Ask the Author: John Whitman
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John Whitman
No, that wasn't me, unfortunately. But if there's a secret to winning, I'd like to know it!
John Whitman
Yesterday, a tumor in the shape of a lizard started to grow out of my leg. This morning, lying under my bedsheets, I felt the tongue flick against my knee.
John Whitman
Either Middle Earth (of course!) to stand on the Field of Pelennor; or the history of Stirling's Island In The Sea Of Time series to explore the world of the late Bronze Age.
John Whitman
There was an old silver ladder embedded in the side of a cave in the hills behind my childhood home. No one knew who'd put it there, or why.
John Whitman
Like most other authors, I procrastinate! I go away and do other things. But if that doesn't work, I sit down and write something, even if I know I'm going to delete it later. Just write something as an exercise. You never know what might come out of that.
John Whitman
The best thing about it is also the most daunting: you can make anything happen. It's all up to you.
John Whitman
I'll pass on the three best pieces of advice I received:
1. Start writing things down. No one else has to see your first draft.
2. Read, edit, and revise.
3. Stop trying to write the world's greatest novel. That's too much pressure. Write a good story, and edit it to make it better.
1. Start writing things down. No one else has to see your first draft.
2. Read, edit, and revise.
3. Stop trying to write the world's greatest novel. That's too much pressure. Write a good story, and edit it to make it better.
John Whitman
My recent publication, Disunion, is a series. Book One: The Mantiz Gambit, just came out. I'm in the middle of Book Two: The Ursine Agenda, right now. I should be done in a couple of months!
John Whitman
For me, writing is something I do as a respite from other activities. I write a lot, but I find that I need to go away from some other event (work, hobby, etc.) and then take refuge in writing.
John Whitman
I started with the idea of retelling the U.S. Civil War, but set in space. It took off from there.
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