Ask the Author: Jax Miller
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Jax Miller
'Hell in The Heartland' wasn't an idea I made up. It's an honest-to-God true and tragic story out of northeastern Oklahoma. Truth be told, I don't have that great of an answer as to why I chose this story out of many, but I am glad I did.
Jax Miller
Well, I think I'm going to keep the cards close to my chest. Indeed, I'm working away, but we shall see! It may be true crime, it may be fiction.
Jax Miller
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Jax Miller
It's funny, the ending is always the very first thing I write so I know better how to steer the book. I replay it in my head over and over until I can think of other ideas to surround the last scene, and then I start writing. I also do the prologue last. :)
Jax Miller
Write from that little voice in the back of your head that hides in the shadows. Scare yourself. Don't listen too much to the advice of authors. You have to find your own way. When you find yourself singing on the mountaintops with an epiphany, you've found your way. Hang on to it.
Jax Miller
Absolute freedom. The guards come down, the masks are off. I'm free when I'm writing. For me, it's a feeling very similar to falling in love.
Jax Miller
Music. I cannot write without music blasting. It must be a song that moves me to write, or one pertinent to a scene. I've said it before, I think I spend more time trying to find the right music than I actually do writing.
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