Ask the Author: Michael A. Walker
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Michael A. Walker
It was freezing above the Arctic Circle where the camping group set up when they were surrounded by the glowing eyes of hungry wolves. The leader sharpened his knife and put a slice of bacon, feeding it to the biggest wolf who then sliced his tongue in half, scaring away the entire wolf pack.
Michael A. Walker
Belgravia, to explore.
Michael A. Walker
The Arrow and the Crown by Emma Fox.
Michael A. Walker
Completely halt the process and begin working on another unrelated book. After a while, you will find a way to concentrate on the area of the book causing the block that re-inspires.
Michael A. Walker
Serving others.
Michael A. Walker
You'll have to love the subject you are writing about to pull through the process, but with non-fiction writing, never jeopardize integrity writing what will go in front of the public. The research that the topic bases itself upon will have to pass validation. Sources discovered will not always be verifiable and one eyewitness is not enough to establish a fact. If the source cannot be verified, it would normally have to be discarded no matter how tempting it would be to include it in the book. Any research will have to be exhaustive with regards to subject matter experts that are established and of good reputation.
Michael A. Walker
A book about the famous Scottish Reformer, John Knox. It is the first-ever attempt to extrapolate and expound upon one of his 15 publications.
Michael A. Walker
When there is an identifiable research gap and the subject is of great public interest. For this book about Sharon Tate, a couple of big questions led me to consider writing, but nothing was more inspirational than speaking with several Hollywood career actors earlier this year about the Sharon Tate question. That in particular was inspiring, and the deciding factor to proceed.
Michael A. Walker
I was thinking back one day when my mom threw Vincent Bugliosi's book to the floor in the kitchen and forbade any of us to ever read it under threat of being restricted. Then, a television movie came out so I got permission to compare the book to the movie. Over time, it seemed the public never got to know Sharon Tate for who she is, but then as I researched her, it seemed that there was untapped potential in constructing a book. That was 20 years ago, and after much work on the entire Sharon Tate problem since then, and noticing growing demand for a book about Sharon Tate herself in numerous Amazon book customer comments, I was able to pull the work together in order to write this book.
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