Ask the Author: Daniel Pike
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Daniel Pike
I pin my Muse's wings together and beat him (yes him) with a whiffle ball bat until he bleeds great gouts of inspiration all over my office floor. Caffeine also helps.
Daniel Pike
Right now, I'm working on edits for the second novel in my Dream Box series, Betrayal at Phobos. After that comes the third installment. My side projects involve a postmodern Science Fiction novel and a satirical Arthurian Romance with a twist on the Lancelot legend.
Daniel Pike
Never stop writing. It's a craft that might take years to refine, but eventually you'll get to that point where the doors start to open for you.
Find your inner voice. And when it begins speaking to you, listen. It might not be the one you were waiting to hear, but it's uniquely yours. The world doesn't need another Asimov, Tolkien, or Heinlien. It's the new voices that will enchant and thrill the new audiences.
Find your inner voice. And when it begins speaking to you, listen. It might not be the one you were waiting to hear, but it's uniquely yours. The world doesn't need another Asimov, Tolkien, or Heinlien. It's the new voices that will enchant and thrill the new audiences.
Daniel Pike
The best thing about being a writer is the best thing about being a reader--finding out what happens next.
Daniel Pike
My mentors in college taught me that writer's block usually happens when the author tries to force his or her characters to take actions they would not naturally take. For me, addressing this means the story must take a different direction than I originally planned in order to continue.
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