Ask the Author: Harker Jones
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Harker Jones
I've never actually suffered from writer's block, which doesn't mean I haven't gone a time without writing. When I wasn't inspired to write anything, I just didn't and went and lived life. I didn't feel pressure because I wasn't writing. When inspiration came again, I wrote. That said, the hardest part for me is just getting my butt to the computer. Once I'm there I can be there for hours (just like the gym). It's the getting there that is the biggest stumbling block. I think just committing to 10 minutes a day can help someone get over writer's block. Just sit down for 10 minutes and if that leads to 20 minutes and then 140 minutes, great! And if not, you got 10 minutes of writing done. And if you do that every day, eventually you've got a book. It will be a crappy first draft, but all first drafts are crappy. But you've created the clay, and then you get to play with it, craft it into something more. Creating the clay is the hardest part!
Harker Jones
There is so much going on in my life and in the world and there are so many plot twists, there is just endless inspiration in terms of processing my emotional reactions to it all. Whether it's a crush on someone or disgust at the society or just a sense of unease, there are always feelings, and feelings are what fuel writing.
Harker Jones
She last came to me one dusky autumn day.
And while I didn’t mind the wilted flowers, or the spilled champagne, or that she soiled her dress pleasuring herself on top of me, I did regret that she was crying when she rolled off my grave.
And while I didn’t mind the wilted flowers, or the spilled champagne, or that she soiled her dress pleasuring herself on top of me, I did regret that she was crying when she rolled off my grave.
Harker Jones
I've been focusing on screenwriting the past few years. I have seven completed features, four of which I think are really solid. I've gotten fantastic feedback and insights from managers and execs. I focus on comedy and horror mostly, though I also intend to adapt Until September into a film when I have time to catch a breath.
I won a contest with a short script, “Cole & Colette,” and the prize was to have it produced. The director did a fantastic job and it's been accepted into 22 film festivals around the world and has won several awards. You can view it here if you like:
https://youtu.be/iEXQawb9AKkURL
I also sold another short, “One-Hit Wonder,” which is in post-production right now having special effects put in.
I've also written a children’s book, “Sam the Sparrow, or The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly,” and have commissioned illustrations. We intend to publish this year.
I won a contest with a short script, “Cole & Colette,” and the prize was to have it produced. The director did a fantastic job and it's been accepted into 22 film festivals around the world and has won several awards. You can view it here if you like:
https://youtu.be/iEXQawb9AKkURL
I also sold another short, “One-Hit Wonder,” which is in post-production right now having special effects put in.
I've also written a children’s book, “Sam the Sparrow, or The Bird Who Was Afraid to Fly,” and have commissioned illustrations. We intend to publish this year.
Harker Jones
The best thing about being a writer is having other worlds to disappear into. We all do it through books and film and television and storytelling of any sort, but when you create that world (even if it's firmly based in the real world), it's more alive, more vivid. It's a respite from the horrors of the real world—even if what you write is horror! And, of course, the characters are your friends. So when you visit one of the worlds you created, you're also visiting old friends. It's very comforting.
Harker Jones
I had an unrequited crush on this beautiful boy who went to the same university I did. He worked at the Coach store in the mall and so we dubbed him Coach Boy (we were so creative). I sent him a letter telling him about the crush. He was very sweet. He called me and we chatted and he was very nice, but he had a boyfriend. So I channeled all those emotions into this book. I know how to find him (Coach Boy), but he still has no idea that he was the impetus for a novel.
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