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Christopher J. Smith

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An Australian by birth, Chris is a nomad by nature. His writing career spans over thirty years and has included time as a journalist, editor and corporate communications consultant. He has founded and managed a number of successful strategic marketing companies and advertising agencies and has enjoyed a parallel career as a singer/songwriter, with a catalogue of over 200 songs to his credit.

While he describes himself as having a chronic aversion to airports, Chris considers himself as fortunate to have been able to travel widely over the past forty years for business and pleasure. The northern prefectures of Honshu, Japan, The French Languedoc and the northern Italian lakes district are favourite stamping grounds.

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Christopher J. Smith I really don't suffer from writer's block, but if I'm working on on a book and I feel I've run off on a tangent or I'm maybe struggling with the narra…moreI really don't suffer from writer's block, but if I'm working on on a book and I feel I've run off on a tangent or I'm maybe struggling with the narrative, then I just shut it down and commence a short story. It can be anything from a couple of short paragraphs to three or four thousand words. I just find the satisfactory completion of a short story a tonic that refreshes the brain. If you're writing 5000 words a day five or six days a week it can get pretty murky in there.(less)

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Christopher J. Smith Tough question! For me I guess it's because as a writer you never stop learning and I don't just mean improving as a writer. If you're a writer then c…moreTough question! For me I guess it's because as a writer you never stop learning and I don't just mean improving as a writer. If you're a writer then chances are you are a voracious reader and consumer of information. (less)

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Letters

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

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Christopher Smith said: " I first read this book in 1984/85 I guess. It made an impression on me. I loaned it to a young artist who worked for me and he adopted it as his 'bible'. He resigned, gave away all his possessions, pulled on a long robe and went off to join some obsc ...more "

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