Comments on: Jessica Faust on BookEnds LLC http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/ Pop culture interviews by Tim O'Shea Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:31:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ann Pino http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 Ann Pino Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:05:51 +0000 http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/#comment-4003 Those are some great thoughts about down time and getting away from a book or idea for awhile. I got stuck in one of my spec fiction worlds for many years. It took a long time to realize I had to break free, and my first go at it was by by writing something in the same genre, but in a totally different fictional world. It helped, but the spark just wasn't there. After Hurricane Ike, I was in no mood to write, much less write any more gloomy spec fiction. I decided to try writing an urban fantasy that had been at the back of my mind for a long time. It was just the ticket, because the novel that unfolded was funny. I found myself giggling at inappropriate times, writing every chance I got, and loving every minute of it. Writing was fun and exciting again! Taking a break, whether it's from a book or an entire genre, is liberating and I think it makes one a better writer. Everyone needs a well-rounded life, but because writers tend to live so deeply in their fictional worlds, it can be hard to see that having a well-rounded "real" life doesn't exempt one from needing an equally rich and varied fictional life inside the mind. Those are some great thoughts about down time and getting away from a book or idea for awhile. I got stuck in one of my spec fiction worlds for many years. It took a long time to realize I had to break free, and my first go at it was by by writing something in the same genre, but in a totally different fictional world. It helped, but the spark just wasn’t there.

After Hurricane Ike, I was in no mood to write, much less write any more gloomy spec fiction. I decided to try writing an urban fantasy that had been at the back of my mind for a long time. It was just the ticket, because the novel that unfolded was funny. I found myself giggling at inappropriate times, writing every chance I got, and loving every minute of it. Writing was fun and exciting again!

Taking a break, whether it’s from a book or an entire genre, is liberating and I think it makes one a better writer. Everyone needs a well-rounded life, but because writers tend to live so deeply in their fictional worlds, it can be hard to see that having a well-rounded “real” life doesn’t exempt one from needing an equally rich and varied fictional life inside the mind.

]]> By: caleb fox http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/comment-page-1/#comment-4001 caleb fox Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:49:59 +0000 http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/#comment-4001 Who are your (anyone's favorite authors of urban fantasy)? Are there enough books to speak of eco fantasy yet? Do the fans of these areas like all three? Do they generally avoid epic fantasy? caleb fox Who are your (anyone’s favorite authors of urban fantasy)? Are there enough books to speak of eco fantasy yet? Do the fans of these areas like all three? Do they generally avoid epic fantasy?

caleb fox

]]> By: Kristan http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 Kristan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:47:18 +0000 http://talkingwithtim.com/wordpress/2009/01/07/jessica-faust-on-bookends-llc/#comment-3994 Here via BookEnds' blog, and I really enjoying this interview, thanks! Here via BookEnds’ blog, and I really enjoying this interview, thanks!

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