Ask SD Tracy Harper #4
All questions are anonymous. If you know who is asking the question and wish to leave a comment, please respect their rights to remain anonymous.
Q: SD, I’ve read your first book (Reality’s
Exit) and I liked some of the stories more than others. Do you feel that
having so many different types of stories in one book may prevent you from
gaining a strong following than if you had just put out a book for one
particular fan base?
A: I’ve thought long and hard about that and admit I had and still
have some fear in my decision. I had a very strong reason to take the road that
was best for me. (discussed in more
detail in the first Ask SD Tracy Harper Q:1)
With so many different stories being in
the same book, I tried my best to stress the rating system and synopsis in the
back of the book. I have hope by doing this it would help give some inside as
to what story you would enjoy reading at that moment. I also try to keep in
mind the fact that if you are always trying to please one group of people,
you’re bound to anger another.
Q: SD, Where do your ideas for your stories come from?
A: That’s a good question and I’ll try not to sound as if I need to
widen the doors around me to get my head through. I get my ideas from
everything. Everything around me, everything I have experienced, everything I
see and hear, and dreams (awake, sleep, good, and bad). I get ideas of how I
feel or in an effort to change how I feel. I know that’s kind of confusing, but
let me try to explain.
If I’m in a bad mood , I purposely try to
write something upbeat for my characters whose in a crummy mood as I’m
currently feeling. For me it works. Actually, (in some cases) I remember a
story line that I need to write that the overall mood of the story or the
character(s)themselves are having a crummy day or situation or need to be the
villain that they need to do all so well. Just think of something (anything) and
go with the flow without stopping. You can go back and smooth things out later.
Q: SD, What makes for a good story?
A: If I knew that, I would have an armored truck stopping at my
front door every hour on the hour. No one knows what will be the Next Big Thing
(yes, even I plug my own stuff). From what I have read and seen, a good story line is any story that can capture
the imagination of many and move them to express some emotion (hopefully a good
one). Even a story that has no way of
being anything other than fantasy, can be a good story if its draws a reader
into a desire to want more.
I truly believe if you write from
your heart, it will always be a great story.
Would you like to have your question answered by Ask SD? It simple to do.
Leave a comment below or got to the contact page and send an Email of your thoughts directly to SD Tracy Harper.
Don't
miss out on the latest news by Subscribing, Following, and Joining me
on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and this Site directly or sign up through the New Email
Notification.
SD Tracy Harper Contact Form
0 comments:
Post a Comment