Ask the Author: Andrew Vaillencourt
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Andrew Vaillencourt
For now. The next one is a work in progress right now.
Andrew Vaillencourt
Order should be:
Escalante-Ordnance-Hell Follows-Hammers and Nails-Aphrodite's Tears
Also, the Hell Follows cover is incorrect.
Escalante-Ordnance-Hell Follows-Hammers and Nails-Aphrodite's Tears
Also, the Hell Follows cover is incorrect.
Andrew Vaillencourt
Not really reading anything this summer. Just writing.
Although I am listening to Dan O'Brien's "How to Fight Presidents."
So far, it's pretty damn funny.
Although I am listening to Dan O'Brien's "How to Fight Presidents."
So far, it's pretty damn funny.
Andrew Vaillencourt
How to trap the F&%^king gremlin that's always hiding my car keys.
Andrew Vaillencourt
Write anyway. Write crap. Write unmitigated garbage and hate it all. But write anyway.
Andrew Vaillencourt
I'll let you know when I feel like a "writer."
Andrew Vaillencourt
I've written two whole books. I still am an "aspiring writer."
But I would say "edit." Edit like you hate the damn thing. Buy editing software. Rewrite every chapter twice. Give copies to people who hate you.
The worst thing you can hear at this stage in the game is "Good job."
Because it wasn't a good job. It's only ever adequate.
If I ever get the point where I don't feel like a bit of a hack, I think my writing will suffer.
But I would say "edit." Edit like you hate the damn thing. Buy editing software. Rewrite every chapter twice. Give copies to people who hate you.
The worst thing you can hear at this stage in the game is "Good job."
Because it wasn't a good job. It's only ever adequate.
If I ever get the point where I don't feel like a bit of a hack, I think my writing will suffer.
Andrew Vaillencourt
The sequel to Ordnance. I have sooooooo many stories to tell with these characters.
Andrew Vaillencourt
I really don't think inspiration has anything to do with it. When I have an hour or two, I sit down and write. It's like lifting weights or doing yardwork: You engage in the process (sometimes tedious) to achieve the desired result.
Even though I know that I will either discard or rewrite it all, I just sit down to get the words out of my head.
Even though I know that I will either discard or rewrite it all, I just sit down to get the words out of my head.
Andrew Vaillencourt
It was a character I had been banging around in my head since I was a teenager.
I struggled with setting and tone for a long time, but then I decided to stick him in a noir setting because I wanted to keep the stakes a little small and the action personal. Mostly because that is what I like to read.
The story wrote itself, after that.
I struggled with setting and tone for a long time, but then I decided to stick him in a noir setting because I wanted to keep the stakes a little small and the action personal. Mostly because that is what I like to read.
The story wrote itself, after that.
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