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What are you currently working on?
Ken Scholes I'm working on a non-fiction book about my experience with complex PTSD and a new ground-breaking treatment for it. I'm writing it with PTSD pioneer Dr. Eugene Lipov and veteran journalist Manny Frishberg.
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Hi Ken - Have you finished with Hymn? Is it going to be the last book of the series? How can I get an advance copy? It's a great series. Sougata
Ken Scholes I have! It is in production with Tor and will be out in November 2017. It is the finale to the series. I'm glad you're enjoying the books. I'm not sure when ARCs will be available but Tor's publicity folks will get those out to reviewers. Thanks!
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Ken Scholes The people I get to meet, hang out and work with along the way.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Ken Scholes Writer's block and I are old friends. Three things can help if it's the variety that doesn't just involve time sorting things out (some life events like deaths and divorces are hard to write through.) But these are just good principles to follow. First, regular muse care and feeding -- whatever good stories Leroy wants to consume (books, movies, TV, games, etc.) Second, Ken care and feeding -- getting rest, eating healthy, exercising, hydrating and staying engaged in my recovery. Third, establishing a daily habit of writing whether or not I'm on a project (I fail at this one consistently but still think it's a useful tool and work toward it.) I highly recommend Bane's Around the Writer's Block and Pressfield's War of Art.
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Most of the time I keep a list of characters and a brief description to jog my memory as I start each new book if I think it is going to be a complicated story line. I failed to do this when I started Lamentation. Don't know why. I am now into the 3rd book. Perhaps I can stop over soon and you could give me a general timeline? This would make it much easier for me to follow the story. Eloise
Ken Scholes Heh. Yes. I'd be happy to. Drop me a note on FB and we'll have coffee in the Den of Ken. Also read "A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon" in my second collection or on Tor.com. It ties in to Canticle and Antiphon.
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