Ask the Author: Ron Enfield
Answered Questions (9)
Ron Enfield
I once had a dream of a childhood discovery that I blocked (in the dream). It related to things of which I had no knowledge at the time, only hints. I might delve into that someday.
Ron Enfield
Life threw it at me. I simply decided to catch it.
Ron Enfield
Get a day job. Preferably one that allows you to exercise your talent and polish your writing skills.
Ron Enfield
I have to give a qualified answer. I spent 30 years as a writer for hire, producing written works on a salary, telling people how to do things safely and effectively.
The best thing about writing on my own account is that I get to decide what, when, how, and why to write anything.
The best thing about writing on my own account is that I get to decide what, when, how, and why to write anything.
Ron Enfield
Like the last sentence of Candide: I tend to my garden.
Ron Enfield
I'm not fond of horror stories. I find too much that is horrifying about everyday life. No need to manufacture any.
Ron Enfield
I would travel to Earth, one billion years in the future, where Arthur C. Clarke's novel, The City and the Stars took place. I read that book when I was 12 or 13, and it left me with a haunting vision of time and space in my imagination.
Ron Enfield
I write almost every day in a journal by hand, with a fountain pen. I learned that habit in a screenwriting course at UCLA, and it stuck, although for years I was busy writing and editing for clients, not my own words, and neglected journaling.
I took up the habit in a serious way after retiring, while caring for my wife at home. Then I had ample time to write on my own account, and something to write about.
I took up the habit in a serious way after retiring, while caring for my wife at home. Then I had ample time to write on my own account, and something to write about.
Ron Enfield
Right now, I'm concentrating on marketing my book. The book began more than 35 years ago, and has been in progress since then. Now that it is published, I want people to read it. Any earnings from sales are just a way to defray the cost of promotion, in my view.
After that, I may write short stories, creative nonfiction or fiction loosely based on the past.
After that, I may write short stories, creative nonfiction or fiction loosely based on the past.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more