Interview with:M. Pax [mpax]
WRITING
 | What did you first read? How did you begin to write? Who were the first to read what you wrote? Pippi Longstocking, Walter Farley, The Phantom Tollbooth, Nancy Drew, and A Wrinkle in Time were my childhood favorites. Writing is something I have to do. My husband and a friend were my first readers. |
| What is your favorite genre? Can you provide a link to a site where we can read some of your work or learn something about it? |
| What is your creative process like? What happens before sitting down to write? Things simmer on the backburner for awhile. A scene or the main character will come to me first. From there, I write the character bio and create the word. Things come along to inspire me and I write them down in an idea journal. I keep a journal/notebook for each project. |
| What type of reading inspires you to write? I read a lot of classic literature. I love historical fiction, literature, and strange as well as science fiction and fantasy. |
| What do you think are the basic ingredients of a story? Great characters and great plot coming together in an unexpected and satisfying way. I love the unexpected and being surprised, but it has to make sense. |
| What voice do you find most to your liking: first person or third person? Third person limited. |
| What well known writers do you admire most? Margaret George, Peter Mayle, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Hermann Hesse, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
| What is required for a character to be believable? How do you create yours? A character must be flawed. Must be a mixture of good and bad. I love the anti-hero. I pick characters who most wouldn't think as anything special. I think they're the most interesting people. |
| Are you equally good at telling stories orally? Not always. |
| Deep down inside, who do you write for? Myself. |
| Is writing a form of personal therapy? Are internal conflicts a creative force? I'd say it is. |
| Does reader feed-back help you? Yes. I've used it already and was grateful to receive it. |
| Do you participate in competitions? Have you received any awards? No. |
| Do you share rough drafts of your writings with someone whose opinion you trust? Yes. I have critique partners. |
| Do you believe you have already found "your voice" or is that something one is always searching for? I believe I've found it, but would say it's still on a journey to its full potential. |
| What discipline do you impose on yourself regarding schedules, goals, etc.? I have a pretty strict time schedule. I set deadlines and stick to them. |
| What do you surround yourself with in your work area in order to help your concentrate? Quiet. |
| Do you write on a computer? Do you print frequently? Do you correct on paper? What is your process? I write on a computer, then print out. Later in the day I read and correct by pen. In the morning, I begin by inputting the hand edits. Rinse. Repeat. Until I'm done. |
| What sites do you frequent on-line to share experiences or information? Blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. |
| What has been your experience with publishers? I publish myself for the most part. Worked with a publisher for a short story, and still submit those from time to time. So far, it's been a good experience. |
| What are you working on now? The first book in a new series which will be out in Fall 2012. Also started The Backworlds book 3. |
| What do you recommend I do with all those things I wrote years ago but have never been able to bring myself to show anyone? Keep them. File them. Read them over. Maybe they'll spark a new idea. I'd say start fresh and move forward. You'll learn more that way. |
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