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Sharif Islam's avatar

“No one ever got plumber’s block.” love it!!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

It's really true. If people approached weiting like a job more often, they couldn't allow themselves to fall into the excuse trap (which only hurts them, not the people who will never read them).

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Justin Deming's avatar

It’s great to see a fiction writer featured. Congrats to Jimmy!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Thanks for inspiring me and prompting me over the years Justin

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Justin Deming's avatar

Haha thanks, Jimmy. That means a lot. And thank you for inspiring so many of us!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Speaking of inspiring, I'm at the Stones concert

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Justin Deming's avatar

Damn! Must have been awesome to see them at Ford Field.

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Tons of fun. You can tell the end is near though.

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Sylvain Saurel's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful discovery.

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Patrick K.'s avatar

Yeah, this quote nails it, "I hope people who read Roulette Weal feel like they are either spying into lives they would never otherwise interact with or feel like I’ve spied into their life and captured it accurately, scars and dust and secrets."

I'm amazed at how Jimmy can – in very few words – build a fully described world that can affect me deeply.

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Cassandra Clark's avatar

Well this sounds great. He seems the sort of guy you could shoot the breeze with any day of the week but I’m the opposite of an internet nerd and can’t fathom how to find these stories. Doh! Help?

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Rose @ Substack's avatar

You can find Jimmy's publication here: https://jimmydoom.substack.com/

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Chevanne Scordinsky's avatar

Hurray!! That self promotion really helped out. 😉

Congrats on the feature. Nice read to close out the week.

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Ryan Beck's avatar

We're here.

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Tarun Kuckian's avatar

Such a thoughtful piece. Lot of things to learn here.

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j. n. ink mcneill's avatar

I'm so intrigued! One of the best emails I've gotten in a while.

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Cassandra Clark's avatar

I write two medieval fiction series set around the time of Richard II’s murder. Why? Long story. See me on Twitter @nunsleuth or contact me www.cassandraclark.co.uk

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Jason Madman's avatar

Keep going. If only for yourself (fuck what anyone else thinks.) There will be a breakthrough moment where people are exposed to you. Then, set the fucking hook.

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