The Author Interviews, Round 3, #4: Jesse Waldvogel

Next up in my Author Interviews series isJesse Waldvogelwho stopped by to answer 15 writing-related questions for us.Something many people don’t know:I am a spiritualist. I generally don’t talk about it, but it is somewhat of an inspiration for the second book that I will be working on. I am also quite an observant person, I notice more things than most people.What made me want to become a writer?Well, fourth grade had an assignment to write a short Halloween story for English class. It was fun and I loved creating the story. So needless to say, I wanted to keep writing.What is your writing style?Typically, first person. But my first book is third person, as it is a fantasy story. It just seems to fit fantasy stories to write in a third person. So many of them are in the third person.Do you set a writing goal?I try to set a 500 word goal every week. Will try to make it 1000, or maybe even 2000 when the opportunity arises.What are you working on at the moment?The current book I’m writing is about a Dark mage who comes across a village in peril, being devastated by a dragon that was tainted by a certain corrupting ancient magic. The he finds out what has caused the dragon to become what it was, an old enemy of elves, who all were once elves themselves, but were transformed into what they are by the God of the Underworld. And use the ancient magic that was taught to the first of them by that God.Does it have a lesson, or moral?It doesn’t have any lesson or morals to it.Do you let the characters control the story?Sometimes when I write, my characters do tend to hijack the story. Other than that, I mostly have the reigns to whatever story I’m writing.Who is your favourite author?I would say that J.K. Rowling would be my favourite author. She has gone through so much in her life, and still managed to get the start of her book series out, which sold millions worldwide and it is quite remarkably one of the most detailed world I have ever read. And she is an intelligent and compassionate person.Do you use the people in your life as inspiration for characters?Every character I create for any story that I write is purely from my imagination. I like to sometimes base some aspects of a world, or my stories from places or historical events, but my characters are purely imaginative.What do you love most about writing?What I love most about the writing process is the creation of the story. It is also what drives me to write my stories. Just thinking about the story inspires me to write it in the first place.Do you have a day job and if so, what do you do?I don’t necessarily have a day job, as my job (apart from writing) is a late night, floor maintenance job at a grocery store.Where do you see yourself in 5 years?Where I see myself in five years as a writer is having a few books published and a fulltime freelance writer, and maybe journalist.What is your favourite fiction book?My favourite fiction book at the moment would be James Barclay’s “Ravensoul”.What is your favourite non-fiction book?If college textbooks count as non-fiction, I suppose it would be “Understanding Our Universe”.Where can we find you online?You can find me on Facebook, either Jesse Waldvogel or WaldvogelWriting. Or my blog, waldvogelwriting.com.Many thanks to Jesse for taking part in this interview. If you would like to support this author's writing, please consider following them on Facebook.My free fantasy book is also still available for download using the below link.www.books2read.com/findingpandora