Goodreads asked Tomas K.L. Martin:

What are you currently working on?

Tomas K.L. Martin My current project follows a few techniques which have been used by several successful French authors: Andre Gide and Jacques Roubaud. Without letting out any themes, plot lines, or too many of the self-imposed constraints to my writing of this book, I will say that I am adding to the book daily, without fail, and without reversing any plot lines which evolve or are introduced throughout the course of my writing. Overall, I'm finding that constraint breeds creativity. Think of the sonnet. Despite the absolute formality of its construction, some of the greatest poems of all time have been sonnets. Confine someone to a space, and they will find a way to best inhabit it; ask anybody who has lived in Manhattan! Let's hope that each day for me continues to be fresh and somewhat calculating.

N.B. Not being an absolute machine, I will of course cut myself some slack, and check for grammar and spelling. I want it to be free-flowing - not stream of consciousness - but nobody wants to read typos and the occasional grammatical fault.

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