Ask the Author: Ted Boone
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Ted Boone
Ten years ago, I was mowing my lawn, and I thought to myself, "What if a voice just started talking in my head right now? Would I think I was crazy? Blessed by the gods? What if I had some sort of antenna in my head, but I didn't know about it, because of some sort of apocalyptic event years or decades earlier? How would I cope with technology that I didn't understand, or even know about?" From that seed of weird thought came the entire story of Langford's Leap.
BTW, doing menial tasks like lawn mowing is a great opportunity to let your mind wander and find story ideas. Just an FYI.
BTW, doing menial tasks like lawn mowing is a great opportunity to let your mind wander and find story ideas. Just an FYI.
Ted Boone
I teach about technology every day, so every day I get to see how technology affects the world around us, for better or worse. I have teaching moments all the time that make me think, "What if this technology was just _slightly_ different?" And then off goes my imagination, and the story just pours out of me.
I feel lucky to find inspiration in my workplace.
I feel lucky to find inspiration in my workplace.
Ted Boone
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Ted Boone
Write what interests you. And no, it doesn't have to be "what you know." If you don't know, you can go find out! Write for your ideal audience, whatever you imagine it to be. Don't plan on commercial success, that's very unlikely for even the best writers. Pursue writing as a passion project, and find joy in the process.
Ted Boone
Sharing my stories with people! I love having people experience my characters, my settings, my plot twists with me. I fall in love with my stories when I'm writing them, but I get to fall in love all over again when I see them through a new reader's eyes.
Ted Boone
If I'm struggling with a particular part of a story, I'll often skip it and move on to something else. Sometimes, it turns out I'm blocked because that part of the story isn't necessary. Other times, moving past it lets me come back later with fresh eyes and get the scene on the screen more easily.
If I'm dealing with general writer's block, I try to force myself to follow a schedule: get my coffee, settle into my chair, and write for a minimum amount of time (10-15 minutes). I often find that writer's block is actually writer's procrastination, and the only way to beat it is to ignore it.
If I'm dealing with general writer's block, I try to force myself to follow a schedule: get my coffee, settle into my chair, and write for a minimum amount of time (10-15 minutes). I often find that writer's block is actually writer's procrastination, and the only way to beat it is to ignore it.
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