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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?
Sean Schubert Alobar and Kudra from Robbins' Jitterbug Perfume. It's a thousand year romance. How can you possibly beat that?
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Mr. Schubert, I understand that it takes time to write a book. And I have read what you do to handle writers block. I guess my question is pretty basic. By the time you finish a novel and the time it takes until publication, are you already starting another one? The Alaskan Undead Apocalypse novels are some of my favorites. I hate having to wait to find out what is happening with the characters. :( Thanx, Suzanne
Sean Schubert Suzanne, good question. I can't to give an answer like this, but really it depends on what my current project is. When I wrote Infection and then Containment, I just kept writing and then went back and decided where to make the break in installments. With the other 2 books, I finished doing the primary writing and then during the edit and proof stage I started on the next book. The issue that could potentially raise is mixing the two and getting lost in details on occasion. With my most recent book, I didn't start it until I had finished and released Resolution. It's a completely different line though similar genre as the Alaskan Undead Apocalypse so I felt it was important to have a clean slate so to speak when starting it. Interestingly, I have also started to "work" on another book simultaneously while writing Fyre. I didn't set out to do that, but another story idea hit me and so I ran with it. The second book, still untitled, is definitely my second book and not getting as much attention as Fyre but it is sitting in my peripheral vision and never far from my consideration.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Sean Schubert Endless possibilities with only your imagination as the limits of those possibilities.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Sean Schubert Resolution is the fourth in a series about a zombie apocalypse which starts in Alaska. The series was inspired by the isolation of Anchorage and Alaska in general from much of the rest of the world, a radio program on NPR about the potential consequences of a cataclysmic disaster hitting Anchorage, and my fear of/interest in zombies.
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What are you currently working on?
Sean Schubert More apocalyptic mayhem set in Alaska.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Sean Schubert Read. Watch a good movie. Read. Take a walk or a drive. Read.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Sean Schubert Write because you love to write and not because you want to be famous or rich. You'll get a lot more out of your writing and will likely enjoy more success.
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