Ask the Author: James Walter Stephens
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James Walter Stephens
A friend recently suggested Redshirts by John Scalzi, and I have a stack of Garrett P.I. books by Glen Cook on my to-read bookshelf.
James Walter Stephens
I'm lucky: I can't say as I've ever had this problem long term. When writing is hard for me, it's usually because I'm putting too much pressure on myself to complete something. Taking a step back for a while usually does the trick. And when it doesn't -- I write something I know that I'll probably just erase tomorrow. I'm writing, not etching commandments in stone.
James Walter Stephens
Write.
Seriously. You can't get better without doing, so write something every day, even if it's just a blog post or an answer to a Good Reads question.
Seriously. You can't get better without doing, so write something every day, even if it's just a blog post or an answer to a Good Reads question.
James Walter Stephens
I love world building. I very much enjoy sitting down with some imaginary friends and working them into the jigsaw puzzle of a coherent and (hopefully) entertaining narrative.
James Walter Stephens
I'm currently writing the fourth book in The Central Kingdoms Chronicles, a follow-up to the original trilogy.
James Walter Stephens
An art teacher once told me that as a professional, you couldn't afford to wait for inspiration to come to you. She was absolutely right. Set aside the time and get to it.
James Walter Stephens
The books in The Central Kingdoms Chronicles are all based on stories that I wrote for tabletop role playing games. The characters, their actions and speech, are based on the personalities imbued in them by my friends, the players who first gave them life.
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