Ask the Author: Kevin Smith
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Kevin Smith
Robinson Crusoe's island to see if I could survive
Kevin Smith
What American child had not wondered if digging a hole through the earth would leave them landing in China? Living in China for a number of years, one in particular out west, in a part of the country most never see, I wanted to capture a bit of that magic and the challenges that come with reaching the end of that hole.
Kevin Smith
Seeing my characters, once only whisps of an imagination, come together on paper...and an approaching deadline.
Kevin Smith
The Evolution of a Chinese Halfpat (How a particular environment overseas shapes an individual)
Kevin Smith
If even just an email, try and write something every day. Put yourself out there. If you never hear other opinions, sometimes hard to see your own mistakes.
Kevin Smith
You have the chance to share your thoughts and imagination with your readers. This is much more challenging when speaking as most of us (including me!) lack the attention span to actually listen to what another is saying. Writers have a captive audience and the time to carefully choose what they want to say to that audience.
Kevin Smith
I take a day off. The next day, while doing something monotonous like swimming, I think about where I am stuck. I then try to allow any thought, no matter if only slightly related, flow into the thought process. If it sticks to that 'black hole' or emptiness that surrounds writer's block and starts to make an impact, I try it on for size. If it doesn't, it gets sucked up into the inky darkness and I try again. Eventually something takes shape.
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