When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2019.
What do you write?
I write Sci-fi/fantasy
What’s a typical day like for you when it comes to writing? Where do you write?
Since I write in my free time and I’m fully employed, my options are limited. After work and after house chores, I typically get 1-2 hours of writing in. On the weekend, I typically write 2-4 hours. It is a tough thing to balance. Some days I “take off” to avoid burnout.
As to where I write, I write on my PC in the living room next to my wife.
Do you make an outline?
I do not. I find that outlines kill the process for me. I’ll get stuck in an outline and never end up writing the book. That’s not to say I don’t brainstorm or think about things beforehand, because I do. I just don’t write them down unless its for a future project I don’t plan on working on anytime soon.
Do you ever get writers block?
Typically no. Sometimes I get stuck, but it’s the result of having accidently created a plot hole. Then I have to go back and find a solution—taking a walk helps.
Where do you get your ideas?
In my case, most of my writing is an example of art inspiring art. I’ll see something, call it Idea A, and then my brain will take that idea and change it to Idea B or C or D and so on. Little inconsequential things can grow into entire premises—now only if I had the time to write about all of them.
What is your writing process like?
I “discovery” write a rough draft and revise it over and over again. When I’m done, I try to make sure all my promises are met with pay offs.
What advice do you have for writers?
Keep writing and write for yourself.
Does writing energize or exhaust you?
Exhaust. It’s work, but it feels good after you’ve finished a session of writing—sort of like exercise.
What is your writing Kryptonite?
Capitalization rules.
Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?
Neither. I write things that I want to read.
What does literary success look like to you?
When my royalties meet my expenses. I’m not in it for the money.