Ask the Author: Victor Lana
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Victor Lana
I want to read 'The Bell Jar,' 'The Sound and the Fury,' and 'The Bluest Eye' again this summer.
Victor Lana
What does an old skeleton key open that I found in my late grandfather's possessions?
Victor Lana
I just finished writing my new book. The phone rang, and as I was talking I accidentally and permanently deleted the file.
Victor Lana
I got the idea for 'The Stranger from the Sea' about ten years ago when I was walking along the beach and saw a man lying in the surf face down. I asked him if he needed help, and he said, "No, I'm fine." I went on my way, but then the thought of him lying there made me think what if that man had been naked and had fallen off a ship and then the ship became a spaceship and the man an alien fleeing a war on his planet.
So, I went home and wrote the first pages of what would be a short story. The story sat around a long time, but this summer I decided to give myself a summer writing challenge to turn that story into a book, and that motivated me and the book got written.
So, I went home and wrote the first pages of what would be a short story. The story sat around a long time, but this summer I decided to give myself a summer writing challenge to turn that story into a book, and that motivated me and the book got written.
Victor Lana
I look at the bust of William Shakespeare on the shelf above my desk. That's all I need to get started.
Victor Lana
I am currently working on promotions for my new book, 'The Stranger from the Sea.' It is currently on Amazon as an e-book, but it will also be coming out in print soon.
Victor Lana
Write! Write! Write! Sit down and write until the pen bleeds or your fingers do. Writing is hard work. Be prepared to sweat and keep at it. Write! Write! Write!
Victor Lana
As T.S. Eliot wrote, I get "to murder and create" and all other things in my fictional worlds. The create part is most fun, and the murder part never is, but sometimes a story needs that to happen. Mostly, I enjoy writing because I write about the things I would want to read.
Victor Lana
It doesn't happen often, but when it does I go out and take a brisk walk. Usually, I start writing in my head and can't wait to get back to my desk and get to work.
Victor Lana
I'd love to get into the pages of Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises' and travel with Jake from Paris to Spain.
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