Ask the Author: R. Christopher Longstreet
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R. Christopher Longstreet
Quite frankly, none. I could conjure up mysterious content, just for the sake of writing a plot; but, I really never had any mystery in my own life to draw from.
R. Christopher Longstreet
I wanted to express the inner turmoil of my main character search to be himself. Almost anyone, who is successful and who is struggling to be, can identify with that.
R. Christopher Longstreet
Reading, being attentive to becoming a good listener, observing how people interact with each, and I would submit, being me. I am most inspired and find being at peace with myself when I am writing. I could be doing something else, but I would not be happy and feel the freedom to be absolutely happy with my life.
R. Christopher Longstreet
Oh, my God! What am I not working on. I have sketched/outlined/percolating several ideas for books to write. To more exact, in the now, I am at the completion stage of my next book that deals with school integration in a southern town during the mid-sixties. It is a historical fiction piece that presents the lives of two young students (one black and the white) as they become entangled in the throes of racism when they began to develop a close friendship.
R. Christopher Longstreet
Ahhhh, curious question. To obtain any satisfaction in what you do involves enduring the difficulty of it by maintaining the passion in doing it. Recognize, explore, and indulge yourself in anything you discover in your development as a writer to express everything you feel. Edit later.
R. Christopher Longstreet
I never considered this question. I think being a writer, or for that matter, is what I love. It permeates in my bones and I just be who I am in that sense. I enjoy the process; learning new words and how to use them in doing my work is quite fulfilling. Growing as a writer is the joy of it.
R. Christopher Longstreet
There is always thoughts brewing inside my mind as a writer. I am constantly working on various projects, often at the same time. Sketching outlines, editing, and working to finish projects fills my time, so having what they call "writer's block", I have never experienced. I am a writer, writing all the time.
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