Ask the Author: Dayo Benson
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Dayo Benson
-Be authentic, write from your heart.
-Write whether or not you're in the mood to write.
-Don't censor yourself (at least not during your first draft)
-You are not what you write. If someone hates/attacks your work, don't take it personally.
-Read extensively in your genre.
-Read widely.
-Write whether or not you're in the mood to write.
-Don't censor yourself (at least not during your first draft)
-You are not what you write. If someone hates/attacks your work, don't take it personally.
-Read extensively in your genre.
-Read widely.
Dayo Benson
Hi Nicole, it should be out within a few weeks. Make sure you're on my mailing list and you'll get an email alert as soon as it goes out.
I'm glad you've enjoyed the series so far :-)
I'm glad you've enjoyed the series so far :-)
Dayo Benson
I have an overactive (or hyperactive) imagination so I get lots of ideas. I am most inspired to write when I deeply care about the book I'm writing. If the topic resonates with me in a deep way I can fly through the writing process without any moments of writers block.
Dayo Benson
I'm editing Insurrection, book 3 of my Crystal series, and writing Allies, book 4 of the same series.
Dayo Benson
I can't choose just one thing. For me, the best things about being a writer are:
- Making up characters and stories
- Readers contacting you to say they love the characters and stories you made up
- The sense of accomplishment you feel when you finish a book
- I find writing therapeutic
- I find that the more I write the more I discover about myself
- Making up characters and stories
- Readers contacting you to say they love the characters and stories you made up
- The sense of accomplishment you feel when you finish a book
- I find writing therapeutic
- I find that the more I write the more I discover about myself
Dayo Benson
To deal with writer's block I stop writing and read a book. After a while my creative juices start flowing again and I can write. If I'm blocked because I'm tired, I'll go to bed early. Sometimes I pray, and that sorts it :-)
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