Ask the Author: H.T. Macintyre
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H.T. Macintyre
I'm currently working on the first draft of The Unwelcome One's sequel book, The Assassin.
H.T. Macintyre
Write every day. Seriously. Sit down-and write. Don't brush it off. It can either be your story or something else-just write.
H.T. Macintyre
I sit down and I make myself write though it. While resisting the urge to edit myself! xD
H.T. Macintyre
Pretty difficult. I started writing The Unwelcome One during a really bad point in my life. I was stuck in a toxic work environment that was beginning to take a toll on both my mental and physical health-the only thing keeping me sane was my writing. To add to everything else, my father had died, I nearly ended up being hospitalized twice, and I was pouring whatever energy I had left into a job search. (How I kept writing still boggles me even now)
Then my luck finally started to change for the better. One of my job applications bore fruit (literally I got the news on April 1st, started working on 4/20) and so I was able to gleefully leave my old workplace. Unwelcome One more or less got put on an unintended hold while I dealt with the immediate aftermath of leaving such a stressful environment-and then the Gaijin Ronin storyline itself ended up changing from the initial one book to this starter three-part series. I met my editor-who was a big source of encouragement and advice-and I just kept on writing as much as I could, while starting to research self-publishing.
It certainly was an experience I wouldn't wish on anyone, but I'm proud for the lessons I learned out of it and of my book!
Then my luck finally started to change for the better. One of my job applications bore fruit (literally I got the news on April 1st, started working on 4/20) and so I was able to gleefully leave my old workplace. Unwelcome One more or less got put on an unintended hold while I dealt with the immediate aftermath of leaving such a stressful environment-and then the Gaijin Ronin storyline itself ended up changing from the initial one book to this starter three-part series. I met my editor-who was a big source of encouragement and advice-and I just kept on writing as much as I could, while starting to research self-publishing.
It certainly was an experience I wouldn't wish on anyone, but I'm proud for the lessons I learned out of it and of my book!
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