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Every Tic and Snore

Sometimes, being a fiction author leaves others feeling a little unsettled. I am always scrounging for granular details to feed my work. I focus on the most mundane actions, interactions, and settings. I ask inappropriate questions, jot down notes, take photos of things others may not pay the slightest attention to, indulge in uncomfortably long stares, and so on. Then the moment arrives when Aunt Edna’s facial tic joins with Cousin Sal’s narcolepsy to produce a wonderfully strange new character.

The leftovers are used to feed my writer’s blog.