Ask the Author: Nick Johns
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Nick Johns
Write notes. Even if you don't work directly on your project, you can still figure out where it's going. Writing notes often generates inspiration. Also, join a writers' group. Having deadlines to share with others is the best motivator.
Nick Johns
Being able to write a story that is all your own. The characters are yours, they're apart of you and the world that comes out of it can and probably will surprise you.
Nick Johns
Everyone can write. Not everyone can write well. In order to write well, you have to read and write as much as you can. If you can set time aside to write, you will be ahead of most people.
Nick Johns
I just finished a short story about a wealthy man in his bunker. It's still a rough draft as I think there is a better meaning to the story that I can convey.
I have rough ideas for a sequel to The Darkest Winter written down but my main focus now is to develop this wild idea I have for an assassin. It's ambitious, I haven't cracked the story yet.
I have rough ideas for a sequel to The Darkest Winter written down but my main focus now is to develop this wild idea I have for an assassin. It's ambitious, I haven't cracked the story yet.
Nick Johns
Interesting stories from people and entertainment. The news is full of drama these days too, say that's pretty easy to hear about what crazy things are happening right now. There are threads to stories all around us, it just takes you a moment to decide which one to pull on.
Nick Johns
The idea came from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. I was sitting in my room, cold, in the dark on day two of the blackout (of five) and started to wonder what it would be like if the power didn't come back. That snowballed into many ideas for set pieces and I started doing research.
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