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Since we have to stay home and weather this "storm" it's time to get to things you can do without leaving the house (and two of them benefit our industry) - write and read. You can treat this indoor lifestyle as an opportunity to get caught up on those things you can't always focus on.   Time to get back to writing, especially if you're accustomed to flying by the seat of your pants. Take this as an opportunity to lose that commute time to write. Most industries are asking their workers to work at home. When you lose that commute time, you'll find more time to do other things. How about using that extra time to finish your book?   I like to write in the late afternoons after I've finished my main project work. I used to commute at least 60 minutes total a day. Why not use those same 60 minutes as time just to sit down and work on your book. You can do it in the morning or late afternoon like I do.   If you already write as a ca...

Q: How did you come up with the idea for the book? A: I play a lot of Scrabble and Bananagrams, and I used to read science fiction when I was a kid.   I remember having a vivid imagination, and I did a lot of daydreaming. I really enjoyed old movies too (in those days they weren’t really all that “old” – now they’re “classic”). As an adult I began to read more books about science, particularly quantum physics, and books or articles about consciousness. So I decided I wanted to put all of those experiences into a novel. Q: Why did you write it in a short-story style? A: I’ve been reading short stories most of my life; short stories were my first introduction to reading – O. Henry for example. I progressed to reading novels, and it did seem like those were two very different formats.   But I also read serialized works like Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes , Edgar Rice Burroughs Pellucidar   and the John Carter of Mars series, which...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact: Michelle Gamble                                                               Mobile: 916-300-8012                                                          Email: info@3LPublishing.com THE MYSTERIES OF “THE HEN” UNFOLD IN A STUNNING WORK OF LITERATURE The Illustrated Hen celebrates the inner world of imagination and the sublime uniqueness of a yo...