Ask the Author: Raul Ramos y Sanchez
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Raul Ramos y Sanchez
I'm happy to say writer's block has never been problem. After three decades as a professional writer in the advertising business, putting myself in front of a keyboard is enough to get me going. I may not always be ready for crafting dialog or a scene. In those instances I work on backstory or plot development. The hardest part for me is finding time to write.
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
Writing is a unique creative experience. People who read your work share their minds with you for hours at a time. Few other art forms give a creative person that privilege. Hearing from readers and getting their perspectives on your work is probably the most satisfying part of a long and lonely process.
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
Write. Write. Write. Then re-write what you've written. Once you have a complete work that you are proud of, get a professional editor to improve it. Next, find an agent who believes in your work. You can do this online, through the mail or at a writers' conference. I recommend the latter. After all this, expect to be rejected. There is one thing all published writers have in common: persistence.
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
My fifth novel is at the story arc stage. I usually fully plot my novels beforehand, then select the character through whom each scene will be told. I don't want to say more about the novel at this stage except that it will be a Medieval political thriller.
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
After three decades as a professional writer, I just sit down at the keyboard and go to work. Finding the time is the hardest part. If I'm not inspired to write a scene, I will work on plot details or back story. The key for me is putting something down. Violating that blank page is enough.
Raul Ramos y Sanchez
My most recent book, The Skinny Years, was one I'd wanted to write since college. The novel is a coming-of-age story based on characters and experiences from my childhood in Miami during the turbulent 1960s. Some forty years later, I finished the book.
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