Ask the Author: Chris Ward
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Chris Ward
I get to make up whatever the hell I want and call it art.
Chris Ward
Forget the rubbish you've been told about waiting for inspiration. Sit down at a computer and start typing. Repeat thousands of times and you're there.
Chris Ward
I look at my wordcount spreadsheet, see how far behind I am (I'm always behind, haha) and get to work.
Chris Ward
I was visiting a study camp in Japan (I'm an English teacher), and I got this cool idea about having a bunch of kids trapped there by killer bio-mechanical bears in the forest. I'm currently nearly done with the second in what I hope will be a four - five book series, although each book is mostly standalone.
Chris Ward
Four novels in progress, another back from the editor waiting for a cover, another finished and waiting for the editor, two audiobooks on the go too. Busy days...
Chris Ward
Writer's block doesn't exist. It's a concept created by lazy writers who still stick to the old adage that writing comes from inspiration. It doesn't. It comes from hard work. The harder I work, the more ideas I get.
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