Talking to a Writer

About him and his past:

• Questions bout did it happening to him
• His 1st book was 1st person making it as if it happened 2 him
• But its through the character that truth comes out (Truth in Fiction)
• Writing is hard, but is loved
• Isolated
• Its hard to answer and accept questions but it helps express what he feels
• Some unexpected conclusions from people
• Writes bout what he wants
• He relates back to his character in real life situations
• Makes friends with characters and lives with him
• Reading parts of the book- reminds him there is an audience and about his characters
• Titles pop out of no where
• Is careful to what he watches and reads but will read non-fiction

His Draft:

• Looses train of thought and misses corrections
• Reads next day usually
• Adds strength, sense, and more thought
• Likes cleishay "double edged saw"
• Everything goes through many drafts
• Things must show not tell
• Big fan of "dot dot dot" and ellipses

Why does he write? How long?

1. Always new from early age from young writing
2. Always awarded
3. Can express anything (feelings bout things to everyone)
4. Enjoys finding and loosing himself

A good novel?

5. Needs to find the reader/ appeal to them
6. No matter what it needs strong real characters
7. Setting is not that important (no named places)
8. Building a new place is what makes something built

Inspiration?

9. Influence is like a quick glance at something
10. Needs absorption and generation
11. All he needs is experience and senses

Morals?

12. Does not like telling people what to think
13. But does have conclusions as outcome
14. Needs to come from characters

Writes block?

15. Comes and goes a lot
16. Could occur for a reason may not know what to write
17. Stops him from writing blab, helps him search
18. Expects one day ideas to fall

Difficulties expressing thoughts?

19. Yes, every time
20. Can be frustrating and will face the problem
21. But is why he writes
22. All about re-drafting
23. His ideas must come from himself and cannot ask someone
    For his help

Success from?

24. Not necessarily from publishing
25. Reactions even on small scale
26. Getting ideas out
27. From self standards, from ideas properly being expressed
28. Can criticizes himself