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Aran Jane is an American author. His novels are billed as imaginative, thought-provoking suspense thrillers, incorporating futurist technologies and the paranormal among more general interests in physics, metaphysics, philosophy, politics, and espionage.

Jane attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, where he majored in Chemistry. At twenty-one, he left the chem lab to join the brokerage firm of Dean Witter Reynolds in San Francisco, becoming one of the youngest stockbrokers/commodities specialists hired by that firm.

Three years later, at the age of twenty-four, he launched an entrepreneurial career spearheading companies delivering high-tech solutions across a wide variety of industries, from finance to healthcare.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Aran Jane I’m reminded of the oft-quoted line attributed to Gertrude Stein, who famously said of struggling writers in the Lost Generation: “They had the syrup …moreI’m reminded of the oft-quoted line attributed to Gertrude Stein, who famously said of struggling writers in the Lost Generation: “They had the syrup but it wouldn’t pour”. I think that serves as a pretty fair description both of writer’s block and its remedy.

The question is: How does one get the “syrup” in the first place?

Short answer: Have something to say.

Shorter answer: Think critically.

Here’s an example from my own writing experience: When I began thinking about MONDRAGON, I became aware of the growing concern out there, provoked by a few leading scientists, about the perils of unchecked artificial intelligence. I asked myself: If gloom and doom is the consensus scenario, then “What if” the opposite were true? “What if” unchecked artificial intelligence were to lead to a more … optimistic outcome? "What if" the doomsday scenario had more to do with something native to human cognition? "What if" it had nothing to due with machine cognition, whether artificial or otherwise? "What if" something mysterious and profound were buried deep within our genes?

With that, I had something I could work with—i.e., a topic. So I picked up my pencil and started scribbling, making statements, expressing my own opinions on the matter.

But, as we all know, novels aren’t op-ed pieces. So as my statements and opinions began to accumulate and clarify, I assigned them to various characters, careful to “cast against type” to keep my story original and fresh. Once you have your topic and a few characters to take it forward; once you’re armed with even a basic knowledge of Aristotle’s Poetics, you’re on your way. My experience is writer’s block quickly dissolves in the ensuing flood of ideas and conflicts that fight for inclusion in a story that, if you've done your homework, by then almost writes itself.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Aran Jane Living the life of the imagination is extremely rewarding, whether you’re a creative artist, or an entrepreneur. I’ve been both and can aver that the …moreLiving the life of the imagination is extremely rewarding, whether you’re a creative artist, or an entrepreneur. I’ve been both and can aver that the challenges, the ups and downs, and the potential risks and rewards, are very similar. “Entrepreneur” comes down from the French “entreprendre”—to undertake. When you put everything aside, and undertake to focus all your abilities on giving life to something that did not exist before you—and could not exist without you—free from all the distractions of your superiors or colleagues or whomever; when you’re willing to truly stand alone in the silence of your thoughts and to either sink or swim, living by your own wits; well, there’s nothing quite like it. It’s not for everybody, I admit, but for those who find they have to write, who feel compelled to write, I can’t imagine a more enviable way of life—dancing with the muse.(less)

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Greetings fellow bibliophiles and ardent SciFi/Fantasy fans. Welcome to “Writing behind the wheel”, a blog devoted to answering questions about my new SciFi/Biopunk Action Adventure novel, MONDRAGON, about my writing process, about anything at all, really. Feel free to fire away. I’ll do my best to answer you as soon as possible.

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