Ask the Author: Joe Wesson
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Joe Wesson
A man runs out of toilet paper and is about to head out to the store. He looks up at the news on his television and sees the COVID-19 outbreak is happening.
Joe Wesson
I am not a writer....I'm a storyteller.
Joe Wesson
It's very simple. I just skip the part that I'm stuck on and write the stuff that is flowing. "I'll get back to that" is the slogan of writing a book for me. YOu just have to make sure you actually go back.
Joe Wesson
Coffee. It pulls out the crap and lets you hit the ground running.
Joe Wesson
This is the most simple advice, but it never fails. WRITE! I started writing in the Marine Corps with a pencil and notebook I could fit in my pocket and it was absolute garbage. I remember finally deciding to write a book and thinking "well how in the hell am I going to do this?" Just like with everything else in life, I just started and figured the rest out as I went.
Joe Wesson
Right now I am about one hundred or so pages into the sequel to REM. For those who loved the first book, I gotta say that the sequel will top anything the first one had.
Joe Wesson
The idea took a long time to materialize. What was the driving force behind the idea of the story was that I knew exactly how to end the book. That scene in my head really drove to asking myself how I get to the end. After that, the big idea is like a snowball spiraling down a hill.
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