![]() It showed up and I thought, that’s really interesting. In terms of Sharks in the Time of Saviors, I started in 2010 with the image of a child being saved from drowning by sharks. I really push against the initial idea and try to dig deeper to look for the second, third, or fourth idea. I think that they’ll most likely be patterns that are unconsciously influenced by other books that I’ve read. If I’m writing a character’s reaction, dialogue, a plot point, or the way something might change in the story, I almost always immediately discount the first several ideas that come into my head because I don’t trust them. Not only is it for new ideas that pop into my head that I think that way, but even in the middle of a scene. Kawai Strong-Washburn: Yes, I agree with that, conceptually, really just in the sense of not trusting your first instinct for writing in general. Is this something you can relate to? If so, could you elaborate on how Sharks in the Time of Saviors developed over time? He finds that an image, a concept, or story ideas that are worth pursuing are something that’s going to essentially haunt you, it’ll come back to you again and again. So while I wouldn’t hold this person up as the pinnacle of who writers should aspire to, Stephen King says that he doesn’t write his ideas down. Cal MacFarland: Thank you so much for being here tonight. ![]()
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