Ask the Author: Steven B. Orkin
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Steven B. Orkin
He checked her pulse, finding no activity. Then, her eyes opened.
Steven B. Orkin
It takes patience and discipline. You must trust that you will figure out how to proceed and continue writing. You have to disentangle your own thoughts and insecurities from the work. You must continue to attempt to work through the block, even if you only get a few words down. If you're unable to write, understand that the reason why very likely has nothing to do with the writing itself. Figure out what that is, start the process of dealing with it, and take another swing at the work.
Steven B. Orkin
Read, read, read! Your ability to write has a very low ceiling if you do not read the work of other writers. The best technical writing advice I can give is to read your work out loud. If it doesn't sound right, chances are extremely high it is not written correctly. I use this technique constantly and it never fails me. Lastly, listen to Stephen King: "The adverb is not your friend."
Steven B. Orkin
Two major projects. The first is a fully completed fantasy trilogy that I am in the process of editing. The second is a book on empowerment.
Steven B. Orkin
I listen to the voices and music in my head. I try to spend time in nature and keep my creative, intuitive connection to the divine open and ready to receive. I find inspiration in the work of other artists through music, books, film, and TV.
Steven B. Orkin
The seed of the story came in a dream. It was not a typical recurring dream in which the same thing kept happening. I had the strange sensation of having had other dreams *involving* the same character.
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