James Daniel Eckblad

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James Daniel Eckblad

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in Racine, The United States
December 31

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James Daniel Eckblad has served as both minister and trial attorney, with degrees in law and theology from the University of Wisconsin and Yale University, respectively. Having raised four sons in Wisconsin -- on hefty doses of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling -- Eckblad now lives with his wife, Mary Ann, in Chicago.

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James Daniel Eckblad This is an important question for all (and all aspiring) writers. I have never had writer's block, but then I treat my writing differently from most. …moreThis is an important question for all (and all aspiring) writers. I have never had writer's block, but then I treat my writing differently from most. I almost never know what I am going to write when I sit down to pen (and actually do pen) something. I simply start writing. Sometimes it's simply garbage. But, then, even when I do know what I am going to write, in all honesty, it is almost always garbage. Great writers -- and I am not in such company by a long shot -- understand that good writing comes from the subconscious that is always working on something. The goal I have in all my writing sessions is to find a way in, and then bring something out. (P.S. I never wait until I "feel like writing" -- I almost never do. Like running stairs: I just do it. Believe me, inspiration counts far, far less than discipline.)(less)
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Christmas At Grace Ct. (a short-short story)

Christmas At Grace Ct.
(A Short Story)
DECEMBER 9, 2018

Tom was in a hurry; he had left work a bit later than he had said he would, even though it was Christmas Eve, and he had to pick up the Christmas Day dinner and cake before Frenchie’s Deli and Bakery closed. He glanced at the clock on the dash board; it glowed 5:15. The bakery closed at 6:00. And it wouldn’t be open tomorrow, Christmas Day.
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