Ask the Author: Matthew J. Dave
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Matthew J. Dave
From a variety of sources. Real life crimes, cultural legends, modern and historical politics, and honestly, kitschy indy fiction.
Matthew J. Dave
BE CONSISTENT. Have a routine as a writer, it doesn't matter how fast or slow it is. If you are consistent, then even if it takes years, your book WILL be completed.
Matthew J. Dave
An update to the Razarkha Trilogy, then after that I intent to write a world book of sorts written from the perspective of in-universe explorer Antique of Parakos!
Matthew J. Dave
The cord broke for the second time in a row.
Skydiving was not for him.
Skydiving was not for him.
Matthew J. Dave
The Discworld, unambiguously. It's a world capable of sociological change, absurdity, humour, and heart; it's a lot like our world, just with magical spice.
Matthew J. Dave
I deal with writer's block through rigid routine. When on an active project, I always plan a chapter through the week, write on Saturdays and do a first time rough edit on Sundays. While this means there's no exciting bursts of inspiration where I'm writing an insane amount over two days, the consistency means that the project, no matter the length, WILL get done.
Matthew J. Dave
[MAJOR SPOILERS]
Naraxa and the Dead Florist takes inspiration from a few noteworthy parricides, namely Joel Guy Junior, Grant Amato, and Chandler Halderson. The common thread for all of these were young men who simultaneously relied upon their parents while also resenting them for one reason or another.
Some of the details of these cases will give much of the book away, but yes. There were numerous real life crimes that inspired this particular mystery.
Naraxa and the Dead Florist takes inspiration from a few noteworthy parricides, namely Joel Guy Junior, Grant Amato, and Chandler Halderson. The common thread for all of these were young men who simultaneously relied upon their parents while also resenting them for one reason or another.
Some of the details of these cases will give much of the book away, but yes. There were numerous real life crimes that inspired this particular mystery.
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