Mark Cain
Actually, I don't get it. First with story ideas: many of them just pop into my head. If an idea doesn't come on it's own, I do a brainstorming exercise, generating as many ideas as I can as quickly as possible. Then I take the one or two that would work best.
In writing mode, I set a word count of minimally 1000, five days a week. I always exceed that. I don't worry if the prose isn't up to snuff. The key is to get the story and its basic structure down on paper. I then do cleanup in the revision stage. My first revision takes almost as long as the first draft.
In writing mode, I set a word count of minimally 1000, five days a week. I always exceed that. I don't worry if the prose isn't up to snuff. The key is to get the story and its basic structure down on paper. I then do cleanup in the revision stage. My first revision takes almost as long as the first draft.
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Michael Lloyd
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Mark Cain:
Hi Mark: I just finished "The Reluctant Demon". To say I enjoyed the series would be an understatement! Do you plan to write any more stories in the Circles Of Hell universe? Since you asked, based on how much I enjoyed these 4 books, I would certainly like to see more! Thanks, Michael
Josh Levine
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Mark Cain:
So I just stumbled upon this link, while recommending the Circles in Hell series to a friend, and had to come here to ask if you have the audiobook planned for this entry? I am super excited to see what you have in store in this book! https://www.amazon.com/Im-Angel-Circles-Hell-Book-ebook/dp/B078B18NJ3/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Congrats on the upcoming release!
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