Ask the Author: Ben Monroe
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Ben Monroe
“Charlotte’s Web”
Ben Monroe
I look at my bank balance.
Ben Monroe
I'm working on a very personal ghost story novel, with a tinge of cosmic horror around the edges. And a few short stories.
Ben Monroe
Stop agonizing, start writing. Read Stephen King's "On Writing". Read Chuck Wendig's "Kick Ass Writer." Read Strunk & White's "Elements of Style."
And when you're not reading those things, write. That thing that happened to you today that made you mad? Write about it? That other thing that was awesome and you posted it on Social Media Of Choice (TM)? Write about it.
And when you're not reading those things, write. That thing that happened to you today that made you mad? Write about it? That other thing that was awesome and you posted it on Social Media Of Choice (TM)? Write about it.
Ben Monroe
Knowing that someone's read your stuff, and been entertained by it. Writing a story is like shooting your imagination right into someone else's mind, and there's nothing cooler than that.
Ben Monroe
I know it's cliche, but just write. I sit my butt down at the computer, or with my notebook, and just start writing. Meander, play, create. Writing, like any act of creation, should be fun. Don't agonize over it. Your soul knows what to say, and maybe it'll take a bit to get to the "good stuff," but just let yourself play for a while.
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