Ask the Author: Matthew Gene
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Matthew Gene
I am also a full time musician, so music has always played a huge role in my writing. I can't tell you how or when it happens, but certain songs will guide me in a direction of a new story very quickly. When it happens, it's almost magical.
Matthew Gene
Plain and simple... keep writing, no matter what.
Matthew Gene
I would consider the best thing about being a writer is creating my own worlds, dialogue, characters, etc. Don't misunderstand; it's not a power trip. It's the simple fact that you can watch it all come together, and you don't always know where it's going to take you. Things can, and have changed in the blink of an eye. It compares to real life more than we know.
Matthew Gene
My current project is entitled, 'Terminus X'. It's a straight Sci-Fi novel (more along the X-File type) about a boy caught in the crossfire between a secret government agency and alien visitors.
Matthew Gene
I accept it. Once I know it has hit me, I seriously take a step back and breathe. I let go of it in my mind; I never beat myself up over it. I basically unplug for a couple of days. I always know when it's time to start up again. Your body/mind will tell you, at least mine does.
Matthew Gene
I get several of my ideas from dreams and/or music. The inspiration for 'Hope' came from an Aerosmith song entitled 'Hearts Done Time'. That song, for some reason, gave me the entire opening scene of the book. Once I had that part written, out of my head I should say, everything else seemed to fall into place.
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