![]() ![]() I scribbled away pretty consistently after that, with occasional success. I had my first story published as a freshman in high school. I guess I write mainly to avoid being trapped by such a circumstance in real life. Sometimes your heroes become villains, not because they are evil, but because their fundamental beliefs are flawed. If you’re true to your conception of your characters, you can discover the limitations of certain beliefs. That requires you, as an author, to consider behavior and the consequence of behavior. You create characters, conceive of how they behave, and then throw them in with other characters without really knowing what’s going to happen. Writing can be something of a thought experiment. It’s a good way to sort out what I think about things. I don’t really take notice of my immediate environment anyway since I’m usually daydreaming (but I know my wife would prefer more living space). That’s an important consideration when you’re addicted to writing. I love the flexibility you get when you live in something small and you don’t have to be terrified about finding the mortgage money every month. This is sort of a variation on the “micro-home” movement. ![]() My family and I have a small house and we rent out the first floor. And it’s a guest! Remember that anthology about dragons, Heroika? He’s one of them authors, as promised! Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Walter Rhein! ![]()
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