2011-03-21

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2011-03-21 11:46 am

Interview with Rawiya/Michael Mandrake

I met Rawiya on Twitter, and was struck by her enthusiasm and drive.  Anyone who can get 5-6 stories out of a single holiday is awesomely productive by my measure :)   We agreed to do a blog swap for the day, so I’m handing over to her now:

1. Who has been the biggest influence upon your work?

MM: Lately, it has been fellow author and editor, Sascha Illyvich. He has really given me a lot of confidence that I can be a better writer. I’m still learning, and when you are a newbie, you need someone to guide you. Through my first set of edits for Only When I Lose Myself, he did just that.

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