Ask the Author: Scott Charles
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Scott Charles
I find the present world to be more then enough.
Scott Charles
The little boy was dressed in his best clothes, which were all he had left; his shorts and his shirt and his little shoes were a perfect fit. The waves that rolled up the shore moved his limbs gently, giving him the appearance of movement, which belied the fact that he was dead.
Scott Charles
Over the summer I read Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" and "Anxiety and the Equation" by Eric Johnson.
Scott Charles
My most recent book is "The Illustrated Hen." For some reason (I don't remember exactly why) I was thinking about Poe's "Imp of the Perverse", and it occurred to me I could create a character that exemplified that particular idea, only in a whimsical way. A "satirical imp of the perverse." And the novel developed from that point on.
Scott Charles
Other writers. Ray Bradbury for example.
Scott Charles
Saying more with less words. For example, Haiku.
Scott Charles
Avoid the affectation of "being a writer." Don't take any of the writing seriously until you're done with it.
Scott Charles
Creating something new, and articulating something truthful.
Scott Charles
I just sit down and write. But I also have a plan for what I'm going to write. Sometimes it's a bullet point list or some other kind of enumerated list, or sometimes a couple of lines with ideas, or milestones I'm trying to get to.
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