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T. August Green
That's difficult to narrow down but Claire and Jamie from "Outlander" are near to my heart. Given my Scot descent and the Celtic wedding when I married my wife are factors, but more so is his unrelenting emotion for her. They started rocky but found a deep passionate bond that withstood any test. The moment when Jamie sent a pregnant Claire back through the stones before Culloden was particularly powerful.
My second choice might have to be Stephanie Plum and Ranger. At least through the first ten books of Janet Evanovichs' series, Stephanie provided abundant laughs and swooning over the mysterious bounty hunter. I loved the endless Batman references but more so was the way the stoic hero slowly peeled back the layers of his personality to reveal how crazy he was about her from the beginning.
My second choice might have to be Stephanie Plum and Ranger. At least through the first ten books of Janet Evanovichs' series, Stephanie provided abundant laughs and swooning over the mysterious bounty hunter. I loved the endless Batman references but more so was the way the stoic hero slowly peeled back the layers of his personality to reveal how crazy he was about her from the beginning.
T. August Green
Read, watch a movie, read, watch people at a sporting event or just in the city. Read at the beach or other public place where people come to enjoy themselves. You may not read as much there but the distractions can be priceless. Reading doesn't have to be novels, it can be magazines or other things that spark your interest. Read what you love, go back and read something you truly enjoyed, you might be amazed how much you get a second time around.
T. August Green
While we all want success, the great but small reward is when you write something, maybe just a line or a scene, and no matter how many times you read it, the emotion still stirs inside you. I find it both crazy and ironic that I can read something I wrote, something I imagined, and yet I shed tears or clench my teeth every time. That's when I feel I reached something larger than myself, and it's an amazing feeling.
T. August Green
Never stop honing your craft. Write reviews, blogs, poems, short stories, or whatever the spirit moves you to do. As long as its writing, it will keep making you better.
Try to be open about constructive criticism, especially with regard to editing. Stephen King said he completes a story and leaves it for six weeks before he edits in what he calls, "Kill the Darlings." Its easy to become attached to every thought you put down, but editing delivers the work as a whole, not just the individual parts.
Anne Rice also said, "Write what you know and what you love. If you don't, the lack of passion will show."
Try to be open about constructive criticism, especially with regard to editing. Stephen King said he completes a story and leaves it for six weeks before he edits in what he calls, "Kill the Darlings." Its easy to become attached to every thought you put down, but editing delivers the work as a whole, not just the individual parts.
Anne Rice also said, "Write what you know and what you love. If you don't, the lack of passion will show."
T. August Green
I have the next book in the "Moonracer" series in the works that now carries the title of, "The Blood Sword." The first few pages are attached as preview at the end of "Moonracer: The Long Shadow."
I also have a buddy-cop story set in the same sci-fi universe that I keep revisiting periodically called, "No Time to Kill." I may sidetrack to that before I press forward on third installment of "Moonracer." Time will tell.
I also have a buddy-cop story set in the same sci-fi universe that I keep revisiting periodically called, "No Time to Kill." I may sidetrack to that before I press forward on third installment of "Moonracer." Time will tell.
T. August Green
Good stories, be they in book or film, that are laced with sharp, witty dialogue. The inspired speech, the weeping confession, the strong contention, and the silent display of resolve, sacrifice, and raw courage. Often such inspiration can come from people you meet, work beside, or witness action in extraordinary circumstances. In that same way, inspiration for antagonists can come from the darker side of those similar choices people make. Bits and pieces of these experiences roll together but often don't fully form until I'm actually at the keyboard.
T. August Green
"Moonracer" is a melding of several different sources. I wanted a slightly less far-reaching sci-fi feel than "Star Trek," not getting into alien life or even outside the Solar System. I also enjoy when characters are forced to choose between love, dreams, and harsh reality because those are the true elements of life. People will do amazing things for those they love, and those things make us laugh, cry, and smile.
I'll be the first to admit auto racing is not always the most exciting sport to watch, but to those directly involved it can be intense. Split second decisions can mean life or death, and tactics along with endurance and nerve play a huge role between victory and defeat. My inspiration has always been the incredible effort it takes to win a 24 hour race, and my goal was to put the reader not only in the cockpit with the driver, but to share their fear and determination as well. To feel what drives them and try to touch the sacrifices they make.
I'll be the first to admit auto racing is not always the most exciting sport to watch, but to those directly involved it can be intense. Split second decisions can mean life or death, and tactics along with endurance and nerve play a huge role between victory and defeat. My inspiration has always been the incredible effort it takes to win a 24 hour race, and my goal was to put the reader not only in the cockpit with the driver, but to share their fear and determination as well. To feel what drives them and try to touch the sacrifices they make.
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