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Christopher Smith

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Born

in Athens, Alabama, The United States

Website

http://www.salamandersmilk.com

Twitter

cssmithwrites

Genre

Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Influences

Neil Gaiman
William Gay
Chuck Palahniuk ...more

Member Since

September 2016

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Christopher Smith was born on the blood-red clay of North Alabama and raised on the concrete sprawl of South Jersey. He has a master’s degree in English from Auburn University, where he met his future wife, Kate, at the college newspaper. Smith lives in Clarksville, Tenn., and works as an editor at The Tennessean in Nashville. This is his debut novel.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Christopher Smith There's no easy solution. But I know this: If you stare at a blank page until you have something perfect to say, you'll be staring forever. Just start…moreThere's no easy solution. But I know this: If you stare at a blank page until you have something perfect to say, you'll be staring forever. Just start writing. Maybe you'll write two or three sentences, or paragraphs, or pages that you later throw away, but somewhere in there, you'll usually find a way out. Follow that path where it leads, and good stuff will happen.(less)

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Christopher Smith It's kind of like having sex when you're married and have young kids in the house. If you always wait for inspiration, you won't do it nearly as often…moreIt's kind of like having sex when you're married and have young kids in the house. If you always wait for inspiration, you won't do it nearly as often as you'd like. You have to make it part of your schedule. To get inspired to write, I like to I like to clear my mind by getting away from my email and social media and TV and all the other intrusions. All it takes is 15 minutes by myself doing laundry or unloading the dishwasher, or maybe mowing the lawn or wandering in the yard. This keeps the body busy and lets the mind wander in silence. Usually it's enough to give me the head space to get creative. (less)

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	Salamanders of the Silk Road 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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