Between the ages of eight and eighteen, I read every comic book I could get my hands on. The main inspiration was the years of comic book reading I did when I was a kid and a teenager. Then, once the manuscript is finished, I go through the entire thing at least three times, line by line, looking for other mistakes or changes that need to be made.Ħ) Where did you get the inspiration from for Kingdom of Heroes? I find this helps in case of major changes (I will literally erase several paragraphs at a time) and maintaining the continuity as I write. I edit as I go, taking a break every fifteen or twenty pages and completely going back through what I’ve written. I can’t let myself take so much time to complete a project, so I’m setting myself hard deadlines to finish. My goal is to have two more books done by the end of 2013.
Out of all of my options, I think it absolutely works the best. In my head, I must have went through about seventeen separate scenarios for the ending, but I am quite happy with the final result. I didn’t make the final decision on how the ending was going to take place until almost a week before I began writing it. Other than having a five year old son who believes sleep is for quitters, it was the ending. I was halfway through it when I had a great upheaval in my personal life, and it took me right at two years to get back to it.ģ) What was the most challenging part about writing Kingdom of Heroes? Just under three years in actual time, but in writing time, it was somewhere around eight to twelve months. He didn’t deserve it.”Ģ) How long did it take you to write Kingdom of Heroes from start to finish? People would say: “He’s so quiet.” And I would just sit there, crying in my thoughts, thinking: “Why did Snake-Eyes have to die like that. I would play for around five hours on a Saturday then be completely spent emotionally for the rest of the week. Characters lived characters died there was tragedy and betrayal. Every play time was a Shakespearean event of epic proportions. I remember being a little kid and playing with my GI Joe action figures (for the record, they’re not dolls they’re action figures). I’m not sure there was ever a point in my life when I didn’t want to write. Thanks for answering my questions, Jay!ġ) When did you know you wanted to become an author? He’s touring his novel this week, and I’m glad to snatch an interview with him. Jay is the author of fantasy / mystery / superhero novel “Kingdom of Heroes”.
I’m hosting an interview with author Jay Philips today.
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