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About Maurice Mierau
- Maurice Mierau (born January 22, 1962) is a full-time Canadian writer of non-fiction and poetry.
- Though he was born in Bloomington, Indiana, Maurice Mierau grew up in Nigeria, Manitoba, Jamaica, Kansas and Saskatchewan.
- Mierau currently lives with his family in Winnipeg, Manitoba and from 2006-2008 he was president of the League of Canadian poets.Mierau's main interests are history, violence, language and music.
- Before becoming a writer, Mierau spent more than a decade selling computers and working as a technical writer in the information technology field.
- Maurice holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Manitoba.
- When interviewed about his writing, Mierau stated: "I hate writing first drafts, but without them, nothing gets done.
- After the first draft, I love to re-write and work with structural and narrative devices." Further, Mierau tells new writers to : "Read deeply.
- Read a lot.
- Don't worry about publishing.
- Take notes.
- Re-read.
- Learn a foreign language."
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