How do you strike the balance between writing something you want to write and writing something that people want to read, in terms of the compromises you make, if any?
I write fantasy and people who read that genre don’t place too many restrictions on the writer. There was one scene that I was writing for the Dark Tidings sequel that involved a naked wizard and a couple who had snuck off to be alone in a secluded tavern (don’t ask how that all came about!)... I had a lot of fun writing it, but when I read it again, I decided it needed to be toned down a bit. I may ask Joo to read the revised scene to make sure it now qualifies as ‘decent’.
As I said, please check out the whole interview at Joo's Book Reviews.
And it was a pleasure to interrogate you Ken.
ReplyDeleteThank you.