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J. Anthony Oaks

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The United States

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Fantasy, Fiction

Influences

Ursula K. Le Guin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ernest Hemingway, R.A. Salvatore ...more

Member Since

May 2020

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J. Anthony Oaks is the author of the debut title The Emerald Brotherhood, Book One of The Leagues series, and a contributing author of The Write Way: Short Stories and Poems from Instagram’s Writing Superstars. After spending twenty-two years in the United States Air Force, he now lives along the Emerald Coast of Florida with his wife where they raised their five children. He supports his writing habit as a Cloud Solutions Architect. When he isn’t in the clouds, he’s playing guitar, writing poems, drawing, and thinking up characters and creatures with which to weave new and interesting stories for his readers.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

J. Anthony Oaks It's almost embarrassing to say because it seems a bit egotistical, but when you write, you are the master of the world you create. Nothing happens in…moreIt's almost embarrassing to say because it seems a bit egotistical, but when you write, you are the master of the world you create. Nothing happens in that world unless you say so. You have complete freedom to create anything you want. That's unlike anything you get in the real world even with other forms of art. (less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

J. Anthony Oaks I rarely have writer's block, but if I do have it, I deal with it by reading or investigating something related to the story I'm working on. If I'm wr…moreI rarely have writer's block, but if I do have it, I deal with it by reading or investigating something related to the story I'm working on. If I'm writing about a battle scene, I will pick up a book about ancient weapons. That is where I get ideas. Looking at pictures related to my story will often kick start my writing engine. (less)

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