Interview With Author W G Walters
Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have written three books. Two are science fiction, and the other is poetry. As a kid, I always had my dad take me outside to look at the stars. I discovered writing not long after, and the two merged.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Masks came from a script I wrote on the fly when I was in high school. It developed into a lot more over time. Last year, I looked at how rich the backstory is and decided to write a short story of the beginning. When it became too long for a short, I kept going and wrote this book.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I always keep a statue of Thoth, Egyptian god of writing, time, and change, next to wherever I’m working.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Seamus Heaney, H.P. Lovecraft, The Wheel of Time series, and Carl Sagan’s Contact.
What are you working on now?
Promotion, promotion, promotion, finish the next book, promotion.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Whenever I talk with someone who’s gotten lost in their own story, I always ask what their ending is, and they always tell me they don’t have one. Having an ending before you start writing is more valuable than anything because it gives your story direction and keeps it on track. And once you start writing, changing your ending is worse than not having an ending.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Don’t use complicated sentence structure. It confuses the reader. Anything with a semicolon can be made better
What are you reading now?
Telempath by Spider Robinson
What’s next for you as a writer?
Continuing the series and finishing a major poetry project
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Why books? Why not series? The Wheel of Time, Revelation Ark, Sherlock Holmes, and The Rose of the Prophet
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