Ask the Author: Adrian Jackson
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Adrian Jackson
You get to decide when you become a writer. You don't have to wait for others to bestow that title upon you You get to decide what kind of writer you are, how you write and when you write. As a writer, you are only beholden to yourself.
Adrian Jackson
No surgeon ever said, "I can't operate. I have surgeon's block!" This is a manufactured problem. If you can't write -- read, research or brainstorm. Schedule your writing hours and find your "spot" to minimize non-creative times. Avoid net-surfing. Make reasonable writing goals. Don't be afraid to write badly. The objective is to get something down; you can clean it up or delete it later.
Adrian Jackson
Write crap! Your first draft is always going to need lots of work, so don't aspire to greatness. Aspire to commitment and completion. Greatness comes in the revision.
Adrian Jackson
Two historical events inspired this work of fiction. A nationally-recognized speaker was assassinated. His death was recorded and will be forever available on the internet. His children will have to exist in the same space as that footage. In processing his death, I wondered how his young children would experience his death as adults.
Another historical artifact is a picture of the daughter of an assassinated president. It was a beautiful candid photo on her graduation day and she looked overjoyed. I wondered what her college experiences were like. How did she interact with strangers who only knew how to relate to her through her father’s death? How did she make friends?
Another historical artifact is a picture of the daughter of an assassinated president. It was a beautiful candid photo on her graduation day and she looked overjoyed. I wondered what her college experiences were like. How did she interact with strangers who only knew how to relate to her through her father’s death? How did she make friends?
Adrian Jackson
I think of writing like a part time job. I am responsible for meeting certain obligations. I don't wait to get inspired. My advice to others is to write crap and revise later; don't wait for inspiration. That's counterproductive.
Adrian Jackson
I am working on two projects. One is a genealogy search. The other is a book of questions that children of all ages can ask their parents. I have a few latent projects -- contemporary and romcom fic -- in my queue.
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