Ask the Author: D.B. Martin
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D.B. Martin
It started with wanting to describe one of my mother's memories of the rag and bone men who used to come around in the 1950's - but of course are no more now. It was so vivid in my head I wrote only that section and then started to explore what else was going on at the time. I ran across some of the experiences of children in children's homes, and wanting to put a bad past behind them, and then the ideas just took on a life of their own.
D.B. Martin
Walk my dog! She doesn't have any answers of course, but being out in the countryside clears my head and then the ideas start popping up again.
D.B. Martin
Keep going, join a writers group, accept feedback and criticism gratefully -it may sting at times but its all useful. Go to workshops, read a lot, and then write more. If you love writing, it won't be a chore.
D.B. Martin
I'm currently working on the final book in the Patchwork Series; Patchwork Pieces, which will be out in 2015. In the meantime watch out for the second in the series coming out in September - Patchwork People.
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