Why
do I write fiction?
1.
I write because when I arrived at a certain age (over 10 years
ago), I decided that rather than treat it as a crisis, I would have a midlife
renaissance™ instead. When I looked at the emptiness in my soul (well, it
wasn’t THAT bad), I realized what I was missing was a creative outlet. Years
ago – in my yute – I spent a lot of my time with musical instruments, acting
into my twenties, and also some time writing and sketching throughout all that,
but life has a way of overwhelming you with the URGENT things that make you
forget about the IMPORTANT ones (thank you, Franklin-Covey.)
2.
I write to make extra money for my retirement (I’m hoping I’ll get
to choose that retirement time for myself, but it doesn’t look hopeful.) The
magic bakery concept means that each story I write becomes a perpetual
investment, sitting on the shelf for me to sell again, and again, and again.
I’ve built up a pretty good inventory – now, if only I could figure out the
sales and promotion angle…
3.
I write to share, to entertain, to give others a needed change of
pace, and hopefully get them thinking differently, if only for a few pages (and
no, I’m not trying to moralize – at least not in my fiction; that sort of
deliberate messaging kills a good story…)
4.
I write because a large (maybe the largest) part of my life is
lived inside my head. It comes out in myriad conversations with others daily, an
imaginative outpouring that is “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and
fury, signifying nothing”; there is no permanent record of it happening (or my
passing.) Writing those thoughts down brings a certain measure of immortality
to this “poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is
heard no more.” (apologies to Shakespeare’s Macbeth)
I’d like to do something worthy of being remembered before I speak my last
lines.
What are you doing for your mid-(or wherever you
are in)-life renaissance™? Hope you manage something memorable. In the
meantime, help this old man out with his renaissance. Read! You’ll be surprised
what you find.
Just
saying…
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This week, “In Robert’s Memory” is our couponed feature (people
living in virtual storage – so much of my life feels that way...) Here’s the
smashwords.com link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/303581?ref=NoTimeToThink
Use coupon
code UT87G to save 50% off the list
price at check out at smashwords. The coupon will be good through Monday, April
20th. Enjoy!
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For those of you who have access to the
Kindle Owners Library through various Amazon programs, “Look Both Ways” and
“Dead End Jobs” are still available for free – check them out on Amazon
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William Mangieri’s writing can be found in
many places, such as:
- His Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008O8CBDY
- Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/william-mangieri?store=book&keyword=william+mangieri
- Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/NoTimeToThink
- Createspace: https://www.createspace.com/pub/simplesitesearch.search.do?sitesearch_query=william+mangieri&sitesearch_type=STORE
Connect with him on Facebook
at: http://www.facebook.com/NoTimeToThink
Or on his goodreads author page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6893616.William_Mangieri
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