Ask the Author: S.P. Rowell
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S.P. Rowell
After finishing the first draft of Woodrush Towers, I wanted to write something while letting Woodrush simmer for me to reread later. Zeta the more recent of the two started with the first line, without an outline or any solid idea. I ran through ideas before sleeping and if they stuck around days after they were typed up and added. I had over a dozen directional ideas and dwindled them down into the story that is Zeta – Resin Pines.
S.P. Rowell
My inspiration to write started after listening to my Grandfather’s unplanned bedtime stories. Stories conceived as he was telling them. All unwritten and forgotten moments after. I believe my fascination with stories came from him and many years later I would make up on the spot stories for my children and soon found a growing fan club. As I pursued financial, ego-driven ambitions, stories and writing simmered. After having achieved the riches I sought, I entered a period of transformation and made a conscious effort to achieve my life’s purpose and rekindle my childhood goals. Goals that had stayed with me while riding life’s conventional roller coaster.
S.P. Rowell
I am currently writing Rip Eye – Agents of odd (book 2) Rip Eye is set ten years after Woodrush Towers.
S.P. Rowell
Just write. Write for yourself, not the market or today's fashion. Read about how to write. Read books with writer’s eyes and learn how the author has made the book an effortless read. Mainly write.
S.P. Rowell
For me, writing is the creation of something that never was. Breathing life into characters that were born yesterday which will continue to live long after I’m gone.
S.P. Rowell
I think once you believe that writer’s block is a thing only then will you need to deal with it. I did have situations whereby I had more than a few conflicting ideas that changed as the books progressed and it was often difficult to decide which direction the story should take. I battled through, resigned that if I had to write all the versions and choose after all were written then so be it but I would at least complete one.
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