Ask the Author: E.S. Furlán
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E.S. Furlán
The Tainted Shrine was actually my first ever novel idea, way back when I was a pre-teen. It's changed a lot since then, of course. It's almost unrecognisable unless you look a little deeper. But I keep most of my scribbles, even from that long ago, and every now and again I go back through them (mainly to console myself that I'm actually improve in style and skill) and I thought there was something there worth teasing out. I sat on it without really doing much with it for over a year, tried it out as a roleplaying thing, but it didn't really suit that so much. It was useful though, one of my long-time friends and fellow writers helped brainstorm Alexius and flesh him out - that, ah, "detail" that everyone always notices about him is purely thanks to her, and I can't imagine him or the story without it now.
E.S. Furlán
It's tricky to pinpoint what inspires writing - no single action or set of actions guarantees inspiration. I like painting though, so often when I paint, I notice little details in the painting that triggers a sequence I get excited to pursue in print. I'm quite visual so well-shot, atmospheric photos are often a good bet. I also like to do automatic writing just to work out any stiffness in my fingers or in my mind.
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