Hi, Terry - Thank you for the permission to have so many interests. I was scared I was just scatter-brained!
Geography, AND geology, trees, hiking, kayaking and anything outdoors in any season; religion; people; words; making things - any things - with my hands; murder mysteries and reading almost anything - although I am becoming a bit more discerning as I age. Cereal boxes no longer interest me, nor do badly-written books.
Still working on my first novel though - mainly because my computer lost it last spring and broke my heart. 126 pages survived, as well as a couple of earlier versions. Thanks to my wide interests I can put off the re-write with other tasks.
Awesome article. It's not just because I'm another Terry or a fan that I agree that diverse interests are great for writing and that writing what what you know is best. It's certainly been absolutely true in my own. And I don't think it's a non sequitur at all that another creative talent like Rik Emmett is attracted to your books. I think it's just two of sides of the same many sided (synergistic) coin!
Celebrity is a strange thing, Terry. One man’s idol is another man’s obscurity.
Take yourself, for example. I know you as a celebrity writer, though I know many who have never heard of you. On the other hand, I had no idea who Rik Emmett is.
Hi, Terry - Thank you for the permission to have so many interests. I was scared I was just scatter-brained!
Geography, AND geology, trees, hiking, kayaking and anything outdoors in any season; religion; people; words; making things - any things - with my hands; murder mysteries and reading almost anything - although I am becoming a bit more discerning as I age. Cereal boxes no longer interest me, nor do badly-written books.
Still working on my first novel though - mainly because my computer lost it last spring and broke my heart. 126 pages survived, as well as a couple of earlier versions. Thanks to my wide interests I can put off the re-write with other tasks.
That gotta stop!
Merry Christmas, etc.
Monica Graham
Awesome article. It's not just because I'm another Terry or a fan that I agree that diverse interests are great for writing and that writing what what you know is best. It's certainly been absolutely true in my own. And I don't think it's a non sequitur at all that another creative talent like Rik Emmett is attracted to your books. I think it's just two of sides of the same many sided (synergistic) coin!
Thanks, Terry.
What a thrill to meet Rik Emmett by happenstance! Love your writing Terry.
I have many interests, too! I'll have to think of a checklist as I write future novels. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hmm, as I transition from first novel to second, making a checklist like yours would be quite a useful exercise. And congratulations on meeting Rik!
Cool and sweet! You and Rik both got lucky to get picture with each other!
Like the checklist...
And furthermore, on your main theme in this list of interests not yet explored in your novels, time for you to write about the ten-year-old detective.
As you will see in my novel, ‘The Treasure of Stella Bay’, I’ve covered that base, though my detective is 12.
Celebrity is a strange thing, Terry. One man’s idol is another man’s obscurity.
Take yourself, for example. I know you as a celebrity writer, though I know many who have never heard of you. On the other hand, I had no idea who Rik Emmett is.