Ask the Author: R. Scott Tyler
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R. Scott Tyler
It was the bird that saved her; yes, the one whose entire head was inside the little one’s mouth now. The one whose scrawny feet were just barely twitching as the little one suckled in apparent ecstasy.
R. Scott Tyler
While I enjoy reading some fantasy and science fiction, most of the books I read (and write) have their roots based in real life. There is a macabre story that my mother told me about one of her close relatives. When looking at it in real life, standing only a short distance back, there were elements of tremendous tragedy, as well as unconditional love, hope, and redemption. While the reality may never be known, a tale spun from it's roots could be twisted in so many different ways.
R. Scott Tyler
I have almost always been inspired through my travels. The inspiration doesn't always come from a recent trip, but can present itself even years later when I'm thinking back about places I visited and people I met. I try to bring culture and personality to all my stories because those are the stories I like to read; stories that are out of my comfort zone and out of my base of knowledge.
R. Scott Tyler
My current work in progress is called "One Fish, Two Fish, Big Fish, Little Fish" and is the second book in the 'Smugglers in Paradise' series. The story picks up 15 years after the end of the first book "Game of Wit and Chance".
Once again reality proves that life goes on, no matter what, and while the characters have aged, married, taken lovers, and procreated, the devastation of what happened in book one has not been forgotten.
Once again reality proves that life goes on, no matter what, and while the characters have aged, married, taken lovers, and procreated, the devastation of what happened in book one has not been forgotten.
R. Scott Tyler
I've learned several ways to deal with writer's block from participating in, and winning, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the last three years. I won't bore you with all the tricks, but one I really love is the relationship web.
If I'm at a road block, stuck on where to go next, I write down a list of all the characters in my story then start drawing relationship lines between them. I tried this in 2013 and 'realized' that the elderly woman in my story had known the antagonist since he was a child. This was unknown to me until the relationship web exercise revealed it. It was a critical turning point in the ultimate solution to the story.
It doesn't always happen, but sometimes a writer has to sit back and listen more closely to what the characters are saying.
If I'm at a road block, stuck on where to go next, I write down a list of all the characters in my story then start drawing relationship lines between them. I tried this in 2013 and 'realized' that the elderly woman in my story had known the antagonist since he was a child. This was unknown to me until the relationship web exercise revealed it. It was a critical turning point in the ultimate solution to the story.
It doesn't always happen, but sometimes a writer has to sit back and listen more closely to what the characters are saying.
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