Ask the Author: E.G. Bateman
Answered Questions (6)
E.G. Bateman
I've just reduced my working hours, which is great. It's also an amazing community, full of people who want to see each other succeed.
E.G. Bateman
If it's a struggle to get going I'll do a little light editing on what I've already written, that usually motivates me.
E.G. Bateman
Sit down and write. Set yourself half an hour and just write anything. Whatever comes into your head. Don't delete anything, if you don't like it, file it away, you never know.
E.G. Bateman
Writer's block is a blanket term for many issues which are resolved in different ways. I'll assume you mean when I can't work out what should happen next. Sometimes I'll leave it for a few days and wait for something to come to me. If that doesn't work, I'll see what the characters have got to say. I'll look at the plot from each character's perspective. Quite often a different view is all it takes.
E.G. Bateman
My inspiration for the faders is a character in the Belgariad by David Eddings. His name is Relg and he can move through rock. My faders aren't really the same but he was definitely the inspiration I began with. The Belgariad is one of my favourite series. I go back and read them every couple of years and have done since the eighties. It's like visiting old friends.
E.G. Bateman
I'm currently writing book two in my Faders series. It's called The Network. I'm hoping to have it released in November. I'm also working on a re-write of the first Faders short story Unseen. I've also started the second Faders short story, Unbroken. There will be three of them and together they are companion stories to the main trilogy.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more