Evan Yarema
There's a lot of things that inspire me.
On a day to day basis, I'm in it for the characters. I live a pretty solitary life. As sad as it sounds, creating characters who I would want to be friends with is my way of filling that need for social interactions. We've all read a book, or book series, where we grew so attached to the characters that we didn't want the book to end. They really become like friends. When you're the author, it's that same feeling ten-fold. When it's your story, not only do you create the adventure with your characters, but you think about them so often that they take on a presence in your life that is stronger than any book written by someone else. I maintain my daily interest in writing through my desire to spend time with friends (as fictional as they may be).
In the long term, what inspires me to be a writer is fear. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to be a big name writer. Some day I'll be on my death bed, and the one thing that scares me the most when that day comes is the fear of regret. In my last minutes, I do NOT want to look back on my life and think "I REALLY wanted to do this with my life. WHY didn't I try harder to make that happen?" If I fail, it won't be because I didn't try.
On a day to day basis, I'm in it for the characters. I live a pretty solitary life. As sad as it sounds, creating characters who I would want to be friends with is my way of filling that need for social interactions. We've all read a book, or book series, where we grew so attached to the characters that we didn't want the book to end. They really become like friends. When you're the author, it's that same feeling ten-fold. When it's your story, not only do you create the adventure with your characters, but you think about them so often that they take on a presence in your life that is stronger than any book written by someone else. I maintain my daily interest in writing through my desire to spend time with friends (as fictional as they may be).
In the long term, what inspires me to be a writer is fear. Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to be a big name writer. Some day I'll be on my death bed, and the one thing that scares me the most when that day comes is the fear of regret. In my last minutes, I do NOT want to look back on my life and think "I REALLY wanted to do this with my life. WHY didn't I try harder to make that happen?" If I fail, it won't be because I didn't try.
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