Ask the Author: Danielle Freeman
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Danielle Freeman
My main advice to aspiring writers is:
1) Write the kind of stories that you personally would like to read. This is because if you try too hard to write something to please a certain outside group of people (and the less like you they are, the more likely this outcome is) there is a very real chance that you'll mess up horribly. I mean, just look at some of the horrendous "girl-oriented" games whipped up by adult male developers! Write what you'd find entertaining, and people with the same sense of humor, sense of adventure, same types of interests, will also likely be drawn to it. Simple as that.
2) Always leave them wanting more. This old showbiz adage may seem trite and cliched, but it's absolutely true. After all, even us authors are entertainers; never forget that. When you tell your story, make sure to put on a good show and leave your reader's imagination going about the future fates of your characters and universe. This way, even if your book is a one-off, it'll still leave them anticipating the next thing you write.
1) Write the kind of stories that you personally would like to read. This is because if you try too hard to write something to please a certain outside group of people (and the less like you they are, the more likely this outcome is) there is a very real chance that you'll mess up horribly. I mean, just look at some of the horrendous "girl-oriented" games whipped up by adult male developers! Write what you'd find entertaining, and people with the same sense of humor, sense of adventure, same types of interests, will also likely be drawn to it. Simple as that.
2) Always leave them wanting more. This old showbiz adage may seem trite and cliched, but it's absolutely true. After all, even us authors are entertainers; never forget that. When you tell your story, make sure to put on a good show and leave your reader's imagination going about the future fates of your characters and universe. This way, even if your book is a one-off, it'll still leave them anticipating the next thing you write.
Danielle Freeman
Currently, I'm working on the sequel to my first book, as well as a sci-fi title that I've been fiddling around with under the working title of "Downloaded." I won't reveal too much about it here, except that "Mega Man" fans will probably get a kick out of it. ^_^
Danielle Freeman
Well, the same way way that I generally think up new ideas--daydreaming. I haven't got a bustling social life, so I have a lot of time to myself to think, and some of those thoughts become the seeds of new stories, and some of those stories turn out to be so good that I just have to write them.
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