The Author Interviews, Round 3: #9: N. C. Stow
For interview 9 of round 3, I spoke toN. C. Stow,author of “Balancers: The other sound” (13 August 2016).
Where do you get your ideas from?I tried to write when I was younger and found that I couldn’t. I simply had not lived enough to be a writer. For my debut fantasy novel, I sat down and asked myself, ‘What do you think of everything?’ This time, magic happened, and I’ve been writing ever since. What helps me is that, in a sense, I am a traveller through worlds. I was born in Siberia ten years before the Soviet Union collapsed. Today I live in France. I know how my heroine felt when she was transported to a different reality.Why do you write?Writing makes me happy beyond words. It is a source of pleasure.What do you find most appealing about your chosen genre?A YA quest is one of hope, wonder, and meaning: the three legendary whales who carry us all through space on their backs. They are Life.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?There are no bad reviews. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. As a writer, I want to know what my readers think of my work.What do you find difficult about writing?I work better in complete silence, so I write mostly at night, and, on the next day, it hits me. I end up feeling tired day and night.Do you ever outsource your work?No. I do everything myself. I made my book trailer and even drew the characters for my cover by hand.What is your opinion on indie vs traditional publishing?I’ve only seen one side of the coin, but I enjoy being self-published. It is a lot of work but also absolute freedom. I’ve learned a lot about book creation and marketing.Talk us through your creative process from start to finish.I spend a lot of time looking for the right characters. When I find them, something goes click in my head, and then I can finally begin to write. I do some decent planning, of course, to get the creative process going, but I must admit that I improvise a lot because my characters guide me through the narrative as much as I guide them.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?My advice to anyone would be to do as much as they can themselves. Learn, learn, learn.If you could go back in time 12 months, what would you advise yourself?Make your first draft as perfect as you can.Thanks to N. C. Snow for this interesting interview. Please show your support for this indie author by clicking the below link orbuying their book!
Where do you get your ideas from?I tried to write when I was younger and found that I couldn’t. I simply had not lived enough to be a writer. For my debut fantasy novel, I sat down and asked myself, ‘What do you think of everything?’ This time, magic happened, and I’ve been writing ever since. What helps me is that, in a sense, I am a traveller through worlds. I was born in Siberia ten years before the Soviet Union collapsed. Today I live in France. I know how my heroine felt when she was transported to a different reality.Why do you write?Writing makes me happy beyond words. It is a source of pleasure.What do you find most appealing about your chosen genre?A YA quest is one of hope, wonder, and meaning: the three legendary whales who carry us all through space on their backs. They are Life.How do you deal with bad reviews, rejection and criticism?There are no bad reviews. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. As a writer, I want to know what my readers think of my work.What do you find difficult about writing?I work better in complete silence, so I write mostly at night, and, on the next day, it hits me. I end up feeling tired day and night.Do you ever outsource your work?No. I do everything myself. I made my book trailer and even drew the characters for my cover by hand.What is your opinion on indie vs traditional publishing?I’ve only seen one side of the coin, but I enjoy being self-published. It is a lot of work but also absolute freedom. I’ve learned a lot about book creation and marketing.Talk us through your creative process from start to finish.I spend a lot of time looking for the right characters. When I find them, something goes click in my head, and then I can finally begin to write. I do some decent planning, of course, to get the creative process going, but I must admit that I improvise a lot because my characters guide me through the narrative as much as I guide them.What advice would you give to aspiring writers?My advice to anyone would be to do as much as they can themselves. Learn, learn, learn.If you could go back in time 12 months, what would you advise yourself?Make your first draft as perfect as you can.Thanks to N. C. Snow for this interesting interview. Please show your support for this indie author by clicking the below link orbuying their book!
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