Ask the Author: J. Ryan Blesse
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J. Ryan Blesse
RE: my short story, "Slosh"
My story ideas don't come to me in particularly thoughtful, provocative, or otherwise exciting ways. I saw a man sitting on a bed with a gun in his mouth with nothing left to lose. Logan took over from there.
My story ideas don't come to me in particularly thoughtful, provocative, or otherwise exciting ways. I saw a man sitting on a bed with a gun in his mouth with nothing left to lose. Logan took over from there.
J. Ryan Blesse
Reading. Traveling. Concerts. Pizza. Yankee Candle. Floating in a pool. Having political conversations with my cat. Listening to that crazy family member at the table say offensive things...
J. Ryan Blesse
Light my house on fire. And then I go read a book and force myself to come back to the project later (remember: you can only edit what's on the paper - even if it's garbage, get it written down).
J. Ryan Blesse
Justifying the voices in your head as normal (and giving them life). Plus, you can create anything you want - no limits. It's a pretty neat gig.
J. Ryan Blesse
Read. Write. Read. Write. Read. Write. Rea...
J. Ryan Blesse
Aside from the several incomplete short stories I've got piled around me, I'm gearing up to write my second novel. Hopefully I actually submit this one for publication ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Nov 17, 2017 10:17AM