Ask the Author: T.M. Hoy
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T.M. Hoy
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The wider your knowledge base, the more work you've read, the better your grasp of the world, and the better the quality of your writing will be.
Take the time to read the classics, as well as the major writers in your chosen genre.
I also highly recommend Stephen King's book - On Writing - excellent advice on the practical aspects of the writer's craft.
The wider your knowledge base, the more work you've read, the better your grasp of the world, and the better the quality of your writing will be.
Take the time to read the classics, as well as the major writers in your chosen genre.
I also highly recommend Stephen King's book - On Writing - excellent advice on the practical aspects of the writer's craft.
T.M. Hoy
I'm often struck by the beauty of the world and of nature, and I think this inspires me - not a direct influence on my work, but certainly there in the subconscious part that's always generating new ideas.
Things that upset me and make me angry also move me to write - to try and create change.
So on balance, I guess I'm 'inspired' to write by things that piss me off (LOL) and the things that I love.
Things that upset me and make me angry also move me to write - to try and create change.
So on balance, I guess I'm 'inspired' to write by things that piss me off (LOL) and the things that I love.
T.M. Hoy
I feel very fortunate - I've never suffered from 'writer's block', per se.
There have been times when I didn't feel I had anything to say. I think the best thing you can do at that point is have new experiences, and don't try to force your writing. Just live life, and when you have something important to say - THEN write. But don't struggle to jot something down, just for the sake of producing.
There have been times when I didn't feel I had anything to say. I think the best thing you can do at that point is have new experiences, and don't try to force your writing. Just live life, and when you have something important to say - THEN write. But don't struggle to jot something down, just for the sake of producing.
T.M. Hoy
I was in prison in Thailand, and there was one day where death seemed very close - just a hand's-breadth away.
And at that moment, I realized how little we really need to be happy. That our lives are so basic, when you strip everything away.
The essence of the book was born right then.
And at that moment, I realized how little we really need to be happy. That our lives are so basic, when you strip everything away.
The essence of the book was born right then.
T.M. Hoy
Mainly promoting Lasting Happiness, and creating content for the book's website (https://lastinghappiness.net).
I'm in the process of recording the audio-book version of LH, and hope to have it finished by the end of January.
I'm also doing a series of podcasts on shows with related themes - please visit the website for more details on when these shows will air.
I'm in the process of recording the audio-book version of LH, and hope to have it finished by the end of January.
I'm also doing a series of podcasts on shows with related themes - please visit the website for more details on when these shows will air.
T.M. Hoy
The power of having a voice, and communicating what you think is important.
When you connect with readers, and they really hear what you have to say - that is a wonderful feeling, and the best part of writing (to me, anyway).
When you connect with readers, and they really hear what you have to say - that is a wonderful feeling, and the best part of writing (to me, anyway).
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