Ask the Author: Adam Ingle
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Adam Ingle
The most basic kernel of the book came from playing a game with a crappy story that started out with there being some generic prophecy that stated blandly I was the chosen one. I thought about all the games, books, and movies and all those prophecies and wondered what it would be like to be in a world where such things were so common people didn't even bat a lash at yet another one. From there I ran with the idea of using those prophecies for personal gain and ended up with the mad romp that is now Necessary Evil and the Greater Good.
Adam Ingle
As far as inspiration for stories goes, I don't really have to do much. It seems like there's always something struggling to get out. More than I know what to do with. I get lots of my ideas while driving or failing to sleep. I get ideas from signs, things I see on the side of the road, but most of all it's those long miles that force my brain to come up with ideas to keep me entertained. It's the same thing with trying to sleep. I've struggled with insomnia most of my life and laying awake in bed for hours in a daze seems to send the creative side of my brain into overdrive. I think the excessive creativity might actually be why I can't sleep most of the time.
Adam Ingle
Write. It's that simple. Even when you don't want to. Even when you don't think you have anything to write. Even if all you write is a page full of "blah blah blah." Just stay in the habit of doing it so that when you do have something it won't feel so foreign and won't take so long to get into gear. If I've gone too long without writing and I have something spark that interest it takes me a long time to get up to cruising altitude. Athletes have to train to stay in top form and I think artists and writers are no different.
Adam Ingle
Currently I'm working on a short story featuring the same protagonists as Necessary Evil... as well as the sequel called The Sons of Light and Darkness.
Adam Ingle
The best thing about writing is my continued sanity. My mind is a swirling mess of ideas, concepts, dialogues, worlds, and stories. If I don't get those things out routinely I can't focus on other things. I call it exorcising my creative demons. I'm only slightly joking when I say I'd go crazy if I didn't purge now and then.
Adam Ingle
Honestly I don't believe in the traditional idea of writer's block. That's not to say I haven't sat there and stared at my screen for half a day without typing the first word. The thing is, I don't believe in muses or the whole "not feeling inspired" idea. For me, writers block comes down to one of two things. I'm either lacking in the motivation area and I just have to force myself to slog through the rough times. Or the other is that I'm at a logical impasse - I don't know what to do next. Whenever that happens I start brainstorming and asking myself questions like a journalist. Why does a character need to do what I want him to do? If I were in his shoes (and technically I am) how would I go about getting it. I've found most of my blocks come from me trying to make a story or character do something it doesn't want to and once I get back into the role it usually goes much smoother.
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