Ask the Author: Alan N. Kay
Answered Questions (6)
Alan N. Kay
My book, Neither King Nor Country, was truly an evolution of a story if there ever was one. It began with my own genealogy research more than 10 years ago and as I learned more about my family, I needed to learn more about the history of their times. As I read more, I also taught more in my US History classes. I discovered that thousands of people had experiences similar to my family's. Then, finally, I discovered that one of our greatest Founding Fathers had a similar story (Benjamin Franklin) and in fact even more incredible than mine and I knew this was a story I had to write.
Alan N. Kay
READ! That's really all I need. I see stories everywhere.
Alan N. Kay
Marketing my first adult novel Neither King Nor Country. Also getting ready for my 27th year in the classroom!
Alan N. Kay
See my last two answers as well but it is research, research, research.
Alan N. Kay
That is an easy one for me. I love it when my characters do something I did not expect. I believe writing is character driven and I never spend too much time on plot. It is an awesome feeling when your characters do something you did not anticipate. At that moment, you know you did a good job!
Alan N. Kay
Fortunately that has not really hit me very often. In order to do really good writing, I believe it is imperative to do good research. You can never research too much so if I am ever in a rut, I usually read more about whatever subject, person or place I am writing about and then something comes to me.
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