10 Questions with Scott Nicholson
1. You incorporate setting as well into your stories as any writer I have ever read. Is that something you consciously try to achieve or is that a natural progression of your writing? Thanks for the kind words. Setting has always been important to me because I was raised on the old Appalachian front-porch ghost stories. You can’t really take most of them and stick them anywhere else, especially a big city, so it kind of stuck inside me.
2. What’s the greatest moment in your writing career? Sometimes it’s simply finishing the next sentence! I’ve had some fun times and achieved some goals, but hearing from a reader is about the best.
3. Do you believe in ghosts? I’m an open-minded skeptic. I used to do a little paranormal investigating and once had the perception of being “touched,” but I can’t say whether that was physical or psychological.
4. You have gone from being traditionally published to predominately self-publishing your novels. Why did you make the switch and would you recommend this approach to other authors? Half inspiration and half desperation. Now I can write directly for readers instead of other motivations (such as pleasing strangers who control your career). I’ll still write books for Amazon imprints and I’d consider a traditional deal if it made sense. I just go with the flow. I don’t have any ego stake in any particular route. That’s something each writer will just have to personally decide.
5. Is there an overall theme to your writing? I believe it comes down to the big question of “Why are we here and what happens after that?” It’s vague and broad but it’s certainly the biggest mystery we face as humans.
6. What advice do you have for beginning writers? Write a sentence, then the next, and keep on until you’re done, then stop. It’s that easy and that hard. I think Neil Gaiman said something like that.
7. How do you use social media to promote your writing? Just get out there and be yourself. Be good at what you’re good at and don’t waste time on stuff that feels like work.
8. Is there any subject that is off limits for you as a writer? I don’t write erotica or torture stuff. Not a big fan of high-speed car chases and wild shoot-em-ups. Other than that, I will try anything.
9. What is your best quality as a writer? No way to answer that without sounding vain. I think a good trait is that I keep remembering I still have a lot to learn and I try to get better every day.
10. If you could pick one other author to collaborate with on a novel or story, living or dead, who would it be? Stephen King is obvious. But I bet Dr. Seuss would be more fun.
2. What’s the greatest moment in your writing career? Sometimes it’s simply finishing the next sentence! I’ve had some fun times and achieved some goals, but hearing from a reader is about the best.
3. Do you believe in ghosts? I’m an open-minded skeptic. I used to do a little paranormal investigating and once had the perception of being “touched,” but I can’t say whether that was physical or psychological.
4. You have gone from being traditionally published to predominately self-publishing your novels. Why did you make the switch and would you recommend this approach to other authors? Half inspiration and half desperation. Now I can write directly for readers instead of other motivations (such as pleasing strangers who control your career). I’ll still write books for Amazon imprints and I’d consider a traditional deal if it made sense. I just go with the flow. I don’t have any ego stake in any particular route. That’s something each writer will just have to personally decide.
5. Is there an overall theme to your writing? I believe it comes down to the big question of “Why are we here and what happens after that?” It’s vague and broad but it’s certainly the biggest mystery we face as humans.
6. What advice do you have for beginning writers? Write a sentence, then the next, and keep on until you’re done, then stop. It’s that easy and that hard. I think Neil Gaiman said something like that.
7. How do you use social media to promote your writing? Just get out there and be yourself. Be good at what you’re good at and don’t waste time on stuff that feels like work.
8. Is there any subject that is off limits for you as a writer? I don’t write erotica or torture stuff. Not a big fan of high-speed car chases and wild shoot-em-ups. Other than that, I will try anything.
9. What is your best quality as a writer? No way to answer that without sounding vain. I think a good trait is that I keep remembering I still have a lot to learn and I try to get better every day.
10. If you could pick one other author to collaborate with on a novel or story, living or dead, who would it be? Stephen King is obvious. But I bet Dr. Seuss would be more fun.
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