Ask the Author: Sean McSweeney
Answered Questions (6)
Sean McSweeney
Well, it's a very diverse collection of flash fiction, so there would be various sources for those stories; some so old that I can't remember. I can say that they didn't all start out as 500-word stories.
Sean McSweeney
Not a clue for the most part. I just get ideas and if I can shape them into a story I will do so. It must come from experience and observation.
Sean McSweeney
A children's book.
Sean McSweeney
I'm not sure I've ever really suffered from this. If I get stuck I walk away, do something else (preferably not involving desk work or words), and come back to the work later.
Sean McSweeney
I don't feel I've been successful enough to offer advice.
Sean McSweeney
Getting the ideas. The rest is graft.
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