I'm not going to lie: writing is a pretty sweet gig. I mean, if you discount the fact that I have made $0.00 in my writing career, I still hold a day job, and I have to delay handling other responsibilities in order to find time, then it's one of the best jobs I could ever think of.
As examples, I recently came across the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer, which I proceeded to watch about fifty times in a row for "research."
As examples, I recently came across the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer, which I proceeded to watch about fifty times in a row for "research."
Even better than getting me in the right mood to work on my books, the trailer does a nice job of summing up in under three minutes the look, feel, and theme of my genre of writing. It's a much better tool than what usually happens when someone asks me what my books are about, and I get to collect myself and start with, "Well, have you ever seen Blade Runner? No? Okay, um..."
Another benefit of being a writer (a phrase I used to hate, but now catch myself using) is the fact that playing the right video games gives me perspective when I'm writing about weapons, tactics, units, and combat, something that is prolific in "Unto Persephone." Or, when not playing video games, I'm falling down a Wikipit, finding out about Russian nuclear submarines that used liquid metal cooling. Read that again.
That's really the fascination for me. Writing is a form of self-expression, but it's also in large part a form of self-discovery and of seeking out knowledge. I couldn't imagine writing a novel without finding out new things about the world around me, where that world has been, and where it's going. A good writer is more interested in finding himself in humanity than selling a single copy of his work. If, when published, my book goes on to be wildly successful, I will be eternally grateful (and lucky, because the chances are slim). But I would have done it anyway, and I would have done it the exact same way. The late nights, the headaches, the revisions. All worth it.
I learned a lot writing "Jupiter Symphony," about myself, about others around me, about life. From that book I learned about my own writing, which got rolled up into "Unto Persephone." It will be interesting to see what carries forward into "The Long Night." Stick around to find out.
A.C. Harrison
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Another benefit of being a writer (a phrase I used to hate, but now catch myself using) is the fact that playing the right video games gives me perspective when I'm writing about weapons, tactics, units, and combat, something that is prolific in "Unto Persephone." Or, when not playing video games, I'm falling down a Wikipit, finding out about Russian nuclear submarines that used liquid metal cooling. Read that again.
That's really the fascination for me. Writing is a form of self-expression, but it's also in large part a form of self-discovery and of seeking out knowledge. I couldn't imagine writing a novel without finding out new things about the world around me, where that world has been, and where it's going. A good writer is more interested in finding himself in humanity than selling a single copy of his work. If, when published, my book goes on to be wildly successful, I will be eternally grateful (and lucky, because the chances are slim). But I would have done it anyway, and I would have done it the exact same way. The late nights, the headaches, the revisions. All worth it.
I learned a lot writing "Jupiter Symphony," about myself, about others around me, about life. From that book I learned about my own writing, which got rolled up into "Unto Persephone." It will be interesting to see what carries forward into "The Long Night." Stick around to find out.
A.C. Harrison
Support indie authors! Like me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.
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