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Jim Nemeth
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If the block is serious (sometimes I'll be "stuck" for a bit, but I get back to it shortly), I have to completely step away from the writing. If I try to push myself through a bad block, trying to force my out of it never works.
And so I walk away from the writing. Totally ignore it. Sometimes it's taken weeks. Sometimes months. But at a point my mind unconsciously begins to wander back to think again of the writing. And in almost every case, that "wall" that had blocked me starts to crumble.
If the block is serious (sometimes I'll be "stuck" for a bit, but I get back to it shortly), I have to completely step away from the writing. If I try to push myself through a bad block, trying to force my out of it never works.
And so I walk away from the writing. Totally ignore it. Sometimes it's taken weeks. Sometimes months. But at a point my mind unconsciously begins to wander back to think again of the writing. And in almost every case, that "wall" that had blocked me starts to crumble.
Jim Nemeth
I'm currently working on the promotion of IT CAME FROM, just released. I'm also dabbling with several ideas for a potential next book.
Jim Nemeth
It wasn't one defining moment that I can remember. More, through years and years of enjoyment from stories and books from writers that I admired: Agatha Christie, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Stephen King, and so many more, that I decided to try my hand at it.
Jim Nemeth
I’ve always loved films of the classic horror, science fiction, and fantasy genre, particularly those that are adapted from other material. Invariably, one of two scenarios occurs after viewing such a film:
• I’m familiar with the material the film was based on and have either a “That was really a faithful adaptation!” or a “That was NOTHING like the book/story!” moment.
• I’m not familiar with the material the film was based on and (if I liked the film) I’m intrigued to read the story or novel to discover just how faithful (or not) the film was to its source. I’m also keenly interested in finding out all I can about the literary piece’s author, his/her inspiration, as well as everything surrounding the screenwriter’s thought process behind the adaptation of the material.
What I've found lacking in reference books, particularly those covering the h/sf/f genre, is this missing connection: a truly comprehensive history that ties and compares—in any amount of detail—a film adapted from other material back to its origins. It’s frustrating to pore through a reference book and find little more concerning the inspiration behind a film than the credit one finds in the film (“Based on the novel XXXXX, by so-and-so.)
And thus, IT CAME FROM was born.
• I’m familiar with the material the film was based on and have either a “That was really a faithful adaptation!” or a “That was NOTHING like the book/story!” moment.
• I’m not familiar with the material the film was based on and (if I liked the film) I’m intrigued to read the story or novel to discover just how faithful (or not) the film was to its source. I’m also keenly interested in finding out all I can about the literary piece’s author, his/her inspiration, as well as everything surrounding the screenwriter’s thought process behind the adaptation of the material.
What I've found lacking in reference books, particularly those covering the h/sf/f genre, is this missing connection: a truly comprehensive history that ties and compares—in any amount of detail—a film adapted from other material back to its origins. It’s frustrating to pore through a reference book and find little more concerning the inspiration behind a film than the credit one finds in the film (“Based on the novel XXXXX, by so-and-so.)
And thus, IT CAME FROM was born.
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