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I’m Heading On-Stage. Yes, I’m Nervous
I’m super excited and super nervous for January 21. Penang Performing Arts Centre is sponsoring a staged-reading of my brand new full length play “The Last Bastion.” The purpose of the event is to get some audience feedback for the play’s development. I want to eventually send it on to some theatre troupes and festivals…
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Was I Sleeping 4 Times Through This Chapter?
Revision work never seems to surprise and frustrate me. I have been doing some fairly significant re-writes on my next novel up, and each revised chapter had its moments in the grinding machine of my mind, polishing and burnishing each one a little closer to the end result. And then yesterday, I came across a…
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“Not So Fast,”Book 1 says to Book 2.
In a previous post, I talked about how I’m writing my first sequel, possibly series, and I keep discovering things which I am sure series writers knew in their kindergarten years of writing: slow down! The reason for the slow down is that I now realize that book 2 affects book 1, or at least…
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New Bio – Any thoughts?
Hey Friends, I feel the need to update my bio from time to time as things change and writing projects continue to evolve. So here’s my latest. I’d appreciate any thoughts on it. Thanks so much! AUTHOR BIO Mark W Sasse is a novelist and award-winning playwright and director. He vacillates on a daily basis…
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Like Cats, We All Leave Stuff Behind
Like cats, we all leave stuff behind. On Christmas afternoon, our neighbors popped over with a delicious chocolate cake to share with us. They were fronted by their two delightfully adorable kids, who still had the magical glassy eyes of Christmas spreading joy to everyone they met. As we chatted at the doorway before they…
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A Vigil for a Starry (Christmas Eve) Night
On a night when the clouds cover the stars like an impenetrable mountain cliff, I wait for a sign. A small tinge up my spine. A desperate plea for the ancient ways to speak once again. I wait for the light, hoping it will come, hoping it will be enough. . The stars, spread brightly…
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Get Your FREE & NEW Christmas Story!
Hey all, My brand new Christmas short story “Christmas in the Trenches, 1914” can be had for free from a couple different locations. NOOK? No problem. Download it free from Barnes and Noble HERE! Smashwords! It can be downloaded for free HERE! Kindle? Well, not quite. Amazon has not (yet!) lowered it to free, but you can…
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