Ask the Author: Joseph Elliott-Coleman

“I'm three months from self-publishing my sophomore novel "Frostfeld The Mourning Son" so now would be the time to ask questions about its genesis.
Feel free to ask away.” Joseph Elliott-Coleman

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Joseph Elliott-Coleman "I'll leave you till last," said Death. "When all is quiet and the stars go dim, when cold itself is cold, when darkness itself evaporates, and all the gods and devils and even hell and all the heavens are empty...then and only then will I come for you!"
Joseph Elliott-Coleman The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli
The Lion: Son of the Forest by Mike Brooks
Crowning Soul by Sahira Javaid
Joseph Elliott-Coleman A friend of mine died under very mysterious circumstances, his death being attributed to suicide: a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
But the reasons and circumstances surrounding his death never made sense. Everyone smelled a rat, and the police were frustrated due to a complete lack of evidence.
That would form the basis of a novel. In fact, it really, really should.
Joseph Elliott-Coleman I read. I watch films. I write other thing. The brain is a funny old thing. Leave it alone for long enough and it works out you story problems without trying.
You're welcome!!
Joseph Elliott-Coleman That you can create anything with the right combination of letters and that your work can touch people who you've never met.
Thats powerful.
Joseph Elliott-Coleman Start. Finish.
Start small. Write short stories. Finish them. Create a work space away from negativity. Write as little or as much as you can. Just write. And don't judge your work by the people you love. Judge it on its own merits.
Start. Finish.
And read outside of your comfort zone!
Joseph Elliott-Coleman Edits for a space opera novel and i'm currently finishing an African retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It's really kicking my ass at the moment!
Joseph Elliott-Coleman I swing between two polls, anger and love. Both inspire me to commit words to the page.
Joseph Elliott-Coleman Several places. The most pointed of these were Babylon 5, Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Lensmen.

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