Ask the Author: Bob Goddard
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Bob Goddard
Remove all distractions. The biggest is the internet. Switch off, pull out the plug, disconnect. Sit in a quiet room with a pad and pencil, close your eyes and inhabit your book's world. Hear the characters chatting to each other. Then write.
Bob Goddard
The delicious feeling that comes from a glowing review
Bob Goddard
Write short fiction first. It will hone your skills and teach you how to be concise. Join writers groups and get others to read and criticise your work. It will cause you much pain, but your writing will improve enormously. Read and analyse your favourite authors, understand how they do it. Read 'how to' writing advice or join creative writing classes.
Bob Goddard
The third part of the Mother Moon trilogy. Plus a compilation of short stories. Plus a non-fic Moon colony book - how we will set up our first Moon base at the south pole in the next few years!
Bob Goddard
A burning desire to tell a story. Characters begging to be heard.
Bob Goddard
As it was the sequel to Mother Moon, the characters and settings were already familiar. It was the characters themselves who told me what they would be doing next!
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