Ask the Author: R.G. Yoho
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R.G. Yoho
I can, but I don't really see any reason to.
R.G. Yoho
If I could go to ANY fictional world, I would probably choose H.G. Wells' story of the Time Machine. And if I had a time machine, then I would travel to non-fictional worlds, famous events and places of the past. Perhaps most of all, I would like to have been witness to the events of the legendary characters of the Old West and the bloody 1920 shootout in Matewan, WV.
R.G. Yoho
I just finished ROOSEVELT'S BOYS and SLOW TRAIN TO SONORA, in order to review them for Western Writer's Roundup magazine. And summer is going to be remarkably full with the necessity to get another book out, the upcoming WV Writers Conference, and the WWA Cconvention. But to answer your question: Next on my list is THE DEATH ROW ALL STARS by Howard Kazanjian and my good friend, Chris Enss. I haven't thought too much beyond that.
R.G. Yoho
Sorry I missed this earlier.
I get inspired to write by writing. The more I write, the more inspired I become.
Inspiration is a fleeting and fickle. It makes for a lousy mistress and even worse for a bride. A writer doesn't dare be at her mercy, because deadlines often won't wait.
I have learned to park my butt in a chair and WRITE, boldly confronting that blank page. And I have also learned that some of my most inspired writing was done when I forced myself to work.
It has been my experience that discipline often gives birth to inspiration. And books are often like our children. They are conceived through inspiration, but they are born only through labor.
I know that isn't the answer a young writer wants to hear, but it IS the answer you need to hear.
I get inspired to write by writing. The more I write, the more inspired I become.
Inspiration is a fleeting and fickle. It makes for a lousy mistress and even worse for a bride. A writer doesn't dare be at her mercy, because deadlines often won't wait.
I have learned to park my butt in a chair and WRITE, boldly confronting that blank page. And I have also learned that some of my most inspired writing was done when I forced myself to work.
It has been my experience that discipline often gives birth to inspiration. And books are often like our children. They are conceived through inspiration, but they are born only through labor.
I know that isn't the answer a young writer wants to hear, but it IS the answer you need to hear.
R.G. Yoho
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R.G. Yoho
I don't believe in writer's block. I park my backside in a chair at the desk and write! Along the way, I've discovered discipline often gives birth to inspiration.
R.G. Yoho
The satisfaction of actually finishing a book that someone else might like to read.
R.G. Yoho
Find a local writers' group and become an active member. And if they have a yearly conference or convention, make sure you go!
R.G. Yoho
I am currently working on another sequel in my Kellen Malone Western series.
R.G. Yoho
I got the idea while watching the History Chanel's mini-series on the Hatfields & McCoys. Although it was interesting and well-done, I remember thinking that they failed to give us the most interesting history in West Virginia.
That was the story of the Matewan shootout, which led to the assassination of Sid Hatfield on the courthouse steps in Welch, which also led to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
That was when I decided to write the book, Return to Matewan.
That was the story of the Matewan shootout, which led to the assassination of Sid Hatfield on the courthouse steps in Welch, which also led to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
That was when I decided to write the book, Return to Matewan.
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