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What advice to you have for aspiring novelists starting out?
I'm really impressed with his work ethic... in many interviews he mentions getting up at 3:30am before going to a corporate job. No one really goes any deeper than that soundbite. Would love more detail on this:
-What time does he go to sleep? (e.g. is he cutting into sleep or changing his schedule)
-What advice does he have to professionals to carve out writing time?
-He has also mentioned that work often creeps into writing time. What strategies does he use when work gets crazy to either protect some writing time or - if he has to push pause - how does he get back into his world after a long work interruption?
Pretty much anything on how he is managing to crank out epic fantasy while working a > 9-5 demanding job would be of extreme interest.
I've been waiting to read the Author's Definitive Edition of "The Unremembered," but I did want to ask about the music magic that's been mentioned in reviews and interviews.Is this a new style of music invented for the book, or are you using Earth-based music to create the music? The first thing I thought of when I read about it was what kind of effect something like Tuvan throat singing would have in your world.
From where do you draw on inspiration for the character names and places in your books?
What are your all time favorite book(s), album(s), and movie(s)/?
Do you ever suffer from writer's block, and if so how do you deal with it?
IF YOU HAVE TO CHANGE A destiny OF ONLY ONE OF YOUR CHARACTERS WHICH ONE YOU WILL CHOOSE ?
I read the article you did for TOR on metal music for fantasy authors. I thought it was completely on point and I really enjoyed reading about how much you and Robin Hobb like Nightwish :).What helped bring about your idea for the vault of heaven books and did you have any problem developing it?
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