Ask the Author: D.N. Maynard
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D.N. Maynard
To me it is all about telling a good story, one that will touch people on an emotional level.
D.N. Maynard
I am currently working on two books, the first is a historical-fiction about life in the Oregon Country as one of the first people to cross the Oregon Trail and establish an American presence in the disputed Pacific Northwest. The second is about a Pastor, who is also the local high school's Head Football Coach.
D.N. Maynard
The first thing is to understand your purpose. Next, take your ideas and just write, when you have finished describing your ideas, read what you have written critically. Ask yourself what needs to be added and what needs to be deleted. More importantly did you accomplish your purpose.
D.N. Maynard
I enjoy having the opportunity to express myself, to share my feelings, and to do it with a purpose.
D.N. Maynard
The way I deal with writer's block, is sleep! I get my best ideas when I'm in bed, so I keep a pen and notebook on my nightstand, and when I have idea I write it down and then go back to sleep.
D.N. Maynard
I have been asked many times recently where the inspiration for my book came from. Growing up I was never a great reader, in fact I was a poor reader. I learned much later in life that it could have had something to do with being switched from being naturally left handed, to eating and writing, right handed. Although I was a poor reader, I was good at remembering stories, I could remember every detail from my Sunday School Teacher’s Bible stories, and those I heard at my Grandfather’s knee. It was soon clear that I learned best from auditory teachings. I think that’s why I loved History in school, and became a history teacher. I love telling and listening to stories.
“Three Summers” is the telling of some of the stories of my life, one being the intermittent relationship I had with an older cousin who in some ways way like an older brother, with this I have mixed with stories from the history of the Pacific Northwest, and a very large amount of imagination, or what is called Historical Fiction.
“Three Summers” is the telling of some of the stories of my life, one being the intermittent relationship I had with an older cousin who in some ways way like an older brother, with this I have mixed with stories from the history of the Pacific Northwest, and a very large amount of imagination, or what is called Historical Fiction.
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