Ask the Author: Val Tobin
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Val Tobin
"The Experiencers" was inspired by my own experiences with UFO research. I've participated in sky watches, and after asking myself some "what if" questions, images of some scenes popped into my head. I extrapolated those scenes into a story and it grew from there.
Val Tobin
Reading inspires me, as does talking shop with other writers. Music is also inspirational. Powerful or beautiful music triggers a creative urge.
Val Tobin
The sequel to "The Experiencers." The working title of the novel is "In the Valley of the Headless Men."
Val Tobin
Give yourself permission to write with wanton abandon during the first draft. That's the one no one but you will see, so you can go crazy.
Val Tobin
Writing gives me the perfect excuse to live in my head.
Val Tobin
I do something mindless that allows my thoughts to wander. I don't focus on my problem, but let the answer come to me when it wants to.
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