Ask the Author: C.A. Valentine
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C.A. Valentine
The mystery of how I graduated from college would be a good one.
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I collect watches, and wanted to have a significant theme of watchmaking in a book that also revolved around a historical "what-if" scenario.
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I don't. I just do it.
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Short stories, as well as the sequel to Clocktower.
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If you're young, don't do it. Most of the writers I respect and admire didn't get into the craft until their 30's or later. I think to be a really good writer, you have to have lived long enough and gathered enough life experience to understand people and their motivations.
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Interacting with people who read your stories is a delight.
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Write something bad knowing that I'll come back to it later. Sometimes you just have to plow through it or you won't get anything done.
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I couldn't get up for work this morning. I couldn't do anything at all.
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I wanted to get around to rereading Kafka on the Shore, as well as Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World, both by Haruki Murakami.
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