Ask the Author: Evan Shapiro
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Evan Shapiro
With many things competing for my attention I've found having a routine vital. I spent many years lamenting the lack of time. In the end I created the time, demanded it, carved it out and now I protect it. I found that I couldn't expect others to respect my time for writing if I didn't respect it myself.
Evan Shapiro
I have no idea! A friend paid me the nicest compliment the other day. She said, 'I wish I had your brain'. It's sometimes a little noisy in here but it's always entertaining.
Evan Shapiro
The book I'm working on now is quite different from ROAD TO NOWHERE. It has a slight science fiction slant, it involves time travel, but I feel it's essentially about identity and how our relationships form our view of the world and indeed ourselves.
Evan Shapiro
There is something fundamentally rewarding about sharing ideas.
Evan Shapiro
Usually I make another cup of coffee, put some cloths away, clean the kitchen or if it's really extreme meditate. Then if it's just not flowing I stop for that session and leave it until next time. I have three mornings a week set aside for writing. If it doesn't flow in that time I'm not hard on myself. There are days when all I construct is a sentence and other days when it's pages. Having the routine is really important to me and I go back to it regardless of what I achieved in the last session.
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