Ask the Author: Maxwell Ivey
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Maxwell Ivey
I have yet to suffer from it; This is partly because I write about my life, and usually my biggest worry is how much of the story to put in and what to leave out. I find story and book ideas all around me. I have often wondered if writers block isn't more writers overwhelm the problem coming from having too many ideas and not knowing to do with all of them.
Maxwell Ivey
Being able to inspire, motivate, and entertain others!
Maxwell Ivey
Read often; Write every day. Don't throw out the stuff that you think isn't any good. Always depend heavily on a talented and trusted editor like I have with my friend Lorraine Reguly of www.wordingwell.com
Maxwell Ivey
Part of my time is spent promoting the book. Which is why I'm here today. I wish I had been more active on the site while doing the writing. And part of my time is writing about my latest adventure when I went off on my first book promotion and public speaking tour in May and June of last year.
Maxwell Ivey
I find inspiration in every day life experiences. That's the blessing of being a narrative nonfiction author. It's also why I appreciate just how much harder it is to be a poet or a writer of fiction. I can never write myself into a corner because the story is my story.
Maxwell Ivey
The same place I get all my ideas. It sprang out of my life experiences. IN the case of my latest book The Blind Blogger's NYC Adventures it was an amazing once in a life time trip to New York City as one of the 2016 Amtrak Writers in Residence.
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