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Maurice Draine
My Story
I have always had a deep passion for storytelling, creating worlds, and writing about interesting characters having to make impossible decisions. I just didn’t know what was happening to me at the time, and what I was transforming into.
When I think back to my early twenties, I was that kid that would see something fascinating on TV or in real life that touched me, and immediately start seeing images, new connections, and plot points. I would then switch some items around and add in new things that I thought would make for a great story. I never wrote those stories back then, they were just thoughts. I didn’t know at that age that not all people just automatically do that.
As years passed, my vivid imagination brought me into the news writing world, the business writing world, the script writing world, and finally the storytelling/writing world where I am today. I’ve found my final writing home.
I’ve never ever had an issue thinking of new things to write about. In fact, I can take anything, and think of a story and a plotline for it with ease. I can literally take a AA battery off my nightstand, and think of a story and a plotline about it to write on. Whenever I see something, or think of something that would make for a great story, I quickly pull out my cell phone and write a quick logline on that idea. I have about 20 loglines in my cell phone right now. All in the crime and horror genres.
When I’m not writing, I’m thinking of new storylines I can turn into entertaining novels. It consumes me. If I do not jot them down fast enough, the ideas haunt me in my dreams begging to be outlined immediately.
I’ve been married to my wife, Heather, since 2007. We have two daughters (15) and (11) #GirlDad, and two dogs; Kandi (a 6-year-old Maltese) and Krush (a 4-year-old PeekaPoo).
Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy my stories and other content.
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