Ask the Author: Jasper T. Scott
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Jasper T. Scott
Not sure which series this pertains to, but if there isn't a sequel by now, there likely won't be.
Jasper T. Scott
Very interesting! I didn't realize that, Richard. Yes, I will correct that for sure.
Jasper T. Scott
Hey there, Lori, I would say Dark Space Six & Dark Space Universe #1 because of the deeper themes woven in and the sheer scale of the story.
Jasper T. Scott
October last year ;). Sorry for taking so long to reply, William!
Jasper T. Scott
Hey there, Steve! Wow, I can't believe I'm just seeing this now. Actually the moon in question was, Titan! But Enceladus was a good guess.
Thanks for your appreciation! I hope you enjoy my next book, too :)
Thanks for your appreciation! I hope you enjoy my next book, too :)
Jasper T. Scott
I do, in fact lately that's all I've been reading, but overall I would say 50/50. I tend to read a lot of what's popular in the genre I write for so that I can see what people are interested in.
Jasper T. Scott
It flowed directly from the previous books in the series. The idea for the society of Avilon, however, came from my own personal experience with both religious and atheistic communities and their respective arguments. As a thought experiment I wanted to see what a Utopia would have to look like in practice. Then to keep a Utopia in theme with a dystopian novel, I put a diabolical twist on the pre-supposed benevolence of a Utopian system.
Jasper T. Scott
By reading. I'm very picky about what I read, because not everything inspires me, and I often don't know why it does or doesn't. I like to read Stephen King, because his writing flows so cleanly off the page. I like to read what's popular in my genre--Sci-Fi--because that's what I'm trying to write, and I like to read books that surprise me, or terrify me, or best of all, involve me emotionally with the characters to the point that I actually care. There's nothing like finding that book that makes you excited to get up in the morning and read it with your coffee.
Jasper T. Scott
Vacation. No actually, I'm thinking about the last book in my current series, Dark Space, and about what I'll write next. I have a gritty, frightening, all-encompassing, sci-fi thriller in mind. It's looking very interesting in my head. Still have to see how it looks on paper.
Jasper T. Scott
Writing is hard. Even if you make it, it's still hard, so you better love it. Few writers make it, but if you have the necessary level of English and imagination, you will make it if you're persistent and you keep improving what you do. Now here's the catch--marketing. You're one of a million others doing what you do without any notoriety yet. How do you poke your head out of that multitude and let people know you're there? You need something original to distinguish you. Amazon does a pretty good job of helping out, so make sure you have a good cover (professional-quality), a good book description, and some good reviews (at least ten, but try to avoid skewing the system, because it won't last; for this reason, I always ask for honest reviews). Also, don't be afraid of giving your work away. A great way to get noticed is make a series with a good hook at the end of each book, give away the first one, and make readers pay for subsequent books.
Jasper T. Scott
You get to be your own boss, work your own hours, work at home and spend more time with your family. Then there's the commute. I don't have one, so I can live in the suburbs, far from the bustling madness of city life, without the consequence that I must commute three hours a day. That's huge. If it weren't for that, I'd live close to the city center in an apartment, not a house.
Jasper T. Scott
Do something unrelated. Wash the dishes. Watch TV. Read a book. That third one is the biggest one. Half of my ideas come to me when I'm not even thinking about them, as if they didn't really come from me at all.
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