Nic Weissman
The Orb of Wrath
Who are your influences?
This one cannot be very original. You see, I write fantasy. In this genre, there is Tolkien and then everybody else. He, not only founded a genre, but also wrote one of the best (let’s say) three books of the XX century. The classic D&D structure is also all over my work. In terms of my other interests, they vary widely. One of my favorite authors is Asimov.
When did you begin writing?
I've
been writing all my life. However this is only the second book I published. The
other one came out under my real name about a year ago.
How do you come up with your stories, characters, character names, POV, etc.?
How do you come up with your stories, characters, character names, POV, etc.?
To
me all started with the world. If you write fantasy you might need an
alternative world. In my case I wrote a very detailed one quite many years ago.
It has more than 700 cities described in detail. Once I got there I found
relatively easy to take the next steps. Next one was the characters. Many ideas
flow easily over the structures of power and different organizations of my
world. The possibilities are endless.
The
names are, however, very difficult to me. It is not a big deal to come up with
4 or 5 names for the main characters. But all the hundreds of names I needed
for my world were a big challenge. Here, again, Tolkien was the absolute
master, being a philologist. He went to the point to invent a language all
together to then derive names from there. I wish I had the knowledge for
something like that.
Do you work from an outline?
Do you work from an outline?
You
could say so. First I think about the general idea of the book, like half page
summary. But I don’t even write it. Then I list the chapters to chop that story
in blocks and I write like three of four lines to briefly describe each. This
is a very loose, undetailed and inaccurate outline on purpose. I want to keep
it that way to have flexibility and space to create will I write the book. This
outline will then have many many tweaks and updates during the process that
follows.
Tell me about your favorite scene in your novel(s).
Tell me about your favorite scene in your novel(s).
You know
what? I never thought about that. I don’t think I have a clear favorite.
Personally I like the first few chapters where I introduce my characters. Maybe
because those were the first ones I wrote; maybe because I really like my main
characters.
Can you tell us a little about your writing philosophy?
Can you tell us a little about your writing philosophy?
One
thing I do is I take notes as I go for the coming plot. For example if I make I
knot in chapter two and I plan to untie later, I take a note about it in my
outline so that I will remember to do that in the relevant chapter. If I am in
chapter 6 and I realize I should add something in chapter 2, I take note in my
outline but I don’t go back and update just yet. I just keep moving forward.
Only
when I finish the book and I am done with the full first draft a very long
tweaking and editing process starts. I really enjoy the part of the process
when I just write and write at a fast pace.
Have you tried writing in any other genre's?
Have you tried writing in any other genre's?
I
published a book about economy (non-fiction) under a different name. I also
wrote some historical fiction and I might publish it in a future. For now I am
focusing my efforts in fantasy, but I would like to attack science fiction
someday.
Do you have any interesting writing-related anecdotes to share?
Do you have any interesting writing-related anecdotes to share?
I always
wrote for myself and only started sharing with others very recently. This
limits a lot the anecdotes so far. I remember one of them some time back. I was
in the beginning of the process of The Orb of Wrath. I had about four chapters.
And I gave it to read to my spouse. She reads a lot, she doesn’t like fantasy
and she can be very blunt when delivering feedback. And this was my first
intent to compose a full length novel, so I was a bit anxious. Then a couple of
days later she comes back and says: ‘I have to say that I am surprised. I was
ready to abruptly tell you if it wasn’t any good. But the truth is I like it’.
That was the beginning of my novelist career.
Do you listen to music as you write?
Do you listen to music as you write?
I looove
music. I listen to music while I do many things. But, writing is not one of
them. I need 110% of my brain fully focused while I write.
Thank you Nic for taking the time for Buttonholed Book Reviews
In regards to Nic Weissman ~
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