Ask the Author: David J. Neumaier
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David J. Neumaier
Read more than you write. This is something I picked up while doing my master's: if you read a ton, you'll learn a ton, and then you'll be able to write a ton. The best part is that as you write your own stories, you'll naturally draw from what you've learned.
If you have trouble learning as you read, keep a notebook and mark passages that stand out to you so you can come back to them and learn the patterns of your favorite authors.
If you have trouble learning as you read, keep a notebook and mark passages that stand out to you so you can come back to them and learn the patterns of your favorite authors.
David J. Neumaier
I have two primary works in progress: The first and closest to release is a book titled "Blessing" (for now) that follows the story of a young boy trying to rid himself of an evil spirit that has latched onto him. I'm in the process of editing it right now.
The second is the sequel to Guardians of Aranor: Rebirth, and it has a long way to go, but I am excited about it.
Some side projects include an epic poem with my own mythology and world, and there are ideas brewing for a story about pegasus/alicorn riders.
The second is the sequel to Guardians of Aranor: Rebirth, and it has a long way to go, but I am excited about it.
Some side projects include an epic poem with my own mythology and world, and there are ideas brewing for a story about pegasus/alicorn riders.
David J. Neumaier
I read other authors, watch movies, and play story-based games. Sometimes, just looking at a map is enough to inspire a story or a new world. As for psyching myself up to actually write, I have a playlist on YouTube that I use.
David J. Neumaier
I spent a long time playing games with my older brother, and I wanted to tell a story using the characters we created in an MMO we played together. I started telling that story, then got bored and decided to write the prequel. For me, it was almost like the idea was always there. I had the story's end in mind, but as I wrote, it unfolded in ways even I did not expect, but ways that I found satisfying.
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