Ask the Author: Rico Lanzo
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Rico Lanzo
I've literally done this. As I've suggested, write for one hour a day. And when you've sat for an entire hour just looking at a blank page, type a single word that you think might fit, then hit save and close the program. Then walk away and do the rest of your day. Trust me, when you come back to it the next day, you'll be inspired and the story will start to flow again. If not, do the same thing, write the NEXT word, hit save and move on. Do that every day and you'll be surprised at the results.
Rico Lanzo
The peace and quiet. Once you get going, the characters come to life. It's like you're not even thinking up the story line anymore, the story writes itself. The most amazing ideas come into your head when you're just enjoying the process, day by day and allow your higher power to feed you the literary energy.
Rico Lanzo
Starting off, write what you know, what interests you. Otherwise you might not finish. Then, just like Stephen King wrote in his book on "writing", write every day for one hour, sometimes less, sometimes more, but don't go too long or you'll get burnt out on the process. One hour a day, whether you write a single word that day, or a whole page. One hour a day will get the job done.
Rico Lanzo
Since the release of my very first motivational book Felon 2 Fortune, I've receive immediate interest from companies that supply merchandise to State Facilities. So currently I'm concentrating on making this book a success. Then I plan to work on the following up sequel as I realize there are many people who have felony backgrounds, but who have been able to overcome their past and become very successful in life. After that, I'll be getting back to my 6 Part Vampire series, The Inner Circle, I've only written 2 and have 4 more to go.
Rico Lanzo
My process varies, for my fiction novels, it what comes to my mind at the time I decide to create a new story. For my motivation book, it was my felony history and my successes after that I wanted to share with the world. For my comedy books, I simply wanted to copy a successful title and create one of my own.
Rico Lanzo
Back in 2015, I had finished 3 years of parole and wanted to tell my story to the world along with other people who had also been through a prison system and came out to survive and thrive. So I created Felon 2 Fortune, I sat on the book for 3 years until I finally had the bravery to release it.
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