Ask the Author: Rod Van Blake
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Rod Van Blake
Prey of the Gods by Nicky Drayden
Binti by NNedi Okorafor
Conception of the Dark side Trilogy by William Hayashi, all after I finish writing my Fantasy debut then go start the 4th book of Ancient Illumination!
Binti by NNedi Okorafor
Conception of the Dark side Trilogy by William Hayashi, all after I finish writing my Fantasy debut then go start the 4th book of Ancient Illumination!
Rod Van Blake
I usually wait it out but try to do other productive things like work on my outline and visualize where I'd like the story to go. Usually doing that will give me better direction as well as fuel to continue from where I last left off.
Rod Van Blake
I thought about the various states of matter. I also was curious about where exactly light fits into the various states as it can be considered at least partially included in the four most known states liquid, gas, solid and plasma. From there I thought about the idea of sentient beings made of pure light. How cool would that be? How would we react to them and what the result would be? Twist some mythology, history and other things into it and eventually I had the thread to start my novel.
Rod Van Blake
Usually I have a story or narrative I would like to tell or that I think would be interesting. I start an outline and go from there. Life, current events and a little "what if" theories come into play and I build from there.
Rod Van Blake
Ancient Illumination II: Kuongoza Mwanga, the next book in my sci-fi series. Not sure how many there will be for now I will settle on a trilogy, but we shall see!
Rod Van Blake
Write, write and write some more! Don't be afraid of others opinions if you enjoy the process, never give up the idea of having your voice heard.
Rod Van Blake
The best thing about being a writer is the journey you go on while writing. Seeing the story unfold and having the hope that the reader gets as much joy out it as I did. Just because I have an outline doesn't always mean things will happen the way I had originally planned.
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