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Robert M. Lynch
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I do my best to stop thinking about the story. In a few days, I just start cold, and ideas or direction usually flow.
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The Bed I Made: A Journey of Fulfilled Hope, Fifty Years in the Making
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A Hero's Bio
Joseph A. Lynch Biography
By Robert Lynch
Joseph A. Lynch had never set out to become a hero. But, as a young boy in Brooklyn, NY, when he watched his older brothers John, Wally, and Jimmy go off to war in Europe and the Pacific, it was his strong desire to courageously fight alongside them. At the age of eighty-three he said, “That was just a foolish child’s dream.” He hadn’t realized at that impre Read more of this blog post »
By Robert Lynch
Joseph A. Lynch had never set out to become a hero. But, as a young boy in Brooklyn, NY, when he watched his older brothers John, Wally, and Jimmy go off to war in Europe and the Pacific, it was his strong desire to courageously fight alongside them. At the age of eighty-three he said, “That was just a foolish child’s dream.” He hadn’t realized at that impre Read more of this blog post »
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“Everyone says you should write about what you know. Fine. But that doesn’t necessarily mean people, places, and events. It doesn’t mean that, because you were a coal miner, that coal mining is the only thing you should write about. What we all know about is our experiences and writing is about experiences. You can write about love because you have loved. You know what love feels like. Same goes for loss, pain, fear, joy, anger, empathy, it doesn’t matter. You know what those things feel like, so you can take your experiences and use them as the basis for your writing. From there, you can manipulate those feelings, you can exaggerate them, you can even introduce conflicting feelings. No matter what my characters are feeling, I first go to my experiences, and then mold my feelings for the specific character.”
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“When I read, I discover new worlds, I meet interesting people, and I explore diverse realities. When I write, I discover myself.”
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“When I read, I discover new worlds, I meet interesting people, and I explore diverse realities. When I write, I discover myself.”
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“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”
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“Everyone says you should write about what you know. Fine. But that doesn’t necessarily mean people, places, and events. It doesn’t mean that, because you were a coal miner, that coal mining is the only thing you should write about. What we all know about is our experiences and writing is about experiences. You can write about love because you have loved. You know what love feels like. Same goes for loss, pain, fear, joy, anger, empathy, it doesn’t matter. You know what those things feel like, so you can take your experiences and use them as the basis for your writing. From there, you can manipulate those feelings, you can exaggerate them, you can even introduce conflicting feelings. No matter what my characters are feeling, I first go to my experiences, and then mold my feelings for the specific character.”
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