As busy as life gets, and it gets very busy, I write every morning for sixty to ninety minutes before work, and often in evenings and on weekends. When people say they don’t have time to write, they usually mean they won’t make time to write.

Writing is the focus of most of my waking hours! First of all, I write and edit articles, letters, and speeches for my day job, and I’m working on my fiction every chance that I can get around work, family, and friends. Every work is also different some books need a snappy pace, and others invite a more leisurely approach to convey a particular tone or atmosphere.Ģ) How does writing fit into your everyday life? I can appreciate a clever or well-crafted line, and I respect wordsmiths who write beautiful prose, but as a reader and a writer I am most interested in characters and story and not so much in describing every detail. In young adult fiction, this can be a strength though, and it’s just a reflection of the kind of books that I like to read. Keep checking back!įor more details about the event, see our website or the Facebook event page.įunctional? Unadorned? In all seriousness, my style is often described as “clear” and “accessible,” which not every author would like to hear. Myers, author of Fair Coin and Quantum Coin, is the third of four author profiles I'll be posting on the blog this month. Please join us this Thursday, October 25, for an evening of new young adult literature! Four authors, three local and one formerly local, will be reading from and discussing their newest books.

Fair Coin by E.C. Myers