Ask the Author: Scott Lasser
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Scott Lasser
Well...from my life, and in attempt to get my arms around some things I've witnessed. Storytelling is a good way to do this. But it is fiction. Here I'll list maybe my favorite quote about writing, credited to Cervantes: Facts are the enemy of the truth.
Scott Lasser
To paraphrase a famous football coach, it's not a sometimes thing, it's an all the time thing. Just do it. Waiting for inspiration is a fool's game.
Scott Lasser
A novel. Sorry, but saying anything more than that has a way of screwing things up.
Scott Lasser
Read read read read read read read read read and read. Figure out not only what you like, but how the writer did it. Look under the hood. Oh, and don't stop.
Scott Lasser
You don't need anyone else. It's all you. That's also the worst thing about being a writer.
Scott Lasser
By writing, which is to say by trying not to take myself too seriously. I figure, hey, I'll probably throw it away anyway, why not get something down.
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