Ask the Author: M.A. Corliss
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M.A. Corliss
It just kind of comes to me, when I get an idea that I love it just wont leave me till its on paper.
M.A. Corliss
I am currently working on two books, one a first person, slice of life mystery and the other a piece of Historic fiction.
M.A. Corliss
Best advice I ever heard comes from other people.
"Write what you know"
"Don't force an idea to work."
And one speech given by Director Kevin Smith I feel applies extremely well to writers or any other artist. To sum it up:
Surround yourself with people who say "why not" instead of people who ask "why?".
"Write what you know"
"Don't force an idea to work."
And one speech given by Director Kevin Smith I feel applies extremely well to writers or any other artist. To sum it up:
Surround yourself with people who say "why not" instead of people who ask "why?".
M.A. Corliss
Aside from the awesome feeling of creating your own world with your own people in it, the best thing about being an author is simply connecting. When people tell me they have gone through similar things as the characters in my book it is a relief to know that I am not alone in the world.
M.A. Corliss
Honest answer, I walk away from what I am working on and do other things. I once read that Stephen King used to force himself to write at least 2 hours every night. But, I have also read that he knowingly releases books that he personally doesn't like. Whether this is true or not, who am I to say, the point is that you can't force it. An idea takes time to develop, and if after a while you are still blocked trying going back to before you were stuck. I have erased entire pages to get back to where I was able to move ahead with a story.
M.A. Corliss
I came up with The Suicide Kids when I was in a very dark place in my life, I was actually at the point of ending it all. I remember laying in my bed watching a movie and thinking that after graduating this was it, I was completely lost and unsure what to do with my life. I had finally finished my first poetry book and everyone I asked to read it gave up part of the way through. I had spent 4 years of my life putting that together and no one wanted to read it, it was very defeating. I had a degree, but, it was useless to me, not only that, but, I felt extremely lonely and disconnected from the world. I wanted to connect with people on a level greater than that of some social media life. As I lay in my bed, feeling sorry for myself I realized that I had never written a suicide letter and felt that if I was to take that course of action, I should leave something behind for my family.
After writing my first paragraph, I looked it over several times. This would later be the opener for The Suicide Kids. And soon an idea began to unfold, a whole story created about someone just like me trying to find himself in the world and gain a real connection with people. The more I wrote the better I got, it became my own personal therapy until I finally finished it and was able to get out of my depression.
Some of the best advice I have ever recieved on writing is "write what you know" and though I am better now, that was what I knew.
After writing my first paragraph, I looked it over several times. This would later be the opener for The Suicide Kids. And soon an idea began to unfold, a whole story created about someone just like me trying to find himself in the world and gain a real connection with people. The more I wrote the better I got, it became my own personal therapy until I finally finished it and was able to get out of my depression.
Some of the best advice I have ever recieved on writing is "write what you know" and though I am better now, that was what I knew.
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