Ask the Author: Matt Betts
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Matt Betts
Read a lot! Read books in your genre so you get a feel for what's been done, what the expectations are of the genre and what readers are enjoying.
Matt Betts
Writer's block? What's that? Never heard of it!
Just kidding. I get it all the time. I find it helps me to have more than one project going at a time. If I get stuck when I'm writing one book, I'll work on editing another, or I'll write some poetry to take my mind off whatever brought me to a standstill. Also, I tend to write my stories out of order. I'll write the beginning, then the end, then another scene that I had in my mind. That kind of gives me the chance to move on to a scene somewhere else in the book, so progress doesn't come to a complete halt.
Just kidding. I get it all the time. I find it helps me to have more than one project going at a time. If I get stuck when I'm writing one book, I'll work on editing another, or I'll write some poetry to take my mind off whatever brought me to a standstill. Also, I tend to write my stories out of order. I'll write the beginning, then the end, then another scene that I had in my mind. That kind of gives me the chance to move on to a scene somewhere else in the book, so progress doesn't come to a complete halt.
Matt Betts
You get paid to lie and make things up.
Matt Betts
I'm writing the sequel to my first book, Odd Men Out. It's slow going, but so far, it's a lot of fun. I'm also outlining another possible book in the series.
Matt Betts
Any number of things inspire me, but usually ideas come to me at the worst times. I have notebooks scattered throughout the house and in the car, just so I don't miss any good story concepts, dialogue or plot twists that drop into my head.
I really start with characters first, and then get inspired to put them into situations that lead to the overall story.
I really start with characters first, and then get inspired to put them into situations that lead to the overall story.
Matt Betts
I got it from reading Elmore Leonard books and watching nature clips on Youtube.
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