Ask the Author: Timothy Ruplin
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Timothy Ruplin
While writing 2044 I learned that I loved to immerse myself in whatever world it was I was creating. While writing, hours upon hours would pass in a blink. In Surviving the Aftermath I took a few steps back and approached the work a bit more analytically, saving myself a considerable amount of tedious rewriting.
Timothy Ruplin
2031, and the world is dealing with the 28th mutation of Covid. The world's population is declining for the first time in modern history as each iteration of the virus and each reinfection weakens the afflicted further...
Timothy Ruplin
I enjoy reading as much as writing, and find that when I'm reading my mind is always working in the background to resolve whatever issue was holding me back.
Timothy Ruplin
Inserting myself into an imaginary realm and getting lost for 5 hours - that feels like 30 minutes.
Timothy Ruplin
Find something you feel strongly about and create a character who will act to a positive or negative extreme. Watch what happens.
Timothy Ruplin
I'm compiling a book of short stories, as well as dabbling with a sequel to 2044.
Timothy Ruplin
I'm always inspired, the key moderation, balancing life and family. Although it's fun to create a dreamscape and enter it for extended periods, real life is a gift and should never be neglected for too long.
Timothy Ruplin
After hearing news of another horrific OD death, (from Oxy, heroin, Fentanyl - you pick) I realized that this there is a strange dichotomy in the perception of Americans regarding what methods for numbing oneself from reality are socially acceptable. What if society viewed the aforementioned hard drugs as normal, and alcohol as the scourge that was killing 50-100 thousand people per year? (PS. Alcohol is actually killing more, but most those deaths are almost always attributed to cancer, heart disease, kidney failure - the list is endless.)
Timothy Ruplin
Faulkner 1936-40, Absalom, Absalom! The Unvanquished, If I forget thee, Jerusalem & The Hamlet
and the current issue of Ploughshares from Emerson college
and the current issue of Ploughshares from Emerson college
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