Ask the Author: Justin C. Louis
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Justin C. Louis
I write.
Seriously. Force yourself to write a thousand words about ANYTHING. Even if it's about your belly button. Me and Phil do character-based writing, so we're less concerned with following a script as we are with "what would Max do in this situation?" That has helped us immensely, but even still...
The only way past writer's block is to kick it in the face, write anyway, and suffer. Maybe some alcohol can liberate the creative juices, but I obviously suggest in moderation!
And always edit sober.
Seriously. Force yourself to write a thousand words about ANYTHING. Even if it's about your belly button. Me and Phil do character-based writing, so we're less concerned with following a script as we are with "what would Max do in this situation?" That has helped us immensely, but even still...
The only way past writer's block is to kick it in the face, write anyway, and suffer. Maybe some alcohol can liberate the creative juices, but I obviously suggest in moderation!
And always edit sober.
Justin C. Louis
Write! A lot!
I know this seems trite, but I'm dead serious. Find an online community and WRITE. You need the practice. Trust me. So practice! Previous generations needed writing groups, seminars and symposia to practice effectively; all you need is Royal Road and a thick skin!
I know this seems trite, but I'm dead serious. Find an online community and WRITE. You need the practice. Trust me. So practice! Previous generations needed writing groups, seminars and symposia to practice effectively; all you need is Royal Road and a thick skin!
Justin C. Louis
Beyond our monthly installment of the Deathworlders, we are working on book 2 (title TBD) of the Newhome Rangers series. We're already 25k+ words into the first draft!
Justin C. Louis
I look how studious Phil is being and feel guilty!
Justin C. Louis
Myself and Phil grew up reading stories of adventure and discovery, so that's the natural wellspring for our writing. We've also enjoyed challenging some of the long-accepted tropes in Sci-Fi: the weaking human, the evil invaders (who are usually us), the greatly superior alien races, etc.
Have you ever stopped to consider how much of a journey it has been to survive our own world? Where if the gravity was even 10% higher, we likely still not have achieved proper access to space? Where terrible weather, horrible disease, extreme competition within and without our own kind have shaped us in to the beings we are now?
What if everyone else had it a bit easier? What kind of world would THAT be?
That has been the driving theme of my work for the last several years, and I'm not done exploring it yet!
Have you ever stopped to consider how much of a journey it has been to survive our own world? Where if the gravity was even 10% higher, we likely still not have achieved proper access to space? Where terrible weather, horrible disease, extreme competition within and without our own kind have shaped us in to the beings we are now?
What if everyone else had it a bit easier? What kind of world would THAT be?
That has been the driving theme of my work for the last several years, and I'm not done exploring it yet!
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