Ask the Author: N. Daniel
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N. Daniel
I find it fascinating how you can change the tiniest details of your work in progress and it will transform the entire outcome of the story. It can shape the thoughts of not only the characters in the story, but also the audience. As a writer you are forced to think in new and unexpected ways, dream impossible dreams, to bring your readers to conclusions that they never considered or thought possible. A good writer is traversing the unexplored corners of his/her own mind and crafting the results of their exploits into something valuable.
N. Daniel
Live a life that is worth writing about and you will never run out of material. Do something unique, volunteer, go to great limits to show people you love them, travel, spend a lot of time alone and then go out into the world to rediscover how lovely people are. Writing isn't about ability or knowledge. It is about experience and passion. You can be a Shakespeare with the mind of a thesaurus but if your heart isn't in it, if you don't feel it in your personal experience, you might as well be writing copy for the back of a cereal box.
N. Daniel
Usually inspiration finds me. It's not necessarily something I can always just turn on and off. If I am really going to try I will brew myself a cup of coffee and sit down at my laptop. Nothing special. Am I inspired? Not really. Just get the story down and then be inspired to change it later. You never know when that idea is going to hit either so make sure to jot it down somewhere when you are on the go. You know, use the notepad on your phone or something.
N. Daniel
Necessity is the mother of invention. Unfortunately for me, I was in danger of becoming homeless so I decided to write down the story of how that happened and eureka! Instant novel.
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