Ask the Author: Arinn Dembo
Answered Questions (9)
Arinn Dembo
I've been very fortunate to have incredibly imaginative and intelligent fans. They ask great questions, and demand great answers.
Arinn Dembo
Currently finishing up a first novel in a series about multiverse travel, Forteana, and eastern Tennessee.
Arinn Dembo
Try to figure out which stories are really yours to tell, and tell the SHIT out of them.
Arinn Dembo
I've had family living in Knoxville, Tennessee for many years. My first memorable visit was in 1982, when I went during the World's Fair, but I eventually returned to live there full-time in my 30's, when I attended the University of Tennessee to get my degree in Anthropology. The book I'm currently writing grew out of my love for the history and people of eastern Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains.
Arinn Dembo
Writer's block is no different from any other symptom of mental illness. Treat the illness, the block will go away--you'll either get back to writing, or you'll figure out why you don't want to write right now.
Arinn Dembo
Everything inspires me to write! Writing is one of my major responses to stimuli.
I write when I'm happy, sad, angry, curious, playful, or scared. I write sometimes to explore an idea or to vent my pain.
I also write because ideas, stories and characters pop into my head, and sometimes they absolutely will not go away until I write them. So...it's kind of a rite of exorcism.
I write when I'm happy, sad, angry, curious, playful, or scared. I write sometimes to explore an idea or to vent my pain.
I also write because ideas, stories and characters pop into my head, and sometimes they absolutely will not go away until I write them. So...it's kind of a rite of exorcism.
Arinn Dembo
I woke up one morning and Donald Trump was President. Who needs two sentences?
Arinn Dembo
This answer contains spoilers…
(view spoiler)
Arinn Dembo
Martha Wells "The Network Effect"
Silvia Moreno-Garcia "Mexican Gothic" and "Untamed Shore"
Seanan McGuire's "Imaginary Numbers"
Charlie Jane Anders "The City In The Middle of the Night"
N.K. Jemison "The City We Became"
S.A. Chakraborty "Empire of Gold"
Stephen Graham Jones "The Only Good Indians"
Cheri Dimaline "Empire of Wild"
Fonda Lee "Jade War"
Tomi Adeyemi "Children of Blood and Bone"
...and many more.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia "Mexican Gothic" and "Untamed Shore"
Seanan McGuire's "Imaginary Numbers"
Charlie Jane Anders "The City In The Middle of the Night"
N.K. Jemison "The City We Became"
S.A. Chakraborty "Empire of Gold"
Stephen Graham Jones "The Only Good Indians"
Cheri Dimaline "Empire of Wild"
Fonda Lee "Jade War"
Tomi Adeyemi "Children of Blood and Bone"
...and many more.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more