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Tyler Hayes

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Born

in Corte Madera, CA, The United States

Website

http://www.tyler-hayes.com

Twitter

the_real_tyler

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction

Influences

Becky Chambers; Jasper Fforde; Norton Juster; Neil Gaiman; Madeleine L ...more

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April 2007

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Tyler is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Northern California, and a Social Justice Bard specializing in the College of Comfort. He writes stories he hopes will show people that not only are they not alone in this terrifying world, but we might just make things better. His fiction has appeared online in Anotherealm, Nossa Morte, and The Edge of Propinquity, and in print in anthologies from Alliteration Ink, Graveside Tales, and Aetherwatch. Tyler's debut novel, The Imaginary Corpse, will be coming out from Angry Robot Books in September 2019.

Tyler is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and is represented by Lisa Abellera of Kimberley Cameron and Associates. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tyler Hayes A three-step process:
1. See if it's just momentary and I can power through; sometimes I'm just having a case of the don't-wannas and I'll get back int…moreA three-step process:
1. See if it's just momentary and I can power through; sometimes I'm just having a case of the don't-wannas and I'll get back into the groove once I try to write.
2. If 1 doesn't work, take a step back and try to figure out what might be going wrong that isn't directly related to the WIP. Am I exhausted? Did I deal with a trauma trigger today? Is something stressing me out? Am I in pain? Sometimes writer's block is really just my system needing some time to recover and to come back to writing later.
3. If I'm sure nothing in 2 is an issue, I think about what about the WIP is causing me trouble. Usually writer's block hits me because I know on some level that something in the WIP is wrong -- that I've written myself into a corner, or a scene isn't adding enough to the story, or a character's motivation is flimsy, etc. I try to make myself confront that and determine what needs to be changed at whatever level it actually needs to be made at. Sometimes, that answer is sadly "this whole story is a problem," but at least I've figured that out before I invested too much time!(less)

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Average rating: 3.96 · 978 ratings · 231 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Imaginary Corpse 3.97 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Sh!t, There I Was by Alex Acks (Editor), Matt Dovey (Goodreads Author), Darcie Little Badger (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	99 Tiny Terrors by Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), K.G. Anderson, Flossie Arend 3.76 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skies of Wonder, Skies of Danger: An Isle of Write Anthology by John Appel (Goodreads Author), Mary Alexandra Agner (Goodreads Author), Tyler Hayes (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Our Kind: Tales of (Not) Belonging by Nayad A. Monroe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda C. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Damien Angelica Walters (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fundamental Canine Obedience: Achieve Working Dog Performance for Your Dog it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rust Essentials: Master the Language of Safe Systems Programming liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Run Until You Hit The Horizon: A Delicate Balance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Official Shotgun Rules and Regulations 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If This World Sheet Music by Tyler Hayes (Goodreads Author), Tyler Hayes (Goodreads Author), Michelle Tumes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We all know we’re here for the same reason, and we all know that the last thing we want is for anyone to be lost again the way we were the first time. And because of that, I believe we can win. Because us? We’re fighters.”
― Tyler Hayes, The Imaginary Corpse

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“The name’s Tippy: ex-imaginary friend and once-and-current detective. It’s nice to meet you.”
― Tyler Hayes, The Imaginary Corpse

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“When I arrived, I took detective work because it was what I knew how to do. I solve a mystery, and for a little while, I can keep the feeling at bay. The feeling that I’m lost. That I’m bad at life. That I’m a failure. But ‘at bay’ isn’t the same thing as ‘gone.”
― Tyler Hayes, The Imaginary Corpse

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