The most exciting and terrifying time as a writer is when you are between projects. There is the promise of work yet to be imagined and the satisfaction of completion. I’m in that blissful middle ground as we speak, deciding where I will go next. Wherever it is, whatever my creative brain unveils, I know the key will be to develop my voice in a way that makes me happy. I’m learning more about my influences and writing roots each day. I recognize that King continues to be a major influence as far as voice goes. R.A. Salvatore is another. These are two of the greats I read all the time growing up. Nowadays my time is spent reading and listening to a plethora of great authors. I’m listening to Joe Hill’s The Fireman with Cronin’s epic vampire work cued up next.
Brandon Sanderson’s Elantris is next up in the physical book reading world. It is about time I figured out what all the hype is about. Maybe its real.
Some Thoughts:
- I realize now that junk food no longer works for me. It is too many calories at once and to difficult for my body to digest. I end up getting exhausted just trying to eat it.
- Been having a really good time developing a minecraft world. Crafting is a great creative outlet so different from normal ‘must win’ video gaming that I can do it casually and not worry too much about devoting my entire day to it… until I do devote the entire day and wonder how the heck that happened.