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Megan Wong

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I'm a fledgling author just trying to spread my stories to the world. I've been writing stories since elementary school when I wrote small tales about witches and the power of friendship (classic children's lit), since then I've worked on longer works mostly about magical creatures. Island Whispers is my debut novel and took 6 years to finish and get published. I received my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in creative writing from NC State University. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Megan Wong It depends. If I'm writing a new story then I usually take some time to "become bored." Boredom is an underutilized tool, most people think that we ha…moreIt depends. If I'm writing a new story then I usually take some time to "become bored." Boredom is an underutilized tool, most people think that we have to avoid it at all costs and so they use technology to stimulate their senses, especially by using the internet. I'm guilty of that too, but if I want to write something new - I have to be bored. I have to be able to think and rethink and imagine, so I sit and I stew in thoughts until an idea emerges and I play with it, see where it goes and if it's interesting enough that I'm not bored, I write it down.

Now, if I'm trying to deal with writer's block for writing a current story, I can do two things. The first is to write anyway, maybe a scene in the far future or something that just doesn't seem good at all, but I push on, I try to see if my characters have something else that they need to do. The second is to toy around with the idea, letting myself mull over it and then go to sleep. Dreams are super helpful and your thoughts before you go to sleep can be inspiring, so I let myself think about it, over and over, until something begins to play out in my head.

If I don't feel energetic about writing, then surrounding myself with other writers helps a lot. They motivate me because their excitement about their own work helps to fuel my own excitement. (less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Megan Wong The best thing is writing about something that you love and finding ways to dive deeper into stories. I like to play out scenes in my head to figure o…moreThe best thing is writing about something that you love and finding ways to dive deeper into stories. I like to play out scenes in my head to figure out what the characters will do or say and sometimes they surprise me.(less)

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This is probably my favorite flash fiction from my writing vault. I wrote this for an

undergrad writing class and getting to read it in front of all my fellow writers was an

enlivening experience. Part of what made it fun was the accent. When I read this story,

the child's voice has a very distinct southern accent, something that I have had off and

on through my youth. You may know someone like th

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“Her eyes misted and she shook herself. Joy and celebration, she reminded herself sternly. No tears.”
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“Our gifts do not determine what we do; that is for our own minds to decide.”
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“Time, it would take, but he would reach the merpeople and destroy every civilization beneath the surface of the waves.”
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― Oscar Wilde

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
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