D. Powell
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Stuart Aken:
Hi, Stuart. I merely shared an observation that I have come to believe. All writers, IMO, have introduced or will share a memory of their life somewhere, in the expansion of time, now. Perhaps your POV is different than mine? That's great. Thanks for your special abilities to process a good story.
Stuart Aken
I suspect all of us who put pen to paper draw from personal experience. Certainly, my characters exhibit traits I possess, or traits I have encountered in others. And incidents of personal life can be modified to make a story, or an episode in a book, and I frequently do that. In fact, I often warn people that, if they're not careful, they might end up as a villain in one of my books!
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D. Powell
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Stuart Aken:
The other problem, is, "FREE". I'd rather, pay and help an author out, then to get free. Even the mainstream authors. The big ones, we read and wished we'd paid our dues to be like them A handout, welfare, no give to get, yin yang. I believe the universal law of give and get stands true with everything. Free will stagnate a society, a business you name it. What's your take on so many giving away free books?
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