Ask the Author: S.D. Thames
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S.D. Thames
Oh yeah! I live in Tampa and travel to Miami at least a few times a year. Anytime I do, I try to stay at the Hampton Inn next to Batch. I'm a big fan but did not have a particular bartender in mind when I wrote that scene.
S.D. Thames
I find that establishing a daily routine is the surest way for me to get words on the page every day. Reading Ross Macdonald also inspires me to write.
S.D. Thames
Right now I'm focused on finishing the first revised draft of A Mighty Fortress, the first installment in a mystery series I'm starting. I'm also doing research and outlining for the second book in that series as well as a follow-up to Foreclosure.
S.D. Thames
Having an outlet for expression and exploring human nature.
S.D. Thames
To borrow Nike's slogan, just do it. Just write. But accept the fact that the first draft is going to stink. Resist the urge to revise as you write. Just keep going, and once you get to the end, treat yourself to a treat and put the story away for a while and work on something else. Then come back to the draft. That's when the real work begins.
S.D. Thames
I make myself write. I find that writer's block, at least for myself, is usually caused by a lack of confidence in what I'm writing. When I feel stuck, I just keep going. I'll skip over the scene that I'm struggling with and start the next one or I'll work on something entirely different. I wrote the Vargas Deposition when I was struggling with revising the third act of Foreclosure. Having finished that story, I felt refreshed and had a better perspective on the novel.
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