Ask the Author: Stanley S. Thornton
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Stanley S. Thornton
As I slept, I heard muffled voices coming from my living room and cautiously went to investigate. There were a host of people standing next to a coffin, but when I looked to see who was in it, my face was looking back at me...
Stanley S. Thornton
I would go to the world my dragon series takes place...because I'm already here...on Earth.
Stanley S. Thornton
While I enjoy reading, I'm currently working on 4 projects which I'm hoping to complete by fall, so I probably won't get to do much reading this summer.
Stanley S. Thornton
I've been told I should write a book about my life, but then I ask myself what's so special about my life, and I can't think of anything. Maybe it's just the way I tell stories about things that have happened to me that people think are interesting...
Stanley S. Thornton
Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher...maybe because it was the first book I remember reading...
Stanley S. Thornton
For me it was easy, sort of. I had written my last book, He Walks with Dragons. As people started buying it, they started asking "When is the next one coming out?" and I said "What next one?". At the time, I thought I wrote it as a stand alone book. I thought about it and they were right. There was more of the story to write. So I wrote book 2, The Staff and the Orb. Now I'm working on a third book, The Dragon and the Crown.
Stanley S. Thornton
You get to control the story, though sometimes the story controls you. For me, the two best things, I received a letter from the Pope, and I have a video of Sean Astin reading from my book. Yes, it helps to sell copies and make money, but the real reward are the memories, but those can't be bought...
Stanley S. Thornton
Just do it. It's really that simple.
Stanley S. Thornton
I really don't know. I guess these ideas are just running around In my mind, cluttering things up. By writing them down, it gets them out of my mind, and things get a bit less cluttered.
Stanley S. Thornton
I am currently working on the third book in my dragon series, The Dragon and the Crown. I am also working on sci-fi short stories as I think of them, so I can eventually release an anthology.
Stanley S. Thornton
You might find this hard to believe, but I play World of Warcraft. While I play the game, my current project is turning around in the back of my mind. Once I get an idea, I minimize the game, write a sentence or two, a paragraph or so, or 4-5 pages. Then I return to the game, to find that some creature came along and killed me while I was gone, because I didn't bother to find a safe place to stand while I was away, but I guess a death is worth it, no?
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