Ask the Author: Whit Valentine
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Whit Valentine
Hi Sabrina,
I do not. Truthfully, I don't recall what made me choose Finland as Frank Jacobson-Miller's country of origin. I just kind of get ideas and run with them-like plucking them from the ether.
It didn't hurt that "susilauma" is an awesome word. :)
I do not. Truthfully, I don't recall what made me choose Finland as Frank Jacobson-Miller's country of origin. I just kind of get ideas and run with them-like plucking them from the ether.
It didn't hurt that "susilauma" is an awesome word. :)
Whit Valentine
It's highly enjoyable.
Whit Valentine
It really came while I was writing the previous book. I hadn't intended to write about the character I ended up featuring, but the first book ended up steering me in that direction.
Whit Valentine
This is kind of a dumb question. Inspiration doesn't always have a tangible source that you can pinpoint. I'll sometimes be half asleep and wake up just enough to write down the scene that I've suddenly thought of. Or I'll be in the car and a new book idea or entire dialogue sequence will appear out of nowhere.
On the other hand, I do read extensively, people watch, and listen to the world around me. If you pay attention, there's always something interesting going on.
On the other hand, I do read extensively, people watch, and listen to the world around me. If you pay attention, there's always something interesting going on.
Whit Valentine
As of July, 2018, I'm working on the third book in the Susilauma Wolves series, as well as another series I'm playing around with that isn't shifter-based. We'll see if that comes to anything.
Whit Valentine
Don't wait. Write your book. Or your short story. The first draft isn't for getting it perfect, it's for getting it out of the ether and down on paper. Just write it. Nobody else will, so it's up to you.
Whit Valentine
I work on something else.
If one project is at a stalemate, I start or continue another. In that fashion, I actually finish more stories quicker, because I'm not starting from scratch with the next one each time I complete a project.
If one project is at a stalemate, I start or continue another. In that fashion, I actually finish more stories quicker, because I'm not starting from scratch with the next one each time I complete a project.
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