Ask the Author: John Hollenkamp
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John Hollenkamp
Being able to be vengeful ... and write some characters into your story, knowing you have control over life and death...hahahaha.
Just joking... sort of...
No. For me it's about the creation of an imaginative story set in a realistic 'theatre', where each chapter tells a short story to be woven into the larger 'picture'. Although my stories are gritty, I also aim to present a measure of thought behind the characters I create, so they become believable.
Just joking... sort of...
No. For me it's about the creation of an imaginative story set in a realistic 'theatre', where each chapter tells a short story to be woven into the larger 'picture'. Although my stories are gritty, I also aim to present a measure of thought behind the characters I create, so they become believable.
John Hollenkamp
The guy that flicked beer bottle caps at me at the Mona Vale Hotel, in 1988. He was itching for a blue. I didn't even know him. My mate suggested we leave, it was late and we'd had plenty to drink. But what if I hadn't left? ...
STEALTH ... might give you one scenario!
STEALTH ... might give you one scenario!
John Hollenkamp
STEALTH was titled different from when I started, and changed significantly after a 150 pages. But it did evolve from my own experience at a pub in Sydney, when someone with weird eyes tried to provoke me to have a fight, by chucking bottle-caps at me. ( in the late 80's ) - this person plays a large role in STEALTH, his name is Martin, and he is a dangerous psycho...
John Hollenkamp
Enjoy the process. Be prepared to edit, edit, edit. Take it on the chin, when you have to chop your best lines! Other than that ... keep writing.
Oh yeah, don't forget that there's life away from your writing hideout.
Oh yeah, don't forget that there's life away from your writing hideout.
John Hollenkamp
From Life around us. Snippets from my own life. Tall stories from larger than life people. Experiences which I have been privileged to have shared with others. To write, you must have life experience otherwise it isn't real. It's different for fantasy writers I suppose. I look around me everyday, whether it's force-fed through the media, or walking through a public place. There's always something new. Not always good. Sadly.
John Hollenkamp
I am working a stand-alone sequel to my first novel, STEALTH, and am about a third of the way through...
John Hollenkamp
I view the writing process as a disciplined activity; some days writing can be laborious, other times it flows like a river. At some point, I do walk away and take leave for a few days, sometimes a week or more. I don't fight it. Eventually it comes together.
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