forward each day.
Thomas Cannon
Hello, Becky, I think I responded to you those three years ago. Maybe not. Maybe this is the first time I found this part of GoodReads. Either way, thanks for reading The Tao of Apathy. I hope you enjoyed it.
Thomas Cannon
Consistency. I feel if you schedule yourself, it soon becomes muscle memory and your mind readies itself for writing. Of course I have bad days, but I try to keep my butt in that seat anyway.
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