Ask the Author: Bryan C. Laesch
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Bryan C. Laesch
As I said with the inspiration question, it's always best to write with discipline, not inspiration. And one of the ways you stay disciplined is you stay on task. You set a word count you want to reach a day and you aim for it. How do you make sure you hit it? You outline. Some people would just tell you to write, that creativity is like a faucet, and you just need to turn it on (write) in order for it to start flowing. There is some truth in that. But if you know we're you're going in a story, if you know what the next scene is supposed to be, you can usually force something out of your head. And if you're still having problems, ask yourself questions about what your characters should be doing and need to do, and how it is they get there, and then you start brainstorming. Your answer will be found there. However, if you really can't get past writer's block, no matter what you do, then take a break, go for a walk, or think about another story or read a book, and your mind will work out the problem subconsciously.
Bryan C. Laesch
I like that I can make what I imagine become reality (to an extent). It's like this idea that I had for a story is now a reality and people can interact with it. And not only can they interact with it, but most of them usually like it. So, not only is it just cool to write and create, but people also like what I'm creating.
Bryan C. Laesch
If you haven't started writing a book, just do it. Just try it. You'll never know whether you want to do it or not until you do it. And writing isn't like joining the army--if you don't like it, you can always quit and delete what you did. You can even go back and re-do what you did. You're not setting anything in stone, and you can always start over if you want. When you don't have a reputation, things are very easy, so feel free to make all the mistakes you want. You'll get better with time. Don't worry about it.
Bryan C. Laesch
I'm working on a lot currently. I'm working on getting the beta read ready for Timeless (a collection of fables and fairy tales), while I'm also working on completing all the books I hope to publish next year. Hopefully, there will be at least five: Tales of Horror II, Tales of Romance II, Heroes of Majestia (rewritten), The Leviathan, and Psyche: Nostalgia. There may be one or two more, but that's the plan currently.
Bryan C. Laesch
Well, I can get inspired by anything really, but that's the problem with inspiration. Inspiration can come from anywhere and it can come from nowhere. What you really need if you want to be a successful writer is not inspiration, but discipline. You need to try to write every day whether you're inspired or not.
Bryan C. Laesch
That's a tough one to answer because I don't know what you mean by "most recent". The problem with that is that I decided to rewrite and properly re-release all my stuff. This year so far, I've only done Tales of Romance and Tales of Horror will be re-released in October. And the idea to do that was that I just wanted to do things right and get the ball rolling as a proper and respected indie author.
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