Between almost daily entries in the Daily Slice Horror Contest and my ongoing addiction to the Request Review page, I engage in countless email-based conversations with the denizens of WDC. I love hearing from people that have read my work, because it provides valuable insight into the minds of my readers and often affords me the opportunity to talk about my passion.
Sometimes I come up with particularly inspired nuggets of information that I think are very insightful (these instances are completely accidental). It pleases me to send these nuggets along to the recipient, as I am left feeling like the conversation was not only enjoyable, but fruitful as well.
It may occur to some that despite being an unpublished author, I am attempting to educate people on how to write. I do not claim to be an expert. Writing takes practice, and as of this writing, I have been practicing for nineteen years. These the techniques that work for me; they may or may not be applicable to anyone else.
I won my first award at five years of age, in the spring of 1992. This was a 'Young Author's Award', given to me to recognize a five-page, five-sentence long story I wrote about a marble machine that breaks down, but is repaired when a mechanic pours water into it. Through the years I have drifted away from writing but I have always ended up returning to this medium. I have not always used my passions for noble reasons (e.g., the short stories revolving around my female schoolyard peers while I was clawing my way through puberty), but every now and then I come up with something entertaining. My work has received various degrees of recognition throughout the years, but suffice to say, even being paid minimum wage for my psychological vomit would be an honor.
Bearing this in mind, I have decided to commit some of my less-nonsensical opinions on writing to this book. If even one person finds something beneficial, then this project will be considered a resounding success.
-T
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