Christopher Febles
I get some of my best ideas on the run. Nothing like running to clear your head. Sometimes I'll be stuck on a plot or character issue, and a few miles in I'll have something click.
But in writing "Richie the Caseworker" I had a big revelation driving with my daughter to our vacation spot. I spent days after that fixing the ---- out of the book. Kinda fried my brain in front of the computer screen for a bit, but it worked out.
I also got stuck on something else I was writing. It was so bad I almost gave up. But a guy I know, already published, called me out of the blue, not even about the book, and said, "Why CAN'T you do that?" Boom. Done.
So, go for a run, go for a drive, and be so open-minded and patient that you wait around for a guardian angel to pop out of nowhere and snap you out of it.
But in writing "Richie the Caseworker" I had a big revelation driving with my daughter to our vacation spot. I spent days after that fixing the ---- out of the book. Kinda fried my brain in front of the computer screen for a bit, but it worked out.
I also got stuck on something else I was writing. It was so bad I almost gave up. But a guy I know, already published, called me out of the blue, not even about the book, and said, "Why CAN'T you do that?" Boom. Done.
So, go for a run, go for a drive, and be so open-minded and patient that you wait around for a guardian angel to pop out of nowhere and snap you out of it.
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Julier
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Christopher Febles:
Hello, new friend. I am very selective in who I "friend" with, but I looked at your titles and reviews and I see we have a lot in common. I love how varied your book selections are and how readable and inviting your reviews are. I don't know why I merited your request? but I am honored to accept it!
William Shaw
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Christopher Febles:
Hi Chris, Thanks for taking the time to read my novel. I see you work at Fordham. I ran at Fordham many times when I was in high school, and was even offered a track scholarship when I graduated from Trinity H.S. in 1959. I would have been running with friend, Frank Tomeo and a few others from Brooklyn Prep. I chose B.C. instead. We part company also in distance preferences and baseball teams. Me? Dodger --> Mets.
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