Ask the Author: Eugene W. Carr
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Eugene W. Carr
I don’t think much about writer’s block. I keep asking my characters, “Where do you want to go, or what do you want to do, next?” and they let me know. That is not to say that I don’t take some time away from the keyboard, but when I do sit down, that is the question I ask.
Eugene W. Carr
You get to travel wherever you want: space, time, emotions, danger, reward, romance, etc.; whatever is in your mind. It is your life, and you get to live it the way you want.
Eugene W. Carr
Follow your heart and your mind. Write the story that you want to write. Do not worry if others will like the story or not – if you follow the first two points, you will be happy with your work, no matter what becomes of it.
Eugene W. Carr
The current work is an extension of the last story in Twenty-six Minutes Plus Two, and is entitled In Transit. It follows the life of the young girl, Kim, as she sets upon a career path that requires commitment and perseverance. This is not an easy path, as it conflicts in many ways with a second, more personal path in her life, a path that has a clock running on it. She faces several decision points along the way, not unlike the choices that young women must make in our society today. Near the ending of the book, the reader will be asked to help her make a crucial life decision.
Eugene W. Carr
I see myself as a story-teller, first. As a result, I have many stories that run through my mind at all times. Some are personal, some of import, some go nowhere, others have a message to be told. Many stick around for a long time; others are fleeting. If they stay long enough, and seem of interest to me, I ask myself just where this story might go. I follow the story, so to speak. It leads me; I don’t lead it. A few seem to insist on being put on paper. Not all of them reach completion.
Eugene W. Carr
The first story in the book, Twenty-six Minutes, came about as a request to write a short story involving three people, two of whom knew what was going on (the father and the controller – both are pilots), and one that did not (the daughter who is not a pilot and is a passenger in the airplane).
The second story, Broken Cord, came about as a desire to expand on the characters of the first story, and in the process to change the ending, to try a new genre; a tragedy.
The third story, Umbilical, came as a result of my readers requesting an ending with a romantic twist. I acquiesced, but with a surprising result in the end.
The three stories, together, garner a common theme; communications between peoples is what ties us together. As a result, I decided to put them together in the same book: action, tragedy, and romance.
The second story, Broken Cord, came about as a desire to expand on the characters of the first story, and in the process to change the ending, to try a new genre; a tragedy.
The third story, Umbilical, came as a result of my readers requesting an ending with a romantic twist. I acquiesced, but with a surprising result in the end.
The three stories, together, garner a common theme; communications between peoples is what ties us together. As a result, I decided to put them together in the same book: action, tragedy, and romance.
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