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John Sands

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky to Gerald (Jerry) and Janice Sands, John grew up in small towns of Indiana and suburbs of Chicago. John married Marcie Chism in 1984. They have three children, and one grandchild. John dabbles in writing based upon a lengthy thought process even before writing the first letter. He considered writing The Lottery Winner for two years before he started. Then it took about four years to finish. During that writing time he continued working full time at RR Donnelley printing books by thousands of other authors and enjoying time with family and friends.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

John Sands I don't push myself to write. I would rather mull over ideas for a period of time, to weigh various options and resolutions, rather than force somethi…moreI don't push myself to write. I would rather mull over ideas for a period of time, to weigh various options and resolutions, rather than force something that isn't carefully considered.(less)

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John Sands My second book is in the oven. But I also do other creative activities, such as database programming, and updating old documents into modern language.

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Too many books to read

Have you noticed that there is no end to books? I work at a printing company where we print many of the books you have all read. Even in the day of ebooks readers printed books are still flying off our presses. While some printers are struggling with a glut of printing capacity and new competition from digital presses that can print just 1 copy, mine has been succeeding by its tenacious business e Read more of this blog post »

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