Ask the Author: Samson Soledad
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Samson Soledad
Don't know! I'm blessed with A.D.D and have ideas bouncing about the walls of my brain all day long. The hard thing is to decide which insanity to convert into a string of lucid thoughts.
Samson Soledad
You don't have to bite your tongue when your boss says or does something stupid. You can humiliate yourself all day long and still maintain political correctness.
Samson Soledad
Don't become a writer if you're hoping to earn a living at it. Write because you feel compelled to write. If you write to sell books, you'll likely be disappointed and question your ability as an author. Once you build a collection of completed works, you'll figure out on your own if you really have a gift. Then, and only then, should you think about it as a vocation. Fitting your writing into those moments in your otherwise miserable day, will keep the hunger strong.
Samson Soledad
At the moment, I'm locked into a part of writing I had never thought about. Once the book is published, you're expected to do lectures at book signings. I'd love to be able to get back to writing as the projects ideas are getting backed up in the todo list.
Samson Soledad
I don't think one 'gets' inspired to write. You either are or you aren't. You cannot force inspiration. It just happens! I suspect it happens quite more often in curious minds than in the alternative.
Suddenly you just want to say something. For those of us without the gift of being able to spontaneously speak in an organized fashion, we suddenly want to write.
Suddenly you just want to say something. For those of us without the gift of being able to spontaneously speak in an organized fashion, we suddenly want to write.
Samson Soledad
Re: my latest project, 'Blessed Are The Peacemakers?', you may be wondering why there's a question mark tagged on to the end. That question will become obvious once you start reading. There's a hint in the form of a YouTube video (4 1/2 min) at http://youtu.be/XNWMJakgXkc
I was not intending to write a book about this little known truth about our history. I was actually just looking to find my genealogical 'roots.' Once I started my research however, I felt compelled to write about an episode that has been effectively erased from the historical record. The final straw was when a librarian at the Library of Congress, with a curious look on her face asked, "What Hellenic holocaust?"
I was not intending to write a book about this little known truth about our history. I was actually just looking to find my genealogical 'roots.' Once I started my research however, I felt compelled to write about an episode that has been effectively erased from the historical record. The final straw was when a librarian at the Library of Congress, with a curious look on her face asked, "What Hellenic holocaust?"
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