Ask the Author: Miles O'Neal
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Miles O'Neal
Reading my own stories and sharing them with others.
Miles O'Neal
Just write! Write the stories *you* want to read. Don't edit til after you have written. Then write some more. Learn the rules (of grammar, of story, etc.) Practice until you can follow them in your sleep. Then spend some time breaking them, and compare that writing to the writing when you followed them. This can help you find your "voice"- how you want to write.
Get a copy of "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg. Read it. Do it. (I don't even know Ms. Goldberg, much less have any interest in her book, other than the fact that it was a HUGE help to me on my writing journey.)
Get a copy of "Writing Down the Bones" by Natalie Goldberg. Read it. Do it. (I don't even know Ms. Goldberg, much less have any interest in her book, other than the fact that it was a HUGE help to me on my writing journey.)
Miles O'Neal
Anything and everything in spires me. Literally. When I quit writing this, in the back of my mind I'll catch bits of a story playing out on this theme, or on my sitting here answering this question. That's my life.
And yes, I got in a LOT of trouble in school for "not paying attention" when I was simply bored, having already gotten the point of the lesson (or on occasion, I must admit, simply not caring).
And yes, I got in a LOT of trouble in school for "not paying attention" when I was simply bored, having already gotten the point of the lesson (or on occasion, I must admit, simply not caring).
Miles O'Neal
I'm working on the next book in The Dragon Lord Chronicles (DLC), due out in late 2018. I've also made notes on a science fiction story and several books related to the DLC series. Then there are some children's picture books in the wings...
Miles O'Neal
I haven't had that in quite some time. But that's because I sat down every day for years and just wrote. Some days it was absolute drivel- boring descriptions, whining about not knowing what to write about, recounting stories from my youth, etc. The more I wrote, the easier it got.
Also, it helped me develop the practice of "Write first, edit later." That editor in our heads can make us afraid to write. "What if it's not good enough?" Ignore the editor and just write. After you have written, then the editor can come out to play!
Also, it helped me develop the practice of "Write first, edit later." That editor in our heads can make us afraid to write. "What if it's not good enough?" Ignore the editor and just write. After you have written, then the editor can come out to play!
Miles O'Neal
The most recent book just flowed from the previous book. The beginning of the first book in the series, and the ultimate ending came from a dream. Everything else just grows from my extremely active, freely associating imagination and my life experiences. For instance, I have been to both Scotland and Albania, and have friends in and from both places, so it was natural to use settings in those countries. On the other hand, I have never (as far as I know) been in Death's liver. Where that came from I have no idea. There are lots of worlds inside my head.
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