Ask the Author: Andrew Harkless
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Andrew Harkless
Almost always. It could be anything depending on what situations I am developing in my story, but I prefer Reggae.
Andrew Harkless
The ‘cruise’ side of U Got to Have U Some Fun was easily derived from my time working on cruise ships. But, the main story, John Smith’s story, developed from my Everyman concept. Everyman concept? See: http://bit.ly/1FXM14a
Andrew Harkless
I find a quiet, serene, place; pour a glass of wine; then I allow imagination to flow by using introspection to mentally design a movie—writing as the scenes evolve.
Andrew Harkless
I am fully focused on promoting U Got to Have U Some Fun, but hope to soon begin work on my second novel, which will involve research with the homeless.
Andrew Harkless
Write. Believe in your work. Find someone else who also believes in your work. Edit, edit, edit.
Andrew Harkless
In order to understand the best things, you need to grasp how isolating, impoverished, and torturing it can be, this beautiful affair, struggle with the art of writing novels. If a writer accepts, even embraces those difficult side effects, the satisfaction of truly creating something selfishly unique and tangible—something to be proud of and leave behind for others to hopefully enjoy— is worth the often accompanying destitution.
Andrew Harkless
Mentally stay within your story whether you get twenty words per day or two thousand. Don’t allow the teeth of your imagination to ever let go of your plot, characters, themes—the next words will eventually come, story will unfold.
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