Ask the Author: Charyse Allan
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Charyse Allan
The book I'm about to publish, I got the idea from an article I read about assassin novels. The idea bloomed into something exciting that I had a great time reading.
Charyse Allan
I mostly get inspired by reading. I've said I read a lot and I do. I try to read at least 80 books a year. Some of those may be re-reads, even within a year, but I'm still reading. And the re-reads are the books that inspire me the most. The best part about reading as a writer is finding new ways to write, new boundaries to push, it's an awesome thing.
Charyse Allan
I currently have a lot of projects going on. I am working on releasing my first book, Gravel Ghost, which is a YA thriller, coming out in December, I also am working on revising the second book for that series and finishing up writing the third book. I also have a contemporary YA I'm working on and almost done with. I'm hoping to write some companion books to go along with that. Once I publish my first novel, I plan to keep publishing as many books as I can.
Charyse Allan
My advice would be just to write and read as much as you possibly can. I got into writing because I read...a lot...and I thought, why can't I write? I love all these stories I'm reading and there's no reason why I can't write my own stories that draw people in and create book hangovers. My main goal in writing is to create book hangovers, because they're so much fun to recover from.
Charyse Allan
I get to do what I love. I get to make up these complicated stories about awesome characters. I also love that I can do what I love all day long and it doesn't bother anyone :)
Charyse Allan
I don't really believe in writer's block, although, I do believe in getting stuck sometimes. When this happens, I either work on writing something else, go on a long walk to clear my head or I change my medium. If things aren't flowing on the computer, I pull out a notebook. I have about 1200 pages filled in notebooks, because that's where I love to write the most.
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