Ask the Author: Riva Zmajoki

“To introduce myself I'll answer questions this week as a welcome to my new connections. Ask me about writing, reading and life.” Riva Zmajoki

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Riva Zmajoki Guy Gavriel Kay - The Children of Earth and Sky
Dan Simmons - Hyperion
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Kći Lotršćaka
Riva Zmajoki She woke up to a complete darkness. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the world is gone.
Riva Zmajoki Bake burgers in Marvel Universe while the world falls apart around us waiting to serve heroes when the fighting is done. Then go out and clean up the mess.
Riva Zmajoki I sit down and write. If there is a specific story I have no idea how to proceed I just skip to another one and write something else until the problem resolves itself. Sometimes if that takes too long I sit and write it through. Sometimes just putting words on paper brings resolution with it. As I say you can't know what the journey is about unless you walk through it.
Riva Zmajoki There's not really a matter of an specific idea. The first sentence came to my mind while I was folding laundry, but the idea itself was coming long way round towards me for awhile now.
Riva Zmajoki Through dreams mostly, but sometimes first sentence just pops up in my head and I write it down. That's for starting a story. But for writing regularly there is a matter of sitting down in your chair and write. Any chair will do. Inspiration isn't something I wait around for, just sit down and write on whatever it comes when letters start to pour out.
Riva Zmajoki I'm working on book series about Tessaran Universe.
Riva Zmajoki Write, write then write some more. Let is steer for a while and then rewrite it, or at least read it through as it is written by someone else.
Riva Zmajoki The best thing about being a writer is writing.

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