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Hi there,
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[Your Name], is sharing a recent discovery with you ... in the hopes you'll keep this Discovery Chain going!
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Here's what [Your Name] discovered:
"I felt that I could write a better story": how Michael J. Scharen found his groove
"I spent many evenings with an elderly friend watching movies," says science fiction author Michael J. Scharen. "After seeing several turkeys, I felt that I could write a better story than many making it into production."
So he did. And to his amazement, he learned just how focused he could be. "I got into a groove," he says, "where I would write for days, weeks, or months at a time. The first year I wrote a total of five books."
Yet it's not enough, Michael knows, to be prolific and publish lots of books—you have to make sure readers know your books are out there.
"I'm not doing any writing at the moment," he says. "One thing folks do not realize is that marketing is as important as writing. That's where I spend my time."
On that note, here's Michael to talk a little about his life and work:
Welcome, Michael! Why was self-publishing the way forward for you?
I believe getting drawn in by what folks feel the market expects makes for stale, cookie-cutter stories. They lose their individual flavor. The prime example of this is Hollywood making ...
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