Ask the Author: Ben Sen Dan Foley
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Ben Sen Dan Foley
How about two words? Sister Francis.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
When your fish ain't on the line, don't sit back and start to whine, just bait your hook a keep a tryin'.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
DEATH AT THE ZENDO pretty much came in a rush. I knew I wanted to tie together my experience in Zen with an intriguing story, then had one of those magic moments when the first line came to me: "I was feeling a bit ragged after Katie, my wife left." I think the first draft took a couple years, working three or four hours a day, then a second draft a year or so later filled in the missing parts. It took even longer figuring out how to get it into print.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
It keeps my mind occupied.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
There is a magic moment, or spark when you know you're working on something worth the effort vs. something that is only of intellectual interest. It's the emotional connection to the material that matters.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
A memoir of growing up in Catholic Detroit and a full length stage play.
Ben Sen Dan Foley
Stay calm and keep writing
Ben Sen Dan Foley
Original Politics by Glenn Aparicio Parry, Four Men Shaking by Lawrence Shainberg, I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal.
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