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Guy L. Pace
Finding my grandfather. Grandma and he divorced when Mom was about 7. The original marriage license has grandfather's mother's name spelled incorrectly. Records in his old home town don't quite match up. Told Mom, when she was small he was part Native American. But DNA test show no Native American genes. Who IS he?
Guy L. Pace
My favorite fictional couple: Kip and Peewee from Robert A. Heinlein's Have Space Suit--Will Travel. Kip and PeeWee reflect RAH's preferences for strong, independent characters--both male and female.
Guy L. Pace
Yes. The sequel is "in edit" with the publisher and we currently plan to have it out on Feb. 2, 2016. It is a little different. We're trying to come up with a good title. The working title has been Nasty Leftovers. But, that doesn't really fit the finished product. I'm suggesting Demon Hunt.
I'm working on ideas for a third, and I'm thinking of writing this one from Amy's point of view. I will probably start writing on it in the spring.
Thank you for your question.
I'm working on ideas for a third, and I'm thinking of writing this one from Amy's point of view. I will probably start writing on it in the spring.
Thank you for your question.
Guy L. Pace
I've been writing in a primarily YA, Christian, SF&F, action-adventure genre. What is great about this is I have no limits. I just write what seems fun and explore new things. Some would say I'm having more fun that the law allows. ;-)
Guy L. Pace
I ask the characters, what could possibly go wrong now?
The hardest part of writing is just getting started. I find myself sketching out a number of short scenes, some dialog, then doing my outline (yeah, but it doesn't last long). If you get stuck somewhere, get your characters involved. If you developed them fully, they will get you out of the funk and back into the story.
The hardest part of writing is just getting started. I find myself sketching out a number of short scenes, some dialog, then doing my outline (yeah, but it doesn't last long). If you get stuck somewhere, get your characters involved. If you developed them fully, they will get you out of the funk and back into the story.
Guy L. Pace
Write. Write more. Then, write some more. Don't hold back.
There is no magic trick to it. You see all these books and articles on "10 steps to ..." and "5 ways to ..." about writing. Yes, there are standard elements to a story and I like to use Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey to help with my planning. But, writing is the best advice. Write something. Submit it. Get rejected. Write something else. Submit that. Get rejected some more. Rewrite the rejected material. Submit it elsewhere.
If you don't write. If you don't jump into the pool and face criticism and rejection, you'll never grow. That's how it works.
There is no magic trick to it. You see all these books and articles on "10 steps to ..." and "5 ways to ..." about writing. Yes, there are standard elements to a story and I like to use Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey to help with my planning. But, writing is the best advice. Write something. Submit it. Get rejected. Write something else. Submit that. Get rejected some more. Rewrite the rejected material. Submit it elsewhere.
If you don't write. If you don't jump into the pool and face criticism and rejection, you'll never grow. That's how it works.
Guy L. Pace
Nasty Leftovers is near launch date and we'll see it out this spring. I'm working on the concepts I'll need for the third novel (current working title: Alien Alliance). This will still be a Christian YA, but the characters are a little older and facing more complex challenges.
Guy L. Pace
Deadlines. If I have a deadline, I can write.
I'm an old newspaper journalist. I lived on deadlines in those days. Some of my best work was done on deadline. So, yeah, give me a deadline and I can get it done. Both Sudden Mission and Nasty Leftovers were written during NaNoWriMo. Granted, the first drafts were really ugly, but the rewrites, revisions, and edits polished them up.
I'm an old newspaper journalist. I lived on deadlines in those days. Some of my best work was done on deadline. So, yeah, give me a deadline and I can get it done. Both Sudden Mission and Nasty Leftovers were written during NaNoWriMo. Granted, the first drafts were really ugly, but the rewrites, revisions, and edits polished them up.
Guy L. Pace
Sudden Mission was something that completely surprise me. Nasty Leftovers take off from that first book and explores new ideas and topics. A recent reviewer said Sudden Mission was a very different kind of Christian story. I agree. It isn't a conversion story, like many you find in the Christian book stores. It is a story about how young people struggle to follow their faith. It's hard. Nasty Leftovers is similar, with different challenges and dangers. It is a little grittier.
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