Ask the Author: Janet Stilson
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Janet Stilson
I don't think of myself as being blocked. I think of the need to switch gears. Rather than writing pages of a script, novel or short story directly, I sometimes do more research related to the project, or write biographical sketches of the characters. These activities give me more treasures to choose from when actually writing a story.
Janet Stilson
You can visit places all over the world, time travel like crazy and get into all kinds of harrowing jams while never leaving the comfort of your own home.
Janet Stilson
Don't keep your eyes set on end goals, like getting a book published or winning a prize. Love the process of writing itself, no matter how difficult it may seem at times. Work out a schedule so that you can write on a regular basis -- ideally almost every day of the week.
Janet Stilson
The pilot for a sci-fi series.
Janet Stilson
I have a healthy sense of curiosity about certain things going on in the world. When a community of people or a set of circumstances catch fire in my imagination, I start jotting down notes and building out stories.
Janet Stilson
As a journalist, I've spent a lot of time interviewing executives in the media industry. I started wondering what it would be like to work inside a big news and entertainment conglomerate, like NBCUniversal, a few decades into the future. And along with that, I wondered what would happen if a secret substance was created that could make people extraordinarily charismatic.
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