Ask the Author: Sylas Seabrook
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Sylas Seabrook
I ask myself what's normal about a story, then I make it abnormal. I twist it and turn it and give it a history that is atypical. When I have something relatively unique, I'm excited to talk about it, share it, write it.
Sylas Seabrook
Terra, book 3 in the Pure Impurity series. The first draft is complete, so I'll take a short break from it and edit my surprise novelette, Sareman Silence. In November, it's on to book 4, The Universum. I'm both excited and nervous about it because it's the conclusion of the series. Still, I'm eager to write it and share the spectacular conclusion with everyone.
Sylas Seabrook
When I started on Arter, I gave up. I decided that I would never be able to write as well as professional authors. When I actually began writing Arter, it was because I decided that I could always higher an editor to make my writing better, but no one but me could tell my story--I decided my story was worth telling.
My advice is to remember that your story is worth telling, so write it! You can always edit it, but you'll never share what you don't write.
My advice is to remember that your story is worth telling, so write it! You can always edit it, but you'll never share what you don't write.
Sylas Seabrook
When someone gets excited about a scene, character, or plot--when someone has enjoyed my story enough that they're engaged and invested in the story. I love being asked questions about why characters acted a certain way or what their history is or why a scene had to go the way it went. A reader who is so attached to the story that they are eager to discuss it is a perfect gem of enjoyment.
Sylas Seabrook
I write. As soon as I start writing, the editor in me takes over--I know why something isn't good and why it is, what it needs to change, and why it does or does not help my story. I haven't really experienced writer's block, but I have had to ask myself, "What do I write next?" and I answer that by writing something I know won't work because I know it'll direct me through my editor mind to what will work.
Sylas Seabrook
One that leaves me to live my life while seeding my path with tidbits that will help me to better understand myself, others, and my place in the universe. One who does not judge, but guides, who is not visible, but still touches my life. The god I hope to have is a benevolent example of what makes a person good.
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