Ask the Author: Paul M. Schofield
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Paul M. Schofield
Classics:
Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984
Works by Jane Austen and the Bronte's
Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, 1984
Works by Jane Austen and the Bronte's
Paul M. Schofield
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. The brilliant dialogue and emotional growth of the two beloved characters is so realistic and well done, and serves as Austen's crowning achievement to her literary genius.
Paul M. Schofield
Book four is a spin-off from one of the plot situations in my trilogy. Book one showed how some of the characters came to be in their unique predicaments. Books two and three dealt with various aspects of getting out of their difficult circumstances, but did not completely resolve the matter. Book four will attempt to do so as well as adding more interesting characters into the fray. Trying to fit everything together is challenging, but is enormous fun, too.
Paul M. Schofield
I've always been creative whether with building things, art, or music. Not so much with writing until 1991 when I decided to take an adult-education course in creative writing from the local high school. I discovered the joy of writing and was able to complete a story consisting of a hundred hand-written pages over the next year. But life got complicated and the manuscript went into a drawer until 2010. Then a literary friend of mine read it over and said I needed to finish it. In six months a brand new book was done and I still haven't stopped writing.
Paul M. Schofield
I finished the three books of The Trophy Saga and said to myself--what comes next? Well, the Saga didn't end and there were a number of loose ends and questions to be answered. So book four jumps into one of those questions. The more I write, the more questions surface. I will never run out of stories; I will probably just run out of time.
Paul M. Schofield
Write, write, write, and never give up. Get the story down before you worry about spelling, grammar, plot structure, etc. Sometimes it's easy to write and the ideas flow more quickly than you can type. Other times it's the opposite, every sentence is a struggle. But keep writing, even when it's difficult. Try to write every day.
Paul M. Schofield
The ability to be creative. I am totally my own boss. I can let my imagination run free and then try to keep up with it by putting down the thoughts into words that make enough sense for someone else to get a glimpse into my mind. I love stories and story-telling.
Paul M. Schofield
In a nutshell... by taking a proactive course to prevent it. Years ago a creative writing teacher said: "if you know what your ending is you will always be able to write toward it. Even if your plot takes an unexpected course with twists and turns you will always have a direction of finality to reach for."
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