Ask the Author: Charles St. Anthony
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Charles St. Anthony
Do something I haven't done before or go do something fun. If you are in a rut, take yourself out of your comfort zone to observe and experience new feelings.
Charles St. Anthony
Knowing that I gave people a moment of enjoyment or entertainment. Also, I like having produced a completed work at the end of a creative process.
Charles St. Anthony
1. Don't "Tell" but "Show." 2. Stop talking about it and sit your booty down and get writing. 3. And don't be afraid to "kill your darlings." Some things that you might find extremely clever won't be understood by anyone except you and possibly your inner circle. But getting these thoughts out is part of your writing process.
Charles St. Anthony
Much like global superstar Beyoncé, prefer an element of secrecy. I'm usually working on several things at once. I just like to reveal something when it is done.
Charles St. Anthony
The gestation period for my works is really long. I'll be tinkering with an idea in my head and taking notes for months or years. It will be something that needs to be said or a character I want to explore.
Charles St. Anthony
I drove a taxi in San Francisco to find comedy material for "San Francisco Daddy," so a follow up driving Uber in the Bay Area seemed natural. That led to "Uber Diva."
I was on the fence whether to write "Uber Diva" or not, and I asked the bartender woman at Fibbar McGees Irish pub near San Jose, CA what she thought of the cover I had sketched. She laughed out loud, so I thought, "With everything going on the world, people are really tense these days. If I can give them one thing to laugh about, then I should write this book (Uber Diva) and put it out."
I was on the fence whether to write "Uber Diva" or not, and I asked the bartender woman at Fibbar McGees Irish pub near San Jose, CA what she thought of the cover I had sketched. She laughed out loud, so I thought, "With everything going on the world, people are really tense these days. If I can give them one thing to laugh about, then I should write this book (Uber Diva) and put it out."
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