What gave you the idea for a fantasy book like The Magic Warble and The
Black Shard?
I remember I was sitting in the movie theater
watching the first Harry Potter movie when I envisioned my main character,
Kristina, walking down a snowy sidewalk. At the time that was all of story I
had. I went home that night and wrote my first page not knowing where the story
would go.
If/When you have writers block what do you do?
I used to get writer's block, but
then I realized it came to me when I got too stressed out and felt like I was
pressured to write. I had to remind myself why I started writing to begin
with—because I enjoyed it, not because I had to; then I relaxed. If you are an
aspiring author and going through writer's block and feeling like there's nothing
you can come up with to write about, or your imagination has run dry, then take
a day off—go see a flick, or do something you enjoy to relax. You'll be
surprised how ideas come to you when you're in a happy relaxed state of mind.
Are some characters harder to write than others?
No, I have a vivid picture of my
characters in my head which makes it not to difficult for me to form their
personalities. I think I draw a lot from people in my life. But I create a
character from different character traits of more than 1 person.
If you could meet any person dead or alive...who would it
be?
C.S Lewis: His Chronicles of
Narnia have been such an inspiration to me. It would be so cool, say for
instance, to have lunch with him and pick his brain on how he came up with his
beloved stories.
What do you prefer coffee, tea, soda, water...
I prefer coffee to tea and I
admit I'm pretty religious about having my coffee each morning and afternoon. I
try not to drink soda other than when I go out to eat or to a movie, then I
always have a diet coke. Eight glasses of water is my daily goal though I
rarely meet that goal it's more like 4 if that.
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