Ask the Author: Mike Lees
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Mike Lees
I would travel to my subconscious and start some good old spring cleaning!
Mike Lees
Her angry swipe at the writhing tendrils bleeding out of her father’s eyes was fatal. The viscous mass snatched at her skin and began its relentless progress up her arm.
Mike Lees
Writer's block is a fallacy imho. If I am stuck with a white page for let's say two milliseconds, I would just write something. Like I said in another post, just start writing about a mundane thing then let it grow into a full-blown novel. Writing begets ideas and ideas beget writing. It's contagious.
Mike Lees
You are in god mode. You get to decide who exists, what happens and you'll even be the judge and executioner.
Mike Lees
Write.
Start with a two-page thing. Think of something, like a guy walking down the road. Then start to write, describe what he feels, the environment, the weather. Then add in something which is interesting as a car accident, meeting someone, rain. Anything. A really good exercise to develop your joy of writing a story. You'll soon find that something so simple can lead to a major novel as idea sprout up during the writing.
Start with a two-page thing. Think of something, like a guy walking down the road. Then start to write, describe what he feels, the environment, the weather. Then add in something which is interesting as a car accident, meeting someone, rain. Anything. A really good exercise to develop your joy of writing a story. You'll soon find that something so simple can lead to a major novel as idea sprout up during the writing.
Mike Lees
A desire to express myself. Writing is eminently ideal for that.
Mike Lees
My most recent book is Semper Supra. I have been following the USA Space programme for some time and wanted to put into light the all-new Space Force of the US.
Mike Lees
I am finishing up Outplay, Book 1 of the Human Singularity series. The prequel, Outpost, is already available here on Goodreads. The underlying theme of this series is the exploration of Human nature with regard to other civilisations in our Galaxy and beyond...
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