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THE EXCITING JOURNEY OF Writing
​a Fictional Book

"IT'S A LUXURY BEING A WRITER,
​ BECAUSE ALL YOU EVER THINK ABOUT IS LIFE."

​AMY TAN






THREE QUESTIONS

10/10/2016
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There are times when I have wondered, if given the opportunity, what three questions I would ask the person I most admire. If it were business, would it be Bill Gates or Warren Buffett? If it were entertainment, would it be Anthony Hopkins or Matt Damon? Sports, would it be David Beckham or Dusty Baker? If I had the chance to meet a writer, would it be J.K. Rowling or James Patterson? The list is endless, except now I must add another element. What if I only had one hour, that's all, to ask my three questions?


What would that mean? First, it means, the questions could not be simple ones. The type of question that is answered in only one or two words. The questions must be thought out before hand, and each answer could only be 20 minutes in length. Three questions to someone I admire, with answers that could change my life or my way of looking at the world. Would twenty minutes be enough probably not? Then would I ask only two questions and allow each answer 30 minutes, or should it be one question with one answer? I would not be allowed to interrupt, which means the question and answer would be life changing. 

No, that does not work; it has to be three questions. However, what would they be? In each of the people I mention as examples would I ask, "How did you become successful," or "When did you know you wanted to be," or what?

If I had two days to prepare what would I do and what would I want to know? Personally, I want to know how to become a better writer. So, I want to know in the face of life's disappointments, how to pick myself up and push forward. I want to know how long the whole process takes. I want to know at what point I should quit if I don't succeed. I want to know how many hours a day I should work at honing the craft. What makes a good writer? What makes a good story? 

Now for a dose of reality, I do not know anyone famous, and if I did, one hour would never be enough. As far as the questions though, I should be asking those and many more of myself. What I know of success comes from within. What I know of persistence, hard work and determination, with no guarantees also comes from within.

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The following is a portion of J.K. Rowling's Bio- She conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990.[5] The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until she finished the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in 1997. 

I wonder if anyone ever gave her the advice to give it up, and were they famous. 


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    Robert Stephen.
    What makes a writer? What do you envision when you think about that question?

    Someone sitting by an open window looking out over the ocean, desert, mountains? Rainy day, foggy, sunny? 

    My definition of a writer of fiction. A person who drives himself or herself to the edge of insanity when writing a story to the best of their ability that you the reader find entertaining.

    I can honestly say my life has been interesting, far from boring.  Land baron, restaurateur, photographer, artisan, author. A life full of ups and downs. A life full of stories.

    Along the way I've met hundreds of people, some interesting, some not. Some dangerous, some beautiful, some kind, and some cruel. During my lifetime I've even had my heart run over a couple of times, but when all of it is said and done I wouldn't trade it in. 


    Writing has always been inside of me, but the siren never called to me. I wasn't ready until one day in October of 2015 when life said, "Start writing."

    Writing is a long journey, full of many perils, but don't be afraid it is an exciting adventure! 

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