Ask the Author: Jonathan Puddle
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Jonathan Puddle
It's a toss-up between Lord of the Rings, where I would hike from The Shire to Rivendell (and back again), and Dune, where I would try and ride a worm!
Jonathan Puddle
This year I read A Canticle for Leibowitz, a classic 20th-century sci-fi novel. I also read some Kameron Hurley (The Stars are Legion) and a historical novel on the Battle of New Orleans, focused on Andrew Jackson.
Jonathan Puddle
Write every day. Set aside 15-20 minutes and write. It doesn't need to be perfect or ever published, but you need to work on your craft daily. I try to sit down and write as soon my kids are out the door to school, and before I look at any kind of social media or to-do list for the day. As you write more and more, you'll find your voice, you'll find your style, and you'll grow your writing muscles.
Once the tools and the skills are developing, then you can put them to use to create something that others will love. Focus on creating something for just one or two people. If you can connect with one person, you'll increase the likelihood that you'll connect with lots of people. (But trying to connect with lots of people rarely works.)
Once the tools and the skills are developing, then you can put them to use to create something that others will love. Focus on creating something for just one or two people. If you can connect with one person, you'll increase the likelihood that you'll connect with lots of people. (But trying to connect with lots of people rarely works.)
Jonathan Puddle
Take a break and don't beat yourself up. There are some times when you need to push through it and unlock a new level of determined creativity. But at other times, writer's block is just another name for creative fatigue. In that case, take a rest, go on a vacation, restore your soul. Then come back to it.
Jonathan Puddle
I've been working on a major book for the last 4 years. It answers the question of what does living for others practically look like, at work, at home and elsewhere. Hoping to publish in 2019!
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