Ask the Author: William Vaughn
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William Vaughn
Again, just write. The blank page is daunting, so fill it in. Your words might start off as nonsense, but let your mind (and your characters) build your story. Once you get a few thousand words, go back and see if you can make some sense out of it. I'm one of those authors that's rarely blocked. My characters stand by the side of the bed at night, and cast their shadow on my keyboard in the day--constantly whispering about their pains, pleasures and ambitions like a child just come home from a good day at school.
William Vaughn
The independence. The ability to say what's on your mind and convince others that you have the true vision--whether it's on society, morality or simply firearms safety.
William Vaughn
Write. Don't worry about publishing. Just write. Don't show your work to your parents or your friends (at least not at first). Show it to someone who knows the difference between a good novel and pulp fiction. Don't let criticism discourage you, let it put fire in your words to make you better. Take courses, workshops and read, read, read--especially in the genre you expect to enter. And don't expect to be able to support yourself as (only) a writer. Unless you work for a company as a writer, most of us make very (very) little for every hour we put in at the keyboard.
William Vaughn
I've just finished The Timkers--A Stitch in Time so I'm switching to "marketing" mode--writing ad copy, updating websites, blogs and creating a book trailer video. So yes, still pretty busy while the characters from my (now two) series keep suggesting new adventures. My hope is that they don't run off and leave me here wondering where they've gone... ;)
William Vaughn
I always have a story to tell. I like to entertain, educate and discuss my points of view, so writing is a great outlet for these challenging pursuits.
William Vaughn
I visited Pioneer square in Seattle and took the Underground Tour (several times, as a matter of fact) and wondered what life must have been like in earlier times. I wondered how men (and especially) women had to survive in the "real" depression of the 1930s and the hard choices they had to make to feed themselves and their families. I pictured myself as a "Yankee" in King Arthur's Court with lots of technical experience and skills--none of which would be particularly useful in the 1930s--long before the first computer was even imagined.
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