Ask the Author: Josiah Akhtab
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Josiah Akhtab
I don't. I suffer from the inverse known as writer's overload, where I have so many ideas I don't know which one to follow through with first. In that case, I just let my mind sift through them until I come upon one that lights the fire in my belly.
Josiah Akhtab
The door is wide open. There are no rules, but, there are conventions. Fortunately, as a writer, you can play with those conventions and use them in new ways and form something entirely new.
Josiah Akhtab
If you're ambivalent about what you want to write, simply write what comes to mind. Then, every five stories, poems, etc, look and see what subjects or concepts often come up and then lean into those.
Josiah Akhtab
I'm working on a novel called The Jake Matthews Saga. All I can say is that the story is told from a different perspective than what people have commonly seen. It should be a real joy to read when I finish.
Josiah Akhtab
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series inspired me to start writing. It was ninth grade and we had periods we did independent reading and I stumbled upon Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, and the rest is history.
Josiah Akhtab
My novella is influenced by Dragon Ball and Supernatural, and is basically a mix of the two. At least, that's the way I think about it. The idea simply came to me and I started writing. Nothing complicated.
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