Dr. Jasmine
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Christopher George Quick:
Hi Christopher :o) Your books sound intriguing.. and your varied life experiences/careers are probably the reason you write?? So many people have seen a lot of the world, but only a small handful end up being writers- why do you think, this is? Many thanks, Dr Jasmine
Christopher George Quick
Hi Dr Jasmine,
You nailed it. I try to only write what I know or have experienced... At least I try to keep it as the backbone of the story. I have never been a plumber on a space station, but I do work for a plumbing company. I have never been a part of an intergalactic military-esque mining operation, but I did spend five years in the Army.
Why do some write and others don't? This I don't know for sure, but I have a personal theory. I think some people have an affinity to seeing life, and particularly their own life, from a narrative perspective. Life is a story. As one dude put it: "Life is but a stage." The Hindus, as I understand it, see all of existence as the unfolding of a play. Those who are inclined to the narrative perspective, tend to write, I think.
You nailed it. I try to only write what I know or have experienced... At least I try to keep it as the backbone of the story. I have never been a plumber on a space station, but I do work for a plumbing company. I have never been a part of an intergalactic military-esque mining operation, but I did spend five years in the Army.
Why do some write and others don't? This I don't know for sure, but I have a personal theory. I think some people have an affinity to seeing life, and particularly their own life, from a narrative perspective. Life is a story. As one dude put it: "Life is but a stage." The Hindus, as I understand it, see all of existence as the unfolding of a play. Those who are inclined to the narrative perspective, tend to write, I think.
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