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Byron T.D. Smith

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Byron TD Smith lives on Vancouver Island. He writes mysteries when he isn't accounting, motorcycling, or rambling in the coastal forest. He loves the smell of old books and coffee, and the sound of new wave music from 1987. The location of his secret underwater base remains undiscovered to this day.
Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery is his debut novel.

"Author Byron T. D. Smith has crafted a masterful work of mystery, drama, and criminally good writing for this exciting journey. Beyond the excellent writing quality and dynamic presentation, there are two standout strengths to the work for me. The first is in the crafting and imagination surrounding the true-crime element, which takes a really clever perspective on an unsolved case that I, as a ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Byron T.D. Smith To paraphrase Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid, "Remember. Best block... no be there."

It's a frustrating thing to stare at a blank screen of potential; …moreTo paraphrase Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid, "Remember. Best block... no be there."

It's a frustrating thing to stare at a blank screen of potential; even worse to find yourself working on the same sentence after a half an hour.

Nothing works 100% of the time, but I can think of two practices that I use, which help to get engaged more quickly and stay there.

Firstly, I don't edit my first drafts as I go. I'm focused entirely on getting the framework onto the page. In Windfall: A Henry Lysyk Mystery, much of the first draft made it into print, but there were lots of days of "editing bloodbath," too. Still, if it weren't for that permission to be imperfect in the beginning, I might still be working towards completing the manuscript.

Most importantly, I say, leave meat on the bone for tomorrow. If I've had a day of writing, I make it a point to leave the piece in an interesting place. Somewhere where I know with confidence what must happen next. Something juicy that I'm looking forward to writing - first draft or edits. When I show up the next day, I'm jazzed to get started.

Maybe it says something about me and avoidance. Who knows? But, like Mr. Miyagi, I try to deal with writer's block by simply not being there.(less)

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Byron T.D. Smith Hearing someone else speak about your characters as though they know them as well as you do. And you realize, "...they don't belong just to me anymore…moreHearing someone else speak about your characters as though they know them as well as you do. And you realize, "...they don't belong just to me anymore..."(less)

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