Author Mark W Sasse
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Author Mark W Sasse
Mark is an award-winning playwright and director. He has published 12 novels in varied genres. His plays have been performed around the world. A world traveler, he has lived and taught English and Theatre in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia.
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Available Now in Paperback & Kindle – The Logic of a Gen X Appalachian Boy: A Childhood Memoir
Before technology swept away society’s 19th century ways, a blonde-haired, tongue-tied Appalachian boy tries to make sense of a hard-to-explain world. The mysteries of girls. The trials of school. The safety of family. The confusion of church. The cold facts of death. These are the memories of a boy navigating his way through his first…
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Excerpt on Memories: The Logic of a Gen X Appalachian Boy
My childhood memoir releases tomorrow, July 6. The whole process of writing this book was a fascinating exercise in memory. I felt it necessary to write a short preface about how I would deal with my memories. Here’s the first part of the preface: Memories linger in one’s mind as factual events decades later. I…
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Excerpt: Chapter 1 of THE LOGIC of a GEN X APPALACHIAN BOY
My childhood memoir will be releasing on July 6 in paperback and on Kindle ebook. This is a simple collection of stories from my childhood. They are deeply nostalgic, humorous, emotional, and personal. I’m pleased to share the very short introductory first chapter with you today. The ebook can be pre-ordered at the link below.…
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AI and My Creative Writing
I’m not sure if every writer plans to make a statement about AI, but I feel like I need to. Recently, I was sitting in a café in Tbilisi, and a German man was sitting beside me. I had my laptop out and was working on a chapter of a new novel using my normal…
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A Childhood Memoir – Available July 6
I’m excited to announce the publication of a book I never intended on writing. It’s a short and sweet nostalgic memoir for me as I think back through the childhood stories which helped solidfy my formative years. The book will be availble on Kindle ebook and paperback on July 6. This also happens to be…
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A Three Book Writing Update
Last night, I wrote the first five hundred words of my next novel. I have a planned writing trip approaching on June 1, and I wanted to make sure I had a head start on the next ideas rattling around in my brain. I’ve had this idea for a number of years. It’s technically a…
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