Ask the Author: Scott William Simmons
Answered Questions (4)
Scott William Simmons
Morning Fabsardo,
Thanks you for the review and this question.
Currently I'm working on "The Anointed". This novel is about the love affair between Cremin Vokes and Villis Dane, the "bad guys" in my Gwerin Series. "The Anointed" overlaps "Choices Made" and "Broken Ties" and will lead up to my third novel "Retribution".
Thanks you for the review and this question.
Currently I'm working on "The Anointed". This novel is about the love affair between Cremin Vokes and Villis Dane, the "bad guys" in my Gwerin Series. "The Anointed" overlaps "Choices Made" and "Broken Ties" and will lead up to my third novel "Retribution".
Scott William Simmons
I do a lot of my writing in a coffee house where people will sometimes ask me what I'm doing. When they find out they will usually make the comment, "Oh, I have a story, I just don't have the time".
The thing is you need to make the time, and you figure out how to find the time if you want to write it bad enough. Why do I say this? Because I work three jobs. My full time job is to manage a frame shop / gallery. On my days off I am usually in my studio painting. So where does that leave time for writing? I get up early and write before going to work or while I'm waiting for my partner to come home.
Whether it's writing, painting, a new career, you need to make it happen. There's no magical pill (if there was I would be taking it) for success. In anything. If writing is what you want to do then try doing what I did, write the first line, then walk away. Think about the next line then add the to the first. Once the ideas start coming to you the writing should be second nature.
And don't get discouraged. When I started writing "Choices Made - A Tale of the Gwerin" it was supposed to be a comic book. I spent almost a year and a half plotting out panels and splash pages, each one a tiny scene. Then after having seven books drafted I said "Fuck! When will I have the time to draw this?" So I scrapped the entire idea for the comic and decided to write a novel. The thing was, where "Choices Made" started as a comic made no sense for it to start as a novel. This meant starting from scratch in the writing process and using the comic as a basis for book 1 in the Gwerin Series.
So, if you want to write, just do it, no one is going to do it for you.
The thing is you need to make the time, and you figure out how to find the time if you want to write it bad enough. Why do I say this? Because I work three jobs. My full time job is to manage a frame shop / gallery. On my days off I am usually in my studio painting. So where does that leave time for writing? I get up early and write before going to work or while I'm waiting for my partner to come home.
Whether it's writing, painting, a new career, you need to make it happen. There's no magical pill (if there was I would be taking it) for success. In anything. If writing is what you want to do then try doing what I did, write the first line, then walk away. Think about the next line then add the to the first. Once the ideas start coming to you the writing should be second nature.
And don't get discouraged. When I started writing "Choices Made - A Tale of the Gwerin" it was supposed to be a comic book. I spent almost a year and a half plotting out panels and splash pages, each one a tiny scene. Then after having seven books drafted I said "Fuck! When will I have the time to draw this?" So I scrapped the entire idea for the comic and decided to write a novel. The thing was, where "Choices Made" started as a comic made no sense for it to start as a novel. This meant starting from scratch in the writing process and using the comic as a basis for book 1 in the Gwerin Series.
So, if you want to write, just do it, no one is going to do it for you.
Scott William Simmons
So far I've been fortunate not to have writer's block. I also usually know the beginning, middle and ending for my novels. It's pretty much connecting the dots to pull everything together. So right now the frustration is having too many ideas and having them scribbled on little pieces of paper waiting to get developed into full blown stories.
Scott William Simmons
Right now I'm working on "Broken Ties", book two in the Gwerin Saga. Hoping to have this one done by the end of the year.
I'm also working on a third novel. This is another Gwerin novel that is from the viewpoint of the Mendens, a warrior race out to enslave their neighboring kingdoms.
I'm also working on a third novel. This is another Gwerin novel that is from the viewpoint of the Mendens, a warrior race out to enslave their neighboring kingdoms.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more
Feb 14, 2016 07:26AM · flag
Feb 14, 2016 04:20PM · flag