Ask the Author: David W. Gordon
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David W. Gordon
Often, I just walk away and wait until feel things are flowing. I do not write in a linear fashion. That allows me to leave a portion of the novel that isn't coming to me and write parts that are flowing. If that doesn't work, I write short stories about what my family is doing at the moment. It helps me to create believable characters and inject interest into mundane things.
David W. Gordon
Writing is cathartic, in some ways. It is also hauntingly difficult. For me, the best part of writing is when someone says to me that my work has left them thinking. I love when a reader tells me that they have become self-reflective because of something they read. I love to write stories that leave a reader asking how they would have handled a situation.
Also, I love when a reader identifies with my villain. To me, the villain is always the hero of their own story. If I write the villain properly, a reader should be able to see what they were doing and why they were doing it. When a reader says they found the villain terrifying, but they sort of didn't blame them, then I know I hit the right nerve.
Also, I love when a reader identifies with my villain. To me, the villain is always the hero of their own story. If I write the villain properly, a reader should be able to see what they were doing and why they were doing it. When a reader says they found the villain terrifying, but they sort of didn't blame them, then I know I hit the right nerve.
David W. Gordon
Read. Then, read more. I would suggest that an aspiring writer spend at least 2/3rds of their time reading. As far as writing goes, the best advice I can give beyond reading is to allow characters to develop naturally and allow them to influence he plot as they would if they were real people. All to often, a writer gets a plot in their head and does not want to change it. As characters grow throughout your novel, it may require changes in the plot to allow those characters to remain true to themselves. Let that happen, rather than fighting it.
David W. Gordon
Currently, my second novel, An Absence of Faith, is being edited and the cover art produced. The novel, due out in the Spring of this year, is a thriller that looks at the impact of faith or lack thereof in our lives and the choices that drive us to do the things we do. At the heart of the novel is serial killer who is looking to prove something.
I am also writing and researching my third novel, Hybrid, a mystical and scientific look at great cats, particularly man-eaters. Hopefully, I will have that one ready sometime in late 2016.
I am also writing and researching my third novel, Hybrid, a mystical and scientific look at great cats, particularly man-eaters. Hopefully, I will have that one ready sometime in late 2016.
David W. Gordon
Everything has a story, an author just has to find it. Imagine a pair of old worn boots sitting by a person's door. Just think of where they have been, what they have done and the adventures they have seen. It is the simplest of things that are inspirational because in those things are locked the story of everyday people and the adventures they have.
David W. Gordon
When my father was a child, his dad got on a bus one day and never came back. That story became sort of the white whale of our family, and we all wondered about the reasons why the man decided to abandon his family. I took that one true thing and asked myself, "What if it isn't true? What if it was a cover story for something much worse?" With that in mind came the story of The Outhouse.
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