Ask the Author: Constanza Mayer
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Constanza Mayer
Well, the world created by Tolkien is definitely my main inspiration. I fell in love with his work and also with Peter Jackson's movies and Howard Shore's amazing music. I started to role play online on a Harry Potter forum with friends, written role play, created an elven character and then realised I loved writing about elves and fantastic worlds, so I decided to create my own world with elves, dwarves, wizards, magic. And I've always been living in my own worlds in my head, so it was just a matter of finding the door and walking in.
Constanza Mayer
Don't give up. No matter how many mistakes you make, no matter how long it takes or if no one is supporting you, support yourself. Be strong and do what you love. You've only got this life, no guarantee of anything afterwards, my friends, or that you'll be lucky to live till you're 100. If you don't write now then you might never.
Constanza Mayer
Writing? I just love being able to create so many universes where you can actually bring justice into these worlds, where you can see good triumph over evil. I love the idea of perhaps inspiring people to wanna make a change in the world because of my stories; I wanna touch people's minds and hearts with hope and inspire them to be strong like my characters.
Constanza Mayer
I just wait. If you can't write, there's a reason behind that. Maybe you're overworked or maybe you just haven't gone through certain experiences or moments that you need to bring out the best in you. Patience is key, in my opinion.
Constanza Mayer
Well, I've got a number of projects I'd to work on right now, but they're currently paused since I'm already working on Volume 2 for "The Battle of the Erathiel". The story's in my head, I just gotta write it and make sure it all makes sense for everyone.
Constanza Mayer
To be honest, sometimes my inspiration comes from everyday things, walking down the street, riding the bus somewhere, something on TV or a song or movie, it's like a thought just pops into my head and I gotta write about it! But it does help to be in a quiet spot surrounded by nature and with some coffee.
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