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K.L. Nofziger

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So many ideas and so many possibilities swirl in my head...and yet none really took to paper. Or computer screen, more accurately.

Until Arthur. The real one. Not the boy king who pulled a sword from a stone anvil and succeeded a chaotic realm with an aging sorcerer.

But, rather, a Breton prince who became a warlord taking the scraps of a depleting empire, and made his own, only to vanish...and inspire a legend.

In the late fall of 2016 in Edinburgh, with Arthur's Seat in the short distance, to the following new year in Columbus, I knew I had to write this story. No matter how daunting and time-consuming, I had to.

Three years later came Virago.

And continues on.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

K.L. Nofziger This may sound like complete s%@# but I don't get writer's block. Instead, I get enabled by distractions and prone to procrastination (with self-set d…moreThis may sound like complete s%@# but I don't get writer's block. Instead, I get enabled by distractions and prone to procrastination (with self-set deadlines). I already have chapter summaries, if not detailed outlines, so I know what's going to happen next. I just don't have the energy or lack the motivation to write at that moment in time.

But for anyone who does suffer from writer's block, I would say read, read, read. Enjoy yourself in another's story. If the story isn't there for you, or the scene or character just isn't working with you, to write down--to the point where you hear crickets--then don't force it. Take a breather. While dedication, research, and discipline are necessary principles for writers, a break every now and then is healthy.(less)

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K.L. Nofziger 1. Learn how to write; take online classes, go to lectures, and go to workshops. You'd be surprised how easily available they are (i.e. online dependi…more1. Learn how to write; take online classes, go to lectures, and go to workshops. You'd be surprised how easily available they are (i.e. online depending on preference) and fairly priced, if not free.

2. Brush up on your grammar, punctuation, phonetics, and sentence structure. Style is just as crucial as content.

3. Read, read, for the love of God and all things bookish, READ. Not only is this for your entertainment, this will help you figure out structure and create your own style.

4. Go out and see and do things. Experiences are valuable, not just for the soul but, for record authenticity in fiction. How you feel and react will influence your characters just as much as it did for you. Better yet, experiences can give you pointers on what not to feel or what could have been another reaction.

5. There is no wrong way to tell a story or genre. What begins, continues, and ends, and who or what narrates the story, is up to you. Mechanics like outlining and structure merely organize and simplify what occurs in your story.

6. Inspiration strikes you once, but almost never twice, per manuscript. The inspiration conceptualizes the idea, plot, character, etc. You will be responsible for the figuring out the rest. In my experience, it is extremely difficult to write by this feeling because when you wait for it, it doesn't come back unless to give you a whole new, and totally separate, idea...and sends you down the rabbit hole. Before you know it, you've got several unfinished manuscripts behind. That was my last two years of college.

7. The story could likely not turn out the way you originally planned. And that's okay, even better. Embrace it. While the idea, the exposition, the plot, or even the ending, may still be there, how the story progresses could be far from expectations. But an organic flow could be revolutionary. You'll discover new things right alongside your character(s).

8. Time can be your enemy or your ally; how you use it is up to you.(less)

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Virago: Origins of the Once & Future King (Virago Saga #1)

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Excerpt of Chapter One: Virago Saga, Book 2

22 December 469
Cadabyrig, Logres

War. We are going to war.

“Virago, sit. Take your new place in the circle.”

I’m fourth rank. I’m not supposed to be in the circle.

You are now by unanimous vote. You have been promoted to third rank where Knox once stood as. His words deafen my ears from hearing the sounds of quickening feet. However, they draw me to the floor as the vibrations come closer.

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