Ask the Author: David Lea
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David Lea
Creating worlds.
David Lea
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David Lea
I've got a big folder full of ideas, most of then very silly, but occasionally something will jump out at me as suitable for an actual story. Once I have an idea that I want to work on the inspiration seems to come naturally.
David Lea
Just start writing. All the other stuff can come later but you won't get anywhere without something written. Your first project won't be perfect but you won't improve without feedback and you won't get feedback without putting what you've written out there.
David Lea
I'm about 50000 into my next novel, Under Three Skies. It's a bigger beast than Entangled Earth, a more ambitious wider scope sci-fi novel covering different planets and time periods with a few good twists thrown in.
David Lea
Keep writing. I know that sounds impossible if you have writer's block but I find it really helps to just get anything down on the page. It doesn't have to be what you are currently working on, just write about anything. Usually just the act of writing will eventually bring me round to what I wanted to get past.
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