Ask the Author: Syreeta A Moore
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Syreeta A Moore
These questions are always so hard. I was asked "which fictional character are you most like?" for an interview one day and answered Hermione without hesitating (I got the job, even though realistically I'm more like Cath from Fangirl). But would I really want to live in the Wizarding world above all other magic and non magical worlds? Well, I'd choose to live in Mystactral, if I could choose mine, but next on my list would be from the Ever Afters by Shelby Bach. It's like the real world, but there are doors that lead to magical realms and schools for kids who are different because they have magic in them, whether from magical parents or some blessings. It's really cool, my favorite series for a long time.
Syreeta A Moore
I think I have life all figured out, with a happy marriage, fine house, and steady income. Unfortunately, I wake up one day and find myself stranded in a pre-pubescent version of myself from seventh grade.
Syreeta A Moore
Book 2 of Mystactral: "Guardian Spirits." I have a couple ideas rumbling around and about 50 pages written so...yeah.
Syreeta A Moore
Bragging rights. I don't often brag and usually I feel really awkward, but damn it feels good to have a couple people at a time applaud you for hard work, then you get to talk about your book. I'm so bad at small talk but I'm great about talking about my book so it makes it a lot easier for me to interact and seem interesting.
Syreeta A Moore
Funny story, actually. Mystactral was written by me, but when I was 11 years old. I was homeschooled and got done with my English "class"/textbook waaaayyyy early so my mom plopped me in front of our old computer and told me that I needed to keep my skills intact by writing. It doesn't have to make sense, it doesn't have to even be a story. I could've written "Wow, this is a waste of my time." in several different ways but me, being the extra little kid I was (and am), wrote a whole story. The ending, btw, is so totally different because I'm pretty sure I just gave up at that time. I don't even really know where I got the inspiration. I'm pretty sure it was a drawing I made back when I had trouble drawing boys so I would draw them all the time. When one turned out decently, I came up with a story that I figured his background would be, then I drew him some friends. That's also why I was stubborn enough to make AuthorHouse wait for me to send in my materials another, like, six months because I wanted to have all 20 images put in.
TL;DR: Mystactral was created by some doodles. Sometimes that's all it takes.
TL;DR: Mystactral was created by some doodles. Sometimes that's all it takes.
Syreeta A Moore
Reading good books. I'm a fantasy writer and my main audience is targeted towards teens, so I read books that teenagers read (Narnia, Harry Potter, Fangirl, Lost in a Book, etc) and I read fantasy (Lord of the Rings, The Last Unicorn, Wicked, etc). Some are boring as hell and others I wish I could breathe the story in because it somehow became my lifeline. I also watch good movies. Studio Ghibli is something else because their stories make you feel motivated, at home, and they have important messages that are expertly written in not just tossed at the end. I always feel inspired watching them. Playing Legend of Zelda is always refreshing too, and I listen to lo-fi music because that's my taste. They make me feel like magic is real and I am writing the whimsical truth that needs to be told.
Syreeta A Moore
Ask and answer this question to yourself: "What do you like to see in stories?" Write it down. You like autumn? That can be incorporated into your setting. You adore swing dresses but you want the setting to be futuristic, have the main character feel wistful or nostalgic that their life is set on some distance planet and they never got to experience life like how we do/did. Just find the little things in life that you love and find a way to weave it into a story your heart needs to read itself.
Syreeta A Moore
Personally I walk away. It's good to clear the clutter, maybe read another book or watch a movie that gives you inspiration. That's how I go about it, but I never leave my work for more than two or three hours if I have a word count I'm trying to reach. My next method is what I call Word Vomit Writing where you don't think, you just write, Usually what's put out then is from the heart, what you've been wanting to say, or pure original nonsense. You find real gold nuggets within word vomit (but sometimes it's perfectly reasonable to backspace).
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