Ask the Author: C.A. Ward
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C.A. Ward
I get inspired to write by speculating about the things I've read or events that I've experienced. Without even thinking about it, I start to wonder, "What if...?" and then go on from there. Naturally, if I think that I have something fresh or interesting to say, I want to share it with the people around me, so I write it down.
C.A. Ward
To be honest, I'm not sure that I would want to travel to any fictional world. At least not in any of my favourite books. Maybe Discworld? For the most part, though, although they make for interesting reading, they would be at least uncomfortable to live in, if not downright scary. The England of Dickens, for example, would be difficult to live in as a woman unless your sole ambition was to get married. It would have been hard to open a bank account without the help of a man, for example. Even getting a job would have been challenging unless it was just unskilled or semiskilled labour. In other fictional worlds I would have to contend with war, civil unrest, disease, or horrifying monsters. I think I'll just stay home and read about them!
C.A. Ward
Often, I just get some exercise. Not the kind where I have to focus heavily on the workout itself; but instead, walking, running, or the elliptical, where I can let my mind drift off. I usually take a note pad to the gym, and jot down notes when I become inspired. Sometimes, I just skip the difficult section and move on to a part that flows more easily, then come back to the problem when I have more ideas.
C.A. Ward
When I read a book myself, I often wonder, "what if..." So, Resurrection, Recalled to Life was simply the result of reading several stories about characters who were reborn, and then becoming inspired to write one in a setting that I was familiar with.
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