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Steven B. Williams A focus for the book was putting a queer-identifying character who shares some of my traits (read: vices) and lives in Yorkshire where I come from, in a world where monsters are marauding on the hills and he has to deal with having dark and deadly powers while also managing his life in all its boring but brilliant detail. Growing up I longed for books that represented who I was and what I wanted to see, so the idea for the book crystallized around that.
Steven B. Williams Life can often inspire me. For example, I recently had to a help a distressed woman in Wakefield city centre. That became the starting point for a poem called "Drink". For Heartsnare, even though it is Dark Fantasy, it is most definitely entrenched in the lives and loves of the people I grew up with. I also care, deeply, about representing LGBT characters in many ways in my work, so I find the idea of exploring queer and LGBT-identifying lives inspiring on its own merit.
Steven B. Williams I'm currently working on the follow-up to Heartsnare. I also have a number of shorter works in the offing, including a follow-up to my acclaimed story Hellswood which can be found on Wattpad:

https://www.wattpad.com/story/5133764...
Steven B. Williams Writing is the only type of craft where you are given really pithy advice like "just write" and are expected to know what that means. But it begs the questions "Write what?" and "How can I measure my progress?" So here's something more specific. Choose a notebook (or an app for your phone if you prefer digital work) and title it your writer's notebook. Now, in much the same way an artist practices drawing through learning to sketch, do the same. Create exercises on writing about people's facial features, body types, movements and more and develop your descriptions, word choice and tone. Write down your favourite words and think about their meaning and how you might use them. Create lists of grammar rules to which you want to pay special attention. The possibilities for growth are endless and this can quickly become an invaluable journal for you and something that will help you to direct your writing practice as you construct your stories and poetry.
Steven B. Williams We make universes in our own heads. It's a wonderful, albeit sometimes terribly weighty, gift.
Steven B. Williams Personally I don't suffer from writer's block. However, I do have times when my head is so full of ideas that I can't choose which ones I need to follow. This also happens if I'm feeling overwhelmed. To deal with this, I make lists and I start chipping away. Determination will out. If you do have writer's block, one thing I've found useful is to use a notebook to write down observations of things you are seeing in life, similar to how artists will practice in sketchbooks. This often allows me to find the creative flow I need to tackle bigger pieces of work.
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