Ask the Author: Fiery Tenderness
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Fiery Tenderness
I try to approach the problem of the plot I'm stuck at logically. Usually I skip the part I don't know what to do with and focus on where I want it to lead me. Sometimes it takes time and a dozen paper sheets covered in schemes and diagrams, but eventually it somehow gets figured out. My writer's blocks usually precede significant changes in the plot flow, so I if I get stuck, it means I'm on the threshold of change.
Fiery Tenderness
Writing in itself is a pleasure for me, so I don't need to put any additional effort to bring myself to write. The inspiration, though... I usually need complete silence and a chance to lie on the floor with my eyes closed to imagine what's going on in the scene I'm working on. After a few such sessions I usually have a clear enough vision of it to be able to put it in words.
Fiery Tenderness
Back in 2018 when I finished the first version of "Love or Desire" as an interactive story, I promised I would write a sequel (although it wasn't planned initially). Now, when "Love or Desire" is a novel, I'm working on fulfilling that old promise. I'm writing the sequel (not sure what its title is going to be) and I have a hope to get it published in 2025. I'm sure no one but me remembers that promise I made back then. But I still do, and it's enough to make it happen.
Fiery Tenderness
As crazy as it might sound, the idea of "Love or Desire" came literally out of nowhere. I was washing utensils after dinner when suddenly two people, a man and a woman, started talking in my head. The woman's name was Tayra and she spoke in an impressively brash manner, despite the fact that the odds were clearly not on her side. The man was a villain and his name sounded in a way I wasn't sure how to spell in English. He seemed to be a reincarnation of an ancient sorcerer and he looked down on Tayra's insolence, aware of his own superiority. I got interested about where that talk could lead them, so I put the utensils aside and went to take notes instead. The story concept was changed significantly compared to their first talk, but the vibe in the communication of those two was preserved.
Fiery Tenderness
Seeing the whole new world emerging right in front of your eyes and knowing that you're in charge of that.
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