Ask the Author: Howard A. Rodman
Answered Questions (9)
Howard A. Rodman
Many people run for president. The one that's elected is Donald Trump.
Howard A. Rodman
Julio Cortázar's Paris and Buenos Aires.
I'd read and walk and listen to music.
Ahhhh.
I'd read and walk and listen to music.
Ahhhh.
Howard A. Rodman
China Miéville's The Last Days of New Paris.
Anna Kavan's Ice
David Kipen's Dear Los Angeles
Anna Kavan's Ice
David Kipen's Dear Los Angeles
Howard A. Rodman
From a childhood love affair with the works of Jules Verne; from a later enrapturement with Moby-Dick; from a chance encounter with the name Isambard Kingdom Brunel. And then: with the notion that Captain Nemo, Captain Ahab, and Brunel belonged in the same novel. And that I wanted to read that novel. And that no one else was going to write it.
Howard A. Rodman
I think I turned the corner on this one when someone told me that the essence of writing is to write on days that you're inspired, and to write on days when you have no inspiration at all.
Howard A. Rodman
Adapting a novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette for Amazon, and adapting THE GREAT EASTERN as a screenplay for Great Point Media in the UK. I've an idea for the next novel but it's not quite ready to be written yet.
Howard A. Rodman
Just: write. That's the way you find your voice.
The only way to guarantee that you won't spend your life as a writer is to stop writing.
The only way to guarantee that you won't spend your life as a writer is to stop writing.
Howard A. Rodman
Writing!
Second best: being part of the community of writers.
Second best: being part of the community of writers.
Howard A. Rodman
I don't believe in "writer's block" — there's the part of writing that's about writing, and the part of writing that's about not writing. Both are equally essential. Beating oneself up about not writing doesn't help the writer or the work.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more