Ask the Author: C.R. Clarke
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C.R. Clarke
I don't get the fabled and dreaded writer's block as such, but I can have moments of self doubt, fuelled mainly by bad memories of my school life. I generally grab a few novels from well established authers from the shelf and read a few chapters, usually resulting in affirmation that my output is sound, cogent, and mostly comparable in quality of prose and poetry, and I find myself once more able to continue...
C.R. Clarke
As someone who needs constant creative outlet, it fills a need that allows me to immerse myself in my own imagination...
C.R. Clarke
Be honest with yourself. Attain the ability to distance yourself from what you've written, then revisit it with an eye able to criticise, cut, embellish what's good, and edit what remains to be the best story it can be without the need for pointless clutter, and word-count-chasing padding, even of you're proud of the writing and think it's beautiful to read, if it extraneous, remove it... Trust me, I know how hard that can be.
C.R. Clarke
A partially completed novel called 'E.L.L.A.' that I put aside some time back while I finished 'The Art Of Killing' (to be released next year), and that now I feel ready to finish.
C.R. Clarke
As a dyslexic who has battled his whole life to conquer the affliction, I derive a great deal of satisfaction from creating worlds with words, an acquired ability I love to exercise.
C.R. Clarke
Seeing an article about the artist Banksy, then coming across a book about serial killers and their psychological programming. I put two and two together, and you'll have to wait until the book comes out - hopefully early next year - to see the result.
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