Ask the Author: Stanlei Bellan
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Stanlei Bellan
Writer's block... Writer's block... Writer's block... Writer's block... Writer's block... Writer's block...
Stanlei Bellan
To be the first to discover what is going to happen next in the stories you are writing.
Stanlei Bellan
NEVER GIVE UP! There is a writer inside of you. BELIEVE!
Stanlei Bellan
For T Is for Time Travel, I was listening to a Masterclass from Neil Gaiman and he had a lesson about short stories. In that lesson he said his famous quote, "short stories are like an up close magic trick" and that gave me the final push to finally write my book.
Stanlei Bellan
I have to shut down everything and put some music on. I love to hear music from languages I am not totally fluent, like italian or french for instance. In that way I don't get distracted by the lyrics.
But inspiration for the actual stories, characters and plot can come from literally everywhere: my kids, my partners, news, and even eventually my own imagination.
But inspiration for the actual stories, characters and plot can come from literally everywhere: my kids, my partners, news, and even eventually my own imagination.
Stanlei Bellan
On two different projects. The first is a new novel which plot happens across several locations on earth in different times. The second is my next book of short stories.
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