Ask the Author: Martin Schiller
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Martin Schiller
Mostly military history, all audiobooks and only as possible. Spending the rest of my time writing my own books.
Martin Schiller
Probably Anne McCaffrey's Pern.
Martin Schiller
Who the "Visitors" really are and why They watch us.
Martin Schiller
"A Two Sentence Horror Story"; The world ended while I was standing in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The problem was that a new one started immediately and I was still standing in line at the DMV.
Martin Schiller
From a song entitled "Blackbird" by the Bennassi Brothers, and then a follow-up conversation that I had with friends concerning time-travel and alternate universes. Since I was also interested in Steampunk at the time, I chose to combine the two genres and then added in UFO's aliens and a whole host of other things. The result was "Blackbird: A Warrior of the No-When"
Martin Schiller
Several ways: First, by conversations that I have with others where something catches my interest and I decide to expand on the idea. Secondly, when I encounter a theme, and say to myself, "I could do that better", and then go for it. And thirdly, through dreams. I frequently have vivid dreams that take place in exotic places and unique situations and many of these become stories. The Sisterhood series began as a dream and became a trilogy.
Martin Schiller
Two projects. The first one is the fourth book in the "Sisterhood" series, entitled "Sisterhood of Suns: Andromeda". The second is "Blackbird: The Seven Sisters."
Martin Schiller
Write at least an hour a day. Don't set a word count for yourself. Instead, set an idea count; aim for expressing certain concepts or presenting a scene and don't stop until you reach that goal.
Martin Schiller
The opportunity to learn new things, and to see old knowledge from a fresh perspective. Writing is not simply the process of telling a story. It is also a journey of self-discovery.
Martin Schiller
I handle it by having several projects going at once. When I hit a wall with one project, I simply switch to another and the fresh environment stimulates me to write. Recently, while I was finishing the third book in my "Sisterhood" series, this is exactly what I did, and "Blackbird" gave me an outlet to write when I felt blocked with the larger project.
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