Interview with:Norman W Wilson [nwwphd]
WRITING
 | What did you first read? How did you begin to write? Who were the first to read what you wrote? I began reading at the age of three. My second grade teacher assigned us to write a story. From then on I wrote. My teacher. She thought I had a lot of imagination. I wrote about how it felt to be an eraser on a pencil. |
| 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? Whew! That has changed over the years. At the moment I'm into mysteries. I write speculative fiction. I enjoy the freedom it gives me. Yes, I have a website featuring some of my articles as well as my novels. |
| What is your creative process like? What happens before sitting down to write? Ideas come at any time or place. I let the story take me where it goes. Sometimes before I begin to write, especially if I'm doing articles, I spend time on the internet doing research. |
| What type of reading inspires you to write? For years I read world mythology, philosophy, contemporary material in physics, and human spirituality. From that has come ideas and inspiration. |
| What do you think are the basic ingredients of a story? That's a matter of opinion. Some say character others believe it's plot. I think it's both. |
| What voice do you find most to your liking: first person or third person? As do many beginning writers I wrote my first novel in first person. It seemed natural. I've since moved to third person and have found it offers some advantages. |
| What well known writers do you admire most? The list is long going from Aeschylus, Dickens, Lewis, Rolland, Morrell, Brown, Rand, to Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. |
| What is required for a character to be believable? How do you create yours? Ouch! Your getting into my soul of souls now. And therein lies my answer. I walk around under my character's skin, seek out his or her soul. From that I know how the behavior will be in certain situations in my story line. I've even killed off a character before he got into the book. |
| Are you equally good at telling stories orally? Hmm. An interesting question. I've been told I should have been a preacher as well as an actor. As a former teacher of literature, yes, I am good at telling stories orally. |
| Deep down inside, who do you write for? I would be remiss to say I wrote for myself. I write to sell and that means I write for the public. |
| Is writing a form of personal therapy? Are internal conflicts a creative force? No and no. |
| Does reader feed-back help you? If the feedback is constructive, yes. Don't just tell me something is not good. Tell me why so I can fix it. |
| Do you participate in competitions? Have you received any awards? No. I find them boring. |
| Do you share rough drafts of your writings with someone whose opinion you trust? Yes. Often I discuss a writing issue with my wife. I appreciate her candor and astuteness. |
| Do you believe you have already found "your voice" or is that something one is always searching for? A writer's voice is always evolving. If it doesn't, there is no growth. |
| What discipline do you impose on yourself regarding schedules, goals, etc.? I try to work at least six hours a day. I don't set schedules or goals for projects. |
| What do you surround yourself with in your work area in order to help your concentrate? I prefer quiet and no outside distractions, but that is difficult to achieve with three demanding cats. One, especially, likes to boss me around. |
| Do you write on a computer? Do you print frequently? Do you correct on paper? What is your process? I compute. Sometimes if I'm having a particularly difficult write, I'll go to paper.
If a new idea has popped up I'll jot it down on paper or dictate it to my recorder. |
| What sites do you frequent on-line to share experiences or information? I belong to several on-line sites. LinkedIN, Facebook, Myspace, Hubpages, IWOFA, Blurmedia to name a few. |
| What has been your experience with publishers? A lot of rejections slips. And sometimes kind words. |
| What are you working on now? I'm working on two different books, both fictional biographies. |
| 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? It's later than you think. From my point of view it's like keeping a set of dishes for good and seldom ever using them. They just gather dust in the hutch. |
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