Ask the Author: Ice Mike
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Ice Mike
I get inspired to write for a number of reasons, but to name a few; I most get inspired to write when a good idea comes to mind, or when I feel the need to express myself about something. I'm most strongly inspired to write though when the thought of the legacy I want to leave behind starts gnawing its reminder at me.
Ice Mike
I am currently working on Deeply Rooted 4, the final installment to the Deeply Rooted Series. The ideas for the storyline come from my imagination, in conjunction with the existing characters and the outcomes that their personalities dictated must occur.
Ice Mike
My advice for aspiring writers is to read the book "Immediate Fiction" by Jerry Cleaver before you write/revise your manuscript. Make sure that what you 'see' in your mind translates just as vividly onto paper for the readers. Learn how to love writing a good story the same way you love reading a good story. Devote yourself and your time to the craft if writing is what you want to do for a living. And lastly, but most importantly , ALWAYS copyright your work before you let anyone else touch it.
Ice Mike
The best thing about being a writer is being able to create characters and stories that people can genuinely identify with and strongly feel some kind of way about, good or bad. Also, the fact that I can take a blank page of paper and create something from my mind that will literally exist long after I'm dead and gone both deeply motivates me. But being able to get lost in my mind and find fascinating storylines to write is one of the most awesome feelings I've ever experienced, I'm addicted to it!
Ice Mike
Personally, I don't believe in writer's block. I've been writing since 2010 and I've yet to suffer from an episode of writer's block. Don't get me wrong, there have been times over the years when I just didn't 'feel' like writing, but I never felt any type of 'mental block' or anything. What allowed me to see it that way is when I read "Immediate Fiction" by Jerry Cleaver, and in it he wrote, "You don't get in the mood to write. You write to get in the mood." Since reading that passage, that has been my approach. I conjure up a good storyline, or scene, and then I just write and let my pen take me wherever it goes. My imagination and my passion for writing take care of the rest. However, my advice for writers' suffering from writer's block is to patiently plot out a storyline or scene in your mind and then put pen to paper and follow your imagination no matter how languid you feel.
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