Ask the Author: G. David Stirling
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G. David Stirling
Sitting in the little restaurant, he finished the last tortilla chip from the bowl, but felt something soft. He pulled out a used Band-aid. (True story)
G. David Stirling
I just skip ahead to what I think will happen next. Your characters know, even if you don't. So trust them, move forward, and they will fill in the blanks. Then go back and write that scene which got you stuck.
G. David Stirling
Bringing worlds to life. Literally. It's amazing that by using words, we can transfer our thoughts and stories to other people's brains, that will hopefully live with them forever. That sounds like a superpower to me.
G. David Stirling
This really is the simplest advice, but the most effective advice I've ever been given. Write E V E R Y D A Y. Even if it's a hundred words. Write. You can't work with a plot and characters and setting and make it all make sense if there's nothing on your page.
G. David Stirling
My black cat, Panther, pretty much finds himself in trouble every day. I figured he'd make a perfect main character who always finds himself in some pretty dangerous predicaments. And that's how the Black Cat Detective Agency was born.
G. David Stirling
Inspiration can literally come from anywhere -- a news story, an overheard comment, a beautiful place that you've visited. We just have to learn to keep our eyes and ears open.
G. David Stirling
The Black Cat Detective Agency trilogy is my current WIP, though it will more than likely expand into a larger series of books.
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