E. M. Kingston asks questions every Sunday and here are my answers for this week.
When did you first discover your love of writing?
High School maybe? Not sure really, I’ve been writing off and on for forty years, mostly off until lately.
Would you say that you found your imagination at a young age or when you became older? If you want to, share something you discovered with your imagination. (Be sure to copyright your post )
Young age for sure. I’ve always had a running story going on in my head. Sort of like a true life Walter Mitty.
What is your favorite genre to write about? (Example: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, True Crime, etc.)
Dark fiction. Though I’ll toss in some others whenever I have a fancy to do so.
Do you ever get “writer’s block”? If so, do you have a reason of why it happens?
Oh god yes. I’ll go blank in the middle of writing a word sometimes. Usually when I’m trying to write the ending to a story.
Can you tell me something that I do not know that you do not mind sharing about your style of writing?
Before I sit down and type the first word, I have a great opening sentence or two in my head. I also have about 3/4 of the story mapped out. I usually have no idea how I’m going to end the story until I write it. When I write a story with a twist, it is as much of a surprise to me as it is to the reader.
Once again, great questions. I missed last week, but hope to do these every week.
Writing with Cancer 
Very interesting Q and A.
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Enjoy reading Q and As,
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You have great opening sentences.
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Thanks! I appreciate that.
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Hi Matt! I think I am like you in the aspect of writing the story and how to end it. I kind of write on the seat of my pants. I wish I could map like you though. I end up forgetting some characteristics of my characters at times. I have to get better at mapping them and the acts. I enjoyed reading your rambles 🙂 Thanks for joining in again! Happy to have you! Have a great week also!
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That’s cool that we write the same. When I say I map out the story in my head, I mean that I actually see the story like a movie in my head. Helps to remember the characteristics of the stars of my inner show.
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Very cool! I get those too! Mine will come like a daydream, and I always say that I have pictures in my head. I see locations, people I don’t know, etc. When it happens around people, it’s like a daze out and then come back to reality. It’s an otherworldly feeling for sure.
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That’s the Walter Mitty effect. I’ve had it all my life.
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🙂 I had to look that up! It’s exactly like that! Thanks for giving it a title for me, Matt 🙂
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🙂 You are very much welcome.
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