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Josef Alton is a Seattle native and author of the historical crime fiction mystery, Throw-Away Faces. He lives on Bainbridge Island across the Puget Sound from Seattle and spends his time writing, reading, and hiking, or hiking and playing soccer. If you wish to communicate, he's available via messaging. ...more

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Josef Alton I feel that writer's block has to do with what's in the front of your mind. If I'm unsettled, worried, or stressed, it can be hard to focus. I try to …moreI feel that writer's block has to do with what's in the front of your mind. If I'm unsettled, worried, or stressed, it can be hard to focus. I try to approach my work at the same time every morning when I'm my calmest and most settled. However, if I am blocked, I don't make it an issue. The bigger deal I make it out to be the longer it lasts. (less)
Josef Alton I love sharing my work with others. And, in kind, them sharing their work with me. It's a reciprocal process not unlike a marriage, or a dangerous cli…moreI love sharing my work with others. And, in kind, them sharing their work with me. It's a reciprocal process not unlike a marriage, or a dangerous climb up a mountain. So much about writing is trust—to trust your craft, to trust your ideas and to trust your readers. (less)
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Throw-Away Faces

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I need a break.

To do something that feels like growing.

Creating something.

Writing is often better than talking. At least for me. I can talk to myself through others there. The characters that come out from the fog. They have something to say.

Day in and day out I talk to walls. Stiff apparitions asking for liquid amongst the plaster in their mouths. The cement builds up. What nourishment is the

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