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Mark J. Donovan

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https://www.swordofvathir.com/

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Fantasy

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March 2023

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Mark J. Donovan was born somewhere, lives somewhere else, and will eventually die in some other place. Until then, he is writing the Sword of Vathir series of novels and short stories. You should buy some of them, maybe: to keep his not-dying streak alive.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Mark J. Donovan Time. If something isn't working out, I distance myself from the project or story until I am no longer emotionally invested in what I have already wri…moreTime. If something isn't working out, I distance myself from the project or story until I am no longer emotionally invested in what I have already written - usually that takes about a month. That way when I go back and look at it, I am doing so through a fresh(er) set of eyes. It allows me to think of new ideas, and fix old problems.
But I am usually not idle in that month: I'm working on something else, to refocus my brain so that it removes itself from the previous, unfinished project.
Ultimately, though, a writer whose work I love once mentioned that sometimes, doing absolutely nothing at all is a necessary part of the writing process. And the entire process is how you get the work done, not just when you're physically writing/typing it down. It's all writing. So sometimes doing nothing works for me, to. (less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Mark J. Donovan I consider myself an aspiring writer. So my advice would be...ask someone else?

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Average rating: 4.33 · 6 ratings · 5 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Sword of Vathir: An Epic Dark Fantasy Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	The Sword of Vathir [PG-13] 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Battlefields of Blood: A Tale of the Sword of Vathir it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Death on the Other Side [PG-13]: Tales of the Sword of Vathir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	The Battle Hymn of Forgiveness: Tales of the Sword of Vathir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Battlefields of Blood [PG-13]: A Tale of the Sword of Vathir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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